October 9, 2025 • 16 mins
Brad Idzik speaks with the media before Thursday's practice.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Ho Plum for the review.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
Excited for another Thursday with the guys just continuing to
refine our process every week. I just really commend the
guys just for buying into really the days of the week,
right work Wednesday, recapture our work ethic today being you know,
about the ball so we can emphasize that and make
sure we're not digging those early holes in games for
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us to climb back out of. But just really commend
our guys for understanding what the emphasis is for the day,
the emphasis is for the week as an offensive group
is fun, you know, just give you a little picture
of that from last last week talking to Hunter Renfro
and he's like, I've never been around a team where
you have a presentation about a specific emphasis for the
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week and it just comes to life every single time,
you know, in the game. So that truly is the
guys you know, listening, having opening ears, and then applying
what we're trying to get through to them, you know,
as we go throughout the week.
Speaker 3 (01:01):
Great questions for coaching anyone.
Speaker 4 (01:06):
There, Brad, just I'm curious, what do you think that
the the way the comeback happened and the way that
Bryce recovered from.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
Too early turnovers.
Speaker 4 (01:16):
What do you feel like that means for him moving forward?
Speaker 2 (01:21):
Uh, you know, it's it's really kind of just what
I just touched on for the whole group. It's just
the being process oriented, being able to refocus. I think
I mentioned that last week in the press. Are just
the importance of every play being its individual entity, so
that you know, starts with the guy gets to touch
the ball every snap in bryce and making sure that
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as that play call comes through the headset, Uh, he
knows the context of what in which we're operating. He
did a phenomenal job of just staying the course and
then on the sideline in between drives, you know, making
sure that those guys are ready to refocus and recapture,
you know, the next drive, the next play. So just
moving on to that next play, whether it's in drive
(02:02):
or between series, whether good or bad happened. You know,
that's something that we really want to continue to focus on.
I think Dave mentioned earlier in the week, even even
after the good plays, right, the big Rico Rico play, Like,
we got to be able to handle that and and
be able to get to the line of scrimmage and
operate functionally you know, right after that. So there's there's
great examples, you know of all of our guys just
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continuing to refine our our refocused mechanisms during the game,
no matter what's happening. And Bryce is you know, he's
really buying into that, and he's he's leading that charge
in the huddle.
Speaker 4 (02:35):
And how do you see, I know it's still early,
you don't know about Tuba's help yet completely, but how
do you see moving forward? You you can blend in
Tuba and and Rico and get the most out of them,
because it seems like both of those are type backs
that the longer they play, the more reps they get,
the stronger they get in the game.
Speaker 2 (02:54):
Yeah, it's a it's a good problem to have. I mean,
we got two guys that not only run the ball well,
but they capt of the culture of who we want
to be.
Speaker 5 (03:02):
It inspires the rest of the group.
Speaker 2 (03:03):
You know, you get the defensive guys off the bench,
they want to go watch. You got the guys you
know want to go in the game and block for him.
Speaker 5 (03:10):
Uh. It fires up the.
Speaker 2 (03:11):
Old line to watch them play physical and know that
the back is going to go through that first level
and finish on the second and third level, whether it's Tuba, Rico,
Trevor did too. He had he had some great carries
in that game. So it's it truly is uh, you know,
a testament to the next man up. We had in
a couple of different ways last week. Tight end room,
running back room, uh, you know, receiver room as well,
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guys stepping up when they were called upon. Rico did
it in a huge way that I think gets glorified.
But look at the guys up front two that stepped up,
you know, Brady coming in and starting at guard and
then here we are, you know, rushing for two hundred
plus yards. You know, really just proud of those guys
just just staying focused, staying about the process and being
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ready when their name is called.
Speaker 4 (03:55):
Thanks appreciate it.
Speaker 5 (03:56):
Yep.
Speaker 4 (03:57):
We'll go to Mike Slarte, followed by Cass.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
Gordon Bred How are you good? How you doing Mike,
I'm doing well, Thank you. A couple a couple of questions, Uh,
can you kind of tell us what you were what
your view of the uh two minute drill at the
end of the first half against Miami looked like to you?
And as a follow up, it seems like when you
guys are in that tempo mode, whether it's two minute
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or when you're going quicker, that everything just feels crisper
and looks crisper. Is that is that something that is
you know, potentially in the back pocket to spring out,
not necessarily the two minute, but at other times during
the year.
Speaker 5 (04:38):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (04:38):
Yeah, I think there's a there's a real comfort level
for Bryce of spreading the field and seeing, you know,
what's out there, like getting good pre snap looks. You spread,
spread the defense out, you get a good vision of it,
and he does a great job at the line of
scrimmage communicating quick communication signals when he needs to. We
have a tight two minute package that the guys understand.
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They know where the bones are buried in all these concepts,
so whether it's run or pass, So if you know
where all the answers are, you keep that list nice
and tight. You have guys playing fast and confident, and
then you have Bryce who's is just doing a good
job of taking what the defense is giving him. And
in regards to to putting that, you know, sprinkling that
into the normal like game plan and like the normal
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downs and distances. We do try to you know, sprinkle
little tempo in here and there to make sure that
you know, we're giving him the chance to operate at
the line of scrimmage. We're giving you a chance to
get out and empty and find us a completion. He's
done that, you know a number of times this season.
There is a little bit of fool's gold sometimes when
you look at two minutes and you say, hey, we
should just be in two minutes the whole game, because
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that's just you know, we've we've gone through it in
the past. You know, we're trying to experiment with some
of that stuff. If things go if things you know,
end up in an incompletion or a third and long
so quickly, then you're asking your defense to go right
back out on the field. So some of those extended
drives go away when you operate completely in tempo. So
mixing it in is definitely a huge part because Rice
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is confident we can see the whole field. But at
the same time, the balanced attack, just like you know,
we showed there we climbing out of a seventeen point
deficit last week with a balanced attack. That's who we
want to be. We want to have all these elements
available to us. But then take our game plan to
where you know, the game is showing us we need
to go, you know, and there's there's plenty of different
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ways to win a game. As long as we can
have those tools available when the defense is presenting that opportunity,
you know, then then we'll be ready to fire.
Speaker 6 (06:36):
Yess my turn. Sorry, I don't know if m cutting
anything else. High Brad, how's it going good?
Speaker 5 (06:41):
Good?
Speaker 6 (06:43):
You mentioned the blocking kind of setting up for reco
XL seem to have a few that kind of helps
bring some stuff on Sunday as well. Obviously the big
touchdown as well, But just how much has that part
of his game kind of come along? And what have
you seen there this year?
Speaker 2 (06:57):
I mean off the bus. Xavier is a physical guy.
So you look at you look at the guy, and
you're like, all right, well, any dB would feel his
physical presence. You saw it in the preseason against the Browns.
But he does it every day in practice. He applies himself.
Speaker 5 (07:12):
Rob.
Speaker 2 (07:12):
Rob is all about playing physical at that position, making
sure they feel your presence in the run game, and
then that will go ahead and couple and help you
in the past game because they got to react when
we when we're playing with that balance attack. They got
to react to you coming down on a crack block
and then you you know, taking it over the top
on a play pass or or running across the field
on a keeper. An Xavier did a great job challenge
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the guys on some of those long reco runs from
last week. It's it's you look at the energy and
the way he finished his run and he's running through
a safety or a corner at that point, you know,
twenty yards down the field. Match his energy with your
initial enthusiasm to put your hands on someone and play
a physical, physical style of football. All right, and we're
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we're gonna grind out fifty more yards. We're gonna grind
out you know, maybe it's three more yards on an
efficient run just because you've got a guy covered up
on the second level. So challenge the guys to play
through the echo the whistle. But then also, you know,
if you need a little inspiration of how to do
so or why to do so, just watch watch the
running backs and how they finish their runs. And they're
not giving up, you know, at that first contact. So
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you know they've done a great job responding to that.
We're going to continue to push into that as we
you know, create this balance attack where we want to
run and pass everybody's involved in both phases.
Speaker 6 (08:30):
Awesome, and then just one more quick thing beyond just
the normal and obvious. What makes Digs such a unique
dB to kind of game.
Speaker 2 (08:42):
Plan against I think Jimmy said it, and he said
it right. He thinks like a receiver, so I think
he went to Alabama as a receiver to start.
Speaker 5 (08:51):
They both him and Bland.
Speaker 2 (08:53):
Bland and Digs have some of the best ball skills
in the league at the defensive back position, so you know,
you know, in fifty to fifty situations, you know, they
go attack the ball like a receiver would, so they
do a phenomenal job that way. They also do a
great job with route recognition, So there's there's some things
that you need to throw at them to make them,
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you know, think they know what they're seeing concept wise,
and then try to work a compliment off of it.
So that's something we're trying to do every week, but
especially you know, a height and week when you have
two guys that really study the game, you can tell
they study the game when they're jumping certain concepts, certain routes,
they know when to pull their trigger. But then also
at the point of attack, we got to attack the
ball our receivers.
Speaker 5 (09:34):
Any of those.
Speaker 2 (09:35):
Situations that's tight window, you've got to finish a play,
take that extra step coming back to the ball because
these guys they'll they'll catch it.
Speaker 5 (09:41):
They're not just gonna knock it down. They'll catch it
and do something with it.
Speaker 6 (09:45):
Awesome, thank you. Yep, I'm going to Alex Taylo, followed
by Mike k Hey Brad I also wanted to ask
you bet Xavier to get.
Speaker 3 (09:55):
And specifically that touchdown catch that he had. Can you
just genuinely take me through that moment? Dave Canalis said
after the game that it was emotional for him. Can
you just take me through that moment and what went
into going into that play, call that trust throw and
just everything about it.
Speaker 2 (10:14):
You know, it's it's where you hope those opportunities come
up where the coverage points to, you know, a one
on one chance for a guy to make a play.
It did, and I think the throw from Bryce having
to get that ball out, you know, knowing at the
time of the release, at the time of the release
of the throw, the leverage might not have been what
he wanted, but he knew Exavier was gonna go make
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that play. And then for Exavier to go track that
thing a low ball that was that was that was
a really remarkable catch. It's just a monkey off the
back of just getting an opportunity to go make a
big play. We knew he was gonna do it. He
did it all week and and he's been chomping at
the bit to get back. So we just prouded him
just again diving into his process of getting his body
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right so he could play fast and aggressive like that.
And and uh, you know you see on that on
that rep, when you're playing fast and you're playing free, Uh,
you know wherever that ball is, you just let your
talent kind of take over.
Speaker 5 (11:09):
And he did that. And it's a beautiful thing when
you when you.
Speaker 2 (11:11):
Got a couple of guys out there that could make
some pretty spectacular plays, as long as you get them
in that confident zone where they're playing fast and free.
Speaker 5 (11:19):
Uh, that stuff will continue to come to light.
Speaker 3 (11:22):
And Brad, something that you just said reminded me. T
Mac has yet to earn his first receiving touchdown of
the year, but he's obviously been quite productive for you
for you all, has he expressed to you, Hey, I
really I really want to get it. I really want
to get this touchdown. Like, how how has that been
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like from your rookie wide receiver.
Speaker 2 (11:45):
Yeah, he he wants to get every catch. And I
know this sound like coach speak. He has not expressed
I'm dying to get my first career touchdown. That's not
really his mental makeup. That's why we love the guy.
Speaker 5 (11:57):
Uh.
Speaker 2 (11:57):
The guy goes out and makes plays. As a receiver position,
you have to be inherently uh. I wouldn't say selfish,
but but self confident, right, you have to be you know,
in this world where I think I'm open every snap,
I'm confident that I'm going to get open every snap.
If you look at that play where Xavier caught the ball,
t Mac was open. He did his job and got
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open as well the ball went the other way. So
it's it's really cool just to watch this group of
receivers and skills in general. The tight end room coming
to life, you know, with different guys making plays. The
same thing with the running back room and how they
just put their arms around each other. You watch Tommy
celebrate Mitch's second touchdown to seal the game, and and
he's young. He's got a forty ends bert jumping over
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the guy, you know, celebrating his teammate, and that's that
for me, that's really special. Watch watch team as reaction
after Xavier catches that ball and they're going, he's going
right to him to do whatever that dance shake they
got going, you know, which is also well planned out.
They got a lot of handshakes going on over there.
But just the joy that they have for each other,
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that shows me that their their brain, their mental state,
they're they're in the right place.
Speaker 1 (13:09):
Uh.
Speaker 5 (13:09):
And t Mac is for for a.
Speaker 2 (13:11):
Rookie to have that mentality for a guy who's had
production but has not yet finished in the end zone.
For us, that's just uh, it's just fun to watch.
And it's a maturity that's you know, beyond his years.
And that's that's a big piece of you know, even
the draft process when we brought him in. You you
start to feel that from him and you're like, this
guy's this guy's gonna be special because he's a he's
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about the right stuff.
Speaker 5 (13:33):
Uh, he's confident, but he.
Speaker 2 (13:35):
Does it in the right way, right he does in
the right manner, and and then the talent is obvious.
So just really commend t Mac for his approach every week.
Trust me, we're trying to get him that touchdown, and
we're gonna keep trying, and it's gonna come to light.
Speaker 3 (13:47):
Wonderful.
Speaker 5 (13:47):
Thanks man.
Speaker 7 (13:48):
Ye hey, Brad, that's a good night. I've got a
question that's kind of off the beaten path a little bit.
We see guys in Scout team jerseys all the time,
and we know that that is a function of practice.
What makes a great Scout team player? And are there
guys in your history in the league that you remember
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that were specifically very good Scout team players.
Speaker 2 (14:15):
Yeah, it's funny to bring I thought you're gonna go
right to Jalen Coker wearing a different jersey number yesterday.
A great Scout team player puts himself in game mode.
A great Scout team player reads the card and tries
to apply the concepts we have.
Speaker 5 (14:33):
I love when the quarterbacks go.
Speaker 2 (14:35):
Into the huddle and they get a card and they say, hey,
just run our version of this, you know, and using
our vocabulary, trying to apply the things that we're coaching,
so you can steal a rep on scout team and
then let it come to life and all the coaches
are watching you try to accomplish a similar play, you know,
against our starting defense. Jalen Coker, I'll just highlight him
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really quick. He had I don't know how many weeks
it was last year where that was his role.
Speaker 5 (15:04):
And as he got more.
Speaker 2 (15:05):
Comfortable in the offense, as he got more comfortable in
the formations and the concept names and everything, you saw
the player come to life, you know, on the scout
team and quarterbacks start to feed him right and you
see a guy playing a game during practice with that mentality.
We got a group right now. They're all built that
way and it's a lot of fun to watch. And
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that's where I feel ultra confident with whoever's up on
game day. We know they've already gotten those full speed reps.
It's not going to be a change of pace for
them because that's how they attack every day during the week.
And Jalen I thought he did a phenomenal job of
it last year. You know, early on, we're trying to
squeeze a couple more reps to him wearing the other jersey.
I think the other George Pickens Jersey on yesterday. But
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all those guys jos sim Reid aniyas right. Those guys
are they they attack with everything they got. Dan Shasenna,
David Moore another great story. Even going back to Tampa.
He had to wait ten weeks to get I think
it was ten weeks to get activated in Tampa. Ended
up with two or three touchdowns by the end of it.
But guys who apply themselves in scout team and apply
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themselves in practice as if it's a game rep, it's
no surprise to them. It's no surprise to us either
that they produce on the field on game day because
they're already playing at that speed.
Ho Plum for the review.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
Excited for another Thursday with the guys just continuing to
refine our process every week. I just really commend the
guys just for buying into really the days of the week,
right work Wednesday, recapture our work ethic today being you know,
about the ball so we can emphasize that and make
sure we're not digging those early holes in games for
(00:27):
us to climb back out of. But just really commend
our guys for understanding what the emphasis is for the day,
the emphasis is for the week as an offensive group
is fun, you know, just give you a little picture
of that from last last week talking to Hunter Renfro
and he's like, I've never been around a team where
you have a presentation about a specific emphasis for the
(00:48):
week and it just comes to life every single time,
you know, in the game. So that truly is the
guys you know, listening, having opening ears, and then applying
what we're trying to get through to them, you know,
as we go throughout the week.
Speaker 3 (01:01):
Great questions for coaching anyone.
Speaker 4 (01:06):
There, Brad, just I'm curious, what do you think that
the the way the comeback happened and the way that
Bryce recovered from.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
Too early turnovers.
Speaker 4 (01:16):
What do you feel like that means for him moving forward?
Speaker 2 (01:21):
Uh, you know, it's it's really kind of just what
I just touched on for the whole group. It's just
the being process oriented, being able to refocus. I think
I mentioned that last week in the press. Are just
the importance of every play being its individual entity, so
that you know, starts with the guy gets to touch
the ball every snap in bryce and making sure that
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as that play call comes through the headset, Uh, he
knows the context of what in which we're operating. He
did a phenomenal job of just staying the course and
then on the sideline in between drives, you know, making
sure that those guys are ready to refocus and recapture,
you know, the next drive, the next play. So just
moving on to that next play, whether it's in drive
(02:02):
or between series, whether good or bad happened. You know,
that's something that we really want to continue to focus on.
I think Dave mentioned earlier in the week, even even
after the good plays, right, the big Rico Rico play, Like,
we got to be able to handle that and and
be able to get to the line of scrimmage and
operate functionally you know, right after that. So there's there's
great examples, you know of all of our guys just
(02:25):
continuing to refine our our refocused mechanisms during the game,
no matter what's happening. And Bryce is you know, he's
really buying into that, and he's he's leading that charge
in the huddle.
Speaker 4 (02:35):
And how do you see, I know it's still early,
you don't know about Tuba's help yet completely, but how
do you see moving forward? You you can blend in
Tuba and and Rico and get the most out of them,
because it seems like both of those are type backs
that the longer they play, the more reps they get,
the stronger they get in the game.
Speaker 2 (02:54):
Yeah, it's a it's a good problem to have. I mean,
we got two guys that not only run the ball well,
but they capt of the culture of who we want
to be.
Speaker 5 (03:02):
It inspires the rest of the group.
Speaker 2 (03:03):
You know, you get the defensive guys off the bench,
they want to go watch. You got the guys you
know want to go in the game and block for him.
Speaker 5 (03:10):
Uh. It fires up the.
Speaker 2 (03:11):
Old line to watch them play physical and know that
the back is going to go through that first level
and finish on the second and third level, whether it's Tuba, Rico,
Trevor did too. He had he had some great carries
in that game. So it's it truly is uh, you know,
a testament to the next man up. We had in
a couple of different ways last week. Tight end room,
running back room, uh, you know, receiver room as well,
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guys stepping up when they were called upon. Rico did
it in a huge way that I think gets glorified.
But look at the guys up front two that stepped up,
you know, Brady coming in and starting at guard and
then here we are, you know, rushing for two hundred
plus yards. You know, really just proud of those guys
just just staying focused, staying about the process and being
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ready when their name is called.
Speaker 4 (03:55):
Thanks appreciate it.
Speaker 5 (03:56):
Yep.
Speaker 4 (03:57):
We'll go to Mike Slarte, followed by Cass.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
Gordon Bred How are you good? How you doing Mike,
I'm doing well, Thank you. A couple a couple of questions, Uh,
can you kind of tell us what you were what
your view of the uh two minute drill at the
end of the first half against Miami looked like to you?
And as a follow up, it seems like when you
guys are in that tempo mode, whether it's two minute
(04:22):
or when you're going quicker, that everything just feels crisper
and looks crisper. Is that is that something that is
you know, potentially in the back pocket to spring out,
not necessarily the two minute, but at other times during
the year.
Speaker 5 (04:38):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (04:38):
Yeah, I think there's a there's a real comfort level
for Bryce of spreading the field and seeing, you know,
what's out there, like getting good pre snap looks. You spread,
spread the defense out, you get a good vision of it,
and he does a great job at the line of
scrimmage communicating quick communication signals when he needs to. We
have a tight two minute package that the guys understand.
(04:59):
They know where the bones are buried in all these concepts,
so whether it's run or pass, So if you know
where all the answers are, you keep that list nice
and tight. You have guys playing fast and confident, and
then you have Bryce who's is just doing a good
job of taking what the defense is giving him. And
in regards to to putting that, you know, sprinkling that
into the normal like game plan and like the normal
(05:22):
downs and distances. We do try to you know, sprinkle
little tempo in here and there to make sure that
you know, we're giving him the chance to operate at
the line of scrimmage. We're giving you a chance to
get out and empty and find us a completion. He's
done that, you know a number of times this season.
There is a little bit of fool's gold sometimes when
you look at two minutes and you say, hey, we
should just be in two minutes the whole game, because
(05:44):
that's just you know, we've we've gone through it in
the past. You know, we're trying to experiment with some
of that stuff. If things go if things you know,
end up in an incompletion or a third and long
so quickly, then you're asking your defense to go right
back out on the field. So some of those extended
drives go away when you operate completely in tempo. So
mixing it in is definitely a huge part because Rice
(06:06):
is confident we can see the whole field. But at
the same time, the balanced attack, just like you know,
we showed there we climbing out of a seventeen point
deficit last week with a balanced attack. That's who we
want to be. We want to have all these elements
available to us. But then take our game plan to
where you know, the game is showing us we need
to go, you know, and there's there's plenty of different
(06:27):
ways to win a game. As long as we can
have those tools available when the defense is presenting that opportunity,
you know, then then we'll be ready to fire.
Speaker 6 (06:36):
Yess my turn. Sorry, I don't know if m cutting
anything else. High Brad, how's it going good?
Speaker 5 (06:41):
Good?
Speaker 6 (06:43):
You mentioned the blocking kind of setting up for reco
XL seem to have a few that kind of helps
bring some stuff on Sunday as well. Obviously the big
touchdown as well, But just how much has that part
of his game kind of come along? And what have
you seen there this year?
Speaker 2 (06:57):
I mean off the bus. Xavier is a physical guy.
So you look at you look at the guy, and
you're like, all right, well, any dB would feel his
physical presence. You saw it in the preseason against the Browns.
But he does it every day in practice. He applies himself.
Speaker 5 (07:12):
Rob.
Speaker 2 (07:12):
Rob is all about playing physical at that position, making
sure they feel your presence in the run game, and
then that will go ahead and couple and help you
in the past game because they got to react when
we when we're playing with that balance attack. They got
to react to you coming down on a crack block
and then you you know, taking it over the top
on a play pass or or running across the field
on a keeper. An Xavier did a great job challenge
(07:34):
the guys on some of those long reco runs from
last week. It's it's you look at the energy and
the way he finished his run and he's running through
a safety or a corner at that point, you know,
twenty yards down the field. Match his energy with your
initial enthusiasm to put your hands on someone and play
a physical, physical style of football. All right, and we're
(07:56):
we're gonna grind out fifty more yards. We're gonna grind
out you know, maybe it's three more yards on an
efficient run just because you've got a guy covered up
on the second level. So challenge the guys to play
through the echo the whistle. But then also, you know,
if you need a little inspiration of how to do
so or why to do so, just watch watch the
running backs and how they finish their runs. And they're
not giving up, you know, at that first contact. So
(08:19):
you know they've done a great job responding to that.
We're going to continue to push into that as we
you know, create this balance attack where we want to
run and pass everybody's involved in both phases.
Speaker 6 (08:30):
Awesome, and then just one more quick thing beyond just
the normal and obvious. What makes Digs such a unique
dB to kind of game.
Speaker 2 (08:42):
Plan against I think Jimmy said it, and he said
it right. He thinks like a receiver, so I think
he went to Alabama as a receiver to start.
Speaker 5 (08:51):
They both him and Bland.
Speaker 2 (08:53):
Bland and Digs have some of the best ball skills
in the league at the defensive back position, so you know,
you know, in fifty to fifty situations, you know, they
go attack the ball like a receiver would, so they
do a phenomenal job that way. They also do a
great job with route recognition, So there's there's some things
that you need to throw at them to make them,
(09:13):
you know, think they know what they're seeing concept wise,
and then try to work a compliment off of it.
So that's something we're trying to do every week, but
especially you know, a height and week when you have
two guys that really study the game, you can tell
they study the game when they're jumping certain concepts, certain routes,
they know when to pull their trigger. But then also
at the point of attack, we got to attack the
ball our receivers.
Speaker 5 (09:34):
Any of those.
Speaker 2 (09:35):
Situations that's tight window, you've got to finish a play,
take that extra step coming back to the ball because
these guys they'll they'll catch it.
Speaker 5 (09:41):
They're not just gonna knock it down. They'll catch it
and do something with it.
Speaker 6 (09:45):
Awesome, thank you. Yep, I'm going to Alex Taylo, followed
by Mike k Hey Brad I also wanted to ask
you bet Xavier to get.
Speaker 3 (09:55):
And specifically that touchdown catch that he had. Can you
just genuinely take me through that moment? Dave Canalis said
after the game that it was emotional for him. Can
you just take me through that moment and what went
into going into that play, call that trust throw and
just everything about it.
Speaker 2 (10:14):
You know, it's it's where you hope those opportunities come
up where the coverage points to, you know, a one
on one chance for a guy to make a play.
It did, and I think the throw from Bryce having
to get that ball out, you know, knowing at the
time of the release, at the time of the release
of the throw, the leverage might not have been what
he wanted, but he knew Exavier was gonna go make
(10:36):
that play. And then for Exavier to go track that
thing a low ball that was that was that was
a really remarkable catch. It's just a monkey off the
back of just getting an opportunity to go make a
big play. We knew he was gonna do it. He
did it all week and and he's been chomping at
the bit to get back. So we just prouded him
just again diving into his process of getting his body
(10:57):
right so he could play fast and aggressive like that.
And and uh, you know you see on that on
that rep, when you're playing fast and you're playing free, Uh,
you know wherever that ball is, you just let your
talent kind of take over.
Speaker 5 (11:09):
And he did that. And it's a beautiful thing when
you when you.
Speaker 2 (11:11):
Got a couple of guys out there that could make
some pretty spectacular plays, as long as you get them
in that confident zone where they're playing fast and free.
Speaker 5 (11:19):
Uh, that stuff will continue to come to light.
Speaker 3 (11:22):
And Brad, something that you just said reminded me. T
Mac has yet to earn his first receiving touchdown of
the year, but he's obviously been quite productive for you
for you all, has he expressed to you, Hey, I
really I really want to get it. I really want
to get this touchdown. Like, how how has that been
(11:43):
like from your rookie wide receiver.
Speaker 2 (11:45):
Yeah, he he wants to get every catch. And I
know this sound like coach speak. He has not expressed
I'm dying to get my first career touchdown. That's not
really his mental makeup. That's why we love the guy.
Speaker 5 (11:57):
Uh.
Speaker 2 (11:57):
The guy goes out and makes plays. As a receiver position,
you have to be inherently uh. I wouldn't say selfish,
but but self confident, right, you have to be you know,
in this world where I think I'm open every snap,
I'm confident that I'm going to get open every snap.
If you look at that play where Xavier caught the ball,
t Mac was open. He did his job and got
(12:18):
open as well the ball went the other way. So
it's it's really cool just to watch this group of
receivers and skills in general. The tight end room coming
to life, you know, with different guys making plays. The
same thing with the running back room and how they
just put their arms around each other. You watch Tommy
celebrate Mitch's second touchdown to seal the game, and and
he's young. He's got a forty ends bert jumping over
(12:40):
the guy, you know, celebrating his teammate, and that's that
for me, that's really special. Watch watch team as reaction
after Xavier catches that ball and they're going, he's going
right to him to do whatever that dance shake they
got going, you know, which is also well planned out.
They got a lot of handshakes going on over there.
But just the joy that they have for each other,
(13:04):
that shows me that their their brain, their mental state,
they're they're in the right place.
Speaker 1 (13:09):
Uh.
Speaker 5 (13:09):
And t Mac is for for a.
Speaker 2 (13:11):
Rookie to have that mentality for a guy who's had
production but has not yet finished in the end zone.
For us, that's just uh, it's just fun to watch.
And it's a maturity that's you know, beyond his years.
And that's that's a big piece of you know, even
the draft process when we brought him in. You you
start to feel that from him and you're like, this
guy's this guy's gonna be special because he's a he's
(13:32):
about the right stuff.
Speaker 5 (13:33):
Uh, he's confident, but he.
Speaker 2 (13:35):
Does it in the right way, right he does in
the right manner, and and then the talent is obvious.
So just really commend t Mac for his approach every week.
Trust me, we're trying to get him that touchdown, and
we're gonna keep trying, and it's gonna come to light.
Speaker 3 (13:47):
Wonderful.
Speaker 5 (13:47):
Thanks man.
Speaker 7 (13:48):
Ye hey, Brad, that's a good night. I've got a
question that's kind of off the beaten path a little bit.
We see guys in Scout team jerseys all the time,
and we know that that is a function of practice.
What makes a great Scout team player? And are there
guys in your history in the league that you remember
(14:11):
that were specifically very good Scout team players.
Speaker 2 (14:15):
Yeah, it's funny to bring I thought you're gonna go
right to Jalen Coker wearing a different jersey number yesterday.
A great Scout team player puts himself in game mode.
A great Scout team player reads the card and tries
to apply the concepts we have.
Speaker 5 (14:33):
I love when the quarterbacks go.
Speaker 2 (14:35):
Into the huddle and they get a card and they say, hey,
just run our version of this, you know, and using
our vocabulary, trying to apply the things that we're coaching,
so you can steal a rep on scout team and
then let it come to life and all the coaches
are watching you try to accomplish a similar play, you know,
against our starting defense. Jalen Coker, I'll just highlight him
(14:58):
really quick. He had I don't know how many weeks
it was last year where that was his role.
Speaker 5 (15:04):
And as he got more.
Speaker 2 (15:05):
Comfortable in the offense, as he got more comfortable in
the formations and the concept names and everything, you saw
the player come to life, you know, on the scout
team and quarterbacks start to feed him right and you
see a guy playing a game during practice with that mentality.
We got a group right now. They're all built that
way and it's a lot of fun to watch. And
(15:26):
that's where I feel ultra confident with whoever's up on
game day. We know they've already gotten those full speed reps.
It's not going to be a change of pace for
them because that's how they attack every day during the week.
And Jalen I thought he did a phenomenal job of
it last year. You know, early on, we're trying to
squeeze a couple more reps to him wearing the other jersey.
I think the other George Pickens Jersey on yesterday. But
(15:50):
all those guys jos sim Reid aniyas right. Those guys
are they they attack with everything they got. Dan Shasenna,
David Moore another great story. Even going back to Tampa.
He had to wait ten weeks to get I think
it was ten weeks to get activated in Tampa. Ended
up with two or three touchdowns by the end of it.
But guys who apply themselves in scout team and apply
(16:12):
themselves in practice as if it's a game rep, it's
no surprise to them. It's no surprise to us either
that they produce on the field on game day because
they're already playing at that speed.
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