 Well I mean that's a good football team give them credit you know I mean they were much much better than we were today coaching playing you know I mean the whole the whole bit and you know we contributed to that you know some there were some things obviously that we did that affected that but they were you know they beat us today in every every every area I just weren't able to get into the drive I mean we did pressure us and a lot of guys run a line of scrimmage and you know felt like we wanted to try to get into the line of scrimmage and get downhill wanted to try to you know protect and then throw some shots but you know you got to be able to to hold up and you know just weren't able to get any kind of rhythm especially you know in a road in the road environment a fantastic environment much like we talked about in New Orleans too many third and long opportunities and then you know when we did it did have a drive and got down there it didn't take advantage of you know when we got the turnover weren't able to take care of the you know take advantage of the turnover and then when we got the end of half where we could have you know done something and got the ball in the second half it just you know it's frustrating all the way around but we'll come back well then we just have to make sure that we're getting the ball in the end zone it's a no-zone situation you know for everybody you know we're trying to score a touchdown and you know that's that's what has to happen you know we have to make sure that the ball gets into the end zone protect the points right there and weren't weren't able to do it yeah man we consider doubling them a lot you know you're trying to score from the 12-yard line it's you know it's hard if you don't get guys out down there in the red zone because of the space so that's a product of you know trying to score and hope that the protection hangs up you keep guys in and then you know now you're running it you know a lot of bodies out there and covered so we like the call just you know needed that need to execute it better and which I'm sure we will I think that those things change you know man try to get some bodies on them and you know the pressure now we got to be able to block pressure and I don't think they're you know they got to be able to make adjustments and understand that this is how they're going to play us I don't think it was any shot coming in but you know we'll we'll get back to work and we'll figure out what we need to do and how we need to do it I mean I've watched a few times great player you know I just try to move the tight ends around and help them and you know it's a fantastic player no I mean again in every phase you can start with me and go all the way down you know that that's you know whether it was coaching whether it's our pass rush their pass rush their O line their ability to hit hits and plays down the field penalties every category you know I mean it's going to be the same thing for each one you know it's important for us to stick together it's you know you play like that in this league you coach like this in this league you get your ass beat plain and simple you know what we'll be back we're gonna we're gonna get back to work I know that it's it's disappointing but it's what happens when you perform and coach like that you tend to hit that team after losses does it resonate with the staff with the players and you'd have to ask them that right when you walk in there go ask them Paul and what resonates is that we're going to compete you know just like we have for a lot of years and we'll get written off which this isn't like some kind of motivational speech it's just what happens in this league and we're gonna have to come back we'll have to have a great week of practice figure out who we have available and get back to work and figure out a way to win a game at home and so point out the things that we need to work on get them fixed right away and keep going it's a long season but we're focusing on this week I think the defense needs to focus on the defense and you know we need to feed off each other certainly we have to play better on offense and coach better but our job on defense is to go out and and play defense wherever we have the ball and a lot of opportunities to get off the field on third down weren't able to so you know you can maybe try to start that narrative I don't I don't think that Jeffery Simmons or Kevin Byer the Niko Watry or Imani Hooker I think they're gonna just play defense whenever they have to go out there that's their job you know then I mean I think some of them were hold some of them probably you know judgment wanted to play the game aggressively wanted to try to you know play play square play play obviously within the rules and they saw it another way they obviously saw it a different way so that's what I told him I said one I felt you know I mean you might have grabbed them the other one I doesn't matter what I think he was removed he needed to be he needed to come out of the game he was even being evaluated I don't know I don't remember Deshaun from Houston I just know that you know he played well today we had opportunity to get him early and and we did it so it kind of kind of started off and that helped them early his ability to extend plays you know where we couldn't wrap them up or you know get the ball out being evaluated well yeah sure absolutely I mean it was the whole thing about trying to get into the line of scrimmage and you know the snap count and the combination blocks and you know that that was the goal and whether we blocked them or you know miscommunication and a lot of different reasons and so that wasn't able to get going you know and then they just too many long-yarded situations forces you into some difficult you know down in distances it's hard yeah it's hard to get hard to get anything going they did a good job getting pressure in the pocket pretty much all day so yeah definitely tough yeah and we had a game plan coming in we tried to help with where we could but at the end of the day they did a good job of executing their game plan and got into the pocket yes frustrating obviously you know haven't been a part of a whole lot of games here that ended like that you know not the way we wanted to go out and play I think on any side of the ball and we got to be better yeah ball I mean we were in a situation where the ball had to be there in the end zone or we're out of bounds so it wasn't a long-developing play we had called he got there pretty fast and made a play yeah we're gonna do our best to keep working keep improving find a way to make it work you know I think that's all you can do at this point is keep working keep finding ways there where we can protect and get the ball off downfield yeah it's brutal you know you put yourself in third-long situations especially with a front like that it makes it tough you know we knew going into the game we wanted to be in third and shorter situations you know like you could say that every week but especially against a team with with a front like that you know when they're able to to tee off up front and then sink a bunch of guys into coverage on third-long situations you know you're in a tough situation as an offense thank you today was it from the from the get-go in your eyes yeah nobody would never want to lose like that all Craig goes to them they play they tell often that that's why they won they executed on all three phases with a better team today and you know big loss and we got play better you guys knew what kind of defense they have but how much harder did it make it for you to be able to get into drives? Yeah exactly you can't get nothing going you let them get started and it's gonna be tough you got edge rushers guys who come a fast off the ball and get to the quarterback real quick disrupt the big line and smart linebackers that are out of fast flow but any day you got to be able to get in the drive put some place together just so it leads to to touchdowns today we weren't able to do that and they were the better team Mike talked about the need to coach better and play better which is often his theme. That's always going to be the focus that's always going to be the focus I mean that's all that's all you can do you know it was tough loss to learn from it and going the corner and cry about it gotta be a man to get better we all got to hold each other accountable be a team on play like a team and then let it translate on Sundays but you know it's all about improving and getting better seeing where you know we need to improve at which we all know and then letting it translate to practice and doing it on Sundays for sure. You pair that with the fact that it's a long season which is what I was telling you guys. How much does that make his message of play better, coach better, more digestible? Yeah we three a lot of room to grow you know diversity early but in the day it's about how you stick together and work through it and make each other better and like you said coaches know doing they do to help us be better and we doing our job to get better as well. How do you internalize a performance like this? Yeah I'm not trying to dwell on it too much but at the end of the day it hurts you know I'm bigger myself I'm trying to do the best I can to help this team win and when we don't we lose in that fashion you know it's tough but I got to have a growth mindset you know flush it after 24 hours and then move on. Derek you mentioned this defense how do you think it compares or ranks to other defenses you've gone against in the league? I mean they they got to stop front I think they play well together. Swartz has a good scheme and guys who can run it very well got some good pieces. They were effective today and hats off goes to them in their game plan. Do you remember the last time you struggled to get going in the game? No not really I was not talking my head not losing like that but you know they did a great job they had a great game plan and you know they had to continue to get better and hopefully be better next week. Derek what do you feel like this team is at? Last season we don't look at that last season it's a new season we lost that's just what it is you got to be better and that's the main focus can't bring last into this one that don't help us at all. As far as this season goes you have two of the three games with zero touchdowns from the fans how personal do you guys take that on your side of the ball? I don't know guys I'm not happy I'm not happy I'm sure everybody in the office isn't happy but we have stuff being paid workers to make plays putting points on the board to help our defense and we didn't do that today and you can't be up and down I figured out a way to go up instead of going back down and you know floating but you just gotta find a way and you know hold each other accountable and just some plays together put drives together put points on the board. Without dwelling on it too much was there anything unexpected that the defense brought or it was just straight forward? We all know all over them they play well they're the better team today but you know we just got to be better as well and those some things that we could have done better but like I said they're game playing work and that's up to them. How would you say Watson looked compared to what you guys remember? I'm not on defense I mean I play offense I mean he's a great player.