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Stefanski-Gabriel-Ward - From the Podium - 10.1.25

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Speaker 1

Welcome to this week five Wednesday edition of the From the Podium podcast.

I'm Gabe Klea.

The Browns will head to London this evening to get acclimated to the area as they prepare to play the Minnesota Vikings from Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this coming Sunday.

On today's episode, you'll hear from head coach Kevin Stefanski, quarterback Joe Flacco, quarterback Dylan Gabriel, wide receiver Jerry Judy, and cornerback Denzel Ward.

We'll start with head coach Kevin Stefanski officially announced a quarterback change for Sunday's game in London.

Speaker 2

Okay, you're gonna start Dylan Gabriel at quarterback, as I know you guys saw you know.

First of all, this is not about one person.

Joe is a captain this football team.

We're gonna need his leadership moving forward like always and that's obvious with Joe, just the person he is.

Speaker 3

He's gonna be the same guy every day.

Excited for Dylan.

Speaker 2

He's done everything, He's handled everything really well since he's been on campus here.

So we're just gonna have to support the young man.

Coaches, players, offense, defense, special team.

So looking forward to the opportunity this week.

Great challenge obviously, going overseas to play a really good football team, a team that I have a lot of respect for from Kevin O'Connell, his staff and some great, great players.

So it's gonna be a challenge.

But with that, I'll take any questions.

Speaker 4

One person, then why make why make this decision?

Speaker 5

And why make it that?

Speaker 3

Yeah?

Speaker 2

I think the big thing for me is we need to all be better, Daniel.

We need to coach better, we need to block better, catch better, run better, all the above.

We need to be better.

And I know the quarterback position gets quite a bit of scrutiny.

I understand that, but this is a This is about our entire team playing better.

Speaker 6

Yes, the turnovers, the eight turnovers or whatever, it's three, these first sporting.

Speaker 7

Moves, player factor.

Speaker 2

Obviously, Actually we need to be better taking care of the football.

We are minus six in the NFL, We're thirty second in turn of a margin, and that's very difficult to overcome.

Speaker 8

Just the change to Dylan can provide us part for an offense and struggle.

Speaker 2

Well again, we just I think across the board we have to be better and that's the we in this thing.

So obviously expect Dylan to play well, but we have to be good around him.

Speaker 7

Ability to move.

Do you think that can create some things in the bostom?

Speaker 2

Again, I think the focus is on doing all those things Scott that allow you to be sound on offense.

Speaker 9

Has showing behind the scenes, and may you believe he's ready to go?

Speaker 3

Yeah?

Speaker 2

I mean obviously from the second he's been here, he's been working very hard, very intelligent young man.

He's done a nice job throughout practice.

Uh, and you know he's been this whole season.

He's in learning how to get yourself ready and and uh understand the rhythm of an NFL week and what that looks like as a backup, and obviously now feel like he's ready to go in as a starter.

Speaker 9

Do you simplify things for him this week or change anything off?

Speaker 3

I think.

Speaker 2

With any quarterback, you're going to play to their strengths.

So regardless of who that guy is, veteran, rookie, you name it, you gotta play to their strengths.

I'm sorry, why, Yeah, just my decision where I felt this decision was was best for the football team.

Speaker 3

Yes, why you decide to make Joe the back up and not sure or yeah, Joe's the backup, don't take.

Speaker 7

Any reps with the ones in the first m I was looking those in practice.

Speaker 2

Yeah again, young players, you're constantly getting better, whether you're getting reps or not getting He has gotten some reps with the Ones, but of course today, tomorrow, Friday.

Speaker 3

Will be the most extended time with the Ones.

Speaker 6

Go back to the behind the scenes stuff and maybe what's shown you guys.

I know sometimes when you get rookie quarterbacks and they're a backup for a handful of games, you see things start to really click for them.

I guess have you guys seen that with him, because he's taken a jump even just from that.

Speaker 3

I would think all of our guys Ashley, with.

Speaker 2

Practice and meetings and just being more comfortable with the game and understanding opponents, which I think is another big part of this, because the opponents week to week are so different.

I think all those guys stack these weeks and get better with each week.

Speaker 7

The importance of every rep.

Speaker 10

When he was doing stuff in training camp and moving into now, so how have you seen him maybe embrace the side work that he's gotten to build this foundation for this opportunity.

Speaker 2

I think you just have to do everything in your power Cam to get ready when for when your number is called.

Certainly at the quarterback position, it's different than wide receiver where there's just one guy out there, so there's one rep to go around and you have to do everything in your power.

But it's no different than a left tackle making his first start, or a defensive tackle making his first start, or a safety or what have you.

It's you know, it's gonna be the first time for for Dylan on Sunday, but you try to build off all your experiences.

Speaker 7

A situation as.

Speaker 11

Bobinson manipate him sliding it right away, and just what do you do with both of those spots this week?

Speaker 3

Uh?

Speaker 2

Yeah, we'll work through that this week obviously, just getting Cam here, trying to get him up to speed and see, you know, see where it goes from there.

Speaker 7

It's a conversation with Joe and how did he take it?

Speaker 2

Yeah, I'll keep it between Scott.

I would tell you and you guys know this.

Uh, Joe was an elected captain of this football team for a reason.

We believe in his leadership, he's gonna be the same exact guy he always is, which I really appreciate.

Speaker 5

Okay, challenger, does it make it you know, going into whether we're doing and preparing you're ready for the game.

Speaker 3

Yeah.

Speaker 2

For our football team, it's we really don't focus on anything other than the work we have to get in.

So it's today is a really important day.

We'll have meetings and a jog through tomorrow that will be important.

So, uh, it's really just focusing on what's in front of you and getting ready to.

Speaker 8

Go about the challenges For Brian Floy's defense, he confuses quarterbacks.

Speaker 3

Yeah, Coach Flow does a great job.

Speaker 2

I mean, it's a it's a very very good scheme with very good players from front to back.

They they do a lot.

You know, I think that what they're doing is simple to them and should be.

And they wanted to look hard to the offense and they have a lot of versatility along their front, a lot of versatility in the back end where they can line people up in different spots.

So really important as an offense that you stay true to rules, understand on a give and play with the intent of that play.

Speaker 9

Is practice today?

Speaker 2

That was that anything to be concerned about, Well, he's not practicing to day.

I'd call him day to.

Speaker 12

Day your team games.

From this experience of you know, getting to go to a different country and play a football.

Speaker 2

Game, obviously it's a privilege to be able to go over there and play this this game.

Now, that's what's most important to us, is is doing all the things, uh, both here and there to get us ready for Sunday.

But it's a great experience for our fans, but really it's it's a business trip for us.

Speaker 12

You said Joe was obviously rebuct to, but was there along with changing to Cantilling, was there any conversation at all about when you should or up to number two and making.

Speaker 3

Yeah, my focus is on this game.

Joe's backup.

Speaker 5

In the game.

Speaker 3

Yes, bless you.

Speaker 8

Guys made some receiver emotions yesterday.

What have you seen out of Malachi since he's been there?

Speaker 3

Has done a really nice job.

Speaker 2

As you know, Scott, we do a lot of work with our young players after practice, Mondays, Saturdays when when they're not playing games, so get to see these guys work.

He's done a nice job with everything we've asked him to do.

Intelligent kid, so excited for him.

Good Okay, thanks guys, last one.

Speaker 6

Good any what's the situation We've done, Jack Conroy.

Speaker 3

Similar day to day.

We'll see how it goes.

Speaker 1

First player up is Joe Flacco, who discussed how he reacted to the news this morning.

Speaker 7

Could you talk.

Speaker 8

Sunday about how you know this is part of it, but now that it's kind of reality, how toughnes seem to do with.

Speaker 13

I think the tougher thing is just going through what we've gone through the last four weeks and just not being able to produce the way we've wanted to.

You know, that's the when when you're in the moment and you're having conversations with people, it is what it is.

You look people in the eye and you tell them how it is, and that's what it is.

Speaker 9

Joe, what was your conversation like with Kevin and did you kind of foresee this coming or I.

Speaker 13

Don't think I foresaw it.

Listen, I I think I said it on Sunday.

Anytime you're in this league, I mean, everybody's always getting evaluated, and you know the job of a quarterback is to help your team win football games.

So I don't know if I foresaw it coming.

But listen, me and Kevin can have a good conversation wasn't like it was anything super long or or drawn out like that, but got to the point and had a good conversation with him about it and it is what it is.

Speaker 12

Had I said, Uh, just.

Speaker 6

How important your leadership is as part as his team or of your role is just how how do you sort of transition and what's that role kind.

Speaker 7

Of look like for you us your team?

Speaker 13

I think just be myself obviously that it can be tricky.

Uh, I don't I don't think you can put too much thought into it.

Speaker 14

Uh.

Speaker 13

It like I said, it's just being yourself coming to work every day, uh, given that you're all and and you know, keeping that same routine that you have even if y, you know, when you were the guy.

Just still being able to show everybody that you can come to work and and still get it all done, even though it's not necessarily the same situation.

Speaker 6

So just the turnover aspect for you and you guys as an offense, Like, how how prust rating was that to not really get a handle on it over these first four games?

Speaker 14

Yeah, it was tough.

Speaker 13

I mean, obviously I think there's some of those that you know, it's like, what are you gonna do, and then there's some that you look at and you really want back.

Speaker 15

But that's that's how that's how it goes.

Speaker 13

They all count the same, and you know, when you look back on it, it's definitely a part of uh, why we weren't, why we weren't able to be what we wanted to be.

Speaker 8

Well, Kevin keeps saying that it's not just you, it's not just one person, that's whole team.

Speaker 7

Obvious you didn't get a lot of help.

Speaker 8

So does that make it more difficult that this move was made when it's not just you.

Speaker 15

No, as I don't look at it that way.

Speaker 13

You know, I think anytime you're the guy and you want to be out there competing, it's difficult.

But I don't think you're necessarily looking at it from that perspective.

Uh, yeah, we didn't.

We weren't as good as we wanted to be.

And you're more so just looking at your role.

Speaker 5

And then.

Speaker 16

You had some great memories here a couple of years ago.

Obviously the fans seem to take a real liking to you during that time.

How with it all do you think the relationship has has changed.

Speaker 13

It's not for me to worry about you know, for me, I mean I I've said it before.

It's it's different times, it's different years.

I mean it for me, it doesn't change, you know, the experience that I've had here and you know we'll continue to have here.

It it's part of the game.

It's tough to it's tough to deal with not getting it done.

That's the bigger thing.

Uh, you know, I just just because you still try to look at the good experiences here and listen, we got a long season left, so I'm still you know, keep my head up and still trying to live that out.

Speaker 9

Why why do you think it's been so difficult offense?

Why do you think it's been so difficult to get it going in this recas point?

Speaker 13

Well, it's tough for me to get into all those details right now and actually spread.

Speaker 15

It out all this.

Speaker 13

I mean, I I really don't wanna get into it.

I mean, you know, we've we've just struggled to kind of become who we wanted to and that's it.

Speaker 14

Yeah, what do you think attributed most to think?

Speaker 7

So h you'd have to ask keV.

Speaker 13

I mean we're one and three, So.

Speaker 16

What's your gonta look for for Dylan going forward?

What can you do to help him?

Speaker 13

Yeah, like I said, for me, is just you know, I think the best way to help is just continue to come to work, you know, with a good mindset every day and and provide that positive energy and you know, see what he needs on his end.

Speaker 8

What is he showing your Joe behind the scenes or even when he's getting a little bit in those first deption.

Speaker 13

Practice Listen, he's into it, man, He's ready to go.

I'm sure he's super excited about this opportunity.

Speaker 2

Y y.

Speaker 13

You can tell he takes it seriously just by the way he studies and and you know his intent in the meeting rooms and on the practice field.

Speaker 9

So, Joe, I I think you've been through situations like this before, and I'm I'm sure never get easy, But can you pull on some of those past experiences to kind of help you approach this one.

Speaker 13

I think every situation is unique, So it's it, it's probably and and I think you do get emotional about it, so it's tough to end the moment drawing those experiences.

So you just kind of go back to just being yourself and relying on the people around you to help you cope with it a little bit.

Speaker 1

Up next, it's rookie quarterback Dylan Gabriel, who gave his thoughts ahead of his first career NFL starting.

Speaker 11

First off, Congratulations, what is your feeling to be a nameless starter and just help.

Speaker 7

Prepare you for this moment?

Speaker 14

Yeah?

Speaker 17

I think you know, from the beginning of the moment you look forward to as a competitor.

Speaker 14

But you know it's part of my job, you know.

Speaker 17

To be ready to be that, you know, sense of hope for everyone to continue to be better and come together and create momentum for each other.

So excited for that, but just also extremely focused at doing my job at a high level.

Speaker 6

How do you think you've managed to stay ready over these first four.

Speaker 7

Weeks of the regular season.

Speaker 17

Yeah, a lot of walk throughs, a lot of meetings.

You you gotta be really tuned into.

And then you know, I think just you look at all the work from the beginning of OTAs and rookie Mini Caampton, Now I think that's all installation that you can really pride yourself on and the reps built up so moments, you know, that build up and then to to get here.

But you know, like I said, it's extreme focused on just doing my job at a high level and uh continue to do that for one another.

Speaker 18

He had mentioned that you uh Ken mentioned that you would received some some reps from the starters during you know, the first month of the regular season.

Just could you kind of put like a percentage like every day how ny how many plays it was, and how you think that's prepared you even though you're gonna get a full state of practice shops this week.

Speaker 17

You know, I think as much as we could, you know, I think reps here and there throughout practices, but also respecting you know, uh Flacco getting his reps throughout those weeks.

So I think we tried to fit in as much as possible.

But you know, I think we also did a good job in training camp.

So like I said, you gotta build those moments up to to get to this moment, and I think a great reekal prep we'll we'll set us up for successful.

Speaker 16

Kevin talked about Joe's leadership still being so important to this team, just.

Speaker 7

Like be coming back up.

Speaker 9

Just curious from from your advantage point.

Speaker 19

From the day you got here to these first four weeks, how has he been able to already just.

Speaker 7

Sort of support you to get to this point.

Speaker 17

Yeah, what I appreciate about Joe is just it's not his job to be a mentor, you know, it's his job to be a great quarterback.

And I I think just his openness to answer questions.

You know, it's my job to ask questions, right and and uh search for those answers.

But having guys like you know him, Deshaun Uh in the room, I think au guys that just have played a bunch of ball.

So I appreciate him for that.

And you know, he's a captain on this team.

He's still a huge piece of what we do.

And we looked to him for for a lot of things because he's been through it the bunch.

So I think, Uh, there's a ton of respect there for me and and a guy definitely look up to.

And you know, it's gonna be important to have that, you know, going into this week, when Kevin.

Speaker 8

Said that, keeps kept stressing that it's not just one person, right, it's responsible for the offensive struggle.

So when you get in there as a starter, how do you go about trying to get everybody to play at a higher level.

Speaker 17

Yeah, I think initially it's it's great juice and great energy, and and that starts on Monday, Uh, you know, the beginning of the prep week.

That starts with just having great meetings, having great practices.

So we're taking small sample sizes and bites at the you know, the whole thing and making sure that we just focus on what we got in front of us.

And I I think if we have a great week of prep and we continue to put that at the forefront, you know, I think we'll continue to have that.

Speaker 14

But like I said, it's.

Speaker 17

Not just one person, it's all of us coming together, uh, creating momentum together.

Uh, so we can go you know, move the sticks and put points on the board.

Speaker 9

Dylanne, I know you're you're obviously, whenever we talk to you, yourself process driven, aside from just obviously getting those first team reps this week and then most of the reps in practice.

Does anything change for you this week?

Speaker 17

You know you'd like to say no, but there's uh a lot of excitement.

But with that excitement, for me, it's just extreme focus, you know, And uh, I've been through weeks of prep.

Speaker 14

And a bunch of them.

Speaker 17

You know, if you go back, but you just continue attacking with your process and how you wanna uh accomplish that.

But I think it's us coming together.

Like I said, not to be you know, cliche or keep saying the same thing, but you know, we we have to come together and create momentum for each other so that uh we can create positive plays, put points on the board and just take it one play at a time.

Speaker 7

What did you impart any you know, work of encouragement after the announcements came out.

Speaker 17

You know, I think just for us, it's constant communication.

You know, like he's he's a guy that you know, you see in every single day.

You know, we're in the same position group and a guy that you appreciate uh a hundred percent of the time because he's just himself and he's he's very even keilled.

Speaker 14

So there's a lot I've learned from him and will continue to learn from him.

Speaker 17

But you know, I I I know he knows, you know, he still has a huge partner what we're doing.

And you know he's a captain of the team as well.

Speaker 7

What would coach tell you that you know you were gonna get them start?

Speaker 14

Uh?

Speaker 17

You know, we all sat down and said in a keep your room and as simple as that still it was pretty.

Speaker 11

Clear that you know, at some point the organization wanted you to start.

Speaker 14

Uh a game this season.

Speaker 11

Obviously maybe a little earlier than you were the organization might have planned.

But was that something that was always in the back of your head, even though as you you know, you talk about making sure that you were ready at any given time.

Speaker 17

You know, I I think it's funny because, you know, I got a text from a a good buddy of mine, and he sent me a picture of a fire station, you know, and like it's kind of like why are you sending that?

You know, But when he sends it, you know, he just lists the the obvious, right, like doors are open, garage doors are open, like things are ready to go, and like they're just waiting on that phone call to like respond surgically and like just what a great representation of like the job I had and and being ready for that moment.

And I think, you know, I smile cause it's like, uh, a moment you prep for and you you are ex extremely excited for, but also got to realize that it's extreme focus and and that's what I've continued to to harp on.

But you wait for the perfect time, you know you're gonna wait a whole lifetime.

So for me, I'm just I've always been ready for every moment, the one.

Speaker 6

Just going back to these first four weeks, and and like the prep of it all, you know, sometimes repeating us.

They they step into that back up role, it's it becomes kind of this big learning experience that that maybe you wouldn't have expected a Misshay, I guess was was that the case for you?

Speaker 9

How has that been for.

Speaker 7

You in terms of taking on what you did as a back up those first row weeks.

Speaker 17

I think the biggest thing is change the perspective, you know.

I think you know, when you're behind center, it's kind of you know, attacking the day of what's what you need to do, and and sometimes you let things slip through the cracks for what's most important and order of operations that way.

But I think when you change the perspective, you can kind of look at it, look at you know, the whole preparation as a whole, and and how you can get better, how you can best support your teammates and and maybe when you're not the starter in a different status, can you still lead and and create momentum for one another.

So that that was a big challenge for me one I took on uh wholeheartedly, and I you know, we'll continue to take on Echevereron just.

Speaker 8

Saw just Brian Powers.

You know, he's got a great reputation and confusing all kinds of quarterbacks.

So what do you see and how different comes to that for your first stific start?

Speaker 17

Yeah, a lot of respect for what he's done, but uh, even you know this year, I think he's just you know, uh unique defensive mind and has created you know, a lot of turnovers, a lot of negative plays, uh confusion like you said, but uh, you know, I think it's just gonna be a great challenge for us all, you know, coming together and you know, we got a lot of respect you know, and how we attacked our our craft with diligence, you know, and and wanna make sure that we're ready for that moment.

But like I said, a lot of respect for our competition.

Speaker 11

What challenge you the press timeline?

Speaker 7

This week?

You gotta go to London.

Speaker 11

You know we're probably little for to practice today.

You're not gonna do maybe a normal practice on Thursday.

Same thing, right, Just what type of challenge does that present for you and in how do you uh.

Speaker 7

You don't handle that?

Speaker 14

Yeah, it'll be different, but one we're looking forward to.

Speaker 17

You know, there's there's challenges week to week in any given week, but one that's just unique.

Speaker 14

Right.

Speaker 17

But I think, like like I was saying earlier, the excitement for you know, being able to play in London, Uh, you know, new fans, new environment.

I think that'll be a lot of fun.

But uh also just you know, I think they've educated us a bunch on on how we need to attack this and you know we'll we'll continue to do so.

Speaker 6

Dylan Non always talks about your processing, but but your mobility specifically everyan what do you think you can add to this offense?

Speaker 15

And you guys are struggling with that as.

Speaker 17

Yeah, I I think it's a a combination, you know, and being able to add live you know, confidence as using your legs as a weapon.

Uh, it is real, you know, in this day and age.

But I think it's a u a great combination of a lot of things.

You know, you you wanna use it when you need to, when you just feel like doing it.

So I think moving when necessary is important and you know, have confidence in that, but also throwing and and make sure we're running ops you know, the offense by the right way.

Speaker 15

We'll say more.

Speaker 8

You stepped in late in the fourth quarter in week two and four, and I know, like, what, how could those experiences they're just being able to take the field in a game study like that help you?

Speaker 7

Are you into this week?

Speaker 14

Yeah?

Speaker 17

More turns at it, as coach must would say, you know, the more turns you got, h the more confident and comfortable you are in certain situations.

So super glad I was able to get those those terms, and UH wanna continue to build on that and and we will you know, throughout this process.

But like I said, a whole week of prep going into a game knowing the job cold is is you know my job, and I'll continue to do that and excited for it.

Speaker 16

From your vantage point, you have to practice now filming in those limited settings.

What's the biggest difference you've noticed between pro defenses in it in.

Speaker 17

College defenses, Definitely personnel, you know, I I think one through eleven, uh obviously, but uh, I think you know there's also confidence in you know, their past rushers, and I I think you see that every single week and you know, your ability to protect your ability to you know, make them be on their toes uh consistently could help you.

Ye, And you just wanna continue to to do that, but that's definitely a challenge, Tyling.

Speaker 9

Dylan, Jerry was Jerry was obviously a little frustrated after that game one on Sunday with someone who's drubs ho Helmfordan is it, you know, for you and him to get on that same page quickly and for him to really kind.

Speaker 14

Of get you for this offense?

Speaker 17

Glad you asked?

You know, I I l I'm the biggest fan of Jerry, you know, I I I would be surprised to find anyone that thinks more highly of him than me, you know, just the way he works, the way he attacks his day to day, but how much he loves the game as well.

You know, he shows his passion and he's a guy that we're gonna rely on.

I'll continue to rely on and uh a guy will feed because.

Speaker 14

You know, he's a big part of what we do.

Speaker 7

So yeahs.

Speaker 17

So you know, I think as you continue to build it, you know, it'll be you know, building reps together in continuity.

But I think that that'll grow as as time progresses.

Speaker 8

You feel like the rest of the room's kind of been a little bit of flux, which instead going on to our DeAndre and I are and then you call up.

Speaker 7

A couple guys just go.

Speaker 17

You know, I think it's it's having that mentality of next guy out and everyone being prepared for their moment, and you know, uniquely enough, you know I'm doing the same as them, so I think we're both in that same position.

But you know, I keep going back to us coming together and making sure that we continue to do that will be our biggest, our biggest you know point emphasis, because we need we need to do that.

And the more we create positive plays and let that continue stack on each other, then you know good things will happen, but small bites at the time.

Speaker 14

You've been to one before, haven't haven't been on the country so wide.

Speaker 1

Receiver Jerry Judy discussed the opportunities that quarterback Dylan Gabriel can create for the offense.

Speaker 6

Jerry, just to start out, your reaction to to the keb change.

Speaker 15

Is still in starting now like her.

Speaker 20

Okay, when you have that fast you know the coaches came with that decision, you know, and I'm just here to do my part help whatever quarterback that's out there.

Speaker 15

Or how much more important is it, uh for you to.

Speaker 4

Maybe step up with you know, set being out and you know the.

Speaker 9

Change change the maid receiver out.

Speaker 5

Report uh points if you get on.

Speaker 20

That that change, you know it, you know it's very important.

It's you know, it's then the first start, you know.

So I'm trying to be the best version of myself for him, so he could you know, do what he needed to do on the field.

You know.

But those guys getting hurt, you know, I gotta step up, and the younger guys gotta that's behind him gotta.

Speaker 5

Step up as well.

And do they w part and do play they role?

Speaker 4

When you have a game like you had, you know, last Sunday, and then you drop some paths that you know that you can make, do you like, do dwell on it for a little bit?

Speaker 7

Do you try to get at you talking.

Speaker 5

About jog machine?

Speaker 9

You just try to run it behind you.

Speaker 20

On this se and on Nah, I dwell on it in on that day.

Other than that, I just move on, move forward.

You know, it's football is part of the game.

Speaker 14

You know.

Speaker 20

That was my first job, you know, And that's not gonna be my last, you know, if be being honest.

So you know I don't really play too much time on it.

M you know, I do what I need to do the the to fix it and then move off from now.

Speaker 14

Yeah you do?

Uh?

Speaker 9

Jerry and Dylon said, did you want hunger?

You're Jerry Juny fans in him.

I guess just you know with some of those nights you been able to work in the.

Speaker 6

Messicosis the last of the weeks, but you get back at during the camp just to what type of chemistry you already kind of debuilding.

Speaker 5

Uh, Dylan Hill, h He'll a smart dude.

Speaker 20

You know he know where where to go with the balla so you know where the coaching staff want once within the offense.

Speaker 5

You know he does does a great job of that.

Speaker 8

Did Jered on that interception on Sunday?

Did you think you got interfered with the concert?

Speaker 14

Yes?

I did.

Speaker 7

Did you get any kind of explanation far to the different with NDS?

Speaker 20

But when he said yeah, he said, uh, I forgot what he said.

Honestly, he said, son abot hole in hims, I I forgot what he said.

Speaker 8

Wasn't a satisfactory answer, though, uh huh.

He wasn't a satisfactory answered.

Speaker 5

Yeah it was.

It wasn't no class, but it word of it didn't matter.

Speaker 9

Oh sure, is there is maybe a little bit of your do Is there a little bit of an adjusting?

Yeah, with uh football coming out of loft these stands, and that's spending you have to be piece to that.

Speaker 20

Nah nah, not really, Yeah, it just it just spends the opposite way.

Speaker 5

Other than that, it's same thing, exerius.

You don't forget.

I'll play with uh lefty for like four years and you know school.

Speaker 8

Really it's a hope that keeps saying that it's not just one guy, right, it's not just Joe's fault of the opensive struggle.

Speaker 7

Yeah, but it's a hope.

Speaker 8

That if you put a new guy under center, that that just can create a spark for the rest of the guy.

Speaker 20

Yeah, I'm thinking I'm pretty sure that's what everybody looking for, is that spark?

You know, like I say, you know, it's it's all eleven guys on that field.

You know, all eleven guys got to do the job just for that play to be successful.

Speaker 5

So if one god mess up, you know, the whole play is frul so you know a law to everybody, do they job?

Speaker 14

You know, hes he could give both places.

Speaker 8

Do you feel bad and off of the job that he's kind of a guy that takes the brand of this word.

Speaker 7

He's the guy that lose his job even though it is all these loves.

Speaker 20

Uh yeah, you know, you know it's I guess this is it?

How uh the lead words?

Speaker 5

You feel me if you need to spark, you feel like, uh a quarterback change should help that.

Speaker 20

So you know whatever the coaches is that what the coaches thought that would help us.

Speaker 5

You know, we gonna go with that, really, Jerry with Dylan, you.

Speaker 6

Know, everyone always talks about this processing speed and and how good he is with that part of the game.

When how have you guys seen that as pass cutch or so when you got to do one with him, some of the decision making.

Speaker 20

You give into Yeah, just just through out OTAs and camp and even practice just knowing like I said, just knowing where to go go on the balls right all the time.

And that's that do with knowing the coverage, just you know, and understanding what the defense is trying to take away and just taking advantage of that.

And he does a great job of processing that, understanding that and you know that why you doing his thing?

Speaker 7

Jerry?

What type of challenges in this week?

Speaker 9

You gotta go to one?

Speaker 11

The quarterback change schedule is in as expansive as it maybe is in a normal week.

Speaker 14

Just you know what what challenges have?

Speaker 11

Is that to you guys just trying to get ready to.

Speaker 7

Quit this game?

Speaker 20

You know you just y I I I don't ready take it as a challenge.

You know it It's just part of the game.

You gonna have to travel, you know, it's not really too much challenge.

Of course, you're going across the country, so you know, just make make sure you get your sleep in.

Speaker 5

You know, that's the most important thing.

Speaker 20

And that's okay, And you know, once you land, it's it's goodly, it's it's up.

Speaker 5

Prizily, do you.

Speaker 6

Still feel like even though you guys are wanna to create that everything is still wide open for you, that there's enough potential ere that I you fur this around?

Speaker 20

Yeah, yeah, right quickly, yeah, of course we you know, we got we got a lot more games left, you know, yet that night, you know, uh, starting one to three, you know, it's a what there's like what ten teen twelteen, that's like one to three, you know, so it it it's you know, it's not really about how you start, it's about how you finish, you know, and we we were working towards the finishing our best and you know winning are all these rest of these games it seems like.

Speaker 9

It's been you know, all little thing that those all bass you just that play Sunday you.

Speaker 7

And means like you had to talk a little way to touchdown like that.

Speaker 9

So how close do you think the sell Huns really is.

Speaker 7

To to be on?

Speaker 5

We getting close each week, you know.

Speaker 20

I feel like guys are striving to be the to be the best version of theyself, you know, and I think we getting close close with that.

Speaker 7

What what makes O'Brian Ford's defense so difficol.

Speaker 5

Just the disguise.

Speaker 20

You know, they do a great job of disguising okay, not giving any tails on what type of defense they running, you know, so they do a good.

Speaker 5

Job with that.

Speaker 1

Finally, cornerback Denzel war discussed the potential matchup with Justin Jefferson obviously.

Speaker 8

The other side of the bit.

But it's a big movie.

So what's your reaction is that quarterback change?

Speaker 5

Uh?

Speaker 19

We go rally behind who's who's ever behind there?

So uh, Dylan, he's getting the opportunity so rally getting behind him, and focus is still on trying to get a win, get that, get that win.

Speaker 15

So uh that's the goal.

Speaker 9

How how have you seen, you know, just dealing behind the scenes when you've gotten a chance to watch practice tape or whatever, have you seen dying kind of handled these last few weeks and not getting this out?

Speaker 19

Yeah, he's been looking good ever since he got here.

I mean you got seen the preseason.

Uh he's walking, walking the offense down the field, Uh, making any good throws and playing well.

So looking forward to seeing him out there come game to day.

Speaker 16

Sometimes there's a sentiment where you inserted rupy quarterback too soon.

It can it can come off like waving the life lives say why don't you guys see it?

Speaker 14

Though?

Speaker 19

No, I mean, we we got guys that that are capable of playing uh that quarterback position.

Speaker 14

You know, Uh, just.

Speaker 19

Cause they not weren't the starter at the time doesn't mean you know, this is a NFL.

You know guys are gonna get rotated in and you know that's just the key position, that quarterback spot.

But uh, you know, he con could come in there and still do well for us and uh get us to where we need to go.

Speaker 6

Sons out, nothing to talk about how it's not about one person.

Obviously there's multiple things that need to get picked up, and that Joe leadership.

Speaker 9

Is still gonna be important.

Speaker 6

I guess how how much is that the case with this team especially?

Speaker 15

Yeah, No, we still love Joe.

Speaker 19

He's still a leader for us, you know, so it's still our quarterback and I we said, we're rallying behind everybody.

You know, the goal is to to get a win and that's to go.

So whoever's in there, you know, whether I'm outing a God steps in for me, you know, it's it's the same thing.

Doesn't nothing change, and uh the standards still says the same.

We gotta uh work to get a win and uh try to be the best.

Speaker 8

And what's uh the match up like with Justin Jefferson.

I know you've practice against it, right, Just what do you think that's he.

Speaker 19

Gonna be Like, Yeah, it's gonna be a great matchup.

He's a good receiver, uh in this league.

But yeah, we focused on going to get the win.

So regardless who's on the other side.

You know, you gotta try to eliminate them the best as we can and uh get our job done.

Speaker 7

Some special.

Speaker 19

Playmaker, he's a playmaker, runs uh really good routes, got good hands, just a really good receiver, just a uh top natural receiver in this league.

Speaker 9

It was it ever frustrating as the defense when you when you guys are getting suns and the offensive struggling on the other side.

Speaker 7

Against How do you do that?

Speaker 19

Yeah, I mean that that's we gotta play complimentary football.

You know, you can't get into that.

Uh let that sink into your head.

Oh man, this is straight in or this is this is bad team people are doing bad.

But uh y, it's kind You gotta play complimentary football, you know, and were trying to do the best we can to to put our offense and special teams in the best position and put the team in the best position.

So regardless of what happens out there, you know, we trying to give our best effort and uh do what we can to help his team out.

Speaker 8

It sounds like so personally, what have you seen out of him in the last couple of years played in this league?

Speaker 15

Yeah, yeah, that's it right there.

Speaker 19

He's an experienced quarterback, a guy that's played in this league.

Uh we've seen him a few times before, so uh pretty familiar with him as a type of uh player he is, and uh just gotta keep watching some more film on him and see what he likes to do and uh try to eliminate it.

Speaker 7

What is Addison coming back due to that offense?

Speaker 15

Uh?

Speaker 19

Just another playmaker for those guys.

You know, he was the starter before, So just a play maker for those guys able to uh run her routes as well and catch the ball.

Speaker 15

So uh we'll be a good matchup as well out there.

Speaker 12

I'm gonna take away in Detroit?

What kind of the ball got?

Speaker 9

You know, kind of launted it up.

Speaker 12

But what did you see from Jerry and the line to off and sidelogy?

That doesn't make the plan there?

Speaker 19

Yeah, Uh it was really just trying to disguise.

I think he believed that I was uh in man coverage and was able to get out of there, and uh we had a good rush.

Speaker 15

Uh coach got us in a great call.

Speaker 19

And was able to get in a good spot to get my hands on the ball and uh get take away for the team.

Speaker 12

And then obviously Pittsburgh was able to get after Carson last week two takeaways.

Speaker 9

Graduator chapions rather.

Speaker 12

Uh you know, what have you seen from that game from from Carson that you know, uh makes you believe that y'all are coulda been able to do the same thing.

Speaker 19

Yeah, I mean it, it's not really about them, Like I said, it's really the focus is on us, and uh we just trying to go in and.

Speaker 15

Do our job and execute.

Speaker 19

And a goal every week is to try to get takeaways and uh see where we can exploit that on against the offense.

And so we just got to go and do our job and take Like I said, the takeaways are gonna come, and uh hopefully I think they're gon keep rolling in.

Speaker 9

There were a couple of.

Speaker 7

Us of coverage es on some of all that to got.

Speaker 12

Big receptions or got touchdowns.

Speaker 9

What do you think it was?

There were those that you can do with them that sure you prevent its gonna Sunday.

Speaker 15

W WHI which ones did you say?

We're busted?

Speaker 9

Uh play the shoulder down the same drop lead on you?

Speaker 5

You know what I'm saying?

Speaker 19

Yeah, yeah, I I don't think that's correct, but uh yeah, we just gotta do our assignment.

Uh when it comes though, say it again.

Yeah I just said it wasn't correct.

So yeah, I'm not gonna run through the whole the whole play.

But you know, we just gotta do our do our job, do our assignment.

Everybody get on the same page, and you know, we take care of so you know, it's it's a football game.

Things are gonna happen and and players are gonna be made.

They made a play, That's how the game goes.

Speaker 14

Sometime and then you said that those are.

Speaker 6

Gonna come back.

Speaker 12

You said the last thing you wanted to catch up to Grant, So now you there.

Speaker 15

Oh yeah it feel good.

Speaker 19

But now I gotta uh, I gotta s take take one step ahead and uh go get another win and uh lead, lead the team and a takeaway, so that that's the goal.

Speaker 15

Try to keep uh.

Speaker 5

Rallying 'em up.

Speaker 19

You know, I hope Granted, I know he's gonna keep competing trying to get some more takeaways.

But that's the goal that helps his team out, taking that ball away, and that's the focus every week.

Speaker 7

Have you been to London.

Speaker 15

Before, No, not yet, so this would be a first time.

Speaker 8

What do you think the whole experience is gonna be like, is it kind of like annoying or you embracing the fact that you gotta fly all night and play over everything?

Speaker 15

Yeah, I think you gotta embrace it.

Speaker 19

I'm not necessarily looking forward to flying so far, you know, I wouldn't, but I'm gonna embrace it.

Speaker 15

So I'm gonna enjoy it.

Speaker 19

Looking forward to going over there and uh just seeing London a little bit and being able to play a game of London you know, not how many people, because I could do that.

This will be my first London game, so I'm looking forward to it though.

Speaker 1

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