1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,680 Speaker 1: What are your thoughts after two weeks of your group? Uh, 2 00:00:03,760 --> 00:00:07,360 Speaker 1: you know overall, um, excuse me, overall. I mean, you know, 3 00:00:07,800 --> 00:00:10,680 Speaker 1: obviously the outcomes of both games, you know, we're not 4 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 1: pleased and the way we played totally. I think the 5 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:17,280 Speaker 1: progress that we've made from training camp until you know, 6 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:20,360 Speaker 1: the last couple of weeks has been positive. Uh, some 7 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 1: things we need to build on and get better at. 8 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:24,760 Speaker 1: You know, there's opportunities that we're still trying to kind 9 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:27,160 Speaker 1: of gel is a is a group and even over 10 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:29,680 Speaker 1: all is a defense. But I've been pleased with that, 11 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:33,360 Speaker 1: you know, and you know, Blake's probably carried the burden 12 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 1: of the load you know in that room, just because 13 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 1: of the scheme that we've kind of hit home the 14 00:00:37,479 --> 00:00:40,199 Speaker 1: last couple of weeks. But I've been pleased with what 15 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:48,279 Speaker 1: he's done. And a coach tell us a little bit 16 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:52,560 Speaker 1: about you know, what you've seen so far from Devontae Downs. 17 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:54,639 Speaker 1: He doesn't appear to be playing a ton of snaps, 18 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 1: but he is getting out there, you know a lot, 19 00:00:56,480 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 1: at least in Rundowns. Yeah, he you know, he had 20 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:03,320 Speaker 1: a really good training camp. Um. I know we talked 21 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:05,760 Speaker 1: about him earlier and uh, we didn't have a lot 22 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:08,039 Speaker 1: of evidence of him as a backer you know at 23 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:11,600 Speaker 1: this level. Uh, he did really well. Um. A lot 24 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:15,279 Speaker 1: of his reps probably will be varied each week and 25 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:18,560 Speaker 1: with the scheme that we carry in um, you know, 26 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:20,960 Speaker 1: and his reps have been limited just because of that. 27 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 1: When he's been in there, He's done a lot of 28 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 1: really good things. Um. I think there's some times where, 29 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:29,120 Speaker 1: you know, depending on game plan week the week, he 30 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:31,480 Speaker 1: could be more a part of the plan. You know, 31 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 1: he could have limited roles. Uh, you know, things like that, 32 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 1: But that's just more based off what the offense kind 33 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:39,960 Speaker 1: of dictates to us as we kind of prepared to 34 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:47,880 Speaker 1: defend them kind of. Did you have another question? Yeah, 35 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:50,880 Speaker 1: I was waiting for Ed to finish up. Coach. Um, well, me, 36 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:53,400 Speaker 1: last spoke to you, I think you were talking about 37 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 1: trying to find out about some of these younger guys. 38 00:01:56,080 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 1: You mentioned that, you know, maybe some of these guys 39 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:02,120 Speaker 1: could cross train between playing outside playing inside. Where are 40 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 1: you with that process and what have you uncovered so far? Well? Yeah, 41 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:09,160 Speaker 1: a lot of the uh, the younger guys have done 42 00:02:09,639 --> 00:02:12,240 Speaker 1: a good job. A lot of them need you know, 43 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 1: obviously need to jump in there and take the opportunities 44 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 1: that are presented to them. Um, you know, we do 45 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 1: have a couple of guys that we and that's something 46 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:23,680 Speaker 1: we do more in UM training camp and things like that, 47 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:26,360 Speaker 1: is trying to cross train so that we can create 48 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:29,320 Speaker 1: depth without numbers. Once you get into the season, a 49 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 1: lot of that kind of slows down a little bit 50 00:02:31,320 --> 00:02:34,520 Speaker 1: unless you run, say a certain defensive package that you 51 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 1: put on the field that allows them to kind of 52 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:38,680 Speaker 1: do some of the things you've trained them in training camp. 53 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:41,080 Speaker 1: So there's not a lot of cross training that's going 54 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 1: on now. Uh. But as far as the young younger guys, 55 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 1: you know, the rookies, they're they're still getting their feet wet, 56 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 1: you know, in this league. You know, some of them 57 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 1: are still you know, uh, I wouldn't say wide eyed, 58 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:55,760 Speaker 1: but there's still a little bit trying to feel their 59 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:58,359 Speaker 1: way around. And you know, and with everything that's going 60 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 1: on with the pandemic and all in things being different, 61 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 1: that's that's an adjustment because uh, you know, the whole 62 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:08,360 Speaker 1: the whole team is actually experiencing different you know settings, 63 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 1: and you know, the meeting size there is a little 64 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:12,839 Speaker 1: smaller and spread out, so a lot of those things 65 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 1: have been an adjustment for everyone. And then if I 66 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:18,720 Speaker 1: could just follow up a question about the lake you mentioned, 67 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:21,960 Speaker 1: you know, he's kind of taking control of that. Um. 68 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 1: Certainly he's hit the ground running, but how much better 69 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:28,120 Speaker 1: can he get? Oh, you know, every player can always 70 00:03:28,200 --> 00:03:31,600 Speaker 1: improve and everything that they do. Um, I really feel 71 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:34,680 Speaker 1: like you know, and Pat Graham, the defenseive coordinator, has 72 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 1: history with Blake as a coach, you know, when they 73 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 1: were a Green Bay together, and you know, he talks 74 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 1: about how he's developed and a lot of things. You know, 75 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:44,240 Speaker 1: Blake brings some experience in himself, you know, as a player, 76 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 1: but he's done a really good job of kind of 77 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 1: taking on the defense, being our signal caller, trying to 78 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 1: be the leader that we want him to be. And 79 00:03:52,640 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 1: then as far as carrying that to the field, you know, 80 00:03:56,160 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 1: I forget how many you know, plays or whatever he had, 81 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 1: but if he had made two tago ore twenty tackles, 82 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 1: he's still gonna give you everything and try to be 83 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 1: the guy is uh. And I think that brings a 84 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:08,640 Speaker 1: little bit of a comfort to to our defensive system 85 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:11,320 Speaker 1: because uh, you know, we're we are kind of a 86 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 1: younger defensive unit, you know, so he brings that experience 87 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 1: to the field, but really pleased to where he is. 88 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:19,520 Speaker 1: But he obviously, you know, it doesn't matter how well 89 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:23,719 Speaker 1: you play, You're always gonna have things that you can Thanks, 90 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:33,080 Speaker 1: thank you. Next question Paul Shports, Kevin, can you hear me? Yes? Good, 91 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:35,920 Speaker 1: very good. Thanks. Um. Um, the run defense in the 92 00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:37,839 Speaker 1: first two games, I'm sure has not been up to 93 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 1: what you guys are expecting or need. Um, what is 94 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:46,040 Speaker 1: the inside linebacker a role and culpability in the first 95 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:48,280 Speaker 1: two games of the run defense not being up to snuff? 96 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:50,440 Speaker 1: You know, I think a lot of it has to 97 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:53,359 Speaker 1: do with, you know, as as you go in obviously, 98 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:56,800 Speaker 1: offenses are trying to attack you in certain ways. Uh. 99 00:04:56,839 --> 00:04:59,279 Speaker 1: Sometimes you go into a game and and and it's 100 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 1: something you haven't seen before. Um. From the inside backer standpoint, 101 00:05:04,040 --> 00:05:06,080 Speaker 1: what we have to do is is we basically have 102 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:09,760 Speaker 1: to be able to make the defensive line correct. You know. Uh, 103 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:11,280 Speaker 1: they do a really good job of trying to not 104 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 1: guys back and control the line of scrimmage. UM. I 105 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:15,920 Speaker 1: think us as a group, we could do a better 106 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:18,560 Speaker 1: job of understanding where the runs are gonna wind up 107 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 1: hitting based off of the fronts we're in. Um. You know, 108 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:24,159 Speaker 1: there's times where we have to press the line, there's 109 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:26,359 Speaker 1: times where we have to stay back and you know, 110 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 1: fit things a certain way. And obviously we're not in 111 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:32,159 Speaker 1: the same defensive call every single place, so as we 112 00:05:32,240 --> 00:05:35,080 Speaker 1: transition in and out of some of those calls, you 113 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:38,039 Speaker 1: have to know where your help is. I think that's 114 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:40,839 Speaker 1: something that we can do. Um. There's you know, certain 115 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:43,359 Speaker 1: pressures and things like that that you can also create 116 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:46,360 Speaker 1: that that helps on uh, you know, some of those 117 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:49,040 Speaker 1: situations to kind of get your your front moving, if 118 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 1: you might say. UM. But as far as the backers go, 119 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:53,440 Speaker 1: I think a lot of it. They've got to do 120 00:05:53,480 --> 00:05:55,680 Speaker 1: a really good job of understanding the run game and 121 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:58,120 Speaker 1: how they're trying to attack us because it it affects 122 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 1: the way that we flow and fit. And one more, um, 123 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:05,479 Speaker 1: it seems like for most reps, most most snaps defensive 124 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:08,839 Speaker 1: snaps on the field, it's really one inside linebacker. Most 125 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:10,840 Speaker 1: of the time. You're in different kind of sub packages. 126 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:14,560 Speaker 1: You know, DeVante Downs is playing, you know, the snaps 127 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:16,520 Speaker 1: or something, so you see that as an issue. We're 128 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:18,920 Speaker 1: not an issue, but a factor in the run defense 129 00:06:18,960 --> 00:06:21,320 Speaker 1: as well. And do you think that this is the 130 00:06:21,320 --> 00:06:23,120 Speaker 1: way it's going to be with basically one of your 131 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:25,599 Speaker 1: guys on the field. And that's about it. Uh No, 132 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 1: I think um. Earlier we talked about how that the 133 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:31,040 Speaker 1: scheme is dictated a little bit off of what the 134 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 1: offensive you know, personnel is on the field. We felt 135 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:37,200 Speaker 1: like in the first couple of games that you know, 136 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:40,600 Speaker 1: our front needed you know, be kind of loaded up 137 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:43,479 Speaker 1: with you know, d lineman and the outside backers from 138 00:06:43,839 --> 00:06:46,039 Speaker 1: from that standpoint, which put one backer on the field 139 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 1: majority of the time, there were personnel groupings and a 140 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:51,760 Speaker 1: lot of that was changing by the offense. So each 141 00:06:51,800 --> 00:06:55,800 Speaker 1: week we will change and fit according to what the 142 00:06:55,839 --> 00:07:02,160 Speaker 1: offensive system is that we're competing against. Thank you, next 143 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:05,880 Speaker 1: question Dougan. Hey Kevin, uh one to ask you about 144 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:08,600 Speaker 1: a guy has an next plate yet. But Carter Coughlin 145 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:12,440 Speaker 1: noticed him working with the inside linebackers and practice. Curious 146 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:15,040 Speaker 1: what you've seen from him and how that transition is gone. 147 00:07:15,440 --> 00:07:17,640 Speaker 1: You know, it's it's going pretty well. Uh. You know 148 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:20,240 Speaker 1: the first week he was one of the three week 149 00:07:20,280 --> 00:07:24,000 Speaker 1: carried um and uh, you know he's learning the position 150 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:26,120 Speaker 1: he played it early in college and then kind of 151 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:28,840 Speaker 1: moved to the outside backer on the edge. We knew 152 00:07:28,880 --> 00:07:30,840 Speaker 1: when we we got him here that he had the 153 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:33,760 Speaker 1: ability to play both, which goes back to the kind 154 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:36,400 Speaker 1: of the cross training and training camp. Uh. You know, 155 00:07:36,440 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 1: a guy that predominantly worked mostly at the outside, we 156 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 1: you know, pulled him to the inside. He fits that 157 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:44,880 Speaker 1: role a little bit better. Um. He's got a kind 158 00:07:44,880 --> 00:07:47,640 Speaker 1: of a unique skill set where he can rush and 159 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:50,840 Speaker 1: stacked back and play backer. Uh. So that's what we 160 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:54,600 Speaker 1: like about him. That progress has gone well because he 161 00:07:54,640 --> 00:07:57,200 Speaker 1: can revert back to his college days when he did 162 00:07:57,200 --> 00:08:00,040 Speaker 1: play a stag backer. Uh. So it's not like a 163 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:02,160 Speaker 1: guy you bring in the room and he has zero 164 00:08:02,280 --> 00:08:05,080 Speaker 1: knowledge of how to play. Uh. He's done really good 165 00:08:05,080 --> 00:08:07,120 Speaker 1: with that. And then again, you know, he has knowledge 166 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:09,560 Speaker 1: of the defense from being at the outside back of positions. 167 00:08:09,560 --> 00:08:12,120 Speaker 1: So it's not like a new language he's having to 168 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 1: learn of the terminology. It's all the same. But but 169 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:17,520 Speaker 1: he's done a really good job. And we obviously haven't 170 00:08:17,520 --> 00:08:21,240 Speaker 1: spoken you since uh after cut day. Uh, just put 171 00:08:21,280 --> 00:08:24,320 Speaker 1: your seef from Ryan Conley on camp this summer. You know, Ryan, 172 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 1: did you know a good job. It was just kind 173 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:29,520 Speaker 1: of where we are with the circumstances at you know, 174 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:31,680 Speaker 1: once you have to get down to the fifty three 175 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:35,200 Speaker 1: and uh, you know, I really wish him well. You know, 176 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:38,480 Speaker 1: he's he's he's good football player, he's got a bright future. 177 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:41,080 Speaker 1: It's just you know, it's unfortunately have to get numbers 178 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:49,360 Speaker 1: where you know, the league mandates them to be. And hey, 179 00:08:49,720 --> 00:08:53,520 Speaker 1: coach one more Blake Martinez question. You know, he makes 180 00:08:53,559 --> 00:08:57,160 Speaker 1: an awful lot of tackles, but even he had said, 181 00:08:57,320 --> 00:08:59,280 Speaker 1: you know that in Green Bay he kind of felt 182 00:08:59,320 --> 00:09:01,480 Speaker 1: like a clean up guy. He wasn't making a lot 183 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:05,280 Speaker 1: of of impact plays. Are you guys asking him to 184 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:07,680 Speaker 1: come forward more and make more plays at the line 185 00:09:07,679 --> 00:09:10,040 Speaker 1: of scrimmage because it seems like for two games he's 186 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:12,600 Speaker 1: been doing some of that. Uh. Yeah, that was kind 187 00:09:12,600 --> 00:09:14,800 Speaker 1: of the point of Inphasus. You know, we we sit 188 00:09:14,880 --> 00:09:16,800 Speaker 1: down with our players at the end of the year 189 00:09:16,880 --> 00:09:18,720 Speaker 1: and then obviously when we first got here, and then 190 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:21,200 Speaker 1: when Blake came too the organization and you kind of 191 00:09:21,240 --> 00:09:22,920 Speaker 1: touch on some of the things you'd like for them 192 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:25,480 Speaker 1: to improve on. That was one of the things, you know, 193 00:09:25,640 --> 00:09:27,920 Speaker 1: is is obviously playing more with his hands and being 194 00:09:27,920 --> 00:09:31,560 Speaker 1: more physical, having more physical tackles where you know you're 195 00:09:31,600 --> 00:09:34,560 Speaker 1: getting knocked back, you know, or at least a stalemate 196 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:37,000 Speaker 1: on the tackles. So we've kind of put him in 197 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:39,720 Speaker 1: that position and he kind of under hopefully is understanding, 198 00:09:39,760 --> 00:09:41,400 Speaker 1: and it seems that he is, uh, you know, with 199 00:09:41,480 --> 00:09:44,160 Speaker 1: some of the plays that it's his job to basically 200 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:46,360 Speaker 1: be kind of, like you said, not the clean up guy, 201 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:49,439 Speaker 1: but the point of a contact, uh, and he's done 202 00:09:49,440 --> 00:09:50,400 Speaker 1: a really good job of that.