1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:09,760 Speaker 1: And hi again, everybody. Welcome to another edition of the 2 00:00:09,880 --> 00:00:14,120 Speaker 1: From the Podium podcast, featuring all of the daily press 3 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:17,280 Speaker 1: conferences here from the Cross Country Mortgage Campus in Beria. 4 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:21,000 Speaker 1: I'm Jason Gibbs. Coming up today on the podcast. You 5 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:25,160 Speaker 1: will hear from Brown's head coach Kevin Stefanski, assistant general 6 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 1: manager Glenn Cook, and you'll hear from Brown's linebacker Carson Swessinger. 7 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:34,680 Speaker 1: Up first, it's head coach Kevin Stefanski, his final appearance 8 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:37,600 Speaker 1: of the week before game week and just off the 9 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:40,600 Speaker 1: practice field to talk about the Browns moves over the 10 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:42,199 Speaker 1: past twenty four hours. 11 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:47,280 Speaker 2: The editions of the specifically Sanders, what is what was 12 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:49,680 Speaker 2: it that kind of attracted you guys to him specifically 13 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 2: or that I'm sure you met with him in the 14 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:51,960 Speaker 2: free draft last. 15 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think all these guys that you have a 16 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:58,280 Speaker 3: little bit of a book on from that pre draft process, 17 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 3: so you know they're tay if you've met with him, 18 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 3: whether at the combine or or bring him in, so 19 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:05,120 Speaker 3: you get a pretty good feel for the guys. And 20 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:08,280 Speaker 3: then with you know, you give Andrew and his crew 21 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 3: credit because you have to pour over a lot of 22 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:13,039 Speaker 3: tape over the last three weeks to see who may 23 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:15,200 Speaker 3: become available who would be a fit for us. 24 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:16,800 Speaker 4: So that's really what happened. 25 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:20,559 Speaker 2: What was it about him that that fits with you guys? 26 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:26,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, productive player, good size, runs hard, But got to 27 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:28,760 Speaker 3: get him in here and see how how he does. 28 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 4: But you know, the tape's good. 29 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:32,800 Speaker 5: Kevin looks like there's always out. 30 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:36,959 Speaker 3: There practicing that well for it does. Yeah, he's uh, 31 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:38,080 Speaker 3: he's progressing nicely. 32 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 4: Cad Gavis coming back and now in your practicate squad, is. 33 00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 6: Is he somebody that you can really see maybe even 34 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:47,039 Speaker 6: contributing at. 35 00:01:46,959 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 4: Some point to see well without a doubt. 36 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:51,680 Speaker 3: I think a lot of those practice squad players, Mary Kay, 37 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 3: are guys that have been here, have played in practice 38 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 3: and practice in games and are dependable and trustworthy. And 39 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 3: Cayden certainly fits. The Bill has played in games for 40 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 3: us going back to last season. Can can feature him 41 00:02:06,040 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 3: on special teams as well. So it's definitely a guy 42 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:09,919 Speaker 3: that we're very happy he's back. 43 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 7: I remember if you were asking kat Leviston yesterday, but 44 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 7: what did you guys see? 45 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:16,960 Speaker 4: Yeah, just saw him. 46 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:21,120 Speaker 3: He was very physical player. Again, it goes back to 47 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:23,400 Speaker 3: Chris's question, A lot of these young players we have 48 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:25,320 Speaker 3: so much work. We've done so much work on them 49 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:27,919 Speaker 3: over the years, so you have a book on them 50 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 3: we've had. In this particular case, we had a coach 51 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:32,560 Speaker 3: that had him at the East West Shrine Games. He 52 00:02:32,639 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 3: have some more information there, but played well in our game. 53 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 3: Physical player fits what we do. 54 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:41,480 Speaker 2: Kevin, the use of the way the practice squad has 55 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:45,080 Speaker 2: been used, how much has it evolved over the last 56 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:49,359 Speaker 2: five six years into you know, being much more you 57 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:53,800 Speaker 2: know smart and utilizing it as as almost an extension 58 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 2: due to. 59 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:59,079 Speaker 3: The active Well, I think the practice squad itself has 60 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:01,919 Speaker 3: evolved so much over over the years, and and even 61 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:04,840 Speaker 3: way before my time too, it was a different squad, 62 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:07,680 Speaker 3: if you will. So, Uh, the just the sheer numbers 63 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:10,400 Speaker 3: of that having that many guys available to you allows 64 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 3: you to be flexible. It allows you to have some 65 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:15,640 Speaker 3: young guys that that you're developing, some older guys that 66 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 3: you can elevate in a pinch. 67 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 2: Uh. 68 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:22,440 Speaker 3: You can help one side of the ball on one 69 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:24,520 Speaker 3: week and then pivot to a different side next week. 70 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:26,960 Speaker 4: So it does give you some flexibility. Never hear about uh, 71 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:27,800 Speaker 4: cold screens. 72 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:29,640 Speaker 8: You's got a number of starts in the lady. 73 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 5: You guys see him more as a center. 74 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 4: Yeah, I can't comment on those type of guys. That's an. 75 00:03:39,240 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 5: Kevin talk so much about quarterback reps during training camp. 76 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 5: When you get to like a regular season to practice, 77 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:47,840 Speaker 5: when will Joe get the same amount that you've always 78 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:50,440 Speaker 5: given the start of the past, or because of his 79 00:03:50,520 --> 00:03:52,680 Speaker 5: age and having to working behind him, you might give 80 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:53,560 Speaker 5: Dylan more. 81 00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 3: We'll work through all those things. Haven't really gotten there 82 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:58,400 Speaker 3: just yet. Scott obviously have talked about it and thought 83 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:00,320 Speaker 3: about it. Uh, but we'll work through it as we 84 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 3: get there. 85 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:02,400 Speaker 7: I wanted to ask like a question similar to that, 86 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:05,120 Speaker 7: just what does you talk about development of the quarterbacks? 87 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 7: What does development for those guys look like during this 88 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 7: season when they're not getting as many practice shops as 89 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 7: they got in training camp. I don't s your girl 90 00:04:11,560 --> 00:04:13,400 Speaker 7: was talking about maybe running the scout team in Corning 91 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 7: has to start in defense, but in your eyes, what 92 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 7: does that look like for the key quarterback during the 93 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:17,679 Speaker 7: regular season. 94 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:22,880 Speaker 3: Development is ongoing for rookie players, and we're extremely intentional 95 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 3: about developing our players at all positions, certainly the quarterback positions. 96 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:29,360 Speaker 3: So uh, every minute of their day we'll be accounted 97 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 3: for within the rules don't worry, and we'll make sure 98 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 3: that we bring them along and not just assume they're 99 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:39,920 Speaker 3: just gonna get better by osmosis, which they will. They'll 100 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:43,080 Speaker 3: they'll learn a lot from just sitting in the meeting room. 101 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:45,040 Speaker 3: But we're gonna make sure that we're bringing them along 102 00:04:45,080 --> 00:04:49,159 Speaker 3: with extra meeting time, extra time on the field, being 103 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 3: smart about what we do before practice, after practice, during practice, 104 00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:53,440 Speaker 3: all those type of things. 105 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 9: Kevin, I know we've asked you a lot about person, 106 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:58,240 Speaker 9: but it's the Fascet Award, and I know on the 107 00:04:58,279 --> 00:05:01,359 Speaker 9: broadcast the other day, ab made the comment that adding 108 00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:04,800 Speaker 9: him was like adding another five year bet into this defense. 109 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:07,560 Speaker 9: Just how has he shown you guys sort. 110 00:05:07,320 --> 00:05:09,240 Speaker 3: Of that app Well, he made another play on the 111 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:12,640 Speaker 3: ball today, so he's just he's been very ball awhere. 112 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:14,000 Speaker 4: The ball seems to find him. 113 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 3: He's, as you guys have seen, he does a nice 114 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:19,240 Speaker 3: job of running a defense, which is not easy for 115 00:05:19,320 --> 00:05:21,560 Speaker 3: a young player. But in order to do that, in 116 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:23,800 Speaker 3: order to tell people where to get lined up, you 117 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:27,240 Speaker 3: have to know your stuff, and he really does know 118 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:29,680 Speaker 3: his part of this thing and how he factors into it. 119 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:32,480 Speaker 6: Kevin, to go back to Dylan Gabriel, when you make 120 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:34,320 Speaker 6: that decision to make him the number two. How much 121 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:36,200 Speaker 6: of it is kind of trusting him to be able 122 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:38,160 Speaker 6: to handle, you know, like he's got to help the 123 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:40,360 Speaker 6: starter get ready and a kind of that mental side 124 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:40,680 Speaker 6: of being. 125 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:41,560 Speaker 4: Number two quarterback. 126 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:45,120 Speaker 3: There's a lot that goes into being a backup quarterback 127 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:48,600 Speaker 3: in this league, and you have to be ready at 128 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 3: a moment's notice when you don't get reps. You have 129 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 3: to understand the game plan as well, if not better 130 00:05:54,279 --> 00:05:54,799 Speaker 3: than the starter. 131 00:05:54,880 --> 00:05:55,919 Speaker 4: You have to support the starter. 132 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:57,880 Speaker 3: You have to be in there tied at the hip 133 00:05:57,880 --> 00:06:00,520 Speaker 3: with the starter, and so many of these meetings in 134 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:04,040 Speaker 3: the preparations getting ready, and then you have to stay ready. 135 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:06,160 Speaker 3: It's one of those things we talk about really at 136 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 3: every single position, you have to stay ready so you 137 00:06:08,520 --> 00:06:11,560 Speaker 3: don't have to get ready, and that's important certainly for 138 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 3: all positions, and it's important in the quarterback room as well. 139 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:17,800 Speaker 1: Brown's assistant general manager Glenn Cook took to the podium 140 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 1: after coach his job to talk through all of the 141 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:25,279 Speaker 1: Browns decisions from going to ninety guys to fifty three 142 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 1: and then the waiver claims that went through on Wednesday. 143 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:30,440 Speaker 10: So we feel like we're in a pretty good spot. 144 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:33,960 Speaker 10: I mean, we go all the way back to to 145 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:37,040 Speaker 10: before the draft and we kind of set some goals 146 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 10: in terms of, you know, what we wanted to do 147 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:42,000 Speaker 10: with our asset base and then also our talent base, 148 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:46,000 Speaker 10: and from our first pick in Mason up until now, 149 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:49,800 Speaker 10: with the two trades and the two claims we made, 150 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:51,360 Speaker 10: we feel like we put ourselves in a good spot 151 00:06:51,400 --> 00:06:53,400 Speaker 10: to start the season. The young guys have done a 152 00:06:53,400 --> 00:06:53,960 Speaker 10: great job. 153 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:54,560 Speaker 1: You know. 154 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:57,320 Speaker 10: Coaches talked about the development and kind of accounting for 155 00:06:57,839 --> 00:06:59,719 Speaker 10: every minute of their day, and I think you see 156 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:02,359 Speaker 10: just the work they put in across the board on 157 00:07:02,440 --> 00:07:06,119 Speaker 10: both sides and even today Carson's making plays on the ball, 158 00:07:06,600 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 10: Harold just dealing making throws. So just they will continue 159 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:11,400 Speaker 10: to grow and develop. But we feel really good about 160 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:14,360 Speaker 10: where they are and just excited to to keep, uh, 161 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:16,640 Speaker 10: you know, adding to the team and assessing where we 162 00:07:16,640 --> 00:07:17,240 Speaker 10: are as a roster. 163 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:20,240 Speaker 7: Can you have us any insight whatsoever into. 164 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 4: Where things stand? I can't. 165 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:24,679 Speaker 10: I'll let Andrew address that, you know, like he'll update 166 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:26,080 Speaker 10: you when when the time is right. 167 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:28,920 Speaker 4: Mary, Kay, But there's no update, OK. Like just may 168 00:07:29,040 --> 00:07:32,640 Speaker 4: probably have as you know the fact that you want 169 00:07:32,680 --> 00:07:33,600 Speaker 4: to have inside. 170 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:36,000 Speaker 9: Rocket today just have to be you. 171 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:37,120 Speaker 7: Whether or not. 172 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:39,560 Speaker 10: I think what it Moore speaks to is just you know, 173 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:41,560 Speaker 10: like in August you maybe you may feel like you're 174 00:07:41,560 --> 00:07:44,120 Speaker 10: deep at a certain spot. Then you get to January 175 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:47,040 Speaker 10: and you know there's a there's a scarcity available available. 176 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 10: So I think looking at us taking a step back, 177 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:52,920 Speaker 10: assessing what's available at the marketplace, set the cutdowns. You 178 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:55,040 Speaker 10: gotta go get a player like this who you know 179 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 10: you look up in October you might not have a 180 00:07:56,680 --> 00:07:59,000 Speaker 10: chance to get. We're just excited to get the talent, 181 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:01,480 Speaker 10: give them to the coaching staff and let them deploy 182 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:03,160 Speaker 10: him the best way they see fit. 183 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:05,480 Speaker 4: Can you tell me about good picking train and all 184 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:06,200 Speaker 4: that kind of call? 185 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 10: Yeah, I mean, you know, I I think you guys 186 00:08:08,880 --> 00:08:11,440 Speaker 10: know how we are just in terms of being being 187 00:08:11,520 --> 00:08:15,920 Speaker 10: active in in in that transaction, uh when it comes 188 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:18,480 Speaker 10: to trades and so there's just a lot of conversation. 189 00:08:18,640 --> 00:08:21,840 Speaker 10: Andrew you know, will at some point loop us in 190 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:23,640 Speaker 10: and and and get our thoughts on it, and we 191 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 10: just work as a group to collab on Hey, is 192 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:28,360 Speaker 10: this the best decision for us? You know, what level 193 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:31,520 Speaker 10: of UH pick or or asset do we want to 194 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:33,520 Speaker 10: return and it's just something we worked through, you know. 195 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:35,920 Speaker 10: So uh at times it happens over twenty four hours. 196 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:37,760 Speaker 10: Sometimes it takes a few weeks. It was one of 197 00:08:37,760 --> 00:08:39,440 Speaker 10: those things where we worked through it and felt good 198 00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:41,360 Speaker 10: about the group and felt good about the room, and 199 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:43,199 Speaker 10: thought it was the best best decision for the le 200 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:47,640 Speaker 10: frienzy they the Raiders f I. I think it was 201 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:50,079 Speaker 10: just like a a a fluid conversation across the board, 202 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:52,360 Speaker 10: you know, and it's just obviously they had a injury 203 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:54,960 Speaker 10: and it you know, it made sense for both sides 204 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:58,000 Speaker 10: to to have some conversation and consummated trade. 205 00:08:58,080 --> 00:09:00,960 Speaker 6: You may have for ten to thirteen gat something Frost 206 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:01,520 Speaker 6: or by the. 207 00:09:01,440 --> 00:09:02,600 Speaker 4: Time since an every game. 208 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:05,520 Speaker 5: How much of a priority was it to pre populating 209 00:09:05,520 --> 00:09:07,800 Speaker 5: the team with young players that. 210 00:09:07,840 --> 00:09:10,960 Speaker 10: Weren't able to Yeah, I think it was more about 211 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:14,360 Speaker 10: like Kevin talk thought about, like the competitiveness, Like raising 212 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:16,600 Speaker 10: a level of competitiveness is if you're gonna talk about 213 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:19,080 Speaker 10: being a team that competes, you know, it's it's opening 214 00:09:19,160 --> 00:09:22,080 Speaker 10: up the roster spots to whoever earns it. And I 215 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:24,000 Speaker 10: think that's more of a sign of those young guys 216 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:26,280 Speaker 10: coming in, no matter where they came from. How they 217 00:09:26,280 --> 00:09:28,720 Speaker 10: were acquired and sort of earning it every day, and 218 00:09:28,760 --> 00:09:30,839 Speaker 10: so I think it just so happens that it's a 219 00:09:30,840 --> 00:09:33,280 Speaker 10: lot of young players. I wouldn't say we intentionally said 220 00:09:33,280 --> 00:09:35,800 Speaker 10: if you're younger, you know you are a priority. But 221 00:09:35,880 --> 00:09:38,240 Speaker 10: we also were open to hey, uh, you know, if 222 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:40,560 Speaker 10: if you're a eight and Huntington and you show us 223 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:42,520 Speaker 10: that you deserve to be on the roster, you know 224 00:09:42,559 --> 00:09:44,120 Speaker 10: you're gonna be on the roster. So I I think 225 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:48,360 Speaker 10: it speaks more to that than some specific like intentionality. 226 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:48,560 Speaker 4: Around age. 227 00:09:50,559 --> 00:09:52,440 Speaker 6: Is too many, no, no. 228 00:09:52,760 --> 00:09:54,720 Speaker 10: Like you know, like Kevin says, you get all our 229 00:09:54,720 --> 00:09:57,280 Speaker 10: guys are developing, you know, from top to bottom. And 230 00:09:57,320 --> 00:09:59,080 Speaker 10: I know this is a weird analogy maybe, but Miles 231 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:01,280 Speaker 10: is working on something. He's trying to develop his craft, 232 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:03,720 Speaker 10: you know, like I said, Aiden, he's trying to develop 233 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:05,800 Speaker 10: his craft. So we'll never stop development. You're gonna always 234 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:07,960 Speaker 10: have guys that need to work on something, and the 235 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:10,480 Speaker 10: youth is something we'll work through. We're willing to allow 236 00:10:10,520 --> 00:10:12,840 Speaker 10: the players to grow into their role on the team. 237 00:10:12,960 --> 00:10:14,719 Speaker 10: And understand you may take some lumps, right like you 238 00:10:14,760 --> 00:10:16,680 Speaker 10: may take some lumps here or there, but we we 239 00:10:16,760 --> 00:10:20,120 Speaker 10: try to balance thinking short term and long term and 240 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:24,600 Speaker 10: and that goes into all the decision ute squad. Well, 241 00:10:24,640 --> 00:10:27,040 Speaker 10: we'll see, you know, we'll work through you know, this 242 00:10:27,120 --> 00:10:29,960 Speaker 10: is the fifty three today in the sixteen in terms 243 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:32,040 Speaker 10: of our pactice squad, Kevin and a B I'm sure 244 00:10:32,040 --> 00:10:35,080 Speaker 10: we'll discuss where we sit holistically as a roster, and 245 00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:37,320 Speaker 10: we're always going to be tweaking and working through what's 246 00:10:37,320 --> 00:10:38,199 Speaker 10: the best fit for us. 247 00:10:38,240 --> 00:10:38,680 Speaker 7: What do you do. 248 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:42,880 Speaker 9: When you're watching him in the game and how you're playing. 249 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:45,840 Speaker 10: Yeah, he's he's come to work every day like you obviously, 250 00:10:46,080 --> 00:10:48,319 Speaker 10: you know, we have a lot of assessment and evaluations 251 00:10:48,320 --> 00:10:50,480 Speaker 10: on him coming out, and we understand that he can 252 00:10:50,559 --> 00:10:53,120 Speaker 10: run and make plays, and so he's he's really shown 253 00:10:53,360 --> 00:10:55,720 Speaker 10: kind of who he is. And we'll let Kevin figure 254 00:10:55,720 --> 00:10:57,120 Speaker 10: out how to use him and how much to use 255 00:10:57,200 --> 00:10:59,080 Speaker 10: him and when to But you know, he's kind of 256 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:01,360 Speaker 10: done what we've actually far in terms of integrating to 257 00:11:01,520 --> 00:11:03,560 Speaker 10: the team and just the overall. 258 00:11:03,280 --> 00:11:06,520 Speaker 4: Organizationay, and you've been. 259 00:11:06,440 --> 00:11:09,760 Speaker 6: Here a few years, so you know how that. 260 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:14,400 Speaker 9: Why are you guys so confident kick Deli Gabriel's right 261 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:15,280 Speaker 9: to step on the field. 262 00:11:15,400 --> 00:11:17,160 Speaker 10: Yeah, I think, like Kevin said, I think it's it's 263 00:11:17,559 --> 00:11:19,040 Speaker 10: you know, you look at the work he's put in 264 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:23,640 Speaker 10: every day. You take the foundation of his college career 265 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:26,320 Speaker 10: and his experience and all the things that he did 266 00:11:26,400 --> 00:11:28,120 Speaker 10: in college as well, Like you know, it's a it's 267 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:31,560 Speaker 10: a running eval it's a running resume, And so I 268 00:11:31,559 --> 00:11:34,320 Speaker 10: think he just he just put a lot of trust. 269 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:37,120 Speaker 10: He gained a lot of trust from the coaching staff 270 00:11:37,160 --> 00:11:39,960 Speaker 10: just in terms of how he worked and and we 271 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:42,719 Speaker 10: feel good about it. So look there, every player is 272 00:11:42,760 --> 00:11:45,600 Speaker 10: a player away, and I know Dylan's gonna prepare and 273 00:11:45,920 --> 00:11:47,760 Speaker 10: put himself in position and if he needs to be ready, 274 00:11:47,760 --> 00:11:48,320 Speaker 10: he'll be ready. 275 00:11:48,640 --> 00:11:51,760 Speaker 2: The formation of the practice squad kind of factor into, 276 00:11:51,920 --> 00:11:53,960 Speaker 2: you know, kind of hand in hand with what you 277 00:11:54,040 --> 00:11:56,319 Speaker 2: guys do with the with the fifties. 278 00:11:56,040 --> 00:11:59,920 Speaker 8: Specifically, like said, how you know you use it as 279 00:12:00,080 --> 00:12:05,280 Speaker 8: sort of you know, you can kind of pull from it, 280 00:12:05,640 --> 00:12:07,520 Speaker 8: you know, with the way that the players you have 281 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:07,880 Speaker 8: on it. 282 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:09,760 Speaker 10: Yeah, I think, like, you know, we have a pretty 283 00:12:09,760 --> 00:12:12,480 Speaker 10: good grasp of like how the rules have evolved and 284 00:12:12,520 --> 00:12:14,040 Speaker 10: the different things you can do with it, and so 285 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:16,880 Speaker 10: it gives you some flexibility. And injury is big about 286 00:12:17,120 --> 00:12:20,480 Speaker 10: maintaining optionality across the roster. So you know, if you 287 00:12:20,559 --> 00:12:24,800 Speaker 10: can have a player on practice squad who in past 288 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:27,880 Speaker 10: you could not have had because of very crude seasons, 289 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:30,240 Speaker 10: it does give you an opportunity to you know, develop 290 00:12:30,280 --> 00:12:34,079 Speaker 10: some depth or pull up a player who can contribute 291 00:12:34,800 --> 00:12:37,120 Speaker 10: in a in a way that doesn't harm the fifty three. 292 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:39,440 Speaker 10: So it gives you flexibility at the end of the day, 293 00:12:39,559 --> 00:12:41,040 Speaker 10: and so we try to take advantage of it as 294 00:12:41,120 --> 00:12:41,640 Speaker 10: much as we can. 295 00:12:41,800 --> 00:12:45,640 Speaker 9: Kevin, you guys having like your evaluations. 296 00:12:45,040 --> 00:12:46,640 Speaker 6: And all of these guys, especially the two guys you 297 00:12:46,720 --> 00:12:50,880 Speaker 6: sign today from the free draft process. But when so 298 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:52,360 Speaker 6: many players kind of enter this. 299 00:12:52,360 --> 00:12:54,160 Speaker 4: Pool and once yesterday to. 300 00:12:54,080 --> 00:12:55,439 Speaker 5: Today, how do you guys kind of go. 301 00:12:55,400 --> 00:12:57,720 Speaker 9: About like sorting through that is it almost like a 302 00:12:57,720 --> 00:12:59,240 Speaker 9: big board where you have like certain. 303 00:12:59,040 --> 00:13:03,280 Speaker 10: Guys that you remember, Yeah, I know Adam are uh 304 00:13:03,640 --> 00:13:06,320 Speaker 10: Direktor player personnel is probably looking to go home and 305 00:13:06,400 --> 00:13:08,520 Speaker 10: kind of take a step back and breathe. Really, it's 306 00:13:08,600 --> 00:13:10,719 Speaker 10: like from the start of camp, you know, like it's 307 00:13:10,720 --> 00:13:13,679 Speaker 10: a filtering process. It is pretty similar to the draft, 308 00:13:13,720 --> 00:13:17,000 Speaker 10: where you continue to work, uh to that number and 309 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:19,160 Speaker 10: real pool of players who will be available, and you 310 00:13:19,200 --> 00:13:22,080 Speaker 10: try to find the intersection of they're available, we like 'em, 311 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:24,600 Speaker 10: we can get 'em. And so it's it's it is 312 00:13:24,720 --> 00:13:27,840 Speaker 10: very similar. Uh and you know, you you work through, Okay, 313 00:13:27,840 --> 00:13:30,640 Speaker 10: how's this team depth chart, how they're looking, what's the 314 00:13:30,679 --> 00:13:33,200 Speaker 10: health of their roster, how have they behaved in the 315 00:13:33,200 --> 00:13:36,320 Speaker 10: past in terms of you know, maybe going heavy at 316 00:13:36,360 --> 00:13:38,920 Speaker 10: a certain position, going light at a certain position, and 317 00:13:39,000 --> 00:13:40,760 Speaker 10: you just pull all those things together and try to 318 00:13:41,120 --> 00:13:43,160 Speaker 10: we're all trying to predict, Hey, this guy's gonna get cut, 319 00:13:43,160 --> 00:13:45,960 Speaker 10: he's gonna make it, and you know, make some you know, 320 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:49,240 Speaker 10: some fair forecast on the pool. And then we dive 321 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:50,560 Speaker 10: into just just evaluating them. 322 00:13:50,559 --> 00:13:50,720 Speaker 3: You know. 323 00:13:50,760 --> 00:13:53,000 Speaker 10: So we take all our different parts of the via, 324 00:13:53,160 --> 00:13:56,720 Speaker 10: the via, the evaluation, the film, all the other data 325 00:13:56,760 --> 00:13:59,120 Speaker 10: that we have and pull in as a team to 326 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:02,640 Speaker 10: Kevin's point in turn of medical history, combine pro days, 327 00:14:02,920 --> 00:14:04,520 Speaker 10: you know, all that is baked into it, which is 328 00:14:04,559 --> 00:14:06,240 Speaker 10: why it's so important for us on the front end. 329 00:14:06,160 --> 00:14:06,600 Speaker 4: To get it. 330 00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:09,520 Speaker 10: And you know, we go after the guys we hope 331 00:14:09,559 --> 00:14:14,960 Speaker 10: we can get. 332 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:16,240 Speaker 6: What do you like specifically about Aiding. 333 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:20,320 Speaker 10: Honey, I mean it's him right, like I think he 334 00:14:21,440 --> 00:14:25,000 Speaker 10: he embodies what we talk about when we talk about toughness, competitiveness. 335 00:14:26,160 --> 00:14:30,320 Speaker 10: Our scouts from back in January, we're excited about him. 336 00:14:30,400 --> 00:14:31,560 Speaker 10: It's one of those things where he played in a 337 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:34,160 Speaker 10: defense where he played on the edge. We talk about 338 00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:36,960 Speaker 10: wanting to get off the ball, launch and be aggressive 339 00:14:37,240 --> 00:14:40,080 Speaker 10: play in the backfield, and you know, our scouts were 340 00:14:40,080 --> 00:14:41,920 Speaker 10: really pushing like, hey, we think he can do it. 341 00:14:41,960 --> 00:14:44,560 Speaker 10: We never know, right, And then you go through the 342 00:14:44,560 --> 00:14:47,120 Speaker 10: combine process. He tests on his prote blows it out 343 00:14:47,160 --> 00:14:48,600 Speaker 10: of the water, and you just continue to get these 344 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:50,960 Speaker 10: data points that man, this kid may have something in 345 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:51,440 Speaker 10: his body. 346 00:14:51,520 --> 00:14:53,520 Speaker 4: But again we don't know. He shows up. You know, 347 00:14:53,520 --> 00:14:54,040 Speaker 4: we don't get. 348 00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:56,840 Speaker 10: Him pads until August, and every day he just put 349 00:14:56,880 --> 00:14:59,040 Speaker 10: it on the field, right Like you have to. You 350 00:14:59,080 --> 00:15:00,800 Speaker 10: got to take the eye and the sky at some 351 00:15:00,920 --> 00:15:03,640 Speaker 10: point and trust what you see and the guy. 352 00:15:03,720 --> 00:15:04,920 Speaker 4: And it's it's been. 353 00:15:05,040 --> 00:15:07,360 Speaker 10: I'm you're happy for him, right cause you know, there's 354 00:15:07,400 --> 00:15:11,640 Speaker 10: a lot of disappointment in not getting drafted, but for 355 00:15:11,720 --> 00:15:13,360 Speaker 10: him to still be able to earn a spot and 356 00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:14,760 Speaker 10: do it and then fashionate he did it, I think 357 00:15:14,760 --> 00:15:16,560 Speaker 10: it was It was awesome Wen. 358 00:15:16,240 --> 00:15:18,120 Speaker 9: Just to to go back to, I say, from the 359 00:15:18,160 --> 00:15:20,360 Speaker 9: front office perspective, cause I know Kevin's talked about a 360 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:23,320 Speaker 9: little bit about going into the decision and what made 361 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:25,840 Speaker 9: you guys comfortable with bringing him in. But just from 362 00:15:25,880 --> 00:15:28,400 Speaker 9: your perspective, what can you explain the reasoning of that, 363 00:15:28,480 --> 00:15:30,440 Speaker 9: given you know his case and. 364 00:15:30,480 --> 00:15:32,240 Speaker 6: The other players on this roster who. 365 00:15:32,120 --> 00:15:35,560 Speaker 10: Have had similar Yeah, I'll just reiterate, like for every 366 00:15:35,600 --> 00:15:37,920 Speaker 10: case you know, and Andrew has said it, we're gonna 367 00:15:37,920 --> 00:15:40,840 Speaker 10: do our work. We're gonna take everything we know about 368 00:15:40,840 --> 00:15:44,040 Speaker 10: the player, everything we know about each situation, and make 369 00:15:44,080 --> 00:15:45,960 Speaker 10: the best decision for the org right, And so I 370 00:15:45,960 --> 00:15:48,760 Speaker 10: don't think it's any different in his case. We expect 371 00:15:48,840 --> 00:15:51,040 Speaker 10: him to come in and and like I said, integrate 372 00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:53,720 Speaker 10: himself into the team and organization, be the best version 373 00:15:53,720 --> 00:15:55,520 Speaker 10: of himself. And so far he has done that. 374 00:15:55,840 --> 00:15:58,520 Speaker 6: What about Page He was obviously impressed with this summer work. 375 00:15:58,680 --> 00:16:00,680 Speaker 10: When you think it is best for him, I don't know, 376 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:02,920 Speaker 10: you know, like a lot of it comes down to 377 00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:06,520 Speaker 10: how much opportunity. You know, He's one of those those 378 00:16:06,600 --> 00:16:10,880 Speaker 10: those dudes where he wants to challenge, Like he transfers 379 00:16:10,920 --> 00:16:14,000 Speaker 10: from Miome, Ohio to go to South Carolina because he 380 00:16:14,040 --> 00:16:16,280 Speaker 10: wants to compete and prove that he can play on 381 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:18,360 Speaker 10: the you know, the big stage. You know, he gets there, 382 00:16:18,400 --> 00:16:20,680 Speaker 10: has a few injuries, and maybe his college season doesn't 383 00:16:20,960 --> 00:16:23,440 Speaker 10: go the way he wants it, but you saw that 384 00:16:23,840 --> 00:16:27,120 Speaker 10: mindset out here every day. He didn't say many things, 385 00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:29,520 Speaker 10: but in terms of in between the white lines, like 386 00:16:29,840 --> 00:16:32,800 Speaker 10: the young man's competitive and so I think he will earn, 387 00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:35,240 Speaker 10: you know, the reps that he deserves, and Kevin and 388 00:16:35,280 --> 00:16:37,480 Speaker 10: the coaching staff will deploy him the best way we 389 00:16:37,560 --> 00:16:39,880 Speaker 10: can and the best way they see fit. But again, 390 00:16:39,920 --> 00:16:42,200 Speaker 10: he's just another example of when you get a chance, 391 00:16:42,240 --> 00:16:45,760 Speaker 10: and Kevin said about staying ready, you know, he was 392 00:16:45,800 --> 00:16:47,440 Speaker 10: one of those guys who was just ready to take 393 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:49,280 Speaker 10: hold of all the opportunities he got. 394 00:16:49,920 --> 00:16:55,040 Speaker 5: Obviously up getting out, but like you from the quarterbacks 395 00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:59,200 Speaker 5: on the project, could get feel like hold the games were. 396 00:16:59,240 --> 00:17:01,920 Speaker 10: People like say the last part did But did you 397 00:17:01,960 --> 00:17:02,440 Speaker 10: get any. 398 00:17:02,320 --> 00:17:06,280 Speaker 4: Phone calls on any feeling or nah? 399 00:17:06,440 --> 00:17:09,120 Speaker 10: I I I wouldn't get into like we specific got 400 00:17:09,160 --> 00:17:10,920 Speaker 10: phone calls on them, like we we took a number 401 00:17:10,920 --> 00:17:14,160 Speaker 10: of calls just on trades period, but specifically to the keys. 402 00:17:14,200 --> 00:17:17,840 Speaker 4: You'd be surprised, CNN, Glenn. 403 00:17:17,880 --> 00:17:21,080 Speaker 9: It seems like watching the D line throughout training camp, 404 00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:23,320 Speaker 9: like there's so much depth, so many guys that can 405 00:17:23,440 --> 00:17:26,040 Speaker 9: create pressure. Just how how happy are you guys with 406 00:17:26,119 --> 00:17:28,119 Speaker 9: where that unit stands right now, especially when you have 407 00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:31,320 Speaker 9: guys like Alex and Isaiah where it's taken a couple 408 00:17:31,359 --> 00:17:31,680 Speaker 9: of years. 409 00:17:31,760 --> 00:17:34,560 Speaker 10: But yeah, I mean it's a it's a position that 410 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:37,320 Speaker 10: takes at some point at sometimes takes a little time 411 00:17:37,359 --> 00:17:40,760 Speaker 10: to develop, and so you want as much a depth 412 00:17:40,760 --> 00:17:43,760 Speaker 10: as you you can have. Uh, we'll never we'll never 413 00:17:43,800 --> 00:17:46,320 Speaker 10: apologize for having as many big guys on both sides 414 00:17:46,320 --> 00:17:49,080 Speaker 10: of the ball as we can. So yeah, like today, 415 00:17:49,119 --> 00:17:50,800 Speaker 10: we feel good about it. Like I said, you know, 416 00:17:50,880 --> 00:17:54,120 Speaker 10: August October can look different, So we tried to load 417 00:17:54,240 --> 00:17:57,439 Speaker 10: up and have as many guys that can contribute, be versatile, 418 00:17:57,520 --> 00:18:01,600 Speaker 10: play different roles up front on both sides. And so yeah, 419 00:18:01,720 --> 00:18:04,040 Speaker 10: we feel good and are excited about that group. 420 00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:05,920 Speaker 4: Appreciate y'all. 421 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:10,520 Speaker 1: Finally, today, linebacker Carson Sweestinger, voted the twenty twenty five 422 00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:14,200 Speaker 1: Maurice Bassett Award winner given to the team's most outstanding 423 00:18:14,280 --> 00:18:17,280 Speaker 1: rookie and training campus voted on by our media, took 424 00:18:17,320 --> 00:18:20,080 Speaker 1: to the podium to talk about his first six weeks 425 00:18:20,160 --> 00:18:21,520 Speaker 1: in a Cleveland Brown's uniform. 426 00:18:21,680 --> 00:18:23,119 Speaker 4: Is that meaningful to you to. 427 00:18:23,560 --> 00:18:25,840 Speaker 8: Leave campus is the most outstanding rookie. 428 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:26,960 Speaker 1: I think it's great. 429 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:29,679 Speaker 11: I think we had we as a rookie class, had 430 00:18:29,720 --> 00:18:31,639 Speaker 11: a productive camp and there's there's a lot of rookies 431 00:18:31,640 --> 00:18:33,440 Speaker 11: that I'm looking forward to being able to take the 432 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:33,800 Speaker 11: field with. 433 00:18:35,680 --> 00:18:37,840 Speaker 6: Carson, when you when you talk about that class, do 434 00:18:37,840 --> 00:18:39,359 Speaker 6: you ever kind of let yourself think about where this 435 00:18:39,440 --> 00:18:42,040 Speaker 6: could go with you and Mason and Haro like that 436 00:18:42,160 --> 00:18:43,560 Speaker 6: this could maybe be the start of something. 437 00:18:43,760 --> 00:18:43,840 Speaker 11: Oh? 438 00:18:43,920 --> 00:18:44,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, of course. 439 00:18:44,520 --> 00:18:47,280 Speaker 11: I think We've got a group that that I mean 440 00:18:47,560 --> 00:18:49,240 Speaker 11: on the field, plays hard to off the field, that 441 00:18:49,280 --> 00:18:50,920 Speaker 11: we we we do what we're supposed to do, and 442 00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:53,360 Speaker 11: like you said, it really could be the start here. 443 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:56,639 Speaker 9: Carson ab on the broadcast of the game the other 444 00:18:56,760 --> 00:19:00,480 Speaker 9: day when he was talking about UD mentioned has been 445 00:19:00,560 --> 00:19:03,600 Speaker 9: like adding another five year veteran into that room. I 446 00:19:03,640 --> 00:19:05,360 Speaker 9: guess is where your thoughts when you hear that? First 447 00:19:05,400 --> 00:19:07,760 Speaker 9: of all? And why do you think like the mental 448 00:19:07,880 --> 00:19:09,760 Speaker 9: side and calling the defense has come to. 449 00:19:09,760 --> 00:19:10,560 Speaker 4: You so quickly here? 450 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:14,040 Speaker 11: I think, first of all, it's it's obviously great to 451 00:19:14,520 --> 00:19:17,720 Speaker 11: hear that support, But I think for me it's just 452 00:19:17,800 --> 00:19:19,399 Speaker 11: being able to make sure when when I come out 453 00:19:19,440 --> 00:19:21,159 Speaker 11: on the field, I'm prepared, and you know, all the 454 00:19:21,200 --> 00:19:23,879 Speaker 11: guys that have that have helped make that easy and 455 00:19:24,320 --> 00:19:26,840 Speaker 11: helped make that smooth, whether it's the coaches or the 456 00:19:26,920 --> 00:19:29,520 Speaker 11: other guys I'm on the field with, and you know 457 00:19:29,600 --> 00:19:32,119 Speaker 11: they've they've really been you know, the driving force of that. 458 00:19:32,480 --> 00:19:33,520 Speaker 4: Carson Alomos lines. 459 00:19:33,520 --> 00:19:35,560 Speaker 7: It does seem like you just came in just like 460 00:19:35,680 --> 00:19:37,320 Speaker 7: almost like pro rat. You know, we saw you making 461 00:19:37,400 --> 00:19:39,639 Speaker 7: plays from rookie Minnie Camper getting a green dot on 462 00:19:39,720 --> 00:19:41,480 Speaker 7: day one. Where do you think you have on the 463 00:19:41,520 --> 00:19:43,320 Speaker 7: most over the last couple of months in. 464 00:19:43,320 --> 00:19:43,840 Speaker 4: Two year road? 465 00:19:44,080 --> 00:19:47,120 Speaker 11: I think really in every aspect, whether it's the off 466 00:19:47,160 --> 00:19:51,760 Speaker 11: the field, just understanding our defense, offenses now and are 467 00:19:51,840 --> 00:19:54,800 Speaker 11: on the field certain techniques, block shedding, anything like that. 468 00:19:54,960 --> 00:19:58,600 Speaker 11: I think through just you know, reps and and what 469 00:19:58,680 --> 00:20:00,360 Speaker 11: we do in the meeting rooms and also with coach 470 00:20:00,440 --> 00:20:02,080 Speaker 11: Tarboro on the field, I think I've really grown in 471 00:20:02,119 --> 00:20:02,679 Speaker 11: every aspect. 472 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:04,520 Speaker 3: You talk about how it feels, you know, you went 473 00:20:04,600 --> 00:20:07,480 Speaker 3: from walk on going into a draft with a bunch 474 00:20:07,520 --> 00:20:10,200 Speaker 3: of rook Thomas frost, A, Macon, Ram, Phil and Gabriel 475 00:20:10,359 --> 00:20:11,480 Speaker 3: and Chador. 476 00:20:11,680 --> 00:20:13,960 Speaker 6: And being able to come out as the most outstanding. 477 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:15,320 Speaker 4: We're here. What is that like? 478 00:20:15,400 --> 00:20:17,920 Speaker 11: Put that in perspective, I think it's it's been great 479 00:20:18,040 --> 00:20:21,000 Speaker 11: just to see the journey and see how far I've 480 00:20:21,080 --> 00:20:23,919 Speaker 11: come and and really I'm just thankful for the support 481 00:20:23,960 --> 00:20:26,399 Speaker 11: I've had from my family and my friends to get 482 00:20:26,440 --> 00:20:29,400 Speaker 11: to this point. And you know, I'm excited to keep 483 00:20:29,480 --> 00:20:30,280 Speaker 11: working with these guys. 484 00:20:30,880 --> 00:20:32,560 Speaker 5: What about a young guy. 485 00:20:32,600 --> 00:20:36,320 Speaker 4: Like Easton kind of coming out of the undrafted. 486 00:20:35,880 --> 00:20:39,800 Speaker 11: Ranks and making the team and oh, yeah, that's that's amazing. 487 00:20:39,840 --> 00:20:42,399 Speaker 11: I mean just the work ethic that that he's had. 488 00:20:42,440 --> 00:20:44,320 Speaker 11: I mean, we've been together since we first showed up. 489 00:20:44,359 --> 00:20:46,320 Speaker 11: I think I wouldn't be where I'm at without him, 490 00:20:46,520 --> 00:20:48,480 Speaker 11: and and you know, hopefully he would be able to 491 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:51,240 Speaker 11: say the same. I think we have really grown together 492 00:20:51,359 --> 00:20:53,760 Speaker 11: and and you know, that's somebody I'm really excited to 493 00:20:54,200 --> 00:20:56,000 Speaker 11: to keep, you know, coming out here with we've. 494 00:20:55,880 --> 00:20:58,359 Speaker 4: Seen Jay out here more and more. What kind of 495 00:20:58,400 --> 00:21:00,520 Speaker 4: a sounding board has you've been to do? What type 496 00:21:00,520 --> 00:21:01,159 Speaker 4: of advice would be? 497 00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:04,880 Speaker 11: Yeah, he's been great in all aspects really, whether it's 498 00:21:04,960 --> 00:21:06,880 Speaker 11: you know, on the field, they're off off the field 499 00:21:06,920 --> 00:21:09,680 Speaker 11: stuff and just you know, helping it in all those aspects. 500 00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:10,760 Speaker 2: KRZ. 501 00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:13,080 Speaker 5: Have you spent a lot of time thinking about Week 502 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:16,040 Speaker 5: one and the Bengals and Joe Burrow and what that's gonna. 503 00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:17,639 Speaker 11: Be like, Yeah, I think now that week once here. 504 00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:19,320 Speaker 11: I think before it was just a week by week 505 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:21,280 Speaker 11: process and now this is this is the phase where 506 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:23,040 Speaker 11: you start thinking about that and now taking it week 507 00:21:23,080 --> 00:21:23,440 Speaker 11: by week. 508 00:21:23,880 --> 00:21:26,359 Speaker 5: When you look at that we saw what Joe gad 509 00:21:26,680 --> 00:21:29,120 Speaker 5: it's an MVP kind of guy last year. So when 510 00:21:29,119 --> 00:21:31,040 Speaker 5: you're watching that film, like how you're breaking it down, 511 00:21:31,080 --> 00:21:31,600 Speaker 5: what's going through? 512 00:21:32,119 --> 00:21:34,320 Speaker 11: Yeah, we'll get into that, uh this week. And I 513 00:21:34,400 --> 00:21:36,200 Speaker 11: think just just the same thing, the same way you 514 00:21:36,320 --> 00:21:39,680 Speaker 11: approach every week. Obviously, you want to know what they do, 515 00:21:39,800 --> 00:21:42,160 Speaker 11: what they like to do, and and you know, come 516 00:21:42,240 --> 00:21:43,800 Speaker 11: out and we want to do what we like to 517 00:21:43,880 --> 00:21:46,399 Speaker 11: do and make sure that we're uh, you know, communicating 518 00:21:46,440 --> 00:21:49,879 Speaker 11: and doing everything, uh and executing the game plan we have. 519 00:21:50,320 --> 00:21:50,919 Speaker 4: You you've got a. 520 00:21:50,920 --> 00:21:52,720 Speaker 6: Front row seat for your guys in front four. 521 00:21:52,840 --> 00:21:53,920 Speaker 5: I mean, how much does that help you? 522 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:54,200 Speaker 4: What is it? 523 00:21:55,560 --> 00:21:55,639 Speaker 2: Oh? 524 00:21:55,720 --> 00:21:58,080 Speaker 11: It makes it a whole lot easier when when you 525 00:21:58,160 --> 00:22:00,440 Speaker 11: know the half the lines can't even worry about the 526 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:02,640 Speaker 11: backers because they're so worried about everybody else in front 527 00:22:02,640 --> 00:22:04,679 Speaker 11: of us. And it makes it a whole lot easier 528 00:22:04,720 --> 00:22:08,080 Speaker 11: to play behind. And even those guys just just helping 529 00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:10,640 Speaker 11: in the huddle and in the meeting rooms too. 530 00:22:11,520 --> 00:22:14,800 Speaker 10: About playing this game was wrong because I'm looking at 531 00:22:15,520 --> 00:22:15,919 Speaker 10: some pressure. 532 00:22:16,200 --> 00:22:18,560 Speaker 11: Yeah, we like to go attack and I and you know, 533 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:21,000 Speaker 11: as a linebacker, you love that to go go run, run, 534 00:22:21,160 --> 00:22:22,639 Speaker 11: hit and run hit tackle guy. 535 00:22:22,520 --> 00:22:22,880 Speaker 4: With the ball. 536 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:25,600 Speaker 1: What are you looking forward to the most about your 537 00:22:25,640 --> 00:22:26,200 Speaker 1: first NFL? 538 00:22:27,280 --> 00:22:28,600 Speaker 4: We're just playing football. 539 00:22:28,880 --> 00:22:31,280 Speaker 1: That will wrap up this edition of the From the 540 00:22:31,359 --> 00:22:34,480 Speaker 1: Podium Podcast. 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