1 00:00:00,520 --> 00:00:02,240 Speaker 1: All right, a week two of the O t A 2 00:00:02,400 --> 00:00:05,720 Speaker 1: s um. So we're gonna practice today, we'll practice tomorrow, 3 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:08,840 Speaker 1: do a phase to day, I guess on Thursday, and 4 00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:12,240 Speaker 1: then finish up on Friday. So another another good day 5 00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 1: of work. We keep working on situations. You saw we 6 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:19,320 Speaker 1: did uh two minutes, which we're doing every day, and um, 7 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 1: I think the guys are making good progress. So I'll 8 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 1: take your questions. What's Corey able to do? Corey Valentine 9 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:28,720 Speaker 1: and then it's it's all about there. Yeah, he was 10 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 1: out there today, so we're just you know, he's he's 11 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:34,240 Speaker 1: doing what he can do. Uh. Last week he did 12 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:36,920 Speaker 1: a little bit more an individual work and then today 13 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:39,839 Speaker 1: he finally got his first team reps. So, um, I 14 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:42,160 Speaker 1: have to go back in and watch. But he looked 15 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:48,400 Speaker 1: good moving around and uh, he's getting better better each day. 16 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:51,720 Speaker 1: But you said of overall morale and attitude, like with 17 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 1: the whole group, No, I think they're working hard. Um, 18 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 1: they've they've got a good focus, they've all established their 19 00:00:58,080 --> 00:01:00,960 Speaker 1: wise and what they're trying to get on here in 20 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 1: the off season. And um, I'm pleased with the team building. 21 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:08,840 Speaker 1: I'm pleased with the amount of work we're getting done 22 00:01:08,880 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 1: within the rules that are provided to us. You know, 23 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 1: it's not these can't be very physical, you know, in 24 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 1: terms of the pounding up front, but there's a heck 25 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:19,399 Speaker 1: of a lot to be learned going through all the 26 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:22,840 Speaker 1: situational stuff, which I think is good. And this is 27 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 1: really the time of year where, um, it's really not 28 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:30,160 Speaker 1: white outs and quarterbacks throwing and getting used to one another. 29 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 1: Those are all the things that you can do, and um, 30 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 1: I feel good about that. And then from a defensive standpoint, 31 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 1: you know, all the communication that goes into it, um, 32 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:44,319 Speaker 1: making sure we provide enough looks for them on offense, 33 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:47,880 Speaker 1: which we do, um, so that they can communicate well. 34 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 1: And so we're making progress. We've got a long way 35 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:53,640 Speaker 1: to go, but um, I like and and in terms 36 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 1: of the morale, Uh, they're working hard out there, competing 37 00:01:56,640 --> 00:02:00,120 Speaker 1: and having fun doing it. Norris was out there. But 38 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 1: how valuable was it to see extended reps for guys 39 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 1: like you know, Love and and Baker and some of 40 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:09,160 Speaker 1: these young Well that's the advantage of this time of year. 41 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:11,680 Speaker 1: You know, you practice two and three groups and all 42 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 1: the drills and so yeah, it's it's important that it's 43 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:17,359 Speaker 1: very important that guys get reps and this is the 44 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 1: time of year when young players can and so it's 45 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:25,080 Speaker 1: been good. Did you know he wasn't gonna be here yet. Yeah, 46 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 1: I talked to him. He had a family graduation in 47 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:30,640 Speaker 1: the family, so yeah, I'm well aware. And why he 48 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 1: wasn't here. I know we're all fond of taking role 49 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:40,600 Speaker 1: this time of year. I was aware. I haven't seen um. 50 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 1: Um Chad Wheeler developed this this you know summer spring 51 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:49,679 Speaker 1: and the challenge that awaits him because he brought in veterans. Yeah, No, 52 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:52,800 Speaker 1: I think Chad just has to approach his work. Um, 53 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 1: just try to get better every day like he has 54 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 1: been and like he did last year, and really not 55 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 1: look at maybe who might be an front of him 56 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:02,400 Speaker 1: or who's competing with him. He just needs to get 57 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:05,399 Speaker 1: better with every rep he's presented with and I think 58 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:10,080 Speaker 1: he's done that. Again, it's it's more past protection, you know, 59 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:13,840 Speaker 1: it's less hardcore run block in um. So you know, 60 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:16,120 Speaker 1: lineman and guys in the front can't do all the 61 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 1: things they need to do until training camp. But we 62 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 1: like his focus, we like his attention to detail. He 63 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:24,959 Speaker 1: moves his feet well and he's doing everything you can 64 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:28,680 Speaker 1: to get better. What would you assess the quarterbacks today? 65 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:30,800 Speaker 1: They had a little bit of rain to deal with. 66 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:33,480 Speaker 1: I thought they. I thought they threw the ball fine. 67 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 1: You know, a couple of balls might have got away 68 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:38,320 Speaker 1: from him, but that's part of dealing with the rain. 69 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:40,680 Speaker 1: We all know we played in the rain a lot 70 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:44,120 Speaker 1: last year, so it's important. But no, I thought they 71 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 1: I thought they threw the ball pretty well. Actually, what 72 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 1: have you seen? I mean, you had a chanceship throw 73 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 1: him in there with the guys practicing now for for 74 00:03:52,640 --> 00:03:55,600 Speaker 1: practice seconds. What have you seen with Daniel in particular? 75 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 1: I think I think he's competing and getting better every day. 76 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:03,480 Speaker 1: I I think he's He's like every player on the team. 77 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:07,120 Speaker 1: They're getting themselves ready to play day one and then 78 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 1: you know, if they're in there, great, If not, they'll 79 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:12,640 Speaker 1: just keep continuing to get better. And I think that's 80 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:16,720 Speaker 1: Daniel's approach. Here's he's here all the time, just like 81 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:19,960 Speaker 1: just like all the other quarterbacks, and he's doing everything 82 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:23,080 Speaker 1: in his power to get himself right. He obviously doesn't 83 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:27,799 Speaker 1: quite yet know that path to day one you do, 84 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:30,120 Speaker 1: I mean, do you have certain benchmarks for him that 85 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:32,279 Speaker 1: you wanted to reach it at certain points in terms 86 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:34,159 Speaker 1: of his development. Well, I think when he's in there, 87 00:04:34,279 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 1: in there it needs to look like football. You know, 88 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:39,800 Speaker 1: he needs to execute well and get completions and still 89 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:42,599 Speaker 1: drive the ball down the field and make the proper 90 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:45,160 Speaker 1: run checks and all the things necessary for a quarterback 91 00:04:45,200 --> 00:04:48,680 Speaker 1: and then and then fine tune the fundamentals that and 92 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:50,520 Speaker 1: the and the details that go with each play. And 93 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 1: you know, I see, I see him getting better every day. 94 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:57,479 Speaker 1: And you know, I see a guy that's getting himself right. 95 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:01,240 Speaker 1: Do you see, um he lies impact on him the 96 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 1: way you the way the organization seems to want that 97 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:07,279 Speaker 1: to happen. Yeah, I think it's a healthy quarterback room. Um. 98 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:11,719 Speaker 1: And so there's a lot of um conversation with regard 99 00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:15,360 Speaker 1: to that. And so, yeah, I I see a good room. 100 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:18,080 Speaker 1: I see all the guys working well together and trying 101 00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 1: to help each other. You say that, you know, needs 102 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 1: to look like football, right, And a lot of times 103 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 1: with rookies at that position, maybe it doesn't because it's 104 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:27,320 Speaker 1: a hard position to come in and be successful right away. 105 00:05:27,680 --> 00:05:29,720 Speaker 1: Where did where did he start at? And it was 106 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 1: kind of where you expected? Or is he? Yeah? I 107 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:35,359 Speaker 1: mean he he obviously has a great foundation for playing 108 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:38,240 Speaker 1: the position. And uh, you know, we gave him a 109 00:05:38,360 --> 00:05:42,279 Speaker 1: small group of plays the first day of the rookie Minicamp, 110 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:43,839 Speaker 1: then we gave him another group, and then the third 111 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:45,839 Speaker 1: day we gave him another group, and it kept piling on. 112 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:48,360 Speaker 1: And I think he's doing a good job of sorting 113 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 1: through it and and learning the details of playing a position. So, um, 114 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:56,039 Speaker 1: you never totally know where where where a player is 115 00:05:56,080 --> 00:05:58,719 Speaker 1: when you get him, and you know he was ready 116 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 1: to compete when he got here. It's just a matter 117 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:04,360 Speaker 1: of him learning how we do it here. And when 118 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:06,320 Speaker 1: you set up your when you set up your practice 119 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 1: schedule on how much you're gonna give those quarterbacks the 120 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:11,800 Speaker 1: forum and do you strike a balance on a day 121 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:14,159 Speaker 1: to day basis? Is it a weekly basis? How do 122 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:16,360 Speaker 1: you set it up where you know how much to give, 123 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:19,800 Speaker 1: how much more to give one guy versus the rest 124 00:06:19,839 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 1: of them? Well, it depends on the drills. And as 125 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:25,400 Speaker 1: we have the drills and different types of drills scheduled out, 126 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 1: you know it's important. You'll notice that Dan's getting some 127 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:32,080 Speaker 1: reps with the two's and um, so yeah, we have 128 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:34,360 Speaker 1: a plan for that and it's it's kind of scheduled 129 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 1: out throughout the the spring and then once we get 130 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:39,240 Speaker 1: the training camp will do the same thing there I 131 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:45,760 Speaker 1: have about the development or chemistry and safe Yeah, I 132 00:06:45,760 --> 00:06:48,279 Speaker 1: think they're they're doing a good job. You saw Antoine 133 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:52,640 Speaker 1: had a had an interception today. Um, they communicate extremely 134 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:56,520 Speaker 1: well and they're very sharp guys, and so typically one 135 00:06:56,520 --> 00:06:58,280 Speaker 1: guy takes the lead on that and the other guy, 136 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:01,120 Speaker 1: but they but they both can do it. And I 137 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 1: think that's what's good when when I watch, Um, they're 138 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:07,360 Speaker 1: getting us in the right uh you know, coverages, They're 139 00:07:07,400 --> 00:07:10,120 Speaker 1: they're getting us in the right pressures. You can see 140 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:12,760 Speaker 1: they're in the right spots and trying to play the 141 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:17,280 Speaker 1: techniques within the defenses that are called. And that's the 142 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 1: thing that you can work on this time of year defensively, 143 00:07:19,920 --> 00:07:23,240 Speaker 1: is all that communication. And we're really really pleased with 144 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:25,840 Speaker 1: where they're at. And again, it's only going to get better. 145 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:29,320 Speaker 1: One of the hallmarks, I guess that's going to take 146 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:32,320 Speaker 1: games and miss tackles after the catch. What what about 147 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:34,320 Speaker 1: his skill set lends himself to that because it's a 148 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:39,040 Speaker 1: year after year after years. Uh, well, you can see 149 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 1: that he has that ability. You know, he's he's nifty, 150 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:44,680 Speaker 1: you know obviously before the ball is thrown, and then 151 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:46,880 Speaker 1: once he catches it, you know, he's he has a 152 00:07:46,920 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 1: way of um breaking tackles, you know, or making a 153 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:54,040 Speaker 1: miss and I can see that that's that's going to 154 00:07:54,120 --> 00:07:58,400 Speaker 1: be a part of his game already. Thank two more. Oh, 155 00:07:58,560 --> 00:08:01,960 Speaker 1: speaking of Peppis, it's very vocal out there. Do you 156 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:04,080 Speaker 1: see him slowly turns to a leader on his teams? 157 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:06,640 Speaker 1: He's trying to develop that leadership will even though he's 158 00:08:06,680 --> 00:08:09,760 Speaker 1: only third year. Yeah. I think really good players, you know, 159 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:12,600 Speaker 1: thrust themselves into those roles just by the nature of 160 00:08:12,640 --> 00:08:16,880 Speaker 1: being a really good player. And he is very vocal. Um. 161 00:08:17,040 --> 00:08:21,160 Speaker 1: There's a you know, sometimes you don't have to be 162 00:08:21,280 --> 00:08:23,960 Speaker 1: very vocal and you can be a leader. But people 163 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 1: look to him and you can see that he has 164 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:29,320 Speaker 1: that about him. He's got a great presence. You know, 165 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:31,440 Speaker 1: if you're around him on a day to day basis, 166 00:08:32,040 --> 00:08:34,040 Speaker 1: you can see where he'll quickly become one of the 167 00:08:34,040 --> 00:08:37,560 Speaker 1: guys where you're like, Okay, he's got it. And the 168 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:40,680 Speaker 1: biggest thing is he just loves playing football and he 169 00:08:40,760 --> 00:08:42,240 Speaker 1: has a lot of fun doing it. He has a 170 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:45,560 Speaker 1: lot of fun competing and I think that's part of 171 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:47,840 Speaker 1: part of his charm. I think that's part of what 172 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:51,360 Speaker 1: makes him special, is he's so darn competitive and it 173 00:08:51,440 --> 00:08:54,480 Speaker 1: shows up naturally when you just watch him once a 174 00:08:54,480 --> 00:08:58,440 Speaker 1: week like you guys do. Anyways, that Daniel has had 175 00:08:58,440 --> 00:09:02,520 Speaker 1: an impact on Eli or Eli on Daniel yet, Oh 176 00:09:02,559 --> 00:09:04,920 Speaker 1: that's hard to say. You know. I think they've all 177 00:09:05,480 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 1: they've both gone out and had good days. Um and 178 00:09:09,040 --> 00:09:13,720 Speaker 1: again sometimes you know, throw here or throw there may 179 00:09:13,760 --> 00:09:16,640 Speaker 1: not indicate that they're not having a good day, but 180 00:09:16,840 --> 00:09:21,440 Speaker 1: they've all they both had good days. Um to this point, 181 00:09:22,400 --> 00:09:24,520 Speaker 1: I think they're just both getting better. Do you hear 182 00:09:24,559 --> 00:09:26,679 Speaker 1: a lot about them being similar? Have you noticed that 183 00:09:26,720 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 1: when you interact with them? Is it is that something 184 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:33,439 Speaker 1: you noticed, just had something that inaccurate or no? I 185 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:36,360 Speaker 1: mean there's a lot of similarities obviously in their stature, 186 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:41,360 Speaker 1: how they handle themselves personality wise. I would say in 187 00:09:41,400 --> 00:09:45,120 Speaker 1: some ways they're similar. You know, um, as we get 188 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:47,880 Speaker 1: to know Daniel Jones and his personality more, they're very 189 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:52,079 Speaker 1: calm in their approach, but they're very fiery under the 190 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:54,880 Speaker 1: under the covers, and I think that's the you know, 191 00:09:55,800 --> 00:10:01,199 Speaker 1: I don't think you want to U disrepresent either one 192 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:03,720 Speaker 1: of them because they're they're both very fiery about making 193 00:10:03,720 --> 00:10:07,000 Speaker 1: sure things are done properly. They demanded of themselves and 194 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:11,520 Speaker 1: they demanded of the people around them. They are not 195 00:10:11,640 --> 00:10:14,840 Speaker 1: getting the reps out there in practice. Are you evaluating 196 00:10:14,840 --> 00:10:17,720 Speaker 1: those guys in the room meeting room with how well 197 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:20,320 Speaker 1: they're taking the mental reps? How can I say it? Yeah, well, 198 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:22,360 Speaker 1: you mean the guys that are injured, or it's just 199 00:10:22,400 --> 00:10:23,880 Speaker 1: the guys that may not be getting a lot of 200 00:10:23,880 --> 00:10:26,680 Speaker 1: reps out. Yeah, well, we're trying to get everybody reps, 201 00:10:26,880 --> 00:10:30,160 Speaker 1: so unfortunately, you know, some of the guys that are 202 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:32,840 Speaker 1: twos and threes don't get quite as many as the ones. 203 00:10:33,440 --> 00:10:36,640 Speaker 1: But certainly everything they do is evaluated and we try 204 00:10:36,679 --> 00:10:39,959 Speaker 1: to coach them on everything they do. Um in this game, 205 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:43,040 Speaker 1: it's it's important to learn by the mental reps are 206 00:10:43,120 --> 00:10:46,679 Speaker 1: very important and you have to learn that way. And uh, 207 00:10:46,760 --> 00:10:49,319 Speaker 1: I think at least at this point, we feel like 208 00:10:49,360 --> 00:10:50,120 Speaker 1: the guys are doing that.