With this game, and the practice is getta have with Miami and war that idea of where you are this campus. And because you get rid of the sea them, UM, you can maybe say that, you can maybe say that I think, um, you know, getting those couple of days of practicing against them, UM, that helped us gage kind of where we're at for sure as well. Got some really good situational work. And then coming out here tonight. UM, we weren't really sure how much we played, but we
came out and UM did some good things. Obviously, the interception was unfortunate, but UM, aside from that, we were moving the ball well. So I thought I thought things were clicking pretty good. Good day. Where do you How do you feel about where you are after three? Dame was September ten, and stay, Yeah, I feel good, you know, I feel confident. I'm thankful that for the most part, everyone's pretty healthy too. UM, So I think this offense
tonight was was a good showing for us. Like I said, the interception was unfortunate, but we moved the ball well. And UM, for the starters, it's excited to get start getting ready for Washington. You always get to these three passes the whole three preseasons, preseason games. Is that enough for you? Yeah? You know, I feel you know, that's kind of just the way it works. That's preseason football. UM got lots of work in over camp, you know, honestly,
and UM, shoot, sixteen games last year I was healthy. So, UM, God, I think good work in in the preseason. I don't think it was overkilled, but it was a good a good number, and I feel confident going forward. I'm goad. You see on the Tori Smith touchdown pass, Yeah, they were trying to bluff coverage a little bit, and then the safety was trying to roll back, but he was kind of flat footed. And I know with a guy like Tori, if they're gonna sit flatfooted, he's gonna run
right by them. So UM, just gave him a chance and he did the rest. Do you recognize or was that the playball going into it? Um? That was a play calls? I mean that's part of the design. Um. And then just the coverage. Um. Like I said, they were bluffing it, but they got back and uh, Tori did the rest. Obviously, the two touchdowns today one to al Sean to How does it feel to kind of get him the same page with those guys, you your
two new weapons. Yeah, I mean it was great. You know, it was great to do it here, do it in front of the fans. Fans get to get really excited about that. So, um, that's that's really cool. You know, I've felt I've said it kind of all along. I felt really confident in our chemistry with with those guys, um, going back to even the spring, but to finally do it in a game like situation, it's it's really good to see. We got a lot of ones versus once
during the days were the dolf. Yes, I've practice you see that kind of is a one of the recents he to play. That's much, Yeah, I think so, you know, I think that's part of it. Like I said, you know, we got such a good situational work during the week where we didn't have to go full fully live, but I've got to see some different looks. I think that
was part of it. And then just coming out, you know and putting the other couple of drives that I think it was a ninety three yard drive we ended with, and um, I think I think we all kind of said we've seen enough and um, yeah, those coaches coaches decision at the end of the day, though, the way that protection protection has been game, that's um yeah, yeah, I mean the protection has been has been solid. You know. Some of the things that have happened are on me.
You know, some of the nakeds and stuff. You know, that's just that's football. I gotta get rid of the ball. Um, So I'm not I'm not really concerned about that. I know those as will be rock solid all years. What do you have to do personally as well as with the first team offense heading into the opener in Washington? What do you guys think you need to do to
get even better going into that that first game. I mean the biggest thing I mean I've been saying that kind of all week in all camp is just consistency. You know, we know we can be dynamic on offense. You know last week came out and we had three three and outs. You know that's not that's not our style of football. Um, you know, we know we can we can be dynamic. We just got to be consistent
and say ahead of the chains, be disciplined. Last week with some penalties, I think we had a couple of the nights still Um, but those are the biggest things. We just got to keep keep honing in on goals throughout the summer and then obviously the one to night to Tory. How much bigger a part of the offense geam think that might be this season? Yeah, I think
that can be a definitely big part of the offense. Um. You know, I think a guy like Tory that can run like that is going to open up some things. So whether we actually are completing deep balls or he's just kind of um stretching the defense for some underneath stuff to help out um like guys in the slot, to help out earths, roles, you name it. I think that's just a big part of the offense that we're gonna see kind of expanded on a little more holes,
click shooting everything. You know, I thought we were moving the ball well, you know, we kind of gotten that that mock no huddle tempo again and as you saw last week, we were able to move the ball. Last week doing that, had had to fumble it, which was unfortunate, But tonight the same thing. You know, I think we're all just sometimes when you get in those modes, you're you're not thinking as much. You're just kind of playing um and sometimes that can be a really good thing
for guys. And when we know we have the talented players that we have on the edges. UM. I think that's a big part of our offense. The interception is Phillips is running towards you did did you have second thoughts develop trying to make a tackle? Um? It was. It was interesting. I was trying to not get hurt, but UM, yeah, it was. I'm not my not my proudest moment trying to make that tackle. It just tiptoed
right over me. So not my proudest moment. General to play like that had he balance obviously want to make a play and be co editor, but also be smart. You just gotta learn. I don't know. Um, at the end of the day, I wish I would have made the tackle. So that's UM, that's part of it. But you know once yeah, I don't know. You try to learn how to balance that in getting back that night to you are a tribe. When you went into tempo,
he started to get some chunk plays. There was that because of tempo, you think or was it the play son um, some of both, some of both. I think the tempo definitely helps with with those chunk plays. Um, because defenses then are usually in kind of their generic looks, their base looks, and um, that's when just players go make plays. You know, it's um to some extent, they have an idea what we're doing. We kind of know what they're doing. It just comes down to players executing.
And UM, I think that was a good thing tonight. It looks like you started to get more comfortable and that the crossers, how do you feel where do you feel you are as far as making those throws? One of those the area up the last year, I feel I feel really good with them, you know, I felt I say, I felt good with them. Last year. Things just happened, you know, sometimes things um and games, those things happen. So I felt really good all offseason. Felt
good tonight. Um. You know, shoot, those guys are making some really good catches too. Um. They weren't necessarily great throws, but those guys give him a chance. And when you got playmakers out there, you just just gotta give him a chance. So that was good to see. How's the Blitz communication at this point, It's been pretty good. It's been pretty good. Yeah, there you good? Thanks, Thanks, guys,