 Over the minibus, what were some of the things you were able to feel down and look at, maybe move forward with? Yeah, everything, D-led, I mean you get a couple days of reflect, look back on some stuff and kind of where we're at, why we're in the position we're in right now, you take it all, right, the good, the bad, the ugly, some things that are encouraging that we can hopefully clean up here quickly. And it's one of the things we may try to stay away from, but that's usually the way it goes when you're looking at it, and you play two games like that in five days and you come up short for different reasons with a chance to win in the fourth. Yeah, certainly that can linger, but you got to turn the page and be objective like we've tried to do since the day I got here. So we feel good, players will be in here tomorrow to work out, get meetings, hopefully that extra day will help and then we'll be back out at Wednesday. Any update on the quarterback situation or the plan to play? That was never a situation, ever, I don't know where that, that those are, and I mean you understand why the questions get asked, you lose two games in five days and I, you know, everybody wants to panic. We're right in the middle of it, not where we want to be, but the reality is you're right in the middle of a playoff race with a conference opponent coming in here, and a game we need to win. Defensively, what were some of the things you all, you know, maybe looked at over the little break here? Sure. You know, why, you know, we're giving up explosives at certain times and critical situations are different schemes. It's not just one player or one scheme, but you got to get to the bottom of it and everything, you know, when we're calling things or, you know, certain matchups, so anything else? You were talking the other day about on Friday, I believe, the difference between extending plays and pressing and how it's about recognizing that the journey is over. Sure. What is an example of that that you kind of point to when you're kind of showing these guys, like, hey, this is the difference and that's where that fine line is? Yeah, I mean, you don't want to take an initiative away. We've made some, some good plays, as you see, most teams around the NFL do, you know, when you have play extensions, but there's a fine line when you're back there forever and you're going laterally too long and understanding when the journey is over, not to take a sack or not to throw the ball back across the field and maybe put your foot in the ground and go or throw it away. And that's the hardest part sometimes, when you feel like you're in a game, like we were Thursday night, as ugly as it felt at times, in reality, we got the ball back with a chance to win it late and we could have avoided some of those negative plays. That's when, I don't know, really any offense that's going to be very effective if you're off track a lot. We've been pretty damn good when we've been on track and we just haven't been as consistent lately. And those are things that we can eliminate. That's not just on the quarterback. You get a protection breakdown. You got something wide open. You can't even get to the top of the drop is in the lap. You move around, things like that. Arthur, are you getting ready for a guy that you've studied in the draft a lot in Justin Fields? And when you look at his tape now, especially if the last four or five games that he's played, what things have you seen that he's grown at and he's matured at? Is he obviously better now than he was as a college player? Different. You know, maybe he's been in the second system. He's already been in the NFL. And I think a lot of times people are so quick to judge one way or the other. There's a lot of things that have to go into it for a guy to be very successful. And one of them, you need the right climate. I think what the Bears have done, they've found an identity. They have a formula right now that, you know, you see what the numbers are running the football as well as anybody and he's a huge part of that. And whether it's design runs, or you get in a game like New England when they get those third downs, he was able to break those tackles. He's a hard guy to bring down in those play extensions. I mean, there's been crushing that some people, and they hold the ball and they're able to, that's a success doing that. And so that's what you're seeing right now. I think you certainly see his confidence growing. He's strong as L. He's probably the strongest guy they got behind the, in the backfield, you know, taking count the running backs. And so he's doing a nice job. And we got to make sure we tackle well. We got to clearly, we need to stop the run, not just him, but their traditional runs as well. Arthur, I know I asked a little bit about him Friday, but as far as the pass rush, when you looked at things that he's self-scattered, how do you generate, I guess, more of it to where it's maybe being more effective than at the moment? Well, it depends what your metrics are about being effective. Is it getting off the spot? Or is it just sacks? I mean, it's pressure. It's pressure, I know, but sometimes like, well, what kind of pressure? Are you talking about getting them off the spot or are you saying like, I mean, honestly, the pressure rates that exist, you guys are much towards the bottom of the lead. I just, I guess, yeah, I do feel like you're getting to the quarterback enough to make a difference at this point. Well, I mean, I think when you, if you lose a game, then there's certainly, there's a critical third down or two that, yeah, I'm certain you wish you could get them off the spot or get the ball out quicker. I mean, at times last, on Thursday night, you just take that game and we had chances on third down and we didn't come up with the interceptions and things that we, for some things, throws into the week before, ball was coming out quick. Certainly you would have loved to have gotten to the quarterback a little bit more, but we didn't. And so there's things that you look at schematically in terms of your rush games and certain pressures that you're running, simulated pressures, five-man pressures. You want to go all blitz? I mean, all those things are taken into account. Since you mentioned it, did you feel like you're getting, since you're doing, obviously, you're doing sacks and getting off the spot? Do you feel like you're getting the quarterback off the spot? I don't know if these sack numbers are being the obvious of what they are. Look, there's a lot of things over the entire team that we can do better. Like, I mean, I don't know. You put pinpoint just one thing there. You know, you don't win the last two games. Yeah, there's certainly everything we can do better. Have there been areas in the last couple of games where we think Marcus has struggled, particularly that maybe he wasn't earlier? I would say, look, you know, and that's part of your job, your responsibility as a quarterback is that you have the responsibility. It's the most scrutinized position in all of sports. And that's why it's probably the most well-compensated do. And I think you're seeing a couple plays here. Certainly, you could put blame on him, but there's also plenty of blame to go around. Operationally, like I said, if you get pressure right there, again, I don't know what to tell the quarterback. If he's looking down to pick the ball up and he has to low snap, it gets up and there's a defender right in his face. I mean, that's kind of hard to overcome there. So there's a lot of little things that add up to it that we can do better than we have at times. I wouldn't pinpoint it just on one player, Jeff. Did some of his decision-making in the last game kind of alarm you at all? Some of the throws he made? I was a team. What alarms you is not staying on track and not being as clean, operationally, in all three phases. That's what alarms you as a coach. And I know, I think, last Friday, you said Marcus, like a lot of young, excuse me, doesn't look like a lot of young players are developing or just trying to develop them. If there was a situation where he had to go into a game right now, what's your confidence level right now that he could play in the function? Everybody that's got a helmet, our confidence level is high, Jeff. So all 48 guys. It's just we haven't put any two-quarter back plays in. I know D-Led's always harping that he's the one guy that doesn't play. Usually your backup doesn't unless you put in some two-quarter back packages. Maybe we can get there, D-Led, done it before. But look, if a guy has a helmet, we have confidence we're gonna play. That's backup guard, you know, the fourth edge rusher, all those guys. But it's not at the point, obviously, where you feel it's necessary to make a change right now. What position? Quarterback. Quarterback, it'd be the same, I feel like, everything's up for grabs. Jeff, every week, we felt that one move would certainly be the difference, and that's when we're losing. But we make them. We're not at that point at a lot of spots. Again, I know a lot of questioning and your reason and where we're at. You lose two games in a row, four and six, right in the middle of it, that's a low hanging fruit. It's not the reason that we lost the last two games. Everybody's had a part in that. Go back and play it, but you're not gonna change this week, correct? Playing the guys, I've been playing, Jeff. I'm sorry? I don't, if we had a major announcement, I'd tell ya. I mean, this is kinda comical, as I told Mike the other day. If we're gonna make a change, I'd come in here and tell you we're gonna make a change. We gotta get better as an offense. So this whole gotcha game or these loaded questions, it's comical to me. I promise you, I'd be transparent like I always have. If we were gonna make a change, I'd tell ya, you'd see it at practice. Wouldn't even make these gimmicks of trying to, for what? Because you'd need every damn rep you'd get if you were gonna make the change. So, any other way you wanna ask? No, it's not that I got you. I'm just trying to, I want you to educate me. What do you wanna be educated on? Stop pressing on the quarterback and, you know. A lot of things, it's the same thing with the operation. I mean, it's not just on the quarterback. You gotta make sure you can get the play started too. So, a lot goes into it. If we were in any position, we felt that the changing to be made, we'd make it. What's the status of the street you're going to practice? Hopefully, by once then, it'd be a better update. If anybody's been in here working, hopefully get them back. You thought you might have more, I guess return to IR guys that might pop back this week? Yeah, I have it better on Wednesday, you know. So, we'll get some guys back in here tomorrow. Said they needed to break the rest right after 10 straight games. So, hopefully the extra day helps all of us. Is Jaylen Mayfield, where is he right now in his progress, especially considering what? Having cycled three left cards in three weeks. Like, where is he in terms of maybe close or not close? Martin, you can disrupt the efficiency of a passing game. Is there a more common disruption that you notice in your evaluation each week that kind of takes place on this team more often than others? Not necessarily. You know, we've run the ball at a pretty high clip. So, a lot of times your passing attempts are pretty limited. And then, it hasn't been just one thing. I mean, there's a lot of things we could do better. That's a big part of what you evaluate every week, and certainly when you have a couple extra days. What do we feel like we're pretty good at? What do we need to stay away from when all that stuff goes into it? In that evaluation, you guys have done it for the last couple of days. Obviously, it's been made all season of Marcus and Kyle and kind of their inability, it seems like, to connect all the passes. Was there anything you saw that can maybe explain why some of that connection hasn't been there? A lot of different reasons. Some of it, whether you fight him too much or some of it's just timing with the routes. I mean, we had a times. I mean, he has been successful. I know he doesn't have the tie-rekill numbers, everybody. You guys panic and act like it's some great failure. But Kyle's had a good season. Certainly, other things, we don't have a ton of passing attempts either. So that's certainly a part of it. But like a lot of things we do, we can do it better, and that's what we're looking to do. I'd be discouraged if it was one thing where Kyle wasn't necessarily productive in man, in not just zone, but I don't think that's necessarily been the case. A lot of things, sometimes it's been a comedy of errors. Timing's sped up. Maybe it's pressured. Maybe it's, ball comes out quick. You don't get into a clean pocket or we have missed them, whatever it is. I mean, there's a lot of different reasons. I'm very confident in both those guys, and especially Kyle. You talk, mystically, about all the property. It's a whole bunch of things. We're not going to put it on one guy, one group, whatever. In that sense, when each week it seems to be that it might be a different area that may bear some more of the responsibility than another, what does that say to you as a coach overall about where you are with your team? Well, it's been different every week. You go on to the start of week one, New Orleans. Jumped out to a big lead. Obviously didn't finish the game. So you're in there. Not a lot of, we weren't on track many times that day. But obviously, for different reasons, we came up short in the 4 quarter. Started slow in LA, make a comeback, make a lot of plays as a team. Then had two shots at it at the end, got picked on one, and then essentially in a Hail Mary spot, right? Come back, beat Seattle. Game goes back and forth on the road. Come back, right, Cleveland. Ran the ball, pretty good clip there. What was it after that Tampa? What happened there, slow? I don't remember that story. So a lot of things that start to add up. Come back, won a tough game at home against San Fran, physical game, pretty quick game. Ran the ball a lot. Since he got down, kind of made a comeback 4 half. Not a ton of possessions in the second half. Weren't very clean. And then able with a crazy game against Carolina, right? Found a way, able to win in a two minute situation. Had to pick the ball up and we were able to get it done. I mean, there were some other things that clearly happened that game as well. And then the charter game came out pretty efficient. Went back and forth, had a shot in the 4 quarter, didn't get it done. And then we all saw Thursday night as ugly as I felt. Still had a chance in the 4 quarters. What you're seeing is a lot of opportunity other than Cincinnati. We had a chance to go win these games. There have been different game plans and depending on the opponent that we've executed relatively well. But when you lose a couple, especially two on a roll. Yeah, there's things that you're constantly evaluating as you are doing the whole season and puts us in the spot we're in. So we're four and six and with a big game at home and you're still right in the middle of it. So this is a critical week for us. We'll find out a lot about ourselves. We need to be more consistent overall. Well, I think anything you do, you need to be consistent. And that's our job, right, to improve. And that's what we'll continue to do. It comes to the Bears. Just looking at the defensive front, Justin Jones and I guess Robinson started his first game. I want to know how those kids are playing. They play hard, like every time we've seen them. They're not even fluce defense. They play hard. All those defenses have, they did in Indianapolis and like I said, there have been a lot of close games as well and those guys are fighting up front. You mentioned, you know, you're talking about low snaps before Thursday night was an issue. When you are having low snaps, how because of the amount of play action you run, zone read that you run, if it is a low snap, how much is that to halt or mess up the timing of this offense versus maybe some other offense to look at? That's not, again, it's, like I said, you expect not to have an issue and drew us on a pretty good job all year. A couple that were low there at night. It happens when I drop back, your eyes go down. If it happens in a handoff, usually you fix it. In the Bears defense, Eddie Jackson and a brisker on the back end has the rookie playing back there. As an instinct to play, it plays fast, tough. What it looked like coming up in state. Eddie Jackson, a ballhawk in this back end. It was a good job reading the quarterback's eyes. He's got experience, he's got instinct playing deep and that's why he's been a productive player in the NFL. I'm sure I've seen this before, but as an offensive guy, what's the most important aspects of a quarterback and what's the most overrated aspect, do you think? Depends on what scheme you're gonna run. Your scheme. Your scheme. So obviously operating would be number one. Things we asked him to do with the line of scrimmage. Can you handle situational football? Third down, two minute, all those things. So clearly if you were gonna be a team that dropped back 50 times, you'd make sure that you have some other characteristics you'd probably lean into more. But what we're at right now is a program that has a team. Guys that can keep us efficient and consistent and that's what we look for every week. Take a picture with this offensive line. Chris Lynch have said on Thursday that at the beginning of Thursday night's game that something just fell off, that something wasn't clicking, something felt wrong. When in your experience, kind of what needs to go into making that change on the fly in the middle of the game to kind of ride the chip? That's what we did. And there's certain things we did change the pace. I thought we were able to run the ball better in the second half. Some opportunities, obviously we had some holds like crushing drives. And that has nothing to do with the officialism and it's what happened. So you do make adjustments. And we've done that every week and we had to do that the other night. The way it started started slow. That's a credit to Carolina. And then we were late on a couple calls and really that hadn't been an issue all year but it was early in that game. It's probably what Chris is referring to. And we were able to settle down and it gave us a shot.