1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,840 Speaker 1: I hope everybody had a good Thanksgiving, you know, seven 2 00:00:03,960 --> 00:00:08,879 Speaker 1: four heading into December, when it's it all the fund 3 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:11,320 Speaker 1: begins and we got everything in front of us. We're 4 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:14,480 Speaker 1: looking forward to the challenge the plant in Washington, and 5 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a great challenge Verily very talented receiver 6 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:22,239 Speaker 1: and running back their quarterbacks. He's got the hot hand 7 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:26,280 Speaker 1: right now and he's playing really well at a high level. 8 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 1: So it's gonna be a great challenge with that. Al 9 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 1: won't throw up the questions. We haven't spoken you since 10 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 1: the door he got hurt. Just how much an impact 11 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:35,520 Speaker 1: does that have on you and what you guys tried 12 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:38,120 Speaker 1: to do. I think it will be one of those 13 00:00:38,120 --> 00:00:39,640 Speaker 1: things at the end of the season, we'll look at 14 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:43,240 Speaker 1: the total impact of it. The thing that concerns the 15 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:46,879 Speaker 1: biggest impact is on the person himself, because I know 16 00:00:46,960 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 1: how hard he's worked and how well he's played. Uh, 17 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 1: and that's the toughest thing to see a thing like 18 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:55,520 Speaker 1: that happened. You know, We've we've been dealing with injuries 19 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 1: all year and we just gotta put the next guy 20 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 1: in there. But you know, definitely I I missed the person. 21 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:05,959 Speaker 1: It's out there on the field and you know he's 22 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 1: out there right now, you know, during walkthroughs and you know, 23 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:12,160 Speaker 1: talking to the corners and still leading like like a champ. 24 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 1: But you know, I can't wait till we get him back, 25 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:16,920 Speaker 1: and I have no idea when that will be. How 26 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 1: much does it change what you can do that when 27 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:21,319 Speaker 1: you don't have a cornerback there, you can say him 28 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 1: and put him on the other best receiver, then you 29 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:28,080 Speaker 1: made move around. Yeah, I think that you know, there's 30 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 1: there's not a overall huge change because you know, every 31 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 1: week we try to do something different and and you 32 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:37,280 Speaker 1: know we're gonna look at the wind probability of it 33 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:40,759 Speaker 1: of what we do and what plan we go with. Uh, 34 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:44,240 Speaker 1: it's just that that's the toughest thing, pad is when 35 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 1: you have somebody that you're working that week and then 36 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 1: something happens to him during the game. You know that 37 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:53,240 Speaker 1: that's that's the thing that that that's the thing that 38 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:56,400 Speaker 1: affects you. So does it doesn't upset you that you 39 00:01:56,520 --> 00:02:00,040 Speaker 1: lost him on a play that wasn't on defense. I, 40 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 1: like I said, I just feel, you know, we we 41 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:04,720 Speaker 1: have great communication here and ability and we know where 42 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:08,480 Speaker 1: we're at and what we're building and you know, it's 43 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:13,600 Speaker 1: it's I feel bad for the kid. There any frustration 44 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 1: on your part. We're talking about sacks all the time, 45 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 1: and it's not all about sacks. But when you get 46 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:21,320 Speaker 1: so many pressures and there's no stack to go along 47 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:24,600 Speaker 1: with that, would you like to see a sack mixed 48 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 1: in there once in a while. And do you think 49 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 1: there's been any frustration getting so many pressures without finishing. 50 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:35,080 Speaker 1: I give back all the respect of the world. He 51 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 1: stood in there and took some hits and um, you know, 52 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:42,160 Speaker 1: it's it's to me sacks are out like turnovers that 53 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:45,560 Speaker 1: they'll come in bunches when they do. But you know, 54 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:48,840 Speaker 1: when you look at the quarterback hits, then look at 55 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 1: the completion percentage of the quarterbacks in this league, and 56 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:55,480 Speaker 1: I think we're third overall in both hits and quarterback 57 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 1: completions against us. You know, you know, a low rate 58 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 1: saying a good rate of us. Where does the pressure 59 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:05,160 Speaker 1: percentage come into you as in terms of status that 60 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:09,800 Speaker 1: you look at, uh, come in higher than sack percentage. Yeah, 61 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 1: I think that you know the sacks will come, you know, 62 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:16,359 Speaker 1: and and when are the sacks occurring? You know, when 63 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 1: they when they have to hold the ball to make 64 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 1: a play. You know, I alluded to Cavan, who I 65 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:26,639 Speaker 1: thought played his best game to date against Dallas when 66 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:29,840 Speaker 1: we play in Baltimore. You know that that sack uh 67 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 1: pomic to end the game basically, you know, so it's 68 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 1: they when they have to hold the ball, because that's 69 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 1: the other thing you look at is you know how 70 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 1: fastest quarterback releasing the ball against against your defense? And 71 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 1: I think we're third and that as well. I think 72 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:48,960 Speaker 1: they're third and all three categories. But if I remember correctly, 73 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:52,560 Speaker 1: is obviously when when everyone comes to pass, a lot 74 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 1: of talk about their defensive product in the four first 75 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:58,680 Speaker 1: round picks. Um, that's not drinking starting obviously, right, But um, 76 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 1: you guys have three count he has a defensive front, 77 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 1: You have three first round takes. Should your defensive front 78 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 1: take a back seat to anybody in your mind? You know, 79 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 1: I love I love our front. Uh you know, I 80 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 1: love the front that we have and I haven't studied 81 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 1: other people's. You know, that'll be in the off season 82 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:19,800 Speaker 1: when we do that. I know there, I know they 83 00:04:19,839 --> 00:04:22,480 Speaker 1: play really well there in Washington to their front. So 84 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 1: I'm just looking at what's best for us to win 85 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:27,960 Speaker 1: that week. I'm not thinking about back seat, front seat 86 00:04:28,080 --> 00:04:30,400 Speaker 1: or anything else. I mean, you think you're a defensive 87 00:04:30,440 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 1: front game take control of the game. Yeah, I hope so. 88 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:37,480 Speaker 1: I mean that's that's that's the playing, you know what 89 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:40,040 Speaker 1: I mean? You know, but then they snapped the ball 90 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 1: and we'll see what happens. It's so much I think 91 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:47,840 Speaker 1: I think that's Dave's is gonna answer that one. You know, 92 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:51,720 Speaker 1: if we'll have you back or not. You know, I 93 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:55,880 Speaker 1: hope that we do a lot. It sounds like a 94 00:04:55,920 --> 00:05:01,839 Speaker 1: Hallmark card, doesn't I missed you a lot. You've mentioned 95 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:05,800 Speaker 1: the you've never seen a roster move around this month before. 96 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:07,839 Speaker 1: I guess how have you handled that as a coach. 97 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:10,320 Speaker 1: I think it becomes the norm after a while, you know. 98 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:12,039 Speaker 1: It's just like I told you to ask you guys 99 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:14,360 Speaker 1: when he came in, does this throw you off being 100 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 1: here Wednesday instead of Thursday? Because it does me, you know. 101 00:05:17,640 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 1: And it's like the way it's been this season, it's 102 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 1: it's just sort of become the norm that, Okay, here's 103 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:24,880 Speaker 1: who we have, let's play it this way, Let's do 104 00:05:24,920 --> 00:05:28,159 Speaker 1: it this way. You know. So it's it's really become 105 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:30,080 Speaker 1: the norm, which that's not a good thing to say. 106 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:35,280 Speaker 1: I understand, that's just that's where where we're at. I thought, 107 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:38,640 Speaker 1: I thought he played well. I did um. You know, 108 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:42,920 Speaker 1: he really hasn't played in two years, and to come 109 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:44,120 Speaker 1: in there and play the way he did, I was 110 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 1: I was really pleased with Oh. I think that he's 111 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:54,640 Speaker 1: done a great job. And you know it still has 112 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:57,720 Speaker 1: a lot of things to learn, you know, as far 113 00:05:57,760 --> 00:06:00,040 Speaker 1: as being on every down player and every down a 114 00:06:00,320 --> 00:06:01,720 Speaker 1: but I think he's done a great job since he 115 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:04,440 Speaker 1: stepped down. And you know, we we have other guys too, 116 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:07,520 Speaker 1: you know that will mix into those roles. Dave's alp 117 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:09,440 Speaker 1: the most of his career on the offense side of 118 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:11,000 Speaker 1: the ball. So I'm just curiously behind the scenes. How 119 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 1: much input does he have during the week, during the 120 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:14,920 Speaker 1: games of what you're doing. We meet with him every week, 121 00:06:15,080 --> 00:06:19,480 Speaker 1: every day every week, and and what's great about it 122 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 1: is is he gives us the offensive side of it. 123 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:25,479 Speaker 1: Here's what I think they're saying, here's what I think, 124 00:06:25,640 --> 00:06:28,200 Speaker 1: you know, and that's been great. That's really been that's 125 00:06:28,240 --> 00:06:30,360 Speaker 1: been helpful, helpful to me and the rest of the 126 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:32,359 Speaker 1: defensive staff. What do you what do you think of 127 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:35,479 Speaker 1: your run defense and how does your run defense stop 128 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:39,000 Speaker 1: Robinson and Washington? Well, I think you know that, Uh, 129 00:06:39,279 --> 00:06:42,000 Speaker 1: we're just gonna have to get eleven halfs of the football. 130 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:45,320 Speaker 1: And you know, right now, statistically are run defense isn't 131 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:48,039 Speaker 1: very good and we need to continue to work on 132 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:51,760 Speaker 1: fundamentals and technique and and getting every day to the football. 133 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:55,000 Speaker 1: You know, when when you start putting in all the 134 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:58,400 Speaker 1: other runs, the wide receiver sweeps and all the other 135 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:01,080 Speaker 1: you know, plays off of it, you know that I 136 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:03,839 Speaker 1: think we run averages are up across the league, but 137 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:05,720 Speaker 1: I think we need to get better at it. Where 138 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:09,520 Speaker 1: do you see from Robinson? It seems like, you know, 139 00:07:09,760 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 1: it's a pretty amazing story, everything that happens to muster 140 00:07:12,080 --> 00:07:13,840 Speaker 1: for him to be back, and it seems like the 141 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:16,720 Speaker 1: last couple of weeks he really started. He's a load. 142 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:19,280 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, he ran out that corner from Atlanta. 143 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:23,360 Speaker 1: He seeks out contact. So he's gonna be another one 144 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:25,320 Speaker 1: of those tough backs that right if you get a 145 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:36,040 Speaker 1: lot of people ball to get him down dictate. Do 146 00:07:36,080 --> 00:07:38,560 Speaker 1: you feel like you guys are in that position or 147 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:42,040 Speaker 1: do you have to do more to dictate defensively early? 148 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:46,720 Speaker 1: I think that you know, it's it's right now. You 149 00:07:46,760 --> 00:07:48,720 Speaker 1: know that we've we've done a nice job coming out 150 00:07:48,760 --> 00:07:51,720 Speaker 1: of the gate usually as a defense. We just got 151 00:07:51,720 --> 00:07:53,920 Speaker 1: to make sure that we can extend that period of 152 00:07:53,920 --> 00:07:57,840 Speaker 1: time with playing and you know, and and starting fast 153 00:07:57,880 --> 00:08:00,600 Speaker 1: in the second half, I think is a focus point 154 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 1: this week. But we need to we need to have 155 00:08:04,680 --> 00:08:08,360 Speaker 1: and do I still say that we dictate to the offense. Yes, 156 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:11,240 Speaker 1: I think we dictate to the offense, but you can 157 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:13,040 Speaker 1: do it in different ways. Like I've said before as 158 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:22,400 Speaker 1: well an injuries, we're not going to use that. You know. 159 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:26,640 Speaker 1: If if you want to rush three and watch Heineke 160 00:08:26,760 --> 00:08:29,320 Speaker 1: sit back here, pitt people apart like he does when 161 00:08:29,320 --> 00:08:32,679 Speaker 1: you're rushing just three guys, that will be a born 162 00:08:32,760 --> 00:08:36,319 Speaker 1: game to watch. Did you did you challenge Cavan at 163 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:39,200 Speaker 1: all before last game or do you coach him that 164 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:44,520 Speaker 1: way ever? Or yeah, I mean I think challenge might 165 00:08:44,520 --> 00:08:46,480 Speaker 1: be a strong word. I just have confidence in him. 166 00:08:46,520 --> 00:08:49,520 Speaker 1: I just know that he's you know, he's on he's 167 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 1: on the rise, he's on the gum, he's he's he's better, 168 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:58,439 Speaker 1: much better than what than what I originally expected. As 169 00:08:58,480 --> 00:09:02,920 Speaker 1: far as all the other little stuff, you know, because 170 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:05,120 Speaker 1: usually and I'm not saying that just him personally. I'm 171 00:09:05,160 --> 00:09:09,199 Speaker 1: saying Brookies, he's he's much further ahead than most of 172 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:12,600 Speaker 1: the rookies and in his class as far as how 173 00:09:12,640 --> 00:09:15,720 Speaker 1: he prepares for the game, and and in his knowledge 174 00:09:15,720 --> 00:09:18,840 Speaker 1: of the game already and the defense so