 And Sam joins us now on the show Sam. It's Michael Don and Peter. How are you doing today? What's going on guys doing great? All right stacking wins two in a row. That's got to feel good, right? Yeah, yeah, I felt really good to get this win on on Sunday, you know, hopefully we can just continue to stick with the process and we'll continue to have another good week and another good Another good team win on Sunday. All right, so a couple of wins in a row since Miami What's different? Confidence level game plan. What's so different between this team now than in that loss of Miami? Um, I think of an offense, uh, I think we're executing a lot better. Um, and when we have really good drives We're not so much fun, you know, we're we're making sure that you know, the next drive is even better and we're making sure that we're staying on schedule with everything that we're doing And you know when our defense makes huge stops would say that a ton of the last couple games Uh, we're we're trying our best to make sure that we when we have a good field position and they put us in a good situation Uh, that we're taking advantage of it Now there was a story in the athletic that really caught my eye and I really said I can't wait till I ask Sam about it So you seem like you are upset with the offense you walk in the gaseous office And and the story kind of had you as red faced and you were angry and you said we've got a pair of this down What happened there sam? How accurate is that story? No, no, that's that's not the case at all. Um, for me, I just you know, I thought a few weeks I was feeling really comfortable. Um, Really having a full understanding of the offense. Um More so than you know, I could really ever have in training camp or even in the off season. Um, you know, I felt Really good to just have you know conversation with with coach about Um, you know kind of the structure of everything and um, you know, we didn't you know, nothing was changed It was just a conversation of what I liked Um, when I disliked and then you know, what you liked and what you disliked and we just kind of You know how to back and forth conversation Um about certain things and it went really well And you know something that definitely you know, it was it was good that it happened But you know, it's continually to happen even you know after after the fact, you know every single week Um, I mean with coach and make sure that we're we're on the same page and uh, you know, it's it's really good That those things are happening. I think it's I mean correct me if i'm wrong I think it's incredibly mature for a 22 year old quarterback to go in there And say, you know, let's talk this through was that a tough trip to the office for you to make to have that conversation with gays? um, I mean From that aspect, uh, you know me being a young player and you know him being a head coach and um You know, you've seen a lot of football. Um from that aspect it could be um, but You know, I think the thing that made it a lot easier than I think You know people might might have thought was The fact that coach gays in the first place makes it super easy for me or anyone else any other player to go up to him You know because he's so personable Um, you know, I said this all the time, you know in the all season, but in between meetings He was always talking to players one on one and having conversations about, you know, their family and football Um all different subject matters. So I think For us it was um or for me personally, um, I found it very easy to be able to go up to him and and have a conversation with him about You know certain things Whether it's football or not I feel like it's super easy to go up and talk to him and forget about wins and losses just you personally How far were you set back by the mono and where would you be right now entering week 12? Had you not gotten sick? Uh, I'm not sure. I don't I don't think that's Uh, I'm not sure if that's easy to say or for me to for me to judge. I think Um, it's a total Uh, I think it just kind of is what this and that's that's how I look at it. Um You know, who knows where I would be right now if I if I didn't have mono Um early in the year, but you know all that I know It happens. It was a thing and right now we are where we are and you know, all I can control is is everything Um, that's happening in the present and you know beyond so that's really all I'm focused on and Um, you know, it's who knows who knows where I would be if if I hadn't gotten sick Have you talked to the league to find out if your stats from yesterday's game actually count? Or when you play an amateur team, does it not actually go towards your final stats? Go ahead. I'm saying this is a red he's a red skin fan So he's not making fun of you. He's making fun of his own team. Yeah, yep. Just now Sure Was there anything good? Did you see did you see anything good on that team? Yeah, absolutely. You know, I think I think the defense is good. I think just on a couple scrambles, uh, you know Some guys, you know, they drop some coverage on a couple plays Other than that, I mean, you know, they're they're front, you know, they're d-line and their linebackers are really good Landing columns is a really really good player. Um, obviously josh norman is very well respected in the league as a good player as well So they got pieces. Um, they got a really good front like I said, so Like I said, I mean they just they dropped covered a couple times And that was really it. Such a polite kid. This is why I love them You can even make the redskins not sound terrible What did it mean to you and to the team sam? That cursor for johnson said this is our coach and this is going to be our coach next year as well What what does it mean for that stability specifically for you? Because if for the unlikely reason they changed the coach, you know, three different coaches three different offensive coordinators in three different years That doesn't go a long way toward helping you Sure. Yeah, I mean it's To be able to have stability and know that we're going to be stable for the next However, many years, um, definitely in the next year, I think is It's awesome for christopher to come out and say that. Um, it just gives, you know, our team Um, I mean, we already had all the confidence in the world in coach gaze, but it only helps that Uh, it only helps, you know players and their confidence with With coach so, um, but I mean it was just, you know for christopher to come out and say that publicly Um, it's not easy to do but at the same time with with coach gaze and uh his staff, I think You know, it might have been easier than people thought I wish that we could always listen in on the coaches after the game talking to each other And I saw you talked with dwayne haskins and we can only imagine what haskins is going through You know what he's going through. Did you give him any encouraging words? I just told him to keep his head up. I mean, you know It's an understand that's a process Um, I told him if if people are in that organization, they want to help you which You know, they wouldn't have taken you in the first round if they didn't believe in you Um, you know, I just I told him to just keep his head down and keep going to work and understand that the process And that's that's really it Do you have anything to say about jamal adams? I know there's offense and defense But you kind of he's got he has six sacks in the last two weeks He's a special player I mean, I've seen like the last year in the last and I've seen it in practice and training camp and all that so I'm not surprised by it. Our defense as a whole is Um, I said it earlier in this movie. I mean, I'm stepping up to a whole another level Um, as an offense, there's some things we need to clean up and make their job a little easier Um, but I mean they're playing lights out and a lot of it is because of 33 Ryan Griffin is looks like you and he are getting a good rapport. Is that a long time coming because of the three weeks off that you had? Um, Ryan's a really special player. I mean the way that he You know, the way that he comes into work every single day, um You know, I just that's the kind of guy you want around the locker room. That's the kind of guy you wanted your teammate Um, he comes into work every single day all in off the field and just He works and he doesn't care and this goes for all the tight ends. Really. They're so unselfish Um, they're run blocking. Sometimes they're pass protecting and when they get a chance We're going to make their opportunities when it comes. So I mean You know, and they're going to be the first one so congratulate other people when they do Something good and you know, I haven't even I haven't even seen ryan's You know quite or uh answers to some of the questions that he got in in his interview after the game But I'm sure he's the first, you know his first words out of his mouth We're congratulating, you know, everyone on his team for for playing so well and putting him in the position to make plays So that's just the kind of the kind of people that you know, our tight ends are and ryan griffon Especially as a is a really good player and we'll continue to make great plays for us. What are your thoughts on the Raiders? Um, yeah, I watched a little bit today. Um, good team. I mean super talented team Um, I just you know, I gotta watch more but obviously Derek Carr is a really good quarterback. Uh, john Gouda is uh You know, he's a he's a special coach. Um, one of the best to ever do it. So Um, we got our hands full. Um, but we're excited for the opportunity like every single week You must feel a lot better coming to work after wins. I mean that that stretch had to be awful Yeah, I mean it's anytime you lose Uh, you know, it's it's not fun. And so, you know, getting a couple wins in a row is good for it's good for morale. It's good It's good to have, you know some energy in the you know in the building and um, you know, I think for us It's just it's continuing To have the mindset of being obsessed with the process and if we can just keep that mindset Every single week, um, you know, we'll keep having these hopefully positive interviews on monday nights Good stuff. Thanks, sam and congratulations. Good luck against oakland. All right. Thanks guys