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00:00Can you give us an update on Darron and what's going on there?
00:02When did the injury happen?
00:03It all happens at some point in practice yesterday, but
00:06this could have been something that's all along, it just happened kind of slowly.
00:10And yesterday it just came to a head, but we're gonna miss him while he's out and
00:14now we're gonna try to get him well and back on the field as soon as we can.
00:16Is there any timetable on how long he's gonna be out at this point?
00:19Yeah, I can't put a timetable on it.
00:21All guys are different, you know that, so yeah, it is what it is.
00:26How much are you gonna miss him if he's out for a few days?
00:29With his production, with his intangibles, we're gonna miss him a lot.
00:32But I mean, we're a team, I think we have a good team.
00:34So we have guys that'll step up, and we'll be fine.
00:37I mean, we lost Joey last year, we were fine until we got him back.
00:42So we'll be okay.
00:45Surgery?
00:47I don't know how it happened, I don't know if he got stepped on.
00:49It could have been just running, it was just one of those deals.
00:53Is surgery an option?
00:55I don't know, right now we're still looking at things.
00:58And when I get more information, I'll let you know.
01:00Would you guys consider placing him on IR?
01:03If it was bad, I mean, we might have to put him on IR with the ability to return.
01:07But right now, we're just trying to figure out exactly what it is and
01:10how to deal with it.
01:11What are you gonna do in the meantime?
01:16Well, next man up.
01:17I mean, Adrian Phillips is his backup.
01:19Adrian's gotta step up and play strong safety now.
01:22And Adrian's also still our dime backer.
01:24So when he goes to dime,
01:25somebody's gonna be competing for that strong safety spot.
01:28We'll figure it out over the next three weeks.
01:29Do you like the depth there overall?
01:31And did that help you maybe kind of deal with the issue a little bit?
01:34I like the depth there.
01:36I wish Nas was healthier right now, that would help.
01:38But we do have good quality depth there.
01:40Do you think maybe Raishan could be an option to move back to strong safety?
01:43You could, I mean, we've had all those discussions.
01:46I mean, Raishan came in here as a strong safety, but
01:48I love what he's done with his body.
01:49He's lost weight.
01:51He's doing a heck of a job at free safety.
01:52So I'm not sure if I necessarily want to make two moves right now.
01:56You got the Keenan thing, and the Russell thing, and the Melvin.
02:00What's new?
02:01I tell myself every year, there's gonna be three or
02:06four things that's gonna happen that you don't expect, that you have to overcome.
02:09And it's happening.
02:10For Keenan, it's been reported that he's got an ankle injury, is that safe to say?
02:14I think, yeah, yeah, he has soreness in his ankle.
02:18We'll see how long, but like I said, I don't wanna speculate on that right now,
02:22because I don't know, to be honest with you.
02:23But he was on the field today.
02:26You see him, he's walking around, he was doing fine.
02:27He was getting mental reps.
02:28So he's still into it.
02:29Do you have any surgery, or are you gonna be able to call it at that time?
02:34I'm not gonna say if he's gonna need surgery or not,
02:36because I think we're gonna wait and rehab it and see what happens.
02:40And then just to be clear, it's an injury, but
02:42they're one that you do expect him to play in 2019, no doubt?
02:46I'd like for him to play in 2019, but I don't know that for sure, yeah.
02:50Considering how much of an effort you've made to keep guys healthy,
02:52giving guys days off, how frustrating is it to have an injury like this,
02:55a stress injury like this?
02:56It doesn't matter how much effort you put into saving guys and
02:59keeping guys fresh and healthy.
03:01It's football, and things are gonna happen.
03:04And like I said, we're a team, and we're overcoming as a team.
03:08Is it similar to last year with Joey's injury, if it's okay,
03:13or it could be mandated, or- I just know that it's in the foot.
03:17I don't know if it's similar to Joey's or not, but, okay?
03:24What game Sunday do you know when you're gonna do a quarterback?
03:29Well, I'll go ahead and tell you now, so you stop asking me every day.
03:32Phillips not playing, okay?
03:34Will the other three play, or- Absolutely, absolutely, absolutely.
03:39Coach, how did the practice go today?
03:41I thought the practice went well.
03:43Less penalties today than yesterday, one less.
03:46I guess I should have been a little more specific when I talked about less penalties,
03:49but it was better, I thought.
03:52With the quarterbacks on Sunday, kind of same game plan as last week with Tyrod,
03:57maybe about a quarter than Cardell?
04:00Now, that part of it, we'll discuss tonight,
04:02how much playing time these guys are gonna play, and things like that.
04:06I'll know more about that tomorrow.
04:08With some of your offensive linemen, cuz I think-
04:10We have a lot of young offensive linemen,
04:12but they're gonna play more than most starters, I can tell you that.
04:15But won't play as much as last week.
04:18When did Keenan hurt the ankle?
04:19Was it in the Monday night practice?
04:21It seems like he was making plays that night and then the next day.
04:24No, I think it might have been Wednesday, I think when he pulled himself out.
04:30To be honest with you, I can't remember if it was Monday or Wednesday,
04:32cuz they were off Tuesday.
04:33But I think it was Wednesday.
04:35And you don't view it as something serious,
04:37like a potential keep them out of games in the regular season?
04:39I hope not.