 So Desmond how'd you feel things with your first NFL start? Yeah, obviously, you know off the bat wasn't the hottest start, you know, you could have But no, you know, I felt it went well, you know, we went out there our goal was to grow out there and execute Dominate the line of scrimmage and that we did and just keep the ball moving We still had a little little issues here and there, you know, when it comes to Just getting the plays going and everything, but we'll clean that up and you know, I think it went well 15 and the 14 play drives The first one you had the three-third down conversions And then just what were some of the keys for y'all staying out there on those drives like that? Like I said, it's just really keeping the ball moving forward any way possible to do that Where that's running the ball whether that's throwing the ball whether it's a screen It doesn't matter. We want to keep the ball moving forward. So in that situation, we were able to do that You know, and you know, we trained to have those long drives and and trained to you know grind down the other team You know more than we're tired and that's what we did Interceptions say that somebody went the wrong way and then one mistake turned into two What was your breakdown of that that play? I'm on the first one of the second first one He took credit for the second we said he just wanted to throw it up on that one. No I mean those are both on me. I'm out there on the field. So No, but yeah on the first one. I think we had some you know go wrong with the line. So I had a guy on my face You know, I still thought I could have made the throw You know throw and late over the middle probably isn't the best option and obviously, you know the first play of the game Like I said, we want to get things going And so, you know learn them from that next time, you know, you know, just during it and throwing it away Probably a better option. But you know, like you said things sometimes just build on top of build You know when things go wrong. So, you know, once one thing goes wrong Our job is a quarterback. It's to not make it any worse than it already is And so obviously that's what I need to do better New soul and and his guys do up front for you. Oh, they did great all five of them that were in there You know, we obviously have been with a lot of them since rookie mini camp So it's been great that we were all able to get out there and they did a heck of a job You know, those are my boys Going back to what you were talking about before in terms of like if something breaks down just as the quarterback continuing to move forward I think that's something that you've really shown over the course of these three preseason games Can you kind of talk a little bit about your mindset in those moments when things? It's like I have to go back out here and I got to perform like nothing happened What kind of goes through your head in those moments? Um, just play the next play You know, I think that's you know been instilled in me since you know Probably in the high school days and maybe even a little younger but mostly high school, you know Just as a quarterback, you've got to play the next play no matter what happens on the last one What happened on the drive before, you know, the first half it doesn't matter go out there and play the next play It's a new play and there's new opportunities to be made Arthur Smith has talked a lot over the course of the last week of not waiting around for you to develop He was talking more along the lines of I'm not gonna coach him like a rookie I'm gonna coach him like he's been here For you What does that make you feel and why is that something that you want your coach to do for you? Yeah, that makes me feel good because one. I know he cares He knows that you know knows what player I can be And you know, he sees a potential that I have and so, you know, he's just trying to get everything out of me And you know, I love that as a coach, you know, I don't care whether it's you know Hard coaching soft coaching whatever it may be And you know, sometimes it is tough when he gives it to me and that's fine You know, I'm gonna take it in kind of to your last question, but on to the next play So, you know, you remember these things you remember these moments But they're all for the better of not only myself, but the team as well one last one for me This is your first preseason in NFL What in what ways do you feel like you have grown as a player and as a Quarterback in general over the course of the last month and a half. Yeah, I would definitely say, you know My overall knowledge of the game just you know when it comes situationally And also, you know, just when it comes as the offensive scheme wise You know, just having the past three four months, whatever it may be Just consumed with knowledge, you know, it's been fun for me So I'm excited to continue this journey and keep continuing to learn How do you talk about plug going on the next play? But how do you do that when I was you come out here? Probably pretty pumped up to your first preseason start first start in the NFL and throw that pick I mean, it's easy to sit here and say just go on to the next play But how do you do that and not let yourself get down or feel like gosh, it's you know I'm ruining things here right off the bat. Yeah, no, you know, I think it's and you know what always says You can't you got to be neutral through everything And so, you know, yes, it was you know, my first preseason start first game at home first start at home You know, I stayed calm, you know through To warm-ups through the beginning through the end So not making, you know a big deal of what it may be just you know making it another deal in what you got to go handle You know, that's what it kind of pride myself on is just kind of you know going to do the next thing Whether it be before the game or after the game today Did you take a second to yourself to reflect that? Probably a dream that you've been dreaming since you were a kid actually got accomplished today No, I have not You know right there at the end we kind of you know, just had a little group of silence Moment of silence just you know to pray for injuries and everything so you know, I did take a little time Just you know, thank God that you know, I'm here made it with no injuries. You know, we're on to tomorrow So I'm blessed for that Desmond, what'd you think about your bounce back factor from the offensive line after the turnover in the first quarter? You guys were going a pretty long drive and then the drive that you were able to punch it for touchdowns overall Just talk about that in your offensive line play. Yeah, no, I thought our offensive the line did a great job today You know, I know I think we had a couple false starts whenever it may be a miscommunication. That's on me as well So not all of that is on them And you know other than that they dominated the line of scrimmage, you know That's how you win games is up front both on the O line and the D line And you know both sides of our ball dominated and special teams And so that's where you win games. Everyone on the same page to you know accomplish a mission accomplish a goal That's what we came out here to do and that's what we did But no, like I said the O line did a great job. You know, the boys love running behind them. So it was great