1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:03,199 Speaker 1: We're getting said to be joined by the head coach 2 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:08,080 Speaker 1: of America's team, Mike McCarthy here on Sean and RJ 3 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:13,119 Speaker 1: every Friday at six thirty on DFW Sports station, and 4 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:16,799 Speaker 1: we have coach right now. Good morning, Mike. How are you, 5 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 1: Good morning Sean and r J. I'm doing fine, Coach. 6 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:25,440 Speaker 1: Did you grow up hating the Cleveland Browns in Pittsburgh? Well? Absolutely, 7 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:28,560 Speaker 1: that's that's that was part of the gig um. That 8 00:00:28,640 --> 00:00:31,080 Speaker 1: was a brutal you know, that was a big time 9 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:34,239 Speaker 1: rivalry back then, still is, but yeah, that was that 10 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 1: was part of growing up a Steeler fan. Did you 11 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:42,240 Speaker 1: hate Brian Cyper, Bernie Cosar, more Daccartia kids, first, the 12 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 1: Bernie Cosar Browns. Uh. I'd have to say clearly Brian Cype, 13 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:50,159 Speaker 1: just because you know I was that was, you know, 14 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:53,080 Speaker 1: in my prime years as a as a Steeler fan. 15 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 1: For some reason, Coach RJ thinks those uniforms are fantastic. 16 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:00,760 Speaker 1: I think they're the ugliest one in the league. He 17 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 1: also thinks Terry Bradshaw's overrated, would you agree. I don't 18 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:07,520 Speaker 1: know about the second one, though, you know, I just 19 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:10,040 Speaker 1: like my quarterback. Yeah, yeah, I just like my quarterbacks, 20 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:12,399 Speaker 1: there are a fewer interceptions to touchdowns, but that's just me. 21 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 1: Well it was a different error. I know. I don't 22 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 1: think it's even impair to compare quarterbacks from you know, 23 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 1: some of these errors end today. Coach, if you listened 24 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:25,360 Speaker 1: to him on judging quarterbacks for ten minutes, with his 25 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 1: war numbers and everything, you would never come back on 26 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:33,319 Speaker 1: this show. I'm sorry to watch those statistics. They can 27 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:36,800 Speaker 1: they can fool you. Coach, which one do you think 28 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:40,680 Speaker 1: is kind of overrated? And which which one of these 29 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:43,120 Speaker 1: new school stats do you really put a lot of 30 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:46,040 Speaker 1: weight into where where you know the media talks about 31 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:47,880 Speaker 1: him and it's a new way for fans that judge 32 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 1: the sport. Well, which which one do you think really matters? 33 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:53,000 Speaker 1: And which one do you think you know we kind 34 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:58,200 Speaker 1: of get fulled by? Um, I'm sure that's a great question. U. 35 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 1: I think the biggest thing I think the modern day 36 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 1: QBRS is a little more realistic one. You know, it's 37 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 1: a traditional quarterback pass. You know, passer rating is you know, 38 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:12,080 Speaker 1: it doesn't give any benefit to the mobile quarterback. You know, 39 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:14,959 Speaker 1: if you're quarterback rushers for ten touchdowns in a year 40 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 1: that I mean that that that's account. I mean, if 41 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 1: he's twenty five plus yards you know a game rushing, 42 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:23,080 Speaker 1: you know that that's a that's a different stress on 43 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:25,959 Speaker 1: the defense. So I think that you know that that 44 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:30,080 Speaker 1: that has improved the ranking of quarterbacks, you know, I 45 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 1: think that's you know, clearly one the one I've always 46 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 1: paid attention to is quarterback differential. I think that's a 47 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 1: very important statistic because it takes enough you know, the 48 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 1: factors the actual game that you're planning in the competition 49 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 1: of your schedule too. So and that's right. I think 50 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:49,920 Speaker 1: you have to watch when you're looking at league, watch 51 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 1: the stats, you know versus you know, the the opponents 52 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:55,680 Speaker 1: that you're competing against, because at the end of the day, 53 00:02:56,240 --> 00:02:59,120 Speaker 1: you know, we're all judged on wins and who you play, 54 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:02,280 Speaker 1: and you know the shape of the team. You're just 55 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 1: the shape of your team in the shape of the 56 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 1: team you're competing. Again, you know obviously factors and it's 57 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 1: you know, you don't see a lot of statistics on 58 00:03:08,919 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 1: that coach answer, Sorry about that. No, we love long answers. 59 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 1: I got into a bit of a Twitter spat or 60 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 1: spait however you want to say it. With Bucky Brooks 61 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 1: and Michael Lombardi this week who were kind of calling for, um, 62 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:29,639 Speaker 1: you guys to run the ball more, slow the offense down, 63 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:32,200 Speaker 1: protect the defense. And I know that's something that you 64 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:34,639 Speaker 1: didn't want to do last week going into Seattle game. 65 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 1: You didn't want to just slow the game down. Why 66 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 1: do you not agree with that philosophy? I don't agree 67 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:42,120 Speaker 1: that philosophy. Why do you agree or not agree with 68 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 1: that philosophy of slowing the game down to put the defense? 69 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 1: I think it's the one side of philosophy, no different 70 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 1: than just playing totally wide open on offenses on one 71 00:03:50,520 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 1: side of philosophy, or so I'm not I don't think 72 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:56,440 Speaker 1: you can coach to win games over the long run 73 00:03:56,640 --> 00:04:00,160 Speaker 1: just doing it one way. So, you know, we talk 74 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:02,760 Speaker 1: about approach to a game each and every week, so 75 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 1: you have a you know, you have a thought process 76 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 1: of how you want to play games. But you know, 77 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:10,520 Speaker 1: I think when you I mean, when you're north of 78 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:12,280 Speaker 1: thirty rush is a game. I don't know how people 79 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:16,479 Speaker 1: could even ever criticize your you know, your play calling, 80 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:18,600 Speaker 1: because you know what the thirty plus rush is a game? 81 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 1: Is its excellent. But you know, our our challenge has 82 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 1: been you know, frankly, if they're going again in statistics 83 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:28,280 Speaker 1: is time of ratios. You know, when you get in 84 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:31,240 Speaker 1: games where you're you know, your two scores three scores down, 85 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 1: I mean, obviously your past total is going to go up. 86 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:36,039 Speaker 1: I think we all recognize that. So that's why I 87 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:38,599 Speaker 1: think when you look at the three game stretch and 88 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:41,920 Speaker 1: you start making your evaluations, it's it's you know, it's 89 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:46,120 Speaker 1: obviously not clear of of really the direction most of 90 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:50,479 Speaker 1: the time of the team. You want to be Mike 91 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:53,280 Speaker 1: McCarthy every Friday with us here on the fan. Jerry 92 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:55,960 Speaker 1: came on Tuesday and we were talking about the secondary 93 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 1: and he seemed to say it was more about the 94 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:01,840 Speaker 1: xs and the o's and under standing your defensive concepts 95 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 1: than the Jimmy's and the joes. Would you agree with that, uh, coach, 96 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 1: And do you think we don't put enough weight into 97 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:13,080 Speaker 1: this crazy offseason and the different ways that you guys 98 00:05:13,080 --> 00:05:17,039 Speaker 1: had to implement new coaches and new schemes. Well, to me, 99 00:05:17,200 --> 00:05:23,720 Speaker 1: it's it's a given. I think anytime you know you're 100 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:27,320 Speaker 1: when you're taking when time on the field is limited, 101 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:30,360 Speaker 1: you know, I think it is a you know, transferred 102 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:32,480 Speaker 1: to transfers to game day. I mean, there's there's just 103 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:35,880 Speaker 1: no replacement for you know, the interactive and the you 104 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:38,600 Speaker 1: know in the timing and the efficiency that you're looking 105 00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:41,120 Speaker 1: for at full speed. I mean, it's frankly as why 106 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:44,480 Speaker 1: you know, I make such a big deal every Wednesday 107 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:46,680 Speaker 1: and Thursday and the team meetings how important you know 108 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:49,160 Speaker 1: the practices and just you know, just the emphasis and 109 00:05:49,440 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 1: every detail every play. You know, support group coaching players 110 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:57,600 Speaker 1: of the practice because it's the closest that we can 111 00:05:57,640 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 1: get to the game. And you know it sounds very 112 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:03,560 Speaker 1: in general, but it's it's the reality of this game 113 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:06,800 Speaker 1: and the ability that you know, practice fundamentals and stay 114 00:06:06,839 --> 00:06:10,320 Speaker 1: after that. You know, it's, uh, there's a lot of 115 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:14,320 Speaker 1: you know, all that time was for not so I 116 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:18,360 Speaker 1: think you have to be practical that you know, you're 117 00:06:18,360 --> 00:06:20,400 Speaker 1: probably not going to be where you're used to being 118 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:23,200 Speaker 1: at this time of year. But you know, you know 119 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:25,480 Speaker 1: there's a lot of teams are going through it, um 120 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:27,279 Speaker 1: you know, the first year staff and then the whole 121 00:06:27,320 --> 00:06:30,599 Speaker 1: league's going through not having the off seasons. So you know, 122 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:33,839 Speaker 1: it's just it's just part of this this crazy time 123 00:06:33,880 --> 00:06:36,719 Speaker 1: that we're in. Coach does this happen a lot, like 124 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:39,800 Speaker 1: how often to teams you find the coaches will overcomplicate 125 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:45,960 Speaker 1: schemes or situations and that really don't need to be overcomplicated. Oh, 126 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:48,040 Speaker 1: I hope what it happens every Sunday to the group 127 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:50,240 Speaker 1: that's across the field. I mean, frankly, that's you know, 128 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 1: I'll take that, but uh, it happens. You know, I 129 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:57,920 Speaker 1: think there's there's a lot of value and experience, uh, 130 00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:00,600 Speaker 1: particularly on game day, you know. And you know when 131 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:03,680 Speaker 1: you look at the way your your call a game, 132 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:05,800 Speaker 1: you know as an offensive play caller, you look at 133 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:08,200 Speaker 1: the way you handle adjustment store in the game as 134 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:11,000 Speaker 1: a head coach, and you think back to you know, 135 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:12,960 Speaker 1: how you did it, you know, ten, twelve or thirteen 136 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:16,720 Speaker 1: years ago. It's you know, it's it's different. So um, 137 00:07:16,760 --> 00:07:20,000 Speaker 1: but yeah, it's um, you know, I think it's very 138 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:23,720 Speaker 1: insightful question. And you know, but it, yes, it does 139 00:07:23,800 --> 00:07:27,680 Speaker 1: go on. Well I love hearing that. That's rare, but 140 00:07:27,720 --> 00:07:30,240 Speaker 1: we'll strow it out there. Yeah, every now and then. 141 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:31,520 Speaker 1: You know, you got to get a win in life, 142 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:33,120 Speaker 1: and I'm trying to get mine one at a time. 143 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:36,160 Speaker 1: Mike McCarthy Joiner is here one oh five three. The 144 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 1: fan is is there an update on Tyrn? Yes, you know, 145 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:42,320 Speaker 1: Tyre practice yesterday and um, you know, I haven't seen 146 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:45,200 Speaker 1: him yet this morning, so but you know, right now 147 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:48,720 Speaker 1: everything's on course to play, so we'll just you know, 148 00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 1: we'll see what today brings and tomorrow. Did you know 149 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 1: Zach would be good at right tackle? We've never seen 150 00:07:56,520 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 1: him there? Well, I mean that was part of the conversation, 151 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:01,440 Speaker 1: but I'm said I was going to be on sal 152 00:08:01,520 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 1: was surprised. I mean, you know, you know, Zach is 153 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:07,120 Speaker 1: everything you look for in a football player, you know, 154 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:10,080 Speaker 1: on the field, off the field, you know, his leadership 155 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:13,640 Speaker 1: and his approach, and you know, I thought the thing 156 00:08:13,640 --> 00:08:16,160 Speaker 1: I was most impressed with was, you know, particularly when 157 00:08:16,200 --> 00:08:19,080 Speaker 1: we got behind there, is to see his pass sets, 158 00:08:19,200 --> 00:08:21,040 Speaker 1: you know, just you know the detail of this vertical 159 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:23,800 Speaker 1: set and you know, especially for not having a lot 160 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 1: of reps out there. But yeah, I was. I was 161 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:28,720 Speaker 1: very pleased with the way he played. Coach. On paper, 162 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:31,440 Speaker 1: it looks like Cleveland is going to try to run 163 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:34,480 Speaker 1: the ball uh down y'all's throats is that the first 164 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:37,360 Speaker 1: thing on the white board? Stop the run and try 165 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:40,400 Speaker 1: to limit Nick Chubb, who may be playing you know, 166 00:08:40,440 --> 00:08:42,320 Speaker 1: the best football of any running back in the league. 167 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:45,120 Speaker 1: They have Hunt, They've invested in their offensive line to 168 00:08:45,200 --> 00:08:48,679 Speaker 1: improve that. Stefanski ran it against US a ton last year. 169 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:52,000 Speaker 1: It has stopped the run. Number one for you in 170 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:55,040 Speaker 1: this game right now. Well, it definitely is each and 171 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:58,240 Speaker 1: every week. I mean, there's there's never a game that 172 00:08:58,280 --> 00:09:00,600 Speaker 1: you don't talk about the run game, you know, as 173 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:03,960 Speaker 1: part of you know, your first or second objectives. So clearly, 174 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:06,800 Speaker 1: just with the strength of the way they're built, this 175 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:10,040 Speaker 1: is an extremely talented football team. Um you can. But 176 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:12,640 Speaker 1: you know they're in their first year also, so they're 177 00:09:12,640 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 1: going through you know, some changes, you know, Bill Callahan 178 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:19,160 Speaker 1: zero line coach. So it's not only are they it's 179 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:21,480 Speaker 1: not the fact that they're going to run. We fully 180 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:24,439 Speaker 1: anticipate they're going to emphasize the run, but I think 181 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:28,439 Speaker 1: we'll see some play action shots and things early just 182 00:09:28,480 --> 00:09:30,160 Speaker 1: that you know they're trying to get us to back up. 183 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:33,079 Speaker 1: That would be the anticipation. But they're going to run 184 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:35,360 Speaker 1: the football, you know, throughout the whole course of the game. 185 00:09:35,720 --> 00:09:38,720 Speaker 1: That's that's the way they're built. And um, you know, 186 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:41,080 Speaker 1: but they got dynamic players at the receivers, you know, 187 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:44,120 Speaker 1: and I think you know, the addition also the tight end, 188 00:09:44,600 --> 00:09:47,480 Speaker 1: you're looking at a talented perimeter group also to compliment 189 00:09:47,559 --> 00:09:50,720 Speaker 1: their run game. Coach, this is uh, you know, this 190 00:09:50,840 --> 00:09:52,800 Speaker 1: is something that we've talked about for a number of years. 191 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:55,719 Speaker 1: It's probably totally we're probably totally overblow it. But you know, 192 00:09:55,840 --> 00:09:58,600 Speaker 1: Kansas City's thought of as a high powered offense passing team. 193 00:09:59,040 --> 00:10:00,880 Speaker 1: The other teams are run first teams. What do you 194 00:10:00,920 --> 00:10:04,199 Speaker 1: think the identity of this team would be? Talk about 195 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:10,960 Speaker 1: my team or Browns? No, no, you're yeah, you're the Cowboys. Cowboys. Okay, yeah, 196 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:13,240 Speaker 1: well right right now. We want to be you know, 197 00:10:13,320 --> 00:10:16,240 Speaker 1: as as balanced as we can. And you know, the 198 00:10:16,320 --> 00:10:18,960 Speaker 1: balance isn't always buy numbers, but it's you know, it's 199 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:21,880 Speaker 1: it also comes down too who you're playing against. You know, 200 00:10:21,920 --> 00:10:23,480 Speaker 1: you have to have the ability you know, as the 201 00:10:23,559 --> 00:10:26,560 Speaker 1: Seattle Seattle load it up to they clearly went into 202 00:10:26,600 --> 00:10:30,240 Speaker 1: the game or to focus on stopping Zeke and you 203 00:10:30,280 --> 00:10:32,280 Speaker 1: know you have the ability to get the ball outside 204 00:10:32,280 --> 00:10:34,640 Speaker 1: and also find different ways to get the ball to 205 00:10:34,640 --> 00:10:37,360 Speaker 1: to Zeke. So I mean that's you know, to me, 206 00:10:37,400 --> 00:10:39,320 Speaker 1: we want to be aggressive on offense because we want 207 00:10:39,320 --> 00:10:41,400 Speaker 1: to I look for the biggest thing I look for 208 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:44,959 Speaker 1: offensively is ball distribution. You know. Defensively, you know, we 209 00:10:45,400 --> 00:10:47,200 Speaker 1: want to we want to stop stuff to run in 210 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:49,520 Speaker 1: and we want to you know when we haven't. We 211 00:10:49,520 --> 00:10:51,920 Speaker 1: haven't done it quite yet, you know, throughout the total 212 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:53,960 Speaker 1: course of the game. But you know, we want to 213 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:56,319 Speaker 1: get in positions where you know, our pass for us 214 00:10:56,360 --> 00:10:58,880 Speaker 1: can pin their heirs back and get gone. You know, 215 00:10:58,920 --> 00:11:00,920 Speaker 1: we haven't. We haven't played with to lead a whole 216 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:04,720 Speaker 1: lot this year. So you know that's ideally, which is 217 00:11:04,760 --> 00:11:06,599 Speaker 1: the identity we'd like to put. You know, we'd like 218 00:11:06,640 --> 00:11:09,640 Speaker 1: to play our strengths on on our football team and 219 00:11:09,840 --> 00:11:13,320 Speaker 1: you know, and I like to progress of our special teams. 220 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:17,160 Speaker 1: You know, by design, we wanted to be over aggressive early. 221 00:11:17,720 --> 00:11:19,760 Speaker 1: You know that was part of you know, the plan 222 00:11:19,880 --> 00:11:22,760 Speaker 1: for um, you know, John and I as far as 223 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:25,160 Speaker 1: the approach to the season, and you know we clearly 224 00:11:25,160 --> 00:11:27,240 Speaker 1: did that in the first couple of games. So you know, 225 00:11:27,280 --> 00:11:29,160 Speaker 1: it's it's nice to see our guys you know, settle 226 00:11:29,240 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 1: in and and uh, we know we need to have 227 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:34,839 Speaker 1: a you know, a big game Sunday, but I think 228 00:11:34,880 --> 00:11:36,800 Speaker 1: so far we've had a good week on special teams, 229 00:11:36,800 --> 00:11:38,679 Speaker 1: so because we you know, we had we had some 230 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:42,760 Speaker 1: tough moments up there in Seattle. That was that's a 231 00:11:42,760 --> 00:11:45,520 Speaker 1: pretty interesting comment. Why did you want to purposely be 232 00:11:45,720 --> 00:11:49,440 Speaker 1: over aggressive early with special teams? Can't go that deep. 233 00:11:50,240 --> 00:11:52,360 Speaker 1: I can go that deep on that one. But there's 234 00:11:52,360 --> 00:11:56,320 Speaker 1: a reason. What is the first play you're supposed to go? 235 00:11:56,440 --> 00:11:59,160 Speaker 1: The follow up question? Isn't it I'm trying to Yeah, 236 00:11:59,160 --> 00:12:01,600 Speaker 1: I got you. If you couldn't, I got you. You 237 00:12:01,640 --> 00:12:04,120 Speaker 1: couldn't go deep on that. What's gonna be the opening 238 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:08,040 Speaker 1: play call Sunday opening play call? Yeah, well, we're gonna 239 00:12:08,080 --> 00:12:12,800 Speaker 1: be on defense, probably because easy defer. Okay, we're gonna blitz. 240 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:15,679 Speaker 1: We gotta forty two dog it, We're gonna bear on. 241 00:12:16,679 --> 00:12:18,640 Speaker 1: No one's gonna be coming in here about fifteen minutes. 242 00:12:18,640 --> 00:12:22,839 Speaker 1: She's just your idea. I'll sell it to you. Think 243 00:12:22,880 --> 00:12:34,280 Speaker 1: of lineage. Your blitz can't go on, he said, said, 244 00:12:34,400 --> 00:12:40,000 Speaker 1: go on defense. Listen, Jesus, Well thanks for the conference. Yeah, well, 245 00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:41,880 Speaker 1: Cleveland's to run it. Do you want to do you 246 00:12:41,880 --> 00:12:43,760 Speaker 1: want to stop the run or not? They're gonna run it. 247 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:48,080 Speaker 1: You're gonna go go line defense? Um? All right? Uh, 248 00:12:48,200 --> 00:12:52,200 Speaker 1: last week, coach, you inadvertently gave me a homework assignment 249 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:57,640 Speaker 1: when we were talking about the status of DeMarcus Tank Lawrence. Yeah, 250 00:12:57,800 --> 00:13:00,240 Speaker 1: that's a that's a great nickname. By the way, did 251 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:04,280 Speaker 1: you tell him that you didn't know what the nickname was? No? 252 00:13:04,559 --> 00:13:08,760 Speaker 1: I didn't. It's a little busy this week, okay, a 253 00:13:08,800 --> 00:13:12,400 Speaker 1: little bit. All right, here's the clip for the homework 254 00:13:12,400 --> 00:13:22,560 Speaker 1: assignment for the callback, Troy hid it and thank Who's tank? Oh? 255 00:13:22,640 --> 00:13:27,680 Speaker 1: DeMarcus Lawrence? Oh? Wow? Is that his nickname? Coach? Come on, 256 00:13:30,480 --> 00:13:33,880 Speaker 1: you know, I don't where I come from, everybody has 257 00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:37,800 Speaker 1: two nicknames. I get it were yours. That's that's not 258 00:13:37,880 --> 00:13:43,280 Speaker 1: the point. So I mean his nickname was thank Okay, 259 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:49,360 Speaker 1: all right, Mike, before we let you go, I did 260 00:13:49,400 --> 00:13:53,440 Speaker 1: some exhaustive homework and made phone calls and tweets and texts, 261 00:13:53,480 --> 00:13:56,559 Speaker 1: and I think I have one of the nicknames. Are 262 00:13:56,559 --> 00:14:03,200 Speaker 1: you ready for it? Go for it? Honky from the Run? Wow? 263 00:14:03,520 --> 00:14:07,640 Speaker 1: That's good? Is that is that one of them? Well? 264 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:11,280 Speaker 1: It wasn't to me specifically, but yes, I was. I 265 00:14:11,360 --> 00:14:14,679 Speaker 1: was definitely considered My father was considered a honey from 266 00:14:14,679 --> 00:14:20,440 Speaker 1: the run. And what does that mean? Czechois Slavakian? Uh, 267 00:14:20,480 --> 00:14:24,760 Speaker 1: you know, it's a nickname for Uh Czechlis Slavakians, and 268 00:14:25,320 --> 00:14:28,960 Speaker 1: the run is a is the lower is the part 269 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:32,840 Speaker 1: of our neighborhood. It's called down the run. It's Uh. 270 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:36,880 Speaker 1: In the many, many years ago, the portion of land 271 00:14:37,480 --> 00:14:40,440 Speaker 1: where where the neighborhood sits was was called four mile run. 272 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:43,520 Speaker 1: Um I think it was. Maybe it may have been 273 00:14:43,520 --> 00:14:47,400 Speaker 1: a farm back in the old old days, and um, 274 00:14:47,440 --> 00:14:50,520 Speaker 1: so they always considered that that part of the neighborhood, 275 00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:53,760 Speaker 1: the run, down the run. That's actually where my father, 276 00:14:53,840 --> 00:14:56,120 Speaker 1: That's where my father's bar was. It was down the run, 277 00:14:56,920 --> 00:14:59,520 Speaker 1: my father on the bar in Pittsburgh. Excuse me? Are you? 278 00:14:59,640 --> 00:15:03,280 Speaker 1: Are you? I pressed? Yes, I'm actually gonna get off 279 00:15:03,280 --> 00:15:05,280 Speaker 1: the phone right now and call back to Pittsburgh and 280 00:15:05,440 --> 00:15:09,760 Speaker 1: find out who the hell's talking about here. Yeah, we'll 281 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:11,960 Speaker 1: do it before we find out the second one. Three 282 00:15:12,040 --> 00:15:16,760 Speaker 1: for three. The conversion rate for Mike McCarthy fantastic. Every 283 00:15:16,760 --> 00:15:19,560 Speaker 1: Friday here on the Home of America's Team Coach. Thank you, 284 00:15:19,600 --> 00:15:24,080 Speaker 1: stay safe, good luck on Sunday, Hunky Hunky, thank you everything.