1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:03,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm feeling feeling better today, um than I was 2 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:05,120 Speaker 1: Monday and yesterday. You know, a little bit of the 3 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:09,200 Speaker 1: soreness is it's kind of is going down a little bit. Um. Obviously, 4 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:11,840 Speaker 1: still still sore and kind of taking it day by day, 5 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 1: but um, fortunate for sure. You know, I feel I 6 00:00:14,960 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 1: feel pretty good. One of those things were you have 7 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:20,040 Speaker 1: to try to keep it elevated for most of the 8 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 1: day or is that not good for it? Yeah, I 9 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:24,200 Speaker 1: mean obviously you I mean you want to try keep 10 00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 1: it elevated and rested as much as you can, just 11 00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:30,120 Speaker 1: let it heal up. Um. And you know, obviously it's 12 00:00:30,120 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 1: just kind of like I said, it's just day by 13 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:33,760 Speaker 1: day and see how it feels, and as much treatment 14 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:36,360 Speaker 1: as possible, stay off of it when you can, and 15 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 1: all that stuff that we've been doing and continue to 16 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:41,519 Speaker 1: do throughout the week. Said today, he was basically a 17 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:44,920 Speaker 1: toast breaking more or less. Uh. When it happened, I 18 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:48,560 Speaker 1: think everybody thought knee and then maybe ankle or high God, 19 00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:52,319 Speaker 1: how did it go from the knee. Well, I thought 20 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:54,800 Speaker 1: it was my knee at first, you know, Um, just 21 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:57,600 Speaker 1: the way I got twisted and um, you know I 22 00:00:57,600 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 1: thought I really thought it was my ney. That's why 23 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 1: I kind of grabbed it on the field. Just scared 24 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 1: me more than anything because it bent away. It's probably 25 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:06,080 Speaker 1: not supposed to bend. Um. And then when I was 26 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 1: laying there, you know, my my knee was hurting a 27 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:09,840 Speaker 1: little bit, uh, and I felt my toe a little 28 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:11,600 Speaker 1: bit too, But my first concern was my knees. So 29 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 1: I was laying there and tchainers came up there checking 30 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:15,319 Speaker 1: everything that asked me if it hurt. I was like, actually, 31 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:17,240 Speaker 1: you know, when they were moving, it didn't really hurt 32 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:19,520 Speaker 1: too bad. So that made me feel better. And then 33 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 1: when I got up started moving around, my toe was 34 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:25,039 Speaker 1: my toe was hurting, um, you know. And then from 35 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:27,560 Speaker 1: there obviously like after the game and Monday morning, woke 36 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:30,480 Speaker 1: up and it was really really sore, stiffened up on me. 37 00:01:30,600 --> 00:01:32,880 Speaker 1: But um, yeah, I kind of dodged a bullet for 38 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:37,880 Speaker 1: sure on that on that hip. I mean I've worn 39 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:39,559 Speaker 1: shoes off and on. You know, I kind of wore 40 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:42,479 Speaker 1: the other the other shoe just to keep that toe 41 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 1: from bending as much as possible, just to protected and 42 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 1: let it heal without stretching it anymore. So, Um, I 43 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:52,040 Speaker 1: kind of wear that when I'm not having to you know, 44 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 1: work out and do some treatment stuff like that. But um, yeah, 45 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 1: so I've tried to wear that as much as I can, 46 00:01:57,200 --> 00:01:59,560 Speaker 1: and then obviously today kind of wearing tennis shoes and 47 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 1: and all that. So in you in your mind you 48 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 1: think you're playing. Sorry, Yeah, that's a plan. You know, 49 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 1: that's a plan. And like I said, all I can 50 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:09,119 Speaker 1: do is just take a day by day and um 51 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 1: if I if I can, I'll be out there. So, um, 52 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:16,520 Speaker 1: biggest injury scare you've ever gotten on any football level, Yeah, 53 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 1: I mean I would say so. You know, I've had 54 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 1: a relatively healthy career thankfully, so, um yeah, I'm definitely 55 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:24,680 Speaker 1: kind of the way my leg got caught, I was. 56 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:27,040 Speaker 1: It scared me when I was out there. So thankful. 57 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 1: That's it's nothing major and really really fortunate, So thankful 58 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 1: for that. How do you if you if you don't 59 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:36,400 Speaker 1: get on the practice field substantially, how do you prepare 60 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:39,400 Speaker 1: for a game you're just having the mental reps? How 61 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:43,360 Speaker 1: how do you do that? Yeah? It's um, you know, 62 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:45,840 Speaker 1: our our offenses is what it is that we do 63 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:48,120 Speaker 1: a lot of things a week to week that changes, 64 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:52,359 Speaker 1: but um, it's it's really just mostly about seeing the looks. Practicing, 65 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 1: you know, calling the play is going through my footwork, 66 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:57,680 Speaker 1: my steps, all my checks, whether that's run game, passing game, 67 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:00,520 Speaker 1: all those things. Um, so I'm sharp into lea. So 68 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 1: that's so that when I do come back on the field, 69 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:04,239 Speaker 1: that's not something that I got to catch up on 70 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:05,799 Speaker 1: you because I've already got the reps in my head. 71 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:07,560 Speaker 1: You know, maybe just get a couple of throws and 72 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:09,800 Speaker 1: rep a couple of things that are a little unique 73 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 1: this week. But um, for the most part, you know, 74 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:16,520 Speaker 1: mentally I'm gonna stay in it, or really I'm completely 75 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:18,400 Speaker 1: gonna stay in it mentally, but that you can do 76 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:20,400 Speaker 1: a lot of the work that way, um, because you 77 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 1: kind of play play all the scenarios out in your head, 78 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:24,800 Speaker 1: and um, it's kind of like what we did today. 79 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:28,680 Speaker 1: So it was good comfortable playing on Sunday. If you 80 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:31,160 Speaker 1: weren't able to practice all this week, yeah, I mean, 81 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 1: I haven't haven't done that before, you know, I've, like 82 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:34,400 Speaker 1: I said, I don't know if I don't know the 83 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 1: last time I miss a practice, So it's kind of 84 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 1: uncharted territory for me. But um, yeah, I mean I 85 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 1: think as long as I feel good enough to go 86 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:44,400 Speaker 1: out there and run and cut and do what I 87 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 1: need to do to play, um and put us in 88 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 1: a good situation. I would feel comfortable being out there. 89 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 1: You know, I'm gonna get all the reps mentally throughout 90 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 1: the week and do what I can as the week progressive. 91 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:58,480 Speaker 1: So yeah, I guess, yeah, COVID. Yeah, it would have 92 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:05,120 Speaker 1: been COVID. That's right. So yeah, any concussion of yep, 93 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:08,680 Speaker 1: my freshman year. You guys are on it. So you 94 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:10,840 Speaker 1: did you didn't go on the field with the team today, 95 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 1: I do a little bit. Yeah, Well I was out 96 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 1: there just really just watching and get some reps and um, 97 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 1: you know, looking along and listening to all the calls 98 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:20,560 Speaker 1: and all that. But yeah, you know for all the 99 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 1: team stuff challenges this week against the Titans where they 100 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:26,599 Speaker 1: sort of present on defense to give you guys some 101 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:30,719 Speaker 1: some challenges. Yeah, they're really good. You know, they're really disciplined. Um, 102 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:32,919 Speaker 1: they're on the same page they got obviously, they got 103 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 1: a couple of great players, and I mean their whole 104 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:37,479 Speaker 1: defense is is good players. But you know, if you 105 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 1: guys that stand out Simmons up front, played against him 106 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:43,279 Speaker 1: last year, he's really good player. Um, really really good, 107 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:46,760 Speaker 1: David Long linebacker, Bayard safety. I mean, there's a bunch 108 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:48,640 Speaker 1: of guys really all the way around, but those three 109 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:51,839 Speaker 1: guys really really jump out on tape making plays, they're 110 00:04:51,880 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 1: directing traffic. Can tell those guys kind of lead that defense. 111 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:58,799 Speaker 1: UM and just they play hard, their physical they're always 112 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:01,440 Speaker 1: in the right spot, really sciplined group, UM, and they've 113 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:03,120 Speaker 1: been really good on third down this year. They've kept 114 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:05,280 Speaker 1: people in third and long. So that's you know, that's 115 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:08,000 Speaker 1: a big that's a big UM emphasis for us is 116 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:10,919 Speaker 1: just not getting behind the chains, and I think you 117 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:12,359 Speaker 1: know that's kind of what happened a little bit in 118 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:15,040 Speaker 1: the Detroit game as well as put yourselves in second 119 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:16,560 Speaker 1: and third and long. It makes it hard no matter 120 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:19,360 Speaker 1: who you're playing, but especially Tennessee has done a really 121 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 1: good job of getting people in second and third and 122 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:23,880 Speaker 1: long situations, and it's harder to convert when you're when 123 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:26,480 Speaker 1: you're in that situations. Have a reputation of being this 124 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:29,240 Speaker 1: man on a man on football team for a long 125 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:32,599 Speaker 1: for a long time. Given what happened last week to 126 00:05:32,720 --> 00:05:38,040 Speaker 1: the offense, particularly offensive, why do you expect that your 127 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:42,440 Speaker 1: teammates will will respond to the so called embarrassment of 128 00:05:42,560 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 1: last Sunday, especially against the team as physical as the Tennessee. Yeah, 129 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:48,599 Speaker 1: I think, uh, I think we have to. You know, 130 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:52,080 Speaker 1: obviously it's a huge game for US division game. It's 131 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:53,640 Speaker 1: a huge game because it's the next one too. I mean, 132 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:55,600 Speaker 1: you look at where we're in our season, every game 133 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:59,720 Speaker 1: is I mean it's vital. So you know, we're gonna 134 00:05:59,760 --> 00:06:01,680 Speaker 1: respon on the right way. And I definitely, you know, 135 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:03,760 Speaker 1: got full faith in our group and the way we're 136 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:05,640 Speaker 1: gonna bounce back, even just in practice this week and 137 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:08,120 Speaker 1: had a great day to day and um yeah, so 138 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:09,839 Speaker 1: I you know, I expect us to come out swinging 139 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 1: and anytime you know, we play these guys, that's that's 140 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:16,280 Speaker 1: the mindset anyways, because it's a division game, especially so 141 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:18,880 Speaker 1: um and I think we're both both teams are probably 142 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:21,040 Speaker 1: feeling the same way obviously after last week and just 143 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:23,920 Speaker 1: kind of what's at stake and everybody knows that's no secret. 144 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:27,040 Speaker 1: So um yeah, definitely when a game like last week happens, 145 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:28,720 Speaker 1: is that kind of kick up the agency a little 146 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:30,960 Speaker 1: bit more for this week? Definitely. Yeah, I mean just 147 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:34,679 Speaker 1: you know, especially after you know, our game against Baltimore 148 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:36,200 Speaker 1: then to come out last week and play as bad 149 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:38,960 Speaker 1: as we did. I think one you gotta flush it 150 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:40,480 Speaker 1: and move on and you gotta get ready to play 151 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 1: the next week because it's not slowing down. But you 152 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:45,520 Speaker 1: really have to think about your process and your week 153 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 1: and just how how you prepared yourself going into that 154 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:51,440 Speaker 1: game and kind of what what was missing, what went 155 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:53,800 Speaker 1: wrong all those things, and you know, we've looked at 156 00:06:53,839 --> 00:06:55,640 Speaker 1: that and at this point now we're all focused on 157 00:06:55,680 --> 00:06:57,320 Speaker 1: the Titans. But those are things that you gotta look 158 00:06:57,320 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 1: at and you have to attack this week and you 159 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:00,640 Speaker 1: have to bring energy you and you gotta be you 160 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:02,919 Speaker 1: gotta be ready to go. And um, the guys, you know, 161 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:07,520 Speaker 1: we look great today. So obviously so much goes around 162 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:10,680 Speaker 1: goes on around the quarterback at his feet. You're already seen. 163 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:14,360 Speaker 1: How do you protect I assume it's still gonna sore 164 00:07:14,520 --> 00:07:20,239 Speaker 1: come Sunday. How do we protecting Canon? Yeah? I mean 165 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:24,080 Speaker 1: never know, I might have some of the back for 166 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:27,000 Speaker 1: me now. That just that's something that we're gonna have 167 00:07:27,040 --> 00:07:28,960 Speaker 1: to talk about as a game gets closer and going 168 00:07:29,040 --> 00:07:30,480 Speaker 1: with the plan. You know, honestly don't have all the 169 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:32,960 Speaker 1: answers for that right now. Um, you know my main 170 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:34,960 Speaker 1: focus is just getting healthy as soon as I can. 171 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:37,880 Speaker 1: I'm making sure I'm ready to go. And um yeah, 172 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:40,000 Speaker 1: so that's I wish I give you a better answer, 173 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:42,240 Speaker 1: but I really can't right now. Paint tolerance on that 174 00:07:42,320 --> 00:07:45,480 Speaker 1: now it is the great. Yeah, I mean there's a 175 00:07:45,520 --> 00:07:47,320 Speaker 1: there's a degree of that. You know, you gotta be 176 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:50,520 Speaker 1: smart though it's it's pain tolerance. It's also how do 177 00:07:50,560 --> 00:07:52,600 Speaker 1: we let it. You know, heal as much as possible. 178 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:55,840 Speaker 1: Um before you need to press it and and go 179 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:58,080 Speaker 1: and be on it and move around and and and 180 00:07:58,080 --> 00:08:00,480 Speaker 1: really stretching all that stuff. So it's a little bit 181 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:02,480 Speaker 1: of both. You have to be smart. But yeah, you 182 00:08:02,480 --> 00:08:04,840 Speaker 1: know that's it's partly pain talerance for sure, which you 183 00:08:04,880 --> 00:08:08,520 Speaker 1: know most injuries are. So do you lean on CJ 184 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:10,600 Speaker 1: a little bit more this week since he's getting the rep. 185 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 1: It's kind of iffy or maybe not iffy to you, 186 00:08:14,240 --> 00:08:16,440 Speaker 1: but just in case you might not play on some day. 187 00:08:17,760 --> 00:08:20,200 Speaker 1: I mean, yes, and no, that's I mean meet me 188 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:22,680 Speaker 1: and CG have a great relationship. He prepares every week 189 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:24,760 Speaker 1: like he's a starter. You know, he knows, he knows 190 00:08:24,760 --> 00:08:26,840 Speaker 1: the plan inside and out. You know, he brings We 191 00:08:26,880 --> 00:08:29,760 Speaker 1: talked about stuff. He brings stuff to me throughout the week. Hey, 192 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:32,480 Speaker 1: this call or whatever the play is, this could be 193 00:08:32,520 --> 00:08:34,440 Speaker 1: an issue. Let's get a check for that. And we 194 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:37,400 Speaker 1: talked with coach, you know, with press, with Doug Um, 195 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:39,440 Speaker 1: coach McCoy to get it right. So he's he's done 196 00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:42,600 Speaker 1: that the whole season. He's always really prepared. So, um, 197 00:08:42,640 --> 00:08:44,600 Speaker 1: I mean, yeah, lean on him in in that case 198 00:08:44,640 --> 00:08:47,600 Speaker 1: of you know, if there's a question, you know he's 199 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 1: ready to go. So that makes us all feel good. 200 00:08:49,520 --> 00:08:51,960 Speaker 1: But um yeah, I mean he's he's always done a 201 00:08:51,960 --> 00:08:54,920 Speaker 1: great job of being prepared. So UM, I guess I 202 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 1: don't know if that answers your question, but yeah, well, good, good, 203 00:08:58,679 --> 00:08:59,439 Speaker 1: all right, thank you all.