Speaker 1: It's act another good practice UH together again today, Uh,
Speaker 1: and we definitely gonna need it this week going against
Speaker 1: a good football team.
Speaker 2: UH. I would tell you first off, do not look
Speaker 2: at their record.
Speaker 3: Uh.
Speaker 1: These guys are pretty good and uh uh command the
Speaker 1: whole coaching staff and how they got these guys uh
Speaker 1: prepared each week and ready to play.
Speaker 2: Uh. You look at that talent level across the board.
Speaker 1: You know Kyl is back and we know uh he's
Speaker 1: he's a big play uh ready to happen in any moment.
Speaker 2: Connor is still running the ball extremely hard. Uh.
Speaker 1: Ron Dale Hollywood can take the top off at any time.
Speaker 1: They're doing a little bit more with Rondale putting him
Speaker 1: in the backfield. Uh, he's running the football well. Uh
Speaker 1: so uh in the offensive line is doing a great
Speaker 1: job protecting. So I've told the guys all week, you
Speaker 1: know we're gonna have to go earn this one. It's
Speaker 1: it's gonna be a definitely a a tough game, and
Speaker 1: I know we're gonna be up for the uh challenge.
Speaker 2: So with that, I'll take your questions.
Speaker 1: Kyler Urry's giving this defense some problems and sometimes during
Speaker 1: his career was the key to defending him.
Speaker 3: Uh.
Speaker 1: Again, I think it it's a it's a combination of
Speaker 1: of of a lot of things.
Speaker 2: Uh.
Speaker 1: Number one, we gotta be sound uh and our defensive
Speaker 1: responsibilities for us his own read you know, uh, not
Speaker 1: allowing him to be able to get outside the uh
Speaker 1: the pocket cause he's he's definitely gonna pull it uh.
Speaker 1: And then also his ability to be able to scramble
Speaker 1: and uh go make a big play.
Speaker 3: Uh.
Speaker 1: I think it's a little different than Jalen, uh than
Speaker 1: what we faced a couple of weeks ago, but it's
Speaker 1: still the same premise that we gotta make sure that
Speaker 1: we contain him.
Speaker 2: Uh.
Speaker 1: And once again, I think he's doing an excellent job
Speaker 1: going through his progression, trying to stay in the pocket,
Speaker 1: going through his different reads, and putting the ball where
Speaker 1: it needs to go.
Speaker 2: What's the biggest different you mentioned? It's it's different than
Speaker 2: defending Jalen. Uh.
Speaker 1: I I think you know, when he gets outside the pocket,
Speaker 1: he can run, he he can leave you, he can
Speaker 1: go buy you.
Speaker 3: Uh.
Speaker 1: So we gotta do a great job making sure we
Speaker 1: try to contain him. We felt different with Jalen, you know,
Speaker 1: forcing uh him outside and not allowing him to get
Speaker 1: up vertical inside those A and gaps and that we
Speaker 1: can you know, go get 'em.
Speaker 2: Calamara is totally different.
Speaker 3: You look at Kyler Murray previous to his injury and
Speaker 3: then now how much difference do you look at You
Speaker 3: look like the same guy.
Speaker 1: It looks like the same guy to me, you know,
Speaker 1: I I think now with technology and how these guys
Speaker 1: bounce back from acls and those things.
Speaker 2: Uh, he's still running well.
Speaker 3: Uh.
Speaker 1: Once again, I don't see any you know, lamp of
Speaker 1: uh a glitch in in his performance. So Uh, it's
Speaker 1: always a concern when you have these running quarterbacks. So
Speaker 1: we gotta do a great job by committee, you know,
Speaker 1: eleven guys getting to the football and making sure that
Speaker 1: you know, there's no exsumptions that he's down.
Speaker 4: Is your little first guy have a defensive tackle with
Speaker 4: which kind of your state of confidence.
Speaker 2: In in the back ups? There ah a lot of confidence.
Speaker 1: You look at what uh Ken law and and and
Speaker 1: Kevin has been doing given it s the last couple
Speaker 1: of weeks. Uh, very confident in their performance. Now they
Speaker 1: gonna play. Uh, We're not gonna put the onwings on them.
Speaker 1: It's gonna be critical that they do a great job
Speaker 1: inside penetrating and trying to play on their side of the
Speaker 1: line of scrimmage, but across the board, we all gotta
Speaker 1: step up.
Speaker 4: Even the first match up, they they went up tempo
Speaker 4: on you, I think in the first half, how did
Speaker 4: looking back at that, how'd you feel like your defense
Speaker 4: defended that?
Speaker 2: And do you expect that? Again?
Speaker 1: Uh, that's part of their you know, their offense, and
Speaker 1: we always gotta be ready for that, you know, and
Speaker 1: we just got to weather the storm. I think what
Speaker 1: happens in most of those type of situations. We gotta
Speaker 1: be be ready for what I consider, ah am a
Speaker 1: minimum package and the things that I'm trying to get
Speaker 1: done when they start up temp on because sometimes they
Speaker 1: get you back on your heels a little bit where
Speaker 1: you can't really do what you want. But we have
Speaker 1: a certain mellion that we like when they get up tempo.
Speaker 1: So that's what we gotta get too quickly.
Speaker 2: You used to be head coach down there.
Speaker 4: I'm just kind of what kind of emotions does that
Speaker 4: carry for you?
Speaker 2: None? None, yes, several times, so well we were beyond that. Uh.
Speaker 3: If uh, Drake green Law and Warner Berths are out,
Speaker 3: are you looking at maybe doing UH reveal de Winters.
Speaker 1: Well, you know, uh D is definitely up. He does
Speaker 1: a good job on special teams. I have total confidence
Speaker 1: if he has to go in there and play. You know,
Speaker 1: he's played apparently this year, particularly late in the game.
Speaker 1: So I got a lot of confidence in him. And
Speaker 1: we'll see exactly what's gonna transpire with Robert.
Speaker 3: I love progress so far since start the.
Speaker 1: Season with Robert YEA, Well, I I think you know,
Speaker 1: uh D, I've talked about him several uh occasions.
Speaker 2: I think he's gotten so much better.
Speaker 1: You know, I think Johnny has done a tremendous job
Speaker 1: and just the teaching and the progression that really him
Speaker 1: and jailing both uh and then I think, uh Robert
Speaker 1: has a bright future. You know, I really do so,
Speaker 1: cause Sarah's excited about him and the things that I
Speaker 1: see as well.
Speaker 2: So we got some.
Speaker 1: Good young talent, and you know, hopefully when they get
Speaker 1: in there, UH, the expectation doesn't change, they step up
Speaker 1: and perform.
Speaker 2: You see how to flavor Fells.
Speaker 1: He's smart. UH can play all three positions. You know,
Speaker 1: if anything happens with green Law, UH, we anticipate him
Speaker 1: playing this week, but if not, I have total confidence
Speaker 1: and Plank can go in there and get the job done.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I do.
Speaker 4: Yes, it's your player in Chailey, Graham, Steve what do
Speaker 4: a great de preseason? How's he progressed as the year
Speaker 4: has gone on? And what what do you see when
Speaker 4: you watch him?
Speaker 2: Uh? I see a lot of talent. I see a
Speaker 2: guy with lamp that can run.
Speaker 1: The one thing, uh that Jalen You have to remember
Speaker 1: when we got him, he was really a converted safety,
Speaker 1: you know, played well out in space.
Speaker 2: Uh.
Speaker 1: And it takes a while, not just within this defense,
Speaker 1: but as a whole just in the in the league
Speaker 1: trying to learn that position. And you can see the
Speaker 1: difference in d who actually played linebacker at TCU. He
Speaker 1: picks up things a little quicker and whatnot.
Speaker 2: Uh.
Speaker 1: So that's the difference in the progression. But I have,
Speaker 1: you know, total confidence in Jalen and how he's progressing
Speaker 1: the things that he's doing.
Speaker 3: Among your first messages this week, there.
Speaker 2: Are Yeah, I think it's you know, it started with
Speaker 2: uh Kyle.
Speaker 1: Kyle does a great job and setting the tone each
Speaker 1: week and and you know, paying the picture that we
Speaker 1: all need to see as players and coaches. So uh,
Speaker 1: and I just echoed that message. And and I see
Speaker 1: the same thing when we watch tape this. You know,
Speaker 1: I I don't even know what the record is. I
Speaker 1: don't really care. But they're a good football team. They
Speaker 1: better than what their record states.
Speaker 2: There's a lot of.
Speaker 3: Christ during the three game losing street out the team's
Speaker 3: winning and you're.
Speaker 1: Coaching the number one defense in the league and people
Speaker 1: don't have that much to say about you anymore.
Speaker 2: Does that use you? Nah? You know what? Man?
Speaker 1: I And like I told you guys before, you know,
Speaker 1: I'm a very small piece of this puzzle.
Speaker 2: Uh.
Speaker 1: I knew coming into this situation. Uh, when we didn't
Speaker 1: do well, I was gonna get blaming. And when we
Speaker 1: did good, we supposed to were at number one last year.
Speaker 1: So it is what it is.
Speaker 4: And you were DV Steve, and you know, DVS. What
Speaker 4: do you think a louter he's shown on special teams?
Speaker 4: Is he healthy now?
Speaker 2: Yeah?
Speaker 1: Yeah, l a lud Going back, I mentioned Jalen, I
Speaker 1: talked about UH Robert Bill and then uh D winners.
Speaker 1: Uh A lot of credit man to John John Lynch
Speaker 1: and the whole entire scouting department.
Speaker 2: UH.
Speaker 1: And I said this several times to the defensive staff. Man,
Speaker 1: I th I think we hit all our I picks
Speaker 1: on defense. Man, those guys gonna be great players for us, Lula,
Speaker 1: I hate he got hurt, but the way he's bounced back,
Speaker 1: you know. I I pointed out the the special teams
Speaker 1: play uh that he did against uh Seattle on uh
Speaker 1: Thanksgiving Day, basically you know, saving that touchdown and defense
Speaker 1: went out there and held him the three points.
Speaker 2: You know.
Speaker 1: But UH, just just his performance on special teams and
Speaker 1: his ability to come in and do some things on defense,
Speaker 1: I think he's gonna be.
Speaker 2: Well.
Speaker 3: What's yours on Jason Barrett so far? What's your testment
Speaker 3: on Jason Barrett so far?
Speaker 2: Uh?
Speaker 1: Love Jason Man, you know, never had the chance. I
Speaker 1: just missed him when I left San Diego. Uh, great player,
Speaker 1: even better human being.
Speaker 2: Uh. All the guys love him, you know.
Speaker 1: Uh he's one of the uh favors in the locker room,
Speaker 1: you know, with his relationships and being here before a
Speaker 1: great movement.
Speaker 2: Uh he's still moving well.
Speaker 3: Uh.
Speaker 1: I'm very confident that he's gonna be able to help
Speaker 1: us at some point, uh, rather inside or outside, and
Speaker 1: UH looking forward to get him on the fields, sometimes
Speaker 1: so thank you, guys,