 Well, you're not sure exactly who you can have available that maybe a receiver and even on the old line, you just kind of prepare and try to get everybody involved and whoever's available plays. We've had some good practice at that this year. It's just gotta be that prepare with the guys that are here at practice and the guys that are available now and then whoever they tell us we have on Sunday, we'll try them out there. How do you find a balance between, you know, in any given situation here's the best play for this second and three or whatever versus trying to have some kind of through line and seeing to the end of the game and I guess doing things to set up things later on. Yeah, I think there is definitely a balance of that mixture, you know, and I think that you want to set some things up. Sometimes you're excited to get something called that you've, you know, kind of set up with a couple calls earlier in the game and so you're looking for an opportunity to do that and then there are times, a lot of times, particularly where we've been personnel wise some this year where you have to consider game management and, you know, I think back to even the Jacksonville game and not doing anything to put the ball in harm's way because our defense is playing lights out. So I think that all, you know, kind of plays into it and certainly it's an ebb and flow throughout the game. There's communication with Coach Fribill, communication with the rest of the offensive staff and that's kind of how you build it. You had a, I think it was like a third and 16 on that first series and you called it a draw. Was that what you would consider game management there? Yeah, I don't, you know, with where we were at with some personnel things, didn't think it was a great idea to say, hey, let's drop back, hang on to the ball as long as we can and see how fast Joey Bosa can get in the backfield, you know. When a guy gets a hot hand, they make a concerted effort to get him the ball so he can keep shooting. Do you do that in your play calling when a guy gets in a groove like A.J. was in the second half against the 49ers? Yeah, I think, you know, A.J. is one of those guys, you kept basketball terms, you know, I'd say he's a volume shooter, you know. He's a guy that, you know, you certainly want to give as many opportunities as you can. My son loves Steph Curry, so I'm all about the basketball analogies, if you can't tell. But, you know, I think with a guy like him, you know, as he gets going and kind of feels that momentum, that confidence kind of builds. And I would say that, you know, when you feel a player of A.J.'s caliber getting into a groove, it certainly gives you confidence as a play caller to find, you know, find ways to highlight some place for him for sure. Lisa, kind of, you know, get downfield a little bit, open up the whole offense for you guys. Yeah, I think, you know, anytime you have that kind of vertical threat on the outside, it's going to help, you know, some of the conversions on the inside throws to Nick and things of that nature, you know, when you're getting the defense to expand and making that umbrella open, you know, it's going to help things. And we expect that, whether it's A.J. or anybody else, you know, we've got to be a vertical threat offense and make them defend the whole field. Yeah, I mean, the defense obviously has just been red hot on their winning streak. What do you see from them? Obviously, they like the blitz a lot and they cause a lot of turnovers as well. Yeah, they're very multiple group, you know, they have a lot of different looks. They're extremely well coached and you can tell that they're great situationally and that they're prepared for the different things that offense may go to as a counter punch, you know, and so we need to be very detailed. We need to be thorough and in our rules, our protection rules, our run game rules, all those things. And then we just got to go win some one-on-one matchups, you know, and that's, I think the name of the game is can we get open faster and their pass rush gets there? And we push piles more than they can push piles backwards. So it's going to be a fun challenge for us. We're looking forward to it. You had to really do it on the third and long last week. It would allow that to happen and how do you kind of sustain that? Yeah, it all starts with protection. You look at those third and long conversions and they all started with a great pocket, a clean pocket where Ryan could step up and deliver a ball, you know, with as much velocity as he needed to on it, you know, and so it all starts there, a big credit to those guys up front. And the tight ends who stepped in and did a nice job in the protection adjustments we asked them to do. Then, of course, it goes back to earlier, saying the vertical stretch and, you know, opening up those safeties a little bit, getting people to play with some depth in their vision drops and Ryan making good decisions with the football. So is it safe to say that Ryan has like a different level of confidence when AJ Brown is on the field with him? It seemed like, you know, some of the throws he was making, were the ones that were reminiscent of 2020 and 2019. You know, I've always operated under the assumption that confidence is built off repeated action, right? And so when you get opportunities to work with guys, as many reps as he has thrown those routes full speed to AJ, you know, although we haven't had as many lately in practice, you know, he knows where AJ is gonna be coming out of a strike route. He knows where AJ is gonna be if he, you know, gives him a chance at a jump ball or a back shoulder ball, you know, so there's a lot of logged reps and banked reps there. And so that's where I think you see that confidence coming from and I agree. I think it does look different when we're throwing on time and we're cutting it loose to a spot and we're getting open physically and with speed. You know, I agree there is a different look to it. How about for the offense overall? Cause like you see him, he'll catch a ball, he gets up, you know, you have some emotion being shown. Does that kind of add like a degree of juice to the whole unit? Absolutely. I think anybody that goes and makes plays, you know, a thing back to the New England game and although the result of the game wasn't what we wanted, Don Trell popped that long run and you saw our bench explode, you know, and that's what this game's all about. Guys getting the opportunity to make plays and when they go and make them, it fires everybody up. And I would think if I was playing offensive line, which I never have, but if I were protecting for the quarterback and heard the roar of the crowd because my sustained block and the good pocket we provided helped him make the play that fire me up. He played a little bit here and there, but nothing like he did on Thursday. Did a part of you wonder how he would do and how did he kind of handle it from the time he was told he's gonna be the starter and just how he handled this position all the way through? Yeah, it was a unique situation from a timing standpoint cause some of those, you know, personnel challenges happened on a short week, but I've watched Dylan prepare and I know how hard he's worked. I know how hard Keith and Sully have worked with him and, you know, kept him in tune to the game plans at multiple positions. And so I was excited for his opportunity. You know, of course there's an element you're not sure what it's gonna look like in, you know, real time, but, you know, I was confident that he was gonna go out there and give great effort and great energy. Derek Henry out, has it been kind of the best case scenario with these backs that have stepped up, especially guy like Foreman who has just such grit to him when he's out on the field? I don't know that there is a best case scenario to losing Derek, but I certainly am proud of the way those guys have handled it. Yeah, so having a guy like Foreman that's able to handle some of the heavier lifting stuff and then having a counter punch with Don Trell, you know, has been great. And it's a testament to those guys, how hard they've worked and Tony Dews for getting them prepared as well as he has. But yeah, we're fortunate to have those guys. Back on Dylan for a minute. Did he play well enough Thursday night that maybe he's moved up a little bit in the pecking order and you guys are a little more confident in putting him in if he has to plug into another position with Nate still on the COVID list. Yeah, I think as much as the season ebbs and flows, it's a little dangerous to get two into pecking orders. I would say he certainly didn't hurt himself. He instilled a lot of confidence in those around him out there and guys that hadn't worked with him before. So he helped himself from a confidence standpoint and certainly the staff feels great about him. What were the guys coached to do on the play where they jump off sides? What's the receiver supposed to do there? Maybe what's Ryan supposed to do? Obviously that worked out well. And how good was it to see that maybe executed on what could have been a giveaway down? They're supposed to do exactly what they did. Exactly what they did, just how we drew it up. Without getting too into scheme in particulars, you obviously want to take advantage if you feel like you have a free play and we did. Your meetings with Ryan this week, obviously going against his former team. Have you sensed any elevated focus or any different excitement or anything going against it? Honestly, zero. Ryan's so focused on the task at hand each and every week. It's one of the most impressive things about his professionalism. I haven't even heard him reference former teammates or any of that stuff. He's just focused on what we need to do schematically to get this W. Where Julio and AJ and Firks are on the sidelines, do you worry that it keys a defense too much into the probability of that being a run? Yeah, I think you have to be in tune to all sorts of personnel tendencies. We've been in some unique scenarios from our personnel groups this year, so I would imagine those that are breaking us down are having a little bit of a tough time figuring out exactly why we were in certain groupings and all that. But we track that and we try to take advantage of any glaring tendencies that we have. I don't feel remit John Madden, but during your time with the Raiders, could you kind of sense his presence on that organization and what were your thoughts about maybe what he meant to the league? Yeah, I was very fortunate to spend a couple of different days around Coach Madden, played in a bocce ball tournament, a charity bocce ball event with him when I was out in the Bay Area, and just a wonderful, wonderful man. You know, there are a few people you come across in your life that just kind of light up the room and everybody gravitates to them and they can't wait to hear their stories and they can't wait to get a little anecdote. And he was one of those people. And so I feel very fortunate for my time around Coach Madden and just the, hearing the stories he had to share and you know, being a part of that history out there. So.