1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:03,480 Speaker 1: First and foremost prayers thoughts go out to anyone that 2 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:06,240 Speaker 1: was affected in that tragedy that happened twenty three years ago. 3 00:00:07,160 --> 00:00:10,280 Speaker 1: Spoke to the team a little bit about today. Thank 4 00:00:10,320 --> 00:00:17,280 Speaker 1: you to the military, police, firefighters, first responders. Very vivid 5 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:19,439 Speaker 1: in my mind where I was at that time, and 6 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 1: I'm sure it is for a lot of you. So 7 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:25,320 Speaker 1: always a tough day, getting very thankful for the people 8 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:28,400 Speaker 1: that helped along the way, and prayers to the people 9 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 1: that were affected by it. In terms of where we're 10 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:35,600 Speaker 1: at getting ready for Washington, four players won't practice Gunner 11 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:40,519 Speaker 1: Slaton's and concussion protocol. Darius Mussou has a knee and 12 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:43,200 Speaker 1: McLeod has a knee. Day to day, we'll see where 13 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:46,199 Speaker 1: those two are at. Everybody else will be good to go. 14 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 1: Do you expect Mike to be able to do more 15 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 1: this week going in especially now with you as hell? Yeah, 16 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 1: I assume I expect him to take the reps today 17 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:05,319 Speaker 1: practice that he needs to take. Kenner did not go 18 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:09,479 Speaker 1: on to I r a opture for him. Well, we'll 19 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 1: see here, Tom. You know it's going to be weeks 20 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 1: here for him, So again, how many weeks? Not sure 21 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:18,400 Speaker 1: quite yet, but you won't see him for at least 22 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:25,319 Speaker 1: a few weeks. Dames. Obviously, Daniel, you know it's only 23 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:28,080 Speaker 1: human nations. Maybe lose some confidence after the things didn't 24 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:31,679 Speaker 1: go his way last week. So how as you as 25 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 1: a head coach, play calls, quote in all that stuff, 26 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 1: you kind of build up his confidence heading into Sunday. 27 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 1: I'll try to build up, try to build him back up. Y. Look, 28 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 1: it's all the humanation. 29 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:43,240 Speaker 2: You could have lost some confidence, right, So how do 30 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:44,560 Speaker 2: you kind of try to build him back up go 31 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:45,319 Speaker 2: into Sunny's game? 32 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean that goes for everybody. Again, this is 33 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 1: not there's sixteen teams that are not very happy this 34 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:57,600 Speaker 1: past week on a Monday or Tuesday. Again, you have 35 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 1: relationships with players. I've had plenty of conversations with multiple players. 36 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:04,560 Speaker 1: He's someone that I talk to every day. We talk 37 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 1: about the discipline to do things right on and off 38 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 1: the field like he always does, having a positive attitude 39 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:13,919 Speaker 1: regardless of situation. It's it's never easy when you when 40 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:15,640 Speaker 1: you lose a game or you don't play well, you 41 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 1: don't coach well. That's the National Football League. This is 42 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 1: twenty four years into it. There's not much of that. 43 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 1: I haven't experienced. So keeping a positive attitude, doing the 44 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:25,519 Speaker 1: things that you need to do each and every week 45 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 1: to prepare for a game, which he'll do, and then 46 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 1: handling you know, things with with the right mindset, and 47 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:33,960 Speaker 1: you'll be able to persevere through things. But your passion 48 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:38,359 Speaker 1: show you know, have competitive stamina and you know mental 49 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 1: toughness is real thing. So you know, focus on the 50 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 1: things that's important, which is you know what his coaches 51 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 1: are teaching him to do, how he goes out and 52 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:50,399 Speaker 1: practices with the right mindset. That's what you do with 53 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 1: with every player, with every coach and days I totally 54 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:55,640 Speaker 1: get that. It's just that you know, as we all know, QBS. 55 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:58,560 Speaker 1: Just yeah, so it is the most important position maybe 56 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:00,640 Speaker 1: a professional sports. That's why I'm only ask Yeah, no, 57 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:03,560 Speaker 1: that's okay, And I understand the question. This guy, you know, 58 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:06,360 Speaker 1: where he feels what you want to mak that's all yeah, no, no, 59 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 1: And I appreciate the question. But that's that's what you do. 60 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 1: You have relationships with players, You correct them, you show 61 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 1: them you're there for them. You have good conversations because 62 00:03:14,600 --> 00:03:16,520 Speaker 1: sometimes players or coaches you know, and you need to 63 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 1: have those conversations. Do you see a quarterback who's playing 64 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 1: in the confidence. Yeah, we've played one game, so did 65 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:25,280 Speaker 1: no one did? No one did good enough that first game. 66 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:28,920 Speaker 1: So again, team sport and we'll work on fixing it. 67 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 1: What did you see exact game practice? Ye, in regards 68 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 1: to how he's carrying himself, how he's handled disappointment of 69 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:40,000 Speaker 1: that game in particular. Well, again, we're moving on to 70 00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:42,320 Speaker 1: this week. Nobody was happy with the results of last week. 71 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 1: So locked in, loaded, ready to go, go through, Discott report, 72 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:49,000 Speaker 1: game plan, go out, have a good practice. That's that's 73 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:50,280 Speaker 1: what you have to do each and every week in 74 00:03:50,320 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 1: this league, whether you win or whether you lose. That's 75 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:54,240 Speaker 1: where you have focus has to be. Is in the 76 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 1: moment when you were. 77 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 2: With Hard Knocks, when you were asked about Jamie Daniels 78 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:02,400 Speaker 2: about possible trading up, you said, yeah, we can't, let's 79 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 2: do it. 80 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:04,720 Speaker 1: What What did you like about him so much that 81 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 1: you know you would have said that, Well, I think 82 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 1: he's a good football player. He's athletic, he's dynamic with 83 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 1: the ball in his hands, whether it's a passer or 84 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:18,480 Speaker 1: a runner. But again, this is more about the Washington 85 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:21,360 Speaker 1: offense in general. Again, they you know they played a 86 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:25,120 Speaker 1: good Tampa Bay team. Tampa Bay played well. You know, 87 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:28,240 Speaker 1: he's a rookie quarterback that you know, definitely did some 88 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:31,200 Speaker 1: good things that you saw from college to on tape. 89 00:04:31,240 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 1: I mean he had eighty eight yards, seventy yards on scrambles, 90 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:37,640 Speaker 1: throws the ball well. But it's it's more about getting 91 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:40,719 Speaker 1: ready to play the entire their entire offense. Do you 92 00:04:40,760 --> 00:04:42,600 Speaker 1: look like a rookie in your first game? I mean 93 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:44,320 Speaker 1: you said you talked about his legs. I mean, obviously 94 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:46,920 Speaker 1: you physically, he can do a lot of really good things. 95 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:48,360 Speaker 1: But you know, a lot of the rookies have seemed 96 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:50,720 Speaker 1: in a league look like rookies. Looks like a good 97 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:54,599 Speaker 1: football player to me, So again, I'm sure there's plays 98 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:56,320 Speaker 1: he would like to have back, just like all of us. 99 00:04:56,440 --> 00:04:58,800 Speaker 1: But I think he's a good football player. I think 100 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:01,000 Speaker 1: he's a good quarterback. I think they got a lot 101 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:05,679 Speaker 1: of good pieces around him. Mclaurin's an exceptional receiver, speed, 102 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 1: Robinson is a tough runner. They brought Austin over there 103 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:13,719 Speaker 1: from LA. So again, it's it's it's the biggest team 104 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:18,120 Speaker 1: sport there is, and that's where we'll focus. How much 105 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:20,039 Speaker 1: more challenging is it to prepare for a team that 106 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:22,599 Speaker 1: how's the rookie quarter about new head coach kind of 107 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:25,400 Speaker 1: doing it overhaul. Yeah, it's it's like it was, you 108 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:27,000 Speaker 1: know in the early part of the season. It's like that, 109 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:28,880 Speaker 1: but now you add you know, Dan even though he 110 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 1: was at Dallas, but you know he has different players 111 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:36,479 Speaker 1: on Washington that he had Dallas. You know, the quarterback 112 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:38,160 Speaker 1: is in the second start. So there's not a lot 113 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:40,240 Speaker 1: of tape other than you go back and with plenty 114 00:05:40,279 --> 00:05:43,599 Speaker 1: of tape that we watched at LSU. So again there's 115 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:45,599 Speaker 1: it's still early in the season, so some of the 116 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:47,599 Speaker 1: preparation and the things that you go through, there's a 117 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:50,039 Speaker 1: lot of tape to sift through. You make sure you 118 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:51,599 Speaker 1: hit the big details. 119 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 2: Tricky that you did on Jaden going into the draft 120 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:56,120 Speaker 2: to help you at all here. 121 00:05:56,520 --> 00:05:59,280 Speaker 1: Well, it's it's you know, you I've spent a lot 122 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:02,960 Speaker 1: of time looking at some of those guys. So if 123 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:04,960 Speaker 1: I didn't look at him, which spend a lot of 124 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:07,200 Speaker 1: time looking at him this week. So there's you know, 125 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:09,039 Speaker 1: there's cutups that I've made and that I kind of 126 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:11,040 Speaker 1: refer to or go back and talk with the defensive 127 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:13,920 Speaker 1: staff about. So there's you know, a little bit more 128 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:15,839 Speaker 1: time on some other things, but put a lot of 129 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 1: work into that. Again, he's played, he's played in one 130 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 1: game in a regular season, so we'll use that, and 131 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:24,680 Speaker 1: you know, it's really more about us and how we 132 00:06:24,720 --> 00:06:27,159 Speaker 1: do things. How tricky is it that you are on 133 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:29,800 Speaker 1: camera saying, you know, that was a situation that unfolded. 134 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:31,720 Speaker 1: You have to deal with that. And you said, this 135 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:33,120 Speaker 1: is a guy you know, I do like enough that 136 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:34,640 Speaker 1: I would want to draft him, and then I have 137 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:37,640 Speaker 1: to play him. You know, you have a different quarterback here. 138 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:41,040 Speaker 1: What's that like for you to navigate? Yeah, I'd say 139 00:06:41,040 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 1: I've had that conversation, you know, weeks ago or whenever 140 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:46,520 Speaker 1: that happened. Our focus right now is on what we're 141 00:06:46,520 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 1: doing in the moment, which is getting ready to play games. 142 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:51,800 Speaker 1: You're saying that conversation or with Daniel, No, no, not 143 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:54,040 Speaker 1: with you, with my player. 144 00:06:54,800 --> 00:06:59,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, how do you get in the lead more involved. 145 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:01,480 Speaker 1: From the ball? 146 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:06,360 Speaker 2: Were there times that you thought the ball was going 147 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:08,680 Speaker 2: there and Daniel directed it otherwise? 148 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 1: I thought, Daniel, again, we talked, I don't lift too 149 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:14,680 Speaker 1: much in last week. We're moving on, but you know, 150 00:07:14,800 --> 00:07:19,040 Speaker 1: move them around like we do. And he's the first read, 151 00:07:19,080 --> 00:07:21,520 Speaker 1: he's the first read. If he's the second read, second read. 152 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:26,080 Speaker 1: But you continue to work with him and he's open, 153 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 1: give it to him. Now they can have a chance 154 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:31,400 Speaker 1: to dig into the take. What did you identify as 155 00:07:31,400 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 1: the things that are the biggest priority to focus on 156 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:37,320 Speaker 1: this week? Yeah? Really us doing everything better, So that's 157 00:07:37,320 --> 00:07:42,000 Speaker 1: what we'll try to do. I was sleep actually feeling 158 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 1: optimistic read on history. No, I think concussions are different 159 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:51,640 Speaker 1: for every player, so I think every every guy is different. 160 00:07:51,720 --> 00:07:54,520 Speaker 1: There's been progress, but again, I don't think you mess 161 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 1: around with those type of things. You won't. He won't 162 00:07:56,600 --> 00:07:59,160 Speaker 1: do anything today. Each day they come in, they get tested, 163 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:02,120 Speaker 1: they go through things, and I'm sure if you know 164 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:04,200 Speaker 1: he passes protocol and all that stuff, then he'll be 165 00:08:04,200 --> 00:08:06,520 Speaker 1: ready to go. But you know, those head injuries are 166 00:08:06,560 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 1: tricky injuries. I don't you want to take those lightly. 167 00:08:09,560 --> 00:08:12,280 Speaker 1: He's yet their physical activity or no, he's not doing it. 168 00:08:12,320 --> 00:08:15,560 Speaker 1: He's not doing anything today. Yeah. Is it as simple 169 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:18,520 Speaker 1: as as you just stepping into that spot and kind 170 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:24,080 Speaker 1: of moving on it is? How comfortable are you with him? 171 00:08:24,160 --> 00:08:25,840 Speaker 2: I mean, you know, obviously you mentioned the other day 172 00:08:25,840 --> 00:08:28,080 Speaker 2: about the depth charte and where he was and his 173 00:08:28,160 --> 00:08:29,040 Speaker 2: snaps and he. 174 00:08:29,080 --> 00:08:30,720 Speaker 1: Has to move up in the depth charge. What's your 175 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:35,880 Speaker 1: thoughts on the too, Yeah, feel good about him. A 176 00:08:35,880 --> 00:08:41,640 Speaker 1: couple more the Manders struggle on defense Lash last week, 177 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:45,120 Speaker 1: like thirty seven points was well. I thought they made 178 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:47,400 Speaker 1: a lot of good plays too. They had eight seven 179 00:08:47,480 --> 00:08:50,320 Speaker 1: negative plays. Six of them were in the run game. 180 00:08:50,640 --> 00:08:53,200 Speaker 1: You know. I thought Baker made some really good throws 181 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:57,160 Speaker 1: and decisions. Evans made some good plays. You know, they 182 00:08:57,240 --> 00:08:59,800 Speaker 1: played they played well offensively, so there was a lot 183 00:08:59,840 --> 00:09:01,560 Speaker 1: of good things that you know, they're they're playing a 184 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:04,079 Speaker 1: different style than they've played the last few years or 185 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:06,760 Speaker 1: you know, aggressive up front. The two guys inside have 186 00:09:06,800 --> 00:09:08,960 Speaker 1: been the two guys inside for a while that you know, 187 00:09:09,280 --> 00:09:12,240 Speaker 1: Allen and derond are you know Alabama guys that I've 188 00:09:12,280 --> 00:09:16,400 Speaker 1: had familiarity with. They're playing good. So again, you know, 189 00:09:16,559 --> 00:09:19,880 Speaker 1: first game, they did some good things. Tampa I thought 190 00:09:19,920 --> 00:09:22,000 Speaker 1: played well, you know, had some big plays and it 191 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:24,440 Speaker 1: was a screen game, the run game down the field 192 00:09:24,480 --> 00:09:28,439 Speaker 1: and some matchups. But I think they're you know, they're 193 00:09:28,480 --> 00:09:29,359 Speaker 1: a good teams. 194 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:32,360 Speaker 2: Baker an example is Baker an example of a of 195 00:09:32,400 --> 00:09:35,559 Speaker 2: a guy at specifically a quarterback that maybe lost his 196 00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:38,200 Speaker 2: confidence and endured some things, whether it was Cleveland, Caroline, 197 00:09:38,240 --> 00:09:40,319 Speaker 2: now his bounce back to play some some really good ball. 198 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:42,559 Speaker 1: Yeah. I don't want to speak for Baker. I've never 199 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:44,880 Speaker 1: been around him other than evaluating them, so I haven't 200 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 1: been with them in the meeting rooms or things that 201 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:49,040 Speaker 1: he's went through. I think that'd be unfair me to do. 202 00:09:50,760 --> 00:09:53,320 Speaker 1: What is your preferred offensive ident? Like, what do you 203 00:09:53,320 --> 00:09:56,479 Speaker 1: want to hang your hat on as an offense? Scrolling points? 204 00:09:59,400 --> 00:10:01,960 Speaker 1: Do you have a okay any overauchery? Concerned that you 205 00:10:02,040 --> 00:10:04,120 Speaker 1: have to throw a touchdown? There? Sat the pre season, 206 00:10:04,160 --> 00:10:06,280 Speaker 1: the word of bringing the chis Yeah. Our focus is 207 00:10:06,320 --> 00:10:07,760 Speaker 1: on trying to score points