Just said that you're realizing what you can be and
the impact that you make on the offense. What
is that to you? Um, Shoot, just
trying to be, uh, trying to be the
face, trying to be the conductor. He calls
it the conductor of the offense. Um, you're
trying to be the face of the offense, trying
to. Um, you want the, want the
, want the pressure, you wanna, you know
, the ball in my hands, and I've,
um, you know, tried to, you know
, show that all year and, and, uh
, throughout my career. So, um, that's
what, you know, I, I kind of
feel like and I know they feed off of me
and feed off my energy and feed off of,
um, you know, what I say to those
guys and, and what I say, you'll mean
something to them. So just, uh, you
know, know, you know, when adversity hits
, you know, I gotta to respond and then
from there, I just gotta be, you know
, the same guy, um, you know,
the same guy every day, you know, don't
try to change and I'll just be myself. That's
what the guys, you know, like the most
, so. I was just gonna stay on Coach
Rabel. Um, you hear those MVP chants a
lot, whether you hear them or not, they're
there. Do you think he's mounting maybe a campaign
for Coach of the Year? He also promised to
shave the mustache. Are you happy or sad about
that? Not exactly. I thought it looked good
. I think it was for a great cause.
Um, I think he, uh, Man,
I think, you know, the awards, I
think he'll probably say the same thing. He's,
uh, you know, worried about, you know
, each and every week and, um, that
stuff will come, but, um, you know
, he's got my vote and he's got a lot
of people's vote. Um, he's got everybody's vote
, you know, in this organization and, um
, you know, in that locker room, and
I'm sure, um, across the league. Uh
, your coach referenced the hit the other quarterback got
and playing through the whistle, and he intimated that
, that, that might have been a subtle reminder
to you on certain plays on being careful about being
taken down hard. Uh, so I guess two
quick questions. Uh, did that resonate with you
in any fashion, and was there any winking or
eye contact from your coach after that play? No
, I think it's, uh, You know,
something that, that's been across the league that showed
up with with quarterbacks near the boundary or or near
the sideline, um, just kind of relaxing and
, and, uh, I think I learned last
year the Chargers, I had him on that same
sideline over there. I got smacked, um,
on the sideline, so just be smart and know
you almost got to accelerate or get down or,
um, you know, do something over there,
but, um, I think, you know,
Jackson, uh, he makes some good plays with
his feet, so he's tough to, um,
he's tough to handle. Your, your coach didn't
look at you and give you one of these or
anything like that. Yeah, I don't think you
needed to, uh, I don't think you need
to. You heard the hit from the sidelines,
so I think everybody in the stadium knew. Andrew
Callahan on the left. Hey, Drake, uh
, excuse me. Just as far as tonight,
you know, what went as planned and what might
have surprised you, if anything? I think starting
fast. I think starting fast went as planned.
That's what we wanted to do. I think,
uh, we got some play designs that, that
coach had, and, uh, we practiced all
week that, that worked, and, um,
you know, I think that. That's the biggest
thing is, uh, that we knew they had
the new, new coordinator calling it for the first
time, so they're gonna bring something, some stuff
that we didn't expect, and, um, I
think we tried to, you know, handle the
guys up front, they had a great rush,
um, great players up front. I thought the
guys did that all night. The one sack we
had was, was my fault, um, and
I think from there, um. I think this
coach is saying no naps. I think we need
to do a better job in, um, second
half of, of, uh, you know,
living that and, um, you know, putting
them out of reach and getting them, you know
, across midfield and, and putting the drive together
to score a touchdown. Hey Drake, uh,
backups today at left tackle and left guard. What
was the key for you guys on offense to kind
of minimize that impact, I guess? No,
I, I told them I had full faith in
them. You know, we got a lot of
reps last year of dropping back and, um,
you know, trust those guys, and I think
, uh, they're great players and they've stepped up
, um, like I said, pregame. I
think they've stepped up all year. You know,
anybody who's been thrown in the fire and I'm just
proud of them, proud of them for, uh
, you know, working hard and, and learning
this offense and, um, you know, staying
on the same page and be on the same page
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