 improve and be better and be more consistent. What areas are you wanting to try and play better? Myself, I just think we have to be more consistent on first, second down. I think putting ourselves in third and manageable and then converting when we have those opportunities to stay on the field. So it's really every down that I want to be better on. Hitting the shots when we have an opportunity and being consistent, staying ahead of the chains early in the downs. Improve them improving maybe as well in chemistry now that you've had two starts under your belt as well with practice? The more time you spend with the guys, the better it's going to get. We're all working extremely hard to improve that, talking through things. And the more looks we see, the more we talk through things, the better that's going to get. When things are going this year, you feel as good and as fresh in week nine as you've ever felt in your career? Yeah, probably so. Not too many times, you only play a couple games before week nine for me anyway. So yeah, I feel good, feel fresh. And ready to attack this week. You think that can give you an advantage going forward these next couple of weeks and that you're not treating a bunch of nicks and bumps and bruises? Yeah, I'd hope so. I don't really think about it like that, but I just want to attack every week with energy and passion and bring that to the guys in the offense. Hopefully they feed off of it. And we can be contagious with that and just grow as a unit. What's the thing that's out, excuse me, most about what Keith was doing? He's a good all-around player and he's smart. I think that's one thing that you know first and foremost. Obviously he has all the athletic skills that he has, but he's such a smart football player he's going to diagnose things, played against him before, he's calling out things before they happen. So we're going to do a really good job of being clean in our details in order to not give away those things because otherwise he will know what's coming. We've seen sizable jumps in third down conversion as well as red zone touchdown scoring since you've taken over as a starter. What really has been different? What's your explanation for that? I think the guys are executing. We've had some opportunities. I'd like to have a few more down in the red zone. I think that's one area where we can just get down there more, we're executing, we're getting touchdowns and we're down there, but we need to get down there a few more times per game. So really proud of the guys, the way they just keep battling. A few times we went to third down and we're finally able to convert getting the end zone on third down. So just that belief that, hey, we're going to get in the end zone, maybe on first down, maybe on second, maybe on third, but we get down there, we believe we're going to get in the end zone. You call the guys who were complimentary of you for some of the checks when they had zero blitzes, you checked and you balanced it out so you had guys there. Is that just a result of your confidence, your comfort level? What's behind that? That's preparation. I think the coaches do a good job throughout the week of preparing us and showing us the looks, talking through the looks on tape and then it's just a matter of seeing it and making it happen when you see it in the game. You find guys a little bit more focused once you guys get inside the 20 and the hope? I don't know. There's good focus throughout the game. So I don't think it's lack of focus that's hindering us, you know? So I think that the guys are excited when we get down there. There's a little bit of juice, just knowing, hey, we're down here. This is a big opportunity. These are big downs and we need to get in the end zone. So I wouldn't say, you know, it's the focus narrows or anything like that, but the intensity of knowing what's going on, knowing how important each down is down there is big for us and I guys believe in it and want to get in the end zone. Derrick's getting hit frequently, early. How much can you pass game, open things up, back things off for him and make it a little easier? Yeah, that'd be huge. You know, we want to get Derrick clean through the line. He's such a big, physical, tough runner that if you get him through the line, he's tough to bring down by one guy. So if we can get him through the line with our blocking schemes and keeping the defense off balance with different looks we're showing on play action game, all those types of things, it's definitely going to help, you know, Derrick have more explosive runs. I don't think we realize until after the game on Sunday that you had lost your product all last week, how tough was it to deal with that and to focus on football, try to keep the focus on football and maybe how much of a supporter was he of you and even your family career? He was huge, you know. Just a great man all the way around, through and through. Just loved, loved so well, loved everybody. Was joyful, enjoyed the simple things in life. Just a great man to be around. And so it's definitely a tough loss. You know, shockingly came on Wednesday morning, I have to walk through, I found out. And it was tough, it was tough all week. You know, yesterday had the funeral, you know, back in Texas. So it's been a tough week for my family and myself. So really just trying to lock in when I'm in the building and on the practice field on the task at hand and, you know, completely focus on what I have to do. But yeah, it's a tough week. You have heavy hearts and a lot of sadness. You've played with a lot of different types of running backs in your career. What is it that Derek does well and what do you like about playing with him? He's so, I mean, he's so unique physically from a running back. You know, you've only seen a few guys like him in history. You know, you think of, you know, Brandon Jacobs back in the day with the Giants. I'm sure there's other guys before him, but, you know, just not too many times you see a running back with his sheer size. And then he has also great vision and strength, you know, through that. So he's a tough guy to bring down. Like I said, if we can just get him through the line of scrimmage and with some steam on him and into that second level, he's a tough guy to bring down. And you'll see our, I think our running game, you know, take off a little bit more. Brandon, I know the hope is to get the leaning back this week, but how much has Johnny Smith stepped up for you guys for the offense the last couple of weeks? Johnny's been huge. You know, I think I've talked about it a few times. He's grown, you know, since I've been here, I've been excited about his talents as I've been here, but I've seen him take big steps since he came back from the injury, you know, late in camp. And I think his confidence just continues to grow coming off that injury. You know, he's getting more and more comfortable, I think, and in the scheme and what we're doing. And he's making plays, you know, he had a heck of a catch on that touchdown. It was a terrible throw, you know, back-hipped him and he caught it with his hands and it spawned and got in the end zone. You know, and he's making plays down the field. You see him in the open field, you know, the first guy really never brings him down. He's breaking tackles. I think on that screen, you probably broke three or four tackles, just a dangerous weapon for us. Are there still times where routes can develop more quickly and that the offense is still a work in progress on stuff like that? What do you mean by that? Corey and AJ sometimes, and Verable said, you know, sometimes you're making a yes or no decision very quickly on somebody else, but it seemed like some of the stuff in the red zone, their stuff is a little slow developing. If you wanted to look to them, they're not necessarily ready as early as maybe they could be. Yeah, I think it kind of depends by play and play design. You know, where they're at in the read, they're on the first level, second level, you know, things like that. So every play is a little bit different, but yeah, I mean, it's always a race between the front and the receivers, you know, who can get front's racing to the quarterback, receivers are trying to get open and get the football before they get there. So that's something we're constantly working on is getting open quickly and getting on the football. Ryan, what are you seeing from the offensive line in terms of trying to respond to early season struggles and improve moving forward here? Yeah, they're definitely fighting through and growing, man. They dealt some injuries, guys bouncing in and out of the game and other guys popping in and they really just have been steady. You know, it hasn't been a huge fall off anytime someone's gone out. So really proud of the way those guys have fought through and they just keep getting better. You know, we just, like every position group, myself included, we just have to clean up on some little things and, you know, we'll be in good shape. When you came in the league or when you were in college, did you ever watch a film of other NFL quarterback to try to take things from their game to put in your own? Yeah, I do it every off season. You know, go watch other quarterbacks, other offenses around the league and just kind of see, you know, what's going on and what guys did to play well. Tough to do during season just because so much effort goes into preparation for the opponent you're playing. But yeah, it's something I've done my whole career is go watch guys playing at a high level and just try to, obviously, you have to be yourself, right? You have to stay true to yourself, but there are little things that you can pick up from guys and things they do well that you can, you know, work on and practice and emulate in your game. Who's something guys you'd like to watch? All the guys that play well, you know, kind of differs from year to year, who I watch is not one guy that I've studied. You know, I've studied Brady Brees, all the greats that are playing right now. Went back and watched My Homes this year. I just, incredible year he had last year. And so I kind of wanted to see, you know, what he was doing and, you know, it's fun. It's fun to see what those guys are doing and especially when they're making plays and playing well. Brian, what besides keeping the, what stands out about Caroline as defense? They're solid. They're solid all the way around. You know, you see their front, I think really good front all the way around. They have a few different packages that they'll throw at you and I try to, you know, keep you honest one way or the other, but talented up front, big, strong, physical. They do a good job of getting to the quarterback. I think they push the pocket and make it tough to sit back there in one spot. You know, they're going to make you move and get the ball out. So I definitely have a ton of respect for that. And on the back end, they do a good job of, of, you know, keeping things in front. It's not like they're, they're giving up a ton of huge plays down the field. They try to, you know, keep things in zone coverage primarily and keep things in front of them. So a ton of respect for what they're doing right now. That's fine. It's a little sore, but I'll be all right. I'll put us down as a back to back week. What do you like about him? And can you speak maybe about your chemistry with him? Maybe when you were working as a backup, maybe you've got additional reps with him that you maybe didn't get with some other guys? I wouldn't say I got any more reps with Tajah compared to the other guys, but, you know, I have a ton of confidence on Tajah. I've seen him work, you know, going back to spring, he's long, he's lengthy, he has the ability to, to make tough catches on the outside. You know, you see him tapping his feet, you know, throughout the whole year, making tough catches on the sideline. So he's definitely a weapon for us. And I think, you know, the more reps I get with him, the more comfortable I get. And I know I have a ton of confidence already. So, you know, excited on the way that thing's going.