Press conference after the game
Sunday, October 20, 2024

(On if the team reacted as desired after an early 0:10 deficit)

“I thought today was a great job dealing with the adversity. There will be a few momentum swings in every game every week. They scored early and then we punted on our first possession. Then they got one. “Offensively, we knew we had to settle in and get some points, and we did that. We scored and after that I felt like our defense really settled in. We play complementary football and we settled in early like we did on the second possession and then our defense was able to stay in control of the game Don't know what the stats were, but it felt like we had some very long possessions that took up a lot of time. I know losing the ball inside the 15 was a disappointment for us, but I thought we used the clock well. We ran the ball great today, that always helps.”

(What changed from last week to this week)

“Yeah, this sport is kind of crazy. I don't know it. We had a great week of preparation. However, this season we had good weeks of training and didn't play well on Sunday, so I won.” I'm not saying it's always like that – it doesn't always mean you're playing really well. It's harder when you don't have a good week of preparation I had a good week of preparation, the boys obviously had fun and didn't win as many games as we wanted It was a lot of fun competing and I think being together with Of course, our teammates help us to play well on Sunday, which we managed to do today with a win. That makes us feel much better.”

(On the deep ball to WR Brian Thomas Jr.)

“They were basically playing four-quarter coverage and the safeties were low. That was honestly the look we wanted for this play. We had another option if it wasn't for the coverage and the situation, but Brian just did a great job. “I ran up the corner, kept outside leverage and let him play. That was a great catch. It's fun to watch. It's fun to play with him just to see how he gets better every week.

(On being named London's all-time passing yards leader)

“It feels great. This is the fourth year I've been here. It's certainly better if you win. I did both. It's a lot more fun if we win here and can fly home.” And I enjoy it. The flight back isn't much fun after you lose. I look forward to being able to enjoy it for a few hours. Welcome us. What an audience. It's like this every year and we enjoy being here Something I've never really thought about. Then it really almost feels like a second home and a place where we really feel more comfortable here than many other teams. We definitely appreciate that.

(About WR Parker Washington, who set the international punt return record)

“I heard that. I'm just so happy for him. We've seen him make these plays, whether it's in preseason or even sometimes in the season. He was close to breaking a few of them, but he did it in a big moment when he really did it. It helped us score a few more points, gave us the momentum we needed. It's a huge game-changing play. He's a great player and receiver. We have a lot of great players. It wasn't for him, but he may not have gotten some of the opportunities. – He's a great player and he can make a lot of plays. It just makes me happy to see him get a chance to play on special teams because I know how hard he's worked. We have a lot of great receivers and all those things. Maybe he didn't make the impact you expect early in the season, but he's just capable of making that impact on special teams, so I'm happy for him. He deserves it. He's a really hard worker and I'm really happy for him.

(How important it was to win today)

“I mean, maybe it sounds bad, but just stop the bleeding for us. Just stay on the right path. We need to find some momentum and start getting some wins. That is exactly where we are. That’s always the case.” mindset, but especially where we are now. We know what it is we have to do and we know there are some strong teams on our schedule. Even if it's a team that isn't considered a Super Bowl contender, they can beat you any week. I've seen that happen every week. My first year we didn't have a great year and we beat the Bills who were 9-6 at home. We beat Indy last week and they had to beat us to get to the playoffs. You have to play well to win. That’s what we understand and we just have to do it.”

(About long offensive drives)

“Yeah, I think if you can run the ball like we did today, those drives are longer because it's four, six or eight at a time. Not all explosives are necessarily on the field. We had a few, but.” It's really about keeping our offense, their defense on the field, you name it – he ran hard and D'Ernest (RB D'Ernest Johnson) broke some great runs Just a few of the Two-, three-, four- and five-yard runs make a difference if he does some arm tacks and keeps his head down. Obviously he did his job really well. He did that. He's just worked hard and it's cool to see him having a great year and we need him to keep that up.

(How important this victory was)

“Yeah, I think that was a big thing for our team. We had to win this game and we did. So to understand the situation we have to have our backs against the wall and react the right way and get a win. “I think this is great for our confidence, we have another opponent next week, Green Bay, and we have to do everything we can to win. The victories are short-lived. The defeats are really short-lived in this league. You have to be able to keep going, like I said last week: you have to be able to turn the page and win the next one. Of course we think about that. It's too hard to win in this league, but we'll progress pretty quickly.

(What advice he gave QB Drake Maye)

“Yes, I just told him after the game that he is a great player and to keep calm, keep working. Just try to learn something every week. Don't be too hard on yourself. You have to stick with it.” Your confidence is the leader of this team when he plays on the field and he is a good player who keeps his confidence. Tell him all this in the short conversation, that I have led, but I would say that there will be times when you will be tested. It's difficult to maintain your confidence. Something is happening around you, or the team is in a more difficult situation and maybe you as a player are not playing your best. You just have to keep working every day and leading your teammate. That's the biggest thing.”

(What message he gave the offense after the turnover on downs in the redzone)

“Just to score points. I mean, let's take the game back into our hands. As you said, they stopped us there. They had a big turnover on downs and went and scored. We had the feeling that we had to put in a good drive again.” . We still had control and couldn't get ourselves to score a touchdown, but the most important thing is to get a good drive. Get into field goal range and try to score at least three points, or score if you can. Either way, you just increase your lead and use the clock. That was it in the fourth quarter. That's what we achieved today. I don't know if we were able to keep the clock running, but in games like this you want to stay in control and I was able to do that. I thought it would be really good for us.

(Indicating whether the offense has reached its maximum potential today)

“I do not believe that. I still think there's a lot out there for us. I think offensively you look at the end result and it looks like we got a lot of points. We've done some great things. We had a few.” I had great possession and played clean football for the most part. I'll never get upset about a win, but I thought the turnover in losses was disappointing for us. Really put the game away and score a touchdown there and get a yard on fourth-and-1. So this is a play. Then I think it was just some of the other possessions. It will never be perfect. If we just look at it for what it is, we have to accept some things, but there were also some plays. Some communication stuff may have missed a throw or two or whatever. You still have to look at it and get better. You can't just think just because you won, you can't look at all the bad things. You really have to use that. So no, I wouldn't say it's our best football, but it was good enough to win today and that's what matters. So we need to continue to find ways to do that on Sundays.”