1 00:00:00,920 --> 00:00:02,239 Speaker 1: Yeah, it still a little sore today. 2 00:00:02,400 --> 00:00:05,240 Speaker 2: I mean, shoot, not much different than other weeks, but 3 00:00:05,880 --> 00:00:07,360 Speaker 2: it's the point in the year. Yeah, still doing a 4 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:09,840 Speaker 2: little soreness, so hopefully can get that flushed out throughout 5 00:00:09,880 --> 00:00:11,640 Speaker 2: the week. 6 00:00:12,039 --> 00:00:12,480 Speaker 1: That's the goal. 7 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:15,600 Speaker 2: I'm doing everything I can to be out there, you know, 8 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:17,120 Speaker 2: and the like it's in the past and I've gotten 9 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:18,680 Speaker 2: banged up in the past, so I just try to 10 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:20,320 Speaker 2: do everything I can during the week to prepare myself 11 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:22,799 Speaker 2: to play Sunday and just put as much time as 12 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 2: possible into that and getting healthy. So that's that's the 13 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 2: way my mind is right now. 14 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:31,760 Speaker 1: Versus from last year. 15 00:00:32,479 --> 00:00:35,559 Speaker 2: I mean everything everything's different, you know, you take all 16 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:39,040 Speaker 2: things into consideration. Obviously, different injuries if it's thrown shoulder 17 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:41,920 Speaker 2: or not, affect you differently. And how much you're able 18 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:43,720 Speaker 2: to to limit things and how much you're able to 19 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:46,519 Speaker 2: do it really does affect it. So I mean just 20 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:49,720 Speaker 2: kinda kind of take everything's into consideration and really prepare 21 00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 2: this week to go play and to get back healthy 22 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 2: and all those things. 23 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 3: Do you kick yourself for going ahead first there? When 24 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 3: you when you go back and look at it. 25 00:00:56,880 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 2: And I mean it's football, You're you're playing fast, you're reacting, 26 00:01:00,720 --> 00:01:03,960 Speaker 2: and obviously you can go back and look at every 27 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:07,320 Speaker 2: everything that happens and and over analyze it, and it's 28 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:09,679 Speaker 2: it's just the game. It happens fast, and stuff happens. 29 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:12,000 Speaker 2: You know, it's a physical game, so not really, but 30 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:15,319 Speaker 2: obviously you want to avoid avoid all the unnecessary hits 31 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 2: when you when you can. 32 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:18,960 Speaker 3: You learned last year about playing hurt and how much 33 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:21,920 Speaker 3: time you need on the practice field to be your 34 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:24,200 Speaker 3: best on Sunday. 35 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:26,319 Speaker 2: Yeah, I've learned a lot, you know, through my few 36 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 2: years of just dealing with injuries as the season goes on, 37 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:31,679 Speaker 2: and one, what's the best way to do that, how 38 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 2: to still prepare and get the right amount of work 39 00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:36,480 Speaker 2: in that you need to get And every injury is 40 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:38,600 Speaker 2: different too, so there's sometimes you can get more work 41 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 2: in than other than other weeks. So I think all 42 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:44,480 Speaker 2: those things have a factor in it. But yeah, I've 43 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 2: been through it, so I think I have some experience 44 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 2: and I know what what I felt like helped me 45 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 2: in the past. I know what I felt like I 46 00:01:49,880 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 2: maybe lacked or needed more of and from past experience too, 47 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:56,400 Speaker 2: So yeah, it's it's it's part of this business, part 48 00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:58,480 Speaker 2: of this game. Everybody has to find their own way 49 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:01,280 Speaker 2: to work through injury and to get themselves ready to 50 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:02,240 Speaker 2: play on Sunday. 51 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:03,320 Speaker 1: You think that this. 52 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 3: Will basically come down how you feel on Friday. 53 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 2: I'm not gonna put a day on it of when 54 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 2: I you know, when a decision will be made or 55 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 2: you know, not necessarily a timeline on that. I think 56 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 2: just I want to be able to feel comfortable and 57 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:19,079 Speaker 2: feel like I can play my best and and give 58 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:21,560 Speaker 2: everything I need to help our team win. So I 59 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:23,919 Speaker 2: think that's what the decision comes down to at the 60 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 2: end of the day. So that's where my mind is 61 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:29,760 Speaker 2: and and what I'm thinking about and what's best for 62 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:33,720 Speaker 2: for the team obviously myself too, but ultimately for the team, 63 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:35,799 Speaker 2: you know, and what gives us the best shot to 64 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 2: win on Sunday. So I think all those things play 65 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 2: a factor for sure. 66 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:41,119 Speaker 1: Yeah. 67 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:43,679 Speaker 2: Great to have CJ back, obviously, that's that's my it's 68 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:45,640 Speaker 2: my buddy, known him for her been here with me 69 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 2: for for most of my career, and. 70 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:48,600 Speaker 1: It's nice to have him back in the building. 71 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 2: I know he's excited, and our whole room is is great, honestly, 72 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 2: all the all the guys, John Rice Mack. We we 73 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 2: all fit together pretty well, so it's been it's been great. 74 00:02:57,639 --> 00:02:59,760 Speaker 2: And then obviously adding him to that again is a 75 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 2: guy that I know and have experience with and does 76 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:04,680 Speaker 2: a good job, and I think everybody fits in really seamlessly. 77 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:10,600 Speaker 1: What was the Minnesota defense? It's really good. 78 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:13,760 Speaker 2: Uh, just you know, they're different game plans for different 79 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:15,959 Speaker 2: offenses they play and the way they adjust, and it 80 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:17,960 Speaker 2: seems like they can they can get to so many 81 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 2: different things as a defense. They can give you a 82 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:24,120 Speaker 2: lot of different presentations. Their pressure packages are pretty detailed 83 00:03:24,160 --> 00:03:27,440 Speaker 2: and there's a lot of it. So just the ability, 84 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:29,560 Speaker 2: you know, I think that they can get to so 85 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:32,680 Speaker 2: many different things and you're not sure what they're going 86 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 2: to do that game. Obviously, they have things that they've 87 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 2: done throughout the season that you can tell they like 88 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 2: to do and it's part of their defense. But beyond that, 89 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 2: they have a lot of wrinkles. They stress the quarterback 90 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 2: for sure, with different protection things, They stress the O 91 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:47,320 Speaker 2: line with different looks up front, and then they just 92 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:50,200 Speaker 2: play really well together. You know, usually or a lot 93 00:03:50,200 --> 00:03:52,640 Speaker 2: of times when teams do that, there's some some holes 94 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:54,920 Speaker 2: in the back end, and of course with pressures there 95 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 2: always is, but it seems like they do a really 96 00:03:56,760 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 2: good job of knowing where the issues are, covering up 97 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 2: getting play really good in space there they're back in, 98 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 2: does a good job of disguising coverages. I mean, there's 99 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 2: a lot of things that they do really well. You 100 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:08,400 Speaker 2: can tell they're well coached and they're all playing together. 101 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 1: You're already critical of yourself after the game. 102 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 2: Someday, I'm just curious when you went back and looked 103 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:16,520 Speaker 2: at the what did you see that maybe you could 104 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 2: have improved on or what sort of went and wrong. Yeah, 105 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:23,919 Speaker 2: that's a good question. You know, that's something that I 106 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 2: heard a long time ago that I think is true. Really, 107 00:04:26,279 --> 00:04:28,720 Speaker 2: no matter the situation, it's it's never as bad as 108 00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:30,400 Speaker 2: you think. It's never as good as you think. When 109 00:04:30,400 --> 00:04:31,599 Speaker 2: you go back and watch the tape. You know, there's 110 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:34,040 Speaker 2: been times where felt like a played great, felt like 111 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 2: we played great as an offense, and you go back 112 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 2: and watch it and you're like, we made some plays, 113 00:04:38,680 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 2: but there's still some issues. And because it's never perfect, 114 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:43,839 Speaker 2: and then there's times where you're feeling real crappy after 115 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:46,080 Speaker 2: a game and you go back and watch it, and 116 00:04:46,200 --> 00:04:47,600 Speaker 2: a lot of times it's really not as bad as 117 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 2: obviously there's plays out there. I think the biggest frustration 118 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 2: for me is there's plays out there that I know 119 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:54,200 Speaker 2: I can make, especially early in the game, just putting 120 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:56,400 Speaker 2: us in position to get to get a rhythm, to 121 00:04:56,400 --> 00:04:58,200 Speaker 2: get going as an offense, to get some first downs, 122 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 2: just to get some momentum that I felt like I 123 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:04,000 Speaker 2: left out there, you know, obviously, just taking care of 124 00:05:04,040 --> 00:05:06,360 Speaker 2: the ball, and I think there's different situations that come 125 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:09,840 Speaker 2: up and not trying to beat myself up on too much. 126 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:12,120 Speaker 2: Like things happen in games, and there's gonna be plays 127 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 2: that unfold and don't go your way. 128 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:15,599 Speaker 1: The ball bounces up in the air on. 129 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:18,680 Speaker 2: The one play at the end of half, and you know, 130 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:21,080 Speaker 2: there's plays like that that you can't control everything. But 131 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:22,600 Speaker 2: there are plays at the end of the game where 132 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:24,560 Speaker 2: I feel like the last one, maybe I could have 133 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:27,359 Speaker 2: done something different, put the ball in a different location 134 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:29,919 Speaker 2: or kind of moved on. And so there's things that 135 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:32,280 Speaker 2: you look back on and there's plays I want back 136 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 2: for sure. So you know, disappointing. But now we're here Wednesday, 137 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 2: getting ready for the vikings and excited for this challenge. 138 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:39,919 Speaker 2: It's a really good defense really good team, and you know, 139 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:41,279 Speaker 2: we got to have a great week of prep to 140 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:42,400 Speaker 2: go to go get a win this weekend. 141 00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:53,919 Speaker 3: Like, how do you and your teammates, particularly as the 142 00:05:53,960 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 3: season gets late and things aren't going your way, stay 143 00:05:58,200 --> 00:06:01,440 Speaker 3: with the grind and keep keep going after it. But 144 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:03,799 Speaker 3: when you're not getting the kind of results that you'll. 145 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:08,360 Speaker 2: Want, and it's no, it's no different approach than if 146 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 2: you're if you're doing well. Honestly, I mean, I think 147 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:15,359 Speaker 2: it's it's it's harder in the sense of the frustration piece. Obviously, 148 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:16,640 Speaker 2: you want the results and you want to be in 149 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:18,240 Speaker 2: a different position, and you want to have more wins 150 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:20,840 Speaker 2: than we have right now. But there's really nothing else 151 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 2: for us to do than to go to work. You know, 152 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 2: we can't you can't just get frustrated and we have 153 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 2: a job to do at the end of the day. 154 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:29,960 Speaker 2: It's it's to to do everything we can do in 155 00:06:29,960 --> 00:06:32,080 Speaker 2: our power as players, as coaches, as. 156 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:33,960 Speaker 1: A team to go win on Sunday. 157 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:37,000 Speaker 2: And you know, unfortunately we haven't gotten that result enough 158 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:39,440 Speaker 2: this year, but there's still a lot of football left 159 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:41,360 Speaker 2: and so we have to to keep doing that every 160 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:44,279 Speaker 2: week to go win a game on Sunday against against 161 00:06:44,279 --> 00:06:47,640 Speaker 2: a good team, So you can't let the frustration creep 162 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:50,679 Speaker 2: laid into the week and affect your preparation and affect 163 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:52,440 Speaker 2: the amount of work you put into to go get 164 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:54,479 Speaker 2: this one, because it doesn't get any easier in this league. 165 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:58,400 Speaker 2: Is every team he plays good, anybody can beat you. 166 00:06:58,400 --> 00:07:00,240 Speaker 2: You know, it doesn't let up. So you have to 167 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:02,320 Speaker 2: prepare the same way every week to give yourself a shot. 168 00:07:02,400 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 2: So and I think we've done a good job of 169 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:08,800 Speaker 2: doing that, obviously, you know, not trying to to make 170 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:10,119 Speaker 2: it sound like everything's going perfect. 171 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 1: Obviously it's not. 172 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:12,320 Speaker 2: You know, we haven't gotten the wins we want, But 173 00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:14,680 Speaker 2: I think the team has been pretty resilient and the 174 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 2: way we prepare, the way we work. 175 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:18,560 Speaker 1: I thought we've had good, hard weeks. 176 00:07:18,280 --> 00:07:20,680 Speaker 2: Of practice and we just got to carry it over 177 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 2: and be a little bit cleaner on Sunday and find 178 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:23,600 Speaker 2: a way to win. 179 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:26,480 Speaker 3: Washington scored on a play called Taylor's Swift a few 180 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:30,520 Speaker 3: weeks ago, guns obviously famous with Philly Special. Do you 181 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:34,480 Speaker 3: have any insight Do you have any input in naming 182 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:36,920 Speaker 3: plays that you guys come up with? 183 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:39,280 Speaker 1: Uh? Not really. 184 00:07:39,320 --> 00:07:41,200 Speaker 2: I mean there's been some plays that come up where 185 00:07:41,720 --> 00:07:44,360 Speaker 2: you know, coaches can't think of a clever word that 186 00:07:44,360 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 2: that makes sense, that goes with the concept or something 187 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:48,120 Speaker 2: and something. We'll have a say in some of that, 188 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 2: but usually they come up with the names and they 189 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:53,000 Speaker 2: think of something and you know, we've had stuff in 190 00:07:53,040 --> 00:07:55,800 Speaker 2: for a while that's maybe it's special plays and something 191 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:58,920 Speaker 2: like that. And so we've had stuff that's old that 192 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:00,480 Speaker 2: comes back up and it's like it's been in for a 193 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:04,240 Speaker 2: few years. So no, I haven't had much input into 194 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:05,160 Speaker 2: the names of some of those. 195 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 3: You guys have a lot of historical names. 196 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:15,440 Speaker 2: Historical names, no, yes, like what would be oh, I 197 00:08:15,440 --> 00:08:17,320 Speaker 2: mean former I guess former players. 198 00:08:17,360 --> 00:08:17,560 Speaker 1: Yeah. 199 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:19,520 Speaker 2: We we have a good mix of stuff, a lot 200 00:08:19,520 --> 00:08:22,200 Speaker 2: of former players. A lot of everything is related to something, 201 00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:23,800 Speaker 2: so it all ties back in. 202 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:26,040 Speaker 1: And there's a lot that we had a lot. So 203 00:08:26,080 --> 00:08:27,920 Speaker 1: it's I'm trying to think of everything we got. We 204 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:31,360 Speaker 1: got a lot in in the bag. That's one. Yes, 205 00:08:31,520 --> 00:08:31,880 Speaker 1: we do. 206 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:38,600 Speaker 2: So I'm not going into all my plays. They're gonna 207 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:40,760 Speaker 2: get me in trouble. All right, We're good, Thank y'all.