1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:03,279 Speaker 1: Have you, Tom, Have you since you know this offense 2 00:00:03,320 --> 00:00:06,040 Speaker 1: better than anybody of the other three quarterbacks we're all new, 3 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:10,600 Speaker 1: have you found yourself at times taking a front and 4 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:13,120 Speaker 1: center role to you know, do they ask you things 5 00:00:13,160 --> 00:00:15,440 Speaker 1: that you know they can ask stable when they are cosco, 6 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:17,880 Speaker 1: but you know the quarterback they kind of like, yeah, 7 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:18,960 Speaker 1: I know this, I've been here. 8 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:20,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, for sure. I wouldn't say I'd take a front 9 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:23,439 Speaker 2: and center role. You know. I let the coaches do 10 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:25,639 Speaker 2: their thing. They have a process for everything and the 11 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:28,480 Speaker 2: way that they're going about it. Especially this off season, 12 00:00:28,520 --> 00:00:30,800 Speaker 2: everything's kind of been a from the ground up kind 13 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 2: of thing, rebuilding, especially with three new quarterbacks in the room, 14 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:36,960 Speaker 2: teaching them everything from the basics. So for myself, it's 15 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 2: been more on the field outside of the film room 16 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:42,960 Speaker 2: and they come talk to me because it's different from 17 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:46,040 Speaker 2: someone who's played in the offense before and been back there, 18 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:48,479 Speaker 2: you know, not just behind a clicker if you will, 19 00:00:48,520 --> 00:00:51,159 Speaker 2: do disrespect any coaches, but it is different. So I 20 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:52,960 Speaker 2: try to give my two. 21 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 1: And any any example you could offer that, you know, research. 22 00:00:56,520 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 1: One of these guys said to you, like, what are 23 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:01,120 Speaker 1: you seeing here? What am I supposed to be? Yeah? 24 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 2: I mean, not not so much what you're looking at. 25 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 2: It's more of a feel for how things are cause 26 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:07,680 Speaker 2: when things are wrong, you know, onlines. And obviously James 27 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:10,040 Speaker 2: and Russ have played a ton of football, but it's 28 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:12,720 Speaker 2: really about how it looks and fields on the field. 29 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:14,399 Speaker 2: So it's really before they get to feel it for 30 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 2: themselves on the field, you know. It's kind of that feedback, 31 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:17,640 Speaker 2: which has been very good. 32 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:20,720 Speaker 1: What's this off season been like for you? Just kind 33 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:23,399 Speaker 1: of watching the kid room be built rebuilt around you 34 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:25,800 Speaker 1: and and just kind of going through that process. 35 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:27,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's been cool. Obviously there's a lot of different 36 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:30,160 Speaker 2: personalities because I'm sure you guys have all seen, but 37 00:01:30,600 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 2: it meshes together very well. Like I said, Russ and 38 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 2: James been around for a while, Russ has his deal ja. 39 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 2: I mean, everybody saw the handshake of me and Jamis yesterday, 40 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 2: right his hair and then doing this thing like he's, uh, 41 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:45,720 Speaker 2: he's a bottle of energy if you will. And then 42 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 2: Jack's you know, it just came in. He's he's a 43 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 2: swaggy do too. So to have everybody in the room, 44 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 2: everybody's very competitive, and you know, it brings out the 45 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:54,280 Speaker 2: best in us, and you know, I'm looking forward to 46 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 2: see where it goes. So Jackson's a swag you do, Like, 47 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 2: what's what's kind of that attitude life for him working 48 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 2: coming in? Like what do you see from him? With that? 49 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 2: You have to have that. I mean for any quarterback, 50 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:08,960 Speaker 2: I think you have to have that confidence, especially here 51 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 2: in this market with how New York and the fans 52 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:14,239 Speaker 2: and everybody is around it. You have to have that 53 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 2: kind of confidence because the many you go on Twitter, 54 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:19,240 Speaker 2: if I'm gonna read some you know, everything can go downhill. 55 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 2: So for him to have that coming in, you know, 56 00:02:20,760 --> 00:02:22,280 Speaker 2: you want to keep him hot with that confidence no 57 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:24,640 Speaker 2: matter if he makes a mistake, he's gonna make mistakes. 58 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 2: I made a ton of mistakes or everybody else and 59 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:28,800 Speaker 2: you make mistakes, you're right there, pin' like you're gid Bro. 60 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 2: We'll go on to the next month. So for him 61 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 2: to have that at this point and continue to have 62 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:35,079 Speaker 2: that during training camp, pre season, when the season comes, 63 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:35,720 Speaker 2: it's gonna be huge. 64 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:39,400 Speaker 1: From how is the room, I mean, it's it's you 65 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:43,399 Speaker 1: got some personalities in there. Is it fun? Is it interesting? 66 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 1: Is it weird? 67 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:46,960 Speaker 2: How is it it's very fun? I would say we 68 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:51,400 Speaker 2: enjoy ourselves in there. You know, it's definitely work comes first, 69 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:53,520 Speaker 2: as it always does, but it's definitely fun. We know, 70 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 2: we go out, we get dinner all the time, we 71 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 2: do different things outside of the facility. But I think, 72 00:02:57,680 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 2: like I said, everything meshes very well with you know, 73 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:02,520 Speaker 2: I don't wanna say they're older, but Jamis and Russ 74 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:04,080 Speaker 2: being a little bit older and me and Jackson being 75 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 2: on the younger side. You know, it's a fun bleunt. 76 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:08,560 Speaker 2: You know, they have wives, families, that whole dam Me 77 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:10,640 Speaker 2: and jacks don't you know it's been a halt. Me 78 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 2: and Jackson might go on Love Island. We've talked about it. 79 00:03:13,639 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 2: So you really don't know what's about to happen. 80 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:21,360 Speaker 3: What's your approach to, uh, the competition and you know 81 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:22,960 Speaker 3: the reps that you're heading. 82 00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:26,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean control and I can control nobody in 83 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:28,960 Speaker 2: our quarterback room. No players can control that. Obviously we 84 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:31,840 Speaker 2: can without play, but you know, the coaches make decisions. 85 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:33,520 Speaker 2: When your number is called, you go out and make 86 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 2: most of it. Kind of the same deal it's happened 87 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:39,960 Speaker 2: since I've been here. You know, stay down, keep working, 88 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:42,120 Speaker 2: grinding until my time is to go. And then when 89 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 2: that time comes, I do my thing, but until then control, 90 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 2: I control, be the best teammate and help everybody them. Ok, 91 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:51,200 Speaker 2: here's watching love together. We have we have I can't 92 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 2: say we do it every night, but from time to 93 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:55,120 Speaker 2: time when we get it off there, Yeah, we watch it. 94 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 2: We talk about it. 95 00:03:59,560 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 1: Good. 96 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 3: You do you still see a future for yourself here? 97 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:04,440 Speaker 2: But sure? I mean the plan has always been to 98 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:07,920 Speaker 2: be here, especially when I was a rookie, So trying 99 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:10,160 Speaker 2: to continue that for as long as possible, and then 100 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:11,720 Speaker 2: you know, we'll see what goes from there. But right 101 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:13,720 Speaker 2: now I'm focused on the present where I am and 102 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:16,240 Speaker 2: be where my feed are. So right now I'm about 103 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 2: to go Enjoyan's break and then come back for training camp 104 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:20,920 Speaker 2: and then we'll go from there. 105 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:22,719 Speaker 3: You Jackson over your house? 106 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:25,720 Speaker 2: No, not yet. I've taken him to a ton of 107 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 2: Italian restaurants, though we went on a lot of we 108 00:04:28,080 --> 00:04:29,720 Speaker 2: went on to kick a lot of restaurants. It's kind 109 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:31,480 Speaker 2: of been a thing. We need to make a list 110 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 2: at this point. But no, not to the house yet, 111 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:34,160 Speaker 2: but he will be. 112 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 3: What does you think that. 113 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:41,400 Speaker 2: He knows that he say that, But Soda is Jamie 114 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:45,840 Speaker 2: and SODA's rust. Listen no, no, not yet, not yet. 115 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:48,920 Speaker 2: That comes something at some point. But Russe and Jamis 116 00:04:48,920 --> 00:04:51,640 Speaker 2: been around for a while too. Okay, they're they're well off, 117 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:55,720 Speaker 2: so they can't. They take care of most of them, honestly. 118 00:04:55,839 --> 00:04:58,480 Speaker 2: But yeah, know he's he's loved it. I know he's 119 00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:00,600 Speaker 2: been in New York before Jackson. He's probably had a 120 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:03,000 Speaker 2: ton of good food. But there's there's nothing quite like 121 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:04,880 Speaker 2: the New Jersey, New York food market. I don't know. 122 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:06,760 Speaker 2: I might be biased, but I think it's the best 123 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:07,480 Speaker 2: in the world. 124 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:12,080 Speaker 3: Tommy is is for you just mentioned Russ specifically, and 125 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:15,520 Speaker 3: then obviously James two. You've watched for years in this league. 126 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:18,240 Speaker 3: But to now be in this room with guys you've 127 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:20,479 Speaker 3: played with the last couple of years. But now it's no, 128 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:23,440 Speaker 3: it's it's Russ Wilson. Like when you were in high school, 129 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:26,280 Speaker 3: you watch this guy, you know, and imagine over here, 130 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:29,440 Speaker 3: you know, win the Super Bowl, you paying attention. What 131 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 3: what is that like having him come here? I mean, 132 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:35,720 Speaker 3: everybody's talking about his presence at what he means. But 133 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:38,560 Speaker 3: for somebody who sees it, you play the same position, 134 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 3: but there's gotta be a little awe of respect. What 135 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 3: do you what do you think about that release? 136 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:46,359 Speaker 2: For sure, I still tell him kind of mad at 137 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 2: him that whole Super Bowl deal. The roads were closed 138 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:51,640 Speaker 2: around here, everything was so packed when everything was going on. 139 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:55,720 Speaker 2: But honestly, Russ is a really genuine dude. We kind 140 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:57,600 Speaker 2: of ties back to when I was transferring out of 141 00:05:57,600 --> 00:06:01,159 Speaker 2: Syracuse going to Illinois and my time with Brett Bielima, 142 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 2: who also took Russell as a transfer from NC State 143 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:07,160 Speaker 2: or where Russell was the first over of college transfer. 144 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:10,039 Speaker 2: So I was really sold on Russ back then from 145 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:11,960 Speaker 2: my head coach. Coach b really sold me on him 146 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:13,880 Speaker 2: in that whole process and how that went. So I've 147 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:15,640 Speaker 2: always been a fan since I was younger, and just 148 00:06:15,640 --> 00:06:17,360 Speaker 2: to see him operate on a day to day Like 149 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:20,360 Speaker 2: everybody says, everybody's a professional, right, everybody's a real pro. 150 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:22,599 Speaker 2: But like if I had to put a person to 151 00:06:22,680 --> 00:06:26,440 Speaker 2: its Russ, like the way he just handles his everyday business, 152 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:28,320 Speaker 2: not on the field, off the field, like the way 153 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:31,760 Speaker 2: he talks to you with intent, Like it's just it's 154 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:33,960 Speaker 2: at a different level than I've seen before. And I'm 155 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:36,320 Speaker 2: really appreciative to be around him for the past couple 156 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:37,800 Speaker 2: of months and be able to learn that, because for me, 157 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:40,560 Speaker 2: it's taking in as much as I can, so trying 158 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 2: to take a little bit, day by day, more than 159 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:42,640 Speaker 2: I'm around him.