1 00:00:02,400 --> 00:00:05,880 Speaker 1: Immediately you recognize the talent level. It's just off the charts. 2 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:14,760 Speaker 1: Fields rare, rare, rare, physical specimen, fields looking at to 3 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:18,639 Speaker 1: throw at, plenty of time down the middle of the fields, 4 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:24,200 Speaker 1: fight open. Sometimes you think he's supernatural. With the eleventh 5 00:00:24,239 --> 00:00:30,920 Speaker 1: pick in the NFL Draft, the my Chicago Bears select 6 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:36,559 Speaker 1: Justin Fields quarterback Ohio State. Hey everyone, it's Daniel Jeremiah 7 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 1: from Moved the Sticks and I'm Bucky Brooks and this 8 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:42,840 Speaker 1: is Justin Fields three sixty. But Buck, I know Bears 9 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:44,600 Speaker 1: fans are fired up. I don't know what I've seen 10 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 1: this fan base that's excited in quite some time. They've 11 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:48,959 Speaker 1: got themselves a new quarterback. And I think we can 12 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:53,120 Speaker 1: say he's got the superstar potential here in Justin Fields. Oh, 13 00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 1: he absolutely has superstar potential. But we're going to talk 14 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 1: to some guys who have spotted that potential very very 15 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 1: early in Justin Fields lifetime, where they've seen him really 16 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 1: developed from a guy who was kind of an underrated 17 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 1: prospect of becoming one of the top prospects as a 18 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 1: high school quarterback, to have his success not only at 19 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 1: Georgia bannat Ohio State, to being a guy that was 20 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:16,120 Speaker 1: taken at the top of the board. Ron Veal, Matt Dickman, 21 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:19,120 Speaker 1: Justin Fields high school football coach at Harrison High, Ryan 22 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 1: Day try and Deal for who coached Justin Fields at 23 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:25,360 Speaker 1: Elite eleven, John Beck, who coached him doing the pre 24 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 1: draft process. Trey Sermon and j K. Dobb Is a 25 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:31,640 Speaker 1: couple of his teammates, all provide perspective on Justin Fields, 26 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 1: who he was and who he could be at the 27 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 1: next level, no doubt. And when we talk about him 28 00:01:35,720 --> 00:01:38,560 Speaker 1: as a player before we get into these conversations with 29 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 1: these great folks that know him as good as anybody, 30 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:43,960 Speaker 1: um buck, I think this guy's the limit. And we 31 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:45,840 Speaker 1: talk about everything you can do. You talk about the 32 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:48,400 Speaker 1: ability to create plays, talk about his ability on design 33 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 1: quarterback runs. You talk about him in the pocket to 34 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:53,920 Speaker 1: deliver the ball accurately at all three levels, big time 35 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 1: arm strength. Uh my only knock on him. Uh for really, 36 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 1: it's kind of nitpicking, right, It's just playing with a 37 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:02,480 Speaker 1: little more urgency. Right, Let's just speed up, Let's crank 38 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 1: it up a little bit and get going. Can be 39 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 1: a little bit deliberate at times, but I'm excited for him. 40 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:08,679 Speaker 1: I think that's that's fixable. Uh. And if he does 41 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:11,080 Speaker 1: get that going and picks up the place speed a 42 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:14,240 Speaker 1: little bit, watch out, you know, I watch out. He 43 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:16,880 Speaker 1: has a tremendous amount of potential that we've seen that 44 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 1: potential playout at times. Those who have studied him, No, 45 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:24,240 Speaker 1: they saw it at the playoff game versus Clempson where 46 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 1: he dazzled and really left us kind of tease and 47 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 1: amazed at what he could be at the next level. 48 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:32,960 Speaker 1: And so this is a big time prospect of big 49 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 1: time player. Now you have a system in place. When 50 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 1: we think about Matt Naggie and what Matt Naggie is 51 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:42,280 Speaker 1: being able to create from his times with Andy Reid 52 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 1: to what he was able to do at times in Chicago, 53 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:47,520 Speaker 1: I think this has an opportunity to be the perfect 54 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 1: marriage in the Winnie City where you have a big 55 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 1: time quarterback playing in a system that can elevate his play. Well, 56 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 1: we're excited about this fit, and I think you're gonna 57 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 1: get a chance to listen here. I think Justin Fields 58 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:00,520 Speaker 1: is pretty fired up as well. Let's get off here. 59 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 1: This is Justin Field's interview with the media from the 60 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 1: day he was drafted. There's definitely been a lot of criticism, 61 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:10,120 Speaker 1: but you know me, Um, at the end of the day, 62 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 1: I feel like, I know, you know myself, I know 63 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:14,520 Speaker 1: how much work I put in the game, I know 64 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:15,800 Speaker 1: how much I love the game, I know how much 65 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 1: you want to be great. So, um, it just comes 66 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:19,760 Speaker 1: a point in time where you just have to cut, 67 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 1: you know, all that criticism out. And of course, you know, 68 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:25,280 Speaker 1: it's good to listen to the criticism you get from 69 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:27,800 Speaker 1: you know, people that are you know, actually there to 70 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:29,720 Speaker 1: help you. So if it was from a coach or 71 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:31,640 Speaker 1: anything like that, of course I'm gonna take that criticism. 72 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:33,560 Speaker 1: But I feel like, of course, you know, there's a 73 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:37,200 Speaker 1: lot of um, you know, criticism coming from outside voices 74 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 1: that that didn't really matters. So I just, you know, 75 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 1: did my best to kind of cut all that out 76 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:45,400 Speaker 1: and really just just just get to work. So what 77 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 1: was tonight like for you just sitting through those first 78 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:50,440 Speaker 1: ten picks before you got the call at eleven? Um? 79 00:03:50,520 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 1: You know, I'm the the kind of guy that thinks 80 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 1: that everything happens for a reason, So I think, you know, 81 00:03:56,360 --> 00:03:58,280 Speaker 1: this is God's plan for me to be there. So 82 00:03:58,360 --> 00:04:01,480 Speaker 1: I'm I'm more than excited, and I'm you know, Uh, 83 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 1: you know, more than ready to get up there for sure. Hey, 84 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:06,680 Speaker 1: justin how did you find out that you were going 85 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 1: to the Bears? What was that phone conversation like? And 86 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:12,760 Speaker 1: during the pre draft process, did you have any hints 87 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:15,960 Speaker 1: that this might have been the outcome? Yeah? So basically, 88 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:18,040 Speaker 1: you know, coaches coach Naggy called me up and I 89 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:19,600 Speaker 1: just just just asked me if I was ready to 90 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:21,280 Speaker 1: be in Chicago Bear and I told him of course. 91 00:04:21,320 --> 00:04:24,680 Speaker 1: I mean so, of course the phone call with well, 92 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 1: you know, coach that was a great coach, is a 93 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:28,839 Speaker 1: great person. I got to you know, build a sort 94 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 1: of a relationship you know, with him, you know, these 95 00:04:31,440 --> 00:04:33,479 Speaker 1: these past couple of months, but you know, just just 96 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:35,080 Speaker 1: talking with him a little bit, you know, getting to 97 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:39,599 Speaker 1: know him. And then of course, um, going back to hints, Um, 98 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:41,640 Speaker 1: I don't think I had, you know, any hints. I 99 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:43,520 Speaker 1: had no idea, to be honest with you, So, um, 100 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:46,760 Speaker 1: I was I was confident you know, in myself. Um, 101 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:50,039 Speaker 1: I guess to wherever I ended up, I was gonna, 102 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 1: you know, be in the right place for me. So 103 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:55,200 Speaker 1: again again I'm excited. I think the kind of player 104 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:57,479 Speaker 1: of the Bears are getting is a you know a 105 00:04:57,560 --> 00:05:00,240 Speaker 1: versatile player, player that can you know, make plays with 106 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:02,360 Speaker 1: my arm and also with my legs. And of course 107 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:05,440 Speaker 1: a smart player, a player that's gonna make smart decisions, 108 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:07,599 Speaker 1: and a player that you know that wants to win, 109 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:10,039 Speaker 1: that's willing to do whatever you know to win. So 110 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:13,680 Speaker 1: that's that's of course my number one job. However, that 111 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:15,600 Speaker 1: may be my number one strength. I would just say, 112 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 1: um my my overall uh, not not even my my overall, 113 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:21,799 Speaker 1: but but just you know, showing showing up in big moments. 114 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:25,400 Speaker 1: I feel like, uh when when when big moments present themselves, 115 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:27,760 Speaker 1: I feel like, you know, there's just another thing that 116 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:31,200 Speaker 1: kicks inside of me. But just just just you know, 117 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:34,240 Speaker 1: I think, capitalizing in big moments and of course you know, 118 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 1: you know, playing well on big stages. I think that's 119 00:05:36,880 --> 00:05:39,280 Speaker 1: definitely one of my strengths for sure. Going back to 120 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:42,440 Speaker 1: Matt Naggie, based on your conversation with him and getting 121 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:44,880 Speaker 1: to know him, how do you think you fit with 122 00:05:44,920 --> 00:05:47,160 Speaker 1: what he wants out of the quarterback? Yeah, I mean 123 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 1: I think I feel you know perfectly. Uh you know, 124 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 1: I think if he didn't think I fit well, he 125 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:54,640 Speaker 1: wouldn't trade it up. But um, I think, you know, 126 00:05:54,720 --> 00:05:57,440 Speaker 1: just just talking to him, you know, getting to know 127 00:05:57,760 --> 00:05:59,880 Speaker 1: I guess how he communicates with his quarterbacks and his 128 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:02,560 Speaker 1: learning style. I think that's gonna make me a better quarterback, 129 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:04,640 Speaker 1: a better player, and you know he's he's gonna teach 130 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 1: me a lot. So I'm just again excited to get 131 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:08,640 Speaker 1: up there and learn. Justin, I know you said everything 132 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:11,320 Speaker 1: happens for a reason, but I assume you think he 133 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:14,400 Speaker 1: belonged among those top three quarterbacks. Does that put a 134 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:16,120 Speaker 1: chip on your shoulder as you come in to try 135 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 1: to prove those guys wrong? But didn't take you out earlier? Um? 136 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 1: Not not really. I mean I've I've gone through situations 137 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:25,840 Speaker 1: where I haven't been chosen, and you know, I think 138 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:28,800 Speaker 1: the world I've seen the outcome of that. But you know, 139 00:06:28,839 --> 00:06:30,680 Speaker 1: my my goal is now is not to worry about 140 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:32,159 Speaker 1: those teams. I mean, those teams have nothing to do 141 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 1: with me. My My goal is to, you know, if 142 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:36,880 Speaker 1: you play that team to uh you know, beat him. 143 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:38,960 Speaker 1: So I'm not I'm not worried about the draft. If 144 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:42,359 Speaker 1: the draft is over for me, for me personally, I'm 145 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:45,920 Speaker 1: ready to get to work. I thought good perspective there 146 00:06:45,920 --> 00:06:48,240 Speaker 1: from Justin, you know, not not hung up on on 147 00:06:48,279 --> 00:06:50,719 Speaker 1: how high he went, but excited about where he went 148 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:53,320 Speaker 1: and the opportunity that's ahead of him. Yeah, and I 149 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:55,200 Speaker 1: think you should be excited about the opportunity. I mean, 150 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 1: he's paying for a brand name organization. You're talking about 151 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:01,120 Speaker 1: a blue blood organization in Chicago airs, one of the 152 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:03,599 Speaker 1: best in football. And then he has an opportunity to 153 00:07:03,640 --> 00:07:07,120 Speaker 1: play with a guy who has been around great quarterback play. 154 00:07:07,160 --> 00:07:10,119 Speaker 1: And so when I think about Mattneggie learning from Andy Reid, 155 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 1: Matt Naggy potentially being able to put together an offensive 156 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:17,360 Speaker 1: game plan that allows Justin fields to play to his strength, 157 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:22,480 Speaker 1: which are his athleticism, his playmaking ability. Man, I think 158 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:24,440 Speaker 1: you have to be excited if your embarrassment about what 159 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:27,960 Speaker 1: could take place in the Winnie City, no doubt, I'm 160 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:30,680 Speaker 1: excited to watch him there. Um, somebody else I know 161 00:07:30,720 --> 00:07:33,840 Speaker 1: that will be excited for him is his private quarterback 162 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:35,960 Speaker 1: coach growing up as a guy named Ron Veil. And 163 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:38,640 Speaker 1: we had a chance to talk with with Ron about 164 00:07:38,640 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 1: those younger days, high school, the baseball background there with 165 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:44,800 Speaker 1: Justin as well. I think you guys will enjoy this 166 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:48,480 Speaker 1: conversation with Ron Viel. What was it like the first 167 00:07:48,480 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 1: time that you met Justin at a camp in your 168 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:55,200 Speaker 1: first interaction. I met Justin at a youth camp and 169 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:57,800 Speaker 1: Justin was a little short, stocky kid. He was always 170 00:07:57,880 --> 00:08:02,080 Speaker 1: built and he was playing travel base ball, and I 171 00:08:02,080 --> 00:08:06,080 Speaker 1: can remember he always always was athletic and he was 172 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:10,440 Speaker 1: able to move really well. Um by playing baseball, he 173 00:08:10,520 --> 00:08:15,040 Speaker 1: was really fluid with his motion. And he pitched too, 174 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:17,679 Speaker 1: so we always had that difficulty of switching and pitching 175 00:08:17,720 --> 00:08:21,200 Speaker 1: between the quarterbacking, but it was on the same level. 176 00:08:21,200 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 1: I met him out of youth camp and they could 177 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 1: see that. You can see the athleticism and him early 178 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:28,840 Speaker 1: because his coordination was there too. Can you can you 179 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:30,720 Speaker 1: elaborate on that a little bit? I mean, for those 180 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:33,880 Speaker 1: that are watching listening, just the challenge when you have 181 00:08:33,920 --> 00:08:36,280 Speaker 1: a picture versus a thrower, like how how how do 182 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:37,960 Speaker 1: you go about trying to tweak that or what are 183 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:40,600 Speaker 1: the what are the focus points on that? Well, it's 184 00:08:40,600 --> 00:08:43,440 Speaker 1: a hard, hard thing to do, especially for a kid 185 00:08:43,760 --> 00:08:46,600 Speaker 1: that's young. Uh, there's two different motions, but they kind 186 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:50,240 Speaker 1: of similar, similar in some ways in some aspects. But 187 00:08:50,880 --> 00:08:54,760 Speaker 1: I always always encouraged kids who played travel ball or 188 00:08:54,880 --> 00:08:57,040 Speaker 1: baseball or football at the same time to take a 189 00:08:57,040 --> 00:09:00,559 Speaker 1: football to practice either throw it before or the practice 190 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:03,120 Speaker 1: is to try to try to keep that release in 191 00:09:03,200 --> 00:09:06,360 Speaker 1: the in in a perfect place or a good place 192 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:10,000 Speaker 1: until you come back to football, you know, full time. 193 00:09:10,679 --> 00:09:12,760 Speaker 1: And some kids can be able to switch that switch 194 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:16,880 Speaker 1: um really really fast, and some takes wavy two weeks 195 00:09:16,960 --> 00:09:19,840 Speaker 1: maybe three weeks to switch it. But Inn, just in case, 196 00:09:19,880 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 1: he was able to switch it within the two weeks 197 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:26,800 Speaker 1: and get right back to his quarterback quarterback and throwing motion. 198 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:28,880 Speaker 1: It's kind of tough for some kids, because some kids 199 00:09:28,880 --> 00:09:31,480 Speaker 1: can do it really well, you know. Coach to even 200 00:09:31,480 --> 00:09:33,920 Speaker 1: expand on the baseball thing, I don't know how many 201 00:09:34,080 --> 00:09:38,160 Speaker 1: people really know how deep justin fields baseball background was. 202 00:09:38,360 --> 00:09:40,320 Speaker 1: How good of a baseball player was he? Was he 203 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:42,720 Speaker 1: seriously a high level player or was it something that 204 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:44,240 Speaker 1: he just did because he could do it in high 205 00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:46,760 Speaker 1: school and beyond now he was a high level player. 206 00:09:46,800 --> 00:09:49,199 Speaker 1: I believe if you would have played more because he 207 00:09:49,280 --> 00:09:51,719 Speaker 1: kind of gave up travel ball around ninth grade, if 208 00:09:51,720 --> 00:09:55,839 Speaker 1: I'm not mistaken, and from what they were saying last 209 00:09:55,880 --> 00:09:58,760 Speaker 1: year or two years ago before he went to Georgia, 210 00:09:59,200 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 1: if you would have played more baseball, they said they 211 00:10:01,679 --> 00:10:04,679 Speaker 1: protected to be a first round pick. So yeah, that 212 00:10:05,559 --> 00:10:11,000 Speaker 1: was that's pretty good high level baseball. Yeah, first round baseball. 213 00:10:11,400 --> 00:10:14,840 Speaker 1: That's pretty high level. Coach. Uh, I would you know 214 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:19,200 Speaker 1: just with these two kids, with those two kids being together, coach, Um, 215 00:10:19,480 --> 00:10:22,120 Speaker 1: did they ever trained together? Did Justin and Trevor ever 216 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:25,240 Speaker 1: trained together? And if so, what was that like? Well, 217 00:10:25,240 --> 00:10:28,280 Speaker 1: we only did it one time, I said, too, but 218 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:31,840 Speaker 1: they said one. Um, we had it where going into 219 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:34,200 Speaker 1: their freshman year Georgia and Clemson. We had them on 220 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:38,600 Speaker 1: the field together and usually neither one of them talk 221 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:42,199 Speaker 1: during a session. So this session was even extra quiet 222 00:10:42,400 --> 00:10:47,040 Speaker 1: because you can see the competitive level go and go 223 00:10:47,280 --> 00:10:49,400 Speaker 1: and go, and there was this type of session where 224 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:53,199 Speaker 1: you don't really say much, you just watch and enjoy 225 00:10:53,280 --> 00:10:56,679 Speaker 1: it because it was much to say. It was just 226 00:10:56,960 --> 00:11:00,920 Speaker 1: they they went at it from head I'm gonna start 227 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:05,320 Speaker 1: to the finish, and it's pretty good. It's pretty good, 228 00:11:06,320 --> 00:11:09,400 Speaker 1: you know, coach. How unusual isards they have to i mean, 229 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:12,439 Speaker 1: top picks within thirty five miles of each other. Is 230 00:11:12,480 --> 00:11:16,440 Speaker 1: there a high better quarterback talent in that area in Georgia? Yeah, 231 00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:19,600 Speaker 1: right now, I'm kind of biased, but yeah, I think 232 00:11:19,600 --> 00:11:23,760 Speaker 1: we have a good group of people training quarterbacks in 233 00:11:23,800 --> 00:11:28,240 Speaker 1: Atlanta right now, and Atlanta has a good group of kids, 234 00:11:28,240 --> 00:11:30,959 Speaker 1: maybe kids right now. I got d one office here 235 00:11:30,960 --> 00:11:35,080 Speaker 1: in Georgia, and I don't know if it's a hot bed, 236 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:38,640 Speaker 1: but something is happening and something something good is happening 237 00:11:38,640 --> 00:11:42,240 Speaker 1: on out hand, and we'll take it. So, like I said, 238 00:11:42,800 --> 00:11:45,600 Speaker 1: those two kids are helping so many other kids that 239 00:11:45,640 --> 00:11:49,000 Speaker 1: they probably don't even know about, for as their dreams 240 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:51,920 Speaker 1: of playing at the next level or even making it 241 00:11:51,960 --> 00:11:55,360 Speaker 1: to the NFL. But what they're doing is really helping 242 00:11:55,360 --> 00:11:57,439 Speaker 1: a lot of kids in the metro. From the standpoint 243 00:11:57,520 --> 00:11:59,600 Speaker 1: like I can do the same thing if I really 244 00:11:59,600 --> 00:12:02,600 Speaker 1: really because I what I'm doing and and I respect 245 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:05,480 Speaker 1: and how I won't be humble about the game. It's 246 00:12:05,480 --> 00:12:09,320 Speaker 1: not where it can take me somewhere. But I thought 247 00:12:09,360 --> 00:12:12,520 Speaker 1: some interesting stuff there from ron Ville talking about justin 248 00:12:12,679 --> 00:12:14,920 Speaker 1: you know, going back to the combination there with the 249 00:12:14,920 --> 00:12:18,280 Speaker 1: football and the baseball. I thought that stuff is very interesting. Yeah, 250 00:12:18,280 --> 00:12:20,400 Speaker 1: I think it's really interesting because DJ, when we look 251 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:22,080 Speaker 1: at some of the top quarterbacks that are playing in 252 00:12:22,080 --> 00:12:24,679 Speaker 1: the NFL now, they certainly have a baseball background. And 253 00:12:24,720 --> 00:12:26,959 Speaker 1: we've talked to other coaches who talked about having middle 254 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:30,760 Speaker 1: infield with hands, and how the skills from baseball certainly 255 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:34,679 Speaker 1: can help a football player quarterback. And so I think 256 00:12:34,760 --> 00:12:38,000 Speaker 1: that is an interesting observation that Coach Field made, and 257 00:12:38,040 --> 00:12:41,600 Speaker 1: also just the overall competitiveness that Justin Fields is displayed 258 00:12:41,600 --> 00:12:44,480 Speaker 1: throughout their time working together. Well, you think about the 259 00:12:44,480 --> 00:12:46,440 Speaker 1: other thing he said, what's fascinating to me was about 260 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:48,720 Speaker 1: Justin and Trevor having grown up close to each other. 261 00:12:48,760 --> 00:12:51,520 Speaker 1: We knew about that, but then having competed with each 262 00:12:51,520 --> 00:12:53,880 Speaker 1: other and actually trained with each other a very a 263 00:12:53,960 --> 00:12:56,560 Speaker 1: very quiet session, but a very competitive session. And it 264 00:12:56,880 --> 00:13:00,000 Speaker 1: really is not the last time that they've faced each other. 265 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:03,480 Speaker 1: Obviously know about the epic battles between Clemson and Ohio State, 266 00:13:03,880 --> 00:13:06,079 Speaker 1: but there's also what took place at the Elite eleven, 267 00:13:06,120 --> 00:13:08,680 Speaker 1: the event where you were coaching at Buck Justin Fields. 268 00:13:08,679 --> 00:13:10,600 Speaker 1: You give him time, he's gonna hurt shake and so 269 00:13:10,679 --> 00:13:14,200 Speaker 1: two drive, two scores, turn, get your eyes around good Justin. 270 00:13:14,520 --> 00:13:17,319 Speaker 1: At that event, Justin Fields he brought home the m 271 00:13:17,400 --> 00:13:19,480 Speaker 1: v P Award and I happened to be up there 272 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:22,920 Speaker 1: along with our buddy Rhett Lewis covering the event, and uh, 273 00:13:22,960 --> 00:13:25,600 Speaker 1: we had a chance to to visit with Justin following 274 00:13:25,880 --> 00:13:29,280 Speaker 1: his m v P performance all Read Lewis here with 275 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:32,839 Speaker 1: some talented quarterbacks. Here to my left, Daniel Jeremiah here 276 00:13:32,880 --> 00:13:34,640 Speaker 1: with us, and then down on the edge, we've got 277 00:13:34,640 --> 00:13:36,800 Speaker 1: a Super Bowl champion quarterback and the head coach of 278 00:13:36,920 --> 00:13:39,400 Speaker 1: the Elite eleven program, Trent Dilford is here with us. 279 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:43,240 Speaker 1: Trent gracious enough to provide the very best quarterbacks in 280 00:13:43,280 --> 00:13:45,960 Speaker 1: the country here for the opening finals. Trink, glad to 281 00:13:45,960 --> 00:13:47,320 Speaker 1: have you here with us, sitting next to a pretty 282 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:49,560 Speaker 1: darn goodwin himself. Yeah, thanks for having I'm pretty sure 283 00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:51,720 Speaker 1: in the least talented quarterback ground seven. Right now, I'll 284 00:13:51,760 --> 00:13:55,440 Speaker 1: introduce you to the two thousand seven seventeen Elite eleven 285 00:13:55,679 --> 00:13:58,400 Speaker 1: m v P Justin Fields from Harrison, Georgia. He's done 286 00:13:58,400 --> 00:14:01,080 Speaker 1: an incredible job, not just this weekend, but through the 287 00:14:01,240 --> 00:14:04,000 Speaker 1: entire process. One of the more special kids we've got 288 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:06,600 Speaker 1: a chance to coach. I mean, you're a big, physical guy, 289 00:14:06,679 --> 00:14:08,719 Speaker 1: but what was the one thing you take away from 290 00:14:08,720 --> 00:14:10,280 Speaker 1: this week that will help you on the high school 291 00:14:10,280 --> 00:14:12,920 Speaker 1: football field this year? Really just the main thing just 292 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:15,280 Speaker 1: tying my feet with my eyes and just just really 293 00:14:15,320 --> 00:14:18,120 Speaker 1: just going through the progressions. So out there we run 294 00:14:18,160 --> 00:14:20,320 Speaker 1: a lot of pure progression plays, which means we have 295 00:14:20,320 --> 00:14:22,400 Speaker 1: a one, two, three, and so, so just really just 296 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:25,320 Speaker 1: getting on the same page with my guys and just 297 00:14:25,320 --> 00:14:27,680 Speaker 1: just reading the playout. Another thing we really like about 298 00:14:27,720 --> 00:14:30,560 Speaker 1: Justin is we love quarterback development. We love with how 299 00:14:30,560 --> 00:14:32,400 Speaker 1: it's growing in the space. But more than that, we 300 00:14:32,440 --> 00:14:36,240 Speaker 1: love dual sport athletes. NFL starting quarterbacks were dual sport 301 00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:39,080 Speaker 1: athletes in high school. He's an elite dual sport athlete. 302 00:14:39,080 --> 00:14:41,960 Speaker 1: He's an elite football player, an elite baseball player too. 303 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:45,160 Speaker 1: So I think that cross training, the ability playing big 304 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:49,120 Speaker 1: moments in different sports, Justin's done. He's checked those boxes 305 00:14:49,240 --> 00:14:50,680 Speaker 1: at an early stage of life, and I think it 306 00:14:50,680 --> 00:14:53,600 Speaker 1: gives him as a distinct advantage whenever you put him 307 00:14:53,640 --> 00:14:55,960 Speaker 1: on a stage that might be too big for some people. 308 00:14:56,240 --> 00:14:58,520 Speaker 1: First day of school the fall this year, I need 309 00:14:58,560 --> 00:15:00,720 Speaker 1: you to wear that shirt where the shirt and I 310 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:03,040 Speaker 1: need just leave it up, walk into class, don't don't 311 00:15:03,080 --> 00:15:05,360 Speaker 1: even know, I just walk right in. All right, he 312 00:15:05,440 --> 00:15:08,520 Speaker 1: might do it. It's a good chance a guy that 313 00:15:08,560 --> 00:15:12,240 Speaker 1: has risen to the top here and Justin fields that 314 00:15:12,440 --> 00:15:16,520 Speaker 1: was fuelded what some forty scholarship offers I mean, how 315 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:19,840 Speaker 1: are you feeling about that whole process? The process was great. 316 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:22,840 Speaker 1: I mean going back to it, I mean, uh, in 317 00:15:23,240 --> 00:15:25,760 Speaker 1: my bedroom, I just just want to offer from Mercer. So, 318 00:15:26,440 --> 00:15:29,520 Speaker 1: I mean, I've I've really come a long way. So, 319 00:15:29,680 --> 00:15:31,560 Speaker 1: I mean it's just great seeing the hardware payoff. All right, 320 00:15:31,640 --> 00:15:35,000 Speaker 1: justin fields, the seen lead levin the opening m V 321 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:39,600 Speaker 1: p here Buck that first of all, that shirt was phenomenal. 322 00:15:39,680 --> 00:15:42,240 Speaker 1: It was that bright pink shirt that you guys had 323 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:44,800 Speaker 1: on the quarterbacks up there that year. So I think 324 00:15:44,800 --> 00:15:46,240 Speaker 1: he would have stood out. I think he goes to 325 00:15:46,240 --> 00:15:49,040 Speaker 1: school the first day he's got the sleeveless, bright pink shirt. 326 00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:51,160 Speaker 1: I think it would have been a winner. Yeah, I 327 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 1: think it absolutely would have been a winner. Uh. He's 328 00:15:53,840 --> 00:15:58,280 Speaker 1: a remarkable player and remarkable kid. Obviously watching him progressing 329 00:15:58,680 --> 00:16:01,360 Speaker 1: you can hear like your conversation station is fascinating to me. 330 00:16:01,960 --> 00:16:03,920 Speaker 1: This is the guy who kind of goat it really 331 00:16:03,920 --> 00:16:06,400 Speaker 1: really early, and that that performance at at Lead eleven 332 00:16:06,680 --> 00:16:08,520 Speaker 1: kind of seemen of his status as one of the 333 00:16:08,560 --> 00:16:12,240 Speaker 1: top quarterbacks in all of high school rings. Yeah, the 334 00:16:12,280 --> 00:16:14,920 Speaker 1: maturity to me, like just just talking with him. You 335 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:16,960 Speaker 1: go back and listen to it again, Obviously I remember 336 00:16:17,040 --> 00:16:18,720 Speaker 1: the interview, but you go back and hear it again 337 00:16:19,120 --> 00:16:21,480 Speaker 1: and it's like you're talking to a tenure pro. It 338 00:16:21,520 --> 00:16:24,600 Speaker 1: really is. It's it's pretty incredible to see how level 339 00:16:24,640 --> 00:16:27,280 Speaker 1: headed he was with all the hype surrounding him going 340 00:16:27,280 --> 00:16:30,680 Speaker 1: through the high school process and all American and everything else. 341 00:16:31,240 --> 00:16:33,800 Speaker 1: Coming out of that event. Is kind of the premier player. 342 00:16:33,920 --> 00:16:36,240 Speaker 1: And to be just as cool and calm and collected 343 00:16:36,280 --> 00:16:39,040 Speaker 1: as he was at that age was was unusual, to 344 00:16:39,080 --> 00:16:42,600 Speaker 1: say the least outstanding outstanding on his part. All right, Buck, 345 00:16:42,680 --> 00:16:45,320 Speaker 1: let's keep this thing moving here with our next guest 346 00:16:45,320 --> 00:16:49,440 Speaker 1: who knows Justin very well. That's because he coached Justin 347 00:16:49,600 --> 00:16:52,360 Speaker 1: at Harrison High School. His name is Matt Hickman, and 348 00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:56,880 Speaker 1: here's our conversation by coach. We appreciate taking some time 349 00:16:56,920 --> 00:16:59,560 Speaker 1: for us today. I guess my my first question would be, 350 00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:02,320 Speaker 1: what was the first time that you saw or heard 351 00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:06,720 Speaker 1: of Justin Fields? Well, when I got there, I remember 352 00:17:06,800 --> 00:17:10,879 Speaker 1: in was my first season and you know, getting adjusted, 353 00:17:10,920 --> 00:17:13,760 Speaker 1: and his dad had sent a video highlight video of 354 00:17:13,840 --> 00:17:16,320 Speaker 1: him in the junior program and it was pretty impressive. 355 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:18,840 Speaker 1: And when you see a young man like that, you're 356 00:17:18,880 --> 00:17:21,000 Speaker 1: just hoping that he's going to reach his folk potential. 357 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:24,560 Speaker 1: But definitely was impressed by the video that his dad 358 00:17:24,560 --> 00:17:27,119 Speaker 1: had put together and sent me. What was it like 359 00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:29,200 Speaker 1: the first time you got on the field with Justin, 360 00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:32,520 Speaker 1: had got a chance to to actually coach him. Well, 361 00:17:32,560 --> 00:17:34,359 Speaker 1: when we got to work with him in camp, you 362 00:17:34,359 --> 00:17:36,719 Speaker 1: could see that he was pretty special. And then he 363 00:17:36,760 --> 00:17:38,639 Speaker 1: went into his freshman year and we kept him with 364 00:17:38,680 --> 00:17:42,200 Speaker 1: the freshman because we had a pretty talented quarterback, Lorenzo Unions. 365 00:17:42,240 --> 00:17:44,280 Speaker 1: He ended up going to South Carolina at the time, 366 00:17:44,840 --> 00:17:47,880 Speaker 1: so he stayed with the freshman and was very productive there. 367 00:17:47,880 --> 00:17:49,879 Speaker 1: But just to watch him drop back and throw the 368 00:17:49,920 --> 00:17:52,199 Speaker 1: ball down the field, you knew you had somebody that 369 00:17:52,240 --> 00:17:54,800 Speaker 1: was pretty special. And anytime you have a quarterback that 370 00:17:54,880 --> 00:17:56,679 Speaker 1: can throw the ball the way he could, you know 371 00:17:56,760 --> 00:17:59,520 Speaker 1: that probably good things are in store down the road. 372 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:02,240 Speaker 1: Was there was there a wild moment at all, coach, 373 00:18:02,280 --> 00:18:04,199 Speaker 1: once you got him up to the varsity level. Was 374 00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:07,120 Speaker 1: there a moment in practice where maybe you guys kind 375 00:18:07,119 --> 00:18:08,679 Speaker 1: of looked around at each other and say, Okay, this 376 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:12,600 Speaker 1: is a little different now. Well, definitely, when we started 377 00:18:12,600 --> 00:18:14,679 Speaker 1: putting in some new plays, like the first time we 378 00:18:14,760 --> 00:18:17,840 Speaker 1: put in power Read, he went sixty yards to the house. 379 00:18:17,880 --> 00:18:21,320 Speaker 1: So we knew that was a pretty good play, you know, 380 00:18:21,359 --> 00:18:24,520 Speaker 1: having a quarterback like Justin Fields, I mean you thought 381 00:18:24,520 --> 00:18:28,040 Speaker 1: outside the box, you know. The next year his junior 382 00:18:28,119 --> 00:18:31,560 Speaker 1: year and and uh, just everything he did, he just 383 00:18:31,600 --> 00:18:33,960 Speaker 1: took it to another level. That's just justin for it. 384 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:37,040 Speaker 1: He's so you know, talented. Justin Fields in the shotgun, 385 00:18:37,160 --> 00:18:44,320 Speaker 1: steps up in the pocket, gets away ten five, spends 386 00:18:44,320 --> 00:18:49,360 Speaker 1: at the two and scores unbelievable. I do not believe 387 00:18:49,440 --> 00:18:52,000 Speaker 1: what I just saw. What was he like from a 388 00:18:52,040 --> 00:18:55,919 Speaker 1: work ethic standpoint, coach, somebody's obviously tremendously gifted, but you 389 00:18:55,920 --> 00:18:57,919 Speaker 1: don't get to where he is right now without matching 390 00:18:57,920 --> 00:19:02,240 Speaker 1: that with the work ethic. Yeah, he's just never really satisfied. Um. 391 00:19:02,240 --> 00:19:05,159 Speaker 1: He was like that in high school. If you know, 392 00:19:05,240 --> 00:19:08,520 Speaker 1: one time we scored forty three points that we lost 393 00:19:08,600 --> 00:19:11,359 Speaker 1: forty three his senior year and he was trying to 394 00:19:11,400 --> 00:19:15,080 Speaker 1: take the blame that laws because he had a fumble. Um, 395 00:19:15,080 --> 00:19:17,399 Speaker 1: But that just makes him work that much harder. But 396 00:19:18,040 --> 00:19:20,040 Speaker 1: he's very humble. He always is going to take the 397 00:19:20,040 --> 00:19:22,800 Speaker 1: responsibility even when it's not his. You've seen that through 398 00:19:22,840 --> 00:19:26,360 Speaker 1: his high school career. You've seen that through his college career. Um, 399 00:19:26,400 --> 00:19:29,080 Speaker 1: he likes to be challenged. He definitely likes to hear 400 00:19:29,119 --> 00:19:31,919 Speaker 1: the critics. He just soaks it all in and usually 401 00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:34,960 Speaker 1: when people are maybe trash talking about him for a while, 402 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:37,399 Speaker 1: you're going to see a great outcome probably the following 403 00:19:37,440 --> 00:19:39,560 Speaker 1: week or down the road. That's just the way he is. 404 00:19:39,600 --> 00:19:43,200 Speaker 1: He's it just makes him work that much harder. Your coach, 405 00:19:43,240 --> 00:19:45,439 Speaker 1: I think of that, that fighter that almost kind of 406 00:19:45,440 --> 00:19:47,720 Speaker 1: tastes his own blood and then takes his game to 407 00:19:47,760 --> 00:19:50,080 Speaker 1: a whole another level. We we saw that on the 408 00:19:50,160 --> 00:19:53,840 Speaker 1: national scale, on the national stage, I should say against 409 00:19:53,840 --> 00:19:56,560 Speaker 1: Clampston where he takes that huge shot and then goes 410 00:19:56,640 --> 00:19:59,000 Speaker 1: on to play probably the best game of his college career. 411 00:19:59,640 --> 00:20:02,199 Speaker 1: Was there example of his toughness that stood out to 412 00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:05,919 Speaker 1: you during your time together high school? Well, it was 413 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:08,359 Speaker 1: the same thing. You know, if he tweaked his ankle 414 00:20:08,480 --> 00:20:10,639 Speaker 1: or something like that, he would usually just fight through it. 415 00:20:11,119 --> 00:20:14,160 Speaker 1: You know, that's just just in the way he is. Um. 416 00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:17,800 Speaker 1: You know. Unfortunately he did break you know, his finger 417 00:20:17,920 --> 00:20:20,399 Speaker 1: is senior year, which he couldn't He probably could have 418 00:20:20,480 --> 00:20:22,440 Speaker 1: overcame that, but he just wouldn't be able to throw 419 00:20:22,480 --> 00:20:25,520 Speaker 1: the ball. Unfortunately, But that's just you know him. He 420 00:20:25,560 --> 00:20:28,040 Speaker 1: did the same thing when he got hurt against Penn 421 00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:31,040 Speaker 1: State when he heard his mc l and then he 422 00:20:31,400 --> 00:20:33,840 Speaker 1: went into the Michigan game, he got hit, went out, 423 00:20:33,920 --> 00:20:36,960 Speaker 1: came in the next play, throws a touchdown fastest. That's 424 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:39,800 Speaker 1: just him. He's kind of sometimes you think he's supernatural, 425 00:20:40,080 --> 00:20:43,040 Speaker 1: you know, just because of the athlete he is. Coach, 426 00:20:43,080 --> 00:20:45,760 Speaker 1: What was he like as a baseball player, Well, he's 427 00:20:45,760 --> 00:20:49,040 Speaker 1: pretty talented there too, playing short stop, you know, and 428 00:20:49,080 --> 00:20:52,600 Speaker 1: he's he's such a smart, you know, smart kid too. 429 00:20:52,640 --> 00:20:54,520 Speaker 1: And I guess he's not a kid. He's a young 430 00:20:54,600 --> 00:20:58,639 Speaker 1: man now, but you know, baseball football just smart. Um 431 00:20:58,880 --> 00:21:02,040 Speaker 1: just knew how to play the game. Great hitter. Um, 432 00:21:02,080 --> 00:21:04,560 Speaker 1: he probably you know, could have went to the next 433 00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:07,000 Speaker 1: level in baseball, and I know that's kind of what 434 00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:09,439 Speaker 1: I think his dad was hoping. But his heart was 435 00:21:09,480 --> 00:21:13,520 Speaker 1: set on on football. It always was. How would you 436 00:21:13,520 --> 00:21:17,600 Speaker 1: describe the personality there with Justin You know, he's a 437 00:21:17,640 --> 00:21:21,359 Speaker 1: real humble young man. He was very mature for his age. 438 00:21:21,400 --> 00:21:24,520 Speaker 1: Now he likes to have fun, but it was all business. 439 00:21:24,760 --> 00:21:28,720 Speaker 1: I mean, he's just a lot different than what his teammates. Um. 440 00:21:28,880 --> 00:21:33,959 Speaker 1: When it came to just focusing and just being more mature. 441 00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:35,520 Speaker 1: You know, not that he didn't like to have a 442 00:21:35,520 --> 00:21:38,199 Speaker 1: good time, but you could just tell that with his 443 00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:41,920 Speaker 1: work ethic is maturity. He just he just always wanted 444 00:21:41,960 --> 00:21:44,359 Speaker 1: to continue to get better. You know, That's what he 445 00:21:44,400 --> 00:21:47,119 Speaker 1: always wanted to do, and he was never satisfied. I 446 00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:49,439 Speaker 1: really think his senior year, he knew the offense so 447 00:21:49,520 --> 00:21:52,080 Speaker 1: well that it was a good thing that he left 448 00:21:52,080 --> 00:21:54,320 Speaker 1: halfway through the year and went to Georgia because I 449 00:21:54,359 --> 00:21:57,520 Speaker 1: think he was getting bored um just with high school. 450 00:21:57,640 --> 00:22:00,440 Speaker 1: You know, he needed a new challenge. The you did 451 00:22:00,440 --> 00:22:02,240 Speaker 1: you keep up with him through that coach, I know, 452 00:22:02,440 --> 00:22:05,280 Speaker 1: you know obviously the time at Georgia and then and 453 00:22:05,320 --> 00:22:08,199 Speaker 1: moving on to Ohio State, was there was that some 454 00:22:08,240 --> 00:22:11,840 Speaker 1: adversity for him during those years. Yeah. I always keep 455 00:22:11,880 --> 00:22:14,040 Speaker 1: in touch with him and his dad. You know, I 456 00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:16,080 Speaker 1: know his dad really well, his dad's a great man. 457 00:22:16,560 --> 00:22:18,680 Speaker 1: But yeah, that you know, that's a tough time, but 458 00:22:18,800 --> 00:22:22,280 Speaker 1: you know that adversity has made him stronger and he's 459 00:22:22,320 --> 00:22:25,960 Speaker 1: a man of faith, so you know, Justin certainly believes that, 460 00:22:26,040 --> 00:22:28,320 Speaker 1: you know, that's what was meant to be, and that 461 00:22:28,440 --> 00:22:31,240 Speaker 1: was you know, he really enjoyed his time at Georgia. 462 00:22:31,280 --> 00:22:33,440 Speaker 1: I mean, he learned a lot, and I think it's 463 00:22:33,480 --> 00:22:36,000 Speaker 1: just a stepping stone too, you know where he is today. 464 00:22:36,119 --> 00:22:39,000 Speaker 1: It just didn't work out, you know, and it and 465 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:42,520 Speaker 1: it did it Ohio State was was there was there 466 00:22:42,520 --> 00:22:44,280 Speaker 1: a rivalry at all with him and Trevor, you know, 467 00:22:44,359 --> 00:22:47,000 Speaker 1: both being Georgia guys and then really the top two 468 00:22:47,080 --> 00:22:49,600 Speaker 1: quarterbacks in the country. I went and saw him at 469 00:22:49,600 --> 00:22:52,120 Speaker 1: the opening there at Nike headquarters. We covered that here 470 00:22:52,119 --> 00:22:54,480 Speaker 1: at NFL Network that year, and those were the two 471 00:22:54,480 --> 00:22:55,960 Speaker 1: guys you know about You went in there and say 472 00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:57,800 Speaker 1: this is this is one A, one B and whichever 473 00:22:57,800 --> 00:23:00,159 Speaker 1: way you go. Um. But what were they aware of 474 00:23:00,160 --> 00:23:02,720 Speaker 1: one another as a rivalry there in high school? Yeah? 475 00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:05,080 Speaker 1: I think those two, you know, we never played them 476 00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:08,080 Speaker 1: because they were in a different, different, um size level 477 00:23:08,119 --> 00:23:10,200 Speaker 1: of school. You know, we were bigger than them, even 478 00:23:10,200 --> 00:23:13,119 Speaker 1: though they were very talented school for their size. But 479 00:23:13,880 --> 00:23:16,400 Speaker 1: I think their rivalry was just they were. I think 480 00:23:16,440 --> 00:23:18,679 Speaker 1: they were good friends from what I know, But I 481 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:21,720 Speaker 1: think that you know, the Elite leven competition brought the 482 00:23:21,760 --> 00:23:24,200 Speaker 1: best out of both of them, no doubt. It's been 483 00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:27,199 Speaker 1: fun to watch both those guys compete, and uh, justin 484 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:29,520 Speaker 1: what he did at the high school level, you're able 485 00:23:29,560 --> 00:23:31,359 Speaker 1: to continue to develop him. And it must have been 486 00:23:31,440 --> 00:23:34,359 Speaker 1: enjoyable to watch the success he enjoyed, particularly there at 487 00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:36,840 Speaker 1: Ohio State, and uh it's got to be exciting for 488 00:23:36,880 --> 00:23:38,800 Speaker 1: you as you you get to watch him take that 489 00:23:38,880 --> 00:23:41,920 Speaker 1: final step here to the National Football League. Well, it's 490 00:23:41,960 --> 00:23:44,040 Speaker 1: been great, you know, first of all, just to coach 491 00:23:44,119 --> 00:23:46,959 Speaker 1: him in high school. I mean, there wasn't really anything 492 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:49,560 Speaker 1: we couldn't do, and we really changed the offense to 493 00:23:49,680 --> 00:23:52,600 Speaker 1: suit him as junior year and with the r p 494 00:23:52,720 --> 00:23:56,080 Speaker 1: O system, and he really he just really flourished. And 495 00:23:56,119 --> 00:23:58,240 Speaker 1: then uh, you know, getting the chance to go to 496 00:23:58,240 --> 00:24:00,680 Speaker 1: Ohio State. You know, I was born ray Eastern Ohio, 497 00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:03,800 Speaker 1: so it was really uh it was fun for me 498 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:06,440 Speaker 1: to watch him play at Ohio States. So even though 499 00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:09,199 Speaker 1: it was quick and then COVID hit, but sure have 500 00:24:09,320 --> 00:24:11,840 Speaker 1: enjoyed time working with him and getting to watch him 501 00:24:11,840 --> 00:24:14,679 Speaker 1: play and looking forward to just you know, seeing what 502 00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:16,800 Speaker 1: he can do at the next level. And I think 503 00:24:16,800 --> 00:24:20,560 Speaker 1: he'll do well because he always has. You know, I 504 00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:22,760 Speaker 1: thought the story about the first time he put him 505 00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:25,600 Speaker 1: in and power read he goes sixty yards to the house. 506 00:24:26,080 --> 00:24:28,960 Speaker 1: Um to me reminded me much of his first experience 507 00:24:28,960 --> 00:24:31,200 Speaker 1: at Ohio State on I believe it was his own 508 00:24:31,240 --> 00:24:33,159 Speaker 1: read early on there Boom. He was gone for a 509 00:24:33,160 --> 00:24:36,439 Speaker 1: long one. Yeah. I mean sometimes you just get a 510 00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:38,920 Speaker 1: special talent and you kind of have to unleashure. The 511 00:24:38,920 --> 00:24:42,119 Speaker 1: fact that he's playing varsity as a freshman, uh is 512 00:24:42,119 --> 00:24:44,440 Speaker 1: one of those things that you just don't see. But uh, 513 00:24:44,480 --> 00:24:47,000 Speaker 1: they kept with it, and I think they talked about 514 00:24:47,040 --> 00:24:49,280 Speaker 1: his work ethic. Tickman talked about his work even had 515 00:24:49,359 --> 00:24:52,720 Speaker 1: he's never satisfied, always trying to get after it. Um. 516 00:24:52,800 --> 00:24:54,840 Speaker 1: When you watch him and you watch how physically he's 517 00:24:54,840 --> 00:24:56,480 Speaker 1: put together, you can tell this guy that puts a 518 00:24:56,520 --> 00:24:59,840 Speaker 1: lot of time. M Yeah, somebody likes to be challenged. 519 00:25:00,119 --> 00:25:02,399 Speaker 1: I love that. And we'll see, I mean, I you know, 520 00:25:02,440 --> 00:25:04,680 Speaker 1: we'll see how everything goes and where he ends up 521 00:25:04,720 --> 00:25:07,840 Speaker 1: and and how his his future unfolds. But I think 522 00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:09,480 Speaker 1: he's gonna be one of those guys who's gonna be 523 00:25:09,480 --> 00:25:12,760 Speaker 1: able to at least manufacture that chip on his shoulder 524 00:25:12,760 --> 00:25:14,800 Speaker 1: a little bit. He likes being challenged a little bit 525 00:25:14,840 --> 00:25:17,639 Speaker 1: and and people telling him what he can't do. Um, 526 00:25:17,680 --> 00:25:20,119 Speaker 1: I think he's gonna respond very well to that. So 527 00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:23,320 Speaker 1: again great to catch up with Matt Dickman. Um. Let's 528 00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:25,200 Speaker 1: let's transition a little bit here as we get towards 529 00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:27,760 Speaker 1: the Ohio State years and and what it was like 530 00:25:27,800 --> 00:25:30,440 Speaker 1: they're now to keep in mind, Um did not begin 531 00:25:30,560 --> 00:25:32,760 Speaker 1: his career there, start off at Georgia, then transferred to 532 00:25:32,840 --> 00:25:35,520 Speaker 1: Ohio State, which is a topic we got a chance 533 00:25:35,560 --> 00:25:37,840 Speaker 1: to visit with, among other things, with Ohio State head 534 00:25:37,840 --> 00:25:42,240 Speaker 1: coach Ryan Day. Coach appreciates time man. Uh, I guess 535 00:25:42,320 --> 00:25:45,920 Speaker 1: first question from me Justin Fields, Um, the first time 536 00:25:46,359 --> 00:25:48,280 Speaker 1: you found out that he was gonna be available, he's 537 00:25:48,280 --> 00:25:51,919 Speaker 1: gonna be transferred from Georgia, that that first conversation you 538 00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:55,000 Speaker 1: had with him, what was that like? Well, it was 539 00:25:55,560 --> 00:25:57,679 Speaker 1: just to kind of get to know you, and you know, 540 00:25:57,760 --> 00:26:00,920 Speaker 1: he was a little emotional out everything. It was hard 541 00:26:00,960 --> 00:26:04,000 Speaker 1: for him and just talk to him about what this 542 00:26:04,080 --> 00:26:07,040 Speaker 1: could be here and in our situation, told him about 543 00:26:07,040 --> 00:26:11,280 Speaker 1: our offense, told him about my background with coaching quarterbacks 544 00:26:11,280 --> 00:26:15,240 Speaker 1: and what um, you know this potentially could could turn 545 00:26:15,320 --> 00:26:18,520 Speaker 1: into and he was great. I gotta be honest with 546 00:26:18,560 --> 00:26:20,240 Speaker 1: you that the first couple of weeks it was hard 547 00:26:20,280 --> 00:26:23,560 Speaker 1: for him. Um, you know new here. I know there 548 00:26:23,640 --> 00:26:26,000 Speaker 1: was times where it maybe even questioned it, but once 549 00:26:26,040 --> 00:26:27,640 Speaker 1: we got through those first couple of weeks, he kind 550 00:26:27,640 --> 00:26:29,199 Speaker 1: of took it and ran. You know, coach, what were 551 00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:31,200 Speaker 1: your first impressions when you had a chance to work 552 00:26:31,240 --> 00:26:34,320 Speaker 1: with him on the field. Immediately you recognize the talent level. 553 00:26:34,600 --> 00:26:36,760 Speaker 1: It's just off the charts. And he didn't get a 554 00:26:36,800 --> 00:26:38,720 Speaker 1: chance to play very much as a freshman at Georgia, 555 00:26:39,320 --> 00:26:40,760 Speaker 1: so you know, we're started with a little bit of 556 00:26:40,800 --> 00:26:44,600 Speaker 1: a blank slate that way, and when he got here, um, 557 00:26:44,680 --> 00:26:48,200 Speaker 1: he picked things up very quickly. He he learns very well. 558 00:26:48,280 --> 00:26:52,480 Speaker 1: He's very intelligent, very talented. And to me, I looked 559 00:26:52,480 --> 00:26:55,280 Speaker 1: at it like this, Okay, uh I said to this team, 560 00:26:55,320 --> 00:26:57,920 Speaker 1: to the to the staff, I said, well, he's six through, 561 00:26:58,080 --> 00:27:02,040 Speaker 1: he's two five pounds part he's really really accurate. Okay, 562 00:27:02,160 --> 00:27:05,440 Speaker 1: can we coach him? Because you can't ask for anyone miss, 563 00:27:05,840 --> 00:27:07,200 Speaker 1: So we'll find out what kind of coaches we have. 564 00:27:08,000 --> 00:27:11,560 Speaker 1: I love that coach. He always seems so serious and 565 00:27:11,680 --> 00:27:14,560 Speaker 1: so business like. Um is there is there a time 566 00:27:14,760 --> 00:27:16,879 Speaker 1: maybe away from the field, that the justin kind of 567 00:27:17,320 --> 00:27:19,399 Speaker 1: let his guard down a little bit? And uh, I 568 00:27:19,400 --> 00:27:21,480 Speaker 1: just want to know, is he laughed. Is he having fun? 569 00:27:21,480 --> 00:27:24,720 Speaker 1: He just seems so serious minded, you know, that's him, 570 00:27:24,800 --> 00:27:27,760 Speaker 1: and he tells you that he feels most comfortable like that. 571 00:27:27,840 --> 00:27:32,120 Speaker 1: He's very poised, very steady, doesn't get rattled very often. Uh. 572 00:27:32,840 --> 00:27:35,200 Speaker 1: But you know there was a few times where, uh 573 00:27:35,240 --> 00:27:37,840 Speaker 1: this year he would post a few things with the 574 00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:40,119 Speaker 1: teammates dancing and it's fun to see, you know when 575 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:42,320 Speaker 1: he when he does that, that's his personality. And the 576 00:27:42,359 --> 00:27:44,880 Speaker 1: one thing I appreciate about Justin is he doesn't try 577 00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:48,600 Speaker 1: to be somebody else. He's He's true who he is, 578 00:27:49,359 --> 00:27:54,040 Speaker 1: and it's it's pretty good, you know, Coach. I think 579 00:27:54,119 --> 00:27:57,320 Speaker 1: this year in the college football playoffs semifinal, I think 580 00:27:57,320 --> 00:28:00,440 Speaker 1: a lot of eyes were awakened when we had a 581 00:28:00,520 --> 00:28:04,640 Speaker 1: chance to see Justin's talent, but also his toughness. Um 582 00:28:04,680 --> 00:28:07,800 Speaker 1: and your experience, how often have you seen that toughness 583 00:28:07,840 --> 00:28:10,560 Speaker 1: and competitive side come out of him? I seen a lot. 584 00:28:10,840 --> 00:28:12,840 Speaker 1: I think he's one of the more competitively tough guys 585 00:28:12,840 --> 00:28:15,840 Speaker 1: I've been around. And he only really missed two snaps 586 00:28:16,600 --> 00:28:19,240 Speaker 1: that I can remember, and there's two years here. One 587 00:28:19,320 --> 00:28:20,680 Speaker 1: was when he took a shot on his knee and 588 00:28:20,680 --> 00:28:22,560 Speaker 1: sprained his m CL and the team north game, and 589 00:28:22,560 --> 00:28:24,440 Speaker 1: the next player came in and through a touchdown past 590 00:28:24,440 --> 00:28:26,040 Speaker 1: the Garret Wilson in the back of the end zone, 591 00:28:26,640 --> 00:28:28,960 Speaker 1: and then the shoddy took it Clemson. The thing that 592 00:28:29,000 --> 00:28:31,720 Speaker 1: I appreciate though, that I attribute a lot of the 593 00:28:31,760 --> 00:28:33,800 Speaker 1: trades of the successful quarterbacks who were got to the 594 00:28:33,920 --> 00:28:37,000 Speaker 1: NFL are ones that can overcome adversity, that go through 595 00:28:37,040 --> 00:28:39,720 Speaker 1: tough times. I think Justin went through adversity through the 596 00:28:39,720 --> 00:28:43,320 Speaker 1: whole Georgia thing getting here, changing schools. But then also 597 00:28:43,440 --> 00:28:46,200 Speaker 1: you know, he he'd admit to you that he wasn't 598 00:28:46,440 --> 00:28:48,760 Speaker 1: the best version of himself and in Indiana and really 599 00:28:48,800 --> 00:28:51,760 Speaker 1: Northwestern was clunky game, and so he needed to respond 600 00:28:51,840 --> 00:28:53,640 Speaker 1: and come out of that, because that's a huge deal 601 00:28:53,680 --> 00:28:55,760 Speaker 1: with quarterbacks is how do you respond when you have 602 00:28:55,760 --> 00:28:58,160 Speaker 1: a bad game, And and the way he responded in 603 00:28:58,240 --> 00:29:01,080 Speaker 1: that game in the biggest moment was you know, six 604 00:29:01,120 --> 00:29:04,440 Speaker 1: touchdowns and he wasn't gonna be denied. I mean, I 605 00:29:04,480 --> 00:29:06,280 Speaker 1: can't tell you as many quarterbacks that I've been around 606 00:29:06,280 --> 00:29:07,960 Speaker 1: that would take a shot like that and come back 607 00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:10,600 Speaker 1: in uh in a play and throw a touchdown pass 608 00:29:10,600 --> 00:29:20,000 Speaker 1: and go on to play the way he did and 609 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:22,960 Speaker 1: then go on and play in the National Championship game 610 00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:26,320 Speaker 1: banged up without really practicing much. So this is a tough, 611 00:29:26,400 --> 00:29:29,520 Speaker 1: tough guy who has been very dependent for US. Coach. 612 00:29:29,560 --> 00:29:31,560 Speaker 1: You've you've been an expert in this position for a 613 00:29:31,560 --> 00:29:33,600 Speaker 1: long time. You've coached it at the NFL level with 614 00:29:33,680 --> 00:29:35,840 Speaker 1: that position. To me, when I went back and watched 615 00:29:35,840 --> 00:29:38,320 Speaker 1: the tape of the National Championship game, even though the 616 00:29:38,720 --> 00:29:41,320 Speaker 1: you know, the win wasn't there, I came away thinking 617 00:29:41,400 --> 00:29:43,280 Speaker 1: that was almost as impressive as what we saw in 618 00:29:43,280 --> 00:29:45,719 Speaker 1: the Clemson game. What was your evaluation of how he played? 619 00:29:45,920 --> 00:29:47,520 Speaker 1: And given the fact that you just mentioned he was 620 00:29:47,560 --> 00:29:49,640 Speaker 1: beat up in that game against Bama, he played better 621 00:29:49,640 --> 00:29:51,800 Speaker 1: than I thought he would. He really didn't practice much 622 00:29:51,840 --> 00:29:53,400 Speaker 1: at all. Sure he was gonna be able to play 623 00:29:53,400 --> 00:29:55,960 Speaker 1: in the game, to be very honest, and we had 624 00:29:56,000 --> 00:29:58,200 Speaker 1: one padded practice that really didn't He wasn't a part 625 00:29:58,240 --> 00:30:01,080 Speaker 1: of going into that game. So that timing and everything 626 00:30:01,120 --> 00:30:03,000 Speaker 1: about that going into that game was not something we 627 00:30:03,040 --> 00:30:06,640 Speaker 1: felt comfortable with. And uh, I want to go back it. 628 00:30:06,760 --> 00:30:09,160 Speaker 1: Like you said, watching the film, with all those things 629 00:30:09,160 --> 00:30:11,560 Speaker 1: against him, he did have really good snaps. He played 630 00:30:11,600 --> 00:30:13,720 Speaker 1: well in that game. He didn't take chances had a 631 00:30:13,720 --> 00:30:15,960 Speaker 1: couple of big runs, double a nice really nice throws 632 00:30:16,680 --> 00:30:18,480 Speaker 1: and uh, you know, in a different time, in a 633 00:30:18,520 --> 00:30:20,800 Speaker 1: different setting, who knows what that would have looked like. 634 00:30:20,920 --> 00:30:23,200 Speaker 1: But I thought he competed and he always has done that. 635 00:30:23,240 --> 00:30:26,239 Speaker 1: I've never seen him not. And um no again, when 636 00:30:26,280 --> 00:30:28,600 Speaker 1: you just watch the film against a good defense and 637 00:30:28,600 --> 00:30:31,280 Speaker 1: a really good team, obviously he played well. You know, 638 00:30:31,280 --> 00:30:33,280 Speaker 1: a coach, because you spent time in the National Football 639 00:30:33,360 --> 00:30:36,240 Speaker 1: League and you you got a chance to take justin 640 00:30:36,720 --> 00:30:40,360 Speaker 1: basically from scratch and kind of build him into this player. 641 00:30:40,360 --> 00:30:42,200 Speaker 1: In the offense, if you're in the National Football League, 642 00:30:42,240 --> 00:30:45,200 Speaker 1: what kind of offensive scheme or system would you think 643 00:30:45,240 --> 00:30:48,920 Speaker 1: would maximize his talents? I think early on, um, you know, 644 00:30:48,960 --> 00:30:52,920 Speaker 1: an offense that is you know, run, play action, get 645 00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:56,040 Speaker 1: him on the move. He's really good out of the pocket, um, 646 00:30:56,080 --> 00:30:59,360 Speaker 1: you know, controlled passing game. And and then as time 647 00:30:59,400 --> 00:31:01,160 Speaker 1: goes on and he starts to feel more and more 648 00:31:01,200 --> 00:31:04,760 Speaker 1: comfortable in the pocket with the third down and red 649 00:31:04,840 --> 00:31:08,160 Speaker 1: zone and uh, drop back passing concepts, he'll he'll continue 650 00:31:08,160 --> 00:31:09,840 Speaker 1: to just build and more reps he gets to that 651 00:31:09,920 --> 00:31:12,720 Speaker 1: the better. But but like any time you have a 652 00:31:12,760 --> 00:31:15,480 Speaker 1: young quarterback, I think things where he's on the move 653 00:31:15,480 --> 00:31:17,920 Speaker 1: and athletic, and you given the ability to make plays 654 00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:20,520 Speaker 1: outside of the pocket, it's going to be exciting to watch. 655 00:31:21,040 --> 00:31:22,760 Speaker 1: The other thing part of his game is when you 656 00:31:22,800 --> 00:31:25,160 Speaker 1: study him in the red zone, he's really good down there. 657 00:31:25,640 --> 00:31:27,440 Speaker 1: And so if we can, you know, find ways we 658 00:31:27,440 --> 00:31:28,960 Speaker 1: always felt like we could find ways to get the 659 00:31:29,000 --> 00:31:31,080 Speaker 1: thing into the red zone, that he was really good 660 00:31:31,080 --> 00:31:33,440 Speaker 1: down there. And so I think any kind of offense 661 00:31:33,480 --> 00:31:34,600 Speaker 1: that he's going to be able to put him in 662 00:31:34,600 --> 00:31:37,400 Speaker 1: those type of situations. Um, you know he's gonna do 663 00:31:37,480 --> 00:31:40,120 Speaker 1: well early on. And Uh, this is a guy who 664 00:31:40,160 --> 00:31:42,200 Speaker 1: hasn't played a whole lot of football. When you look 665 00:31:42,200 --> 00:31:44,760 Speaker 1: at the grand body of work that he's had, and 666 00:31:44,800 --> 00:31:47,520 Speaker 1: I think the potentials through the roof. You look at 667 00:31:47,640 --> 00:31:49,280 Speaker 1: what he did in the red zone, as you just mentioned, 668 00:31:49,360 --> 00:31:51,440 Speaker 1: you look at what guys do on third downs. To me, 669 00:31:51,520 --> 00:31:54,760 Speaker 1: that usually that points to the preparation process. How would 670 00:31:54,800 --> 00:31:57,360 Speaker 1: you describe the work that Justin puts in and the 671 00:31:57,400 --> 00:32:00,400 Speaker 1: preparation aspect of playing that position. Yeah. One thing about 672 00:32:00,440 --> 00:32:02,040 Speaker 1: Justin in the meeting room is you don't have to 673 00:32:02,040 --> 00:32:05,000 Speaker 1: tell him something twice. He really picks things up quickly, 674 00:32:05,640 --> 00:32:08,280 Speaker 1: and um, you know, his recall is very similar to 675 00:32:08,400 --> 00:32:11,040 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow when you know, I was I was here 676 00:32:11,040 --> 00:32:13,880 Speaker 1: with Joe. He just understands things and they can take 677 00:32:13,920 --> 00:32:15,960 Speaker 1: it to the field very quickly. And I think that's 678 00:32:15,960 --> 00:32:19,080 Speaker 1: a that's a trait that, um, you know, not a 679 00:32:19,080 --> 00:32:22,040 Speaker 1: lot of people have. And I think the one thing 680 00:32:22,040 --> 00:32:23,440 Speaker 1: too that he does a good job of us. He 681 00:32:23,480 --> 00:32:26,719 Speaker 1: can visualize a play on if you put it up 682 00:32:26,720 --> 00:32:28,880 Speaker 1: on the screen and then talk about, well what if 683 00:32:28,920 --> 00:32:30,760 Speaker 1: they do this, what if they do that? You know, 684 00:32:30,760 --> 00:32:32,719 Speaker 1: and he's already thinking about the different coveries that may 685 00:32:32,760 --> 00:32:35,520 Speaker 1: show up. I think, um, you know, when you're young, 686 00:32:35,720 --> 00:32:37,960 Speaker 1: when you have young quarterbacks, a lot of times you'll 687 00:32:38,000 --> 00:32:39,480 Speaker 1: put a play in and they'll go put it on 688 00:32:39,520 --> 00:32:42,400 Speaker 1: the field and then they'll see a coverage and they'll say, okay, 689 00:32:42,440 --> 00:32:44,000 Speaker 1: so what do you want me to do against cover two? 690 00:32:44,160 --> 00:32:45,080 Speaker 1: Or what do you want me to do when they 691 00:32:45,120 --> 00:32:47,280 Speaker 1: brought zero pressure? You know? And I think the real 692 00:32:47,320 --> 00:32:49,480 Speaker 1: good quarterbacks have already figured that out before they walk 693 00:32:49,480 --> 00:32:51,760 Speaker 1: on the field, even if it's a new concept, and 694 00:32:52,040 --> 00:32:54,480 Speaker 1: he's done that, He did that from when he got here, 695 00:32:55,000 --> 00:32:56,760 Speaker 1: and if he continues to do that in the NFL, 696 00:32:56,880 --> 00:32:58,400 Speaker 1: then you know, He's gonna have a lot of good, 697 00:32:59,000 --> 00:33:02,000 Speaker 1: good plays and certainly good games. Coach being the quarterback 698 00:33:02,040 --> 00:33:04,440 Speaker 1: at the Ohio State University as a kid to being 699 00:33:04,480 --> 00:33:07,120 Speaker 1: a franchise quarterback, and so I would like the thing 700 00:33:07,240 --> 00:33:09,520 Speaker 1: that you probably expect him to act like a franchise 701 00:33:09,600 --> 00:33:12,800 Speaker 1: quarterback by setting the example for his teammates with his work, 702 00:33:12,800 --> 00:33:15,440 Speaker 1: ethic and leadership. How did he handle the responsibilities of 703 00:33:15,520 --> 00:33:18,080 Speaker 1: being the franchise quarterback at Ohio State. First off, he 704 00:33:18,280 --> 00:33:21,120 Speaker 1: did everything the right way. Um. You never heard about 705 00:33:21,200 --> 00:33:24,520 Speaker 1: justin being out on town. He never heard of him. Um, 706 00:33:24,560 --> 00:33:26,160 Speaker 1: you know, not getting his arrest or showing up in 707 00:33:26,200 --> 00:33:29,240 Speaker 1: the building unprepared. Uh. He was one of the first 708 00:33:29,240 --> 00:33:31,280 Speaker 1: guys in working with making the weight room. He loves 709 00:33:31,320 --> 00:33:36,360 Speaker 1: the weight room. Um. And I thought he handled the 710 00:33:36,640 --> 00:33:39,880 Speaker 1: spotlight here very well. You know, he isolated himself for 711 00:33:39,920 --> 00:33:43,000 Speaker 1: the most part and didn't expose himself to a lot 712 00:33:43,040 --> 00:33:45,280 Speaker 1: of the things that come outside. I thought he handled 713 00:33:45,360 --> 00:33:49,360 Speaker 1: himself with the media really really well. Uh, you know, 714 00:33:50,040 --> 00:33:51,840 Speaker 1: really talks about his teammates more than he would talk 715 00:33:51,880 --> 00:33:55,280 Speaker 1: about himself. Um. He was built for that. You know. 716 00:33:55,320 --> 00:33:58,520 Speaker 1: I felt like early on some guys get overwhelmed. He 717 00:33:58,560 --> 00:34:00,640 Speaker 1: was built for that, for for being, like you said, 718 00:34:00,680 --> 00:34:03,320 Speaker 1: a franchise quarterback. And you saw that here in a 719 00:34:03,320 --> 00:34:06,080 Speaker 1: short period of time. And you know even when he 720 00:34:06,120 --> 00:34:08,279 Speaker 1: had to set back last year against Clemson, we lost 721 00:34:08,280 --> 00:34:10,560 Speaker 1: that game in a two minute drill. Um. I thought 722 00:34:10,560 --> 00:34:13,200 Speaker 1: he handled that with with poise. And then all he 723 00:34:13,239 --> 00:34:15,719 Speaker 1: did was just you know, spend really the next three 724 00:34:16,080 --> 00:34:17,840 Speaker 1: and sixty whatever days it was to get back to 725 00:34:17,880 --> 00:34:21,719 Speaker 1: that game. And that's where the focus was so uh 726 00:34:22,040 --> 00:34:24,880 Speaker 1: really well. And you know, some guys get overwhelmed, some guys, 727 00:34:24,960 --> 00:34:27,759 Speaker 1: you know, expose themselves to different things. I thought he 728 00:34:27,800 --> 00:34:30,960 Speaker 1: did a great job. Coach. Last question from me, just 729 00:34:31,400 --> 00:34:33,640 Speaker 1: have a coach in the NFL and have a coach 730 00:34:33,719 --> 00:34:36,480 Speaker 1: justin what would be kind of your your parting words 731 00:34:36,480 --> 00:34:38,400 Speaker 1: of advice there for him as he goes on this 732 00:34:38,640 --> 00:34:42,640 Speaker 1: on this journey to the next level. That first off, 733 00:34:42,719 --> 00:34:44,759 Speaker 1: you know we've talked about this before, is that you know, 734 00:34:44,800 --> 00:34:47,320 Speaker 1: he has to continue to be himself. He's got to 735 00:34:47,360 --> 00:34:50,920 Speaker 1: push the envelope. Um. He has to have urgency. He 736 00:34:50,960 --> 00:34:53,520 Speaker 1: can't sit around and take a backseat to anybody. But 737 00:34:53,600 --> 00:34:56,920 Speaker 1: at the same time, there's been a pun and you know, 738 00:34:56,960 --> 00:34:58,759 Speaker 1: how you handle those ups and downs are gonna be 739 00:34:58,800 --> 00:35:01,799 Speaker 1: critical to your longevity in the league. You know, they're 740 00:35:01,840 --> 00:35:04,040 Speaker 1: gonna have good games, and you can't all of a 741 00:35:04,080 --> 00:35:06,000 Speaker 1: sudden show up the next week when you have a 742 00:35:06,040 --> 00:35:08,160 Speaker 1: great game thinking that you've made it, because you're gonna 743 00:35:08,200 --> 00:35:10,600 Speaker 1: get that you haven't made it, you know, and you're 744 00:35:10,600 --> 00:35:13,399 Speaker 1: gonna get some humble pie in that league. And then 745 00:35:13,520 --> 00:35:16,120 Speaker 1: the same same token, if you have a bad game, 746 00:35:16,400 --> 00:35:18,680 Speaker 1: you all of a sudden can't fall apart and self 747 00:35:18,680 --> 00:35:21,040 Speaker 1: destruct and you have to be steady. And that's what 748 00:35:21,120 --> 00:35:24,239 Speaker 1: he is like. He doesn't typically ride the emotional roller coaster. Um, 749 00:35:24,280 --> 00:35:26,080 Speaker 1: so it's gonna take a lot of hard work. There's 750 00:35:26,080 --> 00:35:27,719 Speaker 1: gonna be a lot of people who are coming after him. 751 00:35:27,760 --> 00:35:30,520 Speaker 1: That's the way it goes in that league. And um, 752 00:35:30,600 --> 00:35:33,240 Speaker 1: you know, not only in his position, but just across 753 00:35:33,239 --> 00:35:35,400 Speaker 1: the board. I mean, it's just a very very competitive, 754 00:35:36,000 --> 00:35:40,800 Speaker 1: unforgiving league. And understanding all those things going in, Um, 755 00:35:40,880 --> 00:35:44,120 Speaker 1: I think he does. But you know, he's not a 756 00:35:44,160 --> 00:35:46,799 Speaker 1: finished product. He is and he knows that he's got 757 00:35:46,800 --> 00:35:50,399 Speaker 1: a huge ceiling. It's gonna be fun to watch, all right, Buck. 758 00:35:50,440 --> 00:35:52,960 Speaker 1: What was your your biggest takeaway there from that conversation. 759 00:35:53,840 --> 00:35:57,320 Speaker 1: My biggest takeaway is just how he recognized the talent 760 00:35:57,440 --> 00:36:00,839 Speaker 1: level immediate lee and how he just wanted to see 761 00:36:00,840 --> 00:36:03,799 Speaker 1: how they can maximize those skills. And then the big 762 00:36:03,840 --> 00:36:06,680 Speaker 1: thing was the toughness. How he displayed the toughness that 763 00:36:06,719 --> 00:36:09,920 Speaker 1: we all covet in quarterbacks and how Ryan Day was 764 00:36:09,960 --> 00:36:12,560 Speaker 1: able to kind of get a first end view of 765 00:36:12,600 --> 00:36:15,840 Speaker 1: that in the College Football Playoff this year against Clemson. 766 00:36:16,160 --> 00:36:18,000 Speaker 1: And so we can talk a lot about a bunch 767 00:36:18,000 --> 00:36:20,600 Speaker 1: of different things that Justin Fields brings to the table 768 00:36:20,640 --> 00:36:25,040 Speaker 1: as a quarterback. That exhibition of toughness, UM is one 769 00:36:25,040 --> 00:36:27,520 Speaker 1: of those things that a lot of evaluators will really 770 00:36:27,520 --> 00:36:29,759 Speaker 1: hang on too, because you have to be a tough 771 00:36:29,760 --> 00:36:31,920 Speaker 1: guy to play this position in the pros. Yeah, I 772 00:36:31,920 --> 00:36:34,200 Speaker 1: think that's a huge That's a great point. It's huge 773 00:36:34,200 --> 00:36:36,799 Speaker 1: in the evaluation process. Something that we've heard urban Meyer 774 00:36:36,840 --> 00:36:38,520 Speaker 1: talk about in the past is just how key that 775 00:36:38,600 --> 00:36:41,120 Speaker 1: toughness and greeting is. And there's no question when you 776 00:36:41,160 --> 00:36:43,000 Speaker 1: watch that Clemson game and see the shot that he 777 00:36:43,040 --> 00:36:46,120 Speaker 1: took and him coming back out there, um about his toughness, 778 00:36:46,200 --> 00:36:48,680 Speaker 1: his competitiveness. The other thing that stood out to me 779 00:36:48,800 --> 00:36:51,440 Speaker 1: about the recall, and that goes back to our Patrick Mahomes, 780 00:36:51,520 --> 00:36:53,560 Speaker 1: you know, conversation when he came into the studio that 781 00:36:53,640 --> 00:36:55,839 Speaker 1: draft year or we both kind of were a little 782 00:36:55,840 --> 00:36:58,359 Speaker 1: bit skeptical on how that was gonna work with him 783 00:36:58,400 --> 00:37:00,920 Speaker 1: going forward because he was so raw. And then the 784 00:37:01,000 --> 00:37:02,719 Speaker 1: recall that he had when we were visiting with him, 785 00:37:02,719 --> 00:37:04,480 Speaker 1: We're like, WHOA, Okay, this is different. This is a 786 00:37:04,520 --> 00:37:07,400 Speaker 1: smart dude man. And uh and Justin Fields having that 787 00:37:07,440 --> 00:37:10,360 Speaker 1: recall is going to serve him very well. Absolutely is 788 00:37:10,400 --> 00:37:13,759 Speaker 1: being able to understand the pictures, being able to take 789 00:37:13,800 --> 00:37:16,760 Speaker 1: past moments and learn from those and pull those moments 790 00:37:16,840 --> 00:37:19,319 Speaker 1: out when you're in the middle of a game and 791 00:37:19,440 --> 00:37:23,839 Speaker 1: something similar reappears. That recall is critical. And we've been 792 00:37:23,840 --> 00:37:25,960 Speaker 1: around a bunch of great quarterbacks. We've talked to him, 793 00:37:25,960 --> 00:37:29,200 Speaker 1: we've interviewed him, and and and that is kind of 794 00:37:29,239 --> 00:37:32,560 Speaker 1: a common threat that they have the ability to to 795 00:37:32,719 --> 00:37:36,719 Speaker 1: remember an old experience and to utilize the lessons learned 796 00:37:36,760 --> 00:37:39,239 Speaker 1: from that experience to make them a better player in 797 00:37:39,320 --> 00:37:42,719 Speaker 1: the moment. So Justin Field certainly displays that ability. Now, well, 798 00:37:42,760 --> 00:37:44,680 Speaker 1: we're gonna keep this theme going here about some of 799 00:37:44,719 --> 00:37:47,960 Speaker 1: the toughness, because that's what came up in your conversation 800 00:37:48,560 --> 00:37:51,040 Speaker 1: with Super Bowl winning head coach Trent Dilford, who's been 801 00:37:51,080 --> 00:37:53,759 Speaker 1: around Justin for a long time. Uh, going back to 802 00:37:53,880 --> 00:37:56,439 Speaker 1: to the Elite eleven days there in seventeen. So here's 803 00:37:56,440 --> 00:37:59,920 Speaker 1: your chat with Trent. What were your first thoughts when 804 00:38:00,040 --> 00:38:03,600 Speaker 1: you saw Justin fields for the first time? Rare, rare 805 00:38:03,680 --> 00:38:09,759 Speaker 1: physical specimen. Uh. You know, his his size, his power output, 806 00:38:10,600 --> 00:38:14,520 Speaker 1: his speed, and he's a true burner. Uh. And then 807 00:38:14,800 --> 00:38:17,359 Speaker 1: a craftsman like you don't. Most of those guys are 808 00:38:17,400 --> 00:38:20,520 Speaker 1: the butcher They you know, they have a big machetting 809 00:38:20,560 --> 00:38:21,960 Speaker 1: they chop up meat and they make it up for 810 00:38:22,040 --> 00:38:25,799 Speaker 1: Strodny sandwich. Like. They're not real precise. Very rarely do 811 00:38:25,840 --> 00:38:28,880 Speaker 1: you find these specimens. They are also surgeons. They know 812 00:38:28,960 --> 00:38:31,880 Speaker 1: how to handle the tiniest tool that can save your life. 813 00:38:32,440 --> 00:38:36,719 Speaker 1: And he really approaches his craft with burning desire to 814 00:38:36,719 --> 00:38:40,440 Speaker 1: get better. He's been working with Quinns forever in Atlanta. Uh. 815 00:38:40,600 --> 00:38:45,839 Speaker 1: He's he's always working on becoming more efficient as a passer. Uh. 816 00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:49,640 Speaker 1: Show really showed up. Uh in the playoff game against Clemson. 817 00:38:49,680 --> 00:38:57,920 Speaker 1: You saw the nuance to his game. I'm not Uh. 818 00:38:57,960 --> 00:39:02,040 Speaker 1: He's a guy that uh is can physically do everything, 819 00:39:02,280 --> 00:39:05,359 Speaker 1: but doesn't rely on that all the time. So he's 820 00:39:05,480 --> 00:39:07,720 Speaker 1: a passer as long as he can be a passer, 821 00:39:08,200 --> 00:39:11,200 Speaker 1: and then he'll become an athlete. I think in the NFL, 822 00:39:11,400 --> 00:39:15,640 Speaker 1: with you know, quarterback UH design runs, you don't use 823 00:39:15,719 --> 00:39:17,480 Speaker 1: them a lot, but when you use them, you tend 824 00:39:17,520 --> 00:39:20,160 Speaker 1: to see walk in touchdowns by Russell Wilson or Aaron 825 00:39:20,280 --> 00:39:22,600 Speaker 1: Rodgers or whoever it is. I think he can be 826 00:39:22,600 --> 00:39:24,520 Speaker 1: a weapon that way. They don't think that's being talked 827 00:39:24,680 --> 00:39:28,319 Speaker 1: enough about with him is to separate him from some 828 00:39:28,360 --> 00:39:31,080 Speaker 1: of the other guys. UH. That's a huge advantage in 829 00:39:31,120 --> 00:39:33,839 Speaker 1: the tight red short yardage in a game situation. I mean, 830 00:39:33,840 --> 00:39:35,920 Speaker 1: how many one score games you see in the NFL 831 00:39:36,360 --> 00:39:38,799 Speaker 1: where you're in a four minute situation and it's third 832 00:39:38,840 --> 00:39:41,120 Speaker 1: and four and if you get the first down, you 833 00:39:41,160 --> 00:39:43,239 Speaker 1: win the game. If you don't, you punt, you gonta 834 00:39:43,280 --> 00:39:45,799 Speaker 1: punt it to Aaron Rodgers and he's got fifty eight 835 00:39:45,840 --> 00:39:48,080 Speaker 1: seconds left in the game to beat you. Like That's 836 00:39:48,120 --> 00:39:51,200 Speaker 1: where these quarterback driven runs are really hard to defend. 837 00:39:51,520 --> 00:39:54,480 Speaker 1: I think Justin's a massive weapon in that he's a 838 00:39:54,480 --> 00:39:57,480 Speaker 1: tough guy. I think that's something is not nearly I've 839 00:39:57,520 --> 00:40:01,400 Speaker 1: read through all these evaluations of these players, and everybody 840 00:40:01,560 --> 00:40:03,479 Speaker 1: has a lot of good stuff to say, the one 841 00:40:03,600 --> 00:40:06,960 Speaker 1: biggest thing that's in their evaluation is their toughness. Uh. 842 00:40:07,120 --> 00:40:08,880 Speaker 1: This is a position where you have to be a 843 00:40:08,880 --> 00:40:13,799 Speaker 1: tough guy physically and mentally. He's a tough man's tough guy. Uh. 844 00:40:13,920 --> 00:40:16,560 Speaker 1: People will point to the playoff and say, oh, yeah, 845 00:40:16,560 --> 00:40:19,359 Speaker 1: we saw a plan injured. It's more than that. It's 846 00:40:19,400 --> 00:40:23,439 Speaker 1: the mental emotional resolve that he's showing through his high 847 00:40:23,520 --> 00:40:26,440 Speaker 1: school years, his college years, what happened to him at Georgia, 848 00:40:26,560 --> 00:40:30,400 Speaker 1: the transferred Ohio State, negative talk around him, all the 849 00:40:30,440 --> 00:40:33,000 Speaker 1: different things has happened in his in his life, he 850 00:40:33,160 --> 00:40:36,400 Speaker 1: is He's developed a grit and resolve in a toughness 851 00:40:36,880 --> 00:40:39,360 Speaker 1: that I will stamp it right now. He'll be a 852 00:40:39,400 --> 00:40:42,239 Speaker 1: wild success in the NFL because of that. You know, 853 00:40:42,280 --> 00:40:45,759 Speaker 1: it's funny because um, with the Justin Fields evaluation, and 854 00:40:45,760 --> 00:40:48,600 Speaker 1: I feel like people are missing the it factor, the 855 00:40:48,680 --> 00:40:52,120 Speaker 1: special qualities that he's displayed in high school and somtimes 856 00:40:52,160 --> 00:40:54,120 Speaker 1: that we've been around him. When you look at him, 857 00:40:54,160 --> 00:40:56,680 Speaker 1: do you see the IT factor in Justin Fields? In 858 00:40:56,719 --> 00:41:01,680 Speaker 1: his game? Absolutely? He has, you know, the in factor. 859 00:41:01,719 --> 00:41:03,520 Speaker 1: We did a whole show on it. It's very hard 860 00:41:03,640 --> 00:41:08,319 Speaker 1: to quantify, but you feel it. It's very hard to 861 00:41:09,000 --> 00:41:11,600 Speaker 1: write it down what it is, yet you see it. 862 00:41:12,680 --> 00:41:15,120 Speaker 1: I think you have to be around the position a lot. 863 00:41:15,200 --> 00:41:17,319 Speaker 1: I think if you around team dynamics a lot, you 864 00:41:17,320 --> 00:41:18,880 Speaker 1: have to kind of know. You have to have some 865 00:41:18,960 --> 00:41:24,640 Speaker 1: insider information from his coaches, his teammates both at Georgian 866 00:41:24,800 --> 00:41:26,880 Speaker 1: Ohio State, going back to high school. I think you 867 00:41:26,920 --> 00:41:29,400 Speaker 1: need to have a little context. Uh, this is a 868 00:41:29,480 --> 00:41:31,480 Speaker 1: kid that's always had the end. We spent a lot 869 00:41:31,480 --> 00:41:33,799 Speaker 1: of time with him as a counselor this summer at 870 00:41:33,800 --> 00:41:36,759 Speaker 1: a Lead eleven. They have that it quality where they 871 00:41:36,800 --> 00:41:41,080 Speaker 1: make everybody around them better. Uh. There's a humility to them, 872 00:41:41,120 --> 00:41:43,880 Speaker 1: even though they have every reason to be brash and 873 00:41:43,880 --> 00:41:47,200 Speaker 1: and arrogant. Uh, there's a there's a quality to where 874 00:41:47,200 --> 00:41:49,520 Speaker 1: they always want to learn, but yet they're confident. They 875 00:41:49,520 --> 00:41:53,359 Speaker 1: don't doubt what they've learned already, but want to learn more. Uh. 876 00:41:53,400 --> 00:41:55,800 Speaker 1: There's a bunch of elements to this, but yeah, Justin 877 00:41:55,880 --> 00:41:58,799 Speaker 1: has it. Uh, and he's got more of it than 878 00:41:58,800 --> 00:42:02,719 Speaker 1: you need. And that he's he's exciting prospect because the 879 00:42:02,719 --> 00:42:07,080 Speaker 1: physical traits, the mental, emotional traits, and then let's call 880 00:42:07,160 --> 00:42:10,719 Speaker 1: him the it traits, the IT factor buck again. I 881 00:42:10,760 --> 00:42:12,840 Speaker 1: just you know, we start getting themes when we do 882 00:42:12,880 --> 00:42:15,640 Speaker 1: these three sixty episodes. You start to develop themes when 883 00:42:15,640 --> 00:42:18,160 Speaker 1: you get different people saying the same thing. And I 884 00:42:18,200 --> 00:42:20,319 Speaker 1: love the fact that toughness is part of the d 885 00:42:20,440 --> 00:42:23,279 Speaker 1: NA here of Justin Fields. Yeah, toughness has to be 886 00:42:23,320 --> 00:42:24,799 Speaker 1: a big part of it. It is a part of 887 00:42:24,800 --> 00:42:26,960 Speaker 1: who he is now. Some of that could be from 888 00:42:26,960 --> 00:42:30,080 Speaker 1: his background coming up dad as a former marine and 889 00:42:30,160 --> 00:42:32,319 Speaker 1: a coffin, so he got that tough love in the house, 890 00:42:32,360 --> 00:42:34,759 Speaker 1: and so he competes. He's a competitor, and I think 891 00:42:34,760 --> 00:42:37,400 Speaker 1: all competitors have a level of toughness and grit that 892 00:42:37,520 --> 00:42:41,200 Speaker 1: sustains them in in really challenging moments in circumstances. And 893 00:42:41,200 --> 00:42:43,759 Speaker 1: we've seen that on a few occasions from Justin Fields. 894 00:42:43,800 --> 00:42:45,960 Speaker 1: And there are a lot of coaches that are uh 895 00:42:46,040 --> 00:42:48,880 Speaker 1: testifying to his ability to be one to tougher guys, 896 00:42:49,360 --> 00:42:52,239 Speaker 1: no doubt. Um. All right, this next guest is one 897 00:42:52,280 --> 00:42:54,040 Speaker 1: that I was excited to hear You're gonna get a 898 00:42:54,080 --> 00:42:57,000 Speaker 1: chance to visit with because somebody we've known of for 899 00:42:57,040 --> 00:42:59,439 Speaker 1: a long time. I just got a chance to visit 900 00:42:59,560 --> 00:43:01,120 Speaker 1: him meet him this year for the first time and 901 00:43:01,200 --> 00:43:04,640 Speaker 1: was so impressed. H with John Beck, a former quarterback 902 00:43:04,680 --> 00:43:08,120 Speaker 1: at b y U, was a second round pick to me, 903 00:43:08,440 --> 00:43:10,640 Speaker 1: somebody that has really emerged as one of the top 904 00:43:10,719 --> 00:43:12,680 Speaker 1: voices in the quarterback space. It's done a really good 905 00:43:12,719 --> 00:43:15,440 Speaker 1: job with a lot of existing veteran guys as well 906 00:43:15,440 --> 00:43:17,880 Speaker 1: as working with some of these younger quarterbacks. Um, you 907 00:43:17,920 --> 00:43:19,719 Speaker 1: had a chance to visit with him because he's been 908 00:43:19,719 --> 00:43:23,799 Speaker 1: working with Justin Fields at the three D QB Training Company. UM, 909 00:43:23,800 --> 00:43:27,600 Speaker 1: so here's your chat with John Beck. Would have been 910 00:43:27,640 --> 00:43:31,040 Speaker 1: your impressions of Justin Since you guys have connected, he's 911 00:43:31,040 --> 00:43:34,480 Speaker 1: been great. I've enjoyed every day I've had Justin out there. Um, 912 00:43:34,520 --> 00:43:36,240 Speaker 1: you know, from the minute he came in. I didn't 913 00:43:36,239 --> 00:43:38,160 Speaker 1: have a chance to work with him before. So like 914 00:43:38,280 --> 00:43:41,279 Speaker 1: most times, you know, I watch a guy played during 915 00:43:41,280 --> 00:43:43,000 Speaker 1: the season. I see him play in this huge game 916 00:43:43,040 --> 00:43:46,319 Speaker 1: against Clemson and just absolutely just take over the game 917 00:43:46,360 --> 00:43:48,480 Speaker 1: and play amazing and do it through injury as well. 918 00:43:49,040 --> 00:43:50,880 Speaker 1: And you watch it on tape and you're wowed by 919 00:43:50,880 --> 00:43:52,160 Speaker 1: a lot of things. And then you get to see 920 00:43:52,239 --> 00:43:54,160 Speaker 1: him in person, you get to meet him, and he's 921 00:43:54,200 --> 00:43:56,600 Speaker 1: focused and He's determined and he works hard and he 922 00:43:56,640 --> 00:43:58,640 Speaker 1: comes out here, he competes, and it's been a really 923 00:43:58,640 --> 00:44:03,840 Speaker 1: cool situation to have Zack Justin. We also have Kyle Trask, 924 00:44:04,360 --> 00:44:06,719 Speaker 1: and these guys get out here every single day. And 925 00:44:06,760 --> 00:44:08,719 Speaker 1: we have k J. Costello as well, the Stanford transfer 926 00:44:08,760 --> 00:44:10,960 Speaker 1: to Mississippi State. But these guys get out here and 927 00:44:11,000 --> 00:44:13,359 Speaker 1: I mean it is just a competition every single day, 928 00:44:13,680 --> 00:44:16,800 Speaker 1: and you can see why a guy like Justin Fields 929 00:44:16,800 --> 00:44:18,480 Speaker 1: was able to play on such a big stage. You 930 00:44:18,520 --> 00:44:20,480 Speaker 1: can see why when he goes in a playoff game 931 00:44:21,000 --> 00:44:26,759 Speaker 1: vers Clemson, Uh, he wants that. He wants those moments. 932 00:44:29,200 --> 00:44:31,239 Speaker 1: And it's been an awesome experience for me to be 933 00:44:31,239 --> 00:44:33,120 Speaker 1: around him, to be in the film room, to get 934 00:44:33,200 --> 00:44:35,360 Speaker 1: up on the white board and talk through everything. You know, 935 00:44:35,360 --> 00:44:37,000 Speaker 1: the team that gets Justin is gonna really like what 936 00:44:37,080 --> 00:44:39,440 Speaker 1: he brings to the table. What is the one thing 937 00:44:39,480 --> 00:44:42,720 Speaker 1: that might have surprised you about Justin upon meeting him. 938 00:44:42,760 --> 00:44:45,360 Speaker 1: I did not know that Justin had a background in baseball. 939 00:44:45,719 --> 00:44:49,799 Speaker 1: And Justin's a very athletic guy. Like you watch him 940 00:44:49,800 --> 00:44:52,920 Speaker 1: on tape and you just see this strong, powerful, like 941 00:44:53,080 --> 00:44:55,000 Speaker 1: so hard to bring down in the pocket. I was 942 00:44:55,040 --> 00:44:57,480 Speaker 1: so impressed when I got to talk through with him 943 00:44:57,800 --> 00:45:00,000 Speaker 1: what he was going through, what he's having to process. 944 00:45:00,080 --> 00:45:02,000 Speaker 1: So then his ability to make plays. And I mean, 945 00:45:02,000 --> 00:45:03,640 Speaker 1: he just looks the part of a guy that when 946 00:45:03,640 --> 00:45:05,920 Speaker 1: he walks in the locker room, you're like Alpha. That 947 00:45:06,040 --> 00:45:08,719 Speaker 1: dude just looks apart. But it was so cool for 948 00:45:08,760 --> 00:45:10,879 Speaker 1: me to know the backstory of his life, just how 949 00:45:10,920 --> 00:45:13,120 Speaker 1: involved he was in baseball, how much baseball I played 950 00:45:13,440 --> 00:45:16,720 Speaker 1: to me right off the bat that just as a coach, 951 00:45:16,840 --> 00:45:18,759 Speaker 1: I see, Wow, there's so much I can do with 952 00:45:18,800 --> 00:45:22,360 Speaker 1: that background. All all these guys that come from other sports, 953 00:45:22,800 --> 00:45:24,880 Speaker 1: Immediately you know, oh my gosh, if he has this 954 00:45:24,960 --> 00:45:26,520 Speaker 1: in his background, here's what I can do if he 955 00:45:26,560 --> 00:45:28,920 Speaker 1: has this in his background. So it's been really cool 956 00:45:28,960 --> 00:45:31,080 Speaker 1: to know that about Justin and push him in some 957 00:45:31,239 --> 00:45:35,239 Speaker 1: areas because he can make those off script, you know, 958 00:45:35,680 --> 00:45:38,640 Speaker 1: sliding left, make those tough throws because of that background 959 00:45:38,680 --> 00:45:40,840 Speaker 1: that he has. And so to me, that was a 960 00:45:40,840 --> 00:45:43,719 Speaker 1: really cool thing to figure out and then apply that 961 00:45:43,800 --> 00:45:46,160 Speaker 1: to our practice field and some of our workouts for 962 00:45:46,239 --> 00:45:49,759 Speaker 1: guys like like Justin fields. I had watched him, you know, 963 00:45:49,800 --> 00:45:51,480 Speaker 1: through these last couple of years. I knew about him 964 00:45:51,480 --> 00:45:53,279 Speaker 1: when he went to Georgia, but I don't have that 965 00:45:53,360 --> 00:45:56,000 Speaker 1: interaction with him until he gets here. And just watching 966 00:45:56,040 --> 00:45:59,000 Speaker 1: the way that he approaches things. He's already approaching things 967 00:45:59,040 --> 00:46:02,400 Speaker 1: like a true professional. Uh. He's here early. He asked 968 00:46:02,400 --> 00:46:04,520 Speaker 1: to get extra time in. You know, he gets an 969 00:46:04,560 --> 00:46:07,839 Speaker 1: opportunity to to prepare for his interviews, and he calls 970 00:46:07,880 --> 00:46:09,759 Speaker 1: me on the phone and says, hey, can you help 971 00:46:09,760 --> 00:46:11,480 Speaker 1: me kind of prepare this offense? Can you can, like, 972 00:46:11,520 --> 00:46:13,000 Speaker 1: can we go over this again? Because I want to 973 00:46:13,080 --> 00:46:17,680 Speaker 1: nail it. I love more of that baseball conversation. You know, 974 00:46:17,760 --> 00:46:20,640 Speaker 1: Buck commands a positive right, There's a lot of positives 975 00:46:20,680 --> 00:46:22,920 Speaker 1: you take from that. And we talked earlier. You mentioned, 976 00:46:22,960 --> 00:46:26,120 Speaker 1: you know, Matthew Stafford and you talk about Kyler Murray 977 00:46:26,160 --> 00:46:29,040 Speaker 1: and Baker Mayfield baseball. But to me, let's go back 978 00:46:29,040 --> 00:46:31,480 Speaker 1: to John Elway for crying out loud. I mean, this 979 00:46:31,600 --> 00:46:33,279 Speaker 1: is not a This's not a bad thing to have 980 00:46:33,320 --> 00:46:35,239 Speaker 1: that baseball in your background. I think John Becky get 981 00:46:35,239 --> 00:46:37,680 Speaker 1: a good job explaining that, Yeah, explaining it. And I 982 00:46:37,760 --> 00:46:40,320 Speaker 1: think the bigger thing was John beck talking about the 983 00:46:40,360 --> 00:46:44,360 Speaker 1: alpha personnality that Justin Fields displays when he kind of 984 00:46:44,360 --> 00:46:46,200 Speaker 1: walks into the room. He walks in with the level 985 00:46:46,200 --> 00:46:48,719 Speaker 1: of confidence that you can tell he's an alpha. Yeah, 986 00:46:48,800 --> 00:46:51,480 Speaker 1: he doesn't shrink the fact that they were working together 987 00:46:51,520 --> 00:46:54,400 Speaker 1: with a bunch of notable quarterback Zach Wilson, cal Trast, 988 00:46:55,080 --> 00:46:57,279 Speaker 1: kJ Costello, guys that he's known along the way, but 989 00:46:57,320 --> 00:46:59,759 Speaker 1: also guys that he's kind of competing with in terms 990 00:46:59,760 --> 00:47:02,600 Speaker 1: of where they're going to stack in the pecking water. Um. 991 00:47:03,040 --> 00:47:05,040 Speaker 1: I like hearing those things. I like hearing those guys 992 00:47:05,320 --> 00:47:08,080 Speaker 1: are competitive, but it's not combative. They're able to kind 993 00:47:08,080 --> 00:47:10,439 Speaker 1: of get their work done, but you you always want 994 00:47:10,440 --> 00:47:12,880 Speaker 1: to one up the next guy. You like that. I 995 00:47:12,920 --> 00:47:16,200 Speaker 1: like competitors at the position. Also like tough guys, no doubt. 996 00:47:16,200 --> 00:47:18,080 Speaker 1: All right, let's get to a couple of teammates here, 997 00:47:19,000 --> 00:47:22,720 Speaker 1: one current and one former, both play the same position. 998 00:47:22,760 --> 00:47:24,920 Speaker 1: We've got Trade Sermon and j K. Dobbins coming up 999 00:47:24,920 --> 00:47:27,040 Speaker 1: here in a second. But let's let's start off first 1000 00:47:27,040 --> 00:47:29,399 Speaker 1: of all with your conversation with Ohio State running back 1001 00:47:29,560 --> 00:47:33,879 Speaker 1: Trey Sermon. You know, so how you stay You guys 1002 00:47:33,880 --> 00:47:35,920 Speaker 1: put on a tremendous run, you win the Big Ten, 1003 00:47:36,080 --> 00:47:39,080 Speaker 1: you go into the College Football Playoff. Uh, your quarterback 1004 00:47:39,200 --> 00:47:42,919 Speaker 1: Justin Fields has a tremendous game in the semifinal as 1005 00:47:43,239 --> 00:47:45,719 Speaker 1: you did as well. Um, when you're playing with a 1006 00:47:45,800 --> 00:47:48,080 Speaker 1: guy like Justin fields in the backfield, what is it 1007 00:47:48,120 --> 00:47:50,960 Speaker 1: about him? How is he as a leader? He's a 1008 00:47:50,960 --> 00:47:54,440 Speaker 1: great leader. Um. I mean he stepped up all the time. 1009 00:47:54,560 --> 00:47:58,080 Speaker 1: I mean Justin encourage guys, get guys going. Um, if 1010 00:47:58,080 --> 00:48:00,160 Speaker 1: you feel like we can be better, I mean, he 1011 00:48:00,160 --> 00:48:02,319 Speaker 1: he's going to speak up and and and tell us. 1012 00:48:02,640 --> 00:48:05,920 Speaker 1: And he also leads by example. I mean he he again, 1013 00:48:05,960 --> 00:48:09,279 Speaker 1: he's a great guy, and I mean he plays extremely well. 1014 00:48:09,400 --> 00:48:12,040 Speaker 1: So I mean we see our quarterback playing well. I 1015 00:48:12,040 --> 00:48:13,879 Speaker 1: mean we want to help him out as much as 1016 00:48:13,880 --> 00:48:17,640 Speaker 1: we can. Yeah, I would say buck probably more by 1017 00:48:17,680 --> 00:48:20,319 Speaker 1: example than vocal. That doesn't really surprise me, right, you 1018 00:48:20,320 --> 00:48:22,800 Speaker 1: know that's something that uh, um, that you seem to 1019 00:48:22,840 --> 00:48:24,880 Speaker 1: get when you talk to other folks, which I'm perfectly 1020 00:48:24,880 --> 00:48:28,280 Speaker 1: fine with. Yeah, I am too, because I think, uh 1021 00:48:28,600 --> 00:48:33,400 Speaker 1: Justin has been very very out spoken about his introverted 1022 00:48:33,719 --> 00:48:36,960 Speaker 1: demeanor in nature and persona. It's not a very natural, 1023 00:48:37,840 --> 00:48:40,239 Speaker 1: outgoing or whatever guy. But he wants to just go 1024 00:48:40,560 --> 00:48:42,640 Speaker 1: and do the work. And he hopes that by doing 1025 00:48:42,640 --> 00:48:44,960 Speaker 1: the work and sending the example his teammates will follow. 1026 00:48:45,320 --> 00:48:46,880 Speaker 1: And to this point, we've seen it. We've seen it 1027 00:48:46,960 --> 00:48:51,040 Speaker 1: on big stages. His teammates have been able to uh rise, 1028 00:48:51,480 --> 00:48:53,360 Speaker 1: raise up their level of play, and some of that 1029 00:48:53,440 --> 00:48:55,200 Speaker 1: is due to Justin Field has been able to take 1030 00:48:55,239 --> 00:48:58,000 Speaker 1: his game up a notch, no doubt. Um. I mentioned 1031 00:48:58,000 --> 00:49:00,040 Speaker 1: a couple of running backs here. Um. You all so 1032 00:49:00,120 --> 00:49:02,759 Speaker 1: had a chance to visit with the former Ohio State 1033 00:49:02,840 --> 00:49:05,560 Speaker 1: running back and current Baltimore Raven running back J K. 1034 00:49:05,719 --> 00:49:10,680 Speaker 1: Dobbins about his impressions of Justin Fields. You know, you 1035 00:49:10,680 --> 00:49:13,400 Speaker 1: think about the standard of late You guys have also 1036 00:49:13,760 --> 00:49:16,120 Speaker 1: been able to produce quarterbacks, and so you play with 1037 00:49:16,200 --> 00:49:19,719 Speaker 1: Justin Fields, who is one of the top quarterbacks in 1038 00:49:19,760 --> 00:49:23,560 Speaker 1: this year's draft. What makes Justin Field special as a player? Yes, 1039 00:49:23,680 --> 00:49:26,640 Speaker 1: So he's an all around guy. You know what I'm saying. 1040 00:49:27,080 --> 00:49:29,239 Speaker 1: He's gonna work hard. He's gonna be the first thing, 1041 00:49:29,400 --> 00:49:31,879 Speaker 1: last out, he gonna try to find in the edge 1042 00:49:31,920 --> 00:49:34,120 Speaker 1: to beat at his opponent. He's trying to weigh and everything, 1043 00:49:34,160 --> 00:49:36,000 Speaker 1: you know what I'm saying. And then he's in the 1044 00:49:36,040 --> 00:49:39,000 Speaker 1: film room. He's gonna study. He's gonna study, study, study, 1045 00:49:39,360 --> 00:49:41,640 Speaker 1: and then like he's got given talents you see him, 1046 00:49:42,239 --> 00:49:45,480 Speaker 1: he's fast. Then his arm talent, he can throw. He 1047 00:49:45,520 --> 00:49:47,479 Speaker 1: got a rocky as an arm, you know what I'm saying. 1048 00:49:47,520 --> 00:49:50,719 Speaker 1: So he just got it off, man, and he's gonna 1049 00:49:50,760 --> 00:49:53,319 Speaker 1: be He's gonna be great. He's gonna be great. You know, 1050 00:49:53,520 --> 00:49:57,040 Speaker 1: a lot of what goes to playing successfully at quarterback 1051 00:49:57,080 --> 00:49:59,279 Speaker 1: in the National Football League has to do with your 1052 00:49:59,400 --> 00:50:02,440 Speaker 1: leadership ability. What kind of leadership qualities and trades to 1053 00:50:02,600 --> 00:50:05,600 Speaker 1: justin fields this. Yeah, he's a leader, you know what 1054 00:50:05,600 --> 00:50:08,399 Speaker 1: I'm saying. Um, when I when he his first year 1055 00:50:08,480 --> 00:50:11,279 Speaker 1: with me, he was new to hier State, and he 1056 00:50:11,360 --> 00:50:14,279 Speaker 1: still came in and he was you can see him 1057 00:50:14,280 --> 00:50:15,759 Speaker 1: grow as a leader, you know what I'm saying. He 1058 00:50:15,800 --> 00:50:17,520 Speaker 1: was a young guy, but he was growing as a leader. 1059 00:50:17,520 --> 00:50:18,839 Speaker 1: And towards the end of the year, he was leading 1060 00:50:18,840 --> 00:50:20,480 Speaker 1: the team, you know what I'm saying. And then this 1061 00:50:20,640 --> 00:50:23,480 Speaker 1: past year you can just see it the guys. He 1062 00:50:23,560 --> 00:50:25,160 Speaker 1: was commanding everyone, you know what I'm saying. He was 1063 00:50:25,320 --> 00:50:27,239 Speaker 1: that was his team, you know what I'm saying. And 1064 00:50:27,320 --> 00:50:29,120 Speaker 1: then like when he gets hurt, he's coming back in. 1065 00:50:29,239 --> 00:50:31,319 Speaker 1: He's he's a he's a warrior, you know what I'm saying. 1066 00:50:31,320 --> 00:50:33,520 Speaker 1: And I feel like when guys either leader, you know, 1067 00:50:33,640 --> 00:50:35,440 Speaker 1: get hurt and come back in and makes him play hard. 1068 00:50:35,560 --> 00:50:37,880 Speaker 1: You know what I'm saying. And that's what he brings 1069 00:50:37,880 --> 00:50:40,120 Speaker 1: to the table. He's gonna gonna make everyone around him 1070 00:50:40,120 --> 00:50:43,040 Speaker 1: better and he's gonna leave. He's gonna make sure he's 1071 00:50:43,040 --> 00:50:44,719 Speaker 1: gonna try to win that game. You know what I'm saying. 1072 00:50:44,719 --> 00:50:46,680 Speaker 1: For the team, you know, it's funny because you have 1073 00:50:46,680 --> 00:50:49,040 Speaker 1: an opportunity to play with the guy Lamar Jackson, who 1074 00:50:49,080 --> 00:50:51,680 Speaker 1: was a unique talent as a as a runner and 1075 00:50:51,680 --> 00:50:55,239 Speaker 1: a playmaker in the backfield. Justin Fields has shown ability 1076 00:50:55,280 --> 00:50:59,239 Speaker 1: to run, but he's also a special athlete. Um, what 1077 00:50:59,440 --> 00:51:01,800 Speaker 1: is his athlete icism like when you're in the backfield together? 1078 00:51:01,840 --> 00:51:04,239 Speaker 1: What is Justin feels like as an athlete when you're 1079 00:51:04,239 --> 00:51:08,319 Speaker 1: playing beside him? Yeah? Similar, similar to Lamar, but not 1080 00:51:08,440 --> 00:51:11,680 Speaker 1: as quick. Lamar is like a Lamar is different in 1081 00:51:11,800 --> 00:51:14,480 Speaker 1: that area. You know what I'm saying, Mark, he can 1082 00:51:14,480 --> 00:51:16,720 Speaker 1: do it all as well. La Bar is like lightning 1083 00:51:16,800 --> 00:51:20,600 Speaker 1: quick to you know what I'm saying. But justin field athleticism, 1084 00:51:20,680 --> 00:51:30,360 Speaker 1: he has it all better. He's fast, he has the 1085 00:51:30,440 --> 00:51:34,160 Speaker 1: arm talent, and he also he's also stronger. He's strong too. 1086 00:51:34,400 --> 00:51:36,400 Speaker 1: He can. He can, he might run through some more 1087 00:51:36,480 --> 00:51:39,440 Speaker 1: arm tackles to you know what I'm saying, he come 1088 00:51:39,480 --> 00:51:41,879 Speaker 1: through the whole or whatever. He gotta scramb or something. 1089 00:51:41,920 --> 00:51:43,640 Speaker 1: He running through the arm tack it's hard to bring 1090 00:51:43,719 --> 00:51:48,480 Speaker 1: him down. Yeah, he's definitely gifted athletically. What do you 1091 00:51:48,480 --> 00:51:51,359 Speaker 1: think buck big takeaway there from JK? Well? I think 1092 00:51:51,360 --> 00:51:53,520 Speaker 1: the big seaway is when J. K. Dobbins made the 1093 00:51:53,520 --> 00:51:57,799 Speaker 1: comparison between Fields and Lamar Jackson. Obviously, he is a 1094 00:51:57,840 --> 00:52:00,359 Speaker 1: front row ticket to see Lamar Jackson each and every week, 1095 00:52:00,360 --> 00:52:02,880 Speaker 1: and he talks about the explosiveness and the speed and 1096 00:52:02,920 --> 00:52:06,080 Speaker 1: how he really complimented uh feels are not necessarily being 1097 00:52:06,160 --> 00:52:09,040 Speaker 1: as fast, but just talking about how strong and how 1098 00:52:09,080 --> 00:52:11,719 Speaker 1: physical he is being able to run through arm tackles. 1099 00:52:11,960 --> 00:52:14,799 Speaker 1: I would say that that's probably been an under utilized 1100 00:52:14,880 --> 00:52:17,640 Speaker 1: part of his game that you might just see a 1101 00:52:17,719 --> 00:52:20,359 Speaker 1: little more of in the pros when we think about 1102 00:52:20,360 --> 00:52:23,120 Speaker 1: the quarterback run game and how effective it can be, 1103 00:52:23,200 --> 00:52:27,520 Speaker 1: particularly down near the red zone. Justin Fields athleticism, his 1104 00:52:27,640 --> 00:52:31,640 Speaker 1: strength and toughness could enable an offensive coordinator to kind 1105 00:52:31,640 --> 00:52:34,840 Speaker 1: of put him in situations where he can get those 1106 00:52:35,040 --> 00:52:37,359 Speaker 1: points on the board by utilizing his legs as well 1107 00:52:37,360 --> 00:52:39,239 Speaker 1: as his arm. Yeah, he talked about just toughness and 1108 00:52:39,280 --> 00:52:42,000 Speaker 1: being a warrior. Um, those are great, that's a great 1109 00:52:42,000 --> 00:52:45,480 Speaker 1: traits Again. All right, Buck, I'm I'm excited for Justin. 1110 00:52:45,520 --> 00:52:48,239 Speaker 1: I'm excited for the Bears. Uh. First of all, I 1111 00:52:48,280 --> 00:52:50,680 Speaker 1: guess my question would be your expectation on how long 1112 00:52:50,719 --> 00:52:53,600 Speaker 1: before he takes over that number one quarterback job there 1113 00:52:53,640 --> 00:52:57,040 Speaker 1: from Andy Dalton. Yeah, I think the over unders eight games. 1114 00:52:57,200 --> 00:52:59,399 Speaker 1: I think somewhere around the middle of the season. Wants 1115 00:52:59,440 --> 00:53:02,640 Speaker 1: to once the once the schedule comes out, once the 1116 00:53:02,640 --> 00:53:05,640 Speaker 1: schedule comes out and we can check out the bye week, 1117 00:53:05,920 --> 00:53:07,960 Speaker 1: when it is a natural transition to slide him in 1118 00:53:08,080 --> 00:53:11,799 Speaker 1: unless he has a remarkable preseason. This is a situation 1119 00:53:11,840 --> 00:53:15,720 Speaker 1: where the Bears, understanding now have a quarterback for the future, 1120 00:53:15,760 --> 00:53:18,120 Speaker 1: and so when is he ready to take it over? 1121 00:53:18,440 --> 00:53:21,560 Speaker 1: And man if his defense hits the ground running and 1122 00:53:21,600 --> 00:53:24,080 Speaker 1: you feel strongly about the running game, go ahead and 1123 00:53:24,080 --> 00:53:26,400 Speaker 1: get him in there. Let him get those live reps 1124 00:53:26,400 --> 00:53:28,960 Speaker 1: because we always talk about the DJ lead the quarterback, 1125 00:53:29,000 --> 00:53:31,480 Speaker 1: the young quarterback play year one, so we can go 1126 00:53:31,520 --> 00:53:34,600 Speaker 1: and get what he needs and year two and get 1127 00:53:34,640 --> 00:53:37,040 Speaker 1: it going. I think sooner rather than later. But I 1128 00:53:37,160 --> 00:53:40,000 Speaker 1: give it about eight weeks, eight games of the season 1129 00:53:40,080 --> 00:53:42,120 Speaker 1: than Justin feels will be in the mix. Yeah, I 1130 00:53:42,560 --> 00:53:44,319 Speaker 1: probably will take the under on that, but I think 1131 00:53:44,320 --> 00:53:48,399 Speaker 1: it's for Andy Dalton. For Andy Dalton, that's all right. 1132 00:53:48,480 --> 00:53:50,560 Speaker 1: He's making good money, he's had a good career, and 1133 00:53:50,600 --> 00:53:52,640 Speaker 1: he's you know what, looks seventeen game season. We got 1134 00:53:52,640 --> 00:53:55,160 Speaker 1: an extra game. There's gonna be I think there's gonna 1135 00:53:55,160 --> 00:53:58,040 Speaker 1: be more opportunities for backups to play, just because it's 1136 00:53:58,080 --> 00:53:59,879 Speaker 1: just the odds are the odds right, you're gonna get 1137 00:54:00,000 --> 00:54:02,000 Speaker 1: you're gonna get nicked up. You have to fill in. 1138 00:54:02,080 --> 00:54:04,359 Speaker 1: He's a great and he's a great number two, So uh, 1139 00:54:04,440 --> 00:54:06,440 Speaker 1: he'll be fine. All right, Anything else you want to 1140 00:54:06,480 --> 00:54:09,040 Speaker 1: add before we jump out of here, Buck and DJ 1141 00:54:09,120 --> 00:54:11,040 Speaker 1: we talked about this fit so much of what it 1142 00:54:11,120 --> 00:54:13,719 Speaker 1: is when it comes to quarterbacks and their success is 1143 00:54:13,760 --> 00:54:16,040 Speaker 1: about where they land. I think this is one of 1144 00:54:16,080 --> 00:54:19,080 Speaker 1: the rare instances where a good quarterback landed with a 1145 00:54:19,120 --> 00:54:22,640 Speaker 1: really good organization with coaches that can really help foster 1146 00:54:22,760 --> 00:54:25,920 Speaker 1: development of the quarterback. I would expect Justin Fields to 1147 00:54:25,960 --> 00:54:29,040 Speaker 1: play at a high level. Man, if it clicks. We're 1148 00:54:29,080 --> 00:54:32,120 Speaker 1: talking about a potential superstar in Chicago. I think that's 1149 00:54:32,160 --> 00:54:35,000 Speaker 1: something that Bears fans certainly will welcome because they haven't 1150 00:54:35,000 --> 00:54:37,759 Speaker 1: had one of those type players since Jim McMahon. Yeah, 1151 00:54:37,840 --> 00:54:40,600 Speaker 1: no doubt, Jim McMahon, that's going back. I love it. 1152 00:54:40,920 --> 00:54:42,640 Speaker 1: UM all right, Well, that's gonna do it for us today. 1153 00:54:42,640 --> 00:54:44,759 Speaker 1: I hope you guys have really enjoyed this episode. Want 1154 00:54:44,760 --> 00:54:47,040 Speaker 1: to remind you that, uh soon we're gonna have all 1155 00:54:47,040 --> 00:54:49,799 Speaker 1: of these uh three sixty episodes up and you're gonna 1156 00:54:49,840 --> 00:54:51,360 Speaker 1: be able to find all of them. And that includes 1157 00:54:51,600 --> 00:54:54,400 Speaker 1: Trevor Lawrence, that includes Zack Wilson as well as this 1158 00:54:54,520 --> 00:54:56,600 Speaker 1: Justin Field's episode. And if you haven't checked out our 1159 00:54:56,640 --> 00:54:58,520 Speaker 1: regular podcast to Move the six Pod, I think you 1160 00:54:58,560 --> 00:55:01,080 Speaker 1: guys will enjoy it. U Man, we we did a 1161 00:55:01,120 --> 00:55:02,719 Speaker 1: lot of great stuff and the run up to the draft, 1162 00:55:02,719 --> 00:55:04,480 Speaker 1: but it's not over. We're gonna keep this train rolling 1163 00:55:04,520 --> 00:55:06,880 Speaker 1: here as we go through the off season. Really excited 1164 00:55:07,040 --> 00:55:08,920 Speaker 1: during this next phase book is when we kind of 1165 00:55:08,920 --> 00:55:12,080 Speaker 1: look at these depth charts we assemble what's come the 1166 00:55:12,120 --> 00:55:14,440 Speaker 1: new guys in free agency as well as this new 1167 00:55:14,520 --> 00:55:16,160 Speaker 1: draft class. We get a chance to see what these 1168 00:55:16,160 --> 00:55:20,000 Speaker 1: teams look like. UM and kind of our expectations can 1169 00:55:20,040 --> 00:55:22,200 Speaker 1: be set for this coming season. Yeah, it should be 1170 00:55:22,239 --> 00:55:24,040 Speaker 1: a lot of fun. We put it all together. It's 1171 00:55:24,080 --> 00:55:26,239 Speaker 1: always fun to do that, no doubt. All Right, well, 1172 00:55:26,239 --> 00:55:28,880 Speaker 1: there you go. That's it. We appreciate everybody hanging with 1173 00:55:28,960 --> 00:55:30,680 Speaker 1: us today. I do want to give special shout outs 1174 00:55:30,760 --> 00:55:32,760 Speaker 1: the entire Move the six team. We put this together. 1175 00:55:32,880 --> 00:55:34,520 Speaker 1: Is a lot of work to get all these interviews. 1176 00:55:34,880 --> 00:55:36,880 Speaker 1: Special shout out to our book or David Singer and 1177 00:55:36,920 --> 00:55:39,239 Speaker 1: did a great job Corral and all these guests. But 1178 00:55:39,280 --> 00:55:40,960 Speaker 1: that's gonna do it for us. We appreciate you guys 1179 00:55:41,000 --> 00:55:44,839 Speaker 1: hanging out. I hope you've enjoyed. Justin Fields are sixty 1180 00:55:44,960 --> 00:55:46,440 Speaker 1: right here on Move the Sticks.