1 00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:07,000 Speaker 1: Hey, Steve, how's it going. I'm good. How are you doing? 2 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:10,080 Speaker 1: I'm doing doing all right? Thanks. Um, yeah, I want 3 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:12,159 Speaker 1: to ask you about, you know, coming off of a 4 00:00:12,280 --> 00:00:14,680 Speaker 1: you know, a solid game, I'm a great game against 5 00:00:14,680 --> 00:00:17,279 Speaker 1: the Jets. What can your team and your group sort 6 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:20,079 Speaker 1: of learn, you know from from that performance in order 7 00:00:20,079 --> 00:00:21,880 Speaker 1: to sort of keep your you know, your foot on 8 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:26,319 Speaker 1: the gaspital here going forward. Yeah, I mean, you gotta 9 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:29,880 Speaker 1: keep it all all in perspective. We don't only won 10 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:32,960 Speaker 1: three games. We're almost halfway through the season, so hopefully 11 00:00:33,040 --> 00:00:36,279 Speaker 1: there should be no no let up or anything like that. 12 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:39,080 Speaker 1: We still got a long way to go, but um, yeah, 13 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:43,280 Speaker 1: hopefully the whole team can see. Um, you know how 14 00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:46,559 Speaker 1: if we if we play well in all three phases, uh, 15 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:48,600 Speaker 1: you know, good things are probably gonna happen, give us 16 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:53,480 Speaker 1: all a chance to win. So um, it's definitely encouraging. 17 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 1: But like I said, I mean, mindset doesn't really change 18 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 1: you win, you lose. You just gotta keep keep pushing forward. 19 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 1: Good play, bad play, you gotta play the next play. 20 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:08,120 Speaker 1: So um, hopefully we'll we'll keep getting better. Um, but 21 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:10,760 Speaker 1: it was a good one, but like I said, just 22 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:14,800 Speaker 1: got to keep pushing forward. Here's here's a bit of 23 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:17,080 Speaker 1: a different one for you. Just um on Ivan Fierce. 24 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 1: Obviously he's been around for a long time. How much 25 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:22,039 Speaker 1: would you say you've learned from Ivan, just know your 26 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:25,240 Speaker 1: time being around the team. Oh a ton, that's a 27 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:29,959 Speaker 1: fantastic question. Um man, I've known Eves for a long 28 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:36,080 Speaker 1: long time. Um, you know, I remember really him, Scar 29 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:38,720 Speaker 1: and Scott Yale. We're kind of kind of like my 30 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:43,560 Speaker 1: three three mentors, um, uh, just kind of outside of 31 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 1: the of the defensive staff. Um. But yeah, I mean 32 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 1: always always look to I've for um really kind of 33 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:57,360 Speaker 1: overall advice. Um, you know, how to handle a room, 34 00:01:57,400 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 1: how to how to deal with different type of guys. Um. 35 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:05,520 Speaker 1: You know, I has always been involved on the offensive 36 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:08,160 Speaker 1: side of the ball as well as in the kicking 37 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 1: game with returners and stuff like that. So his involvement 38 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 1: um in multiple phases of the game, which I definitely 39 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:18,480 Speaker 1: like to like to do that also, Um, you know, 40 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 1: very very intense person in terms of passion for football. Um. 41 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:30,240 Speaker 1: But you know, me and I go way back to 42 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:33,399 Speaker 1: probably my middle school or high school days. But he's 43 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 1: always been a fantastic person to be able to lean on. Um, 44 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:41,120 Speaker 1: you know, he's a he's a routine guy for sure. 45 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 1: He follows his routine to a t. So, Um, you 46 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 1: know the weekly routine, daily routine, game day routine, preparation, um, 47 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 1: reset in the wheel, all that stuff. Yeah. I love 48 00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:58,919 Speaker 1: stunt of time with with Ivan whenever I get a 49 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 1: chance to. And guys got a lot of knowledge about football, 50 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:05,480 Speaker 1: So whenever I can pick his brain, I'm I'm looking 51 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:15,760 Speaker 1: to do that. Awesome. Thanks Steve, Thank you Aaron. Just 52 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:18,359 Speaker 1: a heads up, you're really garbled when you're when you're 53 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:20,840 Speaker 1: giving us the u to go ahead. And Steve and 54 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 1: I wanted to ask a couple of questions about communication. 55 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:26,679 Speaker 1: I guess first, just how you felt like the communication 56 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:29,680 Speaker 1: went in the back end after Devin went down and 57 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 1: obviously had some different guys taking roles there. Yeah, I 58 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 1: thought those guys did did a good job. You know, Uh, 59 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 1: Dev does a great job back there. Um. And then 60 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 1: when Dev's not in there, the next guy's got to 61 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:47,320 Speaker 1: do it. Um. You know, I've always told those guys 62 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 1: in the back end that you got to have one 63 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:52,640 Speaker 1: general and a bunch of soldiers. Um. And so when 64 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 1: when we've lost our general there for a little bit, 65 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:57,960 Speaker 1: then there's a new general and you know, you go 66 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:00,480 Speaker 1: from being a soldier to a general him. So it's 67 00:04:00,480 --> 00:04:03,240 Speaker 1: been that way for a while with Dev back there. 68 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 1: There's been snaps where he's not in there, um and 69 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: someone else has to step up. But it's not like, uh, 70 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:10,520 Speaker 1: you know, the whole defense is just not going to 71 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:12,200 Speaker 1: talk as Devin's on it out on the field. I 72 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:15,440 Speaker 1: mean the same goes with the front. Um. You know, 73 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:18,000 Speaker 1: high towers in there. He's usually a general. If he's 74 00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 1: not in there, then and the next guy is if 75 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:23,760 Speaker 1: if family's the general in certain situations, then then you 76 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:26,160 Speaker 1: listen to what Bettany says and you know we talk 77 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:28,120 Speaker 1: about it after the play off something went wrong. But 78 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:30,280 Speaker 1: you can't have a bunch of a bunch of generals 79 00:04:30,279 --> 00:04:33,120 Speaker 1: out there and no soldiers. Someone's gotta gotta fall in 80 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:36,640 Speaker 1: line with what you're being told. So, um, it applies 81 00:04:36,680 --> 00:04:40,839 Speaker 1: at all levels of the defense. Um. Dev is as good, 82 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 1: if not the best, of anybody I've been around. But um, yeah, 83 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:51,359 Speaker 1: I thought ap Doug Miles, Jay Mills, j C. You 84 00:04:51,400 --> 00:04:54,400 Speaker 1: know all those guys back there justin when he got in. 85 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:58,599 Speaker 1: Um juwan, all those guys do a great job. And 86 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 1: you know someone's just gotta take charge and uh, and 87 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:04,120 Speaker 1: that is what it is soldiers got to fallen on. 88 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:08,600 Speaker 1: And my other question would be just, um, obviously your 89 00:05:08,960 --> 00:05:11,919 Speaker 1: father has backgrounds and everything. Is he's talked about like 90 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:14,320 Speaker 1: knowing all the things. How much is he involved in 91 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:17,039 Speaker 1: the headset in terms of the play calling. You know, 92 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 1: you're relaying the plays. Does he chipping every once in 93 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 1: a while? Does it depend on game and situation? Uh? Yeah, 94 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 1: you know it's a it's a it's a group operation, 95 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:28,680 Speaker 1: um on all of us on the defensive staff, so 96 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:32,520 Speaker 1: we all played part in that. And uh yeah, there's 97 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:34,680 Speaker 1: there's always feedback. That's all we got the headsets on, 98 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:37,400 Speaker 1: so they always talk about a lot of different stuff 99 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:46,120 Speaker 1: on there. Thank you. Thanks, Hey Steve, how you doing good? 100 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 1: You know what I'm saying? Good? Thanks. I wanted to 101 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:53,640 Speaker 1: ask you about, um, the zero blitz package and just 102 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:56,720 Speaker 1: what have you seen recently that teams have been doing 103 00:05:56,760 --> 00:05:59,800 Speaker 1: against it that maybe has led some more success and 104 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:02,040 Speaker 1: and do you think that it's it's a timing thing 105 00:06:02,080 --> 00:06:05,680 Speaker 1: for calling it or maybe a design thing or disguised 106 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 1: thing that maybe you guys could do a little bit 107 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 1: better there. Um, yeah, you know, all all all operations 108 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:17,240 Speaker 1: on defense need to improve here going forward, and nothing's perfect, unfortunately, 109 00:06:17,279 --> 00:06:20,640 Speaker 1: but we're gonna try and get it all better day 110 00:06:20,640 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 1: by day. You know. We try and have a couple 111 00:06:24,040 --> 00:06:26,840 Speaker 1: of different packages and a couple of different things that 112 00:06:27,320 --> 00:06:30,200 Speaker 1: complement each other for the for the offense staff to 113 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 1: deal with, and hopefully it all marries up and hopefully 114 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:36,120 Speaker 1: we can do a good job executing it. So that's 115 00:06:36,200 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 1: kind of the goal with all that stuff. We'll do 116 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:40,920 Speaker 1: whatever we think's best based on the offense, based on 117 00:06:40,920 --> 00:06:45,120 Speaker 1: our personnel, based on the game situation, the field location, 118 00:06:45,520 --> 00:06:48,520 Speaker 1: all that type of stuff. Got it, And I asked us, 119 00:06:48,520 --> 00:06:51,040 Speaker 1: I want to ask you about the run defense this 120 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:54,240 Speaker 1: year and just the improvements there and what you've seen 121 00:06:54,279 --> 00:06:56,720 Speaker 1: that have sort of led you guys to having a 122 00:06:56,720 --> 00:06:59,200 Speaker 1: little bit of a turnaround in there compared to last year. 123 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:03,160 Speaker 1: Uh yeah, you know, I think we're we're playing it 124 00:07:03,200 --> 00:07:07,280 Speaker 1: a little bit better than what we have. Um, hopefully 125 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:10,520 Speaker 1: you can continue to improve. Um. You know, DeMarcus and 126 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:13,280 Speaker 1: Draw they do a great job with that stuff. Um, 127 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:16,880 Speaker 1: so you know on those two heavily, and uh yeah, 128 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:19,560 Speaker 1: hopefully we can keep making straws for it. That would 129 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:25,320 Speaker 1: that would help everybody around the building. Thanks, thank you. 130 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:41,200 Speaker 1: Once h I had right at the bell. Sorry, UM, 131 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:46,240 Speaker 1: I wanted to ask you a little bit about Kyle Dugger. Um, 132 00:07:46,320 --> 00:07:50,520 Speaker 1: what you're seeing from him just in every element of 133 00:07:50,560 --> 00:07:54,520 Speaker 1: the game, particularly coverage. Um, but where where you're seeing 134 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:59,040 Speaker 1: growth where you think there's still room for growth on him? 135 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:04,080 Speaker 1: Uh yeah, Uh, seeing growth in in really all areas 136 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 1: of his game. UM, you know, just just seeing the 137 00:08:07,520 --> 00:08:11,560 Speaker 1: seeing the game game better. UM. You know, playing a 138 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:14,480 Speaker 1: lot of free safety back in college, I'm now playing 139 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:18,280 Speaker 1: you know, all over the field. He's making plays, you know, 140 00:08:18,560 --> 00:08:21,120 Speaker 1: on the edge of the defense on the other side 141 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:24,320 Speaker 1: of a lot of scrimmage on on our side, made 142 00:08:24,320 --> 00:08:27,360 Speaker 1: the play in the back end, um on the interception. 143 00:08:28,280 --> 00:08:31,920 Speaker 1: So he's he's definitely just getting better feel for the 144 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:34,640 Speaker 1: game in the NFL and and kind of what what 145 00:08:34,800 --> 00:08:37,400 Speaker 1: different offense is here trying to do It's different from college, 146 00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:39,800 Speaker 1: which there's a lot of different stuff there. Um, but 147 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:42,280 Speaker 1: he's improved. He's put in a lot of hard work, 148 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:47,240 Speaker 1: so you know, obviously basically all the credit goes to him, 149 00:08:47,280 --> 00:08:49,960 Speaker 1: but uh yeah, he works works hard, puts a lot 150 00:08:50,040 --> 00:08:52,840 Speaker 1: into it, and um, the results are starting to pay off. 151 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:56,079 Speaker 1: So he's doing a good job and you know, he's 152 00:08:56,160 --> 00:09:01,160 Speaker 1: very gifted physically, and uh, people are starting to see that. 153 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:03,679 Speaker 1: We've seen it for a while around here. That's why 154 00:09:04,200 --> 00:09:07,560 Speaker 1: why we drafted him. But um, starting to click for 155 00:09:07,640 --> 00:09:11,160 Speaker 1: him and hopefully continue can continue to get better. Um. 156 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:13,000 Speaker 1: I wouldn't say, hey, has it all figured out yet, 157 00:09:13,040 --> 00:09:16,080 Speaker 1: but he's getting there. He's doing a good job. Glad 158 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:20,480 Speaker 1: we have him. And then a similar question just with 159 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:23,319 Speaker 1: Josh Husha. I gotta feel like we haven't asked you 160 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:26,240 Speaker 1: about him a little while, but where is he at 161 00:09:26,320 --> 00:09:31,480 Speaker 1: in his kind of development this season? Yeah, same thing, Um, 162 00:09:32,080 --> 00:09:34,360 Speaker 1: you know the game slowed down from a little bit. Um, 163 00:09:34,520 --> 00:09:38,679 Speaker 1: he's starting to, you know, see the game from a 164 00:09:39,160 --> 00:09:44,760 Speaker 1: wider perspective, becoming more versatile just because he understands what 165 00:09:44,760 --> 00:09:48,760 Speaker 1: what's going on in terms of our defensive scheme and 166 00:09:48,760 --> 00:09:52,160 Speaker 1: and what offenses are doing to us. So trying to 167 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:56,560 Speaker 1: use Josh and in different ways. He also has a 168 00:09:56,559 --> 00:09:59,520 Speaker 1: good skill set physically. Um, smart kid puts on a 169 00:09:59,520 --> 00:10:02,600 Speaker 1: lot of work. So um yeah, the more he can 170 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:06,800 Speaker 1: he can handle and show that he can do it 171 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:08,960 Speaker 1: out there on the field, then the more we'll put 172 00:10:09,040 --> 00:10:11,760 Speaker 1: on his plate. But just like Kyle. He's put it 173 00:10:11,840 --> 00:10:14,320 Speaker 1: in a lot of work. Um, you know, through the 174 00:10:14,360 --> 00:10:17,600 Speaker 1: off season, UM, through training camp, through the beginning part 175 00:10:17,640 --> 00:10:21,160 Speaker 1: of the season. UM, He's got some some veteran guys 176 00:10:21,240 --> 00:10:23,920 Speaker 1: that he's able to learn from in the linebacker room. 177 00:10:23,960 --> 00:10:27,400 Speaker 1: I'm sure those guys help him out a lot. UM. 178 00:10:27,559 --> 00:10:30,240 Speaker 1: And yeah, like I said, just started to starting to click. 179 00:10:30,280 --> 00:10:33,040 Speaker 1: He did a bunch of different stuff in college. UM, 180 00:10:33,160 --> 00:10:36,319 Speaker 1: so he's settling in a little bit here in terms 181 00:10:36,320 --> 00:10:39,600 Speaker 1: of specific roles. Um. They had him doing a lot 182 00:10:39,640 --> 00:10:42,920 Speaker 1: of different stuff out there in Michigan. But um, he's 183 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:45,839 Speaker 1: here now, so we're we're pushing forward with him again. 184 00:10:45,880 --> 00:10:48,559 Speaker 1: Another guy we're we're happy to have. We drafted him 185 00:10:48,559 --> 00:10:51,880 Speaker 1: for a reason, so keep working with him. We're excited 186 00:10:51,880 --> 00:10:53,880 Speaker 1: about it. I'm excited about him to be for myself. 187 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:55,680 Speaker 1: Thank you.