WEBVTT - Smith, Stanley & Others: Ravens Press Conferences 10/3/24 0:00:03.040 --> 0:00:05.240 We went to the Ravens Press Pass podcast. The Ravens 0:00:05.240 --> 0:00:08.360 are gearing up for a Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Today, 0:00:08.400 --> 0:00:09.920 we had a chance to hear from the coordinators, so 0:00:10.000 --> 0:00:12.680 let's kick it off. The special teams coordinator Chris. 0:00:12.520 --> 0:00:20.439 Horton, Good to see you guys today. It's been a 0:00:20.480 --> 0:00:20.880 good week. 0:00:21.079 --> 0:00:23.799 I think our guys came out, you know, the last 0:00:23.800 --> 0:00:26.960 two days really put in some good work and really 0:00:27.000 --> 0:00:28.520 that's what we're focusing on. We know we got a 0:00:28.560 --> 0:00:31.600 division game. We know it's gonna be it's gonna be 0:00:31.640 --> 0:00:34.080 a physical one. Every time we get a chance to 0:00:34.120 --> 0:00:38.320 play Cincinnati and Darren and that special teams group, we 0:00:38.400 --> 0:00:40.159 know that we got to come out and we got 0:00:40.200 --> 0:00:42.080 to play our best game. We got to make sure 0:00:42.120 --> 0:00:44.280 that that we try to be as perfect as we 0:00:44.320 --> 0:00:47.600 possibly can because we understand what type of special teams 0:00:47.600 --> 0:00:50.800 this unit, this uh that we're gonna face questions. 0:00:51.040 --> 0:00:53.199 Yeah, he touched on like Darren Simon has been there 0:00:53.560 --> 0:00:54.560 it seems like forever now. 0:00:55.400 --> 0:00:58.000 Is there a familiarity though when when you're playing kind 0:00:58.000 --> 0:00:59.120 of his special teams group? 0:00:59.520 --> 0:00:59.640 Uh? 0:01:00.120 --> 0:01:00.720 Really is? You know? 0:01:01.080 --> 0:01:04.479 I think this season makes Darren's a twenty twenty second season, 0:01:04.560 --> 0:01:06.720 so he has, He's played the Ravens a lot, and 0:01:06.760 --> 0:01:09.520 I think when when when two teams play each other 0:01:09.520 --> 0:01:12.479 twice a year, you know, you kind of get familiar with, uh, 0:01:12.520 --> 0:01:14.800 with each other, and and and and really what it 0:01:14.800 --> 0:01:17.280 comes down to it it's gonna come down to execution. 0:01:17.520 --> 0:01:19.760 It's gonna come down which group's gonna execute the best. 0:01:19.800 --> 0:01:22.440 Because I don't think there's gonna be something that that 0:01:22.440 --> 0:01:24.679 that they're gonna do that we haven't seen, you know, 0:01:25.280 --> 0:01:27.759 So I think for our guys, just come out there, 0:01:27.959 --> 0:01:30.000 let's work, let's get better, and let's really just focus 0:01:30.000 --> 0:01:31.640 on us and really executing our place. 0:01:33.480 --> 0:01:36.679 Uh Rashid tis needed to return today. Obviously he was 0:01:36.720 --> 0:01:39.120 pretty involved with you guys on the special teams in 0:01:39.160 --> 0:01:42.639 the preseason. Just when he is activated, you know this season, 0:01:42.959 --> 0:01:44.280 do you feel like he is kind of close to 0:01:44.280 --> 0:01:46.200 being able to contribute to to your guys units. 0:01:46.480 --> 0:01:48.680 You know, I do think when that time, when that 0:01:48.720 --> 0:01:51.320 time comes, uh, you know, we'll we'll definitely have a 0:01:51.400 --> 0:01:51.960 role for him. 0:01:52.120 --> 0:01:52.200 Uh. 0:01:52.440 --> 0:01:54.360 I thought what he did in the preseason for us 0:01:54.560 --> 0:01:57.160 was was really good. He was going, he was trending 0:01:57.200 --> 0:01:59.160 in the in the right direction and it's our job, 0:01:59.600 --> 0:02:01.720 uh when it's when his time comes to get him 0:02:01.760 --> 0:02:03.520 out there and uh and get him ready to go, 0:02:03.760 --> 0:02:06.560 get him ready, get him ready playing raven special teams football. 0:02:06.560 --> 0:02:08.680 And I think, uh, he's got that kind of mindset. 0:02:08.680 --> 0:02:10.799 And I think when he again, when he's ready, he'll 0:02:10.800 --> 0:02:11.520 he'll be out there. 0:02:12.560 --> 0:02:16.399 Chris, realize it's always an evolving process in terms. 0:02:16.200 --> 0:02:18.120 Of consistency just as. 0:02:18.040 --> 0:02:19.040 A whole unit. 0:02:19.440 --> 0:02:22.240 How close for you, guys, or how close are you 0:02:22.000 --> 0:02:24.360 to where you want to get to? If that makes sense, 0:02:24.520 --> 0:02:27.680 particularly with these division games coming out of it generally 0:02:27.720 --> 0:02:29.280 close to come down. 0:02:29.919 --> 0:02:31.560 You know, I think we're I think we're trending in 0:02:31.560 --> 0:02:33.880 the right direction. I think we're trying. We're doing a 0:02:33.919 --> 0:02:35.840 lot of good Well, actually, I know we're doing a 0:02:35.840 --> 0:02:36.680 lot of good things. 0:02:37.040 --> 0:02:39.480 Uh. Sometimes we don't. We don't leave a game with 0:02:39.960 --> 0:02:42.000 an impact and having a lot of plays. 0:02:42.040 --> 0:02:44.720 But the plays that we do get as long as 0:02:44.720 --> 0:02:47.120 we're as long as we're plus on the plays, Uh, 0:02:47.160 --> 0:02:49.359 we feel pretty good about it, right. And I think 0:02:49.400 --> 0:02:52.360 the more plays we get, I think the more our 0:02:52.400 --> 0:02:55.200 identity will show. It will show what type of special 0:02:55.200 --> 0:02:58.360 teams unit we're we're we're chasing. We got a standard, 0:02:58.360 --> 0:02:59.559 and we're going to continue. 0:02:59.240 --> 0:03:00.880 To chase that. But I do believe we're close. 0:03:01.240 --> 0:03:03.079 We understand that every game is going to be different 0:03:03.120 --> 0:03:05.960 because every personnel grouping is not going to be the same, 0:03:06.240 --> 0:03:09.040 you know, So so our job is just really focused 0:03:09.080 --> 0:03:11.480 on us and really execute our our assignments. 0:03:11.960 --> 0:03:12.440 Understand it. 0:03:12.480 --> 0:03:12.760 Hiccup. 0:03:12.760 --> 0:03:14.400 I guess the fighters are gonna shut pun But he's 0:03:14.400 --> 0:03:17.600 a pretty good everstance with Justice as he made an adjustments. 0:03:17.680 --> 0:03:18.760 What's what's sort of his. 0:03:18.760 --> 0:03:20.800 Turnaround with with Jordan? 0:03:21.400 --> 0:03:23.640 You know, I just think I just think of consistency 0:03:23.680 --> 0:03:26.040 from that standpoint, kind of kind of what we just 0:03:26.040 --> 0:03:29.040 talked about. It's really with Jordan's just focusing on one 0:03:29.120 --> 0:03:31.360 punt at a time, right, and just going out there 0:03:31.440 --> 0:03:35.800 doing the same doing the same full work, same drop walking, 0:03:35.840 --> 0:03:37.160 the same lines and those things. 0:03:37.200 --> 0:03:38.360 And I think you will. 0:03:38.200 --> 0:03:40.960 Get the type of punts that he wants to to 0:03:40.960 --> 0:03:42.600 to put out there. And now he's doing he's doing 0:03:42.640 --> 0:03:45.400 a great job. And the more he's out there, uh, 0:03:45.800 --> 0:03:48.040 the the more you're gonna see him. But the less 0:03:48.080 --> 0:03:50.800 he's out there, I've said this before, that's a good thing, right, 0:03:50.880 --> 0:03:53.160 It's a it's a really good thing. So We're not 0:03:53.280 --> 0:03:55.920 We're not concerned with that. What we expect from Jordan 0:03:56.040 --> 0:03:58.600 is you got one shot, and it could be one shot. 0:03:58.640 --> 0:04:00.560 And that goes for everybody on our Special Teams unit. 0:04:00.800 --> 0:04:04.320 Take advantage of the one shot because that might be it. 0:04:04.680 --> 0:04:05.040 Chris. 0:04:05.160 --> 0:04:05.360 Uh. 0:04:05.840 --> 0:04:09.320 Two guys that brought in for different reasons, Snoosie Kane 0:04:09.840 --> 0:04:12.520 and Deontay Hardy for Special Teams. 0:04:12.560 --> 0:04:14.680 That was kind of what their foals were expected to be. 0:04:15.360 --> 0:04:20.320 How would you evaluated them in their respectives four weeks? 0:04:20.920 --> 0:04:24.479 You know, I'll start with Hardy just because he's the 0:04:24.640 --> 0:04:26.919 he's the veteran guy, and I think I think you 0:04:27.040 --> 0:04:28.640 what you see is when he get the balls in 0:04:28.680 --> 0:04:30.839 it with the ball in his hands, Uh, he's he 0:04:30.960 --> 0:04:33.719 can be dynamic, and he's got he's got special traits 0:04:33.839 --> 0:04:36.400 as a punt returner and uh and as a kickoff returner. 0:04:36.400 --> 0:04:38.720 But we haven't gotten a lot of opportunities. So as 0:04:38.760 --> 0:04:41.320 a punt returner, we're trying to maximize everything we can 0:04:41.440 --> 0:04:43.479 for him. And he's done a great job. He's picking 0:04:43.560 --> 0:04:45.279 up the yards that he needs to pick up. And 0:04:45.320 --> 0:04:48.119 then you love to see is his physical running style 0:04:48.160 --> 0:04:49.839 for a guy that some will say he's he's a 0:04:49.839 --> 0:04:52.560 little guy, right, but he's he's running through tackles, he's 0:04:52.560 --> 0:04:54.920 making guys miss and that's all we're looking forward to. 0:04:55.040 --> 0:04:56.480 Just keep getting positive yards. 0:04:56.960 --> 0:04:59.599 Uh First, Andoosie, you know this is his this is 0:04:59.600 --> 0:05:01.000 his four the regular season game. 0:05:01.080 --> 0:05:01.240 Right. 0:05:01.320 --> 0:05:04.040 The things he saw in preseason are a lot different 0:05:04.080 --> 0:05:07.360 now because the personnel is a lot different. And what 0:05:07.400 --> 0:05:09.760 he's done as a as a young guy so far, Man, 0:05:09.839 --> 0:05:13.839 he's communicated well, his effort has been outstanding. 0:05:14.040 --> 0:05:15.360 And I think, you know, I just. 0:05:17.000 --> 0:05:20.320 Remind him of Okay, you haven't made the tackles that 0:05:20.440 --> 0:05:22.680 the flash tackles that you made in the preseason. Just 0:05:22.720 --> 0:05:25.240 don't chase those Those plays will happen. You just keep 0:05:25.240 --> 0:05:27.080 being great at the things that you do. Bring out 0:05:27.080 --> 0:05:30.159 your effort, bring out your physicality, keep communicating, and the 0:05:30.200 --> 0:05:32.680 plays will happen for you. So he's doing outstanding. 0:05:36.360 --> 0:05:38.799 Next up is offensive coordinator Todd Munkett. 0:05:41.920 --> 0:05:44.640 You know what Ronnie Stanley's been through the last few years. 0:05:44.640 --> 0:05:45.640 You were here last year with. 0:05:45.640 --> 0:05:47.760 Him, and by his own admission, he didn't wasn't happy 0:05:47.800 --> 0:05:50.160 with his season last year. For him to be healthy 0:05:50.160 --> 0:05:52.080 and playing at the level he is right now, what 0:05:52.200 --> 0:05:53.800 does that do for your offense. What does that do 0:05:53.880 --> 0:05:55.640 for you as a play caller, knowing how important that 0:05:55.640 --> 0:05:56.200 position is. 0:05:57.000 --> 0:06:00.760 Well, Ronnie, Ronnie felt you know base he played through 0:06:00.800 --> 0:06:03.800 injury all of last year. He's been banged up, and 0:06:04.920 --> 0:06:06.359 I thought he had a great off season. He was 0:06:06.360 --> 0:06:09.920 here in the summer and worked awfully hard. And uh, 0:06:10.000 --> 0:06:11.840 it's great to see him playing at a really high level. 0:06:11.800 --> 0:06:14.040 It really is for him and us, for both of us. 0:06:15.360 --> 0:06:18.960 What's his u How you described his leadership among me? 0:06:19.080 --> 0:06:21.640 You know, there's obviously there's some turnover among the group 0:06:21.680 --> 0:06:23.919 and then some young guys in there. Just from what 0:06:24.040 --> 0:06:27.120 you've seen, you know, it's your part about the summer. 0:06:26.800 --> 0:06:30.720 And Ronnie just kind of goes about his business. You know, 0:06:30.760 --> 0:06:34.520 he's not a real I would say he's more cerebral 0:06:34.600 --> 0:06:36.680 than he is vocal. You know what I'm saying. He 0:06:36.720 --> 0:06:40.320 just really understands what we're trying to do, what he's 0:06:40.360 --> 0:06:44.039 trying to do, and what he's trying to accomplish. So 0:06:44.160 --> 0:06:46.360 those things he really gets it, you know, and it's 0:06:46.440 --> 0:06:49.760 it's great to see him healthy, and but he really 0:06:49.760 --> 0:06:51.560 doesn't say much around the guys. You'd have to ask 0:06:51.560 --> 0:06:53.760 the old lineman like I don't. I don't hear him 0:06:53.800 --> 0:06:57.800 say things you know, out of character or you know, 0:06:57.880 --> 0:06:59.680 to the guys. It's just he just goes about his 0:06:59.720 --> 0:07:00.920 business the right way. 0:07:01.240 --> 0:07:01.800 With that group. 0:07:02.000 --> 0:07:04.640 I mean, the offensive lines actually played pretty well the 0:07:04.680 --> 0:07:08.279 last couple of weeks. If you know, when you lose 0:07:08.320 --> 0:07:09.920 a guy like Jody and you know, and use a 0:07:10.000 --> 0:07:12.360 coach rate before the season, are how much of an 0:07:12.400 --> 0:07:13.920 emotional toll is there one? 0:07:14.080 --> 0:07:15.080 You know, for a group. 0:07:14.880 --> 0:07:17.520 That's trying to get a season and has something like 0:07:17.920 --> 0:07:19.240 some of that devastating happening. 0:07:19.640 --> 0:07:21.600 I think you'd have to ask the old lineman the 0:07:21.640 --> 0:07:27.960 emotional part of it. For us, it's it's been fine, uh, 0:07:28.280 --> 0:07:30.200 because George was able to come in and pick up 0:07:30.200 --> 0:07:32.760 the slack at what areas. You know, Joe was responsible 0:07:32.760 --> 0:07:35.120 in the game plan and I've worked with Hot before 0:07:35.240 --> 0:07:39.040 so that that was an easy transition. The transition is 0:07:39.120 --> 0:07:40.960 really the emotional you'd have to ask the old lineman. 0:07:40.960 --> 0:07:44.320 And then also a different voice. There's just even if 0:07:44.320 --> 0:07:46.640 you're saying the exact same thing, you're saying it differently. 0:07:46.680 --> 0:07:48.480 It's a different tone, it's a different way of going 0:07:48.520 --> 0:07:52.040 about it. Everybody gets used to who they're being coached, 0:07:52.040 --> 0:07:55.320 by their teammates that comfort level. So I think that'd 0:07:55.360 --> 0:07:57.320 be a better question for the old line and those guys, 0:07:58.040 --> 0:08:01.280 just as you'll six targets, six catches. 0:08:01.360 --> 0:08:02.080 Why at the back yard? 0:08:02.280 --> 0:08:05.920 How has he had the elementary offense as his versatility? 0:08:06.880 --> 0:08:09.520 He's been doing that since last year. Sometimes games just 0:08:09.640 --> 0:08:13.920 present itself that way. Check downs. Few of the Neighbor's 0:08:13.960 --> 0:08:18.200 days found him, others were schemed other screen wise. But 0:08:19.520 --> 0:08:21.200 you know, he's been doing that since last year. It's 0:08:21.200 --> 0:08:23.280 just a matter how many targets were able to get him. 0:08:23.320 --> 0:08:23.480 You know. 0:08:23.560 --> 0:08:27.240 It's we have a lot of guys that are capable 0:08:27.280 --> 0:08:29.080 that way. It's the same as say Flowers, It's like, 0:08:29.560 --> 0:08:32.440 is he capable that yet bal didn't have to find him, 0:08:32.559 --> 0:08:35.400 you know, in the game, and so but no, I 0:08:35.440 --> 0:08:37.120 think it's a great one two punch. 0:08:37.400 --> 0:08:37.559 You know. 0:08:38.600 --> 0:08:41.360 I thought Justice has always always played well, but I 0:08:41.400 --> 0:08:43.680 thought he played particularly well last last week. 0:08:44.240 --> 0:08:47.440 When you're running the ball so well and so much, 0:08:48.160 --> 0:08:51.360 do you go into a game expecting the opponent to 0:08:51.520 --> 0:08:54.000 really adjust and try to clamp down on that as 0:08:54.080 --> 0:08:55.640 as kind of priority number one for them? 0:08:56.360 --> 0:09:03.080 I think eventually, you know, you know, you're always expecting 0:09:05.040 --> 0:09:06.760 you know, a little bit something different depending on what 0:09:06.840 --> 0:09:09.640 you've done the week before. It's not even per se, 0:09:09.800 --> 0:09:13.040 maybe just run game in itself, but formationally personnel wise, 0:09:13.520 --> 0:09:17.839 what they see as you're doing something, well, there's no 0:09:17.960 --> 0:09:22.120 way you're not developing some form of tendencies. Your tendency 0:09:22.200 --> 0:09:24.840 is to run it. Okay, Okay, well it's a tendency, 0:09:24.920 --> 0:09:28.120 you know. So what are they going to do schematically 0:09:28.920 --> 0:09:31.640 personnel wise to combat that? And then we just have 0:09:31.760 --> 0:09:34.280 to have enough to be able to for us to 0:09:34.360 --> 0:09:35.280 be able to attack it. 0:09:35.679 --> 0:09:37.719 Is that a point of focus this week when you 0:09:37.800 --> 0:09:40.920 talk to players like, eventually, look, they're gonna share they're 0:09:40.960 --> 0:09:42.840 doing and we need to be able to counter punch. 0:09:42.679 --> 0:09:43.079 Through the air. 0:09:43.120 --> 0:09:45.480 And then sure, I think the best teams are able 0:09:45.520 --> 0:09:47.880 to win in variety of ways and modes. 0:09:48.200 --> 0:09:48.360 You know. 0:09:48.480 --> 0:09:50.520 I think that's you need to be able to run 0:09:50.559 --> 0:09:51.719 it when you need to run it. You need to 0:09:51.720 --> 0:09:53.120 be able to throw it when you have to throw it. 0:09:53.760 --> 0:09:55.760 And we've been pretty good that way. When we've been clean, 0:09:56.080 --> 0:10:00.160 penalty freeh doing things the right way we've been, we've 0:10:00.160 --> 0:10:03.440 been pretty successful when we've had to throw it, when 0:10:03.440 --> 0:10:06.559 we've had to be in two minutes, you know, we 0:10:06.720 --> 0:10:08.880 just got to continue to work to be cleaner in 0:10:08.960 --> 0:10:13.040 everything that we do because it still wasn't perfect. It 0:10:13.240 --> 0:10:15.079 wasn't you know, we still have a lot of work 0:10:15.120 --> 0:10:16.439 to do to be the offense we want to be. 0:10:17.440 --> 0:10:20.360 Along those lines, I think especially in those weeks in 0:10:20.360 --> 0:10:22.319 the season, you know, you guys had a lot of 0:10:22.400 --> 0:10:25.040 chip help with tight ends fullbacks. I guess what is 0:10:25.080 --> 0:10:27.439 the kind of push pull as you get more comfortable with, 0:10:27.559 --> 0:10:31.760 you know, your offensive lines, ability to have to stand 0:10:31.840 --> 0:10:34.160 pressure with just the five man unit, having more guys 0:10:34.200 --> 0:10:34.840 going out the routes. 0:10:34.920 --> 0:10:35.920 Just what is that kind of tension? 0:10:36.080 --> 0:10:38.920 Well, I'll piggyback off what Ryan said, which is really 0:10:40.040 --> 0:10:42.000 the more you're able to run it, stay out of 0:10:42.040 --> 0:10:45.360 the chains, not be in second long, get back on track, 0:10:45.600 --> 0:10:49.120 and then third and long. You avoid those issues you 0:10:49.360 --> 0:10:53.000 just do in the first two games, we weren't in 0:10:53.040 --> 0:10:55.920 that situation. We weren't as effective on first down. We 0:10:56.000 --> 0:10:58.559 put ourselves in some long yarded situations. We are in 0:10:58.640 --> 0:11:01.040 more third down two minutes than you are in the 0:11:01.080 --> 0:11:03.719 world of chipping, and we're still doing that. But you 0:11:03.840 --> 0:11:05.640 definitely it's going to get to that. I mean, it's 0:11:05.679 --> 0:11:08.400 a long season and certainly Our guys are gonna continue 0:11:08.440 --> 0:11:10.160 to get better. I mean, Roger's going to continue to 0:11:10.200 --> 0:11:12.120 get better. Pat did a great job at left guard, 0:11:12.760 --> 0:11:15.480 you know, wherever we've needed him, So that's gonna continue 0:11:15.559 --> 0:11:19.560 to be, you know, something we're gonna have to continue 0:11:19.600 --> 0:11:23.000 to do. And matchups create that certain matchups when you 0:11:23.120 --> 0:11:27.640 play teams. You know, Von Miller was a player that 0:11:27.679 --> 0:11:30.319 played on third downs. You know, Max Crosby is the 0:11:30.320 --> 0:11:32.560 guy that plays every down. That's a little bit different animal, 0:11:32.640 --> 0:11:34.199 you know, And we're gonna get into those guys as 0:11:34.200 --> 0:11:35.840 we get further into the season. 0:11:37.520 --> 0:11:39.920 I'm curious. You know, when you turn on the sports 0:11:39.960 --> 0:11:42.160 talk shows, all talking heads are saying, oh, the Ravens, 0:11:42.280 --> 0:11:44.400 they found their identity, right, They're gonna run the ball, 0:11:44.440 --> 0:11:46.280 They're gonna pound you that way and work off that 0:11:46.360 --> 0:11:50.199 they found this. Do you agree with that notion or what? 0:11:52.880 --> 0:11:55.400 They'll drive you crazy if you listen to that. I mean, 0:11:56.400 --> 0:11:58.480 you know, two weeks ago we were the worst team 0:11:58.559 --> 0:12:01.120 and terrible, and you know, and they don't do this, 0:12:01.240 --> 0:12:03.480 and maybe some of it's true, maybe some of it's legit. 0:12:03.600 --> 0:12:05.240 You know, it's the way it goes, you know, but 0:12:05.360 --> 0:12:10.079 the reality is is, you know, they have a job 0:12:10.120 --> 0:12:11.599 to do. We have a job to do, you know, 0:12:12.200 --> 0:12:14.439 And have we been cleaner, yes? Have we run the 0:12:14.480 --> 0:12:17.640 ball better? Yes? Does every team want to have an 0:12:17.679 --> 0:12:19.280 identity where you can stay out of the chains and 0:12:19.320 --> 0:12:21.640 run the football, of course that is, and I think 0:12:21.720 --> 0:12:23.760 our guys have embraced that and done a great job 0:12:23.840 --> 0:12:28.760 with it. And you know, I love listening to those guys. 0:12:28.880 --> 0:12:30.959 I mean, I think everybody that's on TV that that 0:12:31.320 --> 0:12:34.440 I love football, So anybody that's dedicated their lives to football, 0:12:35.080 --> 0:12:37.240 I think it's awesome. But at the end of the day, 0:12:39.240 --> 0:12:40.959 you know, we have to stay true with what we 0:12:41.120 --> 0:12:43.960 believe in and then continue to do it the right way, 0:12:44.600 --> 0:12:47.640 whether we're throwing it or whether we're running it. To me, 0:12:47.800 --> 0:12:51.040 the best thing we can do is continue to strive 0:12:51.160 --> 0:12:54.000 to be as consistent as we can be in all 0:12:54.160 --> 0:12:58.280 facets of our offense, running it, throwing it, two minute, 0:12:58.320 --> 0:13:03.120 critical situations, being elited when when it comes up. And 0:13:03.200 --> 0:13:06.120 we've been having great practices which has led to us 0:13:06.280 --> 0:13:10.240 being you know where we've been the last couple of weeks. 0:13:10.280 --> 0:13:13.000 Really how unique is pat Ricars and what he's been 0:13:13.040 --> 0:13:13.320 able to. 0:13:13.320 --> 0:13:14.280 Do these last weeks. 0:13:16.840 --> 0:13:20.400 You know, Pat's a valuable piece for what we're able 0:13:20.480 --> 0:13:25.839 to do. You know, he gives us He's part of 0:13:25.880 --> 0:13:27.520 that when you say identity, he's kind of a part 0:13:27.559 --> 0:13:30.520 of an identity, you know, of what he is. You know, 0:13:30.679 --> 0:13:34.200 gives us the ability to run the ball downhill, ability 0:13:34.280 --> 0:13:38.120 to you know, run the sea gap, and you know 0:13:38.360 --> 0:13:40.160 we wouldn't be the same offense without him, you know, 0:13:40.240 --> 0:13:43.200 I mean, he's you know, when I came here ago, 0:13:43.360 --> 0:13:45.640 it was hell he was thinking about moving to guard 0:13:45.720 --> 0:13:47.600 for God's sakes, didn't think we're going to use him. 0:13:47.600 --> 0:13:49.560 And it's like, no, I'm still going to use him. 0:13:49.600 --> 0:13:52.480 I mean there's still four minute coming out. You got 0:13:52.559 --> 0:13:55.199 to run the football. You gotta score touchdowns in the 0:13:55.240 --> 0:13:57.679 red zone. I mean, the best team score touchdowns in 0:13:57.720 --> 0:13:59.120 the red zone. And we've been really good at that 0:13:59.520 --> 0:14:00.760 and he's been a big part of that. 0:14:01.120 --> 0:14:01.319 You know. 0:14:01.600 --> 0:14:04.680 So I'm fired up. He's been here as long as 0:14:04.720 --> 0:14:05.160 I've been here. 0:14:05.320 --> 0:14:06.920 So that's odd. 0:14:08.000 --> 0:14:11.559 The past couple of weeks, players kind of coach darn Harba. 0:14:11.679 --> 0:14:14.320 If you're just now said you've been having a great 0:14:14.400 --> 0:14:18.240 couple of weeks of practice. What constitutes a great practice 0:14:18.360 --> 0:14:22.000 versus one that hasn't been as positive. 0:14:21.680 --> 0:14:26.240 I guess not playing very well, man, I think anything 0:14:26.280 --> 0:14:28.880 in life, that's what changes. Right, When you don't like 0:14:28.960 --> 0:14:31.600 what you see, right, you have a choice either keep 0:14:31.680 --> 0:14:33.040 doing it the same way you've been doing it and 0:14:33.120 --> 0:14:36.560 get the same results, or you can change right, whether 0:14:36.600 --> 0:14:38.880 it's me or players, like I mean, is that what 0:14:39.000 --> 0:14:41.440 we want it to look like? If not, what are 0:14:41.480 --> 0:14:44.000 we going to do to change it? And they understand that, 0:14:44.280 --> 0:14:46.120 you know, that's they got to embrace that. You can 0:14:46.160 --> 0:14:48.160 only say it and then say, he all right, let's 0:14:48.200 --> 0:14:50.600 talk about how we want this to look. That at 0:14:50.680 --> 0:14:53.840 least gives you a chance. It doesn't guarantee anything, but 0:14:53.960 --> 0:14:56.640 doing it the other way does guarantees you will be sloppy. 0:14:56.680 --> 0:14:58.560 It guarantees you won't won't look like you want it 0:14:58.600 --> 0:15:01.560 to look like. So the players embrace that. That's and 0:15:01.680 --> 0:15:03.200 we've got to always look at there and say, what 0:15:03.280 --> 0:15:06.200 are we doing from everything we do, from the meetings 0:15:06.480 --> 0:15:09.160 to our walkthrough to our practice to how we detail 0:15:09.200 --> 0:15:11.600 out the plan for their understanding of where we want 0:15:11.640 --> 0:15:13.200 to go and what we want it to look like. 0:15:13.800 --> 0:15:16.280 Paint that picture and then for them to see that 0:15:16.400 --> 0:15:18.000 picture and then take it to the field, which they've 0:15:18.040 --> 0:15:20.000 done a great job. Doesn't mean that the first two 0:15:20.040 --> 0:15:23.120 weeks we weren't giving effort. That doesn't mean it. But 0:15:23.640 --> 0:15:26.800 at the end of the day, whenever things aren't going well, 0:15:26.840 --> 0:15:29.240 I don't it's not just football. Try to solve it. 0:15:30.040 --> 0:15:30.560 That's what we do. 0:15:30.640 --> 0:15:34.000 We fix it right. It doesn't matter relationships, job, right, 0:15:34.200 --> 0:15:35.960 whatever it is in our life that's important to us. 0:15:36.000 --> 0:15:38.000 When it's not going well, if I like, hell to 0:15:38.040 --> 0:15:39.560 fix it, and that's what our guys have done a 0:15:39.600 --> 0:15:40.120 great job of. 0:15:40.600 --> 0:15:40.960 Tada. 0:15:41.280 --> 0:15:43.560 What stood out to you about Lamar's development as a 0:15:43.640 --> 0:15:47.800 coorbat who can mitigate pressures, avoid sex. It seems like 0:15:47.840 --> 0:15:49.760 he's taking a step forwards and it's even last year. 0:15:51.760 --> 0:15:53.400 Oh, I don't know. It just feels like I see 0:15:53.440 --> 0:15:53.960 it every week. 0:15:54.040 --> 0:15:54.240 You know. 0:15:54.480 --> 0:16:01.240 He you know, it just to compete. I think that's 0:16:01.600 --> 0:16:03.880 the best way to say it. He just he loves 0:16:03.960 --> 0:16:07.440 to play the game of football and he wants you 0:16:07.600 --> 0:16:09.280 to help him to be the best he can be. 0:16:09.760 --> 0:16:15.160 And he's embraced Tea as his position coach. He's embraced 0:16:15.200 --> 0:16:18.960 me as the coordinator, you know, and we've embraced what 0:16:19.080 --> 0:16:21.320 his skill set is and what he brings to the table. 0:16:22.080 --> 0:16:24.080 And it's always a work in progress with him, just 0:16:24.160 --> 0:16:25.760 like it is with us in our offense. You know, 0:16:25.880 --> 0:16:28.720 you're never you can never be stagnant and just keep 0:16:28.800 --> 0:16:33.120 doing the same things. And he's continued to grow and understand, 0:16:34.440 --> 0:16:37.440 you know, where we want this to go. And he's 0:16:38.520 --> 0:16:41.760 he's the conductor, man, he makes this thing go. And 0:16:42.000 --> 0:16:45.400 so that's been fun. It's been fun, you know, and 0:16:45.480 --> 0:16:48.080 we're only going to continue, hopefully to get better and 0:16:48.720 --> 0:16:51.400 bring everybody with Lamar and our guys have done a 0:16:51.440 --> 0:16:54.560 great job, you know, really have embracing that. We got 0:16:54.600 --> 0:16:55.080 a great group. 0:16:55.160 --> 0:16:55.640 We really do. 0:16:59.480 --> 0:17:02.280 Next from defensive coordinator Zach war. 0:17:05.480 --> 0:17:08.160 When you talk to Marlin, he said, from his viewpoint, 0:17:08.480 --> 0:17:11.040 you have to win the matchup between the dvs and 0:17:11.119 --> 0:17:12.879 their wide receivers. How do you kind of see that 0:17:13.040 --> 0:17:15.119 notch up between your grouping and theirs? 0:17:15.640 --> 0:17:18.600 Yeah, man, I think it's a it's a team defense effort. 0:17:18.760 --> 0:17:21.920 I mean obviously, you know they got they got star receivers, 0:17:21.920 --> 0:17:23.240 their passing games real good. 0:17:23.640 --> 0:17:23.720 Uh. 0:17:23.760 --> 0:17:26.200 The quarterback is is just as much as part of 0:17:26.280 --> 0:17:29.280 that as as anybody. So yeah, that that's a that's 0:17:29.320 --> 0:17:30.679 a matchup within the matchup. 0:17:30.760 --> 0:17:33.320 But his team defense, man, it's it's it's our whole 0:17:33.400 --> 0:17:34.800 defense versus their whole offense. 0:17:35.000 --> 0:17:37.200 Like just spocus on the past game. 0:17:37.520 --> 0:17:39.960 I mean, our our d line and linebackers have something 0:17:39.960 --> 0:17:41.520 to do with that as well as far as disrupting 0:17:41.600 --> 0:17:44.240