Andrew Janocko and Rob Leonard Presser - 11.5.26

Andrew Janocko (0:01)

All right, here we go.

SPEAKER_2 (0:03)

Do we want to rock the sunglasses? Do we want to press them?

Andrew Janocko (0:05)

I definitely would. I definitely would. I might get yelled at at home for that one.

SPEAKER_3 (0:11)

You guys have talked a lot about that first drive coming out of half time. And this week, it was successful, I guess. What does it do for the team to just kind of build that confidence coming out of half and having that scoring drive?

Andrew Janocko (0:22)

When you look at football games, anytime that you can score at the end of the half and score coming out of the half, that's a tremendous advantage. And that's just statistically, I think every team really preaches that stuff, preaches being able, if you can double dip or get the score at the end of the half, getting the score at the beginning of half, but just changing or keeping momentum, that's always something that you're looking to do.

SPEAKER_3 (0:42)

Specifically, when there's something you guys talk about, I know Clint has talked about it, Kirk has talked about it, to get that right. How rewarding is it to see it actually come into fruition?

Andrew Janocko (0:53)

That's really something that as the head coach sets a vision for something, it's on all of us as an organization to get that done. So when he sets a goal for the week or he sets something that he's talked about, that he makes it a priority, it's something that we take to heart. We put it, implement it in practice, we implement it in things that we're trying to do, how we're going about our business, our planning. And then when it comes to fruition, we're really carrying out his vision and that's what it takes to be successful.

SPEAKER_2 (1:23)

How would you evaluate Trae's first career start?

Andrew Janocko (1:26)

I think he came out, competed, did a lot of good things, did a lot of things to build on. It was great that there's some things that he'll learn from and grow.

And just being out there competing and helping us get a win was huge, huge for his confidence and huge for us going forwards in offense.

SPEAKER_4 (1:41)

What do you make of the run blocking against your heads?

Andrew Janocko (1:45)

Something we, I think that's something we took a step forward in. You know, we were able to, we were able to create some explosives. We were able to sustain some drives because of it. So it's something that we're just looking to build on.

SPEAKER_3 (1:56)

What have you seen from Mike in his development in the passing game, both in pass pro and routes?

Andrew Janocko (2:01)

He's just, he's somebody that continues to improve, really works his craft. He wants to get better at each and every single thing he does, whether it's, you know, fitting his hands up, his eyes, everything coming out. You know, it's all the little fundamental things that we talk about. It's stuff that he wants to get better at, improve on, and that'll allow him to become a more successful player.

SPEAKER_5 (2:20)

How do you feel there's a contrast with Ashton, where he's near the top of the league and receiving at the running back position, but then struggling running the ball through halfway, almost halfway through the season?

Andrew Janocko (2:30)

Well, running the ball is a full team thing. Anything, you know, the greatest thing about football in general is that it's 11 is one on every single play. So it takes all 11 for everybody to be successful. So, you know, we really don't look at it as an individual statistic. We really look at it as us as an offense and you know, where we're improving, whoever is the back carrying the ball, that's a team statistic. So, you know, he's had some success as far as receiving the ball. He's also been growing as a runner. We've been growing with him as a runner. So, it's something that we want to just keep improving on and going forward with.

SPEAKER_3 (3:04)

You guys have tried to be pretty creative in the sneaky game early in the season. This past week, you kind of went to old school that Kurt sneaked in for the most part. I guess, what did you see from him to be able to do that in short yardage?

Andrew Janocko (3:14)

I think that's just that's something that, you know, he has a will and want to do. It was something that we saw on tape that was that allowed us to be successful. Things change week to week.