Klint Kubiak Presser - 9.21.26

Klint Kubiak (0:00)

All right, so Stukes is in the concussion protocol. Brock will practice this week, and DP we'll see on Wednesday.

And I'll take any questions you guys got.

SPEAKER_2 (0:11)

Following up on my question last night about Cody, I know you guys have to make a decision here in the next 15 minutes or so, but have you guys decided, will he go back to practice squad or be elevated?

Klint Kubiak (0:21)

Yeah, still working it through with Spy, and Cody had a great game.

SPEAKER_3 (0:25)

You won the first two games very different ways offensively. What does that say about the versatility of the side of the ball?

Klint Kubiak (0:33)

Yeah, we just got done talking to the players. There's a lot of ways to win a game, and offense, defense and special teams all playing together is the best way to ensure a win, but it's never going to be perfect. And I thought big credit to the Chargers that took away the run game.

SPEAKER_4 (0:49)

We saw Brock go to work out on the field yesterday. I guess, what was the thought process? Was there a chance he could have played? Was that a discussion I had after he went through the workout?

Klint Kubiak (0:57)

Yeah, you know, we, Brock when worked out, he had a good workout, but didn't practice enough to play.

SPEAKER_5 (1:05)

Klint, you ran the ball 11 times in the first half, didn't have much success, came out in the second half, ran the ball 18 times. Can you talk about how important it was for you to stick with the run, even though you weren't successful?

Klint Kubiak (1:15)

Yeah, I think that's something you always always try. You know, our defense was playing really well and allowed us to keep trying. But big credit to our defense, big credit to, you know, Kirk and the receivers and tight ends getting open. And, you know, when they took one part of the game away, then our guys did a good job responding with something else. But got to get the run game better.

SPEAKER_6 (1:38)

To follow on that, how crucial do you feel like the commitment to the run game was in opening up some of your play acts and stuff down the field?

Klint Kubiak (1:44)

Yeah, yeah, that's always going to be a part of it. And I thought Cousins did a great job of going through his progressions and getting it to the back when it wasn't there. And, you know, our receivers did a good job getting up and down the field. Our quarterback got hit too many times. You know, he got hit 10 times yesterday, two sacks, so we have to improve there.

SPEAKER_7 (2:02)

Even though you want Brock back, obviously, how much does his absence kind of help the rest of the office in terms of, you know, getting people open in terms of, you know, getting the ball in as many places as possible for different guys?

Klint Kubiak (2:12)

Yeah, you know, Brock's a big part of our team, and we're looking forward to having him back. But, you know, our team knows it's never about one guy. And when someone goes down, the next guy steps up, you know, one example of that is Zeke, you know, stepping in and having a great game yesterday.

SPEAKER_6 (2:27)

What's working with your defensive front right now? Applying pressure the way you guys are?

Klint Kubiak (2:31)

Well, I think it starts with Max. Max, you know, demands a lot of attention, the way that he plays and the production that he has.

Just really pleased by the way that Robbie's got the group playing, how Travis coaching the defensive line, how demanding Ronnell is, how great a teacher is that Joe Woods and Matt Ard, it's our coaching staff, is doing a good job putting the guys in the positions to be successful. And it's two games with 15 regular season games left to go. So by no means do we think we've arrived or we've accomplished anything, and we just got to keep working and getting better.

SPEAKER_8 (3:04)

Does this talk about how much confidence that he's always kind of had and still in himself after watching this?

Klint Kubiak (3:09)

Who is that? Sorry.

SPEAKER_8 (3:10)

Go ahead. What's it up to you about him and his performance after watching the team?

Klint Kubiak (3:15)

Yeah, that's kind of the guy we've seen since he came here in April. He's been confident. He's been making plays on the ball. He's been instinctual.

And it's one game. We've got to go do it again.

SPEAKER_9 (3:25)

We saw the post-game clip of you telling the team that they did something that people said that they couldn't. Is that a motivating factor for you and this team?