1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,440 Speaker 1: Obvious. Seems like you guys started to get the Steve 2 00:00:02,440 --> 00:00:05,080 Speaker 1: fence down, get a little more comfortable out there. Yeah. Yeah, 3 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:07,880 Speaker 1: I get a little more comfortable, starting to figure out 4 00:00:07,880 --> 00:00:10,079 Speaker 1: where we can play with a little more instincts, a 5 00:00:10,119 --> 00:00:12,600 Speaker 1: little more freedom. So I think Shane's doing a great job. 6 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:15,520 Speaker 1: We're all acclimating pretty well. Do you feel you should 7 00:00:15,520 --> 00:00:18,440 Speaker 1: have had that one pick? Yeah, I have my hand 8 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:19,840 Speaker 1: on a couple of balls today, but you know, I 9 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:23,720 Speaker 1: just gotta trust it and go pick it. How would 10 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:25,759 Speaker 1: you describe if we had the defenses at this point 11 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:27,400 Speaker 1: the season as to where you want to be at 12 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:30,960 Speaker 1: the start? We're in a good spot. You know, we're 13 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:34,360 Speaker 1: growing every day obviously. You know we're still installing. Guys 14 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:36,480 Speaker 1: are still getting a feel for each other, how we communicate, 15 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 1: how we play. I mean it's still what like day 16 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:41,640 Speaker 1: six or seven a camp, so we still have a 17 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:44,880 Speaker 1: lot of growth. Destroyed practice would be a next good 18 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:46,599 Speaker 1: test for us, and you know, which keep growing as 19 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:50,040 Speaker 1: we go. Do you also have to reprogram yourself when 20 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:52,839 Speaker 1: you're so fluent in a different defense, A little bit 21 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 1: for sure. I Mean there's a reprogramming that happens when 22 00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:58,480 Speaker 1: you go through an offseason, you get back into football drills, 23 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:01,000 Speaker 1: hitting again, and then now you're just trying to build 24 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 1: second nature habits, especially when you get fatigued. So yeah, 25 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 1: it's a lot of reprogramming. What did you learn about 26 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:09,120 Speaker 1: Shane bow Like the guy he is, the coach he is. 27 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:14,120 Speaker 1: He's very detailed. He's dogmatic, you know. He he'll coach 28 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:17,720 Speaker 1: anybody from burns the decks to me, he'll hold anybody accountable, 29 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:19,360 Speaker 1: and I think that'll be a strength of our defense. 30 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 1: Who you've seen from Deonta Johnson. Uh, he's a playmaker, 31 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 1: he's athletic. I mean, profile wise, he kind of looks 32 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:31,960 Speaker 1: like me out there, so he's a good player. How 33 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 1: do you think Lott is handling outside corner so far? 34 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:36,679 Speaker 1: I think he's doing well. He put on some weight 35 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:39,480 Speaker 1: this offseason. He looks big, he looks strong. He's made 36 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:42,280 Speaker 1: a lot of good plays, so it's good. Obviously we've 37 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 1: got great competition out there with the receivers, so uh, 38 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 1: it's just battle testing for everybody for sure. I remember 39 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 1: first day he came back, I was like, dang, fly, 40 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 1: you've been bench pressing or what? How do you deal 41 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:57,320 Speaker 1: with the You don't have two days anymore. But today's 42 00:01:57,320 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: a hot day out there. Yep. Just pacing yourself and 43 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 1: going through this. I mean, it's just building mental toughness. 44 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 1: I remember when we played the Dolphins last year that 45 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 1: was a hot, hot, hot day. So just getting ready 46 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:10,679 Speaker 1: for the university you're gonna face throughout the year, whether 47 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 1: it's injuries, whether it's heat. You know, it's not always 48 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:17,240 Speaker 1: gonna be a seventy five partly cloudy day, so just 49 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:19,560 Speaker 1: just get ready for it. The preseason coming up. How 50 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:22,239 Speaker 1: do you view preseason games? Since they say, you know 51 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:24,680 Speaker 1: you're like the quarterback of the offense, they're how important 52 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:26,520 Speaker 1: are those games to get some reps in for you? 53 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:30,800 Speaker 1: Very important. Obviously there's load management that goes on, so 54 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:33,080 Speaker 1: we you know, the coaches, back end, office, training staff 55 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 1: handled that. But this is a new defense, as we 56 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:38,800 Speaker 1: alluded to, So just getting the communication in real time, 57 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:41,360 Speaker 1: seeing how Shane's gonna call the game, get a flow 58 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:43,680 Speaker 1: of it. So yeah, those reps will be very important. 59 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:46,720 Speaker 1: What have you seen from like Tyler Nuban and Drew Phillips. 60 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 1: I think Tyler Nuban has a great head on his shoulders. 61 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 1: Obviously he's been out, but you can feel his presence. 62 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:55,360 Speaker 1: He's a vocal guy, he's a smart guy. And Drew. 63 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:58,360 Speaker 1: I love Drew. I didn't realize how how much he's like. 64 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 1: He's a physical guy. You know, he popped out when 65 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 1: the Pats came on. So I think it'd be a 66 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 1: great addition to our defense. Bobby, what's it like playing 67 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 1: behind someone like Dexter Lawrence. It's amazing. Makes my job 68 00:03:13,639 --> 00:03:15,360 Speaker 1: a lot easier. He's taking up two three guys at 69 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 1: a time, so I get to run around and make 70 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 1: MC tackles. Do you feel I've been empowered in this 71 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:24,480 Speaker 1: defense as at least my perception was last year and 72 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:28,680 Speaker 1: were completely in power? Yeah? Very. I mean it is 73 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:30,640 Speaker 1: a growing relationship. You know, Shane has to get to 74 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 1: know me. I got to get to know him. You 75 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 1: know how We're going to be in stressful situations as 76 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:37,000 Speaker 1: the plays go on. But I think we're developing a 77 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 1: great rapport. Obviously, me and Win had a great report 78 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 1: last year, so uh, just working to develop that again.