 Good morning, Mike. Hi, Teresa. You've faced a lot of running quarterbacks this year. What makes Jalen Hurts maybe different or similar to some that you've seen? Well, great play strength. He's decisive. I would say fast enough. I don't think he's the fastest quarterback, but he's a strong runner. But he also has the ability to deliver from the pocket. He'll keep plays alive going lateral. So this is a huge challenge. And then the receiving court, can you maybe speak to the diversity that they have there, guys that do a lot of different things in different ways? Well, I mean, they have good route runners. I mean, obviously, AJ's got good play strength. Smith certainly can work down the field, but is a fantastic route runner, intermediate. And I would say that his play strength for the player, I guess, for his measurables is really good. Probably something that we noticed coming out. And I would say that that's true now, whether he's catching it, breaking tackles, he's taking some hits. He's held on to the football. Obviously Watkins, speed guy, Pascal, intermediate, does a great job at a run game, blocking for him. So it would be a huge challenge like it always is. How much does it help getting Ola at least back on the field to see what he does, particularly at that position? Yeah, I think there's just excitement from him. And for us to be able to start to get guys back to practice, see how they feel, the rules are very particular. What guys can do on a return to play basis. So you need that window, that 21 day window, to be able to evaluate them in a setting of things that they're going to be asked to do in the game. So I think we've kind of gotten them to as far as we can get them with the trainers and the rehab people, and then we'll put them to practice. The environment is still, unlike a lot of places around the league, how do you prepare your team to handle that sort of situation that's there? Well, I mean, we just have to be able to embrace and thrive the road environment. We'll have to do it collectively as a team. We'll have to be really good early on in the game in all three phases. They're outscoring people, 212, 120. Don't quote me, I'm probably off by a couple, but they're really getting ahead early in the game. In fact, in the quarterback and hitting some runs, I mean, you saw the other night, it's 13-nothing, five minutes into the game. So that would be a difficult place to play in that situation and put yourselves in that. So we'll have to start fast. We'll have to all be good collectively and work from silent cadence and things that we've done in the past and try to make some plays, try to get some stops would help, too. Let's take a round or a drag route crosser, however you guys call it. You have great success with that for a long stretch. It doesn't seem to be as big a part of the repertoire now. Is that a matter of what your people can do? No, I don't know. I mean, I'm trying to think which one you're referring to. AJ and Corey ran it a lot. Yeah, I mean, when the post safeties at eight or 10 yards, it probably makes it a little difficult. We would throw some of those in the past, and then as those guys started creeping down, we probably didn't. AJ got hurt in Houston. Hit him pretty good. Reed got him pretty good, and he was low. So some of those you don't do, and we've hit some of those. But we have to find ways to get the play pass going. You have to run the football and then be able to marry some of those things. When you mentioned it, you used to be taking Malik's interception? No, I'm talking about a couple years ago when Reed hit AJ because he's standing at 10 yards. You're not going to throw too many of those when the post safety in there. Was Malik's interception on that kind of play? It was on one of those routes. It was a lot of timing and things that go into those things. You have to make sure that when you're throwing the ball in the middle that guys' hands are down and that whether you're seeing it versus press or seeing it versus off, a different way to run the route. Are those kind of throws the ones? What are the many that you may have envisioned for Traylin Burks when you guys were looking at him and bringing him in? Well, we thought he could run a lot of the different route trees and envisioned him just playing at all different levels of wide receiver play. He showed the ability and the physicality to be willing to block, to be able to catch and run, also adjust to the ball down the field. I think that's probably one of the things that we saw him really start to do in training camp towards the end, got into some games, and then unfortunately had the setback and was out. And then I've been able to do some of those things that we started to really see at the end of training camp. Where have you seen him out in Brooklyn most? I think his attitude. I think his attitude, the way that he comes to work and the way that he, again, we talked about the short week in Green Bay for a young receiver when you're trying to add a couple wrinkles in your practice. And it's a quick practice and things are shortened. And probably there were some mistakes that we talked about. And then watched him work hard with Rob and walk through and get those things corrected so that he felt good going into the game and had a good game and followed it up with a good game. So I just think his overall attitude, I think his competitiveness is good. We just keep working. What did you point out to the plus 13 and how have they managed to do that? Well, they take care of the football. Quarterbacks only throw in three interceptions. Their defense is very opportunistic. I think at home, I was trying to see what they've done at home and started going down a rabbit hole. I think they have maybe six interceptions inside the 20-yard line. So opponents, they force those guys, people into the interceptions, especially in the scoring zone at home. You look at Jacksonville, Pittsburgh, threw one down there, Vikings, I think, threw three down there. So those are critical. Not only are they turnovers, but those are scoring opportunities. So we'll have to be great with football and take every opportunity we have in the red zone. No, yeah. A lot of energy, a lot of energy, loves football. I mean, I don't know how much older I was than him, but Nick had a bunch of energy. I just feel like he had a good relationship with the players. Mike, you've thrown the ball better in the last couple of weeks statistically. How much has that been out of necessity? Because the running game hasn't been going as much. And how much of that is maybe Ryan and the guys coming together a little bit more than they had earlier? Probably both. I think probably a little bit of both. Again, it starts with protection. You have to be able to protect the quarterback in this league, give them a pocket to throw from. I think we're progressing. I think we've hit some plays. I think there's some plays that we need to get cleaned up and improve on. And so hopefully we can do that this week and be better in the red zone. How much with the run game is it kind of your move to counter these six-man fronts that people have been throwing at Derek in the run game? Yeah, I mean, the sixth one is a structure that we've seen. We have to be able to block it. They're not adding any more people to it. I think it's just the spacing and the configuration. So hopefully we can find a way to progress through. And then if they are be able to mix in a passing game and work some of those things, as we see it, we'll have to be ready for the same thing from Philly. They've shown that that probably is not going to change. What stands out to you about their front? You know, with guys like Brandon Lamb, Josh Sweat, yeah. Cox, yeah. Fletcher Cox has done it at a high level for a lot of years. Got a lot of respect for him. Hargrave, you know, a son, Redick. The extremely versatile piece. He's played inside, he's played outside. He plays, you know, outside for them, but they drop them and re-rushes and plays the run. Josh Sweat, Brandon Graham has done it forever. You know, they've added the veterans, you know, with Lin-Vall and Sue, you know, young guys. And it's a very good front. They all played. They all played. Not only are they talented, they play extremely hard. Got a lot of respect for them. And, you know, that'll be an absolute huge challenge. How has Ben Jones progressing? Do you foresee him? Good, I think Ben will practice today and then, you know, see how he feels here, moving on to the week. Hi, Kayla. Hi. You face guys who've played for you all the time. Is it any different with AJ given his personality, given the production he had here the last couple years? Any different? No. I mean, I think that, you know, I would imagine, you know, I'll say hi. I want nothing but the best for AJ other than Sunday when we play him. I mean, he has to know that and he knows that. And I hope that he has the same feeling for me. You know, you put a lot of time in with these guys, personal time, professional time, and get to know their families. And, you know, you want the best for them, except for, you know, when you're competing against them. Coach, you touched on in a little bit Monday when it comes to AJ Brown and the storyline this week. How have you seen your team manage outside noise, not just this week, but overall throughout the season? I think, you know, we try to, it's impossible to eliminate distractions. I think the most important thing is how you handle them. You know, we all have things outside of work that we deal with. And, you know, I think they all do a great job. We try to help them, and we all try to help each other. You talked about putting up in recent games. And is stopping the run still a top, top priority, even with all the weapons they have? Well, I mean, I think it has to. I mean, whether it's the run game or, you know, the quarterback extending plays vertically into the defense, you know, that puts a big strain on, you know, coverage. And, you know, there's their ability to, you know, force you to play with responsibility, football, and doing your job in the zone read, in the option game that they have. And it's not all, you know, option football. But there's elements to it. And then it forces you to kind of sometimes maybe let your guard down. And then there are free access plays inside that will have to, you know, be able to defend. Yeah, no doubt it'll be weird seeing them in different uniform. Yeah, you know, I love AJ and miss having been around, but obviously he's doing well over there. Just hope it's not too well on this Sunday. Hear me out, kind of like an X. Hear me out, we're a little bit of history there, right? And you don't exactly want them to do so well without you? I want AJ to have all his success in the world, just not this Sunday. You know, he's obviously having a great year and I want to continue doing so. I just hope, you know, Sunday's not his best day. And Ryan, right now you're over these last two games, your connection with Traylin, obviously him being back off of IR helps, but how has that connection maybe grown, particularly for the two of you all recently? Yeah, just try to keep building each and every week. You know, he's building some momentum right now and just want to keep expanding his role and what he can do for us. So yeah, I think you mentioned that he's doing some good things. Just have to keep expanding on that and building on it. Ryan, on Traylin, you guys have talked so much about how much he's grown. I guess maybe from your vantage point as the quarterback, where specifically has he maybe kind of grown the most, taken the biggest strides? I think there's confidence in what we're asking him to do, you know, that, you know, it's not just a concept on paper, it's how do we adjust each route to fit, you know, the defense that's out there. You know, sometimes there's a lot of variation in how you run the route depending on the defense. And then some concepts, we really need you to pretty much stick how we install it and you pretty much run it the same no matter what the defense is. So just understanding the nuances and places where you have a little bit more of that freedom to put some variance in how you run the route and when you fit into a larger picture of where we need you to be. Picking up on that, Ryan, you guys had great success with the dig or the drag, with AJ in particular, who could gather ahead of steam and then kind of be physical with the first kind of run away. That route doesn't seem to be particularly popular now. The defense has done stuff to take it away. Are you receivers better at other things? You know, each week's a little bit different. You know, I think, you know, we've tried to hit some. We've actually hit a few this year, but just overall we're just trying to find the best ways to attack and sometimes that's not the best way to attack, you know, what defenses are doing that week. Do you feel like it's thrown stuff like that over the middle of the last year? You probably know better than me. I don't keep a chart of where my throws are and how many are going there. You probably know better than me. Philadelphia, that type of environment, a little different from others, I would say? That's a great football environment, played up there a couple of times and it's a ratty crowd. You know, it's a hectic atmosphere. You know, it's something that you look forward to as a football player going into a situation like that. It's a challenge, no doubt about it. You have to be clean in your communication and operation, but it's a fun place to play and looking forward to it. You've got 15 picks on defense. How have they gotten to that number and how much is that stress this week? They're making plays. You know, you look at their secondary, they have good players all throughout it. You know, they do a good job up front of putting pressure on the quarterback and then when you have good cover guys on the back end that understand concepts and it can make plays on the ball, play the ball well in the air. Veteran guys who've seen a lot of football and are extremely talented, you know, that creates those opportunities. They've got some big names on the defensive front too. Are they doing a lot with scheme with those guys or just asking them to beat guys one-on-one in front of them there? Yeah, they do a little bit up front, but they have talented players across the board. Veteran defense as you look at it, you know, from the front to the linebackers to the secondary. And so they know what they're doing and they do a good job of it. When Derek was being recruited, coming out of Uly down in Jacksonville, running over people like crazy, a good share of people that came to him said, we'd love to have you, but we want you to play defense. Could you imagine looking at that guy, even at that stage and thinking he's not a running back? I have no idea. Obviously, you know, Derek had a heck of a high school football career. It's tough to say you wanted to play in any other position. Mike said that Trelin had really grown in his attitude. That was something that he had noticed with him. As his quarterback, how have you seen his attitude change over the week specifically since returning from IR? Yeah, I think it boils down to, like I said, a better understanding of what we're asking him to do and then when you do those things and you start making plays, your confidence grows. And so, you know, we're seeing that happen with Trelin. You know, he's had some opportunities. He's took advantage of those opportunities and seeing his role expand and all those types of things. So, yeah, his attitude is all where it starts. You know, you're coming up with a good attitude and eager to learn, eager to learn the game plan and the nuances of it each and every week. It's a challenge each and every week, but you know, as a young player coming in, maybe it wasn't the same way in college where you're doing a lot of nuanced things throughout the season that make a big difference. And so, you know, sometimes rookies have to understand what we're asking of them and how they fit in the bigger picture. And as guys start to pick that up and soak it in and apply it on the football field, I think it starts making a lot of sense and obviously, you know, pays on Sundays. What do young guys like that? You know, obviously you probably test them in practice a lot to see, you know, what they can handle, what they can't. Do you also try to take moments in the game and say, I think there's an opportunity for you to make a play here and put them to the test? Yeah, no question. You know, it starts, like you said, in practice, you know, going back to training camps, all a lot of good things, specifically from Trelin during training camp and you build that confidence throughout the week in practice and throughout the year in practice. And then when those opportunities arise in the game, you kind of do the same thing. So it all works together. I did it several times during training camp, you know, just had opportunities, one-on-one opportunities down the field and said, hey, I'm going to give them a shot. If it's one-on-one, it'll be playing out one-on-one, game a shot and you made the play. And so, you know, when guys start making plays like that for you, it gives you a lot of confidence to keep going back. It definitely goes both ways. You know, he has to trust that I'm going to put the ball in a spot where he can go get it. And obviously, I have to have the confidence that he's going to be in the right spot and go get the ball. So definitely, it goes both ways. It works throughout, you know, the whole offense. It's trust between the offensive line to do their job up in front of me, trust them. Our receivers outside, they're going to do their job outside. From the run game, you know, Derek has to trust that everyone's going to get their guy covered up as best they can and give them a running track on his lane that he's going in. So, you know, trust is a big part of what we do throughout offensive ball. What's moved in attention to detail mindset like coming off a loss as opposed to a win? And maybe what's the feeling going into this game Sunday against a one-loss team? Yeah, I never like to lose. It's a sick feeling and, you know, definitely makes for a long Saturday night and Monday as you process that, learn from it, you know, look at every detail and then try to apply it as you move forward into the next week. So it's a rough, a rough couple of days there. And then as you turn the page the next week, you're just trying to apply those lessons of things you didn't execute upon and didn't do well in the game before and really focus on ways so we can improve, getting ready for the next one. Without Ben, the last couple of weeks, do you have to do anything more pre-snap, like, you know, reminding Bru of a thing or two or was it business as usual? Bru did a really good job. Yeah, communication is always a big deal when I make sure we're on the same page and try to help him a few times throughout the game, but, you know, really, really happy with how he's played the past couple of weeks up front, you know, doing a really good job of kind of setting the tone and executing, getting the table set offensively for us. In terms of Derek as a pass receiver now, do you see anything different in terms of kind of how he gets himself open positioning, even for those short passes, the screens? Is he, you know, is he more aware, I guess, of where he is in relation to defenders? Um, yeah, you have to ask Derek how he feels about that, but from my vantage point, you know, he's doing a good job of what we ask him. You know, I think when he steps back there, everyone kind of expects it to be a run and, you know, we're doing a little bit more with him in the past game, and I think it's helped us offensively. It's helped him, you know, get the ball in space a few times more, which is always a good thing. If you think you saw from the last game that you can take from to improve, how do you get back up there in terms of the red zone? Yeah, everything's magnified down there. You know, we talk about it all the time. The margin for error is much smaller in the red zone. So whether it's a play that's not executed well or a penalty, you know, everything just gets magnified and can kill a drive, you know, where you might be able to overcome it a lot better, you know, out in the field, you know, a first down inefficient play or first or second down penalty, you know, something that just wasn't executed well. You have a better chance of overcoming it in the field. You get down in the red zone, you don't have a lot of opportunities to overcome it. So we just have to have a better execution and not shoot ourselves in the foot when we get down there. You feel like you have made some improvements with the ankle or your mobility? A little bit better where you can maybe use your legs even more down the stretcher will be able to get to a point where you can do that? Yeah, you know, feeling better day by day, you know, it's a process, it's been a long process and I'm ready to be 100% whenever that day comes. But, you know, just trying to fight to keep improving day in, day out, week in, week out. And, you know, I felt like I moved around a little bit during this last game and hope to continue to head down that road. They have some, they have a great skill, guys. So when it just come down to this game here, man, they believe in running the ball. And here in Tennessee, we believe in stopping the run. So I'm excited for the challenge. You know, we're coming off a tough loss, especially with the bingos. You know, we didn't do a good job of containing the quarterback first and also didn't do a good job of stopping the run. So that's what we need to start first, that's getting back to our identity and that's stopping the run. What is it about him that makes him so effective running the football? I mean, he's elusive with it. He gets guys, I mean, I think the thing is, you see a lot of teams just let him go and, you know, he make that move and get right down the middle of your defense or the field. And that's his strength. So he able to make guys miss. But it's also guys just not being coordinated. And that's what we talked about with Barry last week. You know, when you got quarterback like that that could move around the pocket and want to get outside the pocket, especially if I got cover guy doing the hell of a job, taking his first read or whatever away. He looking to run and take off running. So I say, when it come down to stopping his running game, I mean, of course they got some quarterback run designed for him. When you see on film when guys get past him, that's what he want. He want you to get past. He want you to open them lanes up like that. So when it come down to it, man, we just have to be on the same page up front. You mentioned, you talked about the sort of, you could come with AJ in high school and he get in college. I mean, what's the talk like between you guys and how much fun will it be to be on Sunday? Like I said, it's always fun to go and get guys like AJ. But at the same time, like I said earlier, it's not about just AJ Brown. And we're not just preparing for AJ Brown. Like I said, day first thing is running ball. And that's up front, you know, we have to do a hell of a job up front about continuing to run game. And you know, like I said, he a hell of a player and I respect him as a player and a man. So, you know, since high school, since little lead, all the way up to now, man. You know, he always been a great guy or great friend. So I mean, the competition part about it, you know, I enjoyed competing against him. I mean, you know, he like, they like, I know we're going to get the ball in his hands. You know, they're going to get in his hands quick. You can make plays downfield. So, you know, it's just going to be a challenge just like it is area of the week. What he's able to do after the white line? Yeah, it's very important. Like I said, they're going to try to get it to them quick, different ways. But if you want them quick, you know, make them try to make the tough catch, contested catch, then we'll have a chance. Is there any more fun going against the guy you know that well in a good school? I mean, it's not the first. So, I mean, it's definitely going to be fun. You know, we had some battles, you know, going through camps, you know, my first two years. So, you know, I'm excited, you know, looking forward to the match up between him. But, you know, they still have other receivers, you know, that we got to, you know, take care of. Is he a big talker out on the field? I mean, are yours going to be full on Sunday? I don't know. Like I said, I ain't played against him since college. He, you know, he probably talked a little bit, but I'm not sure, you know, if that's changed or not, you know. What's your advantage to covering him because you know him so well, so I mean, I still got to watch more film on him, you know, see how they, you know, like to use him, you know, a little bit more. But I mean, we both know each other, you know, pretty similarly. So, he's probably, you know, going to know something about my game and I know something about him. So, yeah, yeah, you know, he's a real good route runner. You know, he can run like almost every route tree, every route in the route tree. So, he can run past you. So, that's the challenges that he brings, you know, to DB. But I said he's not as, you know, as physical as AJ. So, you just got to know how to play either, either one.