00:00No, I was incredibly average today.
00:02We're going to keep getting better, but it was a great win.
00:05We did some good things, but a lot to learn from.
00:07The touchdown to Jamar, the first one,
00:10was that just one where you assumed that was where it was going to go,
00:12and did you see one-on-one throw it up, and what was your view of his play?
00:15I just threw it high and let the guy go make a play.
00:17Unbelievable play.
00:19Unbelievable.
00:20How about the second touchdown?
00:22Kind of broke down.
00:23Was that just a basic scramble?
00:24Yeah, at that point in the game, I was leaving the pocket.
00:28I always wanted to use my mobility a little bit.
00:31When I leave the pocket, I try to find number one.
00:33When you have the defense playing like that, Joe, how much easier,
00:37if that's the right word, does that make your job when you know
00:40there's a good chance that you'll get the ball back and you take care of it?
00:43Yeah, you just play a little more conservative.
00:45You know, those guys have been great, and when you have that rush
00:49and that coverage, you know, you try not to mess it up,
00:52and they were incredible today.
00:55You just said that you played incredibly average.
01:00How satisfying is it for you that you're sitting here at 2-0,
01:03you and the offense haven't played your best game yet?
01:06How does that feel knowing the best is still in front of you,
01:09yet you're still 2-0?
01:10Yeah, we're 2-0.
01:10That's what matters right now, and we're going to keep getting better.
01:13We're going to get back, watch the film, see where we can improve.
01:16We shot ourselves in the foot a lot today.
01:18A lot of penalties early on that set us behind the sticks,
01:21and against a team like that, with those two guys on the edge,
01:25you can't get in second and long, first and 20, first and 15,
01:29third and long.
01:30You're not going to convert many of those.
01:31Obviously, defense has been a topic the last couple of years here.
01:34What's it been like to see the defense play like it did?
01:36So even with that, with them not having Nico,
01:37but then the defense play like that, what's that like?
01:39Yeah, they were incredible.
01:40They were incredible.
01:42You know, Dex really set the tone on that fourth and one,
01:45getting that big stop.
01:46I don't remember exactly when that was in the game,
01:47but I think it was first quarter, he's at the tone for the rest of the day.
01:51What have you learned about this team through two weeks in your mind?
01:56It's hard to learn a ton in two weeks.
01:58You know, we're going to find ways to win.
02:00I know that.
02:03You know, defense is going to find ways to make plays.
02:05We're going to make plays on offense when it matters,
02:07and we're going to keep finding our rhythm, just keep getting better.
02:10Did you guys make any adjustments at halftime?
02:13I mean, you were getting hit a lot from the perimeter.
02:16Did you guys make any more chips, more backs?
02:20Yeah, that was in the plan a lot.
02:23First half and second half.
02:25We executed it better in the second half.
02:28You know, I thought Mims was lights out all day.
02:33You know, we did some good things.
02:34We found some completions, found some third down conversions
02:37there in the second half.
02:38The team made a big play on the sideline.
02:40We got to make more big plays like that.
02:41You said you look for Jamar.
02:44Obviously, he has Derek Stingley covering him a lot today.
02:46How does that factor into your decision-making?
02:50Yeah, you know, Derek has great ball skills,
02:52so you always got to be aware of that in the back of your mind
02:55about where you throw it.
02:58But we talk about all the time, you know, if the ball's in the air,
03:01you either got to come down with it or it's got to be an incompletion.
03:04And I'm going to trust my guys against anybody in the league.
03:07It doesn't matter who's out there, especially when it's number one.
03:11Was that first touchdown to Jamar one of the best catches you've ever seen?
03:15Yeah, I thought he was falling down.
03:17You know, I was about to argue for a pass interference,
03:20and then somehow he stayed up and contorted his body
03:23and got two feet in.
03:24It was incredible.
03:25This is the most different team that you've had here,
03:27I mean, as far as trying to manage the game and run the game.
03:32Is this the most different team that you've had as far as defense special teams?
03:37Yeah, you know, it feels like early on in 2021 when, you know,
03:42you're trying to, you know, we got a really good defense
03:45and try to stay in front of the sticks, not turn the ball over,
03:51kick field goals, you know, you put points on the board,
03:53we're going to win with our defense.
03:55You talked a lot about what you feel like the team
03:56can accomplish early in the year.
03:58Is this the type of game and win that validates those feelings?
03:59Yeah, that's, you know, it's a big win for us.
04:02It's a big win for us on the road against a team like that,
04:05a team that, you know, was in position to be in the Super Bowl last year
04:10with how they were playing on defense.
04:11And to get a win on the road like that is big for us, but it's just week two.
04:18You know, we've been 0-2 before and rattled off ten in a row.
04:21You can do the same the other way, so we just got to keep going.
04:24Joe, when you had a chance to talk to Will Anderson after the game,
04:27I don't know if you said this in jest, but you said you guys popped my rib back into place.
04:31I appreciate that.
04:32I don't know what you're talking about, man.
04:36Is that an issue before the game?
04:38No, I'm good, man. I'm good.
04:40How is the back going now?
04:41Yeah, I'm good to go.
04:42It's a little sore after the game, but no problems.
04:44There's a lot of people across this league playing with tight backs.
04:47No big deal.
04:48Is there an extra part of you that did want to make sure that you, you know,
04:51Zach gave you a lot of praise for how much you bounced back after every play?
04:54Is there this game, this opponent, is there an extra part of you that want to cut things out
04:58and make sure that you all picked up a kind of win that y'all did say?
05:01No, I want to do that every week.
05:02I want to do that every day.
05:04I love this game.
05:06I love what I do.
05:08I love who I do it with, and I just want to be out there with the guys.
05:12There's not a lot that's going to stop me from doing that.
05:14You took the one big hit on your back when you popped up.
05:17Were you thinking it was actually encouraging to pop up and feel good after taking that?
05:21I know it's a weird thing to do.
05:22That was the one early in the game?
05:26Yeah, that one felt pretty good after that, yeah.
05:31Thanks, guys.
05:32Thanks, Jason.
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