All right. Well, I'll give you the
injury report as I know it'll be
one of the first questions I'd ask.
I won't practice today.
Ryan Bates, Christian Bedford, Deon Dawkins.
Deon has a non COVID illness.
Jake Kumerow, Jordan Phillips,
and then von and.
Van and Roger Saffold are on a vet rest day.
The following players will be limited.
Dane Jackson? Good to get him back out there.
Today and see how he does.
Jordan poyer. At Oliver Mitch Morris.
Justin Murray, player we just signed,
and then Dawson Knox.
This was some soreness,
back hip soreness there.
So with that we'll turn it
over to your questions.
Correct.
Yeah, a lot of experience overall
there and and on our practice squad,
just saying, it's kind of the new look
practice squad these days of compared
to what they used to be, right?
So experienced players,
played a lot of football,
ball production, you know,
smart, veteran player.
Their dad did a good job and
and we're looking forward to
seeing him on the field today.
Yeah, he'll do. He'll be limited today.
He'll do some individual and we'll see.
We'll see what he can do from there.
Sean why didn't Saran deal get into the
game message Marcus play the we've seen
Saran kind of elevate in preseason why
why didn't Eastern Time on the outside.
Yeah just you know again the heat just
with what was going on and trying to keep.
You got a very good special teams
player that was planned for us and
if he's got a double dip then and
what takes away from special teams?
So that's that's where we were and
we have a lot of confidence in Saran,
but just wanted to be mindful of that.
Expect that there's going to be criticism
of your inability to win close games
until you do it because you're Super
Bowl contender. And that's the
one issue that people out there.
Yeah, I think we've shown that, right.
I mean you look back, as I said few
was a few weeks ago when I was asked
this question about close games, 2020,
I think it was we were maybe five and one.
So we've shown that over the years.
I think 2017, we were either break
even or pretty good there too, so.
The NFL is a game of close games, right?
So league close game.
So I think we have to continue to
work on executing down the stretch
in in order to win those games.
Have you guys sat down though in
the last year to talk about the way
that you handle those late game
situations and find ways to get better?
Yeah, absolutely, Jerry, absolutely. I mean,
it's it's it's an ongoing conversation.
You know, we spent a lot of time in
those last two to three plays of the game
situations on all sides of the ball and
then you you're out of practice, I believe.
And you see us working on 2 minute out
there quite a bit as as much as I've
ever been around to be honest with you.
So, so we're we're,
I think our process is right and and
then we've got to continue to execute
and in the final moments of the game. So
what are the challenges of adding
a veteran once the season starts?
I mean, there's, I think adding a veteran is.
Maybe a little bit different than
adding a an inexperienced player,
especially this time of year.
You know, they bring the experience,
but but it's also sometimes we have
to strip away some of the other things
that they've learned at other places,
be it terminology or just
ways of doing things.
So it does add value,
there's value there,
but then there's some some challenges
that you do have to get over to compared
to a maybe an experienced player,
as a rookie or for sure player.
He hasn't really killed your team.
What do you attribute?
Be able to limit the cameras.
Mars a tremendous player.
He's an elite player,
one of the faces of the of the NFL.
And you know I just think it's
a it's a just you got it.
You got to have a a total team effort,
right and that's just not defense but
offensively special teams to to do their part
and we've been we've been able to do that.
You know I think the defense has played good
team defense and and disciplined defense.
He's just so good in so many different areas
that that as you've seen this year he can,
he can you know they can as an offense.
Put up points under.
I think they lead the league in
points scored so you know he's
got weapons on the outside.
He's, he's.
With the new with Duvernay and and
Bateman there and and they can take
a short pass and turn it into a big
gain and so they're very explosive
with Lamar and and then he's got,
you know,
Andrews and what he does and
he's so savvy and and strong and
good after the catch there.
So you know they're they're a tough offense
maybe a limited.
Does the defense have to change?
Pastor anymore? Probably pretty, pretty good.
No, he isn't in the stats reflect that.
So that's why that's why he's
as good as he is. I mean he's,
he's A2 dimensional player and you know,
one of the best quarterbacks in the league
against Lamar. How important is that?
That force of defender,
that edge guy in terms of obviously having
to deal with all the read option stuff.
And I know it's one part of a
whole team effort, but you know,
that guy on the edge seems like
an important cog when it comes to
being able to contain tomorrow.
Yeah, the perimeter of
the defense is important.
To your point, again,
you've got to be assignments.
Down whoever's whoever's job
that is on every play and that
includes third down as well, so.
You know again it's going to
be a team effort we gotta
play great Team defense is
that got more like you said Simon
sounded the more disciplined position
or you know the athleticism to be able
to keep up with them more important.
Well both it's it's good to be in
position but if you can't make the
play that's a we've gotta we still
have a problem on our hands there
so but we have we have confidence
in the guys on our team that we've
got you know athletic players.
In those positions and and you know,
but the discipline piece is,
is, is important.
How much do you need on Karen?
To be that leader among a group that's
very young and has an experience
and how much do we can also play
is 111 while knowing. What's
going on in that?
Yeah. No, it's a valid question.
I mean, when you look at what
Terrence been able to do and and
who's around him at times or who's
been around them, you know, you,
you wanna a veteran voice and a guy
that's that's played in our system
for a few years and he's done that.
And I think Terrence playing
really good football and, you know,
I expect we'll continue to do that.
Experienced players, yeah,
no, John's great, those guys,
you know, he just he just works.
He doesn't say anything about it
and he just he just goes to work
and gets those guys ready and it
just seems like one after another,
year after year after year,
he's been able to do that at a high level.
What is the biggest challenge?
It's not just one or two.
Entire secondary? What is that?
In terms of getting this set
the whole secondary already,
yeah well you're talking about players
that haven't always been around
each other and and been in a system
for a number of years where they
where they have a a a report built
up and and the communication that
necessary communication built up.
So and that all leads to execution.
At the end of the day.
We've talked a lot about getting guys
ready for a game like Miami. What about
recovering after a game like Miami,
what that looked like maybe over
the last 48 hours for you guys as
you have to get those fluids back
in them and get them ready for Sunday.
Yeah, I mean, I think they've
done a great job of that.
We've moved forward in this case
and looking at the Ravens this
weekend and in practice today,
obviously and the guys seem that
they're in a good spot and focused on,
focused on improving
today and getting better.
Well, I think it goes back to again,
a little bit of Jerry's question
earlier about, you know,
the games come down, there's it's
in the margins most in most games,
right, in terms of what leads to
what separates winning from losing
and and whatnot and and I think,
you know, it's the detail,
it's the execution and and there's
a lot that goes into that.
Like 2 Dimensional Football
had your ability to
finish drives and and finish games
you haven't been able to get
the running game going in.
Kind of a multi prong question is
there any disappointment in that you
have been able to get the running
game going with the additions you
made on the offensive line in the
backfield and the offensive line coach
yeah well I'll start with with with
just confidence in the offensive line.
I've got a lot of confidence in air and and
and our offensive lineman you know we we
didn't get it going this past weekend and.
I think as the as the season, especially
the beginning part of the season unfolds,
you're always collecting data,
collecting information.
And where do you need to make adjustments?
Where do you, how do you need to
evolve as an offense in this case,
you know, so that we can continue to
improve and win games and and to be
to kind of just cover your ears or
your eyes to that and and other things
like that wouldn't be responsible.
And we're all about that.
So we have.
That means taking the time to research it,
looking ourselves in the mirror and then
knowing what we got to work on them.
How did you feel you could improve?
Real change comes dramatically
or personnel wise maybe both
if you have an idea of that
ohh you look at everything again
I'm starting personnel wise,
I'm extremely comfortable and
confident the guys that we
have as well as coach Cromer.
So there's there's a lot of lot
of things that go into that,
not just you know one thing in this case.
Yeah, I mean, that was a, you know,
a significant situation there.
So. With all players Catherine we
we have a ramp up type of plan.
Nate does a great job along with
our sports science and and strength
coaches with that plan and what
they can handle the first day
back like today versus tomorrow.
And usually what happens is you
wrap them up a little bit today
like we're going to do with Dane
and and then see how he is when
he comes back in tomorrow and then
assess and trying to wrap him you
know even further in the next day.
So that's usually the.
The progression, if you will,
and and hopefully that's the case with Dave.
And knowing that you have Josh
bring back any memories of of of the
process you'll have to go through in
2018 to find the right quarterback
and knowing that you know these two
are the standouts of that class.
I mean you just you look at what Josh
has been able to do and then you look
at Lamar's game and and they're they're
a little bit different in terms of
you know their strengths maybe and
but just it's good for the league.
I mean these are two young quarterbacks
that played such a high level they give
you headaches they're they're hard to
stop because of their multidimensional and
and what they do and how they can do it.
And so a lot of respect I'm sure
around the league for Josh and of
course we love Josh and a lot of
respect for Lamar in this case
too. Every season has their
adversity and how you handle it.
What is your message to the team
amidst all these injuries amidst?
You know, high going down.
What is the message to the team? Yeah
I think our environment is,
is the key piece of this, right,
like what's in the environment and
and and right now we're focused on,
you know, minimizing distractions
and maximizing performance and and
I think that's the key is we have
to focus on improving our football
team on a day-to-day basis and and
doing everything possible to do
our jobs at a higher level so we
get the necessary execution and in
order to do that you've got to make
sure that your mind is in the right
spot and that you're minimizing
those distractions like I said.
Sense of Phillips timeline
in the general sense, whether
it's more day-to-day or week,
yeah, I don't. I don't really.
I don't think it's going
to happen this week, Jay,
and I'm feeling like it's a
little bit more week to week.
I'm hoping hopeful for next week,
but we'll see where it goes.
Just kind of become an
additional coach at this point.
I mean, we saw him on the
sideline against the development.
We'll see. You know,
we're going to take that one day at a time.
Also, I could tell you this,
he would always be welcome on the on the.
I give him a whistle.
I've I've joked with him
about that a couple days ago,
but he'd make a very good coach if if
he'd ever want to embrace that role.
We'll see.
Can you please can you just talk about
your disappointment for Christian Bedford?
He really first time of the scene sees
the opportunity and on top of that
just how does a rookie rebound from an
injury like this gaining such momentum
and having to kind of take a break and
come back? Yeah that's it's a
shame that that it happened,
but that's life in the NFL and he
was off to a really good good start.
Umm. And so there'll be a process,
as I mentioned earlier,
bringing him back, you know,
he had the surgery yesterday.
I think it was yesterday, right?
It was a track of days, but he had the
surgery yesterday and it went well.
And and now it's about how do we
get him back as quickly as possible,
but also as safely,
more importantly as possible.
So we have a plan in place for that.
And and again, our our medical staff,
our training staff, our,
our sports science and strength
and conditioning coaches do
a great job with that.
You know, like mentally as a rookie
you gain all that money and then the
disappointment and then just revamping
that in your mind and moving out.
Yeah, that's we, we talked.
We talked a lot about that.
And I'm kind of chuckling because
that's a that's a real thing,
especially for a young player
who has never played in this
league up until this season.
And then on top of that,
hasn't been hurt in in the in the league.
You know, some of these players
may have been hurt in college,
but being hurt in the NFL,
going through that for your first
time is there's a mental component.
With that, so again,
confident in the people that we have
downstairs to help him through that
the best that they can and he can
mean. One of our meteorologists
came up to me last night
and just said monsoon
in Baltimore on Sunday, I know you
guys pay attention to the forecast
is are you dialed into that and is
that something you prepare for and as
you tailor practices?
Yeah, we, we, we, we started talking
about it honestly before we got
off the plane Sunday night there,
knowing that that could be the case.
I mean usually these things
tracking if they go up,
they go up and they hit kind of that.
That metro area there and the DC Baltimore
from time to time with with remnants of it.
So we're tracking it, we're monitoring it
and we'll just take it one day at a time.
All right. Thanks, guys. Thank you.