 Derek, how nice is it to be home a place that you guys just simply haven't been from much of the last seven weeks? Yeah, we've been on the road for a little while, but it'd be nice to get back home and play in the stadium. It's been a little while since we've been playing in there, so it'd be fun to get back in front of the fans and play a home game. You've got to go for ice much from maybe being back in Tuscaloosa. How much do you pay attention to maybe four family guys? Yeah, I got to spend time with them last year on the house commercial. Got to know them a little bit and just talk to them. I'm happy for their success and hopefully they don't have much this Sunday. What's it like for those new guys to come in for the housing commercials? How does that kind of break them in? Well, I didn't get anybody this year, so I don't know how this year went. I talked to Nissan about that one, but yeah, it's always fun. You know, we just laugh and joke and spend time with one another and get to know one another if a guy's new. And really just have fun because it's some long days. Derek, this is the time of year where in your career you've taken a basically Thanksgiving on to be able to see that. What gives you confidence that this year, with this offense blind and this offense, it will be the same? Yeah, I mean, I'm just really focused on just trying to get a win. That's my main focus, and then let the other stuff happen when it happens. But my main focus is doing my job effectively enough to help us win in any way possible, whether it's me taking over or being effective in other ways. So it's just about winning. And then when you win, then those stuff will happen the way it's supposed to. How hard is the losing of the last year been on you? You came from Alabama. You used to win in the first five or six years you were here. You guys won a lot of games. How hard has that been on you from just your psyche in a personal standpoint? Yeah, I mean, it's tough on all of us. Nobody likes losing. Nobody goes in the game trying to lose, especially when you work so hard throughout the week to go out there and try to get a win. It's just not going the way you want it to. It's tough on everybody collectively. And you just got to keep working, keep focusing on improving, and just have an emphasis on it during the week, even more, even more, until that day comes where we get a victory. And I think that's just the main focus of guys is just trying to find any way possible for us to get a win. And just doing what we can to go out there and execute the way we know how to. Derek, and all the time at Nissan Stadium, it's yourself and Eddie George. Those are the only names that get chanted. When you hear them chanting, Henry, Henry, how much does that charge you? What do you think when you hear them? Well, it's been a little while, but it's very cool. I appreciate the fans that appreciate me and we love and we always need their support. It's always a surreal moment for me because I always dreamed of being able to play in this league and be effective and have a big impact. Eddie definitely had his impact. So my name to be mentioned here is always cool and something I cherish. Mike talked a little yesterday about wanting to make sure you get some more touches as the season goes on. Is there anything you feel like you can do personally to make that happen, or is it kind of more dependent on the other 10 guys? I just think the touches I get just be more effective, be more efficient in those plays when the ball is in my hands and trying to create explosives in any way possible. But I think efficiency has been my main focus this week, just trying to get the most out of a play that I can when the ball is in my hands. I don't really worry about the touches, but when I get the ball, it's being efficient. That's just my fault. Me executing and doing what I need to do to make the play effective, that's just all on me. You know, it's got to be better. How much has that been an overall theme, just the play volume for the offense after having so few plays in Jacksonville? Yeah, I mean, when you don't run a lot of plays, not many opportunities can happen for a lot of guys. So that's why you want to sustain drives, execute, have self-inflicted wounds that we've been talking about to be able to have drives with a lot of plays guys being able to get the ball in the hands to be able to make plays and score in touchdowns. What's your impact against the running game, maybe the whole offense when you've had so many different combinations on the offensive line, and how do you work through that? Yeah, I mean, I think this is the next guy up. I think guys have been trying to prepare like the starter throughout the whole season. And then when the time comes, you've got to go out there and play like it as well. And I think guys are just trying to focus on their job day by day. And then when Sunday comes, try to go and execute. We've got a lot of guys in there. At the end of the day, you know, Coach always says, prepare like a starter. What kind of Panthers defense specifically, top 10 defense, when it comes to the rush defense, giving up a lot of yards on the ground, where do you see the breakdowns and the opportunities for the ground game? Yeah, I mean, I think the defense is pretty solid. They have game breakers over there, guys that play hard, guys that get to the ball, guys that are physical. But I think the main focus is just us, you know, making about us, executing an offense, sustaining drives, putting drives together, converting on third downs and being able to have more plays. I think, you know, they're probably trying to do what they can and making about them and get them a win as well. But I think it's mostly about us and what we're doing on offense and how we execute and how we be able to put drives together at the end in points. And I think that's just a big thing, focus on execution and what we need to do to be better on Sunday. Coach, how would you best describe the attitude in the locker amongst the players? Yeah, I think guys are motivated, guys are still hungry. In this time now, it's easy to make excuses and, you know, finger point, but I don't think no guy is doing that. Guys just focus on improving individually and collectively and trying to help one another just so we can spring forward and get it going in the right direction that we want it to. And, you know, we've been preaching the same message. I think it's just time to win. That's what guys want. Derek, Mike's message has been the same throughout his entire time. But now that message is what? 14 losses and 17 games. How does it keep resonating? How do you guys keep the confidence and belief that this week you're going to win? Because it's worked and, you know, we know it works and we know that as players, you know, it falls on us to go out there and execute. You know, they can call a play, put plays together, but we've got to go out there and execute. And, you know, this standard and this culture has worked for the time he's been here. You know, it's been tough right now because we haven't been winning. But I believe and truly believe eventually, you know, everything will turn in the way we want it to as long as we go out there and execute in all three phases and play how we want to play and not have, you know, this self-inflicted stuff that, you know, we know that we don't need to have to be able to win games and not hurt ourselves in games as well. Going against the team. What's the worst record in the NFL? Is there some sort of mindset of, hey, circle this one? We really have to have this. This is a perfect chance to kind of break the shit and see if we can start stringing something together. Well, you want to treat it as the next game and the next opponent, not because they're the worst team. Because, I mean, anybody can be beaten in his league. No matter who it is, the worst to the first. So, you know, you got to approach this game seriously. Be locked in on the details and what we need to do just so we go out there. We can play outside of football and be able to win the football game. Thank you, sir. We're doing this turning in the right direction. We just got to find a way to get a win. We're Bryce Younger. I've heard guys refer to going against like chasing a rapid. What kind of challenge does he bring, you know, the way he runs around back there? I mean, he tried to stand, please. I think the thing is when you're playing a guy like that, as we talk about, you know, each and every week when you play against a, playing against a Scrammer quarterback, we have to be on the same page. You know, the Rushland got to be coordinate. He just got to rush relentless. A guy like that who, you know, when he feel pressure, he like to move around. But I don't, I wouldn't consider him the same way I consider it as like, when I, when you say that phrase, I think of a guy like Colin Merrill. I don't think he that type of, like, scrambler like that. Like I said, I do think he, he have, sometimes when he's scrambling, try to get out the pocket. But I would consider him like Colin Merrill when you're playing against a guy like that, trying to chase around him. But, you know, when you get a guy like that, or where's Bryce Young, I think he easy, he's more easy to get to the ground than a guy like Colin Merrill. So back in front of your home crowd, we're also going up against a rookie quarterback. Is there some extra energy on the guys up front to pay like, let's feed off each other, let's feed off the home crowd and really see what we can do? Yeah, I mean, you know, we try to keep the streak alive and keep winning at home, you know, especially with our home crowd. As long as we out there making plays and, you know, hopefully get a win, you know, they in it. So that's the goal to try to keep our crowd in it. Because they do play the huge part of it, you know, especially when we up or, you know, even when we not up, you know, when them third down come, then, you know, I'll cry really into it and they loud, you know, it plays a big part. So, you know, hopefully coming back home this weekend and, you know, we can get back on the right track and, you know, keep building off that. Because that's what is about, you know, winning one game at a time and, you know, trying to stack the wins. I think you can say to spark guys around or you hope them maybe they watch. Man, you know, I just try to do my job. No matter if it's, you know, me out there talking or, you know, the way I carry myself on the field and out the field. You know, I don't think I need to do anything more. I wouldn't tend to want to go watch my film or whatever it be. Because I have so much I need to get better at. You know, I can play better. We all can play better. And at the end of the day, once we all get our best football and we all get on the same page and, you know, on all three phases we could get a win. And I think that's the message we just have to keep improving and, you know, put it together. Because as when we watch film, it's just one guy every play or, you know, two guys or whatever it may be. We just have to put it together. And I think, like I said, it's nothing, no better way to do it than playing at home in front of all crowd this weekend and, you know, trying to start a better second win. How bad does this team need a win just to improve around and get guys kind of a little more bounce in their style? That's what's going to help us out. I mean, win and take care of everything. As you can see around the league, even when guys playing the worst football, you know, you win is all they think about and then you lose. That's when there's really points and everything's more emphasis on. But I think once we get this win this weekend you know, that's the mindset of winning. You know, we could just keep stacking wins. I think when you win, like I said, when you win and then you keep winning that's build the confidence of God. So like I said, as long as we win, win and take care of everything. You're one of the most motivated players in this locker room, but how difficult has it been for you just to stay positive during the last couple of weeks when you are losing? I mean, you know, it's called not being a front runner. Yeah, I hate losing. It sucks, you know, after the game I'm frustrated, but at the end of the day it's about, you know, being the leader. I can't come in here, you know, dragging. I can't go out there on the practice field dragging. It's about trying to come in. What can I do first to get better? How can I play better as an individual? And then try to translate that message to the team. So at the end of the day, you can't just come in here palting and you know, because this league don't care. It's not going to wait on no one else. Not going to wait on the Titans or whoever it may be. So every day I come in here with a positive mindset that we're going to win. And like I said, start this weekend. Most definitely. So my foundation give them a reason. I decided to give out 500 turkeys. You know, it was a little late because of practice, but you know, with a great marketing, you know, William Raymond, Lauren, you know, she set it up perfect for me. And, you know, just being able to give back to our communities means so much to me. You know, just this is a time of, you know, to me is given, you know, being able to be in position. I am today, you know, because I always think about it, you know, I'm thankful to play the game of football. I'm thankful to be able to give back to our community. And around this time, I know that, you know, maybe someone didn't have, you know, that money or whatever it may be to go buy a turkey. That's the things I think about. And you know, that's things like that just mean so much to me just to be able to give back to our community, especially right here in Tennessee. Were you able to be out there? Were you able to distribute a few turkeys? Oh, most definitely. And what was it like, an expression from most people who were almost saving in? Most definitely. You know, I told Ray, and he let me go. I did the first portion of practice yesterday. I was able to get over there kind of towards the end a little bit. But, you know, when one of the ladies asked me, what's the cause? And I was like, it's me, you know, my foundation, should I, who are you? I was like, Jeff, is it all you know, just the excitement on their faces, man, is, you know, just all the thank yous. Thank you for the community. And that's what it's all about, man. You know, I don't look for, you know, all the publicity on the outside. You know, I just, I do it, you know, because that's my heart. I do it for, you know, our community. So, you know, just to be out there, to go out there, you know, you know, being able to get their permission from Ray to leave practice early, you know, it meant a lot to be out there. You're going to give them away 500 turkeys? Well, I wouldn't say we gave that many out there. We did give out a lot out there. What we did with the extra, it's a lot of housing here. You know, even with the different shelters and stuff like that, you know, we found houses and everything to take them, drop them off too.