1 00:00:01,400 --> 00:00:04,360 Speaker 1: What has this week been like for you? And I 2 00:00:04,360 --> 00:00:07,320 Speaker 1: guess it's every good update comes in. What does that 3 00:00:07,360 --> 00:00:10,760 Speaker 1: mean to you guys in that library? Uh? What I 4 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:13,119 Speaker 1: said again, Brad, what has this week been like for you? 5 00:00:13,200 --> 00:00:15,560 Speaker 1: And then each update that comes in it was update 6 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 1: this morning the team on FaceTime. It's gonna make you 7 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:21,439 Speaker 1: guys feel better about heading into this game as well, right, Yeah, 8 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:25,560 Speaker 1: of course. Uh, Damar and his family, that's just been 9 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 1: all in our thoughts and our prayers since Monday night. 10 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:31,760 Speaker 1: So just hearing updates that he's getting better and things 11 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:33,919 Speaker 1: like that, it's great news. And you know, we all 12 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:36,680 Speaker 1: we all appreciate, you know, everyone that helped him out 13 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:39,600 Speaker 1: and things like that. So it's a great thing and 14 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:43,600 Speaker 1: we're just we're just proud of them. And as a team, 15 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:47,560 Speaker 1: how do you prepare for then going up to that environment. Sure, 16 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:50,479 Speaker 1: there'll be a pregame ceremony, it will be emotionally charged. 17 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 1: How do you go up there in battle that Yeah? 18 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 1: I mean, well, you know it's gonna be emotional as 19 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:00,480 Speaker 1: it should be. You know, you know, things like this 20 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:03,920 Speaker 1: don't happen too often, so it's just gonna be something 21 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 1: we have to work through. Just keep emotions as low 22 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 1: as we can, even though it's gonna be emotional for sure, 23 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:11,039 Speaker 1: just you know, just trying to just trying to go 24 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 1: play play a game of football, uh, you know, while 25 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:17,040 Speaker 1: still having Damar and his family and our thoughts and prayers. 26 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:20,800 Speaker 1: Were you watching the game and what through your mind? 27 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 1: If you were, I was watching the game? Yes, uh, 28 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:27,640 Speaker 1: and it was crazy just seeing just seeing that it 29 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 1: was crazy. Immediately called my you know, my family members 30 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 1: and talk to my family members and just you know, 31 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 1: things happen so quick. It was just it was a 32 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:38,800 Speaker 1: horrible thing to see and your loved ones of people 33 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:41,679 Speaker 1: around you, I mean, are they reacting? Are they worried 34 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:44,960 Speaker 1: about you? I mean because you take a beating out there? Uh? 35 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: Well yeah, I'm sure, but we all I'm sure I'm 36 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 1: sure that worried. But it's just like, you know, we 37 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:53,240 Speaker 1: played the game we love and you know, things like 38 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 1: that that, I mean, it happened, and it's it's very 39 00:01:56,720 --> 00:01:59,440 Speaker 1: unfortunate for him and his family, but you know, we 40 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:01,800 Speaker 1: we played game and you know, we try to do 41 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 1: it to our best ability, and when things like that 42 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 1: happen is just you know, it's just heartbreaking for everybody. 43 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 1: So it's just just knowing what you're getting yourself into 44 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 1: and just trying to be just keep that in the 45 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:17,800 Speaker 1: back of your head. I guess talk throughout the balance 46 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:22,240 Speaker 1: of caring for Damar and you know, and then then 47 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:25,800 Speaker 1: playing a game. How challenging is it to find like 48 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:29,760 Speaker 1: that feels like almost like a very sweet spot, right, 49 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:32,359 Speaker 1: and how challenging is or maybe I don't know, do 50 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:34,639 Speaker 1: you even know how challenging it is exactly. I've never 51 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:37,240 Speaker 1: been a part of anything like this, uh, during my 52 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:40,440 Speaker 1: football career, so you know, I had like loved ones 53 00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:43,680 Speaker 1: die and pass away before games and things like that, 54 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 1: but like I feel like this is, you know, just 55 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 1: a little different. It hits like very close to home 56 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:51,320 Speaker 1: and just yeah, so I really don't know how to 57 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:53,640 Speaker 1: how it's going to be, and just trying to you know, 58 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 1: just trying to stay focused. I thought I'm gonna try 59 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:58,320 Speaker 1: to do. I'm I supposed to have Damian bacis you're 60 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:01,920 Speaker 1: sidekick in the last game, and how does that almost 61 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:05,359 Speaker 1: help you? Getting to have him back? Yeah, having Damien back, 62 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:08,079 Speaker 1: just not even on the game, just through practice, in 63 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 1: the meeting room things like that. It's just very helpful 64 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:13,120 Speaker 1: for me and all the all the other backs in 65 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 1: the room, just another helping hand. He works very hard. 66 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:19,079 Speaker 1: You know, he goes out there ready to play, he 67 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:23,720 Speaker 1: ready to make a play, and he's just helped me out. No, tremendously. 68 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:26,320 Speaker 1: It's not only on Sunday. So yeah, that's what I say. 69 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:29,560 Speaker 1: The ball you can get salivated, I assume in the 70 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:32,400 Speaker 1: rooms fair to say, yeah, for sure. He brings that energy, 71 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:35,040 Speaker 1: that juice to us and he wants to He makes 72 00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 1: us want to play that much harder. Mondre, Can you 73 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:41,119 Speaker 1: talk a little bit about just having the opportunity to 74 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 1: cleach a playoff spot this weekend and not rely on 75 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 1: anybody to get a victory. Oh yeah, the NFL is crazy. 76 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 1: You know, we're in a spot like this. I never 77 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 1: really not too many people I feel like being in 78 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:56,600 Speaker 1: a spot where they you know, their their fate of 79 00:03:56,640 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 1: their football season is controlled by one game. So we 80 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:01,280 Speaker 1: just got to go out there and play our best game. 81 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 1: And you know see where that gets us feeling the 82 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 1: extra pressure with given that people around the league are 83 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 1: probably pulling for Buffalo, giving what's going on with DeMar 84 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:14,440 Speaker 1: I mean around the country, just everybody's kind of looking 85 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 1: at this game as the game as Buffalo tries to 86 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:19,640 Speaker 1: bounce back, Is that extra pressure on you guys to 87 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 1: get this win? No, I wouldn't say it's extra pressure. 88 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:26,680 Speaker 1: You know, everyone everyone on my team loves football, the 89 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:28,800 Speaker 1: coaching staffall and things like that, so we all want 90 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:30,680 Speaker 1: to play more football. So it's just about that. We're 91 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:34,520 Speaker 1: just going in. You know, Buffalo, that's a great team. 92 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 1: You know, we just got to play, play a great 93 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 1: game and just try to come out victorious. I've seen 94 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 1: last week maybe a few passes from Mac where you 95 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:45,680 Speaker 1: guys weren't quite on the same page. I'm curious seen 96 00:04:45,839 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 1: from your perspective, Well, what kind of has contributed that 97 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:51,280 Speaker 1: and how are you guys started working through that maybe 98 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 1: a little bit? Oh well, honestly, I wouldn't say we 99 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 1: weren't on the same page. I just I just dropped 100 00:04:56,080 --> 00:05:00,160 Speaker 1: the ball, like for being honest. There's just one that 101 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:04,039 Speaker 1: a lot not It wasn't talking about the job necessarily. Sometimes, 102 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 1: you know, I think he's kind of waiting for you 103 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:08,040 Speaker 1: to run your route maybe a little bit, and your 104 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:09,799 Speaker 1: back and stuff to him when he kind of throws 105 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 1: the ball. I think there's one that was a little 106 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:14,279 Speaker 1: bit behind you that he through the game as well. 107 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:17,240 Speaker 1: I'm just wondering if there's anything there are in terms 108 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:19,360 Speaker 1: of trying to get into the route a little bit 109 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:23,080 Speaker 1: faster and anything like that. Oh yeah, well with with us, 110 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:25,680 Speaker 1: it's kind of different every week how fast or how 111 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:28,200 Speaker 1: slow I could get out, depending on you know, our 112 00:05:28,279 --> 00:05:30,440 Speaker 1: blitz protection that week and who I'm looking at things 113 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:32,880 Speaker 1: like that, so it kind of varies each week. So 114 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:36,960 Speaker 1: I think we just need to you know, just know, 115 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 1: you know what defense we're playing against and how fast 116 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:41,520 Speaker 1: or how slow I'm actually going to get out, and 117 00:05:41,640 --> 00:05:45,080 Speaker 1: you know, I'll be ready for the ball. Stats are 118 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:46,840 Speaker 1: sort of are what they are. You're pretty close two 119 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:48,960 Speaker 1: thousand rushing yards. What would it mean for you to 120 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:53,680 Speaker 1: hit that ball? Uh? I mean that's a like you said, 121 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 1: I don't really think too much about it, but uh 122 00:05:56,360 --> 00:05:58,160 Speaker 1: actually one of my linement came up to me today 123 00:05:58,200 --> 00:06:00,600 Speaker 1: and told me how far I was away things like that, 124 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:02,960 Speaker 1: and no, it would be a it would be a 125 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:05,920 Speaker 1: great accomplishment I think, just for just for me, just 126 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:09,240 Speaker 1: the team, the offensive line, just just for all of us, 127 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:12,839 Speaker 1: you know, rushing for a thousand yards of the NFL, 128 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:15,960 Speaker 1: I mean I would call that accomplishment. So yeah, that 129 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:19,799 Speaker 1: would be that would be nice to do. Michael waynew 130 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:23,279 Speaker 1: m h okay, all right, appreciate it.