WEBVTT - Tucker, Harbaugh, Rosengarten & Vorhees: Ravens OTA Practice 6/6 Press Conferences 0:00:02.880 --> 0:00:06.000 You're listening to the Ravens Press Pass podcast. Is Thursday, 0:00:06.120 --> 0:00:09.200 June sixth, and the Ravens wrapped up another session of 0:00:09.400 --> 0:00:12.560 organized team activities. After practice, we had a chance to 0:00:12.560 --> 0:00:14.240 hear from head coach John Harbaugh. 0:00:17.440 --> 0:00:20.919 DJ Thompson can't see Chiefs defensive lineman. We want to 0:00:20.960 --> 0:00:23.000 say that our prayers are with them. I think he 0:00:23.079 --> 0:00:25.520 had an issue and health issue today over there with 0:00:25.560 --> 0:00:28.120 the Chiefs at their practice. So we just wanted to tell, 0:00:28.200 --> 0:00:29.840 you know, to tell the world that the Ravens are 0:00:29.840 --> 0:00:32.600 thinking of him and his family were praying for his health. 0:00:33.360 --> 0:00:35.120 The other thing we mentioned to the guys. 0:00:34.920 --> 0:00:38.559 Is D Day, eighty year anniversary of Normandy, the invasion 0:00:38.560 --> 0:00:44.440 of Normandy to begin the year long domination of the 0:00:44.440 --> 0:00:47.800 American Armed Forces to win World War Two. 0:00:48.640 --> 0:00:51.000 Very proud of that and to all. 0:00:50.960 --> 0:00:54.560 The military families all over the world sacrifices they make 0:00:54.640 --> 0:00:57.360 for us, and specifically to the families of those who 0:00:57.400 --> 0:01:02.120 participated in World War Two. Couldn't be more grateful. Never 0:01:02.200 --> 0:01:04.960 take we never take that for granted. Okay, what question 0:01:05.040 --> 0:01:05.280 do you have? 0:01:07.120 --> 0:01:09.000 Kind of I think it's some reps with that you 0:01:09.160 --> 0:01:12.200 kick off for the Aligned anybody think, uh, is it 0:01:12.240 --> 0:01:13.319 still kind of what you're going. 0:01:13.480 --> 0:01:15.440 Do you think it's going to be successful with how 0:01:15.480 --> 0:01:16.440 they have designed it and. 0:01:16.360 --> 0:01:19.600 So far in Uh yeah, I mean I think it's 0:01:19.640 --> 0:01:22.200 gonna be an interesting play, a fun play. You know, 0:01:22.280 --> 0:01:25.040 it's it's it's you can kind of look at it 0:01:25.080 --> 0:01:26.560 philosophically any way you want. 0:01:27.240 --> 0:01:28.639 You know, there's things that takes away. 0:01:28.720 --> 0:01:29.920 You know, you don't have a you don't have a 0:01:29.920 --> 0:01:32.280 line of scrimmage anymore or whatever, but you don't have 0:01:32.319 --> 0:01:35.959 an on side kick surprise anymore. But it does add 0:01:36.000 --> 0:01:37.520 things to the game, and the main thing it adds 0:01:37.560 --> 0:01:40.080 to positive I mean, I'm I thought there was other 0:01:40.080 --> 0:01:42.160 options and just be clear about that, but I was 0:01:42.240 --> 0:01:45.600 for doing something and this is this is something and 0:01:45.640 --> 0:01:48.520 basically at this point we're committed to it. So you know, 0:01:48.560 --> 0:01:50.280 we see that, we see the good of it, the 0:01:50.320 --> 0:01:51.360 excitement in it. 0:01:51.360 --> 0:01:52.279 It's gonna be a lot. 0:01:52.160 --> 0:01:54.840 More returns out there, and we're just trying to figure 0:01:54.880 --> 0:01:57.040 out how to be successful with the play, both covering 0:01:57.080 --> 0:01:59.240 the kick and returning the kick. So we're we're looking 0:01:59.280 --> 0:02:01.320 at it from every end that we possibly can and 0:02:01.480 --> 0:02:03.440 hopefully that hopefully we'll be good at it next year. 0:02:04.080 --> 0:02:07.080 John, there's some talk of teams not using their their 0:02:07.080 --> 0:02:09.880 primary kicker to do kickoffs and when view the system, 0:02:10.000 --> 0:02:11.840 is that something that you've thought about at all or 0:02:12.240 --> 0:02:12.840 do you expect us? 0:02:13.080 --> 0:02:14.680 Yeah, I mean I would say we've thought about everything. 0:02:14.720 --> 0:02:14.880 You know. 0:02:14.919 --> 0:02:16.600 It's it's just a matter of do you have a 0:02:16.600 --> 0:02:18.959 guy that can kick it in there consistently? And and uh, 0:02:19.040 --> 0:02:21.360 if you do, probably is an advantage because you get 0:02:21.400 --> 0:02:22.919 an extra tackleer in there and you'll put your kicker 0:02:22.919 --> 0:02:26.320 at risks. So I'd say we're looking at every aspect 0:02:26.400 --> 0:02:27.000 we can think of. 0:02:27.440 --> 0:02:31.959 John as a head coach, former special teams coach. When 0:02:32.000 --> 0:02:35.720 this rule is implemented, do you immediately like how do 0:02:35.840 --> 0:02:39.280 you think about it initially? Like do you go to, 0:02:39.520 --> 0:02:42.720 oh man, they're just changing everything, you know, it's a whole, 0:02:42.919 --> 0:02:46.239 entirely new rule. Or are you excited about the challenge 0:02:46.320 --> 0:02:49.400 as a coach of beating the other teams as far 0:02:49.480 --> 0:02:53.120 as schematically and kind of new stuff you can implement. 0:02:53.360 --> 0:02:54.400 The ladder for sure? 0:02:54.480 --> 0:02:56.840 I mean it's it's it's uh, you just get right 0:02:56.880 --> 0:02:58.520 to work on how we gonna teach it, how do 0:02:58.520 --> 0:03:00.520 we want to coach it. We couldn't wait to get 0:03:00.520 --> 0:03:03.040 out here and get out here even in this type 0:03:03.080 --> 0:03:05.360 of practice and run plays and see what the angles 0:03:05.360 --> 0:03:08.400 look like, and so we can kind of we can 0:03:08.480 --> 0:03:11.680 kind of clean our coaching points. What do we want 0:03:11.680 --> 0:03:13.560 to tell the guys, And we told the guys this 0:03:13.600 --> 0:03:14.359 is a collaboration. 0:03:14.480 --> 0:03:15.840 We're learning this together. 0:03:16.200 --> 0:03:17.840 You know, where do we want to drop, what's our targets, 0:03:17.840 --> 0:03:20.400 what's our landmarks are, what's our leverages in the kickoff? 0:03:20.400 --> 0:03:23.840 What are angles? Tell us what you think when you're 0:03:23.840 --> 0:03:26.320 out there. So we're trying to make sure we do 0:03:26.360 --> 0:03:28.280 the best we can to ender the season understanding the 0:03:28.280 --> 0:03:29.679 play as well as we can, and then I'm sure 0:03:29.680 --> 0:03:31.880 we'll learn a lot once it starts happening for real. 0:03:32.120 --> 0:03:34.320 What have you kind of learned in the process. 0:03:34.600 --> 0:03:36.600 Obviously, I know you're not going to hit munching the 0:03:36.640 --> 0:03:38.680 strategy here now, but if you can make. 0:03:38.640 --> 0:03:39.960 Sure the examples. 0:03:40.120 --> 0:03:42.080 Yeah, I think we've learned about the spacing and the 0:03:42.080 --> 0:03:43.360 time in the angles a little bit. 0:03:43.840 --> 0:03:44.600 We think we have. 0:03:44.960 --> 0:03:48.120 I don't think you really know until you play real 0:03:48.200 --> 0:03:50.920 games preseason practice to once we get in pads, we'll 0:03:50.920 --> 0:03:53.840 be able to practice at almost full speed, so that'll help. 0:03:53.880 --> 0:03:57.480 Also, we've seen devantees Walker and TG Tampa mashed up 0:03:57.520 --> 0:03:58.200 a number of times. 0:03:58.280 --> 0:03:59.680 What are you seeing out of the foot discuss? 0:04:00.160 --> 0:04:02.960 I think they're both TJ and UH and Tez are 0:04:03.000 --> 0:04:06.000 both doing a great job of of taking one step 0:04:06.040 --> 0:04:08.120 at a time and getting better every single day. You know, 0:04:08.560 --> 0:04:10.840 it's not it's not competitive in the sense. You know, 0:04:10.840 --> 0:04:12.840 if there's a deep ball thrown down the field, you 0:04:12.880 --> 0:04:15.040 know the DB's not trying to take the ball away. 0:04:15.160 --> 0:04:17.800 So you got to understand that. So we expect those 0:04:17.839 --> 0:04:19.960 catches to be made, but we want made, you know, 0:04:20.200 --> 0:04:20.719 and we want. 0:04:20.600 --> 0:04:22.159 To dB right there in position with his eyes on 0:04:22.160 --> 0:04:22.640 the football. 0:04:22.839 --> 0:04:24.520 I think both those guys have gotten better every day 0:04:24.520 --> 0:04:28.760 with technique and assignment, probably all the rookies ahead of 0:04:28.800 --> 0:04:31.280 where we would have expected in those two areas. 0:04:32.279 --> 0:04:35.920 Pretty dominant. Unsure any effects jury you're encouraging is that. 0:04:36.240 --> 0:04:38.080 I haven't seen any effects from that. He looks good. 0:04:38.560 --> 0:04:40.800 Uh, he looks He looked better this week than last 0:04:40.800 --> 0:04:43.120 week even and I came back in great shape. So 0:04:43.680 --> 0:04:45.320 exciting to see him out there. 0:04:45.480 --> 0:04:47.920 A couple of bets of the olon, both Morgan and John. 0:04:48.000 --> 0:04:49.760 What do you see him from this current group that's 0:04:49.800 --> 0:04:50.800 really impressed so far? 0:04:51.839 --> 0:04:53.479 I've seen a lot of big guys that can move, 0:04:53.720 --> 0:04:56.400 you know, and uh and work hard, pick things up quickly. 0:04:56.920 --> 0:05:00.160 Is the nice thing is is nobody is the there's 0:05:00.120 --> 0:05:01.600 nobody's going out here and say I don't think he's 0:05:01.600 --> 0:05:03.680 gonna be able to do it. I mean, so far, 0:05:03.920 --> 0:05:06.080 every single guy looks like he could be the starter. 0:05:06.720 --> 0:05:09.680 So now we get into pads, we get into preseason games. 0:05:10.000 --> 0:05:11.960 Let the guys compete against one another and see who 0:05:11.960 --> 0:05:14.200 wins the jobs. But all of them are still in 0:05:14.200 --> 0:05:15.920 contention at this point, which is very good. 0:05:16.080 --> 0:05:18.280 John, What is the best thing that a rookie offensive 0:05:18.279 --> 0:05:20.599 lineman can do to get your attention in a positive 0:05:20.600 --> 0:05:21.720 way during ye. 0:05:26.480 --> 0:05:28.120 Well, he should know what he's doing. You know, if 0:05:28.120 --> 0:05:29.600 the play goes to the right, we don't want him 0:05:29.600 --> 0:05:31.520 going left. You know, we don't want to see two 0:05:31.520 --> 0:05:35.000 guards clunking heads, both of them pull in opposite directions. 0:05:35.400 --> 0:05:36.840 I think those are the That's where it starts is 0:05:36.880 --> 0:05:38.600 you should be able to pick up your assignments, and 0:05:38.640 --> 0:05:41.160 then you want to see a good a good foundation, footwork, hands, 0:05:41.200 --> 0:05:43.240 those kind of things. See him in the weight room 0:05:43.279 --> 0:05:46.920 working hard and getting stronger. That's really as much. 0:05:46.800 --> 0:05:48.800 As you can do. We're just teaching him right now. 0:05:48.839 --> 0:05:49.880 You know they're learning right now. 0:05:50.200 --> 0:05:50.400 Sorry. 0:05:51.640 --> 0:05:53.760 We've seen Devin Larry pick some great throads. You've also 0:05:53.800 --> 0:05:56.720 seen some picks do the interceptions that really bother you 0:05:56.720 --> 0:05:58.359 because you kind of want guys on a fraid to 0:05:58.720 --> 0:06:00.520 any figure thing about at this level compared to the 0:06:00.520 --> 0:06:00.920 college An. 0:06:01.720 --> 0:06:03.360 Yeah, I mean, I think you're gonna there's gonna be 0:06:03.400 --> 0:06:06.559 times out there. Hopefully our defense is creating some tough 0:06:06.600 --> 0:06:09.400 situations for a quarterback, you know, and I hope our 0:06:09.400 --> 0:06:11.800 defense puts the quarterbacks in the toughest situations we'll see 0:06:11.800 --> 0:06:12.159 all year. 0:06:12.240 --> 0:06:12.880 That'd be the goal. 0:06:13.600 --> 0:06:15.800 So you want to see some of that out there 0:06:15.800 --> 0:06:17.880 and just see the guys grow through it and get better. 0:06:18.920 --> 0:06:19.440 John's good. 0:06:19.560 --> 0:06:23.400 You've got out wanted from the os Gays as you competitive, 0:06:23.440 --> 0:06:23.960 and you can. 0:06:25.400 --> 0:06:26.160 As much as you can. 0:06:26.200 --> 0:06:28.120 We have another day, so I'm really not I'm not 0:06:28.160 --> 0:06:31.840 really counting anything yet till tomorrow. You know, no assessments 0:06:31.839 --> 0:06:33.440 as much as you kind of look at the next 0:06:33.520 --> 0:06:35.240 day and you say, we want to be intentional about 0:06:35.520 --> 0:06:37.640 what we want to accomplish today. You know, like every coach, 0:06:37.680 --> 0:06:39.600 what's your main thing you want to see? Make sure 0:06:39.600 --> 0:06:41.520 the players understand it, make sure every player has an 0:06:41.520 --> 0:06:43.800 intentionality about what they want to go out there and accomplish. 0:06:44.040 --> 0:06:46.640 I think if we all do that collectively, we're gonna 0:06:46.680 --> 0:06:48.560 look back and say we've you know, we're as far 0:06:48.600 --> 0:06:49.440 along as we can be. 0:06:49.480 --> 0:06:50.920 And that's really kind of how we measure it. 0:06:51.240 --> 0:06:54.560 John with Justin, as we know it be so accurate 0:06:54.600 --> 0:06:57.240 and so attention to detailed a lot of things. How 0:06:57.279 --> 0:06:59.640 important do you think that will be as far as 0:06:59.800 --> 0:07:03.960 the new kickoff fool and where I mean? I guess 0:07:03.960 --> 0:07:06.960 Hank Kong really doesn't mean anything anymore. It's more about placement. 0:07:07.000 --> 0:07:08.960 When you would you say, yeah, you know, I'm not 0:07:09.320 --> 0:07:11.400 ready to make any pronouncements like that, you know, I 0:07:11.400 --> 0:07:13.240 think I think having a kicker that can put the 0:07:13.240 --> 0:07:16.600 ball in spots with various types of hangtimes will be 0:07:16.640 --> 0:07:18.520 in advantage. And Justin definitely is a guy that can 0:07:18.560 --> 0:07:21.080 do that. But I don't know if hanktime' is gonna 0:07:21.120 --> 0:07:22.640 not matter or not. You know, We're just gonna have 0:07:22.640 --> 0:07:24.320 to see how how it all plays out. That way, 0:07:25.000 --> 0:07:26.800 we have a lot to learn about the play. 0:07:27.280 --> 0:07:29.880 When Mentory Mini Camps starts next week, do you expect 0:07:29.880 --> 0:07:30.520 Moreland to. 0:07:30.480 --> 0:07:33.160 Be full go see, completely healthy and ready to practice. 0:07:33.640 --> 0:07:35.920 I expect them to be ready to practice next week. Yeah, 0:07:36.040 --> 0:07:38.440 we'll see, you know how, whether it's full go or not, 0:07:38.560 --> 0:07:40.160 or whether we choose to put them out there full go, 0:07:40.280 --> 0:07:40.880 I don't know yet. 0:07:41.000 --> 0:07:41.760 It's a good question. 0:07:43.680 --> 0:07:46.760 Any other guys, we shouldn't expect to see how any camps. 0:07:47.000 --> 0:07:47.160 You know. 0:07:47.200 --> 0:07:50.280 I just didn't bring my list out, you know, darn it, 0:07:50.480 --> 0:07:54.640 forgot my list. They're guys, the guys that are out 0:07:54.920 --> 0:07:57.440 that you know are out, you know you definitely won't 0:07:57.480 --> 0:08:00.160 see we might see a Disa back, for instance. I'm 0:08:00.160 --> 0:08:03.720 hopeful we might see bow back hopefully next week. Off 0:08:03.720 --> 0:08:05.760 the top of my head. Guys like that a job, 0:08:05.960 --> 0:08:08.000 you know, a job will start getting individual today, right, 0:08:08.080 --> 0:08:09.720 David did that was really good to see. 0:08:09.960 --> 0:08:11.400 So it's kind of working through it. 0:08:12.600 --> 0:08:15.240 Your thoughts on my brother's tattoo and what would it 0:08:15.320 --> 0:08:17.520 take you to get the tattoo on the way he 0:08:17.600 --> 0:08:17.800 did it. 0:08:20.640 --> 0:08:22.160 I mean, I'm not afraid of get in the tattoo, 0:08:22.200 --> 0:08:23.160 you know. I want to make it clear. 0:08:23.920 --> 0:08:25.720 And if we win a Super Bowl, I probably could 0:08:25.720 --> 0:08:28.040 be talked into something, but it's probably gonna have it's 0:08:28.080 --> 0:08:29.200 gonna have an eye in an a And I can 0:08:29.200 --> 0:08:30.680 tell you. Any tattoo I have is gonna start with 0:08:30.800 --> 0:08:32.680 Ingrid Nelison family first. 0:08:32.720 --> 0:08:32.920 Man. 0:08:33.480 --> 0:08:37.160 You know, I'm pretty sure Jim probably got that dictate 0:08:37.200 --> 0:08:39.240 too if I look that tattoo closely. But there's something 0:08:39.280 --> 0:08:44.240 in there that says Sarah on it. But you know, 0:08:44.240 --> 0:08:45.880 I did read an article recently. You see it where 0:08:45.880 --> 0:08:48.280 they say tattoos or it's a health thing, health risk. 0:08:48.800 --> 0:08:53.080 Anybody see that article? No, you got tattoo? You might 0:08:53.120 --> 0:09:00.840 want to check that article. I saw that. No, We're good, 0:09:00.880 --> 0:09:01.960 all right. Thanks seeing. 0:09:05.640 --> 0:09:08.760 We also heard from the Goat kicker Justin Tucker. He 0:09:08.840 --> 0:09:11.800 discussed some of the rule changes in the NFL that 0:09:11.840 --> 0:09:14.000 went to place over the course of this offseason, and 0:09:14.040 --> 0:09:17.760 also his thoughts going into this upcoming season. 0:09:19.000 --> 0:09:21.280 Hey guys, how are you all doing? Good to see you? 0:09:22.160 --> 0:09:23.959 See you all right? Fire and ready? 0:09:24.120 --> 0:09:28.320 So what was you when you kind of learned about 0:09:28.320 --> 0:09:29.720 it and kind the changes to it? 0:09:30.400 --> 0:09:30.600 Yeah? 0:09:30.640 --> 0:09:35.240 I think initial reaction was you've got to be positive 0:09:35.240 --> 0:09:37.719 about it and think about it in terms of, uh, 0:09:37.800 --> 0:09:39.280 this is going to keep the play in the game, 0:09:39.320 --> 0:09:40.640 and this is not just going to keep the playing 0:09:40.679 --> 0:09:42.560 the game, It's going to make it much more exciting. 0:09:42.640 --> 0:09:44.800 I think there's going to be a lot more action 0:09:45.679 --> 0:09:50.080 as far as UH kicks that will be returned. You know, 0:09:50.080 --> 0:09:52.839 in the last several years, the trend has been for 0:09:53.400 --> 0:09:55.880 UH most teams to send the ball into the end zone, 0:09:56.400 --> 0:10:00.280 UH give up the twenty five yard line, U and 0:10:00.559 --> 0:10:04.040 the play was essentially not happening as it was designed 0:10:04.040 --> 0:10:08.640 to happen. But now but in all likelihood, we're gonna 0:10:08.640 --> 0:10:11.240 see a lot more returns and it'll give a lot 0:10:11.280 --> 0:10:15.600 more guy's opportunity to you know, take that play and 0:10:15.679 --> 0:10:16.760 make it a big play. 0:10:16.840 --> 0:10:18.720 So I'm looking forward to it. It's gonna be really exciting. 0:10:19.120 --> 0:10:20.880 So many years in the lead with this kind of 0:10:20.960 --> 0:10:22.839 big rule change is they're kind of exciting to get 0:10:22.880 --> 0:10:24.360 back into the lab and get creative with what. 0:10:24.320 --> 0:10:24.760 You can do. 0:10:25.120 --> 0:10:25.760 Yeah, it is. 0:10:26.240 --> 0:10:28.640 You know, just like a pitcher tries to develop his stuff. 0:10:28.720 --> 0:10:32.920 I'm doing the same thing out here, trying to figure 0:10:32.960 --> 0:10:36.559 out whichever way we can, in our minds, gain an advantage, 0:10:36.600 --> 0:10:41.520 gain an edge, you know, and whether that means you know, 0:10:41.600 --> 0:10:44.440 putting the ball in different spots, making it challenging for 0:10:44.520 --> 0:10:47.880 a returner to you know, scoop up the ball easily. 0:10:49.400 --> 0:10:51.400 You know, all of those things we're looking at right now. 0:10:52.559 --> 0:10:54.839 You know, granted, we are kind of in the fledgling 0:10:54.920 --> 0:10:58.360 stages of what we're trying to you know, accomplish here, 0:10:58.360 --> 0:11:01.160 what we're trying to figure out. So you know, like 0:11:01.200 --> 0:11:02.800 you said, we are in the lab, and you know, 0:11:03.360 --> 0:11:06.760 more more recently, my lab has actually been the weight room. 0:11:06.800 --> 0:11:09.079 This might be really surprising to uh a lot of 0:11:09.240 --> 0:11:10.440 a lot of you guys and a lot of my 0:11:10.440 --> 0:11:12.760 teammates because I don't spend to hang out in the 0:11:12.800 --> 0:11:16.360 weight room too frequently. But after watching a lot of 0:11:16.400 --> 0:11:19.600 these uh xfl plays over the last couple of years, 0:11:19.880 --> 0:11:23.040 the kicker seems to be like involved in like like 0:11:23.200 --> 0:11:26.680 twenty five percent of the tackles. So, I mean, like 0:11:26.720 --> 0:11:28.960 I've been, I've mixed it up a couple of times, 0:11:29.000 --> 0:11:31.520 you know, I've gotten in there, you know, But now 0:11:31.520 --> 0:11:33.960 I gotta you know, get some more shrugs, get the 0:11:34.000 --> 0:11:35.560 traps going a little bit, you know, just to make 0:11:35.600 --> 0:11:38.440 sure I'm prepared to uh uh you know, prepared for 0:11:38.440 --> 0:11:43.360 a little bit more contact. But in uh, in all seriousness, 0:11:43.400 --> 0:11:46.000 it will be a lot of fun to uh, you know, 0:11:46.080 --> 0:11:48.080 see what we come up with, and then see what 0:11:48.120 --> 0:11:49.880 other teams come up with, and then uh, you know 0:11:49.960 --> 0:11:53.199 see how we can gain an advantage on the player. 0:11:54.040 --> 0:11:56.760 Are do you plan to because of that? The you know, 0:11:56.800 --> 0:11:58.920 it sounds like the kickers are gonna be involved little 0:11:58.960 --> 0:12:01.000 bit more. Yeah, I mean do you will you add 0:12:01.559 --> 0:12:02.560 more muscle because of that? 0:12:02.679 --> 0:12:05.960 I have put on like three point eight pounds, So 0:12:06.559 --> 0:12:08.120 can you guys tell Probably not? 0:12:09.320 --> 0:12:12.720 But uh yeah, I'll leave it at that, I asked John. 0:12:12.760 --> 0:12:14.200 I mean there has been talked to that some teams 0:12:14.240 --> 0:12:16.760 may not use their their kicker to do the kick. Ill, 0:12:17.120 --> 0:12:18.160 do you want to be out there? Do you want 0:12:18.160 --> 0:12:18.800 to be the guy doing it? 0:12:18.840 --> 0:12:18.920 Oh? 0:12:18.960 --> 0:12:20.040 Hell yeah, I want to be out there. 0:12:20.120 --> 0:12:21.440 I mean, like any chance I get to be on 0:12:21.480 --> 0:12:27.400 the field, I'm living out my childhood dream, you know. So, uh, wherever, whenever, 0:12:27.559 --> 0:12:30.520 wherever that is, I'm going to make sure I'm ready 0:12:30.520 --> 0:12:33.839 to go and put the best product on the field 0:12:34.120 --> 0:12:37.200 that I possibly can. You know, at the same time, 0:12:37.360 --> 0:12:42.120 and in fairness to you know, the idea that you know, 0:12:43.120 --> 0:12:46.440 a safety or a linebacker or somebody that has you know, 0:12:47.240 --> 0:12:50.280 a little bit more practice, a little bit more training 0:12:51.720 --> 0:12:52.839 as a as a. 0:12:52.800 --> 0:12:54.520 Coverage athlete, as a tackler. 0:12:55.559 --> 0:12:58.000 Yeah, I think it's totally fair to you know, turn 0:12:58.040 --> 0:12:59.520 over every stone and see what you got. I mean, 0:12:59.520 --> 0:13:00.960 who knows there's there might be a hidden gem in 0:13:01.000 --> 0:13:04.360 our locker rooms. And guy that can you know, pinpoint 0:13:04.880 --> 0:13:08.480 drop the ball, you know, off the tee, you know, 0:13:08.640 --> 0:13:10.800 on the five yard line at the red fade line, 0:13:10.880 --> 0:13:13.360 just dropping on a dime and then just go down 0:13:13.400 --> 0:13:17.200 there and smoke the ball carrier. So I'd like to 0:13:17.320 --> 0:13:19.640 I'd like to think I would be that guy. But 0:13:19.880 --> 0:13:23.280 you know, just like any and all positions out here, 0:13:23.760 --> 0:13:27.320 evaluations are comprehensive and ongoing. So I'm just gonna do 0:13:27.320 --> 0:13:31.400 everything I can to make sure I have every kick 0:13:32.240 --> 0:13:37.320 available and everything else that I need to have available, 0:13:37.600 --> 0:13:38.880 every every other way that I. 0:13:38.840 --> 0:13:40.200 Need to be prepared. I'm gonna make sure that I 0:13:40.240 --> 0:13:41.520 do that for the you know, for this team. 0:13:42.080 --> 0:13:42.760 I can't imagine what. 0:13:42.800 --> 0:13:45.800 You making tacklest value horse a kicker. They talked me 0:13:45.840 --> 0:13:48.240 about that because you're getting injured. 0:13:48.800 --> 0:13:52.920 I think it probably would make the most sense that 0:13:53.000 --> 0:13:57.240 you don't want any of your specialists getting hurt throughout 0:13:57.280 --> 0:14:00.560 the course of a game. But this is this is 0:14:00.559 --> 0:14:02.960 still football in the National Football League, you know, so 0:14:03.880 --> 0:14:05.240 you know it is what it is. I mean, we're 0:14:05.240 --> 0:14:07.120 just gonna have to you know, we're gonna have to 0:14:07.120 --> 0:14:07.840 see what happens. 0:14:08.840 --> 0:14:11.320 You've gone back and watch the XFL film and how 0:14:11.400 --> 0:14:13.600 much how much of that if you kind of consume. 0:14:13.840 --> 0:14:17.800 We have, Yeah, we've I know, Randy, Chris Sam, those 0:14:17.800 --> 0:14:22.520 guys have watched probably every XFL kickoff that has happened 0:14:22.720 --> 0:14:24.920 with these you know, with the similar rules. There are 0:14:25.120 --> 0:14:27.560 a couple of things that are a couple of nuances 0:14:27.600 --> 0:14:30.520 that are a little bit different between their rule and 0:14:30.640 --> 0:14:35.400 the NFL's rule. But they have studied it thoroughly. I've 0:14:35.800 --> 0:14:39.160 I've studied clips that they've sent me. I've seen clips 0:14:39.200 --> 0:14:42.440 on my own, you know, just and that's just part 0:14:42.480 --> 0:14:44.120 of being a pro just doing everything we can to 0:14:44.240 --> 0:14:47.320 be prepared to you know, or just just to you know, 0:14:47.800 --> 0:14:51.160 gay just to develop our own ideas for how we're 0:14:51.200 --> 0:14:52.280 going to attack the play as well. 0:14:53.240 --> 0:14:55.680 We're attack and drill or we live with the last 0:14:55.720 --> 0:14:57.320 time before attacking. 0:14:57.840 --> 0:14:58.800 That's a really good question. 0:14:58.800 --> 0:15:02.360 There's probably in high school at this point, but I 0:15:02.400 --> 0:15:04.120 think it's one of those things it just comes natural, 0:15:04.160 --> 0:15:06.240 you know, if you're a ballplayer like you just you 0:15:06.320 --> 0:15:09.840 stick your nose in there and you know, hopefully, you know, 0:15:09.920 --> 0:15:13.520 hopefully you take hopefully you're giving out more of a 0:15:13.560 --> 0:15:16.640 hit than you're receiving. So that's that's a plan, at 0:15:16.760 --> 0:15:18.520 least at least right now. We'll see how that all 0:15:18.560 --> 0:15:19.479 works out. 0:15:19.480 --> 0:15:21.720 A chance to ask Charbot because he can't look for you. 0:15:22.040 --> 0:15:25.920 But don't they discourage that from meresponing for you to 0:15:25.560 --> 0:15:27.000 h to avoid contact. 0:15:27.920 --> 0:15:33.000 I don't think it's necessarily something that is encouraged, but 0:15:33.040 --> 0:15:35.600 it's not discouraged either, you know, It's just it kind 0:15:35.600 --> 0:15:36.640 of just comes with the territory. 0:15:36.680 --> 0:15:37.560 It's a football play. 0:15:37.880 --> 0:15:42.920 We're all football players out there, and ultimately, if a 0:15:42.920 --> 0:15:46.120 returner is uh, you know, b lining towards the end 0:15:46.200 --> 0:15:48.520 zone and I'm the last you know, I'm the I'm 0:15:48.560 --> 0:15:50.680 the last guy there to stop him. It is part 0:15:50.680 --> 0:15:53.080 of my job description. It's not necessarily you know, a 0:15:53.120 --> 0:15:56.720 priority A. You know, Priority A is make kicks and 0:15:56.760 --> 0:15:58.760 then you know, as far as kickoffs go, you know, 0:15:58.800 --> 0:16:00.640 be able to put the ball wherever coaches want me 0:16:00.680 --> 0:16:04.480 to put the ball, and then you know, somewhere in 0:16:04.560 --> 0:16:06.680 there is be ready to make the play on the 0:16:06.680 --> 0:16:10.440 ball carry if you have to. So you know, maybe 0:16:10.680 --> 0:16:13.120 maybe we will start doing some tackling drills over there 0:16:13.120 --> 0:16:15.760 in training camp it'll it'll probably be really bad TV, 0:16:16.240 --> 0:16:17.880 but we'll have fun doing it. 0:16:18.400 --> 0:16:19.240 Are thirteen. 0:16:19.280 --> 0:16:21.680 You're talking about even extra waves that you want to 0:16:21.720 --> 0:16:24.280 improve your own game team wide. Giving you guys finished 0:16:24.360 --> 0:16:27.320 last year. Have you seen the focus Brilli enhanced going. 0:16:27.160 --> 0:16:27.760 Into this season. 0:16:28.320 --> 0:16:32.640 Yeah, I you know, I think this this team, the 0:16:32.920 --> 0:16:34.960 core of this team has done a really good job 0:16:35.800 --> 0:16:39.840 of coming into this offseason program with the right attitude 0:16:39.880 --> 0:16:41.760 that we're going to pick up right where we left off. 0:16:41.760 --> 0:16:44.080 We were, you know, we were doing some really really 0:16:44.120 --> 0:16:46.600 good things. Uh, especially at the end of the year 0:16:46.640 --> 0:16:50.200 when you want to be performing at your best. We 0:16:50.200 --> 0:16:51.880 were doing a lot of really good things and just 0:16:52.160 --> 0:16:54.960 you know, focusing in on those things and then also 0:16:55.200 --> 0:16:59.840 just ruthlessly attacking our deficiencies, you know, whatever they may be. 0:17:00.040 --> 0:17:04.480 Always talk about the idea of around here. You don't 0:17:05.000 --> 0:17:07.320 you don't attack the person, You attack the issue. You 0:17:07.359 --> 0:17:10.720 confront the issue. You know, you kind of have to 0:17:10.720 --> 0:17:12.760 have a little bit thicker skin for that and realize 0:17:12.800 --> 0:17:16.120 it's not about you know, anything I have going on personally, 0:17:16.200 --> 0:17:19.400 but how can I help my team improve? How can 0:17:19.480 --> 0:17:22.159 I improve so I'm a better I'm more of an 0:17:22.200 --> 0:17:25.520