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We'll see, you know, I'll have an injury update tomorrow.
But the good thing is is all these guys are
making good progress.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
We'll start his clock and I think.
Speaker 1 (00:09):
You know, with the intentions of him being able to play,
and it's done a good job in the meantime and
looking forward to getting them out there.
Speaker 2 (00:22):
Yeah, oh yeah, that's the plan.
Speaker 1 (00:23):
So what's what's most likely is we'll start his clock
next week with the expectations of him being ready, you know,
the worst case in the playoffs, and then we'll kind
of see what that looks like for you know, whoever
we play in the last game. But he's making great progress, he's.
Speaker 2 (00:37):
Ready to go. Yeah. Really happy for those guys, you know.
Speaker 1 (00:44):
And I think there was a lot of guys that
are that were also recognized as alternates, and I thought
there were some guys that that weren't that are very
well deserving, you know. I think the best thing about
football is it's the greatest team sport that there is.
Speaker 2 (00:54):
But really well deserved.
Speaker 1 (00:56):
And happy for Matthew, Pooka, for Byron and Jared, you know.
But I think you know that the strength of our
team is our team, and there's a lot of other
guys that have done an excellent job of being you know,
vital parts of of the collective. And you know, I'm
looking forward to us continuing to show the strength of
this group with another you know, hopefully great week of
preparation and a great challenge against the Falcons on Monday night. Yeah, yes,
(01:31):
I don't. I think if you talk to you know,
what's interesting. There's a lot of layers to the Pro
Bowl stuff, but you talk to the real football people,
I don't think he's seen that way. I think he's
seen as a guy that one of the best to
ever do it. I think that's, you know, been very
well acknowledged this year, but I think it's probably overdue.
Speaker 3 (01:47):
You know.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
I think you guys have asked me a lot about
the level that he's playing at. But I also think
that's pretty consistent with what he's done, you know, And
sometimes the numbers can reflect really good play and sometimes
they don't. And so I know this, since he got here,
and one, he's elevated everybody that he's around, he's elevated
the situations that he's a part of, and every single
time that he takes the field, our team has a
belief because of him leading the way, and so can't
(02:11):
say enough good things about him. I'm really happy for
him to be able to get some of that stuff.
But I think the best part about Matthews, He's got
this great humility. Those aren't the things that move the needle.
What he cares about is the respect of his teammates,
his coaches, and then the people that he's playing against.
And I think when you talk to those who know,
he's got great respect and admiration for the way that
he competes, the way he goes about it, and.
Speaker 2 (02:32):
And you know what type of player he is. Yeah, sure.
Speaker 1 (02:42):
It hasn't changed anything. It just make the day a
little bit longer, you know. Fortunately for us, you know,
we'll be able to give the guys off playing on
Monday tomorrow for Christmas, be with their family and their
loved ones.
Speaker 2 (02:52):
But we'll get our work in today.
Speaker 1 (02:54):
And I think coming off the Thursday game, there was
some time off we need to be able to get
that work. Typically this time of the year, you're usually
using what's reserved for kind of your Wednesday prep for walkthroughs,
things of that nature. But because of where our Thursday
game was situated, we're able to get you know, good workload,
just got a good walkthrough. We'll have a good practice,
won't be anything too crazy, but I think it'll be
important for us to be able to move around, you know,
(03:16):
get some good work in and then you know, they'll
have off tomorrow and then we'll probably be back here
on Friday, just based on the way that those fields
look right now.
Speaker 2 (03:24):
So hey, it is what it is.
Speaker 1 (03:26):
Our guys are awesome about being able to adjust and adapt,
and I'm very grateful for that. But I think they
all know that it's with the best intentions for our
preparation to be in alignment to go play with a
quiet mind.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
Saturday.
Speaker 1 (03:40):
We wouldn't just because of the approach. I think the
logistics of you know, traveling all the way out here
for the minimal amount of reps that we get. If
we have to adjust and adapt over at our facilities,
that's what we'll do. But because Friday is another really
important work day, it's most likely that we'll be over here.
Speaker 2 (04:03):
Yeah. Yeah, well, I think, I mean, he is so
so knowledgeable.
Speaker 1 (04:11):
I mean, I think for you to really be able
to and I know you know this, but I think
when you're breaking the huddle and you're able to have
command over all, right, what's the intent. You're able to
give little tidbits and coaching points. You're able to recognize
some of the different things that maybe the prep has
helped with relative to you know, some of the defensive structures.
But you know, I say he's a coach on the field,
but I think that's almost minimizing it. I mean, he
(04:32):
just gives everybody a calm. I think the way that
he's able to communicate in the huddle to play call,
but then also any of the added little points, the
way he's able to utilize cadence, the way he's able
to use our audible system because of his ownership. So
it's tremendously valuable. And I don't know that you could
really put a measure on it, but man, is it
damn important to me, and it's important to his teammates.
(04:53):
And I think you can't say enough about what you
do to elevate people around you. You know, I think when
you talk about you know, I've said it a couple
of times before, but when you talk about an igniter,
that's what he is. You know, he ignites people around him,
he elevates them, and that to me, is what a
legacy's about. You know, Like I think sometimes people think
of the word legacy as a selfish connotation. I look
at it as what do you do for others? How
(05:15):
do you elevate people? How do you make situations and
people you're around better. I think that's a great example
of leadership and legacy. And that's what this guy does
every single day, every single play. And I think that's
been on display pretty frequently this year. Well, I think
it's you know, dependent upon whatever the intent is. You know,
(05:36):
sometimes it might be you know, I think he understands
the different Do I need to use it all the
way down to that last second? Do I have enough
information where I'm gonna snap it a little bit earlier?
And so that ownership and autonomy I think, you know,
there's so many little semantics, you know, both situationally and
then play dependent.
Speaker 2 (05:53):
You know, sometimes we'll call multiple plays in the huddle.
Speaker 1 (05:55):
But whatever it is is, he's got total command on
being able to say, all right, one of the advantages
you do have offensively, you decide when that ball snapped
within the forty second play clock or the twenty five
second play clock if we're out of a you know,
quarter or a timeout or stoppage, and so that's where
he's he's really special. And you know, it's one thing
to be able to coach, it's another thing to be
able to take the onus and the ownership and really
(06:17):
the accumulation of knowledge that you know has just built
up over time because of how intentional he is.
Speaker 2 (06:22):
It's it's special.
Speaker 1 (06:23):
It's it's why five years from the day that he
finishes up, he's going to be putting a gold.
Speaker 2 (06:27):
Jacket on in Canton.
Speaker 1 (06:28):
And I'd love to have that debate with anybody that
thinks otherwise. Well, that one video that circulates from the
Neorons end that's like three years old, so that you know,
and part of it too, I'm screwing with him a
little bit too, you know, because the best part about
it he can't talk back to me.
Speaker 2 (06:47):
But that video will never get old.
Speaker 1 (06:49):
It's like the get Back coach. Those two things just circulate,
they never get old. But I think I think if
you asked him, my mic etiquette is.
Speaker 2 (06:57):
Better now and more considerate to him.
Speaker 3 (06:59):
Yeah, I mean I've a little bit different, not too bad.
On the way down here though. Bush got to here
about forty five to fifty minutes, so we'll take it.
But we did this a couple of years ago, had
to for various weather reasons. So it is what is,
we should go practice and figure it out from there.
For a third time in your career, How does it
(07:23):
get that recognition any parts? Maybe we're overlooked in years past.
I mean it's great, it's a great honor to get. Obviously,
it's you know, fans are involved. I don't even know.
Players are involved, Coaches, whoever is involved is involved. I
appreciate it. You know, obviously play this game to try
to play at a high level and get respect from
(07:43):
the people that you do it with and play against.
So that part of it is really cool. Are their instances.
I mean I thought twenty one or twenty eleven, I
thought I had a chance, wasn't even close. So at
that point I kind of reserved myself to just go play,
have fun. Whatever happens happens. But it is cool to
be a you know, to be a part of it.
M h yeah, pretty quick, you know. I mean, but
(08:11):
then there's that kind of long delay, a little bit
of you know, a long weekend, and and uh, it
is kind of nice to get your mind off of
it a little bit, you know, put the last game
behind you. That's fine, Here we go and and get
ready for the next one, but also have a little
bit of of downtime in there where you can enjoy family. Obviously,
busy week coming up for a lot of people out there,
so you know, my kids were fired up to have
me around, and I was happy to be there. I mean,
(08:38):
I think it's been the same thing he's done all season.
You know, certain games present more opportunities than others. We
obviously had a lot of plays and a lot of
snaps the last couple of games, which you know, just
by sheer volume, you're gonna have more attempts at it,
and obviously we're able to connect on some of those
and make some big plays. But same stuff he's always done.
You know, he's runs great routes. Play's really tough with
him without the football, you know, he's physical to catch point.
(09:02):
You saw his run after catch, you know, really come
to life last week. So just everything he always does,
and we're happy to happy to have them. Yeah, from that,
what do you think? Yeah, you know, I spoke to
(09:23):
it a little bit earlier in the week, and some
other things that I had, but just you know, opportunities
to have a positive message out there, and you know, uh,
both for our team and for the game and for
the fans, for himself, everybody, continue to learn and and
try to make sure that when we do say things,
or when we do have opportunities to, uh, you know,
be involved in media and all that, that positive stuff
(09:43):
comes from that, you know, And and uh, he's understanding
of that. And obviously never going to be perfect. Nobody is.
And we've all you know, had things that we wish
we'd have maybe handled it a bit a little bit different.
But you know, he's still our brother. We love him,
and and uh we'll continue to support them and try
to help him out as best we can. Yeah, yeah,
(10:12):
I think so. I don't think it's ever been bad.
It's just who he is, you know, as a person.
He's an excited guy. He loves coaching, he loves you know,
being involved in this game, and and uh, you know,
ever since I've you know, been on the receiving end
of of what he's saying, it's been great. You know.
Obviously love loved playing quarterback when he's calling the plays,
and and you know, this year has been no different. Well,
(10:35):
I think just overall demeanor, you know, I think, you know,
having a kid and now too, you know, it's gonna
put a lot of things in a perspective for you
and help you understand you know, life a little bit better.
And I think, like all of us, he's doing everything
he can to try to continue to grow and be
as good of a person and a leader and a
coach and all that that he can be. So I
hope that he thinks that I've gotten better as all
(10:59):
those things leader, person, player, all those kind of things.
And I know that he has, you know, as as
a coach as well. M hm mm hmm. Yeah, I think, uh,
(11:20):
you know, obviously it's easier to do with experience and
understanding of what we're trying to get done. The more
and more I play in the system, obviously it's more
of every kind of year, sometimes week to week and
what we're trying to excuse me, what we're trying to do.
But yeah, I mean, the more I can help communicate
and let those guys play fast and free, and if
it doesn't, you know, slow me down or bog me down,
and then why not think most people have.
Speaker 2 (11:44):
You forgotten?
Speaker 3 (11:50):
You know, on game day, probably not. You know, I don't.
I can't recall one. You know, sometimes early in the
week you're getting new information and you're like, ah, did
he call that one or that one? And I might
be like, hey, give me that one again one more time.
But I'm usually I feel like I'm pretty good in
the games that operate and getting in out of the huddle.
Sometimes you need a formation, tweak, readjustment. Hey give me
that one one more time. But for the most part
(12:11):
I try to be on it and understanding and what
he's trying to do, you know, what he's trying to
get done as an offense, and just try to go
out there and make it happen.
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