 When you look back at the tape today or maybe on the way home or this morning Was there anything that you could really pinpoint as to maybe why some of the offensive line issues were there Or why some of the more cases struggles were there a little bit more? Sure. I think when you look back on it like the thing at We were very clean operating and I think you get in a game like that, you know, they they held the ball for a long period of time, you know, we held them you know situations of field goals there, but I think sometimes you start pressing and Which we really hadn't done a lot of this year, but it was magnified yesterday. You could see it all over the place and You know, we just got to be cleaner operationally Nobody needs to do more than what their job is and sometimes you got to understand when the journey is over and I thought last night and a lot of that you know get Carolina credit I thought we pressed too much at times to try to You know, but whether you will call it providing a spark or make a play that necessarily wasn't there and I know I asked this last night, but There it's now, you know about 20. Well, I guess what 16 or so hours after is Marcus still you're starting quarterback like You know, here's why I think those questions sometimes are comical And there's nothing and I understand why you got to ask him It's one of the things that will get a headline to put your articles in the link economy, you know And it's an important position But our feeling about every position is we're objective and we've done the same thing all year We evaluate everything week to week and there'll always be Competition and it's our job to make sure we're doing the right thing for the team. Whether it's at left card you know Picker punner safety corner They all five on kickoff You know the right card on punt We're gonna look at everything every week and we're gonna try to keep competition going and so You can try to pin me down you can ask it seven different ways and I'm gonna give you the same line that we've been using all year but I understand the question understand why you ask because it's that is about the quarterback and And that's a premium job in this in this league. That's what drives attention and eyeballs and certainly clicks But that's that's the truth Mike and that's what we do every week If I could just slip one more in it. What is it that? Has given you the confidence that Marcus is what what has he done to week over week solidify that role for you? Like you can keep asking different ways. I'm gonna tell you the same thing we value it everything Every day every week It's our job to make sure we're doing the best thing for the team short term and long term. So Can I ask a third time? Yeah, I'm all right. Okay. All right. Thanks. Thanks This will sound like a third time to you, but it's Maybe come out of from a different angle Does the fact that you've got extra days allow you to take a breath and evaluate? Everything more whether it's the quarterback or that, you know left guard or whatever special teams position You know, you got to make sure it's part of our job Josh Whether you're on a short week or you got extra days that you're always, you know looking for ways to improve Everywhere, you know what we're doing schematically You know personnel wise You know yourself scout, you know, that used to be the old adage and you people waited to the buy I don't know any but it's doing that anymore because of the amount of data You're able to get it at such a fast clip now and the way that the business is gone The amount of help that you have I think it's pretty standard issue that every team their self scouts or That information comes a lot quicker. So that's something you do every week So you're trying to stay on top of it you know Reality is what we've been going, you know through training camp and now after 10 games, I mean we're Middle of November and we haven't had our buy yet, you know shows you the clip we've been going So hopefully the next couple days. There's a lot of things that you can reflect back on and As bad as this feels, you know losing those two games in five days is You're still in it, you know, it's the way that everything is set up right now And there's opportunity and we got to get back to work and find a way to be Chicago Thanks, sir. Thank you And you mentioned not even the bio you still got three more games before the buy So how much of this extra time off will you allow the guys just get away get a little bit healthier than they are normally this point of the year? You know with the buys almost a month away Yeah, I mean, it's you try to you know, if this Thursday night game happened week three You probably had Zach dead a little bit different approach, but where we're at right now. I think it's Our players not just physically. I think mentally a couple of days be good for them Certainly our temple will slow down not having to play on Sunday, but why do you try to get ahead? Chicago and the back to what I was talking about with Josh, you know maybe maybe you get a lecture sleep and a little more clear-headed and Look at it again and Just try to find better solutions Back turn Joe Michael anything else. Yeah, sure our way Yeah, I know I thought I have a little more time When you look at kind of the defensive performance the last couple of weeks as well Is where is I guess the some of the breakdowns may be in kind of finishing the past rush and the pressures that you guys are trying to deliver I mean everything different, you know the chargers were different challenge, right they did it they farm brand they they led the league and Passed a test for a game and they almost hit that mark and Justin Herbert hasn't take a lot of sacks, right? Like your dad 10 for the year the amount of drop backs they're doing it It's a testament to him and the line and how quickly he's getting that ball out So some of them it's not like he's back there on seven-step drops and holding it either So there's a lot of different different obstacles and yesterday, you know, they were they ran ran the ball They popped a few of them But you know, they ate a lot of the clock too and then they did hit a play pass or two Off you know off the action, you know, they had the explosive after we scored the When it became 13-9 right the one they had to marshal Off off a play action and we got to do a better job tack on that that became an explosive and allowed them to go down and and score again, so You know that was probably the most rushing attempts we've had in a while and They kind of just stayed with it It was two three and then you know, they had a couple four or five and then they pop Well, 15 you know, I run give or take care there and then they able to hit a hit a big pass like that and Punch one in that way and then they hit the one on the bubble screen That we were out leathers the first touchdown. So there's a completely different games Mike, you know So there's that's just a microcosm of how different the issues are week to week and sometimes series to series You mentioned obviously at the start kind of starting to press and that you guys have really done that this year Mm-hmm because of that. Did you kind of feel like it was a snowball thing? Yesterday a little bit in every phase there was a snowball, but I thought felt that it Slowed us down at times where you know Early when you had a building probably take a lead that second drive you get down there and Whatever reasons, you know, you know you get pushback and penalties or negative plays For different reasons where I think really hurt us And I think you know, you get the ball and it's it's a low scoring game And you get back there too and you know You rush some things and you get another penalty the first drive you got and then finally we got something going Yeah, I did, you know because there was plenty possessions left even before Hodges touchdown and That that's what that's what I mean by that We got to understand it because when you think I look back as ugly as it felt at times Still got the ball back down seven with a chance to go win it This will feel a little philosophical to you probably but is there any value in The fact that this was a dud across all three phases that there was you know, that you know, we're all in this together. That was yeah Yeah, I mean Josh. Yeah, I mean because It just proves, you know the challenge every week that if you're How hard it is, you know how competitive this league is that you you've got a focus It's a hard thing to do over 17 games is to not ride the The roller coaster you got a short week. You got to flip it and obviously Carolina did that better than we did I think they come they're coming off a tough loss to us in a wild game two weeks ago or not even two weeks ago and they go out to Cincinnati and it was ugly and They came back and prideful men over there and they got they got some really good players up front and they got they got off and they We didn't start very well and it and that game got got going a divisional game and I thought they won both lines of scrimmage So it proves your point no matter what you did the week before or two weeks before You've got to bring it Every single game and that focus has to be there if you want to sustain any amount of success in this league because the challenges regardless of record is Is high and that's what I love about the NFL And I under different subjects. Well different from my first question I'm sure it can be difficult to evaluate a backup quarterback in season the way things are work But how do you feel about Desmond where Desmond is and what he's done since? You know the beginning of the season Same way I feel about a lot of our young guys, you know, we Well, you have to get them ready to play, you know corner Armstrong guys in camp. It's injured. We bring him back You know, he has to start a couple games Everybody we've tried to develop on your roster where they've been on practice squad kowsky Now he's up and playing well on special teams. You know, that's our that's our job You know Colby Gassett guys had to start some games at left guard Play primary on the right side That's our job. I mean we we're here to develop every player on the roster So I feel the same way about all all the guys we got Thanks, oh I give that Yeah, Arthur just the fine line between Extending plays trying to make something the most out of nothing and pressing because we've seen countless times Marcus Stay on his feet spin out of something flick a pass to Cordero in space like you know extend to play Is the pressing is this just like a mental lapse where there's nothing there and then the Individuals just tries to make something out of nothing kind of a thing. It's what's that fine line that you're okay with I guess Yeah, I mean obviously you don't want to take somebody's initiative away But what you what you don't want to do and there are different reasons, right? I mean God might be open. You may somebody loses up front one-on-one. They have to protect some break down and so, you know, you you're trying to extend the plays and and You're pressing and maybe try to rush a decision that or something. That's not there And it's it is a fine line because there's times where better extent plays and That creativity is a lot of some opportunities and you see that around the league whether you're looking at quarterback play You're looking at Kansas City or Buffalo What do they do? You'll see Josh Allen or back to my home's do that and it works out well, but what you can't do is when you're pressing in You know, you're You're going and extending it not realizing when that journey is over that that's where the fine line is