1 00:00:05,040 --> 00:00:08,680 Speaker 1: Welcome to this Tuesday edition of the From the Podium podcast. 2 00:00:08,760 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: I'm Gabe Klea. The Browns were off today, but they'll 3 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:14,160 Speaker 1: be back in the building tomorrow to begin preparation for 4 00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 1: the Green Bay Packers this coming Sunday. On this episode, 5 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:19,480 Speaker 1: you'll hear from head coach Kevin Stefanski, tight end Harold 6 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:22,400 Speaker 1: Fannon Junior, and linebacker Devin Bush. We'll start with head 7 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:25,120 Speaker 1: coach Kevin Stefanski, who gave an injury update following Week 8 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:26,200 Speaker 1: two versus Baltimore. 9 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:30,320 Speaker 2: Only real update is DeAndre Carter is in concussion protocol. 10 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:33,839 Speaker 2: Everybody else will really be day to day. Learn more 11 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:39,240 Speaker 2: throughout the week. Obviously, frustrating result in that game. Clearly 12 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 2: didn't play well enough on offense, defense or special teams, 13 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:45,880 Speaker 2: didn't coach well enough when you get that result. But Bill, 14 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:48,360 Speaker 2: very similar to how I felt walking off the field, 15 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 2: you know, frustrated, but understand that we have to find 16 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 2: a way to find a way to win and certainly 17 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 2: have to find a way to play complimentary ball in. 18 00:00:56,520 --> 00:00:59,280 Speaker 3: These ball games. But with that, I'll take any questions. 19 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 4: Hey, Kevin, you don't usually see guys miss as much 20 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:04,720 Speaker 4: time as Denzel did with cramps. Was he sick or 21 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 4: anything else going on? 22 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:06,000 Speaker 5: There? 23 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:07,959 Speaker 3: No, just cramping? 24 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:09,959 Speaker 4: And do you expect to be okay this week? 25 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 3: Hope? So yes? 26 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 4: And then Miles mentioned he got rolled up into you 27 00:01:14,319 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 4: think he's okay? 28 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:16,320 Speaker 3: Yeah. 29 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:19,000 Speaker 2: I think a lot of guys are dealing with some things, Scott, 30 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 2: but we'll just see. 31 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:23,560 Speaker 3: How they do throughout the week. All right, thanks? 32 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 6: Yeah, Kevin, can you maybe revisit the quarterback situation a 33 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:32,880 Speaker 6: little bit and talk about why you feel it's important 34 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:36,760 Speaker 6: to stick with Joe, you know, even after a game 35 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 6: where he had some things that didn't go his way. 36 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 6: I know you guys have a tough stretch coming up, 37 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:44,120 Speaker 6: but what are some of your thoughts on why this 38 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:45,120 Speaker 6: is the right way to go. 39 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, Mary Kay, we didn't play well enough 40 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:51,960 Speaker 2: on offense, and we didn't coach well enough on offense. 41 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:54,880 Speaker 2: And it's never going to be about one person. Joe 42 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 2: knows there's plays that that he can be better, and 43 00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 2: it obviously starts with protecting the ball in this game, 44 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:04,200 Speaker 2: and he understands that and that's our focus moving forward. 45 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 7: Kevin, looking at it from the outside, it seems there 46 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:11,680 Speaker 7: is a lot wrong with the offense, So that is 47 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:13,520 Speaker 7: the case, how do you how do you fix that 48 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:16,480 Speaker 7: in such a short time you have here? 49 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 2: Well, I think we're two games in to this season. 50 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:23,160 Speaker 2: We're definitely going to be playing better as a team 51 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:25,720 Speaker 2: as this season goes on, and certainly the goal is 52 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 2: to always get better as the calendar turns. So that's 53 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:32,120 Speaker 2: what we'll focus on. Obviously, there's things that we know 54 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:34,680 Speaker 2: we need to do better. Not scoring enough points in 55 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 2: the first two games, and that's a combination of things. 56 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 3: It's it's it's. 57 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 2: Run game, it's past game, it's it's what we're asking 58 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:45,520 Speaker 2: the guys to do. So we'll make sure that we 59 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:48,320 Speaker 2: put a plan together to let these guys have success 60 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:49,119 Speaker 2: versus Green Bay. 61 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:52,360 Speaker 7: Now, I know it's all it takes all eleven guys, 62 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 7: but how would you assess the way the offensive line 63 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:58,000 Speaker 7: has played these first two games. 64 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:02,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, hard to to evaluate the whole offensive line in 65 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 2: the last two games, Jeff, I just tell you yesterday 66 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:08,000 Speaker 2: there were some good moments and then there were definitely 67 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:09,000 Speaker 2: things that we can clean up. 68 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 4: Kevin. 69 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 8: Defensively, you guys lead the league in yards allowed, and 70 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 8: there's been strong efforts in the first first two games. Obviously, 71 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 8: as the game went on, yesterday, not what they wanted 72 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 8: to do. But for your defense, how important is it 73 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:28,440 Speaker 8: to clean things up offensively, clean things up on special 74 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:32,600 Speaker 8: teams to allow them to continue their success and not 75 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:34,760 Speaker 8: maybe pile things on for them. 76 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 2: Well, I think it goes back to what we were 77 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:40,680 Speaker 2: talking about earlier. Came in the form of playing complimentary 78 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:44,320 Speaker 2: ball and if you know, making an offense drive the 79 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:47,560 Speaker 2: football versus our defense as opposed to giving them good 80 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 2: field position, whether via a special teams play or a turnover, 81 00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:54,200 Speaker 2: those type of things. So that's where we need to 82 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:57,680 Speaker 2: as a team understand how important it is to compliment 83 00:03:57,760 --> 00:03:58,360 Speaker 2: each other. 84 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 8: When you're looking for that complimentary football. You know, Miles 85 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:03,480 Speaker 8: was on the on the side huddled up with some guys, 86 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:07,080 Speaker 8: being that leader on that side of the ball. Do 87 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:09,600 Speaker 8: you need that Do you lean on that heavily to 88 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 8: ensure that, you know, they have that patience as you 89 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:15,880 Speaker 8: guys work to get that complimentary football going. 90 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, listen, it's a team game. It's the best team 91 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:22,600 Speaker 2: game there is, and we understand that it's never about 92 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:24,799 Speaker 2: one person, it's never about one side of the ball. 93 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:27,840 Speaker 2: We'll continue to play this that way, all right. 94 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:32,440 Speaker 9: Kevin, A question about two rookies. The first one is Judkins, 95 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 9: do you feel comfortable now giving him a regular full 96 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 9: load as the feature back starting with this game? 97 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:42,479 Speaker 2: Yeah, I thought he did a nice job with what 98 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:46,120 Speaker 2: we asked him to do yesterday, Tony. Obviously, get him 99 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 2: in here, get a lift, get treatments, see how his 100 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:52,599 Speaker 2: body's feeling. But I think he certainly is capable of 101 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:55,640 Speaker 2: doing more, and we'll treat it just like we did 102 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 2: last week, and that we'll see how he comes through 103 00:04:58,480 --> 00:05:00,400 Speaker 2: the week and make those type of decision as the 104 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 2: week goes on. 105 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:04,880 Speaker 9: The other question is about Gabriel. Are you open to 106 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:07,920 Speaker 9: using him in a game just to see how it 107 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 9: affects the offense with his quick release and quick processing. 108 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:16,080 Speaker 9: Well necessarily, not necessarily as a starter immediately, but are 109 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:21,719 Speaker 9: you open to getting Gabriel some snaps in a game? 110 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's really not our focus yesterday. You understand that 111 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:29,080 Speaker 2: how the game was and where we were in the game, 112 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:30,440 Speaker 2: but that's really not our focus. 113 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 10: Hey, Kevin, just after reviewing the blocked punt, what went 114 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:38,040 Speaker 10: wrong on that play and just I mean, how much 115 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 10: of a turning point was that that you guys can't afford? 116 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:46,040 Speaker 2: Obviously we can't allow that to happen. Not going to 117 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:48,279 Speaker 2: get in the specifics of the play, but we just 118 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 2: needed to be We need to be better in protection. 119 00:05:52,080 --> 00:05:53,919 Speaker 2: That's a big part of this game, going back to 120 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:57,599 Speaker 2: playing compromary football is you're talking about field position and 121 00:05:58,640 --> 00:06:01,240 Speaker 2: we need to do our job in all areas. But 122 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:03,720 Speaker 2: we should never should never allow that. 123 00:06:03,839 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 10: And then just in respect of the return game with 124 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:08,400 Speaker 10: DeAndre in the protocol, now, I guess, how did you 125 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:10,800 Speaker 10: think Isaiah did. I mean, he looked maybe a little 126 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:13,719 Speaker 10: uncomfortable back there at times, But how much have you 127 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:15,400 Speaker 10: guys worked with him on that. I know he hasn't 128 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:15,920 Speaker 10: been here long. 129 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 2: Obviously, sure he's gotten you know, as a backup returnity, 130 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:21,520 Speaker 2: you get a lot of reps in practice to get ready. 131 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:25,400 Speaker 2: Obviously we lost some yardage there on some balls that 132 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:28,640 Speaker 2: we'd like to feel that they there were some balls 133 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:30,359 Speaker 2: that would have been very difficult to get to and 134 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:33,360 Speaker 2: then had some good bounces for them. So again, those 135 00:06:33,400 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 2: are hidden yardage plays that we need to get the 136 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:40,640 Speaker 2: ball back with the maximum amount of yards helped towards 137 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:41,120 Speaker 2: our offense. 138 00:06:41,640 --> 00:06:46,159 Speaker 6: Yeah, Kevin, obviously you couldn't control having Denzel out of 139 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:51,840 Speaker 6: this game. But in terms of Cam and Miles, can 140 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 6: you is there anything that you can do to maybe 141 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:57,560 Speaker 6: not always have them in such one on one situations 142 00:06:57,600 --> 00:07:00,479 Speaker 6: if they're overmatched in those type of things. Is it 143 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:02,520 Speaker 6: too late in the middle of a game to try 144 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:03,360 Speaker 6: to adjust. 145 00:07:03,040 --> 00:07:03,760 Speaker 3: To something like that. 146 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:07,000 Speaker 2: Well, I give you Coach Schwartz and the defensive staff 147 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:09,479 Speaker 2: do a great job of making adjustments throughout the game. 148 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:12,960 Speaker 2: And those adjustments come Mary Kay, whether it's via scheme, 149 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 2: sometimes via personnel, based on what you're seeing from the 150 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:18,680 Speaker 2: other team. So we'll always look to make those type 151 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 2: of adjustments as necessary, but we also trust our guys 152 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:24,400 Speaker 2: to play our scheme. 153 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:31,120 Speaker 9: Kevin, given Miles Garrett's frustration last year which led to 154 00:07:31,160 --> 00:07:35,720 Speaker 9: him asking for a trade and giving his frustration after 155 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:40,960 Speaker 9: yesterday's game, how concerned are you about keeping Miles and 156 00:07:41,040 --> 00:07:44,920 Speaker 9: other veterans on board with the program as this losing streak, 157 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:47,840 Speaker 9: which is now eight it continues. 158 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm not really focused on last season, Tony. We 159 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:53,440 Speaker 2: obviously have come up short in these first two ballgames, 160 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:55,880 Speaker 2: and well, we'll just keep our head down and get 161 00:07:55,920 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 2: back to work. 162 00:07:56,440 --> 00:07:57,320 Speaker 3: That's really what we'll do. 163 00:07:57,480 --> 00:08:00,440 Speaker 1: Up next is tight end Harold Fannin Junior, who on 164 00:08:00,560 --> 00:08:03,440 Speaker 1: his production through the first two weeks of his NFL career. 165 00:08:03,640 --> 00:08:08,120 Speaker 6: Just wondering with Kevin Stepgski telling us after the after 166 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:12,800 Speaker 6: the game yesterday that he's sticking with Joe Flacco. Just wondering, 167 00:08:13,920 --> 00:08:16,040 Speaker 6: what are your thoughts on that and why do you 168 00:08:16,080 --> 00:08:18,400 Speaker 6: feel like that'll be good for you guys to have 169 00:08:18,440 --> 00:08:21,640 Speaker 6: that continuity moving forward and try to build on what 170 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:22,400 Speaker 6: you've done so far. 171 00:08:23,640 --> 00:08:27,320 Speaker 5: I mean, first, first off, you know, a quarterback, that's 172 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:30,720 Speaker 5: not my decision, but I mean obviously through camp, you 173 00:08:30,760 --> 00:08:32,920 Speaker 5: know Joe, you know he's done a good job, and 174 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:35,520 Speaker 5: you know I believe in him and close believing him, 175 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:37,480 Speaker 5: so you know, we don't keep believing in them. 176 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:40,719 Speaker 6: And what makes you confident that you guys as an 177 00:08:40,760 --> 00:08:45,199 Speaker 6: offense are going to become more cohesive and be able 178 00:08:45,240 --> 00:08:48,079 Speaker 6: to score more points and kind of ratchet. 179 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:50,680 Speaker 3: It up some Uh, probably the things we put on tape. 180 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:53,600 Speaker 5: You know, we we see, you know, some good things, 181 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:56,760 Speaker 5: some bad things, and you know, obviously just you know, 182 00:08:57,760 --> 00:08:59,760 Speaker 5: turn those good things into great things. And you know, 183 00:08:59,800 --> 00:09:02,400 Speaker 5: we we see the opportunities we have and I feel like, 184 00:09:02,520 --> 00:09:04,800 Speaker 5: you know, it's going to definitely start clicking more often. 185 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:07,200 Speaker 10: Hey, Harold, I guess just broadly, Like, how do you 186 00:09:07,280 --> 00:09:11,000 Speaker 10: feel two games into your NFL career now, and how 187 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:12,200 Speaker 10: do you feel like you're acclimating? 188 00:09:12,600 --> 00:09:12,800 Speaker 6: Yeah? 189 00:09:12,840 --> 00:09:15,720 Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean I feel good, you know, Uh, you know, 190 00:09:15,720 --> 00:09:18,000 Speaker 5: I trust the coaches the way they you know, use 191 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:21,160 Speaker 5: me out there, you know, with the opportunities I get, 192 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:25,280 Speaker 5: and you know, I feel like everything's going smooth, you 193 00:09:25,320 --> 00:09:26,520 Speaker 5: know for me, just personally. 194 00:09:27,280 --> 00:09:29,320 Speaker 3: But you know that's really it. 195 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:32,840 Speaker 10: And what about that play yesterday that you know they 196 00:09:32,880 --> 00:09:35,720 Speaker 10: had to review it and you did get the completion 197 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:38,360 Speaker 10: on it, Like, did you always think it was going 198 00:09:38,440 --> 00:09:40,520 Speaker 10: to go your way before the review came down? 199 00:09:40,679 --> 00:09:42,040 Speaker 4: Just talk me through that a little bit. 200 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:45,120 Speaker 5: Oh yeah, I didn't know what they was looking at. 201 00:09:45,440 --> 00:09:48,120 Speaker 5: I mean I knew I caught it. I was thinking 202 00:09:48,120 --> 00:09:50,040 Speaker 5: maybe that was checking if it was a fumble or something. 203 00:09:50,760 --> 00:09:53,240 Speaker 5: But yeah, I mean I I already knew I caught it, 204 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:54,839 Speaker 5: So it was really nothing. 205 00:09:55,360 --> 00:09:58,600 Speaker 7: Old I when you said things just start clicking, what 206 00:09:58,679 --> 00:10:00,960 Speaker 7: evidence do you have that that's going to happen? 207 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:04,679 Speaker 5: I mean, maybe watch it take you know, it's just 208 00:10:04,840 --> 00:10:07,320 Speaker 5: just one little thing we need to fix, and you 209 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:09,120 Speaker 5: know he's gonna go back to practice. 210 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:12,080 Speaker 3: Just keep working hard to make it happen. On Sundays. 211 00:10:12,080 --> 00:10:15,319 Speaker 7: Really just one little thing. It's really that close because 212 00:10:15,400 --> 00:10:17,640 Speaker 7: from the outside it does not. 213 00:10:17,600 --> 00:10:18,240 Speaker 3: Look that way. 214 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:22,360 Speaker 5: Yeah, from the outside looking at it could be like that. 215 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:24,000 Speaker 5: You know, it could be hard to see. 216 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:26,760 Speaker 4: Hey, Harold, your twelve catches through two games is the 217 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:28,839 Speaker 4: most for a Browns player in his first two games. 218 00:10:29,040 --> 00:10:30,920 Speaker 4: They gets second all time for a tight end in 219 00:10:30,920 --> 00:10:32,959 Speaker 4: the NFL. What do you think when you hear those 220 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:34,400 Speaker 4: kind of stats? 221 00:10:34,920 --> 00:10:35,079 Speaker 3: Uh? 222 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:39,560 Speaker 5: Think I'm just blessed, you just grateful. I mean I 223 00:10:39,559 --> 00:10:41,560 Speaker 5: don't really think about my stats or anything like that. 224 00:10:41,760 --> 00:10:41,960 Speaker 3: You know. 225 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:43,679 Speaker 5: My main focus is just try to go out there 226 00:10:43,679 --> 00:10:45,240 Speaker 5: and be the best player and team that I can. 227 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:48,000 Speaker 4: And then you know, you got another challenge just with 228 00:10:48,080 --> 00:10:50,520 Speaker 4: the Packers and Mike and Parsons. What do you think 229 00:10:50,559 --> 00:10:52,800 Speaker 4: about them and two and everybody's talking about them as 230 00:10:52,800 --> 00:10:53,720 Speaker 4: a Super Bowl contender. 231 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:58,480 Speaker 5: Uh, you know, we got our work ahead of us, 232 00:10:58,760 --> 00:11:01,280 Speaker 5: you know, just you know, try to keep that same 233 00:11:01,280 --> 00:11:03,000 Speaker 5: mentality we had at the beginning of the year. 234 00:11:03,280 --> 00:11:06,680 Speaker 3: You know, just keep practicing hard and you know, keep 235 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:07,240 Speaker 3: playing hard. 236 00:11:07,559 --> 00:11:07,880 Speaker 10: Harold. 237 00:11:07,960 --> 00:11:09,880 Speaker 8: I know, obviously it's an offense. One of the most 238 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:12,920 Speaker 8: important things is just moving the chains, getting plays where 239 00:11:12,920 --> 00:11:15,480 Speaker 8: you can get them. But as you guys are trying 240 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 8: to ramp things up, clean things up, and be more 241 00:11:18,920 --> 00:11:22,920 Speaker 8: cohesive as an offense, how important do you think those 242 00:11:22,960 --> 00:11:26,960 Speaker 8: more explosive plays can be, those deep shots things that 243 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:28,800 Speaker 8: we haven't really seen a lot of in these first 244 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:29,400 Speaker 8: two games. 245 00:11:29,679 --> 00:11:33,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, them is like a big momentum switch, you know. 246 00:11:33,200 --> 00:11:36,040 Speaker 5: I feel like, you know, I don't know, maybe we 247 00:11:36,080 --> 00:11:37,640 Speaker 5: do need to take more of those type of shots 248 00:11:37,760 --> 00:11:41,960 Speaker 5: or you know, get more explosive plays. I feel though that, 249 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:45,480 Speaker 5: you know, like I said before, like we're this close 250 00:11:45,880 --> 00:11:48,880 Speaker 5: and uh, you know, Joe, Joe's gonna do a good 251 00:11:48,920 --> 00:11:52,240 Speaker 5: job of you know, you know whatever it may be 252 00:11:52,440 --> 00:11:56,400 Speaker 5: taking those shots and things like that, but I mean, 253 00:11:57,480 --> 00:11:59,920 Speaker 5: I mean it's gonna come. It's gonna come. Just trust 254 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 5: process is definitely going to come home. 255 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:02,360 Speaker 4: And kind of on the. 256 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:04,280 Speaker 8: Flip of that in the run game, I know, that's 257 00:12:04,280 --> 00:12:06,680 Speaker 8: another thing you guys are trying to get going quinch 258 00:12:06,840 --> 00:12:09,080 Speaker 8: on back in the mix of begetting some more touches 259 00:12:09,120 --> 00:12:11,040 Speaker 8: as the weeks go on. But for you, as a 260 00:12:11,160 --> 00:12:14,400 Speaker 8: as a tight end being involved in the blocking aspect 261 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:17,360 Speaker 8: of the run game, where's your mindset of trying to 262 00:12:17,400 --> 00:12:19,280 Speaker 8: get that operating as well? 263 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:22,560 Speaker 3: My mindset is just, you know, be a team player. 264 00:12:22,720 --> 00:12:24,840 Speaker 5: You know, do whatever it takes, you know, And that's 265 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:26,720 Speaker 5: same with the guys when they out there, they just 266 00:12:26,760 --> 00:12:29,120 Speaker 5: do whatever it takes to win and just being teen players. 267 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:33,720 Speaker 9: Hey, Harold Tillman's touchdown on the deflection, was that pass 268 00:12:33,760 --> 00:12:34,640 Speaker 9: intended for you? 269 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:35,959 Speaker 3: I don't. 270 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:38,199 Speaker 5: I don't think so at all. I feel like it 271 00:12:38,240 --> 00:12:40,720 Speaker 5: feels for me he would have threw it up higher, okay. 272 00:12:41,640 --> 00:12:45,720 Speaker 9: And it seemed like you guys were close to each other, 273 00:12:47,160 --> 00:12:50,679 Speaker 9: were on the same communication there or something off on 274 00:12:50,720 --> 00:12:52,160 Speaker 9: that play. Uh. 275 00:12:53,080 --> 00:12:55,280 Speaker 5: I feel like maybe I took a little a little 276 00:12:55,320 --> 00:12:57,200 Speaker 5: bit too long on my route, but you know, till 277 00:12:57,200 --> 00:12:57,440 Speaker 5: me he. 278 00:12:57,480 --> 00:12:58,280 Speaker 3: Was in the right place. 279 00:12:58,960 --> 00:12:59,120 Speaker 7: Yeah. 280 00:12:59,280 --> 00:13:02,520 Speaker 6: Just wondering what did you think about that catch? 281 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 9: Uh? 282 00:13:03,520 --> 00:13:07,199 Speaker 6: And you know, how cool was it that he kind 283 00:13:07,200 --> 00:13:10,000 Speaker 6: of got what happened, you know the previous week a 284 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:12,400 Speaker 6: couple times for the other team. Uh, So, wondering what 285 00:13:12,440 --> 00:13:14,920 Speaker 6: you thought about it? Uh? And then after that, if 286 00:13:14,960 --> 00:13:17,680 Speaker 6: you don't mind just talking about about Quinn Shawn of 287 00:13:17,679 --> 00:13:20,480 Speaker 6: what what you think he can provide U to you 288 00:13:20,559 --> 00:13:22,800 Speaker 6: guys as as an offense. 289 00:13:23,160 --> 00:13:25,040 Speaker 5: You know, when it happened, you know, I couldn't believe it. 290 00:13:25,040 --> 00:13:27,560 Speaker 5: I didn't know what was going on. I was excited 291 00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:29,520 Speaker 5: just to see him, you know, holding the ball and 292 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:32,079 Speaker 5: he was in the end so and Quinn Sean. Uh, 293 00:13:32,160 --> 00:13:34,360 Speaker 5: you know it's going to be a great player for us, 294 00:13:34,400 --> 00:13:36,960 Speaker 5: as you can see, you know, just about opportunities he's got. 295 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:40,120 Speaker 5: He's doing really well. You know, I'm happy back in 296 00:13:40,160 --> 00:13:40,560 Speaker 5: the building. 297 00:13:40,640 --> 00:13:43,600 Speaker 1: Finally, Devin Bush, who leads the Browns and tackles through 298 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:44,160 Speaker 1: two weeks. 299 00:13:44,240 --> 00:13:45,679 Speaker 4: Hey, Devin, it feels like you've made a bunch of 300 00:13:45,720 --> 00:13:47,760 Speaker 4: plays in two games. Is this the best start you've 301 00:13:47,800 --> 00:13:48,440 Speaker 4: ever gotten off to? 302 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:51,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, you can say so. 303 00:13:52,240 --> 00:13:55,040 Speaker 11: I think, Uh, this year just coming back trying to 304 00:13:55,040 --> 00:13:58,920 Speaker 11: trying to come to a faster start, you know, play 305 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:02,080 Speaker 11: goodball early and uh and justice as the season goes. 306 00:14:03,480 --> 00:14:06,240 Speaker 4: What do you think, Spini Kidi, you start so fast? 307 00:14:06,679 --> 00:14:06,839 Speaker 2: Uh? 308 00:14:06,920 --> 00:14:10,960 Speaker 3: Just stand in the playbook, studying and just believing what 309 00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:11,520 Speaker 3: I see. 310 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:15,679 Speaker 6: Oh hi, hi, Devin. Uh. I was just wondering on 311 00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:19,040 Speaker 6: on that one play that you you know, you made 312 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:21,400 Speaker 6: a play on the ball, but you almost had the interception. 313 00:14:23,920 --> 00:14:27,080 Speaker 6: How much were you wishing that you could have gotten 314 00:14:27,480 --> 00:14:30,160 Speaker 6: your hands on that ball and made that pick? 315 00:14:30,560 --> 00:14:31,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, one hundred percent. 316 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:34,280 Speaker 11: You know I wish I would have got a got 317 00:14:34,280 --> 00:14:36,240 Speaker 11: a good grip of it and brought it down and 318 00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:39,120 Speaker 11: gave our office the ball back, and maybe it would 319 00:14:39,120 --> 00:14:41,560 Speaker 11: have shift that momentum during that game at that time. 320 00:14:41,960 --> 00:14:43,480 Speaker 6: And do you feel like those are the kinds of 321 00:14:43,480 --> 00:14:47,360 Speaker 6: plays that that you guys are really gonna start needing 322 00:14:47,400 --> 00:14:49,440 Speaker 6: to make. I mean, like like Scott said, you you 323 00:14:49,560 --> 00:14:52,080 Speaker 6: have had a fast start, but now it's time right 324 00:14:52,120 --> 00:14:53,720 Speaker 6: for you guys to take it up to the next. 325 00:14:53,640 --> 00:14:56,640 Speaker 11: Level and get the ball for sure, all the all 326 00:14:56,680 --> 00:14:58,840 Speaker 11: the teams that went on Sunday make make those plays 327 00:14:58,920 --> 00:15:00,680 Speaker 11: and give the team chance to win. 328 00:15:01,040 --> 00:15:01,280 Speaker 4: Yeah. 329 00:15:01,280 --> 00:15:04,560 Speaker 8: Then last season, you guys, there were moments where the 330 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:08,920 Speaker 8: defense struggled in run defense and allowing teams to kind 331 00:15:08,920 --> 00:15:11,680 Speaker 8: of rush for more than you guys would have wanted. 332 00:15:11,720 --> 00:15:14,000 Speaker 8: This through the first two games this season, you guys 333 00:15:14,080 --> 00:15:17,120 Speaker 8: have been very good at stopping the run. So what 334 00:15:17,240 --> 00:15:21,120 Speaker 8: is that keyban? Maybe the messaging been in these first 335 00:15:21,120 --> 00:15:25,320 Speaker 8: two weeks to be so good so early at stopping 336 00:15:25,400 --> 00:15:25,800 Speaker 8: the run. 337 00:15:26,120 --> 00:15:29,600 Speaker 11: Yeah, stopping a run is a collective thing. It's all eleven. 338 00:15:29,640 --> 00:15:31,520 Speaker 11: It takes all eleven. It's not just the front seven 339 00:15:31,640 --> 00:15:33,880 Speaker 11: or the linebackers or the safeties. It takes all of 340 00:15:33,960 --> 00:15:35,960 Speaker 11: us to go out there and be in the right 341 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:38,200 Speaker 11: positions and know which runs are coming out of which 342 00:15:38,240 --> 00:15:41,000 Speaker 11: sets and playing together and stop their run together. 343 00:15:41,320 --> 00:15:45,000 Speaker 8: And then for you, as a defense, we hear all 344 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:47,120 Speaker 8: the time. Offense takes a little longer to gel in 345 00:15:47,200 --> 00:15:50,320 Speaker 8: any season with any team. As you guys have gotten 346 00:15:50,360 --> 00:15:53,960 Speaker 8: off to this hot start defensively, how much is patience important? 347 00:15:53,960 --> 00:15:55,920 Speaker 8: And then how much are you guys banding together and 348 00:15:56,040 --> 00:15:59,000 Speaker 8: kind of coordinating to get that as you wait for 349 00:15:59,400 --> 00:16:02,880 Speaker 8: complimentary football as Kevin Sevanski one is looking for. 350 00:16:03,800 --> 00:16:07,240 Speaker 11: Yeah, we just gotta we gotta control we can and uh, 351 00:16:07,840 --> 00:16:10,480 Speaker 11: like before, maybe you know, catching that pig helps, you know, 352 00:16:10,600 --> 00:16:13,360 Speaker 11: change momentum and just giving ourselves the best chance to 353 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:15,360 Speaker 11: put ourselves in situations to win. 354 00:16:15,960 --> 00:16:20,160 Speaker 6: Yeah, Devin, just wondering. I know you guys have the 355 00:16:20,200 --> 00:16:26,040 Speaker 6: next man mentality, and I understand that. But when you 356 00:16:26,160 --> 00:16:30,240 Speaker 6: lose one of your two amazing best players on defense 357 00:16:30,320 --> 00:16:32,760 Speaker 6: in Denzel Ward for most of the game and you're 358 00:16:32,800 --> 00:16:37,040 Speaker 6: going against Lamar and DeAndre and Zey and all those guys, 359 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:40,000 Speaker 6: how tough is it to just have to adjust like 360 00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:42,240 Speaker 6: that on the fly and not have Denzel in that game? 361 00:16:42,520 --> 00:16:45,320 Speaker 11: I mean, yeah, I mean, obviously a player like Denzel, 362 00:16:45,520 --> 00:16:48,320 Speaker 11: you know, obviously it is going to be a big notice, 363 00:16:48,520 --> 00:16:50,520 Speaker 11: you know when he's not in the game. But like 364 00:16:50,560 --> 00:16:52,480 Speaker 11: you said, it's the NFL, and it's always been the 365 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:54,400 Speaker 11: next man up and all of us could play, all 366 00:16:54,400 --> 00:16:57,640 Speaker 11: of us compete, so you know, there's there's no shine 367 00:16:57,680 --> 00:16:58,280 Speaker 11: away from him. 368 00:16:58,280 --> 00:16:59,560 Speaker 3: If e Xel's in. 369 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:01,960 Speaker 11: Or out, we still got to play, play our keys 370 00:17:01,960 --> 00:17:03,360 Speaker 11: and play hard and play together. 371 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:07,680 Speaker 10: Hey, Devin, just what's it been like playing alongside Carson 372 00:17:07,840 --> 00:17:10,040 Speaker 10: and and having him as a rookie, you know, be 373 00:17:10,160 --> 00:17:12,879 Speaker 10: that main green sticker guy for you guys. 374 00:17:13,160 --> 00:17:15,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's been good. He's been doing a really good job. 375 00:17:15,840 --> 00:17:16,000 Speaker 6: You know. 376 00:17:16,040 --> 00:17:17,880 Speaker 11: Ever since he's stepped into that role. You know, he's 377 00:17:17,880 --> 00:17:21,080 Speaker 11: only continuing to grow. And uh, he's he's very smart. 378 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:23,760 Speaker 11: He knows what he's looking at. He knows excellent knows. 379 00:17:23,840 --> 00:17:25,520 Speaker 11: So you know, it's it's a guy you can talk 380 00:17:25,600 --> 00:17:30,120 Speaker 11: football with, real football junkie. So it's been good having 381 00:17:30,240 --> 00:17:33,239 Speaker 11: him call the defense and just setting the pace for us. 382 00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:37,679 Speaker 4: Hey, Devin, Kevin mentioned, you know, the offense, the defense 383 00:17:37,720 --> 00:17:39,720 Speaker 4: being put in some tough spots by the special teams 384 00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:42,119 Speaker 4: and offense, so how difficult is that when you're backed 385 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:44,440 Speaker 4: up when you go down to the field. And then 386 00:17:44,680 --> 00:17:46,960 Speaker 4: did you feel you were so close to getting those 387 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:49,359 Speaker 4: back to back stops in the third quarter and what 388 00:17:49,400 --> 00:17:51,200 Speaker 4: they may you know, how they might have changed the game. 389 00:17:51,800 --> 00:17:55,480 Speaker 11: Yeah, of course, is hard trying to stop offense like 390 00:17:55,520 --> 00:17:57,040 Speaker 11: that with such short of a field. 391 00:17:58,080 --> 00:18:01,280 Speaker 3: But are we capable of making those doobs? Yes? Do 392 00:18:01,320 --> 00:18:03,000 Speaker 3: we need to make those dobs? Yes? I mean that's 393 00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:04,600 Speaker 3: the only way we're gonna get w's. 394 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:07,639 Speaker 4: And then what does Bubba say after a play like 395 00:18:07,680 --> 00:18:08,760 Speaker 4: that block punt? 396 00:18:09,560 --> 00:18:11,120 Speaker 3: Uh, we know why I got blocked. 397 00:18:11,960 --> 00:18:13,960 Speaker 11: It's just all on us, you know, to play better 398 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:15,280 Speaker 11: and be better and just execute better. 399 00:18:15,359 --> 00:18:16,800 Speaker 1: That'll do it for this episode of the From the 400 00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:19,280 Speaker 1: Podium Podcast. Be sure to like and subscribe to the 401 00:18:19,320 --> 00:18:21,359 Speaker 1: show wherever you get your podcasts. 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