Coach has been a while. The first possession, you take it down and you score points. Um, how did it happen? And how did it feel for you? It felt great, um, And I think you know, you look, it was a good good mix of running pass. I think we we we you know, I leaned more towards the run, I think in the first that first drive, but you know, it was it was it was well executed drive and it's something that uh uh, we haven't had much success this season, and it was good to put one together
to start this game. You got Golden Tat involved early in the football game, he scored that touchdown. Talk about how you're finally incorporating him and how comfortable he's getting in this offense. Well, he's getting real comfortable in the offense. And and and I believe that was a broken play that Carson actually scrambled and found him in the corner of the end zone. It was a great play by Carson as well. And you know, he's just he's a
veteran player that really is just. Um, he's unselfish. He just wants to help this football team win and whatever his role is. And um, you know he's getting more comfortable and and we'll just continue to uh, you know, increase more and more. But one of the things tonight, I think from Carson standpoint, was the fact that utilized a lot of a lot of targets, a lot of a lot of players on offense in a passing game. And that's kind of what you need to have, that
kind of balance. He was able to spread the ball around. What was it defensively from the Ridskins that you wanted to take advantage of in this game? Well, we knew this is a good this is a good defense. Um, you know, especially against the run. They're there, their tremendous run defense, and they they they crowded the box and they've got a really good, big, physical front two gap
style of defense. And um, you know, we felt like it if we could control the line of scrimmage, Um, we could we could really do some some some good in the In the run game, I thought, you know, Jeff Stallin put together a really good run plan and um, and then and then getting him in and it was really eleven personnel to run and it was twelve personnel to throw. It was kind of the kind of the
theme a little bit. But um, guys, just um you know, they came to work this week, they executed well, they understood the game plan, and it was good to say how big was the screen game in tonight's game, because I thought you got some big chunks in the screen game we did. Second half of the game. I used quite a few screens actually, and um, you know, I think none bigger than the one Corpy had to start I think the fourth quarter to get us down inside the inside the five. But um, yeah, screens are a
great change of pace. Uh They're a great way to um sort of solidify and they kind of calm down any kind of pressure or rush from the defense. And uh, you know, I think our screen game the last couple of weeks have really it's really improved and guys have executed well. Darren sprowls back into lineup. Good for both Darren and good for this offense. It is. It's great to see him back out there. You know, he brings a breath of fresh air obviously, and it's great because
of the adversity that he's faced this season. And then you know, ultimately to get him in the end zone I think is something that he really really will cherish. I think, you know, looking back on this particular football game. But um, it's great to get him out there, especially you know with the part returns. But we'll keep integrating him each and every week. Talk about the defense has sounded a little bit. They gave up the one ninety yard run to Adrian Peterson, but aside from that, they
didn't give up a to that offensive the Ridskins. You know, we kind of knew coming in that they were gonna have to rely on the run. I think, and and Adrian is as uh man, he's a he's an adress wonder. I mean, the kid just continues to play hard and and and he's have a really good season. And um, he's another big back that we've had to you know, we've had to uh tackle on these last couple of weeks.
But I really thought that um our perimeter guys tonight actually really came up and did some nice things, you know, making some tackles for loss and then some some minimal gains, and um, you know it's something if we can maybe force them to pass, you know, and put it put in the quarterback's hands, that we would have a little bit of success to in that and our guys roach to that challenger you got a big one coming up now, going down to Dallas, a big week of preparation. Um,
how big is that? And and talk about the week leading up to that. Yeah, you know, it's it's all coming down to, you know, this last month of the season for us. And and you know, we we've I've asked the guys to commit now to to each other obviously here at the end of the year. And and you know, um, you know, we're right where we want to be. Well, maybe not where we want to be, but but under the under the circumstances, we're right, you know,
right where we need to be. And and we still get to control, you know, our own, uh the fate, so to speak. And um, you know we we know Dallas a good football team. They're they're hot right now, they're on a little they're you know, obviously on a roll. And um, we're on a short week now, you know, they're on a long week. We're on a short week. So we got to come come to work on Wednesday, ready to go. Thanks, Code's good luck.