WEBVTT - Greg Lewis & Players: Ravens OTA Practice 5/28 Press Conferences 0:00:02.920 --> 0:00:05.400 Welcome into the Raves Press Past podcast. It is Tuesday, 0:00:05.440 --> 0:00:07.880 May twenty eighth, and the Raves had another open session 0:00:07.880 --> 0:00:11.280 of organized team activities today. After practice. We had a 0:00:11.360 --> 0:00:14.280 chance to hear from tight End Mark Andrews. 0:00:17.840 --> 0:00:22.200 Mark the between minutes of fan with years of the 0:00:22.200 --> 0:00:25.239 point of the situation and you kind of coming out 0:00:25.000 --> 0:00:25.720 of nowhere to. 0:00:25.680 --> 0:00:26.200 Help with that. 0:00:26.920 --> 0:00:27.600 Yeah. 0:00:27.720 --> 0:00:29.600 So I was on my way back from you know, 0:00:29.640 --> 0:00:32.800 after the season, going back to Arizona, and it's a 0:00:32.800 --> 0:00:34.600 scary moment, you know, when someone in front of you 0:00:34.680 --> 0:00:37.519 is you know, kind of going unconscious, and you know, 0:00:37.560 --> 0:00:39.280 but the really cool thing about you know that that 0:00:39.680 --> 0:00:42.080 situation scenario is to see all the people that come together. 0:00:42.960 --> 0:00:44.920 You know that the doctors and nurses on the plane 0:00:44.920 --> 0:00:48.239 and the flight attendants did an incredible job, you know 0:00:48.240 --> 0:00:50.360 of really helping someone you know and you don't know 0:00:50.400 --> 0:00:53.080 if it's a near death experience and you know, me 0:00:53.240 --> 0:00:55.320 just you know obviously being a Type one diabetic, you know, 0:00:55.400 --> 0:00:59.280 lending my tester kit and she was fine. But you know, 0:00:59.320 --> 0:01:02.040 really a big ops to everyone around that, the doctors, 0:01:02.040 --> 0:01:04.800 the nurses and the flight attendants that we were on 0:01:04.840 --> 0:01:05.320 their a game. 0:01:05.680 --> 0:01:08.640 Did you ever connect with the the individual. 0:01:09.440 --> 0:01:11.120 No, No, I haven't heard anything about it. You know, 0:01:11.240 --> 0:01:13.800 that's that's kind of her her deal. You know, I 0:01:14.120 --> 0:01:16.000 know what it's like, you know, to have scary things happen, 0:01:16.080 --> 0:01:18.760 and so you know, just giving her her space and 0:01:18.800 --> 0:01:20.880 her privacy is you know, is what I'm thinking about. 0:01:22.440 --> 0:01:24.040 Mark, what kind of wrinkles through your saying? 0:01:24.120 --> 0:01:25.759 Utads Efen Now in year. 0:01:25.680 --> 0:01:28.560 Two, Yeah, it's been fun, you know, just coming back 0:01:28.600 --> 0:01:32.080 and and seeing just the the little nuances in the 0:01:32.120 --> 0:01:34.760 direction of of what we're trying to do, change up 0:01:35.000 --> 0:01:37.959 keep defenses. Honest, I think we have some really cool 0:01:37.959 --> 0:01:42.760 and dangerous things that he's implementing. It's very much you know, 0:01:42.800 --> 0:01:44.479 we're gonna see the offer, We're gonna see the defense 0:01:44.560 --> 0:01:46.600 make a good call and and make it right. And 0:01:46.600 --> 0:01:47.960 that's that's what you want to be able to do, 0:01:48.080 --> 0:01:50.600 is getting to the right call and and have your. 0:01:50.520 --> 0:01:51.280 Guys fly around. 0:01:51.280 --> 0:01:53.560 So we got a lot of great players, great receivers, 0:01:53.600 --> 0:01:56.720 great tight ends, and quarterback is is second to none. 0:01:56.760 --> 0:01:58.400 So it looks really good right now. 0:02:00.120 --> 0:02:01.920 You for the possibility of the way that you and 0:02:01.960 --> 0:02:05.360 Isaiah can have the field together kind of challenge uh, 0:02:05.720 --> 0:02:07.840 challenge defense problems all that. 0:02:07.960 --> 0:02:09.959 It's gonna be special. You know, when you have two 0:02:09.960 --> 0:02:13.560 guys like that that are dynamic mismatches, you know, all 0:02:13.560 --> 0:02:15.960 over the field, doesn't matter where you put us. That's tough, 0:02:16.040 --> 0:02:18.680 tough to game plan for. And you know, both guys 0:02:18.680 --> 0:02:21.560 that love to play ball, love to compete, and yeah, 0:02:21.560 --> 0:02:23.079 it's gonna be fun, you know. And really our whole 0:02:23.080 --> 0:02:26.400 tight end room is is is special right now, and 0:02:27.000 --> 0:02:29.440 I'm excited about that. We're just trying to grow get 0:02:29.440 --> 0:02:32.280 better each and every day and very thankful to have 0:02:32.320 --> 0:02:34.400 a tight end group that we have and continue to 0:02:34.400 --> 0:02:36.200 get better. So it'll be fun to see what we're used. 0:02:37.000 --> 0:02:40.200 How good do you think they Isaiah or whoever it 0:02:40.280 --> 0:02:42.320 is that's out there has to be a run blow 0:02:42.480 --> 0:02:45.040 They get the kind of that you guys. 0:02:46.960 --> 0:02:49.799 Plus, that's part of being a tight end is doing 0:02:49.840 --> 0:02:51.280 everything you got to keep be able to keep the 0:02:51.320 --> 0:02:52.920 defense honest and you want to come on the field. 0:02:52.960 --> 0:02:55.000 It's not just you know, he's they're passing the ball. 0:02:55.520 --> 0:02:57.240 That's something that you know, I had to learn very 0:02:57.240 --> 0:02:58.760 early on in my careers. You know, be able to 0:02:58.760 --> 0:03:01.200 put your hand down, get dirty, and it just makes 0:03:01.240 --> 0:03:03.799 it tough on a defensive game plan for and every 0:03:03.800 --> 0:03:05.160 guy in our room is able to do that, So 0:03:05.320 --> 0:03:05.840 that's awesome. 0:03:06.160 --> 0:03:07.080 We know you came back. 0:03:08.880 --> 0:03:13.240 Probably there are other people you did dad affect your 0:03:13.240 --> 0:03:16.480 off season preparation at all or once you've started moving up, 0:03:16.560 --> 0:03:18.760 you were kind of good to do everything you're willing 0:03:18.840 --> 0:03:21.000 to do at that time. Yeah, there was still you know, 0:03:21.040 --> 0:03:22.800 some things I was probably battling through, you know, that 0:03:22.800 --> 0:03:24.600 time of year, and obviously wasn't you know, full one 0:03:24.639 --> 0:03:27.200 hundred percent in that game. But you know, worked really 0:03:27.240 --> 0:03:29.200 hard to get to that point, and uh, it set 0:03:29.240 --> 0:03:31.040 me up for a really good off season to work hard. 0:03:31.400 --> 0:03:34.079 I've been running a ton of routes, NonStop routes, you know, 0:03:34.120 --> 0:03:36.760 if my family working out, and I feel really good 0:03:36.800 --> 0:03:40.440 right now. I feel fast, explosive, and but yeah, I 0:03:40.440 --> 0:03:41.880 think it set me up for a really good off season. 0:03:42.440 --> 0:03:44.720 It's just your mentality going into the season. You know, 0:03:44.800 --> 0:03:46.960 you work so hard to come back and got cut short. 0:03:47.680 --> 0:03:49.840 Just going into the season. What's kind of your mentality 0:03:49.840 --> 0:03:51.040 after what you went through last year? 0:03:51.160 --> 0:03:53.400 Just hungry, you know, it's a it's tough to be 0:03:53.440 --> 0:03:55.560 around for the last six years and you know, play 0:03:55.600 --> 0:03:58.520 almost every snap every game and really haven't missed much 0:03:58.560 --> 0:04:00.560 and then you know, have that happen and have the 0:04:00.600 --> 0:04:03.080 type of team that we've had last year and probably 0:04:03.160 --> 0:04:04.800 you know, playing the biggest games that we've ever played 0:04:04.840 --> 0:04:06.320 in and not be able to play in those games. 0:04:06.400 --> 0:04:08.680 And you know that's tough to look at, you know, 0:04:08.760 --> 0:04:10.400 especially for me. You know, guys, I've been here for 0:04:10.440 --> 0:04:13.680 a long time, and so I'm hungry. I'm excited and 0:04:14.160 --> 0:04:16.920 very motivated to continue to help this team win games, 0:04:17.440 --> 0:04:19.599 be there for the guys, stay healthy, you know, God willing, 0:04:19.640 --> 0:04:20.839 and keep it going. 0:04:22.720 --> 0:04:25.840 But there's a there's a report today from NFL Network 0:04:25.880 --> 0:04:31.400 saying the Players Association is basically putting together a proposal 0:04:31.480 --> 0:04:33.560 to do away with the voluntary portion of the off 0:04:33.600 --> 0:04:37.840 season and make training camp start kind of mid June 0:04:38.360 --> 0:04:41.760 early July. Your thoughts, what do you think about how 0:04:41.800 --> 0:04:42.960 the off season is right now? 0:04:43.960 --> 0:04:45.000 You know, I don't really mind it. 0:04:45.040 --> 0:04:46.440 You know, I think this is a good time period 0:04:46.480 --> 0:04:49.880 of guys coming back here, you know, working. You know, 0:04:49.920 --> 0:04:51.920 you get you're able to, you know, get with the team, 0:04:51.960 --> 0:04:53.760 get the plays in, and then you get that you know, 0:04:53.800 --> 0:04:55.560 extra breakof which is kind of nice for your body, 0:04:55.600 --> 0:04:57.160 It's kind of nice for everything, just getting your head 0:04:57.200 --> 0:04:59.560 back right but I don't know the right answer to that. 0:04:59.560 --> 0:05:01.320 It could be both. I haven't done it the other way, 0:05:02.240 --> 0:05:04.039 you know. For the NFL P, I just you know, 0:05:04.040 --> 0:05:05.719 asked that. You know, they ask everybody in the league. 0:05:05.720 --> 0:05:07.760 They ask all the guys and they make sure that's 0:05:07.800 --> 0:05:09.919 kind of consensus that that that guys would want to 0:05:09.920 --> 0:05:11.720 do that, because you know, I really don't have a 0:05:11.720 --> 0:05:12.920 problem with about set up right now. 0:05:13.760 --> 0:05:16.359 One of the biggest editions Derrick Henry. How do you 0:05:16.360 --> 0:05:18.240 think he kind of fits in with this offense? 0:05:18.320 --> 0:05:20.760 It's awesome. You know, you got you got Dereck Henry. 0:05:20.760 --> 0:05:23.800 That's a huge addition for us. And you know we 0:05:23.880 --> 0:05:25.640 have Lamar Jackson, we got Derrick Henry. 0:05:26.400 --> 0:05:26.599 You know. 0:05:26.600 --> 0:05:28.599 For the defense, it's like, you know, all eyes on them. 0:05:28.680 --> 0:05:31.360 You know, there's those are two elite players at their 0:05:31.360 --> 0:05:34.360 position and that's a scary thing. So for us, you know, 0:05:34.400 --> 0:05:37.000 everybody else around them, it's it's making plays and making 0:05:37.000 --> 0:05:39.520 it tougher on the defense and using them to to 0:05:39.560 --> 0:05:42.800 get open to make plays and do those two together. 0:05:42.839 --> 0:05:43.719 It's going to be dynamic. 0:05:44.080 --> 0:05:46.640 Would you look at a guy like Rashott Badman who's 0:05:46.680 --> 0:05:48.560 sort of showed every component that you need to be 0:05:48.600 --> 0:05:50.880 a high level NFL pass catcher in three years he's 0:05:50.920 --> 0:05:52.960 been here, hasn't missially all come together for him on 0:05:52.960 --> 0:05:54.600 a week to week basis. Yet, what do you think 0:05:54.640 --> 0:05:56.080 it will take for that to. 0:05:56.080 --> 0:05:58.479 Happen this year? I think it's happening right now. You know. 0:05:58.480 --> 0:06:01.400 I think he looks incredible. You know everything, you know 0:06:01.400 --> 0:06:03.040 his route running is, you know, catching the ball and 0:06:03.040 --> 0:06:05.240 bening where he's supposed to be. You know, he's got 0:06:05.240 --> 0:06:06.920 it down to a science. I know he's worked real hard, 0:06:06.920 --> 0:06:10.200 but you know he looks about put together as he's 0:06:10.240 --> 0:06:12.839 ever been. So it's gonna be a big year for 0:06:12.880 --> 0:06:14.960 a shot. Baby, I'm calling it now, Mark. 0:06:15.040 --> 0:06:16.960 I know a lot of players when they can you know, 0:06:17.279 --> 0:06:19.719 it's been in the league for this long and interming 0:06:19.760 --> 0:06:21.320 off seasons they change up things. 0:06:21.320 --> 0:06:24.200 But have you changed that anything this year? Maybe different 0:06:24.279 --> 0:06:25.880 than the previous off seasons. 0:06:26.120 --> 0:06:27.440 Yeah, it was a little different. You know, I had 0:06:27.440 --> 0:06:29.960 to you know, really I've always worked hard, but really 0:06:30.040 --> 0:06:32.560 dial it in and obviously dealing with the ankle was 0:06:32.680 --> 0:06:35.400 you know, something I had to focus on. And you 0:06:35.400 --> 0:06:37.520 know something sometimes you know, something like that is a 0:06:37.520 --> 0:06:39.839 blessing in his guys. You know, Uh, you don't really 0:06:39.839 --> 0:06:41.880 know what's around the corner. But having to go through, 0:06:41.920 --> 0:06:45.120 you know, that adversity is you know, allowed me to 0:06:45.160 --> 0:06:46.760 really put the work in, you know, see things for 0:06:46.800 --> 0:06:49.080 what they are, and you know, I think I've come 0:06:49.120 --> 0:06:49.680 out better for it. 0:06:51.520 --> 0:06:53.720 I don't know a lot of chance just to talk 0:06:53.720 --> 0:06:57.039 about two kind of sets here Alltimore, because what you 0:06:57.120 --> 0:06:59.800 see a shantages and help your two kind of information 0:07:01.000 --> 0:07:03.560 likely on the same field posession too. 0:07:03.760 --> 0:07:04.400 Yeah, you see it. 0:07:04.440 --> 0:07:06.320 You know, all across the NFL, the tight end position 0:07:06.400 --> 0:07:08.960 is growing and growing. These are guys that are you know, 0:07:08.960 --> 0:07:11.640 some of the best athletes on the field, being big, tall, strong, 0:07:12.240 --> 0:07:15.080 able to go get get passes, and you know, I 0:07:15.080 --> 0:07:17.160 love what we're able to do. I think that we're 0:07:17.160 --> 0:07:19.720 gonna continue to grow that obviously, me like and and 0:07:19.760 --> 0:07:22.680 everybody else. But it's gonna be fun. It's gonna be 0:07:22.680 --> 0:07:24.360 fun to be able to play play around, game plan 0:07:24.440 --> 0:07:27.640 for that and and just play some football. Obviously, we've 0:07:27.640 --> 0:07:30.040 got Lamar Jackson and and he likes his tight end, 0:07:30.080 --> 0:07:31.720 so we're gonna we're gonna be open for him. 0:07:32.680 --> 0:07:34.920 Thank you. Yeah. 0:07:35.120 --> 0:07:37.600 I think John said a couple months ago to Charlie 0:07:37.640 --> 0:07:39.360 was up to like twitter seven pounds or something. 0:07:40.320 --> 0:07:41.320 What do you have seen him? 0:07:41.520 --> 0:07:44.720 A mansion with his body transformation of what do you expect? 0:07:44.720 --> 0:07:47.160 He's working hard, He's focused, and you know, the big 0:07:47.160 --> 0:07:48.840 thing about Charlie is, you know, he just wants to 0:07:48.880 --> 0:07:51.840 do everything. He wants to be great at everything. And 0:07:51.880 --> 0:07:54.040 you know, he loves blocking, he loves hitting people, and 0:07:54.040 --> 0:07:56.760 he loves being universatile. He still catch the hell of ball, 0:07:56.880 --> 0:07:58.920 still catch you know, you can still run incredible routes. 0:07:58.920 --> 0:08:01.760 And you know he's an all round tight end. He's 0:08:01.760 --> 0:08:02.760 gonna be big for us as well. 0:08:05.800 --> 0:08:07.840 Uh how did you feel about the change in the 0:08:07.880 --> 0:08:09.800 wounds and the tackle that injury. 0:08:09.560 --> 0:08:12.520 To Yeah, I think it's you know, it's just some 0:08:12.520 --> 0:08:14.880 sometimes part of the game. I'm always an advocate for, 0:08:15.600 --> 0:08:18.400 you know, making the game safer. You know, you look 0:08:18.440 --> 0:08:20.640 at the last maybe five, you know, five years has 0:08:20.640 --> 0:08:22.960 been a lot of big injuries with that, and so 0:08:23.080 --> 0:08:25.119 just being bringing the awareness to that type of tackle. 0:08:25.200 --> 0:08:28.880 I think it's good. Keeping guys healthy is gonna be great. 0:08:28.960 --> 0:08:30.800 You know, take that tackle out of the game is 0:08:31.240 --> 0:08:31.920 is not a bad thing. 0:08:31.920 --> 0:08:32.319 I don't think. 0:08:32.360 --> 0:08:33.880 I think the defenses can find a way to get 0:08:33.920 --> 0:08:34.280 around that. 0:08:37.520 --> 0:08:39.360 We also had a chance to talk with the other title, 0:08:39.520 --> 0:08:42.640 Isaiah Likely, who had a big season last year. Isaiah 0:08:42.679 --> 0:08:44.560 and Mark are really fired up about taking the field 0:08:44.640 --> 0:08:48.400 together this season, and Likely talked about that today. 0:08:50.559 --> 0:08:53.000 Your football camps, good Man. 0:08:53.040 --> 0:08:54.880 I had a couple of you know, the guys, Papa, 0:08:55.000 --> 0:08:57.640 I have my obviously my people back home Mike Samus 0:08:57.679 --> 0:08:59.480 to all my friends from back home in high school. 0:08:59.520 --> 0:09:03.000 And I had a Leak and Ac pop out from Baltimore. 0:09:03.040 --> 0:09:03.960 It was definitely a fun time. 0:09:05.480 --> 0:09:07.440 I say, what did last year do you for you? 0:09:07.480 --> 0:09:09.320 What did you prove to yourself with the way that 0:09:09.400 --> 0:09:10.920 you really kind of came on last year? 0:09:11.520 --> 0:09:13.839 I say a confidence boost. I mean it definitely showed 0:09:13.880 --> 0:09:16.680 me that, you know, the game is definitely speeding slowing down, 0:09:17.040 --> 0:09:19.040 and you know, the all the off season, all the 0:09:19.040 --> 0:09:21.160 work out preparation I put in during the year, and 0:09:21.240 --> 0:09:23.160 you know, leaning up to the point was definitely a 0:09:23.800 --> 0:09:24.560 time to pay off. 0:09:25.679 --> 0:09:26.280 What kind of. 0:09:27.840 --> 0:09:30.280 Stress can you can you guys put on the defense 0:09:30.320 --> 0:09:32.880 with you and Mark Andrews you know on the field 0:09:33.040 --> 0:09:34.199 or you know, he came back at the end of 0:09:34.200 --> 0:09:36.559 the year, but it was you, it was late the 0:09:36.840 --> 0:09:37.920 two you guys out there together. 0:09:38.480 --> 0:09:41.320 I say, you know Mark's Mark's name holds a lot 0:09:41.360 --> 0:09:43.400 of weight. I mean, he's all pro, He's definitely the 0:09:43.480 --> 0:09:45.319 best in the league at what he does. And then 0:09:45.559 --> 0:09:46.839 not only do you have to worry about him, you 0:09:46.880 --> 0:09:49.000 have to worry about Bating's a outside with our receivers 0:09:49.040 --> 0:09:51.000 as well as Nelly, and then you still have Lamar 0:09:51.160 --> 0:09:54.160 and Derek Henry in the backfield, so those people need 0:09:54.200 --> 0:09:56.599 no recognition. And then you know, finding my way and 0:09:56.640 --> 0:09:58.720 the offense is a chess piece, just seeing where I 0:09:58.760 --> 0:10:00.360 could fit in and then having all so on the 0:10:00.400 --> 0:10:02.760 same on the same field at the same time. I mean, 0:10:02.760 --> 0:10:04.480 you don't know whether it's gonna be run or passed, 0:10:04.600 --> 0:10:07.000 and you'll know where the explosive play can come from. 0:10:07.920 --> 0:10:10.400 What was the thing you work on in the all 0:10:10.520 --> 0:10:12.600 season to make yourself the best player this season? 0:10:13.360 --> 0:10:15.959 I really just say top of the route was definitely 0:10:16.000 --> 0:10:18.960 a main emphasis, just watching film from last year, just 0:10:19.040 --> 0:10:20.960 you know, when I got fatigued just watching working on 0:10:21.000 --> 0:10:23.080 the top of route, working on inline blocking a little 0:10:23.080 --> 0:10:26.480 bit more, and then obviously perimeter blocking a lot, you know, 0:10:26.600 --> 0:10:28.680 progressed as the season went on, and then really just 0:10:29.400 --> 0:10:32.199 you know, just chemistry, not only with Mark and lamar, 0:10:32.280 --> 0:10:34.040 but also with the receivers is making sure everybody's on 0:10:34.080 --> 0:10:34.800 the same page. 0:10:37.080 --> 0:10:39.240 When you said about Mark Andrews and you know, his 0:10:39.360 --> 0:10:42.120 name carrying a lot of weight now a by playing 0:10:42.160 --> 0:10:44.160 that same position, what do you pick up the most 0:10:44.559 --> 0:10:46.520 just when maybe you're not on the field and you get. 0:10:46.360 --> 0:10:46.880 To watch out. 0:10:47.280 --> 0:10:51.040 Uh, really, his charisma, I mean Mark's energy, the way 0:10:51.080 --> 0:10:53.680 he plays football on Sundays is the same way he 0:10:53.679 --> 0:10:56.679 plays that practice. So I say, you know, just watching 0:10:57.040 --> 0:10:59.720 the little details he does that practice where it's individual 0:11:00.160 --> 0:11:02.719 on air, team period or seven on seven, and then 0:11:02.760 --> 0:11:05.120 really just watching his preparation game, how he prepares for 0:11:05.760 --> 0:11:08.600 you know, that opponent on Sunday whenever we play, and 0:11:08.640 --> 0:11:10.920 watching how he goes out and attacks different defenders with 0:11:10.920 --> 0:11:14.320 different leverages and then just always wins. That's something you know. 0:11:14.320 --> 0:11:17.600 I always ask Mark whether he went won or lost 0:11:17.600 --> 0:11:19.600 a rep. I tell him what he saw and how 0:11:19.640 --> 0:11:22.079 he went to how he you know, came up with 0:11:22.120 --> 0:11:24.800 the assumption why he took that rep. Because most times 0:11:24.840 --> 0:11:26.760 it's not Mark's gonna win, So just do it from there. 0:11:28.320 --> 0:11:30.800 In the tight end rooms, do you compare yourself against 0:11:30.840 --> 0:11:33.040 other tight end rooms? Is there any chatter about being 0:11:33.040 --> 0:11:34.600 the best tight end group in the NFL. 0:11:35.480 --> 0:11:38.559 I mean, I don't really like to compare. I mean, 0:11:38.920 --> 0:11:41.360 everybody in the league knows, you know, our tight end room, 0:11:41.400 --> 0:11:43.000 what we do, what we bring to you know, on 0:11:43.040 --> 0:11:45.520 the field every Sunday. So I let them just do 0:11:45.600 --> 0:11:47.480 what they do. And then I mean, if they like 0:11:47.520 --> 0:11:49.240 to compare, obviously, I'm gonna tell them we the best 0:11:49.240 --> 0:11:53.840 all thirty two consider part of that tight end run 0:11:53.920 --> 0:11:55.760 for sure. I mean past that, you know that Swiss 0:11:55.880 --> 0:11:59.560 army knife. I mean, Pat is the best blocking person. 0:11:59.640 --> 0:12:01.840 I feel like in the leagues that sixth offensive linemen 0:12:02.160 --> 0:12:06.079 and last year Pat had at the time the longest 0:12:06.400 --> 0:12:09.920 run after catch against Detroit. I'm pretty sure where he 0:12:09.960 --> 0:12:11.760 kind of screwinged well a check down. It went for 0:12:12.000 --> 0:12:14.400 thirty eight yards, hit a little spin move at the end. 0:12:14.880 --> 0:12:16.280 So at the time, you know, that was like one 0:12:16.320 --> 0:12:18.160 of the longest plays that we had that Here. 0:12:19.559 --> 0:12:21.800 You're in those multiple tight end sets, especially with two 0:12:21.800 --> 0:12:23.160 guys who can catch the ball. Does it take a 0:12:23.200 --> 0:12:24.920 little time though to figure out how to play off 0:12:24.920 --> 0:12:26.880 of each other? I mean, is that a different art 0:12:26.960 --> 0:12:28.119 than being good individually. 0:12:28.960 --> 0:12:31.720 I'd really just say, you know, the preparation for that 0:12:31.880 --> 0:12:35.200 is now. I mean, you know, always being in the 0:12:35.200 --> 0:12:37.520 same room as marked. That's definitely you know, a bonus 0:12:37.760 --> 0:12:39.920 on just being able to say on film, you know 0:12:39.960 --> 0:12:41.760 when you slow everything down, like what'd you see here? 0:12:42.120 --> 0:12:44.080 Or why'd you slow this? Why do you take this 0:12:44.200 --> 0:12:46.640 type of release, so I could focus on why or 0:12:46.679 --> 0:12:48.400 release I'm gonna take, and then just playing off for 0:12:48.400 --> 0:12:50.280 each other and making everything, you know, look different but 0:12:50.520 --> 0:12:53.439 in the same criteria. So I say yes and no 0:12:53.559 --> 0:12:56.280 for the simple fact that you know, everybody's FOOTBA. 0:12:55.960 --> 0:12:56.600 Player the in the day. 0:12:56.640 --> 0:12:58.720 I mean, our job is to play football, you know, 0:12:58.760 --> 0:13:00.280 since you were a little kid right now. So it's 0:13:00.280 --> 0:13:01.840 just really just having fun and be able to just 0:13:01.840 --> 0:13:04.040 play off of each other, to always be just be open. 0:13:04.800 --> 0:13:06.679 What are your year three objectives? 0:13:07.640 --> 0:13:07.760 Uh? 0:13:08.679 --> 0:13:11.800 I mean big picture wise, to always have fun. I 0:13:11.840 --> 0:13:13.880 mean I preach myself to always have fun you know, 0:13:14.120 --> 0:13:16.840 at practice in games because that I mean, like I said, now, 0:13:16.840 --> 0:13:18.800 everybody gets to do this every day, play the sport 0:13:18.880 --> 0:13:21.040 they loved since they was a little kids. So a big, 0:13:21.160 --> 0:13:22.720 you know goal I always have is to have fun 0:13:22.720 --> 0:13:25.760 and remember why I do this, and obviously the ultimate 0:13:25.800 --> 0:13:28.480 goal is to win. I mean, whether I have no targets, 0:13:28.480 --> 0:13:30.320 whether I have the most targets that game. The main 0:13:30.360 --> 0:13:33.040 emphasis that game is to win, and whatever I could 0:13:33.080 --> 0:13:35.320 do in that game in that moment to you know, 0:13:35.360 --> 0:13:37.079 come out with the victory to get to ultimate goal, 0:13:37.120 --> 0:13:38.240 winning super Bowl, I'll do it. 0:13:39.720 --> 0:13:39.760 That. 0:13:39.880 --> 0:13:42.440 What have you seen out of Trent Simpson, the guy 0:13:42.480 --> 0:13:45.079 that lines up against you with times throughout this practices 0:13:45.120 --> 0:13:45.600 and stuff. 0:13:47.240 --> 0:13:51.360 Yeah, I mean, I'm gonna give him a little little 0:13:51.400 --> 0:13:53.520 credit today. He definitely beat me on the rep today. 0:13:53.600 --> 0:13:56.520 I know, y'all seen it. I really like you, I 0:13:56.559 --> 0:13:58.160 really like losing a lot. But he definitely, you know, 0:13:58.200 --> 0:14:00.880 he's showing, you know that he's right for the opportunity. 0:14:00.960 --> 0:14:02.920 I mean, he's showing that he definitely took this offseason. 0:14:02.960 --> 0:14:05.160 He's taking this offseason, you know, well like a pro. 0:14:05.480 --> 0:14:07.920 He's definitely showing that. You know, what you guys seen 0:14:07.960 --> 0:14:11.960 on tape against Pittsburgh wasn't a fluke. He's fast, he's physical, 0:14:12.040 --> 0:14:15.480 he's listening, and he's really just you know, soaking everything 0:14:15.559 --> 0:14:17.520 up like a sponge. I mean, whatever Rokwan tells him 0:14:17.760 --> 0:14:20.880 to do during the play or anybody even coach, he's 0:14:20.880 --> 0:14:22.720 taking that and running with it. And he's not you know, 0:14:22.800 --> 0:14:26.840 scared to do anything in the defense from last year 0:14:26.840 --> 0:14:29.400 to this one, Oh for sure. I Mean he definitely 0:14:29.400 --> 0:14:32.440 looks bigger and stronger than last year. And he's definitely 0:14:32.440 --> 0:14:34.680 playing with a lot more you know, instinctive, not really 0:14:34.760 --> 0:14:36.440 you know, being as patient as he was last year. 0:14:36.480 --> 0:14:39.200 He's playing with you know, his athleticism, his intuition. 0:14:39.680 --> 0:14:42.840 He used to see twenty three. 0:14:43.360 --> 0:14:46.560 Uh, I'm as used to seeing twenty three as I 0:14:46.600 --> 0:14:53.160 am on zero on rod So. 0:14:53.000 --> 0:14:54.840 Whyd sheiver ver Shad Bateman has been a big topic 0:14:54.920 --> 0:14:57.640 this offseason, the team reaching extension with him. Just before 0:14:57.680 --> 0:15:00.320 the draft. He talked about that new contract. I think 0:15:00.560 --> 0:15:02.800 this motivation going into this year. 0:15:05.960 --> 0:15:09.400 Shot Mark just said it, John Harbaugh said, Eric to 0:15:09.480 --> 0:15:12.760 Costa said it that your prime have a really big year. 0:15:13.040 --> 0:15:14.160 What in your mind. 0:15:13.920 --> 0:15:17.040 Puts you in such a good position heading into. 0:15:16.920 --> 0:15:17.800 You know, training camp. 0:15:19.480 --> 0:15:21.240 I just think, you know, having a full off season, 0:15:22.160 --> 0:15:24.400 being able to be here with the team, Uh, being 0:15:24.440 --> 0:15:26.200 able to practice, you know, just be able to get 0:15:26.200 --> 0:15:28.320 that chemistry down there. Uh, it's important for me. So 0:15:28.600 --> 0:15:30.840 I'm definitely looking forward to that. I don't know what's 0:15:30.840 --> 0:15:33.440 gonna happen this year, So all I know is i'm'a 0:15:33.440 --> 0:15:35.200 just I'm gonna go to work every day. I'm not 0:15:35.480 --> 0:15:37.320 looking to do anything. I'm just you know, go do 0:15:37.400 --> 0:15:37.720 My thing? 0:15:38.040 --> 0:15:41.080 Was this offseason where I don't think you had to 0:15:41.080 --> 0:15:41.840 rehab any. 0:15:42.080 --> 0:15:42.920 Like big injury? 0:15:43.000 --> 0:15:45.480 Was that almost? How freeing was that for you? That 0:15:45.600 --> 0:15:46.920 you could just kind of focus on doing this? 0:15:47.800 --> 0:15:48.640 It's definitely been good. 0:15:48.640 --> 0:15:49.320 It's a blessing. 0:15:49.480 --> 0:15:51.720 I haven't I haven't had that since I've been uh 0:15:51.800 --> 0:15:55.120 in the league. So just been able to focus, chill, work, grind, 0:15:55.200 --> 0:15:57.320 you know, it's all been good. So uh, just being 0:15:57.360 --> 0:15:59.520 able to you know, stay healthy, that's my manushurn up. 0:16:00.160 --> 0:16:01.360 So I name of you sent you did? 0:16:01.400 --> 0:16:03.000 Why did that feel like the regular friends? 0:16:06.440 --> 0:16:08.120 Because for one, I didn't know what was gonna happen 0:16:08.160 --> 0:16:09.520 with me. I didn't know if I was gonna be here, 0:16:09.600 --> 0:16:11.600 you know, traded, uh or anything. 0:16:12.040 --> 0:16:12.200 Uh. 0:16:12.280 --> 0:16:15.600 So, you know, distinction definitely came out of nowhere. Blessed 0:16:15.680 --> 0:16:18.080 for sure. I did not see them doing that. But 0:16:18.120 --> 0:16:20.120 it shows that they believe in me. Uh believe in 0:16:20.160 --> 0:16:21.680 my work, you know my ethic. You know, the team 0:16:21.720 --> 0:16:24.560 believes in me. So it was a no brainer. You know, 0:16:24.600 --> 0:16:26.640 I love playing here, I love his organization. I love 0:16:26.680 --> 0:16:29.160