1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:03,040 Speaker 1: This is the coaching steps, Like second year here, can 2 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:06,280 Speaker 1: you sort of feel that they know have a little 3 00:00:06,280 --> 00:00:09,600 Speaker 1: better I don't want to say grasp, but I'm thinking 4 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:12,319 Speaker 1: about more comfortability about what the players can do things 5 00:00:12,360 --> 00:00:15,360 Speaker 1: like that. I think for everyone, you know it being 6 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:18,080 Speaker 1: a year two, I think everyone feels a little bit 7 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:22,599 Speaker 1: uh more comfortable and uh you know, there's more trust, 8 00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:25,760 Speaker 1: there's you know, everybody has a better understanding players too. Um. 9 00:00:25,800 --> 00:00:28,280 Speaker 1: I know for myself, you know, being a second year 10 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 1: on the Betcher's defense, you know, I understand the why. 11 00:00:30,840 --> 00:00:33,240 Speaker 1: You know why we're calling certain defenses when we would 12 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 1: like to call certain defenses and uh defenses, and you 13 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:39,319 Speaker 1: know what what the goals are there and what we're 14 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:43,320 Speaker 1: trying to accomplish. So I think that helps everyone. Definitely 15 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:45,360 Speaker 1: helps out with the organization and the coaches as well. 16 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 1: I see you have a phrase on the back of 17 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:51,199 Speaker 1: the shirts. Is that this training camp spottle or man, 18 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:53,680 Speaker 1: you know what. To be completely honest, I walked in 19 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:55,960 Speaker 1: the locker room. It was in my locker, you know, 20 00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 1: saying new swag. You know, Christmas and Christmas in July, 21 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 1: Christmas training counts, so you know, up in it on 22 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 1: so you know, we'll we'll figure all that out in 23 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 1: a second. Do you know you do you even know 24 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:07,000 Speaker 1: what it says? No, I saw it, but to tell 25 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 1: you the meaning and everything like now, it's just new 26 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:12,080 Speaker 1: swapper right now, Michael. You know, there's a lot of 27 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 1: expectations about this team inside the building, a lot of 28 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 1: the expectations outside the building that very meager about how 29 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:20,480 Speaker 1: this team can do this year. You know you get 30 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 1: that sense. I'm sure you're on social media, you get 31 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:26,080 Speaker 1: the sense. And especially on the defense, a lot of 32 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:27,640 Speaker 1: people look at this team and say, well, maybe they 33 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 1: can score it. Defense are gonna hold them back? What 34 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:32,920 Speaker 1: is your I say this, I mean, especially somebody who's 35 00:01:33,480 --> 00:01:35,480 Speaker 1: been undrafted in this league. Thank god, you know, I'm 36 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:38,280 Speaker 1: blessing the C year eight man. I embraced that. I 37 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:41,480 Speaker 1: love that, you know, being counted out. Not everybody you 38 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 1: know having high expectation, that's cool, but I know everyone 39 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 1: in this organization, everybody in this building, you know, we're 40 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 1: ready to work, ready, you know, go out there and 41 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 1: put it on tape. I love having something to prove 42 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:53,920 Speaker 1: in this game. You have to prove yourself every single day, 43 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:56,760 Speaker 1: week in and week out. You know, every team, so 44 00:01:57,280 --> 00:01:58,800 Speaker 1: I love it. I embracing that. I mean when you 45 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 1: look at it from the people out said, like I said, 46 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 1: looking in, they said, well Landon College is not here, 47 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:04,880 Speaker 1: Olivia Verning is not here, you know what I mean. 48 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:08,520 Speaker 1: So you know Snatch is not here, and and so 49 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:12,079 Speaker 1: how can this defense? The defense was this this this league? 50 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:14,760 Speaker 1: You know, people change uniform change he almost every every 51 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:17,520 Speaker 1: day every year. Um, it's a challenge. It's a new 52 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:19,600 Speaker 1: challenge for us, new challenge for this you know, twenty 53 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:22,520 Speaker 1: nineteen New York Football Giant organization. So I mean we 54 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 1: were embraced, accepted, and uh, just going out here with 55 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:27,240 Speaker 1: the guys that we have ready to work, you know, 56 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:30,359 Speaker 1: just put in the work. That's it. It require going 57 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:35,400 Speaker 1: to more fundamentals, Michael, because young guys, we're gonna execute 58 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:38,079 Speaker 1: and accomplish what coach Betts want us to do. And 59 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 1: with the guys we got, and we're gonna put it 60 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:42,520 Speaker 1: on tape. But definitely it's a great mix of Bets, 61 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 1: great mix of young guys. Got a lot of young guys. 62 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:47,079 Speaker 1: But at the same time, we expect everybody to go 63 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 1: out there and play at the high up. I mean, 64 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:51,840 Speaker 1: how is it how are you able to even e 65 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:55,120 Speaker 1: gauge what you have in the defensive factory, considering you 66 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:57,400 Speaker 1: know guys could play. Now you can tell you. I mean, 67 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:00,200 Speaker 1: that's that's that's not my job. You know, like got 68 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:01,800 Speaker 1: scouts and all that stuff. You got coaches and stuff 69 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 1: like that, But you can tell when guys could play. 70 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:06,320 Speaker 1: And we're gonna get you know, opportunity and training camps 71 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 1: go against each other a sharper than I. You know, 72 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:11,400 Speaker 1: this's a office. They can score. Can the defense stop them. 73 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 1: We're gonna get a chance to see that real quick. 74 00:03:13,240 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 1: Then we got the preseason and get ready for the season. Man, 75 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:20,600 Speaker 1: that's it. Like you were, you were such a light 76 00:03:20,680 --> 00:03:24,919 Speaker 1: a part of this special teams improvement last year, and 77 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 1: you also got some taste on defense, and ye really 78 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:31,520 Speaker 1: be playing a lot for you personally. How do you 79 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:34,400 Speaker 1: strike that balance? I know you you want to question 80 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:38,120 Speaker 1: coach put you, but I would imagine if party you says, 81 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 1: you know what, I want to be a factor on 82 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 1: this defense. Um for me, like I said, that's just 83 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 1: always been a role in my career until I can 84 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:49,240 Speaker 1: just break through and just you know, become full time starter. 85 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:52,120 Speaker 1: What what have you? But being ready whenever my numb 86 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:54,560 Speaker 1: is called you know, wherever coach bitch needs me to 87 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:56,600 Speaker 1: play on defense, whatever that role might be for that 88 00:03:56,640 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 1: weekend and after week, week by week, go out there 89 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 1: and execute and do it at high level. Of last 90 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 1: year is probably one of my best years on defense, 91 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:04,160 Speaker 1: and that you know that was your one of the 92 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 1: best defenses. Like looking forward to what I can do 93 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:07,920 Speaker 1: it under you know, second year. But at the same time, 94 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:10,160 Speaker 1: like you said, how do you bounce that between knowing 95 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 1: exactly why they brought your year and signed as a 96 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 1: special team They said, you know, trying to help improve 97 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:17,040 Speaker 1: a special team unit. Shoot, you can't can't lack off 98 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:18,719 Speaker 1: with that. You gotta be the same guy, Gotta be 99 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:20,760 Speaker 1: the same leader, produce on special teams, make sure that 100 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 1: all the units are running well and we're actually a 101 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 1: factor and helping his team win on special teams and 102 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:27,560 Speaker 1: not you know, being a detriment. So you know it's 103 00:04:27,640 --> 00:04:30,120 Speaker 1: it's much required of you, but you just gotta do 104 00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:32,320 Speaker 1: it and and that's that's my role, So just do 105 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:34,480 Speaker 1: it at a high level. Mike, in the past couple 106 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 1: of years, his team has been pretty much finished by 107 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 1: handling tend the season. How do you guys get off 108 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 1: to a better start right, I mean, you gotta start faster, 109 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:46,760 Speaker 1: you gotta finish games, and focusing on that finish, having that, 110 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:50,039 Speaker 1: uh in your mind from the jump, just understanding, like, look, 111 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:52,839 Speaker 1: been in games and then it's the fourth quarter where 112 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:55,279 Speaker 1: you know we might let it slip away. So having 113 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:57,960 Speaker 1: having you know, coach coaches preaching that in the off season, 114 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 1: having that in in mind from the start, so when 115 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:03,880 Speaker 1: every drill we do, it's about finishing and just just 116 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:05,839 Speaker 1: having that any mind, man, that's that's what That's what 117 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:08,440 Speaker 1: it's gonna take. And just understanding that every single game, 118 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:10,919 Speaker 1: it doesn't matter what play, what quarter, but especially the 119 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:13,160 Speaker 1: fourth quarter. You know, we gotta make sure we finished. 120 00:05:15,080 --> 00:05:16,720 Speaker 1: If you go back to even if you go back 121 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 1: as I know you haven't been on the field yet 122 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 1: year with the veteran guys that you're all dvs. But 123 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:25,279 Speaker 1: the veteran guys huge your drill. But they are safeties. 124 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 1: So communication wise of the safety have to take on 125 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 1: more because the corners are so young. It seems like 126 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:32,120 Speaker 1: all the youth is in one place and all that. 127 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:35,360 Speaker 1: I mean, I think I've been to put a premium 128 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:38,039 Speaker 1: on the position of safety because we do communicate a lot, 129 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:39,800 Speaker 1: you know, we gotta make sure obviously we line up 130 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:41,640 Speaker 1: and do eides out, but we gotta make sure a 131 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:44,040 Speaker 1: lot of other guys are lined up and we communicate 132 00:05:44,120 --> 00:05:46,040 Speaker 1: the calls and the checks and stuff like that. So 133 00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:48,799 Speaker 1: you want guys who are about to feel tested. Uh, 134 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 1: I've said it before in all season. It's great and 135 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:53,839 Speaker 1: refreshing from me just to see Antoine, but they you know, 136 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:56,080 Speaker 1: somebody you're doing on year fourteen. It's been a while 137 00:05:56,080 --> 00:05:59,080 Speaker 1: since I've been around a vet that that's has that 138 00:05:59,200 --> 00:06:01,760 Speaker 1: much meaning, more years of experience than me. So to 139 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:05,040 Speaker 1: see him, how he prepares for even just practice, how 140 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 1: he communicates, you know, I've actually been able to step 141 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:09,640 Speaker 1: my game up up in regards to that and seeing 142 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:12,599 Speaker 1: how he does it with with Pep man his energy 143 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 1: and stuff like that. But he, you know, it's going 144 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:16,360 Speaker 1: on what I think year four for Pep. I mean, 145 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:19,560 Speaker 1: see how he prepares, to see how he communicates, you know, 146 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:22,000 Speaker 1: it's great and obviously what I bring to the table 147 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:24,359 Speaker 1: as well with the leadership. So I mean, you definitely 148 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:26,600 Speaker 1: see that there's been a premium put on the position 149 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:28,760 Speaker 1: and we want to improve our game with that and 150 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:30,520 Speaker 1: making sure everybody's lined up on the same page and 151 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:39,560 Speaker 1: executing young peer on fourth year, Valentine M. A lot 152 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 1: of young kids with some five like in that room, 153 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:44,080 Speaker 1: and what are you trying to get as possible, um one, 154 00:06:44,120 --> 00:06:46,799 Speaker 1: you need to mix uh, you know that young talent. 155 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:48,400 Speaker 1: But at the same time, I think I said it earlier. 156 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:50,360 Speaker 1: You can tell very quickly who can play, who can 157 00:06:50,440 --> 00:06:52,320 Speaker 1: you know who can in this game? And uh, with 158 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 1: those young guys, they're hungry, they're ready to play. I 159 00:06:54,520 --> 00:06:56,600 Speaker 1: mean we're hungry you know as well, even though we're Vets. 160 00:06:56,680 --> 00:06:59,720 Speaker 1: But to have that great mix where you know, sometimes 161 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 1: you know they're just going out there and they're just 162 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:04,279 Speaker 1: playing ball. That's refreshing. You'd love to see that. And 163 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:06,760 Speaker 1: then you mix that with the vets who can give 164 00:07:06,839 --> 00:07:08,600 Speaker 1: them some you know, some tips and stuff that maybe 165 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:10,960 Speaker 1: even the coaches might not you know, be able to say. 166 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:12,920 Speaker 1: But just from experience of us playing and you mix 167 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:15,040 Speaker 1: that together, you know it proves to be, you know, 168 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:18,320 Speaker 1: a great mix and a great combination. But at the 169 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:20,560 Speaker 1: same time, a couple of those guys you said, like Chandler, 170 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:23,320 Speaker 1: like um Grant Haley. I mean those guys they played 171 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 1: a lot that year, they played a lot, and that 172 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 1: experience going from year one of year two. I think 173 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:30,560 Speaker 1: they say that's the biggest jump NFL players make, you know, 174 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:32,640 Speaker 1: going from year one of year two, Like you can't 175 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:34,560 Speaker 1: you can't buy that type of experience that they got 176 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:36,600 Speaker 1: being in those games, being in those close games. Somewhere 177 00:07:36,640 --> 00:07:38,120 Speaker 1: we pulled it out. Somewhere we didn't you know what 178 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:40,280 Speaker 1: I'm saying, We we didn't finish. You know, that type 179 00:07:40,320 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 1: experience is only going to help us. Do you think 180 00:07:41,880 --> 00:07:45,920 Speaker 1: people sleep on our underrated the fact that the secondary 181 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:49,200 Speaker 1: in terms of communication is just as important as it 182 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:52,640 Speaker 1: is along the offensive line. Oh definitely. I mean and 183 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:54,600 Speaker 1: and that's the thing with the offense line, obviously, you 184 00:07:54,600 --> 00:07:57,840 Speaker 1: gotta protake your quarterback, right, you know, investment whatever strike 185 00:07:57,880 --> 00:07:59,800 Speaker 1: that y'all don't give. You just said that, but you 186 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:03,320 Speaker 1: to protect the quarterback, you gotta, you know, make sure 187 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:05,840 Speaker 1: that everybody's communicating on the same page of Guss is 188 00:08:05,920 --> 00:08:09,240 Speaker 1: running past and who they're blocking and whatnot. But if 189 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:11,280 Speaker 1: they make a mistake, you know, it kind of can 190 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:13,520 Speaker 1: get covered up with us on the secondary. We make 191 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:15,840 Speaker 1: a mistake at six, you know what I'm saying, that's 192 00:08:15,880 --> 00:08:19,080 Speaker 1: points on the board. So it's crucial that were communicate 193 00:08:19,160 --> 00:08:21,360 Speaker 1: and I think we put a premium on that. I 194 00:08:21,360 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 1: think we're gonna do a great job and we're gonna 195 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:24,880 Speaker 1: continue working on that. Man, Michael, do you think this 196 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:28,360 Speaker 1: defense we will be better? And what does it take 197 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:31,360 Speaker 1: to be better? I know for a fact we're gonna work. 198 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:33,920 Speaker 1: I love I love the group that we have. Um, 199 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:36,200 Speaker 1: It's gonna take us communicating at a high level to 200 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:37,880 Speaker 1: be better than we were last year. It's gonna take 201 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:40,880 Speaker 1: us executing and knowing exactly what coach Betch wants from us. 202 00:08:40,880 --> 00:08:44,160 Speaker 1: And you know, coach with UH defensive best coach want 203 00:08:44,200 --> 00:08:46,040 Speaker 1: from us on a on a day and day out basis, 204 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:48,800 Speaker 1: week to week basis, depending on the game plan, and 205 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:50,480 Speaker 1: just being able to go out there and make plays. Man. 206 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:52,079 Speaker 1: And I think we had the playmakers in our room, 207 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 1: uh to go out there and make plays and finish, 208 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:56,520 Speaker 1: especially when it comes to that fourth quarter. Do you 209 00:08:56,559 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 1: think you will be better? Yeah? Definitely. You could describe 210 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:03,520 Speaker 1: it as a as a next scroup, a chip on 211 00:09:03,520 --> 00:09:07,079 Speaker 1: their shoulder come for you said the same thing if 212 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:13,760 Speaker 1: you did, um, one, we're all competitives, just just like 213 00:09:13,880 --> 00:09:16,600 Speaker 1: y'all see it and you know everybody else see I mean, 214 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:18,920 Speaker 1: we see it we were here. Like you don't want 215 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:21,280 Speaker 1: to be in close games and let them slip away. 216 00:09:21,280 --> 00:09:23,840 Speaker 1: You don't want to even though you don't pay attention 217 00:09:23,840 --> 00:09:25,240 Speaker 1: to the me. You don't want to hear about things. 218 00:09:25,280 --> 00:09:26,920 Speaker 1: You don't want to read about things, see things said 219 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:29,200 Speaker 1: about you that you know he might not even be true, 220 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:31,560 Speaker 1: but be just just doesn't sound good. So you gotta 221 00:09:31,600 --> 00:09:32,839 Speaker 1: tip on your show. You want to go out there, 222 00:09:32,920 --> 00:09:35,200 Speaker 1: I necessarily prove everybody wrong. It is not about everybody else, 223 00:09:35,240 --> 00:09:37,360 Speaker 1: it's about us. But prove ourselves right that we go 224 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:39,080 Speaker 1: out there and get the job done. That's it.