 You want to start us off? Yeah, they wanted me to ask a golf question, but I kind of wasn't about football. OK. So yeah, where are you all at, Matt? After math, trying to move on to Tampa Bay here on the whole team. And I'm sure you've got a poll for the whole team. I think, guys, obviously, we didn't start out the way we wanted to and get the result we wanted to in game one. But it's a long haul. And so I think the attitude's been good. Good meetings this morning. Good stuff on Monday of getting back in. Guys getting in the weight room, getting out onto the field and being detailed in the meetings. I think it's exactly what you want from guys. Now, we've got a stack on that the rest of the week. We've got to have a really good week of preparation. We're playing a fairly good football team. So it's going to require our best. But I think the start to the week has been good. In the defense Tampa Bay, a lot of them made about the interior of it. They had some problems in the secondary, but they also seemed to be out on the edges. What's your assessment of this? I think they're really good front seven, a defensive line. That's strong on the inside. They've got talented edge rushers, good edge setters in the run game, two athletic linebackers, guys we've played against a lot in the past. We know how talented and how good a players they are. And they've had some injuries in the secondary. But they're guys we have gone against and know what they're capable of as well. So I think it's a defense that's playing with a lot of confidence, and it's going to require us to go down there and play really well. After a game like that, and with so many young guys who are heavily involved here, do you find that during this practice week, do you have to be more vocal or maybe on top of people more? Does your role as a leader change in a situation like this? I think you adjust every week. You've got to get a pulse for what's going on and what certain guys need. And so I feel like I've got a good feel for our guys. I think when I look back at the last game and what we need to do moving forward, I think it comes down to detail, staying disciplined in what we're coached to do, and just going out there and executing the way that we're capable of. Because when we do, I think we're capable of moving the ball efficiently. And that's what we're going to harp on this week, and that's what I'm going to harp on is the detail and making sure that we're as disciplined and detailed as possible. What type of reaction have you seen from your offensive line, especially those younger guys who are on the inside? What kind of a response have you seen there? Well, I think they do exactly what you would want them to do, come back in, watch it and learn from it, and get back to work. I think all those guys have a lot of pride, personal pride, and professional pride in what they do. And for some of these young guys, it's their first real opportunity to have a full game evaluation, and learn from that, and make the adjustments. And I think it's going to be good for them. I think you can learn a lot early in the season. I remember myself just from week to week as a young player making huge strides. When you face a ton of top-ranking thought times you haven't beaten them yet, even though you're not actually on the field physically against them. When you're facing a quarterback and you have not beaten them, does that ever get in your head? Does that ever, does that bring mind games with a quarterback when that happens? Not really. I think that you focus on the guys you're going against. I've played against a lot of great quarterbacks during my career. And you know that they're always going to give their team an opportunity on the other side. Regardless of how the game shakes out, going against Drew Brees for 13 straight years in division, you know that's how it's going to be. And Tom's the same kind of player. Regardless of how game shake out, he's mentally tough. Does a great job of staying in the present and operating at a high level. And so you know you have to be at that same level on your side. But it's about their defense. The defense they're playing with creates a lot of issues for us. And we've got to find ways to attack it. The public usually mediates a quarterback against a quarterback. Is that? Do you think that should happen? I mean, or is that kind of just? Listen, I'm not naive. I understand the nature of our sport and the popularity of that position and the emphasis that's put on it. But you can't worry about what he's doing. You have to focus on what you're doing and going out there and executing the way that we're capable of and the way that I'm capable of. Obviously, it's early in Arthur's career here. How is his approach in dealing with kind of the week to week ups and downs compared to other guys you've played before? I mean, every coach is different. I think all I've been lucky. All three coaches that I've played for in their own ways were extremely consistent. And it doesn't mean they're the same, but they're very consistent to who they are. And I think that's, as a player, it's nice when you have that. There's a level of dependability and consistency that you show up to every day in the building and you know what's expected from you. And I think Art has done a great job of that. Not only this past week, but through training camp, I mean, there's lots of different things that come up and he's been really good with that so far. Allison? What kind of challenges does it present when you're going up against a division opponent defending through bull champs just second week in the season where you are kind of growing through these growing teams right now? I mean, it's one week, you know? And so, you know, there's things that you can improve from every game on your schedule is tough. And what they did last year is incredibly impressive and they're talented and they're a good football team. But every year is different. And so, you know, I think you just take it week by week. You know, you don't look any further into who they are or whatever. They're 1-0 and they're in our division and they're playing well. And so, we got a lot of respect for them. There's no question about that. I played a lot of football against these guys on the defensive side of the ball. So I know that, you know, they're very good. And my message to our team is we need to be very good. We can be. And, you know, let's focus on that. When you are getting sacked so many times during a game and kind of going off with this question, are you individually talking to certain guys on the O line saying like, hey, let's do this or are you looking at yourselves seeing what I could have done? Is it a little bit of both? What is it that you kind of look like for you? Yeah, I think, you know, it's a combination of everything. You're looking at what they're doing and making sure we're right in the calls that we're making, making sure everything's giving you the best opportunity to be successful, pre-snap. And then you encourage guys to come on, you know, like settle down, just kind of get into the game, those kind of things. And then, you know, you got to look at ways to get the ball out, you know. And find, you know, ways to get it out quicker sometimes or, you know, be better with your movement in the pocket. And those are things, you know, I look at every week. Matt, obviously this is a new season, but last season I won the games. You were up against the Buccaneers and I made a light one. Just going into this year, what lessons have you learned and told your guys if you're in the position to finish the importance of finishing games? Well, the lesson is it's very important, you know, to finish them when you get your opportunities. And so, you know, I don't think there's any mystery to it. You have to be on your details. You have to be disciplined. And you got to make the plays when they present themselves. You know, we know going against this team that they compete, you know, for four quarters. And, you know, they've found ways to climb back into games and find ways to win. You know, so if you're in those positions where you're head, you got to find ways to close it out, and I think we'll do that. You know, I really do. I've got belief in the guys that we have in our building that we're going to get this thing right. And of course, a lot has been made because you played Tom Brady in the Super Bowl, 3-2-8 Jubs, I know you hear about all the time. I don't, I've never heard of it. I was just going to say, is there any pressure, of course, from that, because Falcons fans want that win against Brady, of course? Listen, of course we want to win this week, but it's not going to make up for that. Like, you know, it's one of those things. It's a part of your past. It's part of what happened, you know, but it's got no bearing on this week. Matt, kind of talking about the protections and making sure the guys are in place. I know one of the things that, you know, that with Axemag were really good, it was making sure he, you know, making sure that they all, they would take the whole amount of the right protections, and that's something that you had to take over this year with Matt Hennessey, or is it kind of like, Hennessey makes the call, you kind of make sure that who are y'all going to be? No, it's a combination of both. You know, it's, you know, they typically, we start with a base call, and if we're getting out of that, it's an opportunity for the quarterback to put us in the right protection. What are some of the traits in your films that you've seen that lets you know that, okay, I need to be on the lookout for these type of things? Well, you know, he's been really good for a long time. I played him in a number of different spots, whether it goes back to Arizona, or the Jets, or here in Tampa. He's got a really good feel for the game, you know, of when to dial up certain pressures, you know, when to play coverage. You know they're going to give you a number of different looks, and you've got to be prepared for something that you haven't, you know, a plan for you haven't seen up until this point. I have a ton of respect for him. And I think the biggest thing though, when you go against, you know, a coach like Todd, who's had so much success, is that, you know, you have to know where to get the ball out. You have to be sound in your protection rules, and you got to trust your keys, because there's going to be, you know, different people coming in different spots. But if we're keyed in and we're, you know, across the board, our eyes are in the right spot. You know, we can get the job done. At this point in your career, is it any more frustrating to start a season in the way that the team started it, or do you want us to do that? I mean, it's one game, you know. It's, I think, you know, they all count one. And I remember Bill Musgrave telling me that after my second game in the NFL, he was our quarterback coach, and we got our, you know, we went down, it was a tough loss. And we had won the first week, and he said, listen, man, they all count one. And so you put it away, you learn from it, and you move forward. And so it's disappointing, because, you know, you'd like to start fast, you'd like to come out and play your best right away. But the good teams I've been on, you know, are the ones that got better as the year went on, and improved. And I think that's what we'd have to focus on, you know, improvement, daily improvement, and trying to, you know, find a way to be better this week and get a win. Yeah, I know you say, you know, this one game, but do the thoughts creep in your mind and all of like, and how, if they do, how do you get rid of them and thinking like, you know, how many more opportunities do I have and if we're starting this way, like, where are we going? Yeah, I mean, I don't think of it like that. The guy we're playing against this week is 44, you know? And so I feel pretty good. You were talking about being able to move the ball officially earlier in the game. When you go back and you look at the film, those first two drives specifically, what did you see that made you feel like, okay, this offense really does have something that we could sustain success and obviously get better later on in the game? Well, I think, you know, you watch how we ran the football early in the game and, you know, the effort and the intensity that our backs played with. I think that's something you can hang your hat on, both those guys, I thought ran the football really hard. I think those drives were really efficient on first down and, you know, we're getting into looks, we're second and five and less, we're making first downs on first down. When we can do that, I think, you know, it makes it extremely difficult on a defense to defend everything. And so, you know, it's important for us to, you know, to play like that. But, you know, when we don't, we've got to be better on third down. You know, we have to find ways to convert in some of those third downs to get into drives a little bit better. So I'm excited about that. I think we can improve in that third down area. And I thought the third downs, we converted in those first two drives, really kept us going. Do you also lean on someone like Jake Matthews, who has more experience on this line to kind of help the other guys have fun? Yeah, for sure. You know, Jake, Jake's such a good influence not only on just our line, but the whole team, the way he works, how consistent he is day to day, the effort that he puts into it, the level of detail, you know, and the way that he practices. Those are all great lessons for guys to learn from. Blaine? Good question for you. I noticed the other day that Arthur came over a lot of times and was talking to you on the bench. You've been here as long as I've been here. You've had two defensive coaches as head coaches. Is that the immediate interaction really good? Something you've really not had much with Coach Smith and Coach Quinn, for example? Yeah, it's different because it's the head coach, but the interaction to play caller has kind of always been that way. You know, whether it's from upstairs or whether it was with guys on the bench. And so, you know, that part of it's similar. It's just different in that he's got some other responsibilities, you know, as well as just, you know, calling up to play. So I thought the communication was really good. I thought we were efficient in how we operate it. And he did a great job of communicating. Yeah, I'm Matt. Where are you and Kyle at? Y'all talk, you know, I'm sure y'all talk after the game and so forth. Where's he at? Where's his head at? And what y'all can do moving forward? I mean, that seemed right, looked pretty good. Yeah, I mean, you'll have to ask him where his head's at, but, you know, I thought he did a good job. I thought there were positives to take away from week one. I think, you know, it's always, you know, there's a lot that comes with it, first time doing it. And so it's particularly at the tight end position, you know, there's a lot asked of that position to be heavily involved in the pass game, to be heavily involved in the run game, to be used in pass protection from time to time. That's a lot of learning. And I think he's done a great job with it. I thought he had a productive first game for us. And, you know, he just needs to, you know, continue to grow each week, which I think he'll do. Michael. Yeah, I got two for you. Who beats you? A fellow when you're joking about Tom being 44. I mean, could you see yourself playing at 44? Is that something you would want to even do? Man, I would love to if, you know, as healthy as he is, and as good as he's playing right now, I think that's great motivation for all of us. But I've said it before, you know, I'd like to play as long as I can if I feel good, but you never know, I mean, you never know what's in front of you. You never know how things can change, but, you know, right now I feel really good. I wanna go back to what you were talking about a little bit earlier. You all have a loss like you did in the opener, right? How critical are the four players to see Arthur maybe not panic, not start changing when it's left and right? Like, is there a value in that four players to see that coach kind of staying level? Yeah, for sure. You know, it shows the strength of their belief in what they're doing. And I think guys, you know, the buy-in's been strong to what he's asked us to do. And I think it'll continue to be that way because his belief in what he's asking of us, what he asks of the staff and what he believes in is really strong. And that comes across when, you know, you go through different periods throughout the season, you know, highs or lows. I think that consistency and belief in what you're doing is huge. You talked about, of course, Kyle Pitts and playing with him. You think he did a good job, but you've also been able to play with some other great tight ends, but what do you see for Pitt's potential, even though it's literally just one game? What do you see as potential? I mean, he's talented. He's incredibly talented. And, you know, he works hard. I think I've said this at different points, you know, leading up until this point. The thing that encourages me the most is, you know, how consistent he is day to day. And, you know, the really good players that I've been around have been the ones that consistently put in the work, had a great routine, knew exactly, you know, what their purpose was. And he's got all those things which give him, you know, the ability, which give you a chance to tap into that potential. But I've been impressed with him so far. All right, thanks, everybody. Thank you. Thanks.