But you you look back on the at the game film of the game, what anything that stood out to you that you didn't notice, um when you were playing it. Uh, you know, there there was some adjustments I think I could have done a better job of during the game, you know, looking back on it that maybe I regret not not doing or making but it was it was pretty much what I said after the game, which was I didn't make enough throws or plays for us to you know, getting a good position to win, and um,
I need to do a better job. Brian, over the over the past couple of weeks, You've done some good things, but also obviously it's you acknowledge esterday and not so good things over these past couple of games. Do you feel like your play has has regressed in anyway and then it's so why you can set is Uh yeah, I mean I have, I haven't played well the last few games. Um, you know, it's just it's not an
easy game. They just got to continue to to prepare, you know, in the film room, continue to prepare, learning the game plan and doing everything on the practice field. And I hope that it translates. But that's the only way that I know how to fix things is just to continue to work hard and just ignore the outside and outside noise. It says Todd told you whether you'll
start on Sunday? Uh, I know we we didn't. We did not talk other than you know, him addressing the team and stuff today and then we just met as a as an offense and as a quarterback group to review the film. How I was Todd's mood when he addressed the team today, UM, I mean that's you know, personal things inside the team. But you know, obviously, um,
none of us are happy with the effort. None of us are We're happy with the way the game went down, and you know, we just gotta I think the message was clear that we've got to put our focus into this week and make sure we get this thing back on the right track. Right. Were there a residual effects last night or today from this shot you took to the head? Now? I feel good? And what about your thumb? How does it? How does it feel today? Some feels
great again? Just more praise for the medical staff and the doctors for the plan that we had, you know, ten days post surgery to be able to come out of the game clean the way that I did and you know, getting tackled and taking some hits and all that,
but some um, there were no ill effects during the game. Ryan, When you look at the slow starts for the offense, how much do you think it is that that you guys have been banged up and some of you've been out of practice and in practice some days limited on other days that affect Now it's just been poor execution. You know. The thing about an offense is you've got to have eleven guys on the same page, e leving
guys doing their job. And if you don't, you know, sometimes you can get lucky and overcome it, but you know a lot of the time it's going to be tough sledding. And so we've got to make sure that we've got everybody on the right page going in the right direction. Um, you know, and obviously that starts with me and getting us in the right play and making the right read or making a good throw and so, um, we just gotta you know, there's the fundamentals and the
basics of what our offense is. We've got to get everybody in the same page right Last night, some guys mentioned that you know this is that doesn't know we haven't figure out how to finish or we haven't set out how to win. Is there? Can you put your finger on why that means? So I there, it's kind of a two people talking. Sorry you said that we we can't finish or we can't win. Yeah, well, I mean, you know, we've we've got to be able to come together.
And you know, we've we've had some close games. Um, you know, either games where we've been winning in the fourth quarter or been down and needed to score and we haven't done it. And so, um, you know, we've we've just got to go out there and execute the fundamentals and and do it. And uh, that's the only way, you know that I know how to get over that. Right as you know that the g has released the Quentin Cobols today, so it's highly unusual for the first
round pick to get cut. So I'm wondering what kind of message do you think that is? Uh, I don't know. I mean, I you know, I'm have my head and my involvement in the offense and so I don't really know a lot about what's going on with with the defense or anything. But uh, you know, it's just a decision that coach Bowls made that I don't know that I'm the right person to ask about that. As you said earlier, you admitted, you know, you haven't played your
best for the last couple of weeks. So I'm wondering going forward, do you do you still think you're the right man for the job going forward? Yeah, I do think I'm the right man for the job. I think, um, you know, unfortunately, unfortunately, I've got a lot of experience, um in playing four teams that have been in this situation, you know where we've lost a few games, and uh, you know, we've got to stay the course, We've got to right the ship, We've got to do all that stuff,
you know. I think, uh, you know, at this point in my career, I've learned a ton and all the different situations I've been in, I have no problem shouldering any blame that gets thrown my way and then all blame that I deserve and don't deserve. And you know, I think I'm the right guy to get this thing going back in the right direction. Ryan, what do you feel like the key is to get this thing going
back in the right direction. I think confidence is a lot of it, you know, just getting some sort of swagger back and all that's gonna come through preparation and working hard in practice, and you know then it's just gonna start clicking in the games. But we've just we've just got to get that confidence back, right with with regard to the running game, when it was going early in the year, you know, the offense was really at it. Bet.
I mean, how tough with it yesterday? Do you think you guys in spite of the deficit, maybe got away from it a little too early. Well that's kind of always the you know, the next day you always think about that, and you know, we just we need to spark, we need to get something going. Uh. And so you know when we made it UM seventeen, the majority of that was was thrown. We had a run or two maybe sprinkled in there, and um, you know, even getting
BP in the passing game, getting him some balls. Uh. You know, he he could be a big part of our offense. You know now that he's held me again. But we've just got to Each game is gonna be different, find the right thing that works, the right balance, and you know, we we've definitely just got to continue to try to um. You know, get back on track of
the running game. Ryan um Brand got a touchdown again yesterday, obviously for the third straight game, but in terms of his art each production, it's been down now for three straight games. Um, how challenging has it been in terms of what people are doing coverage wise against him? And how do you think you guys can go about you know, cracking that and solving that here. Well, I think everybody that plays us recognizes that he's the guy that has to be stopped. You know, he's the guy that kind
of makes our offense go. And so we've just got to try to continue to find ways to get him the ball. I mean, he was he was single um at times yesterday, where you know, I've got to do a better job of getting him the ball, giving him
a chance. And um, you know, but the thing is when when he is double and seems want to completely take him away, we think we've got other options and other guys that you know, can pick up the yards, pick up the first downs on third down, and and so we've just again just continue to work and uh, you know, part of it is going to be moving him around, but part of it also is just taking what the defense has given us Ryan that Andre Howe wanted to get text some safeties was quoted in the
Houston Paper saying that that he noticed that you tend to stare down receivers. Uh, you know, is that something you're aware of? Is that accurate that you know? What that? What do you make of that assessment? I just kind of laugh at it. I mean, that's I don't think you make it eleven years in the league by doing that, but uh, you know that's that would say. You know, he made a play at the end of the game, and I told you guys after the game, you know
the coverage that they gave us. Uh, I was over there a little too long because Cushing Cushing ran under it, Uh you know, and so I wasn't able to throw it as quick as I wanted to. But um, I just kind of kind of shake that one off. Ryan. I wonder if you could just kind of extend You mentioned your confidence earlier that you can still get this job done here, um, and the stage of your career physically, do you feel like you're still able to do it
and play in this league right now? I know experience is one thing, but do you think you can can still do it from the physical standpoint, and and it's so weird. Uh, you know, could you kind of on that confidence that you have? I mean, I'm not sure how you want me to. I mean physically, you've seeing me play all year. You know, I hurt my thumb on a fluke kind of you know, somebody grabbing my thumb pulling it the other way. But um, you know, physically I feel fine. You know that I felt fine
physically on the touchdown run, feel good today. So I'm not I'm not real serve where that one's coming from. So I wasn't questioning, well I don't some people, you know, look at you and say, you know, how much time this guy have left and he's still play in the NFL. I'm not saying I think that. I'm just asking your opinion on on that notion that you know, maybe some people think you don't have it. Yeah, that's that's fine,
But I'm still here. Well, it seems like got what got a lot of one on one matchup yesterday with either bred No or Brick. Was there mistakes made in the protection uh you know, calling out the sessions beforehand? What led to some of those one on one match up? Well? I mean, he's a he's a great player. We knew
that obviously going in the game. He's he's got a guy that kind of commands help on every play, and so you know, it wasn't gonna be every single play that he was going to be you know, double team. But the majority of the game, uh, we had we had help on. There's a few instances where we did not, and he made some great plays, but that's the type of player he is. I thought we had a good game plan for him going into it, and uh, for
the most part, that game plan was executed. But I mean, he's he's a pretty special player for a reason, and uh, you know he's going to make his plays.