1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:06,400 Speaker 1: Somebody start everything. Good, good first day. Uh, you know, 2 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:08,959 Speaker 1: the the intensity of the first game of the season 3 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:11,559 Speaker 1: is definitely there. Uh you know, the attention to detail 4 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:13,320 Speaker 1: was there. So it was a good day. Uh. You know, 5 00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:15,239 Speaker 1: you just gotta keep stacking them now. As I said 6 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:17,840 Speaker 1: the starting quarterback for the New England Treatriots in three 7 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:23,280 Speaker 1: twenty oh for sure, Pithy what what uh make challenges 8 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:28,440 Speaker 1: in the day? Those defense percent for you will be up. Yeah. 9 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:30,040 Speaker 1: I mean, I think Lou does a really good job 10 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:31,960 Speaker 1: with those guys. A lot of the same guys have 11 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:34,479 Speaker 1: been in this defense for for a while now, uh 12 00:00:34,920 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 1: you know, Uh, so they understand the scheme, they understand, 13 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:40,280 Speaker 1: you know, their problems that teams are trying to attack 14 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:42,159 Speaker 1: and and I think over the years they've done a 15 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 1: good job of of correcting a lot of those like 16 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:46,960 Speaker 1: you know, dating back to when we first got there 17 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:49,519 Speaker 1: to now, uh, you know, obviously got a lot of 18 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:52,800 Speaker 1: talented guys, so you know, we definitely got to be 19 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:55,520 Speaker 1: on our p's and q's this week. Yeah, you obviously 20 00:00:55,520 --> 00:00:57,760 Speaker 1: playing them for twenty twenty two. But the brown Simeons, 21 00:00:57,800 --> 00:01:00,600 Speaker 1: you go back to that game and a look at 22 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:04,280 Speaker 1: the team from that Yeah, more so for for I 23 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:08,479 Speaker 1: guess the defense uh more than anything, not to watch 24 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:13,119 Speaker 1: myself really, but you know, understanding a lot of the 25 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:15,640 Speaker 1: things that we tried to attack then and and how 26 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:17,880 Speaker 1: like then I watched the game later in the year 27 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 1: from when we played them the second time, when Deshaun 28 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:23,320 Speaker 1: was playing, and how they corrected a lot of those things, 29 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:26,120 Speaker 1: and you know that kind of like chess match, and 30 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 1: then even last year kind of seeing some of the 31 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 1: same things because you know a lot of the stuff 32 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:32,840 Speaker 1: kind of carries over year to year, and then you know, 33 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 1: they obviously figure out a lot of stuff that we're 34 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:38,040 Speaker 1: trying to do. So I think I've watched, you know, 35 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 1: dating back to the year I was there to watch 36 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:42,120 Speaker 1: those two games and then last year's two game a 37 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:44,039 Speaker 1: couple of times now, just to you know, kind of 38 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:46,840 Speaker 1: get in the mindset of like how this offense slash 39 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:49,920 Speaker 1: hybrid offense kind of attacks Lou and Lou kind of 40 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 1: attacks this offense. You know, Jacope, you getting ready for 41 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:55,560 Speaker 1: your first game here this year and then thinking back 42 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:58,680 Speaker 1: maybe to your first game your rookie year September of 43 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:01,280 Speaker 1: that year, how are things similar is in how you 44 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 1: get ready and how is it different than the feeling 45 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 1: of I think my knowledge of football has definitely grown. 46 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:10,080 Speaker 1: You know. Fortunately I have a week now rather than 47 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 1: two days to get ready for a game. Uh, so 48 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 1: that's good, you know. And obviously just the excitement that 49 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:18,960 Speaker 1: I had when I was twenty two years old, twenty 50 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:21,679 Speaker 1: three years old, you know, I still feel that same 51 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:23,960 Speaker 1: way right now. So you know, I'm excited for this 52 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 1: week ahead, excited for our team, you know, to go 53 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:28,040 Speaker 1: on the road the first week and kind of you know, 54 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 1: make our imprint this year. And you know what, this 55 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:33,919 Speaker 1: twenty twenty fourteenth season is gonna be talked a little 56 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 1: bit this foind about your ability to protect them. What 57 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:39,359 Speaker 1: do you think it is about about your team for 58 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 1: the last year to protect the games? Uh? You know, 59 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:47,240 Speaker 1: I think it's just comes with you know, learning and 60 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:49,920 Speaker 1: growing as a player. Uh. You know, when kind of 61 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 1: you got to kind of like put your ego to 62 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 1: the side. It's like, oh, you can't make every throw 63 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:55,840 Speaker 1: every play, you know, some of some of those plays 64 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:57,400 Speaker 1: call for you to check the ball down. Some of 65 00:02:57,400 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 1: those plays call for you throw the ball away and 66 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 1: not for things. And uh, you know, obviously learning that 67 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:05,000 Speaker 1: throughout my years of playing, I think that plays a 68 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:08,000 Speaker 1: part in it. Uh, you know, I've had a fortunate 69 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 1: enough to have a lot of good players to knock 70 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:12,639 Speaker 1: a lot of bad decisions down down for me. So 71 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:14,320 Speaker 1: I think that played a part in it too. But 72 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 1: it's a I think it's a culmination of a lot 73 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:21,840 Speaker 1: of different things. Quarters well, knocked out some bad decisions 74 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 1: and knock down for no do you. I guess I 75 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 1: thought you met like older players, you know what I'm saying, 76 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:29,840 Speaker 1: Like I throw a stupid pass and somebody breaks it 77 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 1: up for me, like it's not an interception anymore. So 78 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:33,679 Speaker 1: I think that that definitely helped me out a couple 79 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 1: of times in my career. Well, if anything surprised me 80 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 1: about the challenges that you faced over the course of 81 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:43,000 Speaker 1: training campus in pretty season, what say it again? Sorry, 82 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 1: anything surprise you? You know, nothing really surprises me anymore 83 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 1: in this league. I think it more is just like 84 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 1: you kind of you arise at a situation it's like, oh, 85 00:03:57,120 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 1: like I've been through that before, and I think I 86 00:03:59,040 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 1: think I've in this training camp, I've had a lot 87 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:04,760 Speaker 1: of those moments, you know where it's kind of you know, 88 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 1: you got to find those experiences and lean back on 89 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 1: them and say like, hey, what did I do here? 90 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 1: What could I've done better here? And just you know 91 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 1: when it's I think I've had a lot more of 92 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 1: those than rather than like, oh I never had that 93 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:19,520 Speaker 1: happen before. Jakobe Gerard talk to us about Bengals and 94 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:22,880 Speaker 1: their defense plays more aggressive because they feel like they 95 00:04:22,960 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 1: have their high powered offense that can have their back. 96 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:27,000 Speaker 1: How much do you play off with the other side 97 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 1: of the ball knowing what your defense can do, and 98 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:31,600 Speaker 1: how does that affect your guys play style? Yeah, I 99 00:04:31,640 --> 00:04:35,200 Speaker 1: think I think that that. I guess that playing complimentary 100 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 1: football is really big this week, uh, you know, and 101 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:42,360 Speaker 1: value in the possessions that we have, uh and you know, 102 00:04:42,440 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 1: sustaining drives, being good on first and second down to 103 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 1: make their downs manageable. I mean, all those cliche things 104 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:51,560 Speaker 1: that you hear, you know, it's even it's more help 105 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:53,560 Speaker 1: me with this word perative Is that the right word? 106 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:57,440 Speaker 1: Or is imperative? Right? All? Right? Imperative to that we 107 00:04:57,520 --> 00:04:59,040 Speaker 1: do that this week, especially going on the road the 108 00:04:59,040 --> 00:05:02,080 Speaker 1: first game of the season and the hostile environment, you know, 109 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:04,160 Speaker 1: kind of you know, getting off to a fast start, 110 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:06,760 Speaker 1: I think that'll help us, you know, kind of you know, 111 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:09,800 Speaker 1: start confimentary football where there's offense, defense, special teams, you know, 112 00:05:09,880 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 1: and then we're just feeding off and playing off each other. 113 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 1: How confident are you with your running backs here? And 114 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:16,479 Speaker 1: what if you've just liked about the way they've played 115 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:18,520 Speaker 1: up to disappoint Yeah, I think I think we've got 116 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 1: a good group of guys in that room, you know, 117 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:23,640 Speaker 1: guys that we definitely got to get involved in this 118 00:05:23,760 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 1: game plan, you know that. I think the good thing 119 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:28,800 Speaker 1: is they all can do so many different things for us, 120 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:31,880 Speaker 1: is whether it's catching, running, blocking, So you know, we're 121 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:34,280 Speaker 1: definitely gonna lean heavily on them this week, especially going 122 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 1: on the road in the hostile environment. You kind of 123 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 1: want to, you know, I guess what it's set your 124 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 1: pads and and kind of you know, set the tone 125 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:42,080 Speaker 1: as far as like, you know, what our team's gonna 126 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:44,160 Speaker 1: be about, starts with them. Will be talked to a 127 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:46,560 Speaker 1: good amount of the defensive players today about just how 128 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 1: they've seen Gerard and change, you know, evolved. It's being 129 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 1: come to the head coach from an offensive perspective. How 130 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:54,880 Speaker 1: have you seen him grow since taking on that head 131 00:05:54,960 --> 00:05:56,719 Speaker 1: coach role in just the last couple of weeks up 132 00:05:56,760 --> 00:05:58,760 Speaker 1: to week one. Yeah, So I mean fortunately for them, 133 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 1: they know him as a defensive coach. I only know 134 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:02,640 Speaker 1: him as the head coach. So but I would say 135 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:07,640 Speaker 1: from from spring to now, uh, you've definitely seen you know, 136 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:10,680 Speaker 1: I guess him by him playing, he understands the the 137 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:13,280 Speaker 1: ramp up from O t as to training camp to 138 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:15,640 Speaker 1: first game of the season. I've definitely seen that, you know, 139 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:18,640 Speaker 1: the intensity, intensity and focused from him as as you know, 140 00:06:18,680 --> 00:06:21,360 Speaker 1: as the leader of this team. Uh, you know, kind 141 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:23,280 Speaker 1: of ramping up as we get to this point and 142 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:25,159 Speaker 1: you know, we had a really good team meeting today 143 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:28,120 Speaker 1: and you can kind of feel his energy as far 144 00:06:28,240 --> 00:06:31,600 Speaker 1: as you know, I would say, you know, like hey, 145 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:33,479 Speaker 1: this first game to see like this isn't this isn't 146 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:36,840 Speaker 1: preseason games or OTAs or practice like we can't. Uh, 147 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:38,440 Speaker 1: you know, he didn't dip his toe in the team, 148 00:06:38,520 --> 00:06:40,560 Speaker 1: meaning that he kind of really got got after it. 149 00:06:40,760 --> 00:06:43,680 Speaker 1: So I thought it was good. What's there? What's the 150 00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:51,800 Speaker 1: meaning to be captain? Yeah? It was definitely Uh, I 151 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 1: surprise for sure, but definitely something I don't take for granted. Uh, 152 00:06:56,760 --> 00:06:59,120 Speaker 1: not only being a captain of this team and knowing 153 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:01,480 Speaker 1: all the the guys that I looked up through this 154 00:07:01,640 --> 00:07:04,240 Speaker 1: organization and and have I played with a lot of them, 155 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:07,160 Speaker 1: but also the history of this this team. But uh, 156 00:07:07,440 --> 00:07:09,200 Speaker 1: you know, when you when you get voted by your peers, 157 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:11,040 Speaker 1: you know, it's something special rather than you know, being 158 00:07:11,040 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 1: appointed based on position, and you know, and it's something 159 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:20,160 Speaker 1: I definitely don't take for granted. Offensive excited for him, 160 00:07:20,920 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 1: you know, And uh, I know that's the big question 161 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:26,320 Speaker 1: about us. It is like what what's the offensive line situation? 162 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 1: And I think you know, that's that's the cool part 163 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 1: about this, this this league, in this in this game 164 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:33,560 Speaker 1: is you know, everybody can have all these questions, you know, 165 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:34,840 Speaker 1: you still got to go line up and do it, 166 00:07:34,960 --> 00:07:36,560 Speaker 1: you know, and I think those guys understand that they 167 00:07:36,640 --> 00:07:39,160 Speaker 1: understand that task. Uh you know, I feel very confident 168 00:07:39,240 --> 00:07:41,640 Speaker 1: that you know, with this plan and and uh you 169 00:07:41,720 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 1: know how we're gonna attack you know, the defense, but 170 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:46,880 Speaker 1: also help us and and and you know protect you know, 171 00:07:46,920 --> 00:07:49,640 Speaker 1: the quarterback and running back and obviously pushing the ball 172 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:51,160 Speaker 1: down a field and things like that. You know, I 173 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:53,520 Speaker 1: feel very confident that those guys are locking in on 174 00:07:53,600 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 1: the plan, you know, honoring out the details, and and uh, 175 00:07:57,160 --> 00:07:59,640 Speaker 1: you know, I'm excited for them to to really make 176 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:01,520 Speaker 1: their pack on his team because it starts with them, 177 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:04,000 Speaker 1: and and uh, you know, I know what they're capable of, 178 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:06,560 Speaker 1: and I'm just excited for them to show I guess 179 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:10,120 Speaker 1: all of these questions about them. Yeah, thank you, go 180 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:10,360 Speaker 1: Ahea