Brian Fleury Recaps Week 8 & Discusses Drew Lock Getting The Start vs. Cardinals

SPEAKER_1 (0:01)

Hi, all right, let's go.

SPEAKER_2 (0:09)

What do you need to adjust for, if anything, with the change of quarterback this week?

Brian Fleury (0:14)

Luckily, I've had experience calling plays for Drew in two games already this season. So there's obviously a little bit of an adjustment, but I'm comfortable with what Drew likes and what he's comfortable executing, particularly against this defense. Luckily, this is something we've been through before. So it was easy to put the plan together once we got the news that he was going to be the starter.

SPEAKER_4 (0:32)

What kind of confidence does that give you that he hasn't just played, but he's played really well in this offense?

Brian Fleury (0:37)

Right. It obviously gives not only me, but the entire coaching staff and everybody out there, a lot of confidence. We know that he's done it at a high level against this particular opponent, like I said, and he can handle everything they're going to throw at us. So we feel great going into this game.

SPEAKER_5 (0:50)

We talked about coming out of the last game, feeling like you guys are coming out the other side of things. I guess the game on Monday wasn't what you're picturing. So what do you think happened on Monday?

Brian Fleury (1:02)

Yeah. Credit to the Bears. They did a great job. They had a great game plan and came out and executed it. They're the best third down defense in football, and I think that was really the big difference maker. We had a good plan, but we're all responsible for executing on third down. I think we all, coaches included, players, quarterback, offensive line, receivers, every one of us can identify something we could have executed or done a little bit better to help that cause. So when you're not doing well on third down, it makes it hard to sustain drives, and that ultimately, I think, was the difference in the game.

SPEAKER_6 (1:28)

What was your assessment of the offensive line? Obviously, there were changes with Quentin and things like that, just how that began to go.

Brian Fleury (1:34)

Yeah, I wouldn't say that it was perfect, but considering all the moving parts and the new people in new places communicating in different ways, I was overall happy with what they were able to do out there. I think that there's room for growth, and I'm excited to see that growth.

SPEAKER_7 (1:47)

What have you seen this week that was practiced from the last game?

Brian Fleury (1:51)

Yeah, yesterday was just a walk through given the short week. So today we got out there, and we're actually able to get after it and move full speed. And you can see that the resolve of the guys in that room, that they're ready to get out there and improve on what happened on Sunday or Saturday, Monday, and they're ready to go out and play.

SPEAKER_7 (2:08)

What's your top priority to address, your number one thing you'd like to fix?

Brian Fleury (2:13)

Overall, again, the execution on third down is what's going to allow us to sustain drives. It's something that we failed to do well on Monday night. And in order for us to be the offense we want to be, we have to be able to stay on the field, and it really starts there.

SPEAKER_8 (2:24)

This season's gone absolutely not as you'd planned it.

SPEAKER_7 (2:28)

Your quarterback, your number one draft pick running back.

SPEAKER_8 (2:31)

What did you learn about yourself and that activity, and how hard has this been?

Brian Fleury (2:36)

I mean, it's been challenging for sure, but I didn't take the job thinking it was going to be easy. I knew the expectations were high. I knew that there was a good roster, but every single NFL season I've been a part of has become the challenges.

And it's all about being able to solve problems, being able to work as a collective group, as a coaching staff, and then in turn with the players to solve the problems in the best possible way and move forward in a way that gives us a chance to go out and win football games, regardless of what that may be. The solutions are always different, but every single solution starts with stop feeling sorry for yourself and get up and go out and start working.

SPEAKER_9 (3:06)

With all the changes on the offensive line, what do you feel like is realistic for when they should all be on the same page clicking like they ultimately will be?

Brian Fleury (3:16)

I think that it's realistic to think that that's going to start to happen sooner rather than later. I mean, they're all professional football players. They hold themselves to a high standard, and they're putting in the work not only in what's the time that's required of them inside the building, but on their own to make sure that they can get there as quickly as possible.