 But is that anything that you all can look at in the last game that you definitely know you've got to be better this time against them? Yeah, for sure. I mean, there's a couple clips in that game of plays where we had opportunities in the red area, turn the football all over in the red area. That makes it difficult to overcome when you're going against really good defense. And we just need to play cleaner and play better. But it's a good defense, I think statistically. They're up there at the top or near the top in most categories. And so really solid front seven, good players in the back end. It's going to be a good challenge for us. And for you, how does it feel to have a running game showing some life here against a team that's second in the league with Sacks and pretty can get out for passes? Yeah, I think we've made strides the last couple of weeks and hopefully that's something we can continue to hang our hat on. It helps, it does. You mentioned trying to slow down pass rush, trying to do different things to keep them off balance when you can get the running game going. It definitely helps in that regard. So we're going to keep trying to improve there, keep trying to do better. And I think we've set a standard for ourselves the last couple of weeks of what we're capable of. And just in the middle of all that, Shaq Thompson seems to be a guy that we've watched him grow into that old Thomas Davis road. Yeah, he's a great player. Has been for a long time and I think has developed into one of the better backers in the league. He's physical against the run, plays with great speed, very good pass rusher, and excellent in coverage. Early in his career, they'd use him kind of in nickel spots and he could cover wide receivers and tight ends and be really good in that space. So he can do it all and he's playing at a high level right now. How do you mentally handle being a Saq? I don't know, I think you just, as part of the game, it's part of this profession, it's tough. And so mentally for me, it's always bounce up and go to the next play. What do we got to do next? And I think whether it's positive or negative, I think you always have to have that approach. Even after you throw a touchdown pass or you take a Saq or throw a pick or whatever, you've got to focus on the next play. And keeping that mindset, I have always found for me, helps. I ask that too, because obviously you've taken a lot of Saqs over the last few years, but you've seen young quarterbacks really get hit. Like it can derail their entire career. So I was just wondering if there was something you'd learn maybe earlier in your career to deal with it, or if that's something that kind of could lead to your career just like? Yeah, I think, I just, I don't know. I think for me, I can't speak for other people, but for me, I've always just thought that's part of it, that's part of playing the position, is that there's gonna be plays like that that happen. And trying to always have that mindset of not letting the previous play affect what your next play is gonna be about, or how you're gonna operate. For whatever reason, that's the mindset I've taken since I was young, and it's worked for me. Do you remember the first time you got Saqs, like ever, and what that thought was then? Because then, that's a different thing that you actually experienced. It's a long time ago, man. Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. That's not something that gets stuck in your head. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. You gotta be able to delete information. I think, honestly, I think that's a huge part of playing. This position is being able to kind of wash some of those things out, and you just go back to, all right, you gotta trust that we're gonna operate, or we're gonna stay in skiing, we're gonna do the things we need to do on the very next play, and really just trying to get into that mindset. But as far as we're calling it, no, I don't know. Do you feel physically like the guy who's been hit more than any quarterback at the league this year, since it's starting to? I feel good, you know, I really do. My body feels good. I feel like I've gotten into a space later in my career where I've really learned what I need to do in terms of taking care of myself and making sure that I'm as fresh as I can possibly be week to week. I think I'm much better at that at this point in my career than I was earlier. And so, you know, I do, I feel good for being in December, being in the middle of it. My body feels great. Did you watch the Monday night game? I did. Do you feel the need to text Arthur to the fourth quarter and say, you know, don't get any ideas? I don't know, work for him, you know what I mean? It worked out pretty well. The conditions looked tough. You know, it really did. I mean, not being there, but watching from the outside in. Looked like those guests were pretty strong. And so, you know, credit to them. I don't know what the record for the least amount of pass attempts is, but. Two? Two? They missed it. They were close, man. They were close. I think they had three, right? That's the first, this is the. 74, I think I've got that right. Well, there you go. 74 is a long time ago. Do you start screaming back at the sideline all on the throat? I mean, you know. Oh man, I've never been a part of anything like that. So, I don't know. I think if it's working, you know, at that point, you got to do what you got to do to win. And, you know, ultimately, you know, personal stats and individual success. I mean, it doesn't matter compared to winning football games and, you know, getting the job done. And so, we all play different roles every week. And sometimes, you know, your number's called more often. And sometimes it's called less often, but, you know, whatever the number is, you got to go out there and do your job. You may, you go back to the first match against Carolina, you know. I remember after the game, Cal Pimps was talking about how this is like his welcome to the NFL moment when he was playing against Defonter Gilmore. Like, how do you, as a veteran, leave it a scene? Like, how do you help him kind of like learn from that and kind of bring it along so he can, you know, maybe possibly have a better performance this time? Yeah, I think, you know, I think I said it at the time, too, I think we all, you know, have those kind of moments and they don't stop, you know, as long as you play, you know, you're a week away from getting humbled. That's just the nature of this league. It's so competitive, you know, but I think the biggest thing you go back to is the basics, you know, in those kind of situations, your attention to detail has to be spot on. And you really have to, you know, trust your footwork, trust your release, work your technique. I think those are the things that, you know, at this level in this league, they have to be on point, you know, every week. And if they're not, you know, guys can get after you. And so that's for all of us. It's definitely a defense, you know, and Gilmore's a player that you have to be on it. You have to be on top of what you're doing. And I think Kyle's done a great job of that though, you know, as the year's gone on and it's gonna be important for him this week to have a great week of practice, to get himself ready to go, feeling great. And then, you know, trust his technique and trust his ability to go out there and make plays. So, all right, I just had a little, I don't know if it's like pink eye or, but I've been putting the drops in there the last couple of days. It's looking a little better. Glad you didn't see me Monday. Yeah, I'm glad you didn't see me Monday. And you never, like, will come up to us. What's that? We're a little emotional company in town. Yeah, that's right. Yeah, I just teared up. I've never seen anything like that. Yeah, that's right. That's right. I had a tearful ride down here. The line, the stuff outside the building with a higher line, not protecting you, taking a lot of hits, a lot of rushes out of knockdowns. Where is your message to them that this isn't over, don't worry about what's going on outside? What is the positive that you send them and say, hey, we just got to keep working? Yeah, keep working. You know, that's it. I think, you know, always trying to limit external noise and stay focused on the voices that matter inside the building and day to day and accentuate the positives. I mean, there's been a lot of good in the last couple of weeks too, getting the run game going, creating gaps for our guys. You know, we're a team that all plays together and we're all dependent on one another. And I love those guys up front. They work hard. They get themselves, you know, prepared, you know, really well, week in and week out. It's one of the hardest working groups we got and, you know, I'd encourage them to stay the course. I think they're gonna do a good job for us as we move forward. The yards and targets and completions to Russell Gage have been over the last three games. I know sometimes the coverage dictates where the ball goes, but have you seen him do anything better or something that has improved to increase that chemistry and efficiency? Well, I think missing some time, you know, stretch kind of early in the season and then kind of getting back into that, you know, football shape and feel and playing. I think, you know, that always takes a little bit of time coming off those kind of things. But I just think, you know, he's done a great job of staying in the scheme, you know, doing exactly what we're asking him to do, not trying to do too much, trying to be open in the timing of the play. We talk about that all the time. You know, we love you to get awesome separations, but it's gotta be within the timing of the scheme. And, you know, I think the last couple of weeks, he's really done a nice job of staying on time, staying in the right space and, you know, making plays when the ball comes his way. The last time that he spoke to the press, he was talking about like sticking with the plant, staying with it and not overreacting or panicking it at all. Is that something that you've seen from him, not only over the course of the season, but as you've gotten to know him and how important is it when maybe things aren't going right to not freaking out? Yeah, I think, you know, it's part of the maturation process. And, you know, he's grown a lot since he got here. And I think he's improved in all those areas. And I think, you know, sometimes he has such great athletic ability and, you know, such, you know, good change of direction that you fall in love with making people fall or whatever. But we got to do it, you know, like he's saying, you know, not panicking or anything, not trying to do too much, you know, just staying in scheme and doing a great job of that. I think, you know, that's part of playing together, you know, playing as a unit. And I think he's, you know, he's definitely improved in that area throughout his career. And I think he's done a good job the last couple of weeks. Did you get to pick out new kids? No, my kids don't have it. I don't know where it came from. I can see fine. Yeah, yeah, yeah. It just looks. I feel like we should not ask these things an important scale. No, yeah, my vision's fine, you know, but it just, it just, it looks worse than it feels. The way he's performed, is this about the good that you could have theoretically envisioned? But you've heard kind of what the plan was for him? Yeah, I mean, I think, I think he's done everything we've asked him to do, you know, and he plays hard, he plays physical, he's done a great job in the run game, he's done a nice job in the passing game for us. Yeah, I think, you know, I think from what they've asked him to do, I think he's done that. And I've been really pleased, you know, with him. He's a great teammate. He's awesome in the locker room, awesome in practices. He's the kind of guy, you know, you want in the locker room, the guy you want to be around, and the guy you want in critical situations of games, it's not scary to go make a play. It seems like over the last couple of weeks, in the third and seventh plus range, and that's third and long stuff, that you guys have done pretty well. Now you obviously don't want to be in those spots, but what's the key to converting when you're in an adverse third down situation? Yeah, you definitely don't want to be there, but when you are there, you know, you got to find a way. And I think number one, you know, is it's about timing, spacing, and trust, you know, in the passing game, and guys being in the right spots, and, you know, trying to space out the field really well. I think the coaches have done a good job of, you know, putting in certain concepts to attack certain coverages that we're seeing in those spots. I think they've done a great job with that. Protection's been good. And then we've had a couple of play extensions too, you know, where, you know, you kind of get outside the pocket, and you make something happen when it's not, you know, initially there or designed to be there. And, you know, if you can get one or two of those a game, they're huge. You know, they're, you know, they're bonus conversions. And we've done a nice job of that the last couple of weeks. You talked about playing against Gilmore. Panthers have nothing in the corners, CJ Anderson. What do you see kind of when you look at their corners and the things that they could do? I think they're aggressive. You know, I think they do a good job, you know, trusting the front seven to get after it. And they're aggressive with how they play. They make it difficult for you. You know, you have to be accurate. You have to be on point, you know, with where you're putting the football because they're going to make their breaks and they trust, you know, their instinct. And, you know, I think both those guys are playing well. Where does Arthur Reich on the paranoia scale coach as you play forward? No, he's not bad. You know, really, no. Yeah, no, he's, I mean, at least not to me. I don't know about with you guys. He may be a little bit more, but no, he's not bad. I think that's just his style, you know, and I think he just plays it close to the vest. And, you know, that's all I can say. I mean, everybody, I think there's varying levels, you know, there's varying levels of paranoia. I won't throw anybody under the bus, but no, that's not me. It's not me. No, no, I think it gets increasingly worse, you know, the older you get, but not nothing too bad. I mean, honestly, probably the Super Bowl was probably the biggest thing when there was a drone or something at one of the practices. That's the only thing I can remember. There was a drone or something going on during one of our practices that they tried to correct. So that would be it. That's as far as I'll go with the story. Can a paranoid coach make a paranoid quarterback? I'll coach him. Well, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. I can only see this one, I'm seeing this one. Can a more paranoid, can an interparanoid coach make a, can that mess with the quarterback? I can only speak for myself, you know, I think I stay in my space, you know, and have learned to do that pretty well. All right, that's good. Good, one more. Any comment on the Kirk Warriors who's picked us up on what Kirk Warriors said? Have you read any of that? I haven't seen it. Okay, I'll let you. Okay. He was on this morning and he was talking about you quarterback, I didn't understand some of the stuff he was going to say. I haven't seen it. I haven't seen it. And I like her. Yeah, I do. Yeah, I've got a good relationship with her, but I haven't seen what he said, no. Yeah, thank you guys. Appreciate it.