1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,000 Speaker 1: Jaguars running backs coach Cherry Robiski with us as we 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:05,680 Speaker 1: had to Baltimore for a week of practices against the 3 00:00:05,680 --> 00:00:10,039 Speaker 1: Baltimore Ravens. Um, let's let's start with your starting running 4 00:00:10,039 --> 00:00:14,200 Speaker 1: back Leonard for that after having a few months around him, Now, 5 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:16,800 Speaker 1: what was your perception of him coming in and how 6 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:19,320 Speaker 1: has that changed if any, over the few months you've 7 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:22,600 Speaker 1: had with Leonard for that in your room, Oh, I'll 8 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:28,240 Speaker 1: tell you what coming in. Um, just obviously from watching 9 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:30,880 Speaker 1: him the previous two years, you know, watching this previous 10 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:33,720 Speaker 1: two years, watching him play, watching and perform, I kind 11 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:36,080 Speaker 1: of had a sense that, uh, we were talking about 12 00:00:36,120 --> 00:00:39,839 Speaker 1: a young man with with a lot of talent, which 13 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:42,879 Speaker 1: some about you again, I'll emphasize a young man with 14 00:00:42,920 --> 00:00:45,919 Speaker 1: a lot of talent, a lot of ability that just 15 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:48,040 Speaker 1: to me kind of had to get a sense of 16 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:52,160 Speaker 1: what professional football is, what professional what a professional person 17 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 1: it is, what what what professions, professionalism comes with the job, 18 00:00:57,160 --> 00:00:59,760 Speaker 1: all those things. And I think every day that I've 19 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 1: been here and I've been around him, I've seen more 20 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:04,960 Speaker 1: and more and more of that, you know what I mean. Uh, 21 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:07,160 Speaker 1: it's easy for me to go back and talk about 22 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 1: and I guess I'm gonna have to let that go 23 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 1: soon or later. But the incident in Buffalo, New York, 24 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 1: you know what I mean, that's a uh. That's a 25 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:17,640 Speaker 1: youthful guy. That's a youthfulness. That's a uh. And I 26 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 1: tell him that's a a young guy making a young 27 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:23,399 Speaker 1: guy's mistake. And at the end of the day, it 28 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 1: cost you a game, you know, And uh, those are 29 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:28,319 Speaker 1: things that that I said again, I saw and I 30 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:31,560 Speaker 1: recognized before I got here. And I think more and 31 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:34,520 Speaker 1: more every day we're kind of getting past that that 32 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:36,840 Speaker 1: kind of stuff, you know, I mean. And he's, um, 33 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:38,240 Speaker 1: I don't know. I don't want to sit on and 34 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 1: say he's learned how to work, but he's worked, and 35 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:42,680 Speaker 1: he's where he's really worked this behind off and he's 36 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:44,480 Speaker 1: been doing a doing a good job for us. But 37 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 1: it takes that person being willing to open up to 38 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 1: somebody like you, to listen to maybe a different mindset 39 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 1: or a different way to go about think a guy 40 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 1: has been in the league for almost forty years doesn't hurt. 41 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 1: But it takes that person being open to change and 42 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 1: open to growth too, right, Well, And that's the big 43 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 1: thing about it, and that's the that's a big part 44 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 1: of the day's uh, today's football. I think the good part, uh, 45 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 1: the good part about that for me is I came 46 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:14,640 Speaker 1: into a situation where Leonard had that relationship with the 47 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 1: head coach. I think him and Coach Maron had a 48 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 1: fantastic relationship. The fact that the coach had been at 49 00:02:20,760 --> 00:02:23,960 Speaker 1: played football in the professional at a professional level, and 50 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:26,399 Speaker 1: coach has been in it in the profession for such 51 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:29,680 Speaker 1: a long time that him and Lena had a really 52 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 1: good relationship, and I think was one of those where 53 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 1: Leonard respected respect the hell out of him and uh, 54 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 1: he was willing to listen to him. And when coach says, 55 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 1: I'm bringing in another guy who's an older guy who's 56 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 1: got more a lot more experience uh than Leonard for net, 57 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 1: that's that's a plus. So I think that all in all, 58 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 1: I think that coach Maron had kind of softened that 59 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 1: situation up a little bit before I got here. Very 60 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:54,799 Speaker 1: robisky with US Jaguars running backs coach on the field, 61 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 1: his running style, what he brings to the table on offense, 62 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:01,480 Speaker 1: what is his best trade, and what are some things 63 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:03,840 Speaker 1: he's working on in this training camp right now. The 64 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:06,240 Speaker 1: thing that I think is His best trade is that 65 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 1: he's very very powerful. He's got really really good feat 66 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:13,760 Speaker 1: and he's got good explosion. I I tell people that 67 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:16,919 Speaker 1: that I talked to. I think he is the prototype 68 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:20,080 Speaker 1: NFL running back. I think he's uh, he's the guy 69 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:23,160 Speaker 1: you're looking for when you're walking the streets, when you're 70 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:25,720 Speaker 1: traveling on these campuses, when you're flying around the country. 71 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 1: It doesn't matter where you go. I mean, you can 72 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:29,680 Speaker 1: go to London, you know, you can go to Spain, 73 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 1: wherever you go, that's the guy you're looking for. It's 74 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:35,520 Speaker 1: just a matter of developing it all and getting it 75 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 1: all going in the right direction and keeping it rolling. 76 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:41,160 Speaker 1: The thing that he's been working on the most, I 77 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 1: think it's been his past protection reads at pickups. I 78 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 1: think it was fantastic. The other night we had Peyton 79 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:50,240 Speaker 1: Manning came in and spoke to us, and it was 80 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 1: I think it was just uh, it was just awesome 81 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:57,160 Speaker 1: that Peyton started his conversation by saying, the greatest of 82 00:03:57,280 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 1: the best teammate Peyton man I've ever had was a 83 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 1: running back named Edwin Jane. And I think that kind 84 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:05,800 Speaker 1: of a shock in all the places Peyton had been 85 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:07,920 Speaker 1: and all the people he played with. He picked the 86 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:10,640 Speaker 1: running back Edgwin James. I think it kind of shocked 87 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 1: and it hit home with Lennon a little bit because 88 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:17,040 Speaker 1: I think Lynda Lena can take running and caring the ball. 89 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:20,159 Speaker 1: It's a natural. When Peyton told him the one thing 90 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:23,120 Speaker 1: about Edwin Jamie is I don't ever remember Edwin missing 91 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:26,000 Speaker 1: a Bliss pickup. That was very, very important and it 92 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:28,240 Speaker 1: really hit home. So that was a big plus. And 93 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:30,000 Speaker 1: I think that's the one thing he's working on the most, 94 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:33,760 Speaker 1: is his Bliss pickup and being being shopping past protection. 95 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:36,080 Speaker 1: Let's touch on a few other guys and you're running 96 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:37,880 Speaker 1: backs from here. Alfred Blues been around the league for 97 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:40,040 Speaker 1: a number of years now in this division for a ben. 98 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:42,240 Speaker 1: How has he been in camp for you? And what 99 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:45,040 Speaker 1: does he bring as a veteran player in this league 100 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:47,279 Speaker 1: to this running back. He brings a lot of experience 101 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 1: with him. Uh, he's been through it. He's been through 102 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 1: some battles and he's he's played quite a few games. 103 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 1: He did a really really good job for Houston. He 104 00:04:55,800 --> 00:04:58,560 Speaker 1: brings a lot of maturity to our room and he 105 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 1: brings some leadership. He brings some lead the ship quality 106 00:05:00,720 --> 00:05:03,000 Speaker 1: to him. And uh, you know, he's been pretty good. Now. 107 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:05,760 Speaker 1: The thing about Alfred, and I gotta say it before 108 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 1: I get off the air, is Alfred grew up. His 109 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:12,240 Speaker 1: hometown is literally about two miles from my hometown where 110 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:14,359 Speaker 1: I grew up, and I used to when I was 111 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:17,159 Speaker 1: running for conditioning, I would run from my hometown to his. 112 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 1: And I know a lot of people back there that 113 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:22,520 Speaker 1: knows him. And I can always remember a lot of 114 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:24,240 Speaker 1: people that I talked to when he was at she 115 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:27,200 Speaker 1: was will talk about, oh, what a knucklehead he is. 116 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:29,480 Speaker 1: All that guy's a knucklehead or that guy you know, 117 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:32,040 Speaker 1: people tend to say that. Today I'm gonna have to 118 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:34,240 Speaker 1: agree with him. He is a knucklehead and he's been 119 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:37,320 Speaker 1: a knucklehead in my room. But he's brought some leadership 120 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 1: in the room and he's been good. Uh and and 121 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:41,600 Speaker 1: he's been good for the role. He's been good for me, 122 00:05:41,640 --> 00:05:46,280 Speaker 1: and he's been good for Lennen Small world coach, Benny Cunninghammer, 123 00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:47,960 Speaker 1: guy who's been in the league for a minute as well, 124 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:50,760 Speaker 1: a lot of special teams working his past. But in 125 00:05:50,839 --> 00:05:53,480 Speaker 1: the backfield, there is he a guy you can trust. 126 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:56,359 Speaker 1: Maybe the third down situation, get outside what what do 127 00:05:56,400 --> 00:05:58,599 Speaker 1: you foresee Benny hunting Hams role if he's on the 128 00:05:58,640 --> 00:06:01,560 Speaker 1: field here is uh as you said. If he's here, 129 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:04,040 Speaker 1: if Benny makes this makes this club, he will be 130 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:06,440 Speaker 1: an asset to us. He's gonna be really good for us. 131 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:08,760 Speaker 1: I know he's gonna He's been a top guy in 132 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 1: the NFL from a special team span at the standpoint. 133 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:14,679 Speaker 1: But the first thing you said about Benny is today, 134 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:17,560 Speaker 1: I think we all trust Benny. I think I trust him. 135 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 1: I think the quarterback trust him. I think the quartney 136 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:21,800 Speaker 1: the trust him. We trust him to go in the 137 00:06:21,839 --> 00:06:24,360 Speaker 1: game and do the right thing. Maybe he will get 138 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:27,440 Speaker 1: beat physically, maybe somebody will run over him, maybe he 139 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:29,719 Speaker 1: won't turn the corner as fast as he's supposed to. 140 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:32,760 Speaker 1: But I know that it won't be because it's a 141 00:06:32,839 --> 00:06:35,240 Speaker 1: lack of effort, or it won't be because he won't 142 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:38,040 Speaker 1: know what he's doing. He's a very very professional guy, 143 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:41,159 Speaker 1: might be the most professional guy in my room. He's 144 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:44,359 Speaker 1: very very detail oriented. He's very very very shop with 145 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:47,200 Speaker 1: everything he's doing. And to make a mistake or to 146 00:06:47,279 --> 00:06:49,279 Speaker 1: do something wrong, gonna drop a ball or the fumble 147 00:06:49,320 --> 00:06:51,919 Speaker 1: the ball, it bothers him. And that's the kind of 148 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:55,200 Speaker 1: guy you're looking for. Final thought here, Quel Armstead draft 149 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:59,120 Speaker 1: pick from Temple. I know the DPS might have had 150 00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:00,920 Speaker 1: enough of him all ready with a little bit of 151 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:03,800 Speaker 1: checking on the field earlier this week, but it seems 152 00:07:03,839 --> 00:07:06,160 Speaker 1: like he is a guy that is gonna fit in 153 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:09,040 Speaker 1: really well into the system with his physicality and the 154 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:11,760 Speaker 1: way he finished. Yes. And the big thing about Roquela, 155 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:14,080 Speaker 1: you know we call him que The one thing about 156 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:17,640 Speaker 1: him is that he comes in, he's got a he's 157 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:19,480 Speaker 1: got a hunger about him. He's got the eye of 158 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:22,200 Speaker 1: a lion. Uh. He looks like he wants it. He 159 00:07:23,200 --> 00:07:26,120 Speaker 1: plays like he wants it. Uh. The thing about him 160 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:29,760 Speaker 1: is I get a sense he's that guy who's Uh, 161 00:07:29,840 --> 00:07:32,000 Speaker 1: he's the guy that's been cuddled at Temple. He's the 162 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:35,120 Speaker 1: guy that's been patted on the bag, and everybody loves him. 163 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:36,760 Speaker 1: And you know, he's the guy that goes in the 164 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:38,880 Speaker 1: lust room and they give him two biscuits instead of 165 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:41,280 Speaker 1: instead of one. You know, everybody else getting one biscuit. 166 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:43,960 Speaker 1: He gets too. Because everybody's kind of liked him, and 167 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 1: everybody he's good friends with everybody. He wants to be 168 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 1: friends with everybody. When he got the ball in his hand. Uh, 169 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:51,800 Speaker 1: and he's going to get ut up on it. He 170 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:54,240 Speaker 1: don't have a friend there. That's a good sign that 171 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 1: it's a good thing to have. He's been good for us. 172 00:07:56,680 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 1: We've just got to bring him along and be patient 173 00:07:58,680 --> 00:08:01,119 Speaker 1: with him. Uh. You know, he's a little bit faster 174 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:02,840 Speaker 1: than what we knew he would be able to what 175 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:05,320 Speaker 1: I thought he was, and he's had a little bit 176 00:08:05,320 --> 00:08:08,360 Speaker 1: of a soft tissue problems. But I think he's getting 177 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:10,520 Speaker 1: healthy and I think he's gonna be good for us. 178 00:08:10,560 --> 00:08:11,920 Speaker 1: He's gonna be a good guy to having a room 179 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:13,560 Speaker 1: and a good guy to have on the field. So 180 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:15,400 Speaker 1: appreciate your time. Thanks at anytime.