1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:04,600 Speaker 1: Bob's here, how are you doing? Good to see what 2 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:13,040 Speaker 1: you guys this year's past. Yet he's very dependable. I 3 00:00:13,039 --> 00:00:14,760 Speaker 1: think if you're in the game as a pass catcher, 4 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:16,480 Speaker 1: you have to also be in there as a as 5 00:00:16,480 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 1: a blitz protector. Uh, I don't if you If you're 6 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:21,280 Speaker 1: if all you can do is go in there and 7 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:24,680 Speaker 1: release into the patterns. It's hard to hide that from 8 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:28,639 Speaker 1: the defense. So I think his ability to block blitzes 9 00:00:28,720 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 1: and protect the quarterback has allowed him to, you know, 10 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:37,319 Speaker 1: play a role as a pass catcher. And I think 11 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:41,320 Speaker 1: he's improved, you know, significantly in both of those areas, 12 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:45,040 Speaker 1: you know, over the course of his career. So he's 13 00:00:45,080 --> 00:00:49,199 Speaker 1: got a broad route tree, really good hands, and a 14 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 1: really good understanding of what to do to help the 15 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 1: quarterback and be friendly to him. So just not a 16 00:00:55,640 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 1: lot that I wouldn't say complimentary about Mandree in the passing. 17 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:06,120 Speaker 2: Game chared here, And also what did you like about him? 18 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:13,520 Speaker 1: Smart? Accurate, you know, great human being, you know, worked hard, 19 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 1: great teammate, you know, just hadn't had an opportunity, you know, 20 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:21,319 Speaker 1: based on the situations and those kind of things. So 21 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:25,120 Speaker 1: but no, I just enjoyed working with him. Enjoyed my 22 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:29,200 Speaker 1: time with him, you know, and I'm sure he'll be 23 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:31,679 Speaker 1: ready to go this week for sure. Sean mentioned this 24 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 1: week he studies. Sean mentioned study some of your film, 25 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 1: you know, offseason studies and such. 26 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:38,280 Speaker 3: I'm curious, you guys have. 27 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 2: Been around the Leaf forever. Is there anything about. 28 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:43,040 Speaker 3: His play calling or in formationally or any about his 29 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 3: offense that you've taken or use as part of your system. 30 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 1: Definitely, you know, I think we all admire the guys 31 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:57,080 Speaker 1: that do it the best and try to whether you 32 00:01:57,080 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: want to call it steal or learn, pick a winner. 33 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 1: So I've been watching Shawn's tape as long as it 34 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 1: as long as I've been you know, coaching offense. So 35 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:13,360 Speaker 1: you know, I think he's been one of the premier 36 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:16,640 Speaker 1: coaches in the National Football League period, not just on offense, 37 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 1: but for a long long time. And so you know, yeah, 38 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:24,480 Speaker 1: I've you know, going back to one Drew had Drew 39 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:27,080 Speaker 1: and and all the different things they used to do. Uh, 40 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:30,600 Speaker 1: it was always fun to have an opportunity to watch 41 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:32,320 Speaker 1: those guys operate because they did it at such a 42 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:36,360 Speaker 1: high level. So not shocking that that we would be 43 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:37,640 Speaker 1: playing Shawn's team this week. 44 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:41,359 Speaker 2: Pretty much yesterday is. Yet sometimes operation not being interested 45 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:45,760 Speaker 2: page turnovers, there's situations where something might look like it's 46 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:48,079 Speaker 2: Drake's fault for a turnover and might wind up be. 47 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:49,120 Speaker 3: Something completely different. 48 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:55,959 Speaker 1: Uh. Certainly that doesn't mean that that's what happened in 49 00:02:56,360 --> 00:03:01,000 Speaker 1: one case or another. But I think turnovers are everybody 50 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:03,360 Speaker 1: always focuses on the one person that touched it last. 51 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:08,680 Speaker 1: A lot of times turnovers have more of a team 52 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:13,360 Speaker 1: complexion to it than what you know, you may understand 53 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:17,240 Speaker 1: just with the naked eye, whether that be protection or 54 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:21,080 Speaker 1: somebody finish in a play, or the route concept and 55 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:24,480 Speaker 1: what they saw together in terms of trying to you know, 56 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:27,600 Speaker 1: throw the ball accurately and well, so there's a lot 57 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:30,960 Speaker 1: of things that go into it, you know, I'd say, 58 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:34,040 Speaker 1: no matter what we want to talk about, uh, we 59 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 1: need to do it a little better than what we've 60 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:40,200 Speaker 1: done in a few games recently, and certainly it's been 61 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 1: a big thing when we've won this year. We've really 62 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 1: tried to focus on making sure that we take care 63 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 1: of the football and absolutely going to be paramount this weekend. 64 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 3: Denver to play with a calculated aggression, but when he 65 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:54,120 Speaker 3: does take his shots and really pros in the back windows. 66 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 3: How much of that is kind of a natural doesn't 67 00:03:57,280 --> 00:03:59,440 Speaker 3: really throw in the back windows, takes of shots. How 68 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 3: much of that is maybe natural ability, and how much 69 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 3: of that is something that kind of work on to 70 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:04,960 Speaker 3: practice and maybe something to grow in. 71 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:07,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think I think his ability to throw the 72 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:09,760 Speaker 1: ball downfield is you can attribute a lot of that 73 00:04:09,880 --> 00:04:13,400 Speaker 1: and most of it to his natural ability, you know. 74 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:16,720 Speaker 1: I think, you know, it's just when you're trying to 75 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:20,320 Speaker 1: be aggressive in this game against these teams that we're 76 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 1: playing against. Now, you know, you you better be calculated 77 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:29,600 Speaker 1: because you're usually throwing against good, good players, against good 78 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:32,920 Speaker 1: scheme coaches that are trying to discourage you from doing it. 79 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:36,680 Speaker 1: So it's going to be important to really identify what 80 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:39,320 Speaker 1: you're dealing with when the ball is snapped, you know, 81 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:41,280 Speaker 1: because a lot of times you're not going to see 82 00:04:41,320 --> 00:04:43,239 Speaker 1: the truth until you have the ball in your hands. 83 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:45,919 Speaker 1: And then once they you know, go ahead and start 84 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 1: to play the coverage. Once the ball's been snapped. Now 85 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:50,839 Speaker 1: you've got to make good decisions about you know, is 86 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:53,400 Speaker 1: this a good opportunity for us or am I you know, 87 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 1: wasting a play or it's a low percentage play. So 88 00:04:57,279 --> 00:04:58,839 Speaker 1: I think he's done a nice job of that all year. 89 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:02,520 Speaker 1: You know. Hopefully we'll have some opportunities this week to 90 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:04,680 Speaker 1: make some explosives and do those kind of things too. 91 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:08,320 Speaker 1: We'll see, but yeah, he's definitely gonna have to be 92 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 1: disciplined this week when. 93 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:17,320 Speaker 2: He's seemingly risen. I'm sorry, he's seemingly risen to every 94 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:19,800 Speaker 2: challenge this year as the games have gotten bigger. So 95 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:22,159 Speaker 2: in that sense, can you put this game in perspective? 96 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:24,040 Speaker 2: And what are you expecting from him someday? 97 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 1: I'm expecting him to play well. I've expected him to 98 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 1: play well all year and he hasn't let us down. 99 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:37,479 Speaker 1: You know, I think you realize these games are not 100 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:43,760 Speaker 1: gonna go just one direction. It's like a great boxing match. 101 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:46,520 Speaker 1: You know, I don't think either guy leaves the ring 102 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:48,120 Speaker 1: at the end of the fight if it's a twelve 103 00:05:48,200 --> 00:05:51,599 Speaker 1: round split decision where one of them thinks they really 104 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:55,640 Speaker 1: got the better of the other. You know, when you're 105 00:05:55,640 --> 00:05:58,240 Speaker 1: playing in the playoffs against the best players, the best coaches, 106 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 1: the best teams at this time time of the year 107 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:03,000 Speaker 1: that are playing their best, which is really what this 108 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:06,400 Speaker 1: is all about. You know, there's gonna be some plays 109 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:09,760 Speaker 1: in the game that you got to live through and survive, 110 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:11,839 Speaker 1: and you've got to come back and play your best 111 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:14,039 Speaker 1: football as the game goes on and make enough plays 112 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:18,280 Speaker 1: to win, which is all that matters. And so he's 113 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:21,320 Speaker 1: prepared the same way he's prepared every week this year. 114 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:24,880 Speaker 1: I know he'll be ready to go. And you know, 115 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:26,680 Speaker 1: we expect all our guys to go out there and 116 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:27,080 Speaker 1: play well. 117 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 2: But in a while, since you've talked to us in 118 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:32,120 Speaker 2: front of an AFC championship step and repeat there, what 119 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:33,960 Speaker 2: does it mean just to lead a group of guys 120 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:35,720 Speaker 2: into this stage again. 121 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:41,120 Speaker 1: It's what we do it for. This is the you know, 122 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:44,800 Speaker 1: this is the reason that we work hard. And obviously 123 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 1: it's exciting for the organization. It's exciting for everybody that's 124 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:50,799 Speaker 1: a part of the organization. There's a lot of people 125 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:54,359 Speaker 1: that put a lot into this and to still be 126 00:06:54,480 --> 00:06:56,839 Speaker 1: playing and be one of the four that are left, 127 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:01,839 Speaker 1: it's an honor and it's it's an opportunity that you 128 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:05,599 Speaker 1: shouldn't take lightly because you never know when you're going 129 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:08,159 Speaker 1: to get it again, you know, and and you've earned 130 00:07:08,160 --> 00:07:11,080 Speaker 1: it if you're here and you can do everything you 131 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:13,280 Speaker 1: can between now and kick off and the finish of 132 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:16,960 Speaker 1: the game to see if you can't you know, give 133 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:19,960 Speaker 1: yourself the best opportunity to win. So it's a great 134 00:07:19,960 --> 00:07:22,280 Speaker 1: opportunity for us. Excited to be a part of it 135 00:07:22,320 --> 00:07:25,600 Speaker 1: and look forward to compete on Sunday. 136 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:28,600 Speaker 2: Knowing Denver and what it's like to play on both sides, 137 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 2: things with the crowd and the way the Brockets anticipate 138 00:07:31,600 --> 00:07:34,360 Speaker 2: the staff count so forth. Besides using just the siding snapcout, 139 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:36,760 Speaker 2: what are the keys to kind of rap it? But 140 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 2: that disadvantage. 141 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:42,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, if you play, if you play well and you know, 142 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:46,280 Speaker 1: you make positive plays, you know you can you can 143 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:49,120 Speaker 1: kind of minimize some of it. You're never going to 144 00:07:49,160 --> 00:07:52,320 Speaker 1: take it away, you know, unless you're really out in front, 145 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:55,200 Speaker 1: you know. So I think it's just more of an 146 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:58,280 Speaker 1: accepting what you're going to deal with the entire afternoon, 147 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:02,640 Speaker 1: which is a great atmosphere, incredible fan base is going 148 00:08:02,680 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 1: to make the you know it make it hard on 149 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:07,920 Speaker 1: the opposing offense. So you know, our communication is going 150 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:11,520 Speaker 1: to be important. Everything we do leading up to each 151 00:08:11,560 --> 00:08:15,280 Speaker 1: play is going to be vital and critical to having success. 152 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:18,760 Speaker 1: And the better we do, the less you deal with it, 153 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:22,560 Speaker 1: you know. And so we understand that, and obviously there 154 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:24,560 Speaker 1: this is an incredible unit that we're getting ready to 155 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:27,960 Speaker 1: play against, and so they'll have something to say with 156 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:31,440 Speaker 1: you know, with regard to that too, So you know, 157 00:08:31,640 --> 00:08:33,560 Speaker 1: just no shortcuts to it. Got to deal with it 158 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:36,840 Speaker 1: on every play, you know, our communication, our operation, the 159 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:39,200 Speaker 1: pace that we go at so that you're not fighting 160 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:43,320 Speaker 1: it late. That'd be important for us too. But we've 161 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:46,160 Speaker 1: we've dealt with it decent throughout the course of the 162 00:08:46,200 --> 00:08:49,200 Speaker 1: year and we're certainly going to need to deal with 163 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:49,640 Speaker 1: it well on. 164 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:54,679 Speaker 2: Sunday, you know, we're talking about to have a regal 165 00:08:54,760 --> 00:08:57,280 Speaker 2: questions and so that's what he's the guys got he. 166 00:08:59,679 --> 00:09:03,559 Speaker 1: EXPERI yeah, I think you know, it's again it's never 167 00:09:03,559 --> 00:09:06,040 Speaker 1: a straight line, you know what I mean. And I 168 00:09:06,080 --> 00:09:08,280 Speaker 1: think Will's you know, we have a lot of young 169 00:09:08,320 --> 00:09:10,880 Speaker 1: players that are playing, and they're a lot. I think 170 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:14,480 Speaker 1: there's a lot that's been learned over the last two 171 00:09:14,520 --> 00:09:17,760 Speaker 1: games by a lot of people, and that's a good thing. 172 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:19,880 Speaker 1: You know, you're never going to go into the playoffs 173 00:09:19,880 --> 00:09:22,680 Speaker 1: as a young player and just like you know, dominate 174 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:25,280 Speaker 1: your matchup the entire time. And that's it's really difficult 175 00:09:25,280 --> 00:09:28,720 Speaker 1: to imagine. So I think, you know, between Drake and 176 00:09:28,760 --> 00:09:32,280 Speaker 1: Treveon and Jared and Will and Kyle, and you know, 177 00:09:32,280 --> 00:09:34,320 Speaker 1: there's I'm sure there's guys on defense that you know 178 00:09:34,400 --> 00:09:37,600 Speaker 1: have learned a lot too. You're playing against really good players, 179 00:09:37,679 --> 00:09:40,560 Speaker 1: you're playing against really good coaches, you know, and there's 180 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:42,520 Speaker 1: gonna be some ups and downs in the game that 181 00:09:43,040 --> 00:09:47,719 Speaker 1: you have to persevere through, and that's the nature of 182 00:09:47,760 --> 00:09:51,800 Speaker 1: the National Football League in the postseason. So I'm encouraged 183 00:09:51,840 --> 00:09:54,480 Speaker 1: by the way all of our guys have taken these 184 00:09:54,559 --> 00:09:58,920 Speaker 1: experiences and tried to benefit from them and improve so 185 00:09:58,960 --> 00:10:00,360 Speaker 1: that we might be able to play at her this 186 00:10:00,440 --> 00:10:06,400 Speaker 1: week and beyond. So encouraged love the way he's responded. 187 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:09,560 Speaker 1: And again there's there's always gonna be some plays that 188 00:10:09,600 --> 00:10:11,320 Speaker 1: you wish you did a little bit better here and there, 189 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:14,560 Speaker 1: but that's across the board, you know. So you know, 190 00:10:14,559 --> 00:10:18,400 Speaker 1: I'm excited to watch him plan Sunday. 191 00:10:18,880 --> 00:10:21,200 Speaker 3: Defense that's done such a great job of getting after 192 00:10:21,240 --> 00:10:25,360 Speaker 3: the quarterback this year. How do you balance helping your 193 00:10:25,400 --> 00:10:27,600 Speaker 3: offensive lineman in certain. 194 00:10:27,320 --> 00:10:30,120 Speaker 2: Situations versus getting guys out to the route. 195 00:10:30,400 --> 00:10:33,520 Speaker 1: Is there a priority for you? I don't think there's 196 00:10:33,559 --> 00:10:36,480 Speaker 1: one way to do it. Phil, I really don't. You're 197 00:10:36,520 --> 00:10:40,480 Speaker 1: gonna have to. There's some times where you know, we 198 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:43,959 Speaker 1: we're gonna have to do those kind of things where 199 00:10:44,040 --> 00:10:46,240 Speaker 1: get him out in the pattern and you know, everybody's 200 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:48,199 Speaker 1: going to do their job and block the people that 201 00:10:48,280 --> 00:10:51,240 Speaker 1: they're responsible to block, you know, and there's gonna be 202 00:10:51,280 --> 00:10:53,920 Speaker 1: other times where you know the scheme is somewhat of 203 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:56,760 Speaker 1: a you know, you assist with it, you know, to 204 00:10:56,840 --> 00:10:59,680 Speaker 1: some degree. So I don't think playing this defense and 205 00:10:59,720 --> 00:11:02,720 Speaker 1: living and one thing is really gonna be the way 206 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:04,640 Speaker 1: to go and think it's been difficult to watch people 207 00:11:04,679 --> 00:11:06,280 Speaker 1: try to do that, you know, when they've done it 208 00:11:06,920 --> 00:11:09,200 Speaker 1: intermittently throughout the course of a game or this season 209 00:11:09,240 --> 00:11:14,400 Speaker 1: at all. You know, it's it's good defenses, uh are 210 00:11:14,440 --> 00:11:17,800 Speaker 1: tough to to to strain together ten twelve plays against. 211 00:11:17,800 --> 00:11:20,920 Speaker 1: That's why they're good. So we're gonna have to keep 212 00:11:21,040 --> 00:11:22,439 Speaker 1: you know, keep it moving. We're gonna have to try 213 00:11:22,480 --> 00:11:25,000 Speaker 1: to stay balanced and productive when we do both things. 214 00:11:26,040 --> 00:11:28,040 Speaker 1: And if we do that and you can try to 215 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:32,200 Speaker 1: you know, minimize the you know, then the significance of 216 00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:34,240 Speaker 1: third and longs and those kinds of things as you 217 00:11:34,280 --> 00:11:37,480 Speaker 1: go through the course of the game. So you know, 218 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:39,880 Speaker 1: there there. There's will be a lot of punches thrown 219 00:11:39,920 --> 00:11:41,400 Speaker 1: on Sunday in a good way. I don't mean that, 220 00:11:41,440 --> 00:11:44,480 Speaker 1: I mean that metaphorically. You know, we'll probably take a 221 00:11:44,480 --> 00:11:46,719 Speaker 1: few and and hopefully we give, you know, one more 222 00:11:46,760 --> 00:11:49,480 Speaker 1: than they give. So you know, we've got to keep it, 223 00:11:49,720 --> 00:11:51,800 Speaker 1: keep it moving, be productive with a lot of different 224 00:11:51,800 --> 00:11:54,600 Speaker 1: things that we do, and we know we're gonna need 225 00:11:54,679 --> 00:11:56,680 Speaker 1: our best performance. You know, this is as good a 226 00:11:56,760 --> 00:11:58,520 Speaker 1: unit as we've played. And that's saying a lot because 227 00:11:58,520 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 1: we played some really good ones recently, but this team 228 00:12:01,480 --> 00:12:03,920 Speaker 1: is right up there with them. Thank you.