1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,200 Speaker 1: There are a lot of positives outside the building, and 2 00:00:02,320 --> 00:00:04,400 Speaker 1: talked about what you guys were able to do defensively 3 00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:07,400 Speaker 1: last year from the top on down. How do you 4 00:00:07,560 --> 00:00:12,520 Speaker 1: reset everything for your guys going into year two with 5 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:15,760 Speaker 1: so many guys coming down. Um, you know, this league 6 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:18,239 Speaker 1: every year is new. I mean again, it's cliche, but 7 00:00:18,360 --> 00:00:20,720 Speaker 1: it's true. So you know, as soon as the season 8 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 1: is over, I I re say, and then you know, 9 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 1: you gotta yes. It is part of our job to 10 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:28,120 Speaker 1: make sure the players know, hey, nothing matters from last year, 11 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:30,480 Speaker 1: from the previous year. So you just try to convey 12 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:33,360 Speaker 1: that message to them. And thankfully, thankfully we have a 13 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 1: good group of guys who understand that. And you know, 14 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:37,760 Speaker 1: based on like, you know, what we've been through so 15 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 1: far on the field, we got we got ways to 16 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:41,559 Speaker 1: go to improve. I got ways to go to improve. 17 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:45,000 Speaker 1: So I think they understand, you know, our offense is 18 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:47,239 Speaker 1: doing pretty good job out there, so we got you know, 19 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:49,800 Speaker 1: we got ways to improve and we'll keep working and 20 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:52,240 Speaker 1: so nobody really thinks about last year. You know, what 21 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 1: do you want the identity of this defensivate same thing 22 00:00:55,440 --> 00:00:58,279 Speaker 1: that Joe talks about, you know, toughness. You know, we 23 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 1: really wanted to be reflective of the community, you know, 24 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 1: like it's you know, the tri State New York, however 25 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:04,959 Speaker 1: you want to look at it. But like the people here, 26 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:07,280 Speaker 1: they're tough, they work hard. I want when they look 27 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:09,160 Speaker 1: at us on film, like whether it's over there at 28 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:11,520 Speaker 1: the stadium or they're out here at practice, and you know, 29 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 1: you see our toughness come out. Um, you see us 30 00:01:14,319 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 1: working hard, you know, not loafing around the field, running 31 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 1: around the field. That's why I wanted to be um. 32 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 1: Then specifically with the football part of it, you know, 33 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:25,600 Speaker 1: playing a good football position team first, you know, playing 34 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:27,640 Speaker 1: with our hands in front of our eyes, good knee band, 35 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:29,920 Speaker 1: all that stuff, you know, again, the same stuff that 36 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 1: most high school coaches are teaching. And still the game 37 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 1: of football between those white lines. And that's what you 38 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 1: wanted to look like quite a few reps. The first 39 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:41,679 Speaker 1: first teams majors has been your impressions have been your 40 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:45,880 Speaker 1: impressions because he's again diligent worker. Um, I think he 41 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 1: uh smart and he's taking it all in right now, 42 00:01:49,880 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 1: you know. And obviously it's a new league for him. 43 00:01:52,240 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 1: It's a new not new position, but just different for 44 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:57,360 Speaker 1: him a little bit but he's been working really hard 45 00:01:57,440 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 1: listening to the vets um and then the thing that 46 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:02,200 Speaker 1: shows up when he gets out there on the football 47 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 1: field with his pads on, he knows how to play football. 48 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:08,240 Speaker 1: So that's a positive, you know. So you know he's visible. Um, 49 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:10,920 Speaker 1: he's hard to move, he plays with his hands, and 50 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:14,200 Speaker 1: I'm excited to keep working with them. The last season. 51 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:16,960 Speaker 1: And how critical was it to you to get more 52 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:19,080 Speaker 1: help for Leonard Williams in the pass rush and do 53 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:22,359 Speaker 1: you think you now have enough players to help him out? Well? 54 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:25,240 Speaker 1: I mean again, like I'm not going to disrespect the 55 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:27,160 Speaker 1: guys from last year and the guys that are here 56 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:29,679 Speaker 1: that I mean, we did what we did last year 57 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 1: for the pass rush and Leo was a big part 58 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:34,359 Speaker 1: of that. And I think that, you know, I think 59 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 1: we're growing in the system. We're growing listening to my 60 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:39,640 Speaker 1: coaching and how we coach the pass rush. I think 61 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 1: Spence and Kevin worked well together in terms of developing 62 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 1: our pass rushers, along with Blev and Ryan Anderson r QC. 63 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:49,679 Speaker 1: But um, I think they're just growing and we got 64 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 1: some more players, you know, guys to work with and 65 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:54,520 Speaker 1: they have different skill sets. Looking forward to that and 66 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:56,440 Speaker 1: We'll see how it plays out, really, you know, but 67 00:02:56,800 --> 00:03:00,120 Speaker 1: you know pass rush, you know again right now, be 68 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 1: honest with you. To answer the first question, I'm more 69 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 1: concerned about the rug game. So if you're wondering that 70 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:07,079 Speaker 1: I might have been mad about that, you never know, 71 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 1: but like that, but I would assume I'm more worried 72 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 1: about the run game. Pass rush would come. But I 73 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 1: know it's the passing league, and I know I'll probably 74 00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 1: you know, but I'm not there right now. Have there 75 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:20,040 Speaker 1: been times this year out in camping so far where 76 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:23,359 Speaker 1: you've instructed the guys to do something and they knew 77 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:25,519 Speaker 1: it already or they got it real quick as opposed 78 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:28,120 Speaker 1: to last year where you were teaching them they were 79 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 1: looking at it like, we don't get this. Um, I 80 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:32,799 Speaker 1: would say, the situational stuff, you know, because we spent 81 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:34,880 Speaker 1: a lot of time. Joe hits it with the group, 82 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 1: then we hit it separately as a unit, then the 83 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 1: coaches hit it. But the awareness of the situational football, 84 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 1: I mean, again, you guys aren't pretty to it. But 85 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 1: the conversations that happened on the sideline now they're more 86 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 1: football base, you know, as opposed to worry about whatever 87 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:51,560 Speaker 1: it might have been before, because hey, it's p and ten, 88 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 1: here is second and seven. We're able to have those conversations. 89 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 1: You know, again, you had players that were more advanced 90 00:03:57,320 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 1: before you had Blake, you had Logan, those guys could 91 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:03,440 Speaker 1: have the conversations easily. Now you're dealing with a larger 92 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:06,520 Speaker 1: group able to do it had you spoke about the run. 93 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 1: You're concerned about the run defense. I'm just kind of wondering. 94 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:12,640 Speaker 1: Coaches usually like to say, well, this guy leaves, we 95 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 1: bring in another guy, we pick up where they left off. 96 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:16,640 Speaker 1: But you know that they're not robots and they can't 97 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:20,200 Speaker 1: all have the same skill set. That said. Losing Dalvin Thomason, 98 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:22,240 Speaker 1: you brought in some new guys. How do you kind 99 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 1: of see that run defense being different than it was 100 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:27,599 Speaker 1: last year. Well, it's in the formative stage right now 101 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 1: because just by Nate, just by the rules, we haven't 102 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 1: had pads on. You know, it's different in college where 103 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:34,920 Speaker 1: you've got spring practice, you have your pads on, you're 104 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:37,360 Speaker 1: able to work that. We haven't had pads on. We've 105 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 1: just been working really on bags and sleds and stuff 106 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 1: that doesn't move. So you're always concerned about the run game. 107 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:45,360 Speaker 1: The first few weeks of training camp because it's the 108 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:48,120 Speaker 1: first time they're playing football. You know, as a linebacker, 109 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:50,840 Speaker 1: you're kind of playing football and seven on seven drills 110 00:04:50,839 --> 00:04:53,599 Speaker 1: and stuff in the spring as a defensive alignment or 111 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:55,480 Speaker 1: the guys involved in the run game. You're really not 112 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:57,800 Speaker 1: playing football until you get to this part of the year. 113 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:00,800 Speaker 1: So again, I'm not gonna worry about people aren't here, 114 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 1: you know, getting last year was last year. But I'm 115 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:05,760 Speaker 1: looking forward to seeing how it shapes up this year. 116 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 1: I mean, we've got good players who are working hard 117 00:05:07,760 --> 00:05:09,719 Speaker 1: and they're getting a feel for it, and you know, 118 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:11,320 Speaker 1: I'm getting a feel for what we want to call 119 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:15,800 Speaker 1: and I'm looking forward to it. You you have some 120 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:19,360 Speaker 1: pretty proven players in that secondary right and then pretty 121 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:23,240 Speaker 1: high Pick and Xavier kind of mixing there. Now, how 122 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:25,680 Speaker 1: good can that unit be? As good as they wanted, 123 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 1: you know, and you know, and as long as I 124 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:30,440 Speaker 1: want to screw it up. So that's how that's how 125 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 1: I see. You know, my job is to put them 126 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:34,360 Speaker 1: in the right position to make plays. We've got guys 127 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 1: who have been playmakers in the past. I'll tell you this. 128 00:05:37,560 --> 00:05:39,600 Speaker 1: They're working hard, so they're doing that part of it. 129 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:43,880 Speaker 1: They're communicating, Um, Jerome, Jeremy, Mike. Those guys do a 130 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:47,159 Speaker 1: great job of coaching those guys, building their awareness, whether 131 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:52,080 Speaker 1: situationally or personnel driven. And with that information, I think 132 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:54,280 Speaker 1: the sky's the limit. But we're gonna take it day 133 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 1: by day and just keep putting in the work. So 134 00:05:56,240 --> 00:05:58,279 Speaker 1: because it's such a proven group, like you said, do 135 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 1: you give them more latitude, Like because you say, hey, 136 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:03,360 Speaker 1: he's scart them good dode as good as they can be. 137 00:06:03,560 --> 00:06:06,840 Speaker 1: I'm big on this again, I'm a coach. What happens 138 00:06:06,839 --> 00:06:09,800 Speaker 1: between those white lines is really that's it's their defense, 139 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:12,560 Speaker 1: if that makes sense. Right now, I'm holding the keys 140 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 1: to a certain extent and I'm guiding this ship. But 141 00:06:15,640 --> 00:06:18,600 Speaker 1: at some point, after you get the message across and 142 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:20,800 Speaker 1: they understand exactly what you're looking for, and then you 143 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:22,800 Speaker 1: know I'm able to convey that to them the right way, 144 00:06:22,960 --> 00:06:25,440 Speaker 1: then I give them the keys in the game. Now 145 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:28,760 Speaker 1: we're not gonna be operating outside the defense. But between 146 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:30,359 Speaker 1: those white lines that I mean, what they see is 147 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:31,760 Speaker 1: what they see. That's what they get paid a lot 148 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 1: of money to make those split second decisions, see those 149 00:06:34,920 --> 00:06:37,560 Speaker 1: decipher those plays and all those scenarios that come up. 150 00:06:37,839 --> 00:06:41,000 Speaker 1: So to answer your question, yes, but I don't know 151 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:43,960 Speaker 1: if it's a yes, I don't know. I'm not sorry 152 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:47,840 Speaker 1: not to be there to that To that point, um, 153 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:51,440 Speaker 1: how important is intelligence when you're evaluating a defensive back 154 00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:54,920 Speaker 1: and especially in your scheme? And how would you I mean? 155 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:58,479 Speaker 1: Is this is this is the smartest group of hope 156 00:06:58,600 --> 00:07:01,600 Speaker 1: football intelligence? I mean that's always a football I qu 157 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:04,760 Speaker 1: or football sabines, that's always important. I mean I could 158 00:07:04,760 --> 00:07:07,960 Speaker 1: care lessons they know exactly what he equals MC squared 159 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:10,240 Speaker 1: means or whatever, because I don't know. I might not know. 160 00:07:10,360 --> 00:07:13,160 Speaker 1: But um, but I like to be able to talk 161 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:15,400 Speaker 1: to them about football. I do like to be able 162 00:07:15,440 --> 00:07:16,960 Speaker 1: to talk to them about football. And I like for 163 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 1: them to be able to learn from their their past 164 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 1: mistakes and from experiences. So if that equates the intelligence, 165 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 1: that's what we're looking for. You know, can they get 166 00:07:25,160 --> 00:07:28,080 Speaker 1: out there on the field, can they see something, decipher 167 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:30,200 Speaker 1: it fine? Can they learn from their mistakes when they 168 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:32,160 Speaker 1: you know, and be able to move on from that. 169 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:34,760 Speaker 1: That's what you're really looking forward. And in terms of 170 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:36,520 Speaker 1: I'm not going to compare them to other groups. I 171 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:39,200 Speaker 1: mean I've been around a bunch of good football players before. 172 00:07:39,240 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 1: But I'm very excited about this group and the level 173 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:45,560 Speaker 1: of you know, whether it's communication, the report they have 174 00:07:45,640 --> 00:07:48,560 Speaker 1: with one another, and their ability to fix stuff on 175 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 1: the field. Like, I'm looking forward to see how it 176 00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:55,400 Speaker 1: keeps growing as we go, Madgan, this transition and safety. 177 00:07:56,280 --> 00:07:59,640 Speaker 1: What made Logan's transitions transition to safety seem so see 178 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:02,720 Speaker 1: most he's a good football player, I mean, you know, 179 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:05,240 Speaker 1: I mean, like to be honest, good football players. It 180 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:07,360 Speaker 1: makes it a little bit easier, you know, I mean, 181 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 1: and just the system he grew up in it was 182 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:13,760 Speaker 1: about you know, being versatile, so like I mean, whether 183 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:15,880 Speaker 1: he was officially a safety or not, he's done those 184 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:18,240 Speaker 1: jobs before. And then you know, based on what we do, 185 00:08:18,320 --> 00:08:20,400 Speaker 1: we mix it up a lot, you know, put guys 186 00:08:20,440 --> 00:08:23,440 Speaker 1: in different spots. So defensive backs and defensive backs, our 187 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:27,000 Speaker 1: corners play safety roles, are safeties, play corner roles, are safeties, 188 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:29,800 Speaker 1: play linebacker roles. So I mean, and Logan has to 189 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:32,160 Speaker 1: be smart. I mean, I mean, let's not kid ourselves. 190 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:35,040 Speaker 1: He is smart and has football i Q. So that's 191 00:08:35,040 --> 00:08:37,840 Speaker 1: a big part of it. And he works hard, let 192 00:08:37,840 --> 00:08:39,679 Speaker 1: me say that, And he works really hard. Him that 193 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:42,440 Speaker 1: him and during the second full season as a safety, 194 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:44,360 Speaker 1: I think there's still a level of improvement that could 195 00:08:44,360 --> 00:08:46,480 Speaker 1: be there too. Oh, there's always level of improvement. He'll 196 00:08:46,520 --> 00:08:48,679 Speaker 1: he'll tell you that. I mean, he's he's worked in 197 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:50,520 Speaker 1: every day to get better and he wants us to 198 00:08:50,559 --> 00:08:52,839 Speaker 1: be on him. And thankfully, you know, he doesn't have 199 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:55,160 Speaker 1: to worry about that. We'll do that. But you know, 200 00:08:55,480 --> 00:08:57,160 Speaker 1: like he wants to improve, he wants to be the 201 00:08:57,200 --> 00:08:59,640 Speaker 1: best out there. And I love that bottom. I love 202 00:08:59,679 --> 00:09:01,240 Speaker 1: that about them since I've known him, and he wants 203 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:03,160 Speaker 1: to be the best, and he's working hard to do that, 204 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:05,920 Speaker 1: and he's bringing guys along with them. Too many times 205 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:10,360 Speaker 1: coming back, do you have a bigger playbook or can 206 00:09:10,400 --> 00:09:13,480 Speaker 1: you do more things to her? Well, if you leave 207 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:15,360 Speaker 1: it to me, I might go a little crazy, you know, 208 00:09:15,400 --> 00:09:17,840 Speaker 1: Like I'm sitting there and you know, vacation in the 209 00:09:17,920 --> 00:09:20,720 Speaker 1: vineyard this summer, and yeah, I start thinking about stuff. 210 00:09:20,760 --> 00:09:23,160 Speaker 1: But then you gotta think about this, you know, you 211 00:09:23,240 --> 00:09:25,240 Speaker 1: gotta be mindful. What are your core principles, What do 212 00:09:25,280 --> 00:09:26,520 Speaker 1: you want to do, what do you want to be? 213 00:09:26,840 --> 00:09:29,360 Speaker 1: And you gotta understand, you know, you don't have a 214 00:09:29,400 --> 00:09:31,160 Speaker 1: lot of time with those guys, and then the team 215 00:09:31,200 --> 00:09:34,440 Speaker 1: hasn't really formed yet, and so you gotta be you 216 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:36,000 Speaker 1: have to be mindful of that. You have to be 217 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:39,880 Speaker 1: mindful of it. But the playbook of grow as we 218 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:42,520 Speaker 1: grow as a union, you know. So the thing for 219 00:09:42,559 --> 00:09:45,400 Speaker 1: me is establishing the foundation, or sorry, the thing for 220 00:09:45,520 --> 00:09:48,839 Speaker 1: us is establishing the foundation of the base knowledge of 221 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:51,199 Speaker 1: what we want to do, our core principles, and then 222 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:53,720 Speaker 1: from there, based on the opponent, it could grow. So 223 00:09:53,800 --> 00:09:57,280 Speaker 1: like you're asking about old players, they know I hate playbooks. 224 00:09:57,360 --> 00:09:59,720 Speaker 1: I hate playbooks. I'm like, I can't use the language 225 00:09:59,720 --> 00:10:01,839 Speaker 1: I use about playbook. But I'm not a big fan 226 00:10:01,840 --> 00:10:04,240 Speaker 1: of playbooks because it's all based on what they could do. 227 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:05,400 Speaker 1: It's based on what they could do.