1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:04,320 Speaker 1: How do you personally approach this week knowing that you 2 00:00:04,360 --> 00:00:07,400 Speaker 1: know the game you might want to be focusing on 3 00:00:07,560 --> 00:00:10,280 Speaker 1: is still ways away. But as much as you put 4 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 1: focus on yourselves, I gotta imagine that, yeah. 5 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:17,239 Speaker 2: Starts kicking up a little bit. Yeah. I mean we're 6 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:18,400 Speaker 2: definitely excited to get going. 7 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 3: Just trying to take it each day one at a 8 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:23,479 Speaker 3: time and continue to get better, and then whenever game we. 9 00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:25,480 Speaker 2: Comes and Sunday comes, we'll be ready to kick off, 10 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:28,200 Speaker 2: be ready to go. Russ has obviously been doing this 11 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 2: a long time. What have you learned from working with 12 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:32,240 Speaker 2: Fast several weeks? 13 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:35,440 Speaker 3: Just the attention to detail, I mean everything whenever it 14 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:36,880 Speaker 3: comes to ro else, he wants to know exactly where 15 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:39,600 Speaker 3: you're going to be in certain spots, and he's just 16 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:41,360 Speaker 3: gonna let you know exactly what he needs out of you, 17 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:44,160 Speaker 3: which is definitely something that I feel like we've needed 18 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 3: and as all teams. 19 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:49,040 Speaker 4: How would you describe how you feel about the offense 20 00:00:49,080 --> 00:00:51,600 Speaker 4: after seeing what you saw during the preseason. 21 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:53,240 Speaker 2: I mean I feel confident. 22 00:00:53,479 --> 00:00:55,280 Speaker 3: I mean I think we worked really really hard this summer, 23 00:00:55,800 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 3: doing a lot of different things and getting a lot 24 00:00:57,760 --> 00:00:59,320 Speaker 3: of people involved, moving a lot of a lot of 25 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:02,400 Speaker 3: different places, and I think seeing it out there in 26 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 3: those preseason games, you kind of saw, even if it 27 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 3: wasn't the starters, that it was just the standard that 28 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:08,880 Speaker 3: was set just throughout camp. 29 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:13,080 Speaker 1: You've done table a long time now, for a couple 30 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:15,440 Speaker 1: a couple of years here. Do you feel like this 31 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:19,840 Speaker 1: team is closer to his personality than maybe something the 32 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:20,319 Speaker 1: past time. 33 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 3: I mean, I guess you could say that it's definitely 34 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 3: all of you could say his guys now, I guess 35 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:27,480 Speaker 3: you could say so. I mean, I definitely think we 36 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:29,400 Speaker 3: all have similar mindsets and at the end of the day, 37 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 3: I just want to go out there and. 38 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:35,840 Speaker 5: Win one Drew. Now what else? 39 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 2: Matchups like, oh, I mean, they're fun. 40 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:39,480 Speaker 3: A little bit back whenever you were at Kentucky, he 41 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:42,319 Speaker 3: was a younger guy at the time, but he's definitely 42 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:44,280 Speaker 3: came into his own and I'm really really excited to 43 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:47,039 Speaker 3: see how he plays this year. He gives me a 44 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 3: handful of problems during camp. He's like a little little pest, 45 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 3: I like to say, but no, he's he's a really 46 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:53,440 Speaker 3: really good ball player. 47 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 5: Though, well was he that way in Kentucky? He told 48 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:57,080 Speaker 5: us that you guys didn't really match up against each other. 49 00:01:57,080 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 5: But what was that like seeing him as a young pup's. 50 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 3: Exactly, it was like, Okay, this kid's really athletic, just 51 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 3: really waiting to see what he can do once he 52 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 3: actually gets his opportunities out there on the field. And 53 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 3: then obviously made the most of him and he got 54 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:10,480 Speaker 3: a AR so I'm happy to hear too. 55 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:12,919 Speaker 5: He didn't so he didn't really go up against. 56 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 2: Him, not too much. 57 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:16,399 Speaker 3: He was on the scout team doing those kinds of things. 58 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:19,040 Speaker 3: But obviously now he's definitely grown into one hell of 59 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:19,440 Speaker 3: a player. 60 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 6: And then this year last started last year when you 61 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:23,600 Speaker 6: saw him and kind of be like, I got something 62 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 6: for you. 63 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:25,480 Speaker 5: You can't get that sense? 64 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 3: I mean, yeah, a little bit. I mean we were 65 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:29,400 Speaker 3: definitely going back and forth. He was like, I'm not 66 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 3: the same kid I was in Kentucky and that that 67 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:34,800 Speaker 3: I saw at least. But it's been definitely great to 68 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 3: go and get something the past two years. 69 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 2: One day you talk about Russ the attention to detail. 70 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 1: Some of the guys have said several individualized text messages, Uh, 71 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:49,079 Speaker 1: you know, the idea of I think at one point 72 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:52,640 Speaker 1: Dream told the story about you kind of snapped at 73 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:55,520 Speaker 1: him when he wasn't necessarily running on that in Texas. 74 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 2: Uh what have you said? 75 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:00,680 Speaker 5: So something with to point too that you know to 76 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:01,400 Speaker 5: you together? 77 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 3: I mean should anytime I'll run around, I'm always gonna 78 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 3: ask him like, hey, was that good for you? And 79 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 3: so just always make sure that we're on the same page. 80 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:11,639 Speaker 3: But we haven't had anything I guess you could to 81 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:13,480 Speaker 3: say to that extent. I always try to make sure 82 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:15,000 Speaker 3: I'm doing the right thing running to the ball. 83 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 2: But yes or no. 84 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 3: I mean it's just like I said, the attention to detail, 85 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:20,960 Speaker 3: just the want to be great is. 86 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:23,040 Speaker 4: Exactly what you get out of I thinks I'm getting 87 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:25,400 Speaker 4: used to be walking off the field this preseason with 88 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:26,800 Speaker 4: the thirties off the scoreboard. 89 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:30,040 Speaker 3: I mean yeah, I mean it won't take some getting used. 90 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:32,640 Speaker 3: We'll be happy for it, no doubt. But yeah, no, 91 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:34,240 Speaker 3: I mean we came in the locker room after each 92 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 3: game it was like, this is what we want after 93 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 3: each game. We want to come in here happy, scoring 94 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:38,840 Speaker 3: thirty points with a win. 95 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:40,080 Speaker 2: So do you think you. 96 00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 5: Can do that? 97 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 2: I use the south that's capable of hit that bench park. 98 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 2: I mean yeah, I think so. 99 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:47,520 Speaker 3: At the end of the day too, we still got 100 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:49,320 Speaker 3: to go out there and prove it and go out 101 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 3: there and points of what has been. 102 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 2: Your biggest take away at the Dart preseason. 103 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 3: He's got some moxie to him. I mean, it's just 104 00:03:58,120 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 3: really excited out there to watch him play. It looked 105 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:02,760 Speaker 3: like he was all in command and knowing exactly where 106 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 3: he needed to go with the ball. 107 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 2: A couple of the older receivers that we were talking 108 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:07,240 Speaker 2: just like. 109 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 3: This, this is gonna be a pretty good, pretty good 110 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 3: quarterback once he knows exactly every all the checks and 111 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:15,120 Speaker 3: knows everything going on, it's gonna be really really exciting 112 00:04:15,160 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 3: for him. 113 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:19,279 Speaker 4: You've known, you've been here with Tommy since since the start. 114 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:22,240 Speaker 4: What have you seen from What do you see from 115 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:24,680 Speaker 4: him in terms of the growth as a quarterback? What 116 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:26,000 Speaker 4: do you see him as a quarterback? 117 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:26,200 Speaker 5: Now? 118 00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:28,520 Speaker 3: I mean, he's just grown ever since he's gotten there. 119 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:30,440 Speaker 3: I remember whenever he first got here, it was like 120 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:33,080 Speaker 3: this dude doesn't know anything going on with this offense. 121 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:36,120 Speaker 3: He's really quiet. But now, I mean he's probably the 122 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 3: most experienced one in that quarterback room with knowing the offense. 123 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:41,760 Speaker 2: But yeah, he's just grown grown. 124 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:44,040 Speaker 3: Up a lot, and I'm excited for Tommy with all 125 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 3: the opportunities that he gets and I hope everything works up. 126 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:49,840 Speaker 4: He's been the fourth guy here this summer right in 127 00:04:50,440 --> 00:04:53,440 Speaker 4: regards to you know, in mind like when we gets reps, 128 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:56,920 Speaker 4: who knows what happens here in the next couple of weeks. 129 00:04:56,920 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 4: But how much do you feel like he's shown that 130 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:01,599 Speaker 4: he can play, see that he's a good heat quality 131 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:02,240 Speaker 4: quarterback In this. 132 00:05:02,279 --> 00:05:04,039 Speaker 3: Segue, I mean, I think if you go back for 133 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:06,160 Speaker 3: the past couple of years, from whenever his rookie year 134 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:09,080 Speaker 3: playing on that Monday night, and then even last year 135 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 3: having to play a couple of games, and even everything 136 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 3: that he did through this preseason, I think there's plenty 137 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:14,720 Speaker 3: of tape out there this shows that he could play 138 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:15,320 Speaker 3: in this league. 139 00:05:16,760 --> 00:05:18,320 Speaker 5: Or how do you feel about his competitiveness. 140 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:20,039 Speaker 6: I know able to talk about him not sliding and 141 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:21,279 Speaker 6: you know all that, but what do you feel about 142 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 6: just him being that that firey guy where you just 143 00:05:22,960 --> 00:05:23,800 Speaker 6: want to take those heads. 144 00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:25,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean we love it. I mean, obviously you 145 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:27,360 Speaker 3: want your quarterback. You want to be able to run 146 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 3: through a brick wall for your quarterback, And when he's 147 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:31,520 Speaker 3: doing things like that, it's like if he's going to 148 00:05:31,600 --> 00:05:32,960 Speaker 3: do that for us, I mean, honestly, we'll go out 149 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:35,680 Speaker 3: there and do anything for him, So definitely. 150 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:37,240 Speaker 2: Want him to slide some more. He came over the sideline. 151 00:05:37,279 --> 00:05:39,479 Speaker 2: We were all over there, like, slide. You do not 152 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:40,680 Speaker 2: need to be taking these hits. 153 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:43,960 Speaker 3: Uh, But yeah, no, I'm I'm just ready ready to 154 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:45,000 Speaker 3: see him plays. 155 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:48,240 Speaker 1: Too long ago, you had that rookie head spin, right, Yeah, 156 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:51,800 Speaker 1: so what how impressive is it that he hasn't seemed 157 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:52,359 Speaker 1: to have that? 158 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:54,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, it's it's crazy. 159 00:05:54,279 --> 00:05:55,720 Speaker 3: I just like I said, like you just said, I 160 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 3: remember whenever I was a rookie and everything's just going 161 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:02,040 Speaker 3: for a loop and everything's in circles. But now he's 162 00:06:02,080 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 3: looked really, really great out there in those games. And obviously, 163 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:06,720 Speaker 3: I mean, I feel like he's making the right reads. 164 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:08,800 Speaker 3: I don't know the exact breeds of all the quarterbacks, 165 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:10,240 Speaker 3: but he looks like you knows exactly where he has 166 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:11,000 Speaker 3: to go with the ball. 167 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:15,840 Speaker 2: And putting it in the right places. Thanks it pretty goody. 168 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:18,680 Speaker 3: Like I said, I think he's doing pretty well. 169 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:19,360 Speaker 2: Obviously. 170 00:06:19,440 --> 00:06:21,480 Speaker 1: You talk to guys every year. It's always a tough 171 00:06:21,520 --> 00:06:24,159 Speaker 1: time for a locker room. You guys spend months together. 172 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:28,200 Speaker 1: What what's your perspective how has it changed over the 173 00:06:28,240 --> 00:06:30,000 Speaker 1: last couple of years. I mean, I think you're a 174 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:32,560 Speaker 1: young guy. Imagine we're not really sure about to expect, 175 00:06:32,600 --> 00:06:36,360 Speaker 1: But how do you approach see some younger guys who. 176 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:41,440 Speaker 3: Might I mean, whenever guys are like I don't know 177 00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:44,440 Speaker 3: how I should feel, or it's kind of like just 178 00:06:44,520 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 3: kind of have to control what you can control. At 179 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 3: the end of the day, our jobs aren't in the 180 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:51,280 Speaker 3: hands of us. They're in the hands of the guys 181 00:06:51,320 --> 00:06:54,160 Speaker 3: up upstairs. So just doing what you can to control 182 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 3: whatever it is with your situation, just trying to. 183 00:06:56,880 --> 00:06:58,440 Speaker 2: Make the most of it, most of it. From there? 184 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:01,479 Speaker 1: Is that always the weird just practice of the year 185 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:04,040 Speaker 1: That Wednesday after after coaching, you guys. 186 00:07:03,800 --> 00:07:07,200 Speaker 3: Walk out here and yeah that Tuesday and Wednesday Tuesdays whenever, 187 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:09,720 Speaker 3: like it feels like nobody's out here. It's just us 188 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:14,120 Speaker 3: and obviously just a way smaller team. It just feels 189 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:14,760 Speaker 3: really really weird. 190 00:07:16,240 --> 00:07:18,520 Speaker 5: M H.