 Hey, Ryan, we know it's not a legion of boom from a few years ago, but how impressed were you looking at Seattle's defense last week and what they did to the Colts? Yeah, they did a really good job. I think you can pretty much count on every year that Seattle's defense is going to be pretty good. I think it's been, I don't know, the last 10, 12 years that they've been solid just about every single year. So a ton of respect for their program and what they've been doing. Obviously, you look at this team. They got linked on the edges. A fly-in linebacker is Bobby Wagner. Obviously, one of the best linebackers in the game. He's flying around Jamal Adams. He's making plays all over the place. He's aggressive. He is a great tackler, great pressure guy. The corners are covering well, so definitely have our hands full this week. You look forward to having to use a silent count again for the first time in more than a year? I won't say I'm looking forward to it, but it's going to be good to play in front of a row crowd. There's nothing like going into a hostile environment and feeling that energy. And being able to operate. So it's going to be a challenge for us. Going to have to work it this week and be clean going into the game. And it's going to be a challenge, but looking forward to that. You guys ran very few play-action plays on Sunday in the past. That's something that you've thrived on with these teams. That's something you're wanting to do more of in the future as the weeks for the rest? Yeah, we know how our team's built. Obviously, we'll see each game unfolds differently. But if there's opportunities there, then of course, we'd like to take advantage of that. Ryan, in watching the tape of Sunday's game, what were the issues? Did they jump off the tape? Things that can be easily fixed? What was your thoughts when you did watch the film? Yeah, I think ultimately it just comes down to getting back to playing our game. I think that at times we didn't play to our standard, obviously, with the effort, the finish, the passion. I've got to get back to that a little bit. They got off to a good start. And tip your hat to them. But at the end of the day, we have to dig back into what we believe in, in this building, in this program, and come out swinging, come out fighting. So I look forward to the opportunity this week for our guys to go finish, to play fast, to play aggressive, to push piles, to move people in the run game, and get that momentum going. Why maybe you weren't able to? I don't know what it's tough to say, but I think we kind of got hit in the mouth early, right? And we would go out and didn't get the start that we wanted. And we didn't respond well. It took us whatever, four drives before we moved the ball. So that's unacceptable. We have to be able to respond quickly. There's going to be games you come out and don't get to start your money. You go three and out. So what? You have to be able to reset and come out the next drive, swing in, and make a play. So that'll be a challenge for us moving forward is if things don't go perfectly, things don't go well early or at some point in the game. OK, go to the sideline, make the adjustments, and come out, swing in the next drive. Do you feel like any of that had to do with just that first game, not getting that whole collective time as an offense during training camp, maybe in those preseason games? I'm not trying to make excuses, but just trying to get a collective idea of what it was. Yeah, it could have been. I don't really know. And at the end of the day, it doesn't really matter. We didn't do it, and that's on us. So moving forward, we have to be able to respond better, to come out and play our game no matter what's going on. Even if things hadn't gone well, or if things did go really well, you get a first drive. You can't coast. You have to be able to come out each drive with a purpose, with a passion, and play with energy, and play our style of football. Pro Bowl receivers, right? I guess for you, the old guys, the kind of a laser towards point-out mistake, but also not want to point fingers at how do you kind of handle that after the game? Yeah, it's tough to navigate that, right? Because we all work together, right? So I want to push the envelope, echo the messages that we believe in, in this program, and push the guys to go take care of that, starting in practice today, and throughout the week. But ultimately, it's a mindset, and we have to carry that forward on Sunday. So that's a balance, Ryan, between you got those two Pro Bowl receivers, and you want to get them targets, but at the same time, you don't want to force balls in there. What's kind of the balance there, and kind of that fine line that you got to walk? Yeah, I think just take the opportunities when they arise, right? We have different play calls that come up in different situations, and I just try to read it true, right? Go through my read and my progression to what the defense is dictating, just like I have any other point here in Tennessee. So that doesn't change. Obviously, we added a piece on the outside, but my process doesn't change as far as getting those guys to ball. One pass to DeHulio, that wound up getting tipped for the pick. Was that a particularly tight window in looking back at it, or what are your thoughts? Yeah, it was tight window. It was a little bit off schedule. They dropped guys inside, had extra whole players inside, did a good job taking away the inside two guys. He was outside, ended up working all the way back in. A little bit off schedule there, and a tight window, threw some steam on there, and what happened happened. When you came back from your ACL, what was the process like in terms of trusting it mentally and trusting it physically, and how many games maybe did that take for you to feel like you were all the way there? Yeah, I don't know. I think by the time I was playing football, I trusted it. I wouldn't say it felt just like my other leg yet, but you trusted it. You go out, if you're able to play, then you're trusting your knee, and you're able to go. And there's definitely some things you have to work through there, but at the end of the day, if you're playing, then you have to trust it and let it ride. Derrick is such a lead by example kind of guy. When he speaks up like he did on Sunday on the sideline, does that maybe get guys' attention to try to bring them snappin' to when he doesn't speak much? Yeah, I don't know. We were in a position there where everyone knew what needed to happen. We needed to go out and move the ball, and Derrick's a competitor. He wants to go out there and win, and do good things, right? Move the ball, hit big runs, score touchdowns, score points, and we were in a critical spot there that we needed to turn it around. So, you know, he felt that and he acted on it. Y'all, that seemed kind of slow. Is that fair, and does that go with the effort and the passion and the finish that you were talking about? Yeah, we didn't come out and get anything going. You know, we went three and out, then had to turn over and three and out again, right? And it's tough to play fast and put pressure on our defense whenever you're not on the field. So obviously, we need to get into drives. We need to get that first, first down, get the chains moving. That way we can, you know, call some more plays, you know, give our guys more opportunities. You know, we have good playmakers, but if we're not running plays, then we can't give them opportunities. So it's key to get the drive going, move the chains, and get that first, first down. Ryan, on that, hey, did Chandler Jones do something that the film said he would do something else? Yeah, he hadn't showed on tape to come directly at the QB there. Yeah, I don't know, you know, what gave him the nod to come directly upfield there. Maybe he was just chasing a sack, and it worked out for him. Don't know what it was, but, you know, unfortunately he took a great angle and got there pretty quick. You guys didn't plan with a little more urgency, obviously the tempo can establish that, but when you're on the road in Seattle, you know, an environment like that, how much can that impact your ability to use that tempo you guys choose? Yeah, we gotta communicate. It's gonna be loud, it's gonna be hectic. We have to be able to communicate cleanly, in a loud, hostile environment. Guys have gotta communicate with each other, with me. You know, we have to echo calls, all that type of thing. So, it definitely makes it tougher, and it will be a challenge, but I don't think it takes us out of that. How unusual in your experience is the kicker situation in the two-plus years you've been here? I mean, I can't imagine you've ever played with so many, have you? Oh, it's been pretty wild. You know, not your typical scenario, but you know, I let Coach Variable and John handle those things. You were teammates with, you were handy at Texas A&M, am I right about that? Yeah. Is it kind of, like kind of being reunited with him after all these years, and I guess you can maybe attest to what he can do? Yeah, it's kind of wild, right? I walked into the cafeteria, and I think it was Saturday morning, and saw him sitting there. You know, it was kind of a shock to see a familiar face, and going back to college, you know? So, you know, I held for him four years at A&M. It's all what he could do, obviously. You know, he's been kicking since then. So, you know, excited to have him on the team, and look forward to watching him bring it through the uprights. You get a lot of downfield shots, Ryan. I guess it was a large part of that reason, just not a lot of time, you know, for a lot of drop backs. Yeah, I mean, you guys kind of saw what was going on there. They were getting after us pretty good, and made it tough to get anything going down the field. They're playing some coverage where ball could not come out quickly down the field, and they were able to get there by the time we were able to get open down there. So, you know, definitely make it tough, but, you know, going forward this week, we know how we like to play the game and the challenge ahead of us, and look forward to improving those things.