Klint Kubiak and Kirk Cousins Postgame Presser | Week 7 vs. Rams

Klint Kubiak (0:00)

All right, guys, obviously, not a winning performance. Didn't start the game well enough at all. Didn't give ourselves a chance. Started the game way too slow. Guys fought in the second half, but for us to put ourselves in that big of a hole versus a really good team, well coached team, you don't give yourself a chance. So I'll take in your questions.

SPEAKER_2 (0:20)

Klint, right here in the middle. Were you a little bit surprised, or I guess you're the head coach, you wouldn't be surprised, but maybe turning up the aggression, the blitzes a little bit, anything in that, was there any discussion about that, sir?

Klint Kubiak (0:32)

No, they have a really good scheme. They have a lot of variables to their defense. So credit to their coaches, they did a good job, but no, to answer your question.

SPEAKER_3 (0:41)

Klint, I know you talk about red zone, I think and 3 in the first half. They were 4 for 4 in the first half. Can you just talk about some of the issues on both sides of the ball in that area?

Klint Kubiak (0:51)

Yeah, it's very disappointing, especially the emphasis that we've put on it. And what comes down to we have to make plays down there and we have our one on one opportunity. It's got to make the throws, gotta make the catches, and, you know, it didn't happen.

SPEAKER_4 (1:04)

What issues are you seeing with your brushing defense right now?

Klint Kubiak (1:09)

You know, they're moving the ball on us way too well. I gotta go look at the tape.

SPEAKER_2 (1:15)

Mike's guess.

SPEAKER_4 (1:20)

Was there any, with the score, what it was, was there any consideration at any point to go into Fernando, a quarterback in the second half?

Klint Kubiak (1:26)

We made it a competitive game in the third quarter, so no, to answer your question.

SPEAKER_3 (1:32)

At what point do you maybe start to think it's, you know, lost four straight games, and obviously still in this thing for the season, but at what point do you maybe start thinking about the future of this franchise and Fernando Mendoza?

Klint Kubiak (1:43)

Yeah, I think, you know, we have to go watch the film, and, you know, I think at this point, we got to, you know, we're thinking about everything, you know, how to fix our problems, you know, how to fix our issues in the red zone in the third quarter and personnel scheme. You know, we got to talk about all of it.

SPEAKER_5 (2:00)

Coach, this is the fourth straight game you guys have allowed 30-plus points. Just overall, what is going on with the defense and what it's going to take to kind of get out this funk?

Klint Kubiak (2:09)

Well, no one's coming to help us, you know. We got to figure it out ourselves as a coaching staff with the players, and, you know, we have to compliment each other as well, because, you know, we got to start the game a lot faster offensively.

SPEAKER_6 (2:22)

Klint, overall, did you feel the team from the outset just came out flat?

Klint Kubiak (2:26)

And if so, what do you attribute that to?

Yeah, you know, I think that's what the score would implicate. You know, I think I know our guys are ready to play. I think early in the game, you know, I did a really poor job offensively of getting us going. And, you know, once, you know, you give the ball back to them and they score, then, you know, it just the game starts to slip away from you. So, you know, but I did think our guys were ready to play. I just think we did not execute early in the game.

SPEAKER_5 (2:53)

You guys had a, there was a singles where you had like a pair of fourth down conversions that did not go your way. Just what was going on in that area of the game?

Klint Kubiak (3:01)

Yeah, well, it's going to be man coverage. We got to be man coverage. You got to win, you got to make the throws, you got to make the catches. We didn't make them. They did.

SPEAKER_4 (3:08)

What are you noticing with the way the teams are attacking your pass protection right now and pressuring Kirk?

Klint Kubiak (3:13)

Yeah, well, you know, you can't win in this league, having to throw it as much as we're throwing it. So we got to be more competitive in the game early so that you can be balanced, but there's no balance in playing from behind.

SPEAKER_2 (3:25)

Klint, I know there are no moral victories, but could you please talk about your special teams? They were exceptional today.