1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,320 Speaker 1: Turner Fields nostalgic for me and spent a lot of 2 00:00:02,360 --> 00:00:03,240 Speaker 1: time there growing up. 3 00:00:03,279 --> 00:00:07,160 Speaker 2: And you know, I was a little nervous when the 4 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:12,080 Speaker 2: move out. Haven't been h It's an awesome ballpark, what 5 00:00:12,119 --> 00:00:12,760 Speaker 2: they did out there. 6 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:15,360 Speaker 1: So let's get to Oh, I thought we were gonna 7 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:21,240 Speaker 1: keep coming, Like Grace, I might have to go play baseball. Yeah, Dante, 8 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:22,599 Speaker 1: you know, it's a. 9 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:25,720 Speaker 2: No one more deserving. 10 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:29,680 Speaker 1: You know. I don't know if there's been many people 11 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:32,639 Speaker 1: in my career that have had such a big impact, 12 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:35,440 Speaker 1: you know, on on my life in the game, And 13 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:37,319 Speaker 1: you know, I don't know if I'd be staying here 14 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:39,479 Speaker 1: talking Neil and I just say that. I mean that 15 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:41,839 Speaker 1: because he taught me so much about the game, how 16 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:43,320 Speaker 1: to play the game, how to play the game the 17 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:43,840 Speaker 1: right way. 18 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:48,160 Speaker 2: You know. I think about his offensive. 19 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:50,919 Speaker 1: Line, his playing code, and I mean it's things that 20 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:55,160 Speaker 1: you can apply to your life, your marriage, raising kids, 21 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 1: you know. So it's it's it means a lot to 22 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:02,200 Speaker 1: a lot of people in the building. And uh, you know, 23 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:06,040 Speaker 1: I think for anyone that played offensive line here, he's 24 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 1: had a lasting impact on One. 25 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:10,480 Speaker 3: Of the things that stands out about his coaching ability 26 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:13,679 Speaker 3: is his his neck forgetting guys who are maybe late 27 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 3: run guys, even drafting guys like yourself to be able 28 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:19,280 Speaker 3: to lift their game. Is there something that you can 29 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:21,679 Speaker 3: speak to there about his ability to take those guys 30 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 3: and kind of guys. 31 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:24,680 Speaker 2: Like, yeah, I think it's a lot. 32 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 1: I mean, he's he's a great teacher, right at the 33 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:29,360 Speaker 1: end of the day, coach as a teacher. You know, 34 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:32,240 Speaker 1: he's a great teacher of the game. Uh, he's a 35 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:38,320 Speaker 1: great motivator, he's a great leader. All things that required 36 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 1: someone to get the best out of somebody. And I 37 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:45,160 Speaker 1: think he simplified the game, you know, and and and. 38 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 2: Approached it in a way where it was drilled. 39 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 1: Into you and uh, you were going to do it 40 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:51,080 Speaker 1: the way he wanted it done, whether you liked it 41 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:53,160 Speaker 1: or not. And but it took a lot of the 42 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 1: stuff out right because as a player it was easy 43 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:57,080 Speaker 1: to correct, like all right, like you did this drill 44 00:01:57,080 --> 00:01:59,440 Speaker 1: a thousand times, you know. I mean he would don't 45 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 1: get me wrong, he love correcting you. But you know, 46 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 1: you could start to feel out like hey, I stepped wrong. 47 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 1: I did this, And because in the game you're in 48 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:07,320 Speaker 1: the middle of a drive, he can't you know, he 49 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 1: would try to correct you from the sideline, but you know, 50 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 1: you got to correct it yourself, and so you could 51 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 1: feel it. You could talk with Shack or talk with 52 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 1: Joe whoever and be like, hey, like we were you 53 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 1: know this happened. 54 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:17,600 Speaker 2: You know, I didn't get enough. 55 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:19,400 Speaker 1: I didn't leave you enough on this double team because 56 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:22,679 Speaker 1: we did it ten thousand times throughout the year, and 57 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:25,079 Speaker 1: whether it was a pass set, whatever it may be, 58 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 1: we knew how each other were going to react. There 59 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:32,919 Speaker 1: wasn't any surprises because you know, communication is such a 60 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 1: big part, but there was sometimes just a lot of 61 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:37,359 Speaker 1: communication that wasn't said because we did it so much together. 62 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:42,359 Speaker 2: So and that was the way he did things. David, Yeah, 63 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:42,839 Speaker 2: I think good. 64 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 1: You know, I think, look, it's there's ups and downs 65 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:48,239 Speaker 1: to everything, and you know, I think right now, you 66 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:50,440 Speaker 1: just got to keep working right and I think there's 67 00:02:50,440 --> 00:02:53,679 Speaker 1: been a lot of challenges, you know anything, we just 68 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 1: got to keep pushing, right. There's I said, there's two options. 69 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 1: You lay down in quity, you keep going, and we're 70 00:02:58,040 --> 00:03:01,359 Speaker 1: gonna keep going. Go out there, compete, you know, don't 71 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:04,680 Speaker 1: take any opportunity for granted. You know, it's a big challenge, 72 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:07,919 Speaker 1: this weak division game. Good football team, you know, so 73 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 1: it'd be an exciting matchup. 74 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 2: And what is your. 75 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:12,480 Speaker 4: Level of concern personally just on euros? 76 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:15,359 Speaker 2: Able to do with the game, knowing that you've been battling. 77 00:03:14,919 --> 00:03:20,639 Speaker 1: Through something yourself this week, I'm available, I'm available anymore. 78 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 4: Uh yeah, when you when you are going on against 79 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:27,280 Speaker 4: you know, a familiar foe like the Bills. How challenging 80 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:29,079 Speaker 4: is that? Just knowing, like you guys know them? 81 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 1: So yeah, I mean they know us, we know them. 82 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 1: They're a really good football team. Talked to bottom right, 83 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 1: good defensive scheme, really good offense. They played good complimentary 84 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:42,680 Speaker 1: football defense, turnovers, offense, score and points explosive, So a 85 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 1: big challenge for us. 86 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 2: Really good front, you know, and then. 87 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 1: You look in secretary, a lot of experience in the secondary. 88 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 1: You know how they play their very sound discipline, they 89 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 1: play fast, So it's a big challenge. 90 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:56,200 Speaker 2: It's a really good football team. 91 00:03:57,040 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 3: If we went down the line and tried to pick 92 00:03:58,880 --> 00:04:03,240 Speaker 3: out the offensive line, which don't know what Dante. 93 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, I've always loved that, right, I've always loved that, 94 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 1: you know, pictures of him running in front of us, 95 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:12,000 Speaker 1: and you know, I mean I'm you know, I'm not 96 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:14,840 Speaker 1: a giant, but you know, either's guys Trent, the Nate Soldiers, 97 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 1: you know, Marcus Cannon and these giant human beings and 98 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:20,360 Speaker 1: there's a Dante just you know, coming up to their midsection, 99 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:24,560 Speaker 1: you know, And yeah, it's funny, but I mean he 100 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 1: understood it. He knew the game, he knew us, he 101 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:29,240 Speaker 1: knew what we were about, and he was one of us, 102 00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:32,160 Speaker 1: even though he might not look like it. 103 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:34,120 Speaker 4: Off the fields, an important person. 104 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:38,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, I just I think, you know, there's a lot 105 00:04:38,360 --> 00:04:40,480 Speaker 1: of things. One is caring for you as a person, 106 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:42,440 Speaker 1: right And you know, there was a meeting one time 107 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:45,160 Speaker 1: we had and one on one meeting and I thought 108 00:04:45,200 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 1: we were gonna be talking a lot more about football, 109 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:49,320 Speaker 1: and we really didn't talk that much football, and he 110 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:51,520 Speaker 1: was asking how my wife was, how are things at home? 111 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:54,040 Speaker 2: And this was in the middle of the season. 112 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 1: And you know, I think for me that was kind 113 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:58,479 Speaker 1: of like, you know, this guy obviously cares about my 114 00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:00,560 Speaker 1: production on Sunday, but he's caring about me and knows 115 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 1: that stuff, you know, has some type of effect on 116 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:05,919 Speaker 1: you know, on Sunday, and uh, you know it was 117 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:07,520 Speaker 1: over the bye week. You know, he's like, make sure 118 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:09,680 Speaker 1: you know get everything tied up. You need to get 119 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:11,560 Speaker 1: tied up, and you know, take care of things you 120 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:12,960 Speaker 1: need to get taken care of. And I think that 121 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:15,800 Speaker 1: meant a lot, you know, to me, because I was 122 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:18,799 Speaker 1: not expecting that. I was expecting you had a holding 123 00:05:18,839 --> 00:05:20,960 Speaker 1: penalty this week when I told you should have done this, 124 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:23,320 Speaker 1: and you know, it wasn't that, and it was you know, 125 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:25,240 Speaker 1: how's your wife? Everything good at home? I didn't have 126 00:05:25,240 --> 00:05:27,360 Speaker 1: a kid at the time, but you know, and it's 127 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:29,640 Speaker 1: someone you know. I still talk to Dante a lot, 128 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 1: see him over the off season. Yeah, I'm local, he's local, 129 00:05:32,120 --> 00:05:35,000 Speaker 1: and uh, you know, try to get together and you know, 130 00:05:35,279 --> 00:05:38,719 Speaker 1: just enjoy his company, you know, And I think I 131 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:41,040 Speaker 1: want to coach, so having someone like that you can 132 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:42,640 Speaker 1: try to pick their brain out, that's done it for 133 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 1: a long time. 134 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:46,800 Speaker 2: I don't know if there's a better resource out there. 135 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:49,560 Speaker 4: I know you have your own coaches now a victory, 136 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 4: but how much involvement does he still have? 137 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:53,880 Speaker 2: They take you guys on. 138 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:59,400 Speaker 1: No, No, I mean Dante. You know, once he stepped away, 139 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:03,480 Speaker 1: he stepped away. And you know, I have an involvement 140 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 1: with him on a personal relationship, but I wouldn't say 141 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:09,039 Speaker 1: you know he's not calling me, you know, at night, 142 00:06:09,120 --> 00:06:10,520 Speaker 1: being like, hey, you missed that ace block? 143 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:12,200 Speaker 2: You need you need. You know, he's not doing that. 144 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:15,480 Speaker 1: He knows I'm you know, I think he respects our process, 145 00:06:15,520 --> 00:06:16,560 Speaker 1: respects what's going on. 146 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 2: And uh, you know he retired, he retired. 147 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:22,880 Speaker 1: Finally, so uh but yeah, I don't he don't really 148 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:25,120 Speaker 1: have much involvement, you know, and I can respect that. 149 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 2: And you know I think, you know, as a coach, 150 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 2: you know he want that too, So so you want to. 151 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:33,400 Speaker 1: I don't know, we'll see. I mean, you know, gott 152 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:37,200 Speaker 1: Lee done this for twenty five years, and you know, heck, 153 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:39,479 Speaker 1: I didn't even graduate college, so I got to figure 154 00:06:39,520 --> 00:06:39,880 Speaker 1: that out. 155 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:41,479 Speaker 2: And you know, I got a lot of stuff to 156 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:42,000 Speaker 2: figure out. 157 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:45,160 Speaker 1: But you know, I don't do something so long, and 158 00:06:45,279 --> 00:06:46,680 Speaker 1: you know, it's all you really know, and. 159 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 2: I care about it. 160 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 1: I care about the game a lot, you know, I 161 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:54,919 Speaker 1: don't stop thinking about it. So I feel like it 162 00:06:54,920 --> 00:06:56,920 Speaker 1: would be injustice not to do something with the game 163 00:06:56,920 --> 00:07:00,400 Speaker 1: one day. So I don't know. You know, I think 164 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:02,080 Speaker 1: I want to coach high school. My wife doesn't think 165 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:04,400 Speaker 1: of him. You know, that's gonna be enough. She thinks 166 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:05,560 Speaker 1: I'm gonna want to do something more. 167 00:07:05,640 --> 00:07:06,120 Speaker 2: So I don't know. 168 00:07:06,160 --> 00:07:08,240 Speaker 1: We'll see, we'll see what happens. I'm not trying to 169 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:11,040 Speaker 1: think about that now. One day I'll think about that. 170 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:13,200 Speaker 1: So you guys can ask me more questions. 171 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:15,440 Speaker 4: Then you're thinking about the bills this weekend? Well, what 172 00:07:15,640 --> 00:07:18,600 Speaker 4: has been the mood and mentality throughout the lack of Roald. 173 00:07:19,080 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 1: Look, I think we've got a good opportunity coming up, 174 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:24,840 Speaker 1: you know, Like I said, big opportunity, big game, divisional game. 175 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:27,040 Speaker 1: You know, obviously a team top of the vision the 176 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:29,640 Speaker 1: last few years, you know, and they're really. 177 00:07:29,480 --> 00:07:30,240 Speaker 2: Good football team. 178 00:07:30,320 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 1: So yeah, I think if you love competing and love football, 179 00:07:32,480 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 1: it's a great game, you know, with a really great team, 180 00:07:36,320 --> 00:07:36,680 Speaker 1: you know that. 181 00:07:36,640 --> 00:07:38,040 Speaker 2: We have a chance to go out there compete. 182 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:41,400 Speaker 1: Worked with James for a long time, obviously, what does 183 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:45,600 Speaker 1: he continue to bring to your group even though he's Yeah, 184 00:07:45,760 --> 00:07:48,000 Speaker 1: you know, I've really enjoyed working with James, right and 185 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:51,600 Speaker 1: you know, you know, he's been a lot to me, 186 00:07:51,760 --> 00:07:54,440 Speaker 1: someone I could pick off, you know, my brain off 187 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:56,000 Speaker 1: of We kind of see the game similar. 188 00:07:57,440 --> 00:07:59,160 Speaker 2: You know, he does a great job. You know, whether 189 00:07:59,160 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 2: it's something. 190 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:01,920 Speaker 1: I might see on film, you know, Hey, did you 191 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:03,880 Speaker 1: see this or am I going crazy? You know, did 192 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:06,440 Speaker 1: you see this? What did you think of this? You know, 193 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:08,680 Speaker 1: It's just someone I can really bounce things off of. 194 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:11,400 Speaker 1: He's great with the young guys, you know, helping them out, 195 00:08:12,760 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 1: you know. And he's seen a lot, he's done a lot, 196 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:17,280 Speaker 1: you know, and obviously another guy that you know, football 197 00:08:17,320 --> 00:08:19,760 Speaker 1: is in his bloodline, and so you know, I think 198 00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:22,320 Speaker 1: he does a great job for our football team. Enjoy 199 00:08:22,400 --> 00:08:24,680 Speaker 1: having him around. You know, He's he's an older guy, 200 00:08:24,760 --> 00:08:27,760 Speaker 1: veteran guy. So I think he's a great asset on 201 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:29,400 Speaker 1: our football team. 202 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:31,840 Speaker 2: You're welcome.