 I just want to start off by personally thanking John Robinson and his family for their care and effort and support that they've shown the team and our fans for the past seven years. I want to thank them for giving me the opportunity to lead this football team on the field to coach it each and every day. And with that, obviously, change is never easy, but we realize that we all have a job to do. That job is evaluated each and every day. I told the team this, I met with all the staff and that, you know, we have a personal relationship with John, everybody here in some capacity. And so our personal feelings aren't what's important. What's important is that we respect and understand the decision and that we move forward, aligned and do everything that we can to prepare our players and be great for them as we go out against the Jaguars at home with a division team. Mike, follow that up. Are you going to have more control and personnel decisions? Ryan and I will continue to communicate in that process as we get down the stretch of trying to figure out the active roster, the players that are looking to return from injury. We've made a couple moves here. It's late in the season, so it's usually some guys from somebody's practice squad. So that process isn't going to change. Where's Amy, Mike, and why Heels is such a massive move? Would she not come to talk about it? Well, I think, you know, let me just say that we all have tremendous support from Amy, from Kenneth, from Barkley. The infrastructure that they've put in place here with the facilities and the people, you know, I'm confident that, you know, we have their full support, you know, and to do our job and to move forward. You know, Amy made a decision and made a statement, so all I can say is thanks for her support as we come to work each and every day. What would you have mentioned moving forward, fully aligned? Was there a degree where you guys weren't aligned? No, no, no. I mean, I just, you know, I think I want to be very conscious of that, you know, with every department and every person in this building, whether it be the football team, the equipment staff, the coaching staff, the personnel side. I'm just very conscious of that and want to be respectful of anyone's personal feelings is the time that John spent here. That's all my focus is and just making sure that those are understood and but also respect the decision and make sure that, you know, we're doing our jobs better today than we did yesterday for the players. So as far as you and John and John and I have a great relationship. I spoke with him at length last night and thanked him, thanked him for for the opportunity, like I said, to coach this football team and to lead this football team. I asked him if there was anything that he wanted me to share with the players, which I did, you know, because the timing of it. You know, I know that, you know, there was things that he wanted to thank the players, you know, for their efforts. And he saw him each and every day, you know, he signed signed him, he drafted him and thanked him for what they went through. And he sees the injury report the same same as I do. And he knows that, you know, they go through a lot. And so he wanted to thank him. And I did that. How much did the, I guess the way the game went down in Philadelphia Sunday, did that have any impact at all on the timing of this decision? You know, I know that Amy informed me of the decision and I don't, I can't speak to the timing of it. I can't speak to the decision of it. You know, so I'm sorry I can't help you. Those are things that Amy could speak to, which lends again to the question is where's Amy right now? Well, I can't not going to speak to her whereabouts. I think that I can only express the support that she's given us, given me as the head coach and the communications that we've had since this decision. What do you think the message that is being sent here from Amy to you all, but also to the players right now? I think the message is the same as it's always been, is we're charged to win, we're here to win championships that we all have a job to do. And we're held to a high standard and that we're evaluated each and every day on that job. And that's the same thing I told the football team and the players this morning. She said that roster construction was one of the major reasons. Were there people drafted and signed here who you did not want? No, again, John and I have and had a great relationship. He included, I appreciate how he included the coaching staff in the evaluation process. Ultimately, I reported to John, John was the general manager. We communicated each and every day. So our focus was on the roster as it stands today, the guys that we have, the players that we're moving forward with to get ready for Jacksonville. The roster construction was as much yours as his or almost? I think that we're all involved. Everybody here in this building is responsible to do everything that we can to help the players and make sure that I'm doing my job to prepare them and make sure that the message is clear. The keys to victory each and every week and how we need to play to win the football game. Do you feel like you've had enough involvement in that construction? I'm sorry? Do you feel like you've had enough involvement in the construction of this roster right now? My focus is clearly on the Jacksonville Jaguars. It is like what do we need to do? Who's going to be available to look back and to reflect? My job was to do everything and to support the personnel staff wherever I could to make sure I coordinated the coaching staff and ultimately get the players prepared. That goes on this week. The timing and the change is never easy. We recognize that. We're looking forward to it. The players had an unbelievable attitude. They're looking forward to getting back into football after having lost. We tried to explain to them that we started the season 0-2. We won seven of the next nine games. We lost the two losses were against the teams that played in the AFC Championship game after nine quarters. We lost two games by seven points and we went on the road and got beat by a better team. So I'm going to try to keep things in perspective. I've asked them to do the same thing and understand where we are and the opportunity that lies in front of us. Just look back there. This is a massive move for 20-minute conversation off of the Jaguars. That's a fair question. Did you have enough input into the process? My message is to the players. That's my focus each and every day is about them and how I teach them and the message that I try to convey to them and whatever happened or whatever was in place, the only thing that matters now is what we do going forward. Mike, was this move a surprise to you? Again, change is never easy. I'm focused on where we're at right now. I think that there are surprises that happen each and every day. I respect the decision that Amy and the ownership group made. I appreciate their support as we move forward to play the Jaguars. How much input do you have on who they name as the new GM? I think we'll have, I would imagine, I don't know, we'll have conversations. I'll support them and help in the process however I can. We haven't had those conversations. So my focus again is now on today and where we're at. I will absolutely fill whatever role or help in any way when the time comes. What role did you have in the evaluation of John and John? What role did I play in... I mean, did you assist them at all in the evaluation? You evaluate the entire roster here in the team. Did you help at all in their evaluation of John? No, I was informed of the decision and this wasn't a decision that included me. It was a decision that was made and I was informed of that decision. Who has final say on the roster between you and Ryan? I mean, I think ultimately Amy does. I would say that we're just trying right now to work forward to see where we're at with the guys that finished the season. We've signed guys, we've brought guys in, we've signed John Reed, Terrell Basham before that. I don't see that as being something that's even any sort of issue. I mean, we're trying to find some guys out there that may help us going down a stretch. If there was an issue though that you and Ryan disagreed upon, whose decision would be the decision that ends up being made by the club? I would imagine that Amy, the person that would have the final say in every decision if we disagreed and that's where we would leave it at. Is it a matter of personnel like signing a linebacker or something? I think we would consult with the ownership group and I think we would come to a collaborative right now at this point in time. We would come to a collaborative agreement. I hate to say that it's going to be the different. I don't think that that's going to come up right now in December. In the past you had made comments along the lines. I'm not saying word for word what you said, but along the lines of you could only coach the players that are provided to you. That could be interpreted as frustration with the roster. I would charge you to find that. My job like I told you each and every day is to find the guys that we have find ways to make them better and to reach them on a personal level to teach, to develop and inspire them to do their job, to make a personal connection with them. I don't think and I would hesitate to say that that's something that I said. I'm excited about the new guys that we signed that we're going to get ready to play in this game on Sunday. That's what we've always done. Find 48 guys somehow, some way to get ready to go win. I'm phrasing it with something like this is how we have to play with what we have or to Edward who the hell would we throw it to if we wanted to throw it a bunch. Again, I don't know where your question is. The question is were you restricted by the personnel that you have? No, that's coaching. That's coaching is figure out who's available, who you have and find ways to win the football game. We're charged to win and that's all we've ever tried to do is take that approach, put ultimate importance on the players and trying to teach them, understand what wins in this league week to week. And for the most part, we've done a pretty good job at it. It has to continue to improve. It has to be better in all areas. The other major injuries the rosters had has been on account of injuries which are out of whack with the majority of league in terms of numbers. Is there a point at which you're determined to get to the bottom beyond bad luck of what's gone on with this team and injuries that's put you in position to have such roster strength? Yeah, we'll evaluate everything to try to make sure that there's nothing more important than the health and safety of our football team. We'll make sure that we evaluate everything that we do and who's suffering the injuries, where are they occurring and how best to want to avoid them if you can and to treat them when they occur. Do you expect to have the same level of input like with the new GM or more on personnel matters? My focus today is trying to get this team ready for the Jacksonville Jaguars when those conversations come up. And if I'm asked, then we'll have those conversations. But I'm focused on making sure that we have a great walk-through that we go out there to practice, that we get going on these individual drills to fix the technique and the details and the fundamentals that show up when we win and make sure that they try to execute the keys and work through practice. John Robinson was fired yesterday. So your focus today on the Jaguars is kind of misplaced in terms of what the news event for the organization is. It's not an unreasonable question to want to know what your input level would be with the new GM. I think it would because my input hasn't been asked and I don't think that that process has started to the best of my knowledge. So I would imagine that it would. But I know what my job is, I know what I came here to do today and that's where my focus is. Have you had time to sit down with Amy yet and if not, do you have any plans here in the near future? Yeah, we've had conversations extensively yesterday and again, appreciate the support, appreciate the direction and also her leadership that she's shown us and excited to see her Friday if she can come to practice when she's in town. Was she adequately informed on the AJ trade? I'm sorry? Was Amy adequately informed ahead of time on the AJ trade? I didn't have conversations with Amy so I can't speak to that and how that process went. That wasn't something that I did. She was in the room, correct? Amy was to the best of my knowledge in the draft room and I can't answer that. Talking openly about the AJ trade in the room? I would say that those conversations happened between John who was the general manager and Amy and whatever ownership group and whatever direction that they wanted to go. That's how those things happen. When you sign players on a free agency or you make trades or you draft players. You said at the time that you were on board with the AJ trade when it happened and that you and John had talked about it and shared a wall. Do you still feel that way about the AJ trade? Here's what I feel. To look back in the past and second guess. Guys, we made a decision and that we felt like was in the best interest of the football team and the decision in that we wanted ahead at the time. AJ's in Philadelphia and we're moving forward, of course. Again, there's decisions and then when you make decisions you respect them and you make sure that, again, we find ways to prepare the players to win and that we ultimately win and that we're doing our job and that we're held to a high standard. Just to clarify, Mike, then you were in the discussions at some extent at that time on the AJ trade? I'm pretty much in my history here have been aware of almost everything that's happened on a personnel standpoint. John and I, again, have a great relationship, had a great professional relationship and that's how things work. Your discussions with Amy, what's the sense you've got for wine now and would you have rather this happen after the season? Those aren't things that I needed to ask. It was I'm prepared to put a plan in place to work with Ryan, to support the staff, everybody, each and every department, the best that I can and, most importantly, put the players first. What they need. When she makes a decision like that, clearly she wants something to change in the direction. Did she ask you to do anything different or more than you currently do? No, I just continue to lead how I see and what I think is best for the players each and every day, for the staff each and every day. How long have you been made aware of Amy's, I guess, frustrations with the roster? Has that been something she's been in communication with for a long time? No, I mean, we, I was informed, you know, yesterday is of her decision and that's how, you know, and then we move forward. Then I, you know, started discussing and they met with Ryan and we move forward and try to get everything going, met with the staff and, you know, expressed to them, you know, the same things that we've said, you know, since I've been here, you have a personal relationship with John but we also have a professional responsibility to this football team, to the players, to the organization to do our job as well as we can do it. The emotions, especially with everything going on as you get ready for the Jaguars, how difficult has it been to separate those emotions the last 72 hours? It's, you know, I don't know if it's been difficult, it's been something that I've had to certainly manage and again, I appreciated the phone call with John last night, appreciated it a lot, you know, this was, you know, after figuring things out yesterday and working through everything, you know, just to be able to call them, thank them, you know, check in on the girls and share his message with the football team, you know, I think this morning being around the players certainly helped and we're excited to move on and get practice going. Thank you. Who not only coaches the team but also runs the personnel department and also picks the players and runs the personnel department. Yeah, I'm, right now I'm qualified to try to put a plan in place with our players this week. That's where my focus is and I'm not going to think about what may or may not happen, what involvement I would have with our players this week. I'm not going to think about what may or may not happen, what involvement I would have and whoever they choose to hire my focus is on the football team and again today has been great to get these guys in here to have a conversation and then begin our preparation. What was their reaction? You said what the message was, how did they react to it? Like they always do, you know, I mean, pretty resilient and you know, what's next? You know, how do we win? How do we win? Who's going to be available? Who's playing X? Who's playing Z? Who's playing corner? Who's playing inside linebacker? What's the plan? What do we have to do on special teams? How do we go down here and cover kicks against Agnew? How do we not, you know, have penalties in the kickoff? How do we get this kickoff return and punt return jump started? You know, how do we get into a rhythm and a flow offensively? How do we score touchdowns in the red zone without making small mistakes that are magnified down there? You know, being a yard short on a route or ball starting on a third and one. How do we not give up big plays on defense with a team that's young and fast? It's got a lot of speed. That's where their focus is. I guess we're the players told, you know, after this happened and you in particular being here because of John, what's your reaction to the situation? Yeah, surprised by it obviously. You know, I think if you're always going to be surprised by something like that, but, you know, thankful to John and him giving me the opportunity to come here, you know. So that's something that I'll always remember and I'm grateful for the work he put in for this organization and for me personally just giving me the opportunity to come here. Have you got a chance to talk to him? I did. I talked to him yesterday. You know, great to be able to talk to him, but just a tough situation. How tough is it when a move like this happens in the midst of its December and you're in the midst of a game week? Is how easy is it maybe to flip the switch and suddenly focus on the professional side and getting ready for Sunday? Yeah, it definitely adds another layer to the week, but as professionals we have to be able to get past it. You know, we face all types of adversity throughout the season and different distractions that come up, you know, through different reasons. And as professionals, it's our job to be able to, you know, put that stuff aside and then focus on the task at hand and being able to prepare and go out and play a great game on Sunday. I would say you want to put that aside and focus on the task at hand, but how much does a move like that kind of like send a message to you guys in the locker room like, hey, you know what, gotta get better and gotta do better? Yeah, of course. I mean, that's how it's professional football, right? So, you know, we see it every week through guys coming in the building and then out of the building, you know, it's so different. It affects their life just like it affects, you know, a coach or a GM or anything else, you know. So it's definitely a business and we're reminded of that each and every week. You know, this week, just, you know, different person than we were expecting. Can we just hope to understand this from a player's perspective, given that you guys are 7 and 5, you haven't had a losing record since you've been here or John's been here? Yeah, honestly, it's not my job to try to understand it, you know. Whatever cards you're dealt, you know, you're supposed to, you know, play those cards the best way you can. And that's the direction that the ownership group and Miss Amy wanted to go in. So as players, you know, we don't have to understand. That's her prerogative and she's trying to do what she thinks is best, you know, for the organization. So at the end of the day, as players, we just have to focus on preparing and going out and playing a great game on Sunday. Two weeks ago, was the taut downing situation now this? Do those distractions take a toll in the locker room? I mean, I hate to say, I hate to say they affect you at all, but they do. You know, anytime anything comes up, it affects you to a certain degree. But like I said, I have to be able to acknowledge it, you know, realize we're not dumb, right? You have to acknowledge it's going on, but at the same time, you know, set it to the side and focus on the things we can control. And that's getting ready to go play a football game against a talented young football team. You know, they have, have players, good players all around on defense. They're flying around. We've got a lot of speed, big, long edge guys on the outside. Corners are playing fast. Linebackers are young and flying around. So I have a lot of respect for them and we're going to have to go play well. How much pressure do you put on yourself as a leader to keep this team moving in the right direction in the midst of all of this? Yeah, no question. That's a big, a big task for me. You know, just personally, I take it on, take it on and want to, to excel on that, just making sure we're coming out. We're locked in when we step foot on the, on the practice field. We're taking the messages from the meeting rooms out to the practice field, keeping that energy, keeping that focus, you know, especially coming off, you know, two weeks, we weren't our best, right? So we want to be able to bounce back and to do that means attacking the meetings, focusing, taking it out to the practice field, learning from the details that we missed and being able to execute better come Sunday. How much have you checked in? How much have you checked in on Reishi just over the last, you know, a couple of months and how good will it be to kind of get him back on the practice field? Yeah, I look forward to getting Reishi back out there. You know, constantly kind of checking in on him, see how he's doing, how he's feeling and that long process, you know, no one likes being out and Reishi didn't either. So exciting to see the progress, you know, he was making over the past, you know, month or so as he kind of, you know, increased his rehab process a little bit and, you know, excited to get him back out there. I know he can maybe take somebody deep with him, but the fans maybe need to be aware of counting on him to be some kind of savior when he's got two career catches. You know, I like Reishi a lot and, you know, we'll see how he fits what we want to attack with him. But yeah, he's a big, strong, fast guy, got a lot of range and, you know, was having a good camp, you know, before he went down with the injury. So, you know, we'll see where he's at exactly as he, you know, fits back into what we're trying to accomplish offensively and then go from there. Even when the offense was struggling earlier in the season, the red zone was really clicking for you guys, but last, you know, what four or five weeks hasn't been the same. Some issues, some thoughts on what's going on on the red zone. Yeah, everything's magnified. You know, it always hurts, but you get down there and it's magnified just because of the space, you know, you're restricted. So every mistake is magnified. Every missed opportunity is magnified. So just have to execute cleaner and not shoot ourselves in the foot. And ultimately, I think we only got down there, you know, one time in the red zone in this past game. So got to get more shots on goal and that's getting down in the red zone and then being able to punch it in and we'll get down there. I know we ask you this every week, how do you work both the ankles at this point? Yeah, you know, how to get the matching pair. But, yeah, unfortunate situation, but, you know, thankfully, I'm feeling all right. So, you know, dealing with it, trying to get it right as we move forward, but I'm encouraged. After all that running too, the right one. Yeah, you know, it's good, you know, felt like finally able to kind of be myself a little bit and move around and then unfortunately got rolled up on another play, another week, another big play from a comp. Well, I know, you know, Coach Downing has said he wants to get him the ball. You said you want to target him more. What is it that you guys could do to get him more targets? I know the snaps increase, but he needs more targets, I would think, right? Yeah, he's doing a good job. You know, you look at, you know, what he's been able to accomplish with his opportunities over the course of the year and it seems like you know, output in our offense is growing as is his playtime, you know, so I think those will go hand in hand and we'll keep just trying to progress him along as we move forward. There is something at stake in this game. I mean, you guys can eliminate the Jags and all but lock up the division on something. So what's your question? I mean, that you guys have something at stake in this one. This is a big one, isn't it? Yeah, of course, I mean, we're out in front of our own fans. So, you know, definitely a game that we want to go out and play well, especially, you know, coming off of what happened last week. So, I'll get things going on the right track. Brian, big picture decision within the organization, but for you guys in the locker room, do you feel like you're supposed to take a message out of the decision yesterday to how you're playing or what you have to do the rest of the season? I think and how this organization expects us to go out and play and win games. So, yeah, I don't know if there's an overall message, if there is, then, you know, it's something that we're constantly reminded of on a daily basis. Do you let yourself think about what a new GM could mean for your future here, kind of with the new contract coming soon? No, right now, I'm just focused on going out and beating Jacksonville. And I've said it a lot going on is focus on what's right in front of us, take care of the task at hand, and that's beating Jacksonville. Right now, confident are you that, you know, the production issues that you had last week and Philly can be corrected going forward? Got to be confident. You know, I think it's going to be crucial to our success as we move forward. You know, I think there was some good things in that game and then, you know, as the game got on, they got a little bit hot on the D-line side. So, I'm going to just have to be consistent, you know, throughout a full game they give you in terms of, not necessarily the game plan, but in terms of trying to improve the protection around you. Are there things that you go over in the game plan with Todd and with Pat that says, I think this will work, I don't think that will work in terms of protection? Yeah, it's a group effort, right? You know, Todd and Keith and Tim, they sit down and go through everything and kind of get an outline of their initial thoughts and what we like protection-wise and then, as the week goes on, we make a few adjustments, whether it's things they see or things I see, you know, we're constantly looking to find ways to help our guys and ultimately help our offense go out and play well. Did, Amy didn't speak to you, it was Mike Raples. Yeah, I did not talk to Miss Amy. No. Thank you guys.