1 00:00:08,360 --> 00:00:10,760 Speaker 1: What's up, faithful, and welcome to the forty nine Ers 2 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 1: that You've Got Male podcast. I'm Lindsay pilaris your host, 3 00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:16,759 Speaker 1: and today I am joined by a wide receiver duo, 4 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:20,280 Speaker 1: Ricky Piersoll and Jacob Cowing. Guys, thank you for spending 5 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:21,160 Speaker 1: the afternoon with us. 6 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:23,439 Speaker 2: Thank you for having us, thank you for having us excited. 7 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 1: This is the season finale of our podcast, and much 8 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: like this podcast, the forty nine Ers season comes to 9 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:32,720 Speaker 1: an end next week against the or this weekend against 10 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:35,880 Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals. Both you guys be in Arizona Natives, 11 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:39,559 Speaker 1: ASU product and an Arizona product. How many people are 12 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:40,560 Speaker 1: you guys gonna have at this game? 13 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:41,880 Speaker 3: Gonna start off? 14 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:44,560 Speaker 2: I guess also because I have a whole bunch coming. 15 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:46,280 Speaker 4: We were just talking about it, but I got fifty 16 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:49,320 Speaker 4: five family members on just my mom's side, which is 17 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 4: kind of crazy. I'd even though I had that many 18 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:53,560 Speaker 4: family members on my mom's side in general. I don't 19 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:55,360 Speaker 4: know if my dad's bring in too many more people, 20 00:00:55,440 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 4: but yeah, we got a lot. 21 00:00:57,120 --> 00:00:59,200 Speaker 2: We got a big group coming, so uh. 22 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:02,640 Speaker 3: For me, I probably got around fifteen people, a lot 23 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:06,479 Speaker 3: of friends, some family coming in from from Texas also 24 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:08,679 Speaker 3: from California. To you guys, some family come from California, 25 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 3: so it's gonna be a good little turnout. 26 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:13,040 Speaker 1: You guys are both smiling as you're talking about all 27 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 1: your loved ones that are gonna come see you in 28 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:17,720 Speaker 1: an NFL game in your home state. If you could 29 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:20,360 Speaker 1: tell your younger self this time last year how it 30 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:24,480 Speaker 1: was all gonna work out, what would you say? 31 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, I don't know. Probably just stay true to yourself. 32 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:31,119 Speaker 4: I think that's like the biggest thing I always tell 33 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 4: myself is, you know, be your authentic self. 34 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:34,800 Speaker 2: I feel like. 35 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 4: Any situation I'm always that I end up in, That's 36 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 4: what I tell myself. 37 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 2: So that's probably what I'll say. For me. 38 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:43,240 Speaker 3: I probably say, just don't let the moment get too 39 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:46,320 Speaker 3: big for you. You know, you worked years, years and 40 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 3: years to get to where you want to and at 41 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 3: this point to go out there and continue playing football 42 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 3: the way you've been ever since you were younger. 43 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:54,880 Speaker 1: I'm sure you guys have rocked up a ton of 44 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 1: really special football memories, but where is this one going 45 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 1: to rank? To be in your home state, playing an 46 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:04,280 Speaker 1: NFL regular season game and having all your family there. 47 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 4: It's definitely gonna be up there for me just because 48 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 4: you know, obviously we grew up there. We grew up 49 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:11,239 Speaker 4: watching the Cardinals, and I don't know how many times 50 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:13,080 Speaker 4: I've been in that stadium before, but this is definitely 51 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:14,760 Speaker 4: gonna be my first time playing it because I know 52 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 4: there's there's times like youth football teams, maybe like high 53 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 4: school championship teams that like hosted in there, but I 54 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 4: never made it to that, so this will be my first. 55 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 2: Time playing there. 56 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 4: And then obviously we got a lot of a big 57 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:26,360 Speaker 4: crowd coming, so it's gonna be up there for me 58 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:28,799 Speaker 4: on some of my memories of all time. 59 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:31,679 Speaker 3: So yeah, very similar to what Ricky just said. Never 60 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:34,400 Speaker 3: actually really played in the stadium, only ever seen it. 61 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:37,640 Speaker 3: I've been to a couple of games growing up. I 62 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:43,520 Speaker 3: think it's gonna be definitely top top top two football 63 00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:47,080 Speaker 3: memories for me, you know, just growing up in Arizona, 64 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 3: me also growing up a forty nine Ers fan, so 65 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:52,080 Speaker 3: just being able to play with the Niners and playing 66 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:54,639 Speaker 3: back home in front of my family and friends, it's 67 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 3: gonna be a special moment. 68 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 1: Jacob, you mentioned this to me just yesterday that you 69 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:02,680 Speaker 1: guys I normally met earlier, this year in January. But 70 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:06,959 Speaker 1: your paths did actually cross in Arizona many many years ago. 71 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:08,239 Speaker 1: When did that happen? 72 00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:10,679 Speaker 3: Yeah, so that was Actually it was funny. His dad 73 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:12,680 Speaker 3: was telling me we were coming out here for Ricky 74 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:15,280 Speaker 3: mini camp that we actually played against each other in 75 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:18,080 Speaker 3: Pop Vulnerable. I didn't even know this, but but yeah, 76 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:19,960 Speaker 3: so we had like a little scrimmage or whatever, and 77 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 3: uh and I don't really remember it the scrimmage really 78 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:26,320 Speaker 3: too much, but I do remember the team he was on, 79 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:28,480 Speaker 3: the Wildcatch, right or something like that. Yeah, And I 80 00:03:28,520 --> 00:03:31,520 Speaker 3: remember that. And then I always knew about Ricky when 81 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:34,160 Speaker 3: he was at ASHU. Always heard his name and I 82 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 3: kind of always followed him just you know, he's from Arizona, 83 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:38,680 Speaker 3: from Arizona, like the way he run routes and stuff 84 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:41,840 Speaker 3: like that's why he was knew who he was, Like, like, 85 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 3: I always knew who he was. 86 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 1: What's the first impression of each other that you had 87 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 1: after knowing about each other for so long then you 88 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:50,920 Speaker 1: meet after your drafted, what'd you guys think? 89 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:51,400 Speaker 2: Yeah? 90 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:53,360 Speaker 4: So, I mean, like he was saying, like I always 91 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:55,600 Speaker 4: knew of him and knew the type of player he 92 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:59,040 Speaker 4: was and how quick he was. But you know, when 93 00:03:59,040 --> 00:04:01,200 Speaker 4: I first met I was like, me and him get 94 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 4: along really well. You know this, this is gonna be 95 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 4: somebody that, you know, that I can be friends with 96 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 4: for a long time. So you know, then things went 97 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 4: around and now we're teammates, so it was that much 98 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:11,960 Speaker 4: more cool. And you know, after he got drafted, he 99 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 4: ended up calling me because he saw that I got 100 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 4: drafted the forty nits as well, and you know, from 101 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 4: there we just been best friends. And ever since we 102 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:18,040 Speaker 4: got here. 103 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 3: So yeah, to add on to that, you know, ever 104 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:24,080 Speaker 3: since I met Ricky very comfortable. I was able to 105 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:27,080 Speaker 3: talk to him about anything and everything, and even outside 106 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:29,400 Speaker 3: of football, we had conversations about just life. And at 107 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 3: that point I kind of knew I could I could 108 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:34,080 Speaker 3: trust Ricky. He's like a brother to me now. And 109 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:36,840 Speaker 3: even like when we was training through exos and all 110 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:38,480 Speaker 3: this stuff, I'm like, you know, like that would be 111 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 3: pretty cool to be able to, you know, play with 112 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 3: him and stuff like that. And you know, I mean, 113 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:42,839 Speaker 3: all worked out at the end of the day. So 114 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:45,240 Speaker 3: we're here now, and at this point, I think I'm 115 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:46,479 Speaker 3: just ready to go ball out with my boy. 116 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:47,560 Speaker 2: This is. 117 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:52,400 Speaker 1: This is a really friendly locker room, but just having 118 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 1: a familiar face that you at least kind of know. 119 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:56,599 Speaker 1: How much did you guys lean on each other throughout 120 00:04:56,600 --> 00:04:57,040 Speaker 1: this year. 121 00:04:57,440 --> 00:04:59,159 Speaker 4: Yeah, Like I said, we were best friends, you know, 122 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:03,320 Speaker 4: definitely through training camp. You know, we talk every day. 123 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:04,720 Speaker 4: You know, we just kind of like had a little 124 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 4: self reflection with each other if it was football, you know, 125 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:10,039 Speaker 4: maybe outside stuff in life. And you know, it was 126 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 4: really good to have like a resource like that. You know, 127 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:14,400 Speaker 4: have somebody that you can relate to, and you know 128 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:16,400 Speaker 4: somebody that's also from you know, the same city that 129 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:18,320 Speaker 4: you're from, so you know, it was it was really nice. 130 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:19,800 Speaker 4: It was It was a blessing for sure to have 131 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:20,680 Speaker 4: somebody like that with me. 132 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:21,599 Speaker 2: Absolutely. 133 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:23,279 Speaker 3: I think you know, going you hear a lot of 134 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:26,839 Speaker 3: stories going into it, it could be overwhelming for rookie 135 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 3: coming into the NFL first year. So it was definitely helpful, 136 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:31,960 Speaker 3: you know, having him by my side, and you know 137 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:33,640 Speaker 3: him also from Arizona, so we have a lot more 138 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:35,719 Speaker 3: things in common. We could talk about more things, and 139 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:38,680 Speaker 3: I think it was definitely made the transition a lot 140 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:40,160 Speaker 3: easier going from college to the NFL. 141 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:43,080 Speaker 1: All right, vastly different starts to your NFL careers. For 142 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:45,799 Speaker 1: the both of you. Ricky, You're drafted in the first round, 143 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:49,280 Speaker 1: go through a personal tragedy during Labor Day weekend, battle 144 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:52,880 Speaker 1: back from that gunshot wound, make your debut in week seven. 145 00:05:53,480 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 1: How would you put that first portion of your rookie 146 00:05:56,120 --> 00:05:57,680 Speaker 1: career into wards. 147 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:00,880 Speaker 4: I don't know if there's really just word is to 148 00:06:00,920 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 4: describe that situation. But you know, at the end of 149 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 4: the day, I always say, you know, there's light and 150 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:08,800 Speaker 4: all the darkness, and you know, I feel like as 151 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:11,280 Speaker 4: a man, you know, all those all the adversity, you know, 152 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:13,640 Speaker 4: it makes you really informs you to you know, be 153 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:15,800 Speaker 4: the man you are. And I feel like, you know, 154 00:06:15,880 --> 00:06:18,560 Speaker 4: that's a situation I'm in and that was a big 155 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:21,760 Speaker 4: learning experience for me and it only made me stronger. 156 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:24,320 Speaker 4: But you know, luckily I had an organization like this 157 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:26,240 Speaker 4: with a bunch of good people in here that had 158 00:06:26,279 --> 00:06:28,719 Speaker 4: my back, a lot of teammates, you know, coaches that 159 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:31,080 Speaker 4: you know that that were in my corner, and you know, 160 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:32,560 Speaker 4: they put a lot of people in my corner to 161 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:34,960 Speaker 4: you know, resources to help me along the way and 162 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 4: get back to where I needed to be. And you know, 163 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 4: shout out to them, you know, they showed major love 164 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:42,040 Speaker 4: through that, so you know, it was it was definitely 165 00:06:42,240 --> 00:06:44,280 Speaker 4: a crazy moment for me in my life and it 166 00:06:44,320 --> 00:06:46,720 Speaker 4: wasn't expected. But I'm very thankful for it and I 167 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 4: would not go back to change it. And you know, 168 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:49,599 Speaker 4: I'm just super blessed. 169 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:52,599 Speaker 1: You touched on it earlier. Lots of ups and downs 170 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:56,279 Speaker 1: during a rookie season. Since making your NFL debut Week seven, 171 00:06:56,440 --> 00:06:57,880 Speaker 1: what has been the biggest challenge. 172 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 4: The biggest challenge We'll probably be learning the playbook, to 173 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:05,120 Speaker 4: be honest. You know, it changes weekly. You know coach 174 00:07:05,120 --> 00:07:07,160 Speaker 4: Shanahan does a really good job of making it. You know, 175 00:07:07,200 --> 00:07:09,840 Speaker 4: something that's a tougher defense is the key on and 176 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:12,000 Speaker 4: you know he's he's got a lot of changing parts 177 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:14,320 Speaker 4: in the offense and that's what makes us us and 178 00:07:14,800 --> 00:07:17,920 Speaker 4: you know, a powerful explosive offense. And you know, being 179 00:07:17,960 --> 00:07:20,360 Speaker 4: a rookie coming from a college playbook and coming here 180 00:07:20,360 --> 00:07:22,880 Speaker 4: and you know, trying to learn that while learning my 181 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:25,240 Speaker 4: teammates and while. 182 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:27,400 Speaker 2: Trying to establish myself, it was definitely difficult. 183 00:07:27,400 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 4: But like you said earlier, you know, having a guy 184 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:30,880 Speaker 4: like Jacob where you know we can just bounce off 185 00:07:30,920 --> 00:07:33,320 Speaker 4: each other and learn the playbook together, it made it 186 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 4: that much easier. So, you know, I think having a 187 00:07:35,440 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 4: guy like him, it made it easier for me, easier 188 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 4: for both of us honestly to learn it, and made 189 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:41,360 Speaker 4: that transition that much easier. 190 00:07:41,360 --> 00:07:42,680 Speaker 2: So I think that was it. 191 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:45,200 Speaker 1: Fast forward to week seventeen, you put up a career 192 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:48,800 Speaker 1: high and receiving yards a touchdown. You just did everything 193 00:07:48,840 --> 00:07:51,000 Speaker 1: that the forty nine ers knew you were capable of. 194 00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:53,680 Speaker 1: Now that you are getting close to the end of 195 00:07:53,720 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 1: the regular season, what type of confidence does that give 196 00:07:56,400 --> 00:07:57,640 Speaker 1: you heading into the offseason. 197 00:07:58,120 --> 00:08:01,120 Speaker 4: Yeah, for sure, I think it makes it easier, you know, 198 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:03,160 Speaker 4: when the ball's coming your way to you know, develop 199 00:08:03,200 --> 00:08:06,640 Speaker 4: that confidence. But I think, you know, part of being 200 00:08:06,680 --> 00:08:09,440 Speaker 4: a successful receiver is always have that confidence no matter 201 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:11,360 Speaker 4: you know, if there's highs or lows, you know, just 202 00:08:11,640 --> 00:08:15,200 Speaker 4: continuing to have that self belief. And I think I 203 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:18,000 Speaker 4: do a pretty good job of that. But like you said, 204 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:20,600 Speaker 4: you know, having a game like that, it can only 205 00:08:20,640 --> 00:08:21,960 Speaker 4: boost it and makes it easier. 206 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:24,559 Speaker 1: So Jacob, for you, you go in the fourth round, 207 00:08:24,680 --> 00:08:27,760 Speaker 1: you suffer that hamstring injury early in camp, and then 208 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:31,160 Speaker 1: you are taking over at punt returner. What type of 209 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:34,320 Speaker 1: pressure did you face being a rookie that needed to contribute. 210 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:35,440 Speaker 1: Very early on in the year. 211 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:40,000 Speaker 3: I wouldn't really say pressure. I would say really my 212 00:08:40,040 --> 00:08:42,360 Speaker 3: last year of college, I really like key it in 213 00:08:42,440 --> 00:08:45,679 Speaker 3: on punt returning and fielding punts and getting confident and 214 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:48,560 Speaker 3: comfortable with it. So when I got here and they 215 00:08:48,679 --> 00:08:50,960 Speaker 3: put me on on punt return I just kind of 216 00:08:50,960 --> 00:08:52,960 Speaker 3: translated what I learned from my last year at college 217 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:56,040 Speaker 3: and just kind of have that same confidence, same comfortable 218 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:59,040 Speaker 3: feeling that I've had, so at that point, I was 219 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:01,400 Speaker 3: just not sure to get too far outside the box. 220 00:09:01,480 --> 00:09:03,240 Speaker 3: Is trying to continue to be me and continue to 221 00:09:03,240 --> 00:09:05,160 Speaker 3: play the game that I know how to play and 222 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:06,319 Speaker 3: just try to make something happen. 223 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:10,240 Speaker 1: I think being a punt returner is an underappreciated job 224 00:09:10,280 --> 00:09:12,920 Speaker 1: a lot of times. What was your biggest learning lesson 225 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 1: throughout the year. 226 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:18,240 Speaker 3: On Pummer Train, The biggest lesson is the lanes close 227 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:20,360 Speaker 3: extremely fast, so when you see something you got hit 228 00:09:20,360 --> 00:09:24,520 Speaker 3: extremely fast, don't wait, don't hesitate, And you know, at 229 00:09:24,559 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 3: this point, I mean everyone knows how to cover the 230 00:09:26,760 --> 00:09:28,800 Speaker 3: field pretty well, and that's something I'm still trying to 231 00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:30,440 Speaker 3: get better on and how to read the field and 232 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:31,720 Speaker 3: trying to make something explosive happen. 233 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:34,840 Speaker 1: How would you contrast the speed of that. 234 00:09:35,080 --> 00:09:38,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, there's a different speed change for sure, coming to 235 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:40,199 Speaker 3: college to the NFL, dudes are a lot faster. I 236 00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:46,640 Speaker 3: would definitely say that. Other than that, dudes technique, they're different. 237 00:09:47,280 --> 00:09:49,800 Speaker 3: Everyone holding on their on their craft and you just 238 00:09:49,840 --> 00:09:52,640 Speaker 3: got to try and within yourself trying to better your 239 00:09:52,640 --> 00:09:53,719 Speaker 3: craft so you cannot work. 240 00:09:53,760 --> 00:09:56,400 Speaker 1: Then both of you are part of a wide receiver 241 00:09:56,480 --> 00:09:59,839 Speaker 1: room that's got a lot of established veterans, all pro 242 00:10:00,160 --> 00:10:04,240 Speaker 1: is pro bowlers. Who did you enjoy learning from the most? 243 00:10:06,440 --> 00:10:11,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, I'll go first, right off the bat, I'll say 244 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:14,360 Speaker 3: between it was both Deebo and Brenda Nayuk when they 245 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:16,440 Speaker 3: was going in training camp. Just learning from those guys, 246 00:10:16,559 --> 00:10:20,480 Speaker 3: how they approached the game, how they approached you know, 247 00:10:20,520 --> 00:10:25,120 Speaker 3: even recovery, film study. I watched everything and how they 248 00:10:25,160 --> 00:10:27,920 Speaker 3: carry themselves and how I can you know, implement that 249 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:30,320 Speaker 3: in my in my career and take off from there. 250 00:10:30,360 --> 00:10:34,280 Speaker 3: So definitely Deebo and Brendan Nayut when I first got here. 251 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:35,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, for sure, I would say the same. 252 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:39,679 Speaker 4: I think honestly I took a different things from a 253 00:10:39,679 --> 00:10:43,720 Speaker 4: lot of the different guys in there. Obviously Brandon, I 254 00:10:43,760 --> 00:10:45,760 Speaker 4: took a lot of like Ride running from him. Same 255 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:49,520 Speaker 4: with Debo, and you know how explosive Debo is with 256 00:10:49,520 --> 00:10:51,800 Speaker 4: the ball in his hands, trying to take some things 257 00:10:51,840 --> 00:10:54,080 Speaker 4: like that away from him. And then guys like Chris Conley, 258 00:10:54,160 --> 00:10:56,240 Speaker 4: you know the way that he works and goes out 259 00:10:56,240 --> 00:10:59,920 Speaker 4: there every day and prepares, and you know the craftiness 260 00:11:00,080 --> 00:11:02,000 Speaker 4: of like Trent. So there was like a lot of 261 00:11:02,040 --> 00:11:04,319 Speaker 4: different things I took from a lot of different. 262 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:04,760 Speaker 2: Types of players. 263 00:11:04,800 --> 00:11:08,320 Speaker 4: But I think that's something that makes you a better receivers. 264 00:11:08,360 --> 00:11:09,960 Speaker 4: You know what you can take from different guys. You know, 265 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:11,840 Speaker 4: I take things from Jacob's game. You know that I 266 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:12,600 Speaker 4: put into my game. 267 00:11:12,720 --> 00:11:15,320 Speaker 2: So I think, you know, there's a lot of different 268 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:16,080 Speaker 2: things you could take away. 269 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 1: Did you guys have a welcome to the NFL moment 270 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:19,520 Speaker 1: thus far? 271 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:24,199 Speaker 3: I would say Buffalo game, the Blizzard game. Never playing 272 00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:26,720 Speaker 3: the Snow game like that ever ever in my life. 273 00:11:26,760 --> 00:11:29,280 Speaker 3: I'm from Arizona. We're both from Arizona, so we don't 274 00:11:29,280 --> 00:11:30,040 Speaker 3: see much snow. 275 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:33,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, I slip right about, but yeah, that was definitely. 276 00:11:34,080 --> 00:11:36,800 Speaker 1: I don't think people from the West Coast are supposed 277 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:39,319 Speaker 1: to play in those conditions, but every now and then 278 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:41,800 Speaker 1: it pops up on the schedule, all right. When it 279 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:45,120 Speaker 1: comes to immersing yourself in Bay Area culture, Ricky, I 280 00:11:45,160 --> 00:11:47,440 Speaker 1: really enjoyed the smeeze you hit in the end Zone 281 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:50,760 Speaker 1: the other day. One of the memorable moments from your 282 00:11:50,880 --> 00:11:54,440 Speaker 1: rookie year. You asked people on Twitter to tell you 283 00:11:54,480 --> 00:11:57,560 Speaker 1: about Bay Area culture. Yeah. What was the biggest takeaway 284 00:11:57,600 --> 00:12:01,280 Speaker 1: from the fifteen hundred responses you got on that tweet? Yeah? 285 00:12:01,280 --> 00:12:02,760 Speaker 4: At first I was trying to read all of them, 286 00:12:02,800 --> 00:12:04,960 Speaker 4: and then they got too many. I was like, okay, Yeah, 287 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:08,640 Speaker 4: the fans here, you know, they're crazy. So I don't know, 288 00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:10,680 Speaker 4: probably like the dance moves I've been I'm still trying 289 00:12:10,679 --> 00:12:12,040 Speaker 4: to learn some of the dance. 290 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:12,160 Speaker 2: Moves, you know. 291 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:14,080 Speaker 4: Obviously the smeeth you know, I've been trying to hit 292 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:19,400 Speaker 4: that since like twenty nineteen. Yeah, yeah, so I really 293 00:12:19,440 --> 00:12:21,680 Speaker 4: still work out it, still patching it up, but you know, 294 00:12:21,720 --> 00:12:24,360 Speaker 4: all the food spots probably, but you know, lately I 295 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:25,840 Speaker 4: just been stay in my butt home. 296 00:12:27,040 --> 00:12:29,840 Speaker 1: All right. So we learned that we don't say nine nation, we. 297 00:12:29,760 --> 00:12:31,760 Speaker 2: Say oh yeah, yeah, that's definitely. 298 00:12:31,400 --> 00:12:32,640 Speaker 1: What do we say? What do we say? 299 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:35,000 Speaker 4: First off, we got to say faithful, you know, That's 300 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:39,160 Speaker 4: how we address them, and then we say, uh, Niner. 301 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:42,679 Speaker 2: What is it nine Nation? Because you know we don't 302 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:43,800 Speaker 2: it's not nine Nation. 303 00:12:43,960 --> 00:12:48,000 Speaker 1: People are gonna grill you, guys for sure. This is 304 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:51,280 Speaker 1: your moment to shine, Jacob. 305 00:12:52,120 --> 00:12:52,920 Speaker 3: Is it Niner game? 306 00:12:53,400 --> 00:12:56,800 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, that doesn't work. That doesn't work game. That's 307 00:12:56,800 --> 00:12:57,240 Speaker 2: what it is. 308 00:12:57,720 --> 00:13:01,720 Speaker 1: And Niner empires, guys, nine empire. 309 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:04,280 Speaker 2: We still learn it. We still were still Ricky. 310 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:09,280 Speaker 1: Be nice in the comments, guys. All right, so Jacob, 311 00:13:09,280 --> 00:13:11,680 Speaker 1: what are your impressions of the bay. Obviously already a 312 00:13:11,679 --> 00:13:13,720 Speaker 1: West Coast guy, but it's a little different in Door Cal. 313 00:13:13,920 --> 00:13:17,560 Speaker 3: Yeah. Absolutely. I would say the food was my biggest takeaway. 314 00:13:18,160 --> 00:13:21,000 Speaker 3: A lot of hole in the walls, good good food. 315 00:13:22,480 --> 00:13:25,280 Speaker 3: And then also like like the music culture around here too. 316 00:13:25,720 --> 00:13:28,719 Speaker 3: A lot of big name artists are around here and 317 00:13:28,800 --> 00:13:31,480 Speaker 3: from here, and I would say the music culture that 318 00:13:31,640 --> 00:13:33,840 Speaker 3: I'm really trying to get into, you know, also like 319 00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:35,600 Speaker 3: you know, trying to learn the dance moves as well too. 320 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:37,160 Speaker 3: Like Ricky said, I'd be in my house trying to 321 00:13:37,200 --> 00:13:39,559 Speaker 3: learn some stuff, still trying to polish some things up. 322 00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:41,640 Speaker 3: So when I get that first touchdown, I'm gonna go crazy. 323 00:13:41,800 --> 00:13:44,720 Speaker 1: You guys should post the outtakes like the practice versus 324 00:13:44,760 --> 00:13:45,800 Speaker 1: when you actually hit it. 325 00:13:46,080 --> 00:13:48,319 Speaker 2: Yeah, you're right, my practice would be pretty good. I got. 326 00:13:52,040 --> 00:13:53,679 Speaker 1: One last thing I wanted to touch on before we 327 00:13:53,720 --> 00:13:56,760 Speaker 1: get to our very fun fan questions. Jacob, you mentioned 328 00:13:56,800 --> 00:14:00,440 Speaker 1: and off the field hobby talent that you like to explore. 329 00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:03,320 Speaker 1: You restore cars. How did you get into that? 330 00:14:03,640 --> 00:14:07,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, I actually first got into it COVID. You know, 331 00:14:07,280 --> 00:14:08,760 Speaker 3: we had a whole bunch of time on our hands, 332 00:14:09,080 --> 00:14:10,760 Speaker 3: and at the same time, I had an old, beat 333 00:14:10,800 --> 00:14:13,760 Speaker 3: up truck that always broke down on me, and I 334 00:14:13,760 --> 00:14:16,440 Speaker 3: didn't have a car, So you know, I just took 335 00:14:16,440 --> 00:14:18,120 Speaker 3: that time, all that free time on my hands and 336 00:14:18,320 --> 00:14:20,200 Speaker 3: look some stuff up on YouTube, look some stuff up 337 00:14:20,200 --> 00:14:22,840 Speaker 3: on Google. Was able to fix my truck. I fell 338 00:14:22,840 --> 00:14:25,200 Speaker 3: in love with it after that, and any kind of 339 00:14:25,200 --> 00:14:26,840 Speaker 3: car that I have now, I try to make it 340 00:14:26,880 --> 00:14:29,760 Speaker 3: go faster, look better, try to do some things on 341 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:32,240 Speaker 3: you know, the Jacob touch on it and that's just 342 00:14:32,280 --> 00:14:32,960 Speaker 3: now my hobby. 343 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:35,200 Speaker 1: Now, were you impressed with how much you're able to 344 00:14:35,280 --> 00:14:36,640 Speaker 1: learn from YouTube videos? 345 00:14:36,920 --> 00:14:41,760 Speaker 3: One hundred? I was actually blown away by like very small, 346 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:44,560 Speaker 3: like little detailed things that I needed to understand on 347 00:14:44,560 --> 00:14:46,240 Speaker 3: how to fix some things. It was on YouTube. So 348 00:14:46,640 --> 00:14:47,680 Speaker 3: just a little search. 349 00:14:47,480 --> 00:14:49,920 Speaker 1: Away, anyone can learn anything, all right, Oh. 350 00:14:49,920 --> 00:14:52,320 Speaker 2: For sure, I definitely learned more on YouTube i ever 351 00:14:52,360 --> 00:14:52,960 Speaker 2: did in school. 352 00:14:53,120 --> 00:14:57,120 Speaker 1: I'm not YouTube's gonna love that, okay. So we also 353 00:14:57,200 --> 00:14:59,840 Speaker 1: let our YouTube community know that you guys are gonna 354 00:14:59,840 --> 00:15:02,120 Speaker 1: be on the podcast. They sent in a ton of questions. 355 00:15:02,120 --> 00:15:05,640 Speaker 1: I'm gonna fire them off. Michael from Redwood City. We 356 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:09,560 Speaker 1: know rookies have special assignments. So what rookie duties did 357 00:15:09,600 --> 00:15:12,000 Speaker 1: each of you have to do this year? The ones 358 00:15:12,040 --> 00:15:12,440 Speaker 1: you can. 359 00:15:12,320 --> 00:15:13,800 Speaker 2: Share, Okay. 360 00:15:14,360 --> 00:15:17,480 Speaker 4: So they're always on us about getting snacks for the room, 361 00:15:18,160 --> 00:15:20,040 Speaker 4: and they say we were slacking. 362 00:15:20,200 --> 00:15:22,120 Speaker 1: So what did you guys bring in? 363 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:24,560 Speaker 2: No, we definitely brought them some snacks. There's some snacks 364 00:15:24,560 --> 00:15:25,440 Speaker 2: in there right now too. 365 00:15:26,080 --> 00:15:28,360 Speaker 4: It could be anything, honestly, like the most junk food 366 00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:28,960 Speaker 4: you could think of. 367 00:15:29,080 --> 00:15:31,080 Speaker 2: Just get a bunch of that. You know, you got 368 00:15:31,080 --> 00:15:34,520 Speaker 2: to go to like whatever your nearest grocery or Walmart 369 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:35,880 Speaker 2: or something. You go down the high and just grab 370 00:15:35,920 --> 00:15:39,520 Speaker 2: everything for them. But the most recent one was the 371 00:15:39,760 --> 00:15:40,520 Speaker 2: Christmas tree. 372 00:15:40,680 --> 00:15:42,560 Speaker 3: Yep, we had to get a Christmas tree. I'll say, 373 00:15:42,560 --> 00:15:44,440 Speaker 3: also to wingstop for the plane. 374 00:15:44,840 --> 00:15:47,600 Speaker 1: I have seen you both with wing stops. 375 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:49,600 Speaker 3: Got about three four bags in our hands for these 376 00:15:49,600 --> 00:15:52,080 Speaker 3: guys trying to feed them on the plane. They sometimes 377 00:15:52,120 --> 00:15:53,960 Speaker 3: ask us to bring in the helmets for them too, 378 00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:57,360 Speaker 3: sometimes the buckets. Yeah, I'll say pretty much. 379 00:15:57,960 --> 00:16:01,480 Speaker 1: Okay, that's all that bad unstoppable wingstop flavor. Do we 380 00:16:01,560 --> 00:16:02,080 Speaker 1: have one? 381 00:16:02,680 --> 00:16:03,440 Speaker 2: Uh? 382 00:16:03,720 --> 00:16:04,960 Speaker 3: The hot honey rubs fire. 383 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:06,440 Speaker 2: Not gonna lie. 384 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:11,400 Speaker 3: That can't go wrong with lemon pepper either, That's a classic. 385 00:16:12,520 --> 00:16:15,520 Speaker 1: This one is for Jacob from Susie from Miami. As 386 00:16:15,520 --> 00:16:17,400 Speaker 1: a young dad, what's your best piece of advice? 387 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:20,520 Speaker 3: Best advice, I would say just trying to be patient 388 00:16:20,520 --> 00:16:23,920 Speaker 3: as much as you can, and also to just be present, 389 00:16:24,720 --> 00:16:27,160 Speaker 3: be present in the moment. Just don't take those times 390 00:16:27,400 --> 00:16:29,720 Speaker 3: for granted because you never get those times back. 391 00:16:30,880 --> 00:16:34,240 Speaker 1: This one is from Tina and this is for the 392 00:16:34,280 --> 00:16:37,680 Speaker 1: both of you. What is your guilty pleasure? Netflix? Binge? 393 00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:42,360 Speaker 2: Like shows like that? 394 00:16:42,720 --> 00:16:44,680 Speaker 4: Like everybody, everybody tries to put me on some shows, 395 00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:47,840 Speaker 4: but I just I might be one of those kids. 396 00:16:47,920 --> 00:16:48,880 Speaker 2: I might be one of those kids. 397 00:16:48,920 --> 00:16:50,520 Speaker 4: I just can't sit there and watch it for that 398 00:16:50,840 --> 00:16:53,640 Speaker 4: my attention spamish shortening the TikTok videos. 399 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:56,000 Speaker 1: Bro Okay, so who do you follow on TikTok or 400 00:16:56,040 --> 00:16:59,200 Speaker 1: what is one of the best like social media follows. 401 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:02,760 Speaker 2: I love you want to see it's pretty funny though. 402 00:17:04,280 --> 00:17:06,560 Speaker 1: I built this fyp brick. 403 00:17:07,800 --> 00:17:11,600 Speaker 3: Ben Shaw, I'll say, uh, rhythm and flow. I don't 404 00:17:11,640 --> 00:17:13,920 Speaker 3: know why I've been into that lately. Rhythm and flow. 405 00:17:14,080 --> 00:17:17,119 Speaker 1: Okay, yeah, that one all right? Any other one stuff? 406 00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:19,960 Speaker 4: Well, I did just watch the new Squid game one, 407 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:22,040 Speaker 4: so I did just watch. 408 00:17:21,880 --> 00:17:23,440 Speaker 1: That is not for the faint of heart. 409 00:17:23,520 --> 00:17:25,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, that's that's a weird one to just watch 410 00:17:25,960 --> 00:17:28,440 Speaker 2: out of the blue, but I did. 411 00:17:28,760 --> 00:17:31,200 Speaker 1: I mean, it's like the most highly rated Netflix show. 412 00:17:31,440 --> 00:17:32,760 Speaker 2: That's probably the only reason. 413 00:17:32,920 --> 00:17:37,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, my Carla from Broomfield at Colorado. How long did 414 00:17:37,840 --> 00:17:40,359 Speaker 1: it take you to learn the smize, Ricky? And do 415 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:41,680 Speaker 1: you think you've perfected it? 416 00:17:42,320 --> 00:17:43,800 Speaker 2: I think I'm pretty good at it. I don't know 417 00:17:43,800 --> 00:17:45,120 Speaker 2: if I perfected it. 418 00:17:45,640 --> 00:17:47,680 Speaker 4: You know, next time I'll do the smoeze like more 419 00:17:47,720 --> 00:17:49,320 Speaker 4: into the camera because I think they got the back 420 00:17:49,400 --> 00:17:51,600 Speaker 4: end of it, because you know, they had to review 421 00:17:51,640 --> 00:17:53,520 Speaker 4: the touchdown. So at that point I was already on 422 00:17:53,560 --> 00:17:54,840 Speaker 4: the sideline, but I had to make sure I get 423 00:17:54,840 --> 00:17:56,280 Speaker 4: it in, you know, I didn't want to run back 424 00:17:56,320 --> 00:17:56,720 Speaker 4: on the field. 425 00:17:56,760 --> 00:17:56,960 Speaker 2: And do it. 426 00:17:57,000 --> 00:17:59,640 Speaker 4: That would look crazy. But next time I do it, 427 00:18:00,119 --> 00:18:01,960 Speaker 4: you know, you got to give me some pointers. 428 00:18:02,320 --> 00:18:03,639 Speaker 1: Also, you gotta get I think there are a lot 429 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:07,240 Speaker 1: of people in front of you. Yeah, exactly, all right, 430 00:18:07,280 --> 00:18:10,000 Speaker 1: And Jacob Boy, is your future touchdown celebration that you're 431 00:18:10,040 --> 00:18:12,200 Speaker 1: planning if you want to reveal. 432 00:18:11,920 --> 00:18:13,640 Speaker 3: It, Yeah, I'm going to have to keep that one. 433 00:18:13,880 --> 00:18:18,120 Speaker 3: I'm going to keep that one. Wait and see. 434 00:18:18,560 --> 00:18:20,600 Speaker 1: Well, thank you so much for spending the afternoon with 435 00:18:20,640 --> 00:18:23,160 Speaker 1: this guys and Faithful. Thank you for sending in those 436 00:18:23,240 --> 00:18:25,840 Speaker 1: questions for our guests. 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