 With the first half issues, it's been a trend most of the season, at least in losses. How do you try to fix that and get out to faster, stronger starts? I think we have to not stall in the red zone. Great play by Tajé that forced a defensive pass interference, took a sack, and then ended up a yard short on 3rd and 14th. Missed a field goal. Come back and gained 13 yards with Derrick. Had a holding, had a face mask, had another face mask. Ultimately, obviously ended up punting. I think we need to, we gained some yards, 23 yards AJ. Next play was a false start. So those are a lot of self-inflicted wounds. That's really just not allowing us to get into drives. Because when we have gotten it down to the red zone, we've continued to score touchdowns. And so I'm just not hurting ourselves, not killing ourselves. Is that something that you've observed at all? If the things that I just talked about is because of energy, then then we should focus on energy. But I don't know, committing penalties and holding and face masks. Last I checked, that didn't have anything to do with energy. Going down the stretch last year, it seemed like your winning formula revolved around 22. This year, is there an attempt to form an identity on offense? And where does Henry fall in that picture? He's a very large part of it. As you can see that once we were able to stay on track, like we were in the second half, it was a large part of it. Had a couple screens, a catch and run out of backfield. We ran the ball, we were able to block 59 and gain yards. But because of the way things went in the first half, it made it hard. Like I said, we had 11 plays out of the first 21 plays that were either first and 15, second and 10 plus, third and extra long, third and 14. Those are tough spots to be in. When you want to try to have an identity to run the football, throw play passes, run boots, run screens, mix in, drop back passes, those are tough down in distances to run that. But when we can stay on track and run it, throw play passes, throw screens, you can see that there was some effective and good football. Did you get more in that first half than you've been using? Was that a plan going in? Why? Why was he? Well, I know that when we handed it to him, we gained 22 yards on two runs. That's pretty efficient. Yep, we would take 22 yards on two runs, which is what we got. And so those were plays that we liked. Again, the results were there, unfortunately. On one carry, we fumbled. In the games where you've not been able to get anything going in the first half had, I think, been shut out four times in the first half this year, other than the penalties, have you found any common denominators that might be faculty to do that? Other than not scoring? Yes. Yeah. I think just when guys, we have to recognize when we see a look during the game that maybe somebody ran last week against us, that that might have worked, that we've prepared for and we've coached, but maybe hadn't showed up as much on film, or we just have to be ready. Hey, if there's five defensive linemen and they're all down in a stance at the line of scrimmage, we have to reasonably expect that there's going to be some kind of game. There's going to be some kind of twist or pick game, so that you continue to have carryover from week to week. And just understand what's going on and how we're playing the game and the things that we have to do, and essentially the keys to the game for us to have success. And that was being able to block 59, put a hat on 59. And when we did that, we honestly gained yards. Go back and track it. And when we did it for whatever reason, whether somebody missed a block or someone missed ID or there was some communication at the line of scrimmage, we didn't gain any yards. We knew that our ability to get down to the red zone and continue to score touchdowns was going to be a key. We just didn't get down there soon enough. So we just have to make sure that we're ready to go and that we're not hurting ourselves early in the game. And when we do get it down there, that we're able to string some plays together like we did the other day, whether we get it down there by a big player, it happened to be a penalty. You're a kind of changer. You're a full striker because you had a couple guys there that couldn't get them on the ground. And what has to happen there to... Yeah, we just have to make a play. You know what I mean? We got to get them on the ground. They pushed the pile for two yards and give them credit. They made the play and pushed the pile and we didn't get them on the ground. And we still have an opportunity to go play football on a 40-yard line. Be tough for them to score from the 40 with a field goal or anything like that. So we have to play defense and our defense has to understand that when they go out there, that that's their job is to play defense. We've been through this before, whether it's on the 10-yard line or it's after a fake punt or a fumble or a turnover or a sudden change. And we've done that. We've done that where we've had a sudden change situation and they've gone out there and responded. And that's no different than a sudden change situation. How about Malcolm Butler? Malcolm's probably not gonna make it this week so I would say probably not good. You mentioned down in distance. Dion's longest run was 15 yards. I think it was on first and 20. Is there something to that where you feel like Dion is kind of like that, get out of trouble option? Well, I just think that there's certain plays that we like and maybe in this case, Dion knowing that there might be some space in there for his skill set to be able to take advantage of that. And again, I felt confident that handing a ball off to Dion and those plays that we had up for him were good options. Gained 15 yards and then gained seven yards on another, I would say quick hitter where he did a nice job and a hole to make a really good cut. That's a possibility. We'll let you know when we find out more. How do you evaluate the job that Arthur Smith has done so far this season? Well, I think that the value on all of our jobs is below average because we're four and five. So we haven't played well enough and we haven't coached well enough. That's where I value all our efforts, starting with me. So I guess kind of the same question. How many guys are living up right now to the value or the expectation you have for them? And if they're not, do you guys have to reassess how many touches certain guys are getting or where your focus is? Well, the thing when you talk about touches, I think that there's plays that I think are designed maybe for guys, but I don't want to fall into that trap. I want to make sure that the one thing I coach the receivers is you can't control how many times they throw you the ball. You can only control that you're open. When you do run a route and it's our job to evaluate that you are open and then the quarterback ultimately makes the decision where to go with the football. And we have to coach him up when there's favorable looks or somebody's taken away, the first option to be able to progress, but then to be able to do that, we need great effort from the offensive line, which it all ties together. And then the expectations, again, it's not we talked to him about not looking around and saying, man, who's fault is that? It's everybody's fault. Nobody's played good enough for us to remain consistent, but there's been times where we have played well and there's times where everybody's performed. Whether we drop a ball or fumble, those are all things that contribute to not playing well. I guess if there aren't many guys that are living up to the expectation they have or you have or whatever, do you have to reevaluate what you're doing in totalities and offense because no one's playing well? Well, that's not, I don't think I said that, that no one's not playing well. No one's playing well enough. And that's how I look at it. I would hate for somebody to walk in here today and say, I did my job. That would be the absolute worst attitude that we could possibly have. Is that, well, I did what I was supposed to do. Maybe some of the rest of these guys could get going. I don't want that attitude. And I hope that I didn't come across and try to answer your question and say that they're not because there's times where we are. But when you lose, everybody can do a little bit more. Everybody can coach better. Everybody can play better. And everybody has to do that for us to win. That's a common theme that we hear a lot. As you address those, do you continue to hammer away at them the same way or do you look for other ways to address similar problems? I try to explain and I spend a lot of time on penalties. I mean, we sit here on Thursday mornings with a video, with TV copy, with rules about how to play this game and what they're looking for. As it relates to points of emphasis, as it relates to defensive pass interference, offensive holding in the run game, hands to the face penalties, everything that really gets called. I mean, you jump off sides, it's gonna be, hey, we have to be locked in with the cadence or it's third and one, they're gonna hard count you. Like that's what happens. And then if they, whatever reason, we flinch a young player that flinches on third and one and they get a first down. So we spent a lot of time on penalties. I understand how important it is. And it's not whether we agree with how they're calling it, it's that we have to, because as a player, you're never gonna be like, yeah, that was a good call. I mean, I understand that, but we have to be able to see and appreciate what those guys are looking for when they make penalties, when they call them, when the guy that's standing behind you, when they see you at the point of attack and they see your hands are outside of them and that player breaks the framework of your body. That's what they're looking for. So we do spend a lot of time and we'll have to continue to coach it and show them. And because it costs us, it costs us opportunities to move the football. How about implementing the offensive game plan? Is that something that you spend a lot of time in that room? Yep, it is. Because I feel like I can add value to say, hey, this is how they're playing it. Let's see if we can take advantage of this or what do we think of this play? And we talk through those things and we go down to the red zone. I say, you know, meet with Arthur and his staff and try to help wherever I can. So that being said, you said something along the lines yesterday of you were seeing different looks. Well, my point was about like, hey, we get, you normally wouldn't see five defensive linemen all upfront, covering everybody up right in a bare look and whether teams show that a lot, but we got that a lot, you know, from Tampa. And so, hey guys, I'm not sure how much that they've shown it, but be prepared because this is, you know, the last game they jammed us up and, you know, we have to be alert for games. And so that was something that, you know, early in that game yesterday, you know, they got us. We were a little loose on the games, the twist game. And I guess that was my point that, you know, we have to be able to understand how the game is being played regardless of what maybe they have shown on film, that they said, okay, well, Tampa did this. And, you know, we show it to them and we correct it and they understand that, you know, you have a high probability of getting games in that situation and passing situation. So just continuing to get those guys working together. You know, you can't block games by yourself. It has to be done in tandem, using teamwork, communication and technique. Kind of not scoring in the first half, what kind of a challenge does that present to you as a head coach and how do you respond to that when that's happening? Well, the challenge is try to get them to play better, to understand how to do their job, understand that when they go out there, it's up to the 11 players on the field. It's up to the coordinator to get the call into them in a timely fashion to make adjustments on the sidelines. But then as players, when you go out there, it's them that have to work together. You know, I can't help them. Once it gets underneath 15, you can't talk to them anymore even if you had something to tell them. So just making sure that they're clean on the details, that they're gonna help them do their job better. Continue to rep technique, confidence, and get them to go play the game fast. There were some things that probably, I wouldn't say it was terrible, but there were a few instances where maybe having a guy that's been out there as much as Ben's been, you know, might have been avoidable. He was just seven and 15 kicking field goals this year, and how deflating- And we missed the extra point too, so we've missed nine kicks. Yeah, so man, how deflating is that? A lot. A team, and is the expectation, I guess, that Ryan settles in? The expectation is that they make them. Just, you know, that they make the kicks. Okay, maybe not the 56 starter, but we can't take a sack. I got that one, so eight kicks. What should have happened on the touchdown of the little past on the calendar? Well, I got picked. You know, we were in man coverage, fourth and two, and we got picked. We got picked down the field. We got picked and, you know, we couldn't get through. So last week about opportunity from four and four to really still finish with a good record, is your opportunity greatly diminished at four and four? I don't know. You'd have to check with all the analytics people that'll tell you what the percentage is for us. I'm not really sure, but I know that we're going to play a game this week, and we can't lose too much ground. I would agree with you. Like, now it's time to go. You got to win games in November. That's when the NFL season starts. So we, you know, we did, we took a step back in trying to do that, and we're going to try to take a step forward, and we're going to start that. As soon as these players get in here, they finish their workouts, coach them, teach them, get them some rest, get them healthy, and play a critical game here in our season. You're still uncertain to you on who their quarterback's going to be. How do you kind of start the practice week, not knowing whether it's my homes or more? Well, I think you always plan for it to be the, you know, the starter, kind of track his health. You know, they have a lot of weapons. They have plenty of speed that we're going to have to defend in the secondary. They have a very good tight end. We know what kind of runner McCoy is, now he can impact the game. So it'll be important that, you know, regardless of who plays quarterback, that we understand the weapons and the talent and the skill set that they have offensively, as well as what they're trying to do defensively. Ryan had a couple turnovers yesterday, obviously, and the first half struggles for the entire offense, but overall, did you still like the operation and the way things worked with him? I thought it was, I mean, there were some plays that he'd like to have back, like a lot of other players. But I think that there was some signs of good football. You know, it's tough to operate, you know, that continued two-minute drill with a continued dropback past mentality over and over. But I felt like he stood in there. He took some shots. Scramble was a huge play. Again, there were some reeds I think he would have liked to have back, but I felt like there was a lot of positives, too. In a loss, not probably, Harold Landry? No, I don't think, no. I mean, again, I appreciate his effort, and he, you know, nobody played, I would say that nobody could possibly play their best game in a loss. That one would be tough for me to say. What kind of progress is Jarrell banking? I think that we'll continue to evaluate him and continue to try to get him back as soon as we can. I know that Jarrell wants nothing more to be able to play football for his team with these guys. I mean, he's a captain. He's the reason he's been voted captain by his teammates. And I'm very proud of his effort, not only on the field, but in the classroom, in the meeting room, but then also trying to get back from what he's dealing with.