October 15, 2025 • 13 mins
Dave Canales speaks to the media following Wednesday's practice.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hopon for the review.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
A beautiful day.
Speaker 3 (00:07):
Great opportunity to get back on the grass. Guys are
excited about the opportunity to go on the road together,
play good four quarters of football, put that together. You know,
that's a that's a piece of what we're trying to
build here. We have to be able to go on
the road and function the way we've been at home,
playing together, playing clean football and finding way to finish.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
So great opportunity for us this week.
Speaker 4 (00:31):
What's the biggest difference for you as the head coach.
Speaker 3 (00:33):
When you are on the road, sleep in a hotel.
You know, we try to keep all of our rhythms
and you know, timing of things. What it feels like
on a Saturday. No, obviously we're getting on a plane,
but our meetings we approach the same way and get
the guys you know, physically and mentally ready, you know,
to wake up on Sunday and we get to go.
Speaker 2 (00:51):
You know, here we go. It's one o'clock.
Speaker 3 (00:53):
This is where we're at. We're at the stadium with
plenty of time getting prepped. You know, for me, I
always look at the road games as an opportunity for
us to grow together. We spend a lot more time together,
whether it's on the plane going to coming from uh,
just you know, hanging out at the hotel and talking
to each other. A lot of great conversations. There, great
opportunity to build that chemistry, you know, and so and again,
(01:14):
you have to be able to win on the road.
You have to be able to do that at a
high level and to block out the external factors to
understand the energy, the excitement comes from us. It always
has to start with us, with the coaching staff and
with the players, and we have to be able to
do that together.
Speaker 5 (01:28):
Yeah, true it was limited.
Speaker 2 (01:29):
But how did he look out there for the first time?
Speaker 3 (01:31):
I guess in a couple of weeks he looked great.
He looked great last week he started to ramp up.
Today he looked awesome, you know, out there running around.
He's got a real focus look in his eyes. He's
hungry and he can't wait to get back out there.
Speaker 6 (01:44):
Cortin's first quote the first go I don't know if
you had to watch bunch him, but obviously he's got
three weeks.
Speaker 4 (01:48):
How did he look at ten.
Speaker 2 (01:49):
For he looked really good.
Speaker 3 (01:51):
He's been working hard in RTP returned to play with
the trainers, and they did a great job of getting
his strength back, mobility, all those things and random or
round last week and this was our chance to get
him out there on the field.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
He looked awesome.
Speaker 3 (02:03):
So we're going to take that day to day and
see what it looks like going into the weekend.
Speaker 6 (02:08):
If you agree with kind of the outside perception or
consensus that each of those running backs are guys that
gets better as they get more carries, and if you
do agree with that, what kind of challenge does that present?
Speaker 3 (02:23):
I think it's a fair statement for all running backs.
They like to get a lather, they like to have
rhythm set runs up on the front side, see what
they're doing.
Speaker 2 (02:31):
You get to the sideline in between.
Speaker 3 (02:33):
Series, you get to look at the pictures and see
where the voids are at. Are the overplaying to the
front side, are they hanging back too much?
Speaker 2 (02:39):
You know?
Speaker 3 (02:39):
And there's this cat and mouse game that happens with backs.
That being said, every single carried like it's your last,
every single one. With the intensity the violence that we're
looking for, it affects the whole group. So regardless of
when those guys go in there, we expect Cuba and
Rico and Trevor when he gets his chances to go
out there and empty the tank on every single run day.
(03:01):
Samas gardners were some of the tightest windows in the
unself through the first six weeks.
Speaker 6 (03:05):
What's the best way to combat that?
Speaker 3 (03:08):
Yeah, you got to be able to catch contested you know,
contested passes, and he's gonna be there.
Speaker 2 (03:12):
He's sticky.
Speaker 3 (03:13):
He's sticky in man coverage, when he's in zone, he's
playing off the quarterbacks drop. He's a fantastic player, and
you have to come off the rock with speed. You
got to be able to use your hands. He's not
afraid of a penalty here and there. You know, he's
a really confident guy.
Speaker 2 (03:26):
And uh, you know.
Speaker 3 (03:27):
That's exactly the type of opportunities and challenge that brings
the brings out the best in our guys. And so
got to meet the challenge. You're gonna have to catch
the ball when he's near.
Speaker 7 (03:35):
You generally, uh, Dave. Generally speaking, when you have an
injured starter who's been part of your program for a
while and you have somebody replace him and he does well,
how much management of the person do you have to do?
I know you have to worry about what's best for
the team. But what is that like behind the scenes
(03:57):
with a player who is injured and seeing somebody perform
in his plays.
Speaker 2 (04:00):
I believe in full transparency.
Speaker 3 (04:01):
I believe in having these conversations early on to talk
about what it may look like and give the guys
the benefit of the doubt, to say, Okay, let's look
at let's look at the situation that we are currently at.
Let's deal with the facts, and let's move forward from there.
And again, my job is to make the best decision
for the Panthers. I don't like to paint myself in
a box to say a guy can't lose his job
(04:22):
to injury. I think that that's a dangerous spot to
put yourself in when a person shows what they can do.
But sometimes that's the case and sometimes it's not, you know,
and I think you just have to take each case
independently and do the best thing for the team.
Speaker 5 (04:35):
Ain said with cover now a whole return to practice.
Speaker 7 (04:39):
Have you made any decisions about what may happen at.
Speaker 3 (04:41):
That center role we are We're talking through all that
stuff right now, and I honestly don't want to really share,
you know, what our approach is going into Sunday. But yeah,
those are those are discussions, the hard discussions that we
have to have, you know, and really great opportunities for
us to look at. Because when you have, you know,
great options on both sides, you know, whether you're talking
about the center position, you're talking about the running back position,
you know, you look look at it and it's like,
(05:01):
we're blessed to have these opportunities. Now, let's go and
see how we can put our best foot forward and
take advantage of of you know, players across the board.
Speaker 7 (05:09):
To follow up on that, yeah, could you say the
same thing about the right guard position.
Speaker 2 (05:13):
You could? You could.
Speaker 3 (05:14):
Brady's been playing, you know, really at a high level,
and he's that's the reason why we had to have
him back here is his versatility. But you know, look
at him just as a pure guard. He's doing an
excellent job.
Speaker 1 (05:24):
But you expect it's a plan for Coker to play
this week and how much Jeff to monitor his reps.
Speaker 3 (05:30):
If he does, that's the plan. I never want to
put a player out there. We'd only get forty eight
helmets on game day. They got to be able to
play football and games. There's different ways that different modes
that you have to play in, and you know, whether
you're playing with the lead or you're playing from behind,
sometimes you got to throw the ball and the guy's
got to be out there. You have to be able
to count on the guy physically to be able to
(05:51):
do that. And Coker looked great today, had a fantastic practice,
and you know we're going to just you know, look
at him again tomorrow. It'll be a little bit more
high mileage, high speed mileage. Tomorrow. It's our big third
down day, so that'll be the real test to see
where we're going, where we're looking at going in the
weekend himself on Sunday, where did that come up? Finished
the game and you know he was he had a
(06:13):
little bit of tightness, but it really was something that
we had to reevaluate on Monday and the whole staff
got all hands on deck and got some imaging and
you know, Pat's Pat's gonna need surgery and he's going
to be out for the season, and it's a big
one for us. I know it may come to a
shock because he was playing such awesome football throughout that
game and and.
Speaker 2 (06:33):
Was able to get through it.
Speaker 3 (06:34):
But you know, it was something that as we continue
to evaluate it and go through our process, you know,
popped up on us and felt the best thing for
him at this time was to make sure that we,
you know, addressed that.
Speaker 8 (06:44):
The official injury.
Speaker 2 (06:45):
It's a low back. Okay, I don't want to get
into specific after the game.
Speaker 3 (06:53):
It was something that it was something he woke up
with Monday and he was in he was in a
really bad spot, and so we just did the full
evaluation and the imaging and all the things that go
into that, and it was you know, he was really upset,
and uh, you know clearly because of just like when
he's in there, he's such an impactful player for us.
But you know, I wanted to make sure that we
did the right thing for Pat, and and of course
(07:14):
you know, everyone in his camp, his family and and
his agent and people involved there making the right decision
for Pat.
Speaker 2 (07:21):
We'll vote that on Sunday.
Speaker 7 (07:24):
Lower back.
Speaker 2 (07:24):
I'm sorry.
Speaker 8 (07:25):
Yes, And speaking to that group specifically, what does this
mean for Nick Scourt and Princely Nano and what does
it mean for those guys.
Speaker 3 (07:35):
Yeah, great opportunity for all those guys to step in
and guys that we've been counting on who've been growing
in their roles for a second down, rush packages, all
those things. So fortunate to be able to have those
guys have to play early, you know, and DJ missed
a couple of games, so they stepped in and had
their roles, and each week they keep improving. Every practice
is a milestone, you know, you can only imagine, you know,
(07:57):
at this point in their careers adjusting to a system
as to the NFL. You know, each practice is a milestone,
and every individual period is important and every game certainly,
so another great opportunity for those guys to come out
and help the team.
Speaker 6 (08:09):
Is there anyone else, Dave, that you might consider, I
don't know, shifting to that that outside spot, or getting
a longer look at somebody that you haven't really gotten
a lot of.
Speaker 2 (08:20):
Reps at this point, not right now.
Speaker 3 (08:22):
It's basically the group that's been working in there, and
you know, in different levels with substitution, and of course
the guys that are out there playing get the line's
share of the reps, but a lot of guys been
working and so this is an opportunity also for Boogie Basham.
You know, he's been on our team and he's been
up for one game, but it's a great opportunity for
him to show us what he can do this this
week as well.
Speaker 1 (08:44):
I want to say this or now, but is a
plan for them Rinco to start? I mean, I guess
you go with a guy who's from from you know
what he has. I mean, it would make something to
make sense.
Speaker 2 (08:53):
But we'll see on Sunday.
Speaker 6 (08:55):
Be hard to sit him down, Dave, who's that Given
what he's done.
Speaker 3 (09:01):
I think he's earned everything that that he's done in
the last two weeks. He's earned the right to help
this team and he will and we'll find a.
Speaker 2 (09:08):
Way to do that.
Speaker 3 (09:09):
How we do that specifically, I don't want to really
share those details of it, but I mean, certainly the
world knows, you know, the recognition he's getting, and and
just for all of us who've been here, you know,
you know, right at the forefront to watch, you know,
the violence and the attitude that he's that he's brought
to the offense. And again, it's a great opportunity for us,
you know, to look at both guys and and to
find a way for them to help the team.
Speaker 7 (09:30):
Away for anything from that performance you brought it. But
the offensive line has blocked really well, how much does
that have to go into your evaluation of who gets
I mean, how the rotation works.
Speaker 3 (09:39):
Absolutely, Let's let's give credit where credit is due, right,
It starts right up front with that group communicating together,
staying connected on blocks. I can't say enough about the
tight end group and the way that they've been blocking physically.
The growth of Mitchell Evans being reliable catcher, but also
the physicality's bringing Tommy has been unbelievable. James has stepped
in for in JT's absence, you know, and we'll hopefully
(10:02):
get JT back as soon as possible. And we're looking
at that again right now this week. But give a
shout out to Pat McPherson and having his guys ready
to play violently. And and I see the wide receivers
taking strides, you know, and taking steps on finishing plays
with their hands on guys, And you know, when you
watch the highlights, it's not it's not without seeing t
mac or Xavier down the field getting their hands on
(10:22):
dbs when Rico has been at the second level.
Speaker 2 (10:24):
So it takes a full group, It takes Bryce.
Speaker 3 (10:27):
Getting us to the right plays against the right fronts,
depending on what the defense is doing and finishing his
fakes on those to be able to hold the backside
and to complement the whole thing.
Speaker 2 (10:36):
You know. So it's a group effort.
Speaker 3 (10:39):
Rico did it at the time, you know, and I
would have loved to see Cuba playing behind the production
that this line has been doing as well, you know.
But yeah, I love just I love the fact that
it's a group effort and it's a collective thing with
the staff putting great run plans together and the players
going out there and executing it.
Speaker 5 (10:55):
Reform has run and passed out of a really mixed
group of in a different group almost every week. How
are you guys able to sustain that level with so
many different people.
Speaker 3 (11:06):
It's the work, It's that group that's committed to each other.
I'm talking about the offensive line group. These guys spend
a lot of time together. They have a lot of camaraderie.
They're always working, you know, it starts off with with
Goody and Joe, and they're always working on stunts. They're
always working on different front looks, possibilities that may come
up on the side when they're special teams period or
when the defense is out there in the scout team periods.
(11:30):
They just are constantly working, constantly talking, and they're just
committed to that process of work. And that's what it
takes because you never know when your number is going
to get called, and when it does, you don't want
to miss your shot. You don't want to miss that shot.
And I just love what Brady's been able to do.
I love with Yash coming in and playing what I
believe is his best game as a panther, really balancing
it out from a run game and a pass protection standpoint.
(11:52):
So we're really fortunate to have those guys, and it's
one thing to have the talent in the room.
Speaker 2 (11:57):
It's another thing for.
Speaker 3 (11:57):
Those guys to work together for the whole room to grow,
the whole room to continue to develop.
Speaker 4 (12:02):
Really, when Luke Keigley via Jake Deloan praised your play
calling on a fan this week, he said he didn't
even know what was coming, and that seems to be
high praise coming from him. Similar to running back or
a quarterback sort of getting in a group, do you
find do you get in a groove as a play
caller and sort of feel when things are clicking.
Speaker 3 (12:22):
Absolutely, and it's about efficiency and that's what this group
has been. We've been an efficient team. We've been efficient
in the run game. We've been efficient when we're throwing
the ball. But when we're getting first downs and we're
getting explosive, it opens up the whole call sheet and
it allows just the more chances we get, the more
that we can protect our core. You can protect the
core of your run game with the play passes in
the boots, you can protect your pass game. So you
(12:45):
have your core concepts and then you have adjustments to
routes based on those things. The more plays we're able
to have, the more times we're converting those first downs,
then it just grows and then the attack becomes really balanced.
So for me, it gets a lot easier. But it
really starts with our players. It's it starts with those
guys being efficient blocking the run the way it's supposed
to be blocked. It starts with Bryce in the past game.
(13:06):
The ball's got to come out in a certain time
and make sure that the guys are catching it coming
up with those catches. A group that's really come together
to make plays. We miss some ops early on in
the season. That shortens your call sheet. It just shortens
the number of plays. So the way that the guys
are playing and executing it really allows me, allows Brad
because Brad's in my ear the whole time about setting
things up. I can't see the whole call sheet, so
(13:28):
I'm calling for Brad. I'm calling for Goodie. Okay, we've
run this one already. What's the backside looking like? Somebody
look at this one. When we run this play, you know,
And it's a full group effort and trusting the guys.
The eye in the sky, Mike Bercovici's up there calling
out the coverages and making sure that we're balanced with
our runs and passes.
Speaker 2 (13:44):
So a full group effort.
Speaker 3 (13:46):
And it just gets a lot more fun for me
the more opportunities we have out there.
Speaker 2 (13:50):
All right, thank you,
Hopon for the review.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
A beautiful day.
Speaker 3 (00:07):
Great opportunity to get back on the grass. Guys are
excited about the opportunity to go on the road together,
play good four quarters of football, put that together. You know,
that's a that's a piece of what we're trying to
build here. We have to be able to go on
the road and function the way we've been at home,
playing together, playing clean football and finding way to finish.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
So great opportunity for us this week.
Speaker 4 (00:31):
What's the biggest difference for you as the head coach.
Speaker 3 (00:33):
When you are on the road, sleep in a hotel.
You know, we try to keep all of our rhythms
and you know, timing of things. What it feels like
on a Saturday. No, obviously we're getting on a plane,
but our meetings we approach the same way and get
the guys you know, physically and mentally ready, you know,
to wake up on Sunday and we get to go.
Speaker 2 (00:51):
You know, here we go. It's one o'clock.
Speaker 3 (00:53):
This is where we're at. We're at the stadium with
plenty of time getting prepped. You know, for me, I
always look at the road games as an opportunity for
us to grow together. We spend a lot more time together,
whether it's on the plane going to coming from uh,
just you know, hanging out at the hotel and talking
to each other. A lot of great conversations. There, great
opportunity to build that chemistry, you know, and so and again,
(01:14):
you have to be able to win on the road.
You have to be able to do that at a
high level and to block out the external factors to
understand the energy, the excitement comes from us. It always
has to start with us, with the coaching staff and
with the players, and we have to be able to
do that together.
Speaker 5 (01:28):
Yeah, true it was limited.
Speaker 2 (01:29):
But how did he look out there for the first time?
Speaker 3 (01:31):
I guess in a couple of weeks he looked great.
He looked great last week he started to ramp up.
Today he looked awesome, you know, out there running around.
He's got a real focus look in his eyes. He's
hungry and he can't wait to get back out there.
Speaker 6 (01:44):
Cortin's first quote the first go I don't know if
you had to watch bunch him, but obviously he's got
three weeks.
Speaker 4 (01:48):
How did he look at ten.
Speaker 2 (01:49):
For he looked really good.
Speaker 3 (01:51):
He's been working hard in RTP returned to play with
the trainers, and they did a great job of getting
his strength back, mobility, all those things and random or
round last week and this was our chance to get
him out there on the field.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
He looked awesome.
Speaker 3 (02:03):
So we're going to take that day to day and
see what it looks like going into the weekend.
Speaker 6 (02:08):
If you agree with kind of the outside perception or
consensus that each of those running backs are guys that
gets better as they get more carries, and if you
do agree with that, what kind of challenge does that present?
Speaker 3 (02:23):
I think it's a fair statement for all running backs.
They like to get a lather, they like to have
rhythm set runs up on the front side, see what
they're doing.
Speaker 2 (02:31):
You get to the sideline in between.
Speaker 3 (02:33):
Series, you get to look at the pictures and see
where the voids are at. Are the overplaying to the
front side, are they hanging back too much?
Speaker 2 (02:39):
You know?
Speaker 3 (02:39):
And there's this cat and mouse game that happens with backs.
That being said, every single carried like it's your last,
every single one. With the intensity the violence that we're
looking for, it affects the whole group. So regardless of
when those guys go in there, we expect Cuba and
Rico and Trevor when he gets his chances to go
out there and empty the tank on every single run day.
(03:01):
Samas gardners were some of the tightest windows in the
unself through the first six weeks.
Speaker 6 (03:05):
What's the best way to combat that?
Speaker 3 (03:08):
Yeah, you got to be able to catch contested you know,
contested passes, and he's gonna be there.
Speaker 2 (03:12):
He's sticky.
Speaker 3 (03:13):
He's sticky in man coverage, when he's in zone, he's
playing off the quarterbacks drop. He's a fantastic player, and
you have to come off the rock with speed. You
got to be able to use your hands. He's not
afraid of a penalty here and there. You know, he's
a really confident guy.
Speaker 2 (03:26):
And uh, you know.
Speaker 3 (03:27):
That's exactly the type of opportunities and challenge that brings
the brings out the best in our guys. And so
got to meet the challenge. You're gonna have to catch
the ball when he's near.
Speaker 7 (03:35):
You generally, uh, Dave. Generally speaking, when you have an
injured starter who's been part of your program for a
while and you have somebody replace him and he does well,
how much management of the person do you have to do?
I know you have to worry about what's best for
the team. But what is that like behind the scenes
(03:57):
with a player who is injured and seeing somebody perform
in his plays.
Speaker 2 (04:00):
I believe in full transparency.
Speaker 3 (04:01):
I believe in having these conversations early on to talk
about what it may look like and give the guys
the benefit of the doubt, to say, Okay, let's look
at let's look at the situation that we are currently at.
Let's deal with the facts, and let's move forward from there.
And again, my job is to make the best decision
for the Panthers. I don't like to paint myself in
a box to say a guy can't lose his job
(04:22):
to injury. I think that that's a dangerous spot to
put yourself in when a person shows what they can do.
But sometimes that's the case and sometimes it's not, you know,
and I think you just have to take each case
independently and do the best thing for the team.
Speaker 5 (04:35):
Ain said with cover now a whole return to practice.
Speaker 7 (04:39):
Have you made any decisions about what may happen at.
Speaker 3 (04:41):
That center role we are We're talking through all that
stuff right now, and I honestly don't want to really share,
you know, what our approach is going into Sunday. But yeah,
those are those are discussions, the hard discussions that we
have to have, you know, and really great opportunities for
us to look at. Because when you have, you know,
great options on both sides, you know, whether you're talking
about the center position, you're talking about the running back position,
you know, you look look at it and it's like,
(05:01):
we're blessed to have these opportunities. Now, let's go and
see how we can put our best foot forward and
take advantage of of you know, players across the board.
Speaker 7 (05:09):
To follow up on that, yeah, could you say the
same thing about the right guard position.
Speaker 2 (05:13):
You could? You could.
Speaker 3 (05:14):
Brady's been playing, you know, really at a high level,
and he's that's the reason why we had to have
him back here is his versatility. But you know, look
at him just as a pure guard. He's doing an
excellent job.
Speaker 1 (05:24):
But you expect it's a plan for Coker to play
this week and how much Jeff to monitor his reps.
Speaker 3 (05:30):
If he does, that's the plan. I never want to
put a player out there. We'd only get forty eight
helmets on game day. They got to be able to
play football and games. There's different ways that different modes
that you have to play in, and you know, whether
you're playing with the lead or you're playing from behind,
sometimes you got to throw the ball and the guy's
got to be out there. You have to be able
to count on the guy physically to be able to
(05:51):
do that. And Coker looked great today, had a fantastic practice,
and you know we're going to just you know, look
at him again tomorrow. It'll be a little bit more
high mileage, high speed mileage. Tomorrow. It's our big third
down day, so that'll be the real test to see
where we're going, where we're looking at going in the
weekend himself on Sunday, where did that come up? Finished
the game and you know he was he had a
(06:13):
little bit of tightness, but it really was something that
we had to reevaluate on Monday and the whole staff
got all hands on deck and got some imaging and
you know, Pat's Pat's gonna need surgery and he's going
to be out for the season, and it's a big
one for us. I know it may come to a
shock because he was playing such awesome football throughout that
game and and.
Speaker 2 (06:33):
Was able to get through it.
Speaker 3 (06:34):
But you know, it was something that as we continue
to evaluate it and go through our process, you know,
popped up on us and felt the best thing for
him at this time was to make sure that we,
you know, addressed that.
Speaker 8 (06:44):
The official injury.
Speaker 2 (06:45):
It's a low back. Okay, I don't want to get
into specific after the game.
Speaker 3 (06:53):
It was something that it was something he woke up
with Monday and he was in he was in a
really bad spot, and so we just did the full
evaluation and the imaging and all the things that go
into that, and it was you know, he was really upset,
and uh, you know clearly because of just like when
he's in there, he's such an impactful player for us.
But you know, I wanted to make sure that we
did the right thing for Pat, and and of course
(07:14):
you know, everyone in his camp, his family and and
his agent and people involved there making the right decision
for Pat.
Speaker 2 (07:21):
We'll vote that on Sunday.
Speaker 7 (07:24):
Lower back.
Speaker 2 (07:24):
I'm sorry.
Speaker 8 (07:25):
Yes, And speaking to that group specifically, what does this
mean for Nick Scourt and Princely Nano and what does
it mean for those guys.
Speaker 3 (07:35):
Yeah, great opportunity for all those guys to step in
and guys that we've been counting on who've been growing
in their roles for a second down, rush packages, all
those things. So fortunate to be able to have those
guys have to play early, you know, and DJ missed
a couple of games, so they stepped in and had
their roles, and each week they keep improving. Every practice
is a milestone, you know, you can only imagine, you know,
(07:57):
at this point in their careers adjusting to a system
as to the NFL. You know, each practice is a milestone,
and every individual period is important and every game certainly,
so another great opportunity for those guys to come out
and help the team.
Speaker 6 (08:09):
Is there anyone else, Dave, that you might consider, I
don't know, shifting to that that outside spot, or getting
a longer look at somebody that you haven't really gotten
a lot of.
Speaker 2 (08:20):
Reps at this point, not right now.
Speaker 3 (08:22):
It's basically the group that's been working in there, and
you know, in different levels with substitution, and of course
the guys that are out there playing get the line's
share of the reps, but a lot of guys been
working and so this is an opportunity also for Boogie Basham.
You know, he's been on our team and he's been
up for one game, but it's a great opportunity for
him to show us what he can do this this
week as well.
Speaker 1 (08:44):
I want to say this or now, but is a
plan for them Rinco to start? I mean, I guess
you go with a guy who's from from you know
what he has. I mean, it would make something to
make sense.
Speaker 2 (08:53):
But we'll see on Sunday.
Speaker 6 (08:55):
Be hard to sit him down, Dave, who's that Given
what he's done.
Speaker 3 (09:01):
I think he's earned everything that that he's done in
the last two weeks. He's earned the right to help
this team and he will and we'll find a.
Speaker 2 (09:08):
Way to do that.
Speaker 3 (09:09):
How we do that specifically, I don't want to really
share those details of it, but I mean, certainly the
world knows, you know, the recognition he's getting, and and
just for all of us who've been here, you know,
you know, right at the forefront to watch, you know,
the violence and the attitude that he's that he's brought
to the offense. And again, it's a great opportunity for us,
you know, to look at both guys and and to
find a way for them to help the team.
Speaker 7 (09:30):
Away for anything from that performance you brought it. But
the offensive line has blocked really well, how much does
that have to go into your evaluation of who gets
I mean, how the rotation works.
Speaker 3 (09:39):
Absolutely, Let's let's give credit where credit is due, right,
It starts right up front with that group communicating together,
staying connected on blocks. I can't say enough about the
tight end group and the way that they've been blocking physically.
The growth of Mitchell Evans being reliable catcher, but also
the physicality's bringing Tommy has been unbelievable. James has stepped
in for in JT's absence, you know, and we'll hopefully
(10:02):
get JT back as soon as possible. And we're looking
at that again right now this week. But give a
shout out to Pat McPherson and having his guys ready
to play violently. And and I see the wide receivers
taking strides, you know, and taking steps on finishing plays
with their hands on guys, And you know, when you
watch the highlights, it's not it's not without seeing t
mac or Xavier down the field getting their hands on
(10:22):
dbs when Rico has been at the second level.
Speaker 2 (10:24):
So it takes a full group, It takes Bryce.
Speaker 3 (10:27):
Getting us to the right plays against the right fronts,
depending on what the defense is doing and finishing his
fakes on those to be able to hold the backside
and to complement the whole thing.
Speaker 2 (10:36):
You know. So it's a group effort.
Speaker 3 (10:39):
Rico did it at the time, you know, and I
would have loved to see Cuba playing behind the production
that this line has been doing as well, you know.
But yeah, I love just I love the fact that
it's a group effort and it's a collective thing with
the staff putting great run plans together and the players
going out there and executing it.
Speaker 5 (10:55):
Reform has run and passed out of a really mixed
group of in a different group almost every week. How
are you guys able to sustain that level with so
many different people.
Speaker 3 (11:06):
It's the work, It's that group that's committed to each other.
I'm talking about the offensive line group. These guys spend
a lot of time together. They have a lot of camaraderie.
They're always working, you know, it starts off with with
Goody and Joe, and they're always working on stunts. They're
always working on different front looks, possibilities that may come
up on the side when they're special teams period or
when the defense is out there in the scout team periods.
(11:30):
They just are constantly working, constantly talking, and they're just
committed to that process of work. And that's what it
takes because you never know when your number is going
to get called, and when it does, you don't want
to miss your shot. You don't want to miss that shot.
And I just love what Brady's been able to do.
I love with Yash coming in and playing what I
believe is his best game as a panther, really balancing
it out from a run game and a pass protection standpoint.
(11:52):
So we're really fortunate to have those guys, and it's
one thing to have the talent in the room.
Speaker 2 (11:57):
It's another thing for.
Speaker 3 (11:57):
Those guys to work together for the whole room to grow,
the whole room to continue to develop.
Speaker 4 (12:02):
Really, when Luke Keigley via Jake Deloan praised your play
calling on a fan this week, he said he didn't
even know what was coming, and that seems to be
high praise coming from him. Similar to running back or
a quarterback sort of getting in a group, do you
find do you get in a groove as a play
caller and sort of feel when things are clicking.
Speaker 3 (12:22):
Absolutely, and it's about efficiency and that's what this group
has been. We've been an efficient team. We've been efficient
in the run game. We've been efficient when we're throwing
the ball. But when we're getting first downs and we're
getting explosive, it opens up the whole call sheet and
it allows just the more chances we get, the more
that we can protect our core. You can protect the
core of your run game with the play passes in
the boots, you can protect your pass game. So you
(12:45):
have your core concepts and then you have adjustments to
routes based on those things. The more plays we're able
to have, the more times we're converting those first downs,
then it just grows and then the attack becomes really balanced.
So for me, it gets a lot easier. But it
really starts with our players. It's it starts with those
guys being efficient blocking the run the way it's supposed
to be blocked. It starts with Bryce in the past game.
(13:06):
The ball's got to come out in a certain time
and make sure that the guys are catching it coming
up with those catches. A group that's really come together
to make plays. We miss some ops early on in
the season. That shortens your call sheet. It just shortens
the number of plays. So the way that the guys
are playing and executing it really allows me, allows Brad
because Brad's in my ear the whole time about setting
things up. I can't see the whole call sheet, so
(13:28):
I'm calling for Brad. I'm calling for Goodie. Okay, we've
run this one already. What's the backside looking like? Somebody
look at this one. When we run this play, you know,
And it's a full group effort and trusting the guys.
The eye in the sky, Mike Bercovici's up there calling
out the coverages and making sure that we're balanced with
our runs and passes.
Speaker 2 (13:44):
So a full group effort.
Speaker 3 (13:46):
And it just gets a lot more fun for me
the more opportunities we have out there.
Speaker 2 (13:50):
All right, thank you,
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