Yeah, by week as far as you just got to get away or did you watch films you're kind of self scout? What was your process play? Um, A little bit of both, you know. I think, uh, you know, early in the week, you know, it's good to kind of look at some things, um, but then really just kind of tried to get away, you know, just kind of clear in my mind and get a break. So that way, you know, when I got back here for this week, I was fresh, ready to go, you know,
ready to attack the back end of the season. The film show you. Um, you know, I think when you look at the way we've played over the first seven games, you know, there's been a lot of good things that we've done. Um, I think we've shot ourselves in the foot too many times. And I think you know, we've said that after you know, several of the games, and we've just got to find a way to eliminate the self inflicted wounds. And when we do that, we're a
pretty good offense. But when we continue to make mistakes that we've made since week one, you know, we put ourselves in bad situations and it's hard to overcome those mistakes. And we've got to be better at eliminating those first Yeah, I mean it's some of us one of those things. You know. For me, I don't even like turning on that tape. You know, it was bad, um, you know, but you know, I think we've come a long ways
from that game. You know, but going back to that first Dallas game and you look at it, I mean, so many, so many negative plays in that game that just put us behind. You know, we just really struggled to establish any sort of a rhythm in that game. You know, We've got to eliminate the things that put us behind, um, you know, and that put us in those tough situations. Have you watched that tape this week? Yeah,
of course, hadn't got any partiers that consistency. So this is, like you said, there's some there's some stretches where you know, you guys are really operating slowly. End. There's other strategies like all or nothing at it. Yeah, I don't know, you know, I don't know if I've ever been a part of an offense where it seems to be like
you just said, all or nothing. You know, when things are clicking, it seems to be that you know, we're out there and we're rolling, but when things aren't going well, I mean it looks bad and it is bad, and you know, somehow, you know, we've got to figure out a way to eliminate the self inflictive wounds like I've talked about, you know in play, like we know we can't because when we get a rolling and we do the things that we're capable of, you know, we are
a good offense. If you find that the break was good for it to just hated to kind of perspective being away, you know, just just started the season. Yeah, you know, I think it's always good to get away for a few days. Um, you know, especially after going through you know, training camp for seven weeks. You know, I think our BI week fell at a good time. You know. I think it was a great chance for everyone to just kind of to step away, take a deep breath, get their mind off the things, and come.
You know, I thought our energy today yesterday, um, you know, as good as it's been in a long time. And so, you know, I think guys are feeling good for the second half right now. Down or did you say, oh yeah, I went back to Oklahoma. You could have changed it
all year. So focus on the next weeks at the moment during the season, but the miss the first time in your career you don't know exactly where're gonna be in the next year because you're thinking all about where you are now Intiludophia, and you know where you might be moving forward and whether you're happy here and with the future of my whole care you. I think those thoughts are a long way down the road. Um. You know, obviously we got to pick game against Dallas this week.
Like I said last week, it was more about just kind of stepping away, you know, getting my mind right and coming back ready for this week. When when you look at all the game, you know you could you could looking at them dame aside. Yeah, how do you feel that you just played the first year? Um? Yeah, kind of like I just said, And you know, there's been some really good stuff and then there's been some
times where I need to be more consistent. You know, I'm part of the mistakes that have been made, you know, and I've got to work to correct the mistakes that I've made. You when you get so when you went to Oklahoma, did you just get away from football totally as you watch games? Did you play golf foot. Did you do? Um? Yeah, I just kind of got away, you know, I went hung for a few days. Um, you know, I just kind of hung out with some friends. Um,
you know, just enjoying my time being home. Yeah, I did not. I did not. Did you handle? I had you handle the drops? And you know, I know you're not gonna probably one under the bus or blame anybody, but I mean it's gonna be hard. You get guys lead or at least going into somebody, let the league in drops and um, personally, how do you handle it when those plays happened? Because I mean they reflect on you when you're sat and everything, but obviously they're not
your fault. Yeah, you know, I think I just try to keep encouraging our guys. You know, like I've said, all your long drops are part of the game. Um, They're gonna happen, you know, I expect them to happen. Obviously you don't like to see them. But you know, just because someone drops the ball doesn't mean that I lose any confidence and them out on the field. And that's really the message that I try to convey to
those guys on the sideline. You know, if they have a drop who cares go get the next one, come back and make a big play for us. You know, that's the best thing that they can do. You turn down a four year deal? Is that accurate? That offer must have got lost in the mail, because I don't know if I ever saw that one. It's my hands. Yeah, the numbers say you guys have been better running the ball, uh, you know, the last four or five weeks. But but kind of in that theme of all or nothing, it's play.
I mean, you guys will dash off the twelve fifteen yard run to John the first and as you know, it's a two yard loss. That kind of thinks the series. Does it feel that way? I mean, is it is? It is getting a consistent running game something that you think is important for you guys moving forward. Um, yeah, I think being consistent as an offense is an important for us going forward. You know I kind of talked about those negative plays, you know, going back to that
first out scheme. You know, anytime you have a loss, whether it be a negative run at sack um, you know, it's tough to overcome those in a series. You know, in the good offenses, you know, eliminate those or have very few of those type plays. So I think for us to continue, um, you know, to operate at the level that we want to, we've got to try to eliminate those plays. How fortunate do you feel that this entire division it's off to a terrible start and it's
flide over here? I mean, you guys are still in this day? Yeah, I mean you know what else could you want? You know, I don't think we've played our best football yet, you know, and we're still right in the hunt through seven weeks. Um. You know, obviously, you know it could be a lot worse. Um, but you know, we feel very fortunate. You know, we know we've got a lot of work ahead of us. Um, you know, we're going to have to play better football, play up
to the level that we expect ourselves to play. But you know, with that being said, we're writing the thick of things existency going to be inevitable. When he had had a couple of new offensive line, of new receivers, you run a couple of new running backs, Um, you're new. I mean it's it's so many new facets and the offense such a rhythm thing, and yeah, is that going
to be part of it? Um? You know, I think to a certain extent, um it is you know, obviously, I think you know, you're talking about any organization, um stabilities the key, you know, and when you have a group that's been together for a long time and understands how each other plays. Um, you know, I think it's easier to develop that chemistry. But um, you know, unfortunately, you know, we don't have a lot of time. We got to get it going, and I think it's starting
to come. Like I said, I think we've shown flashes of it. Um, We've just got to try to continue to develop that had a great expected um. Injuries have been part of that. Have you kind of talked to him at all about keeping his head up and knowing there's going to be those rookie pumps that he's going to go through. Yeah, um, yeah, that's probably something I should do now that you say it. But uh, now, I mean Nelson, you know, he's a he's a tough minded kid. You know, I haven't seen him, you know,
drop his head for one minute. You know, he expects to come out and make plays, and that's what we expect of him. Um. Obviously, I think everyone kind of goes through some ups and downs as a rookie, um, you know, but what you like to see as someone who continues to come to work today, hung comes hungry every day to work you know, wanting to get better. And that's the attitude that he's shown. Um, you know, just because he hasn't maybe produced like he had hoped,
you know, he hasn't hung its head at all. He's continued to work extremely hard. And I think that hard work, you know, is going to pay off for him and for our offense. Is this what you talk about consistently? You think it's just a matter of individual execution and everybody doing it at the same time. For other things that you think this offense philosophically, you can do a little differently to help that execution, whether it's change no, I mean, I think if you'll listen, you know to
what I said earlier. You know, when you look at times where we struggle with it's been a lot of self inflicted you know, wounds, you know, things that we're doing to ourselves. You know, when everyone's out there doing the right thing, we look pretty good. But you know, unfortunately, if you have you know, one or two guys not doing the right thing on a play. Uh, it's often hard to have a positive play. My confidence. It's fine,
you know, it's good. Um. You know, I don't think you can let things rattle you outn't think you know at this position. You know, I think you've got to be pretty even keel. You know. That's how I think I've been most of my career, and that's how I am today. You know, I believe in myself. I believe in this system. I believe in the guys out there with me. What do you think it? Position? Like? You? Three? Says you and you're fucking pretty good names pously just
show out. Um. I'm not really sure what that means, but you know, I think all three of us probably want to get our names off that list. All right, Thank you guys. Thank