Erik McCoy talks about Foster Moreau, the Saints loss and much more following the Jaguars game.
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00:00 that the game isn't won or lost on one play.
00:02 Like that, a couple of things.
00:06 Number one, he saved my ass a couple times today
00:08 on some blocks I missed.
00:10 Saved my ass completely.
00:11 And number two, that man is literally
00:13 the glue that holds our offense together.
00:15 Like the constant positivity, constant encouragement,
00:19 constant like coming up to everyone like,
00:22 yo guys, we got this.
00:24 Keep going, keep executing.
00:25 We're down 24 to nine.
00:26 And he's like, you have to believe.
00:28 So I have nothing but respect for the guy.
00:32 Yeah, I just want him to keep his head up.
00:36 We all made mistakes in that game that played.
00:38 Okay, messed up.
00:42 We all messed up in this game.
00:43 So I just want him to keep his head up
00:45 because we're gonna need him to be that vocal guy
00:48 the rest of the year.
00:49 - Was he taking it hard?
00:50 - Absolutely.
00:51 I feel like just like every one of us, he's a perfectionist.
00:55 And like he wants to do what's best for the team.
00:58 He wants to win the game for the team.
01:01 So I have his back 100%.
01:06 Like no doubt about it.
01:07 - From an O-line standpoint,
01:09 did you guys feel like you did some things in this game
01:11 that give you some things to build on, to grow on?
01:14 Like there were some positives from your side?
01:17 - Wasn't good enough, obviously.
01:19 Still lost the game.
01:21 I thought that we protected well or protected better.
01:24 Still areas we can definitely improve there.
01:26 You know, I thought when we got in the hurry up mode,
01:30 when we were able to get the runs in there,
01:31 we ran the ball well.
01:32 Yeah, that's it.
01:36 - Yeah, I was thinking from an outsider perspective,
01:38 it seemed like, okay, why don't you just run tempo
01:39 the whole game like we were talking about?
01:40 What are some of the difficulties
01:42 in consistently running tempo like that?
01:44 Other than being tired, obviously.
01:46 - Honestly, that's one of the major factors.
01:50 For an offensive line, it is hard to go tempo
01:52 the entire game.
01:54 But honestly, that just kind of hasn't been our identity
01:58 in the past or this year, really.
02:01 Like I said, if it works and that's what worked,
02:06 then why not stick with it?
02:07 Because it worked.
02:11 - And it kind of feels like if the offensive line
02:13 is willing to do it, then everyone should be.
02:16 - Absolutely, we're willing to do whatever it takes
02:18 for this team to win.
02:19 If that means we have to do extra conditioning,
02:20 have to practice, run extra gassers, get extra pass sets,
02:22 like, that's what we'll do.
02:24 'Cause above all else, we want this team to be successful,
02:29 we want this offense to be successful.
02:30 If that means sacrificing being tired, like, whatever.
02:35 - I mean, would it make sense to liken it
02:38 to like a basketball team that's pressing the whole game?
02:41 Is it kind of like that?
02:42 - Yeah, I mean, it makes everybody on the defense
02:43 get lined up quick, fast, in a hurry.
02:47 And do you see that it helps them see coverage quicker
02:51 as well?
02:52 So yeah, it's tough, but like,
02:58 if that's what we're going to need to do to win,
03:00 then why wouldn't we do it?
03:02 - A lot of you have been saving that
03:07 Colin Saunders blocker, like, thank you.
03:10 - Honestly, it's only been in the game plan since last week.
03:13 - Really? - Yeah.
03:14 We just didn't have any goal line chances last week,
03:16 but we had, what, four or five?
03:17 - Dude, that was that formation,
03:19 like, seven offensive linemen.
03:21 - A D lineman.
03:22 - Three tight ends,
03:23 and a quarterback and a D lineman as lead blocker.
03:25 That's just like, kind of unusual.
03:26 - Yeah, it was, I'm glad it worked.
03:29 I mean, it took three drives for it to work,
03:32 but still, glad it worked.
03:34 And he was running through that hole hard, so.
03:38 - So that was something that went in after you lost to Adam,
03:40 I assume? - Yes, yeah, yeah.