 Did that change? Yeah, we just got to take care of the football. I think we did some good things up in New England. Obviously ran the ball extremely well. But the turnovers killed us. Didn't finish in the red zone and then gave the ball up too many times. So something that's obviously a big emphasis for us as we move forward. You guys have had a lot of success in the first game after a buy since Mike got here and since your tenure here. Why do you think that is? What do you think maybe you guys are doing to kind of gear in the first game after kind of the time off? I don't know if it's anything special we're doing, but I know that guys are excited to get going again. Like I said, mentally refreshed, physically refreshed, and excited to get playing. I have a huge stretch here coming up to finish the regular season. And we're excited for the opportunity. The situation where it feels like it took a really long time to get there, but now when you look at what's ahead, like, hey, maybe this timing is going to work out OK? Yeah, I think it's definitely the latest buy I've ever had in my career and felt like it took a while to get here. But now as we're here and we're looking forward, it gave us a chance to heal up late in the season. Like I said, mentally and physically refreshed and built some excitement as we finished this regular season. You didn't finish the way you wanted to with two straight losses, but you liked the position you're in, kind of moving forward and kind of feel that energy in the locker room. Yeah, I know that obviously didn't play our best football, leading up to the buy. But as we look back, we've put ourselves in a position where everything we wanted is still in front of us. So it's just a matter of going out, executing, playing good football as we finished on the stretch. I said the season is just getting started, and it's so key for teams to be playing their best in December. Did he talk to you guys about that season just getting started and kind of the turning point after this break? Yeah, I mean, it doesn't really matter what you've done up to this point. You have to be able to play your best football December and January. So that's what we're looking to do. We're looking to come out and improve on a daily basis and play our best football, starting with Jacksonville this week. And just getting back to the basics and fundamentals, I mean, how key is that? And just picking up maybe practice in terms of speed now that you guys have got to the buy-reak in our past it. Yeah, no doubt. I mean, it all starts with fundamentals. Technique and fundamentals, one of the pillars of our program. And something we emphasized on Monday. And we'll do it again today as we pick up practice again. Something we believe in. We preach a lot. And really, football games are won and lost in large part due to that. So I think guys are excited to get back to work. And we'll do that today. What's it like being trying to get on the same page with a guy like Golden Tate who's been around the league, knows a lot of different systems, but maybe doesn't have the familiarity with you that in terms of quarterback and receiver. Yeah, we're building that relationship. Throw through with him a little bit leading up to the New England game during practice. He's over during all the special teams periods and stuff like that. And as he learns the offense more and gets deeper in our playbook, we'll be able to get more and more reps as the practice days go on. How much, maybe, Julio back in the mix? And how quickly can you guys kind of pick up where you left off? Yeah, excited to get Julio back. Have to build on things we've done in the past. Like you mentioned, it's been a little while since we've thrown and caught together. So these practice reps will be huge. We got some reps on Monday, which was nice. Excited to see him back out there making plays and looking good running. So yeah, like I mentioned, excited to have him back. Before you got hurt last time, Ryan, before Julio got hurt last time, did you feel like you had gotten to a certain point within that you were hoping to get to this year in terms of the chemistry and just? I think we've had spurts. We've had spurts. I think that it's been frustrating year for him, just kind of the up and down of being injured and not being able to speak for him. I'll let him answer that question, but I can imagine if I was in that position, it'd be quite frustrating. So hoping to keep him healthy as the season goes on and build that consistency the more time we get together. What was the first part of that, I'm sorry? The screen game? Yeah, maybe have as many moving forces as anything you guys do. And how much effort has it taken to get to the point where you are where it's working pretty well? Yeah, our guys have done a great job. I feel like we've done a great job of reponting and practice and then taking that practice and carrying it over to the games. Our guys are covering guys up. Our guys with the ball in their hands are making guys miss out running people. And they've paid off with some big gains for us. Is it one way to maybe scheme around some of the missing X plays when you're without some of your speedy receivers? I mean, screens are kind of one of those things where it could be an X player, it could be a game of two. You don't really know when you call it. Obviously, you're hoping to get behind the rush and cover up the second level, let your guys get in space, and take advantage of it. But you never really know until it happens in the game. You see you've got to get that franchise stick replaced on them, like you have it. There's an expectation to elevate everyone else's game. How do you approach that? And are there things that you could do possibly to help elevate everybody's game around you? Yeah, no doubt. I mean, as part of being a leader, as part of being a quarterback is driving the train, so to speak, pushing the guys around you, whether it be in walkthrough, whether it be in practice, making sure the energy there, the efforts there, pushing the tempo, making sure I'm communicating, elevating, trying to motivate. It all goes into it. For a second, from an ability standpoint, what does he give the offense if he is able to play this week? Yeah, no, obviously he's a rare talent that has done it at a high level for a very long time. So a guy with his speed, his size, his range can definitely make plays, which he's shown for us at times this year, and hopefully we can get him back and get him going again. Back, Ryan, at clips of the past few games or whatever, do you think you're taking any more chances than you had in the past, or does that maybe contribute to some of the turn numbers, or what's your thoughts? Like I mentioned before, everyone has a story, but at the end of the day, we all have to be on the same page, and I have to be accurate with the football and make a decision. So that's my charge going forward, and I look forward to it. Ryan, how much improvement have you seen from J Bill's defense since the first time you guys played it? They're playing well. You see a lot of improvement. Their second area is disguising, doing a really good job of that. Up front, they have talent, and they're getting on the quarterback. They have speed and length, which can make it tough on the offensive line. Their backers are flying around making plays, so I have a ton of respect for the way they're playing right now. It's going to be a good challenge for us. You have any sense for why you guys have been so productive in the second quarter? I think you've scored 43% of all your points. Then have you settled in and adjusted to what a defense is doing maybe at that point? And you'd like to get off to a fast start. That's something that we talk about and want to do. But occasionally in games, it takes a little while to settle in and get going a little bit. So you're getting to the meat of the game there, and you really want to be able to move the ball consistently. If you can pair that with a fast start, then you're going to be in really good shape. Confidence level grown with Borman and Hilliard, the way that they run the ball the last week or so? Yeah, going back to the New England game, both of those guys ran the ball extremely well. Getting tough yards, finishing, driving their feet through contact. There's a couple runs where there's contact at the line of scrimmage or no real hole for them to run through, but they're able to lower their pads, drive their feet, get some leverage, and then with the O-line finishing behind them, a one-yard run turns into a five-yard run. And if you're able to do that consistently, you need to keep yourself ahead of the chains and in good position to extend drives. What makes for a good red zone target like you've had with AJ over the years and with Johnny last year as well? I think the red zone comes down to timing and trust and getting yourself open, those three things. Spaces are tighter, the windows are tighter, and so their trust has to really be there from the quarterback. The ability to get open quickly has got to be there from the receiver or pass catcher. And when you put those things together, you can have a beautiful thing. One of the things that maybe if you're playing with the receivers, not as much time with them as a guy like an AJ or Johnny, that's maybe one of the things that could get affected is red zone with timing and so forth. I mean, it could be, no doubt, but I do have reps with a bunch of these guys and I have a lot of trust because I've seen them do it. Maybe I haven't had it lately or they haven't been the starting lineup for very long, but I've built up some of those reps over time and seen them make those plays not only with myself but with other guys in practice. So I definitely elevates the trust. You maybe that's been a challenge this year personally, just with your game over the years, you probably haven't played with maybe this many guys rotating in and out throughout a season. And I would guess that building that trust is a challenge at some point when you have that many guys coming through. Yeah, no, it's a challenge. It's not an ideal situation, you know, our team, I don't know what our number is up to right now with the number of guys that we've had play for us. But it's a testament to the resiliency of this team and the way that the mindset is and variable starts from the top is no matter who's in there, take advantage of your opportunity, go make plays and we'll find a way to win. If I cause my cleats and if so, what's your cause and why? Yeah, my cause this year is Life Water. I've supported them in the past. It's an organization that provides clean water sources to villages over in Africa and they do a great job. So it's an honor to work with them and excited to be wearing their cleats.