1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,880 Speaker 1: What have you made of the defensive performance over the 2 00:00:03,240 --> 00:00:05,400 Speaker 1: two preseason games. 3 00:00:05,720 --> 00:00:09,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, pretty good. I think there's you know, I think 4 00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:11,280 Speaker 2: playing in these past few games would been good for us, 5 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:13,480 Speaker 2: just seeing where we're at, getting a feel for the 6 00:00:13,520 --> 00:00:15,960 Speaker 2: things we need to get corrected, the things we're doing well, 7 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:18,960 Speaker 2: just building on top of that. But yeah, it's been 8 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:21,680 Speaker 2: good to see you know, see us on film, and 9 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:23,840 Speaker 2: obviously we're still working to get better and prepare for 10 00:00:23,840 --> 00:00:26,119 Speaker 2: Game one. 11 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:33,760 Speaker 3: Patty chraina Hey, Mike, how are you? 12 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:34,520 Speaker 4: Hey good? 13 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:35,159 Speaker 2: How about you? 14 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:36,160 Speaker 4: Good? 15 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:36,680 Speaker 3: Thank you? 16 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:37,159 Speaker 5: Mike. 17 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 3: Can you talk a little bit about the process that 18 00:00:39,880 --> 00:00:43,920 Speaker 3: a run defense goes in terms of gelling together. Is 19 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:46,519 Speaker 3: that generally something that takes a little longer in your 20 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 3: estimation as opposed to a pass rush or is there 21 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 3: really no difference. 22 00:00:52,040 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean I think, you know, run defense takes everybody, 23 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 2: and I think it's a holistic approach and making sure 24 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:01,680 Speaker 2: everybody's doing their job. You know, when one guy doesn't 25 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:03,800 Speaker 2: have his hat in the right place, it can you know, 26 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:07,440 Speaker 2: it can be the difference between an explosive run and 27 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 2: you know, something that can be at the line of scrimmage. 28 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:11,320 Speaker 2: So I think it's just making sure we're all honed 29 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:13,119 Speaker 2: in on exactly where we need to be, the fits, 30 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 2: the communication behind it all, and yeah, just taking control 31 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:18,760 Speaker 2: of our one eleventh. I think that goes a long way. 32 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 3: And it's the same. Can you say the same thing 33 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:24,399 Speaker 3: about you know, the pass rush or is that you 34 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:27,600 Speaker 3: know more of a you know, out of type of thing. 35 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:31,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean it is a little bit different. Like obviously, 36 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:32,440 Speaker 2: you know, we got to stop the run in order 37 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:34,920 Speaker 2: to get to those passing situations where those guys can 38 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:37,319 Speaker 2: can go hunt. But you know, kind of adversely to 39 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 2: what I said before, in the pass rush, if one 40 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 2: guy wins it, can you know, it can be a sack. 41 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 2: So not everybody has to be exactly where they need 42 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:45,040 Speaker 2: to be, but if one guy goes and make it 43 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 2: a play, you know, it can be beneficial for all 44 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:50,600 Speaker 2: of us. But yeah, I think that's you know, pass 45 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 2: rush are just more instinctual playing fast and those guys 46 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 2: go and doing what they do. But obviously we got 47 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 2: to get into that situation first by stopping the run. 48 00:01:58,000 --> 00:01:58,960 Speaker 3: Thanks Michael. 49 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 4: Chart ever on, Hey Michael, what's going on? 50 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 3: Man? What's up? Jordan? 51 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:09,919 Speaker 4: How much uh? With that run defense? Obviously a lot 52 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:13,240 Speaker 4: of attention is paid for your past rush, but perhaps 53 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:16,640 Speaker 4: run defense was maybe you know, the area that probably 54 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:19,519 Speaker 4: needs maybe needed the most improvement this season. How much 55 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 4: is that brought up between you get with you guys that, Hey, 56 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:26,720 Speaker 4: in order for that pass rush to thrive, we have 57 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:28,960 Speaker 4: to have be good on the run defensive side. First. 58 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:31,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's brought up a lot. I mean, you know, 59 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:34,360 Speaker 2: I think our you know, our first goal is first 60 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:36,840 Speaker 2: and second down and being great there, getting the getting 61 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 2: the offense in the red where we can you know, 62 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:40,400 Speaker 2: we can dial things up, we can go play fast, 63 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:42,520 Speaker 2: we can do our thing on the back end, play 64 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:44,440 Speaker 2: with you know, play with good depth, get underneath the 65 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:47,360 Speaker 2: intermediate routes, and then let those guys eat up front. 66 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 2: But yeah, I think it's I mean, it's definitely a 67 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:52,079 Speaker 2: you know, an important focus for us. I think last 68 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:53,960 Speaker 2: year we you know, we lacked a little bit in 69 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 2: that run defense, and it's something we want to be 70 00:02:55,480 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 2: great at, something you know, we want to hold a 71 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:00,200 Speaker 2: high standard too. And I think, you know, we're doing 72 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:03,200 Speaker 2: a good job holding everybody to that. But obviously there's 73 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 2: a lot of room for improvement there. 74 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 4: When you bring up a hey, everybody has to do 75 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 4: their part. It can't just be one guy, you know, 76 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 4: it says the unit. Is that what you guys saw 77 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 4: when you went back and looked at Lan last season 78 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 4: and it was just one guy that was all for 79 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:21,640 Speaker 4: guys kind of freelancing and not doing it as a unit. 80 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:23,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean a little bit. And I think you 81 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:26,280 Speaker 2: know with that too, there's there's some place in there 82 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 2: where three or four guys are wrong, and that's when 83 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:30,360 Speaker 2: it gets really bad, right like when three guys aren't 84 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:32,360 Speaker 2: doing their job and it creates an explosive and then 85 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 2: on top of that we have a mistackle and the 86 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 2: run can go for thirty or forty. I think another 87 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 2: big thing and that is, you know, if they do 88 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 2: get through the line of scrimmage, making sure we get 89 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 2: them down for ten or twelve and those those long 90 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 2: runs don't turn into longer runs. We can you know, 91 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 2: we can limit the explosive there. So yeah, I think 92 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 2: it's you know, it's been a main focus for us, 93 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:52,200 Speaker 2: and you know, just tying everybody in together with it's 94 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:53,360 Speaker 2: the important part. 95 00:03:56,080 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 3: I'm rock. 96 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 5: Two quick ones, Mikah. The first is just what are 97 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:05,200 Speaker 5: you guys on defense make of Jackson? You know, you 98 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:06,960 Speaker 5: get to see him in practice, and then you get 99 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 5: to watch him in the preseason games. What do you 100 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 5: what do you like about watching him? 101 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 3: What? 102 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 5: What? What does he what does he bring to I 103 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:15,200 Speaker 5: guess the defense conversation. 104 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:17,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean he fits our style as a team. 105 00:04:17,560 --> 00:04:20,719 Speaker 2: He's a dog, he plays plays physical when he wants to, 106 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:22,880 Speaker 2: and you know right now he's making a lot of 107 00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:25,360 Speaker 2: great reads doing this thing out there. He fits in 108 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:27,279 Speaker 2: well with our scheme, so it's been exciting to see 109 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:30,440 Speaker 2: him grow. Obviously, he's learning against learning under two you know, 110 00:04:30,520 --> 00:04:33,080 Speaker 2: really good quarterbacks with Russ and Jamis back there and 111 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:35,520 Speaker 2: even Devido just being in the scheme for so long, 112 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:37,880 Speaker 2: those guys help him a lot. But yeah, he's improving 113 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 2: every week and we see it in practice and in 114 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:41,479 Speaker 2: the games as well. So it's been cool to see 115 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:42,359 Speaker 2: it translate over. 116 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 5: And then just as far as your room goes, you know, 117 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:48,960 Speaker 5: you and Bobby and and Darius even our you know, 118 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:52,120 Speaker 5: second year in this system, right, so how much how 119 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:55,719 Speaker 5: much more comfortable are you now you think than you 120 00:04:55,800 --> 00:04:58,480 Speaker 5: were maybe even towards the end of last year. 121 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think a lot more comfortable. I think you know, 122 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 2: you're one in a scheme you're trying to figure it 123 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:05,720 Speaker 2: out during this time and camp putting all the pieces together. 124 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:08,440 Speaker 2: Still fine, tune in some things, but you know, going 125 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:10,640 Speaker 2: into your two, we're comfortable. We kind of know, you know, 126 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 2: the entire scheme already, and then we go into OTAs 127 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:16,159 Speaker 2: and and go through that first you know, phase of 128 00:05:16,360 --> 00:05:18,120 Speaker 2: install and all that, and you know, at this point 129 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:20,840 Speaker 2: we put everything in three or four times and just 130 00:05:20,839 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 2: just tightening those screws. Like I was talking about earlier 131 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:24,919 Speaker 2: with the run game. MA, get sure, we're all honed in. 132 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:27,480 Speaker 2: We know exactly where we need to fit. But yeah, 133 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:29,440 Speaker 2: a lot more comfortable going into your two in this game, 134 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 2: for sure. 135 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:34,240 Speaker 5: I appreciate that. Thank you. Yeah, we'll take one more 136 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:35,200 Speaker 5: art stable ten. 137 00:05:36,880 --> 00:05:37,800 Speaker 1: Hey Michael, how's it going? 138 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:38,040 Speaker 4: Man? 139 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 2: Good? 140 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:39,760 Speaker 4: You are good. 141 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:43,880 Speaker 1: You know everybody always talks going into preseason games are 142 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:45,839 Speaker 1: the starters going to play or they're not going to play? 143 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:49,000 Speaker 1: And then you talk to guys. I mean, as much 144 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:51,920 Speaker 1: as you guys have played the first two games, it's 145 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:54,520 Speaker 1: nice to finally go out there and tackle people and 146 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:57,279 Speaker 1: hit people, bring them to the ground. I'm curious, do 147 00:05:57,320 --> 00:06:01,920 Speaker 1: you feel any differently after the first two games as 148 00:06:01,920 --> 00:06:05,280 Speaker 1: a defense, more confident that you're closer to where you 149 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:07,159 Speaker 1: want to be in week one because you've had that 150 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:09,839 Speaker 1: experience being out there and having those live reps. 151 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:12,159 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think it's been good for us. You know, 152 00:06:12,200 --> 00:06:13,520 Speaker 2: there's a lot of things that show up in the 153 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:16,680 Speaker 2: first few weeks of the regular season that just have 154 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:18,760 Speaker 2: to do a technique and fundamental and tackling is a 155 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:21,320 Speaker 2: big part of that. I think getting these opportunities to 156 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 2: play in these first two games and feel the full 157 00:06:24,200 --> 00:06:26,840 Speaker 2: speed of the game, feel you know, the physicality of it, 158 00:06:26,880 --> 00:06:29,360 Speaker 2: and tackling bringing guys to the ground. Obviously we don't 159 00:06:29,360 --> 00:06:32,000 Speaker 2: get to do that during practice, but yeah, so I 160 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:33,960 Speaker 2: think it's important to get these reps, you know, during 161 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:36,160 Speaker 2: preseason so we can go into the regular season ready 162 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:36,400 Speaker 2: for it.