Uh, I think it's it's more of a group. UM comment that he that he made and he addressed it. He told everybody, Um, you know, he knew, he knew what he said, and he wanted to make sure it was it was. He was extremely open with that. And you know, I think, UM, like I said, it's it's it was a group as a whole. You know, there's there's plays that, um, you know, we all can make and um if if we all just give a little
bit more, you know. It's it's that challenge, that that mentality that no matter what, you know, we're going to continue to do what we do, and that at the end of the day, every man has to look themselves in the mirror, um. You know. So you know, we're focused on on the Reskins. You know, everything that's happened, Um, obviously it's happened, UM, and we have to move on. We have to focus on these last four games. That's
all we have left, um, you know. And that's and and with that, each one presents a new um set of circumstances. Right if we want any chance of another game, you know, we have to address the first one that's ahead of us. So, UM, you know, again. You know, you gotta look yourself in the mirror, make sure that you're not one of the people that's sending this team the way that that we don't want it to go.
With that we're getting this thing turned right and um, you know, finishing this thing out, this thing out the way we want it or Jim kind of talked about the difference between effort energy sometimes efforts there. Um, I don't recall if he discussed it, but I think I know the difference between the two, you know, and I think Malcolm touched on it's it's it's tough to have that type of energy, you know, when you are down,
um and you're fighting from such a deep hole. You know, Um, you you try, you know, but but with energy, you know, you have to make the plays first, you know, when you're not making those plays to give you that that juice, that momentum, you know, the things that switch um, the game into your under your side, It's tough to have the energy, I think, you know, I look at the film, I see a lot of energy or a lot of a lot of effort. You know, I think guys are
are running to the ball. I think guys especially you know, obviously I watched the defense. You know, our guys are busting, busting themselves to to make those plays. You look at the end, you know, we had opportunities to lay down, you know, to give it just say, you know what, this game's out of reach. You know, we're not gonna we're not gonna to win this game. But that's not what we did. You know, guys came out. Um. You look at the fumble force by Bye Benny. You know,
huge play in the game. Um, and really one of those type of plays that that is a momentum shifter because then now you look at it, we're getting off the field again. You know, it's those type of plays that give you that type of momentum. You got Nigel who comes in, They throw it to the big guy and he knows immediately to go after the ball. You know, things like that we have, We have chances to not show effort, but nobody on that film does so. Um. Again, you know I said it after the game. I was
probably the way we finished out. I thought, you know, when we when it's it's a two score game, you know, anything can happen, you know, And I think I think the defense had a lot of effort. Again, I don't want to comment. I don't I don't watch the offense, you know what I mean, So, um, I don't want to say anything about that. Gas Jordan's third down has been a real problem. Yeah, quarterbacks are completing almost eighty percent of their passes on third down against you guys.
Is there a common thread there? Stuff? Man? It's tough, I think you know, I think, um, third down is huge because it gives our offense more opportunities first of all, um, to get things rolling, keep them on the field, and then you know, it gives their offense momentum. You know they they're converting third down. If for third down, third down, it's like dang, like what's not you know what I mean? Their offense is just is just hitting and going and
you know, you look at it. We had, um, we did a pretty decent job on first and second down, which is the tough part. Um. You know, they weren't really able to run the ball too much on us. They had a few that spit out, but other than that we stuffed them. Um. And then you know they really weren't they third down, they ran just about everything that we had practiced. So you know, it's it's disappointing, but but at the end of the day, you know, those are the things that have to be addressed, right,
they have been addressed. Those are the things that moving into this week have to be changed, you know. And we know what type of team we're going against this week. They were able to keep drives alive, you know, Cousins was able to run for a couple of first downs on third um, you know, and and they were able to throw for a few as well. So challenge, challenge ahead of us, um to to end that streak, to end that that uh, that bad set of third downs. But you know what I trust, trust the guys in
the locker room, you guys except the spoiler role. At this point, I think, first and foremost, we're worried about ourselves. I'm not worried about them or being a spoiler. I'm worried about getting this team turned back in the right direction. Um, first and foremost. Now, you know, I don't think. I don't I don't even know what our standing and what the the mathematics looks like for us getting into it. But you know what, it's not, that's not what matters.
What matters is us Um. What matters is that that the guys are I'm making sure we do everything that we can this week, um, and then next week deal with next week, and then and so forth and so forth, so on and so forth. Weeks feel you would said, I think it's before the Seattle game that you guys feel like you're the best defense in the NFL. So some struggles need Yeah, you still feel that way right now.
I think we still have the same Obviously, we have the same people, same same you know, the same guys doing the job. We've just hit a slump. We hit a slump. Um, and uh, Jim got up here and addressed us, you know, and said, you know, you look at those that for those first when I said that we were, we were top five, top three, and just about every every category you know. Um. And now the
realistic part about it is that we've gone the other way. UM. So obviously I still believe, you know, at the end of the day, come down to execution, being consistent in the in your execution. UM. And we haven't been able to execute and and and do what we need for this team to win. So you know, I think we've got shows them distance that we have to uh, to become that defense. But you know, that's what we're striving for.
And um, you know, when I when I'm confident enough in the guys in that room, in that locker room to say, um, you know that I feel like when we play at our best, there's I don't believe that there's a better defense. But we haven't shown that we can do that consistently. And you know that's the difficult part. Which running backs is Kelly much different style wise than Matt Jones. He's a physical guy come downhill. Um, you know, I think it's it suits their offense really well. He
does um both backs as well. You know, they did a really good job obviously against us last last time we were out there. But um, you know, he's he's been a productive back. But I think he's averaging for a pop you know, And so that that that number right there speaks for so cool. Thanks guys. Yeah,