 Afternoon, Mike, with having to work inside the last two days because of the weather conditions, does that make it maybe easier to just postpone any decision on Derek's status until the postseason starts. No, I don't think it makes it any easier any harder still able to do. stuff that he would normally do in practice if you were outside. Terry. Jim Wyatt. Sorry, Mike, I have a little trouble there. Of course you're a Terry. Yes. Uh, AJ said that you guys haven't dwelt much on the, the number one seed of what's at stake this week. Is that just kind of kind of the normal approach just going and, you know, try to take care of business and let things fall where they may. That's kind of seems to be what he indicated. You have to help me out here. You're trying to ask me to comment on what AJ, or are you trying to ask me a question with what my message has been to the team? Yeah, your message to the team as far as the number one seed and that sort of thing. Yeah, again, I remind you that winning takes care of everything. We're trying to continue to make strides of playing our best football late. We've done that last, you know, I would feel like six quarters as a team where we're complimentary. We're taking care of the football focused on the keys that we think are going to be important to win each and every week. And then, you know, it's another challenge this week. And but I think that that's important that we try to do those things here late in the season to continue to help us to win. Kayla. Yeah, speaking of the Texans this weekend coach, a little bit different from what you faced earlier on in the season. New quarterback in there. What do you see out of these guys this week? Well, I mean, it's you know, they've been running the football, you know, I mean, that they online has been doing a nice job. The backs have been you know, running hard. And then that's something that I think has been a conscious decision. And we'll have to see where that where the game goes. You know, on Sunday, but just watching film is they've got tight ends in there. They've got sometimes XL linemen. You know, obviously, they're they're able to move the ball downfield with cooks and Collins and more. Some of those guys down the field. But it has been you know, trying to run the football hit some play action. You know, it takes some shots when they're there. Ron. It was of course with with Julio Jones, you know, trying to get him more involved in the offense. Are there things that you guys could do? Or is it really just a matter of defense is focusing on it? Because that's something that he brings up repetitively when asked about his impact, you know, what he could do statistically. I think availability is really important for all players. Anything else that or is it just really a small question to run? Well, really, what I'm trying to follow up on it and find out is this, you know, what are you guys doing to get Julio Jones more involved with the offense? We're going to run our offense, whether Julio's out there, whether AJ's out there, whether Nick's out there, whether Chester's out there. Dez, we're going to run the offense. We're going to call plays that that we think give us the best chance to win the football game. That's what we're going to do. Got it. In what? By a lot of times, when a team is four or 12, the takeaway giveaway number is not very good. The tech is actually a plus three. What have they done well there? And I know they even had success against this team back in November. Absolutely. And that's, I think that's just a testament, Jim, to how they want to play. And I think that they realize, I think that Nick and David realize that that's such an important stat. And that if you can, if you can win the turnover battle and not beat yourselves, you know, that's a right step in winning football games in this league. And because the talent is so similar and they're just such a small margin of error. And so we didn't do a very good job and they did a great job of taking away from us. We didn't create enough turnovers. We didn't create any and you just see the difference that it makes and when we play. So they're trying to do that. And that's, that's a testament to them. They've got some great guys on defense that are looking for those opportunities to turn the football over. That's something that Lovey Smith's defense has always been known for, you know, when they do play zone, you know, being able to break on the football. If you catch it on them, you better protect it guys are hammering at the football. You know, so those are things that they're teaching and coaching. Mike, obviously a pretty big step for you guys this year in terms of run D. Just wanted to maybe get your thoughts on on one or two things that have most contributed to that, whether it's, you know, scheme personnel, any anything else that comes to mind for you. What are you, what are you comparing that to the last year. Um, yeah, I mean, I think it's just a mentality and sometimes it's, you know, these games go differently. You know, sometimes you get into games where teams can't run it. Sometimes opponents. So You know, we had some some astronomical games last year. I don't want to reference last year, but you know, we had some some games where we gave up a, you know, a lot of rushing yards, unfortunately, and I don't want to get caught up in too much of the numbers, because I think You know, that it doesn't always tell the story. I think it's stopping to run as a as about a mentality. Being great tacklers everybody doing their job. So, you know, I'm proud of proud of how we we have stopped the run, but You know, I thought there were too many loose runs, you know, last week against the dolphins. They just they just had to stop running it. So that there's a lot of things that go into just looking at the numbers that Some people love to do. Last couple, Paul, Mike, wonder about Kyle on the defensive line. And progress you've seen from him. How influential has he been in the run game and is he kind of the quintessential dirty work anonymous type that every team needs. He You know, peco has got a he's got some versatility there's played different positions along the front. So he's been able to pick that up. I have always, you know, since we got him, I thought he played with really good technique. I'm not the biggest player, but I like the technique and what she plays with and his ability to hustle and play hard and Kind of like you mentioned kind of grind away in there, which is critical. And so he's taken and what else is he's done is he's taken advantage of his opportunities, you know, being in there and You know, continuing to play well and Do the things that we're asking him to do. And hope that that continues. Chris Harris. Mike, now that we have a sample size of a few games, what would you say or how would you assess the impact that Zach County has had on the defense? The time he's been here. Zach's just, you know, trying to be a great teammate trying to learn these guys and I think it's a little unique situation. Going in the team in a manner in which he did, but I think he's been trying to play physical and trying to Do the things that we asked him to do and tackle and chase the football and just try to continue to develop within our system. Last two questions, Ben Arthur. Hey, Mike, did Derek show you enough in practice this week for you to feel comfortable activating him if If needed, if needed. Yeah, I mean, You know, we have some time to make that decision will evaluate where we're at. But I mean, I think that he look good. We continue to track his speed and mileage and volume and see how you respond. So two days on the turf. And we'll see where he's at tomorrow and see how you respond. But you know, I feel good about where he's at. Last one, John Glennon. Thank you. Your favorite question for last rule and anybody out at this point. Tart and make one Jones tier Tart and make one Jones.