Zak Kuhr 11/12: “We’ve got to bring our A-game”

SPEAKER_1 (0:00)

I want to lead off by, first time we've talked to you since the Green Bay game, and I wanted to get your sense of how things went, that game, and specifically for Christian. It looked like he had some issues. Goldberg, obviously, is a great wide receiver, but at the same time, looked a little bit out of character.

Zak Kuhr (0:16)

Yeah, I'd say first, obviously, as a whole, the offensive obviously did not go well, was not our best out there. Yeah, obviously, Christian had a couple of plays. They definitely want back, but there's some things that fans don't see or people don't see that might not be on Christian, but he happens to be around the ball, and sometimes the blame comes with that. But we know what Christian is very capable of, and we have all the support and belief in him in the world.

SPEAKER_1 (0:46)

How confident are you in a bounce back this week for the group? Not just Christian, but just the group in general.

Zak Kuhr (0:53)

Yeah, and I don't want to do any predictions or anything like that, but I thought we had a really good day of practice yesterday. I thought there was good energy, there was good execution, there was an improvement in communication, some connection in the back end, and it was exciting to see.

And there was some good energy out there. I think the guys were excited to go back to work, like, let's get this thing right.

SPEAKER_1 (1:14)

What stands out for you the most about the Detroit offense?

Zak Kuhr (1:18)

I would say the collection of talent. You know, you can tell that they've been together for a while. The offensive line is a dominant one. You know, the quarterback runs the show really well. He gets into really good plays for the whole unit. He kind of has the freedom to do that. The back is probably one of the best players in the NFL. He's got the most touches, all purpose yards, force miss tackles, explosive runs. He's the threat out of the backfield. You know, I would say he's a huge part of that.

And obviously, the combination of both receivers and tight ends, there's not a single weak link. So we got to bring our A game. You know, it's going to be a tough, tough game. And I think yesterday's practice was a good step forward.

Which we had talked about in the past.

SPEAKER_1 (2:15)

Like your balance.

Zak Kuhr (2:17)

Yeah, I thought we were balanced. I mean, obviously, this past Sunday, like, you know, just wasn't our best, and nothing was really working out there.

You know what? There has to be a balance. You know, I would say one of the things when you play really well at something in the beginning of the season, people start to adjust and adapt and attack it. So, you can't just, you know, live in one world and try to put those guys in some bad situations. But at the end of the day, you know, every call has a beater to it, and they have to have a tough play call to that play. We got to just challenge and fight through the down and try to make a play.

I was saying as we has all year, we had Sea Woods or whoever steps up in that role. They've shown that next man up is a real thing for us, and they truly believe in it. And all the guys on the team, whoever touches that field, they have all the faith in the world.

SPEAKER_1 (3:19)

What's the big challenge in life?

Zak Kuhr (3:22)

Yeah, just the complimentary explosiveness of all position groups combined that, like I said, there's not really a weak link at all on their unit.

SPEAKER_1 (3:31)

What have you seen from your young cornerbacks?

Zak Kuhr (3:33)

I know Karen went to run last week with Colt Matt. What if they share new because they missed some time, they come back? Yeah.

You said, oh, Karan? Karan Prakrit? Yeah. Yeah. I mean, he went out there and tried to challenge, you know, that was really some, you know, got thrown to the fire there. But the most experienced time on task is the best. So just continue to get better and improve. And every rep you get, try to find a way to hone in on your craft and, you know, help your technique and hear the communication of the guys that maybe you weren't repping with earlier in the year and get the flow of things.