1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,280 Speaker 1: Hey, Austin, how you doing good? How you doing good? 2 00:00:03,360 --> 00:00:05,720 Speaker 1: Thank you? Um, I just want to check, um what 3 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:08,319 Speaker 1: Um you know, I'm sure when you want to make 4 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:10,320 Speaker 1: an impression on your new team and you make a 5 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:13,080 Speaker 1: turnover like that tip the ball to yourself, that must be, 6 00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:16,200 Speaker 1: UM pretty exciting. Can you describe that play and maybe 7 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:19,480 Speaker 1: what it might have meant for you? Yeah, I had 8 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 1: the I had the running back in that certain plane. Um. 9 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:25,320 Speaker 1: You know, Cam did a great job to help me disguise, uh, 10 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:27,200 Speaker 1: to get the front the way with the protection the 11 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:29,320 Speaker 1: way we wanted the protection to go. And UM, I 12 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:31,080 Speaker 1: just happened to get in the window and just did 13 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:33,000 Speaker 1: my job at the right time. Wink made a great 14 00:00:33,040 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 1: call and um you know it was fourth and short, 15 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:37,080 Speaker 1: so we knew it was some kind of quick routes 16 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 1: and UH kind of use my instincts there and tried 17 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:41,199 Speaker 1: to pat the ball and you know, I think you've 18 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 1: got so the result. Um. Um, one more for me 19 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:47,880 Speaker 1: is um uh playing for Wink now the short time 20 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:49,959 Speaker 1: you've been with him, I mean, is there is there 21 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:53,280 Speaker 1: a way to explain how aggressive and how much pressure 22 00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 1: he wants you to apply? Almost even in the first 23 00:00:56,360 --> 00:00:59,040 Speaker 1: preseason game, Uh, yeah. I mean, you know, I was 24 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 1: with Cincinnati last so, um, you know him being with 25 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 1: the Ravens. You know, we saw his scout team, what 26 00:01:04,319 --> 00:01:05,800 Speaker 1: we were on scout team a couple of times, and 27 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:07,040 Speaker 1: you know there's times when I was like this is 28 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:09,240 Speaker 1: this is pretty fun. So it's now being here up 29 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:11,039 Speaker 1: close in person, you can tell you know, there's a 30 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:13,800 Speaker 1: method behind the Maddison. Uh. You know, it's just fun 31 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:15,240 Speaker 1: being a part of this defense when everyone does some 32 00:01:15,319 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 1: jobs right away. Thank you, Tom rock Wellston. What did 33 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:26,040 Speaker 1: you think of the play calling last night? And I 34 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 1: asked this in the context that it seemed like Bill 35 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:31,400 Speaker 1: Belichick was a little perturbed that you guys were blitzing 36 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:34,000 Speaker 1: too much. It looked like you you were thrown about 37 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:36,040 Speaker 1: maybe a half or a quarter of what you normally 38 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 1: do in a in a practice. Yeah, I mean, um, 39 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 1: you know, again, we just put us in the right 40 00:01:40,959 --> 00:01:43,040 Speaker 1: the right spots to make plays. Um. I think we 41 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 1: kept it simple enough for for everyone, you know, especially 42 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:47,319 Speaker 1: the younger guys, just to show off their style and 43 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 1: what we can do. And um, I think everyone just 44 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:52,240 Speaker 1: displayed their speed as a defense last night, and and 45 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 1: the way we run to the ball, and um, we 46 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:55,920 Speaker 1: harp on that and that's I think we did. We 47 00:01:55,920 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 1: showed a good job of that last night. What do 48 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 1: you like about Wink as a as a person, a coach? Uh, 49 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 1: you know, to be honest, he's one of the first 50 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 1: coaches I've had, um outside of Coach Northern in Seattle 51 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:08,640 Speaker 1: that that really keeps it real. And you know, he 52 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:10,799 Speaker 1: tells you where you are, why you are where you are, 53 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:12,839 Speaker 1: and um, what you can do to you know, get 54 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 1: better and the things you struggle at and um. You know, 55 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:18,799 Speaker 1: as a as an undrafted guy myself, you know, for 56 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 1: throughout the last six years, it's been a it's been difficult. 57 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 1: But you know, for for me to finally have a 58 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 1: coach that tells you what he needs from you and 59 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:29,480 Speaker 1: uh and how he sees you and just being up 60 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 1: and up front, hones is is really a blessing and 61 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:47,680 Speaker 1: really put your mind at ease as well, Ryan don Levy, 62 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 1: didn't you hear me? Yeah? All right, thanks? I Uh 63 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:54,720 Speaker 1: My question is, well, you've been around the league for 64 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:58,000 Speaker 1: a long time here and obviously if a defense has 65 00:02:58,040 --> 00:03:01,280 Speaker 1: a weak spot, if maybe a defensive and who can't 66 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 1: stop the run or uh course, uh weakness in the 67 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:09,160 Speaker 1: secondary how much do you expect the offense to just 68 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 1: keep attacking, attacking, attacking that and how much is on 69 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 1: the rest of you guys to kind of pick that 70 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:17,840 Speaker 1: up from your experience when there's a weak spot, how 71 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:20,400 Speaker 1: do you guys cover that out? Uh? You know, in 72 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 1: the in the past, teams have been on you know, 73 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 1: there's certain things you could do in a scheme, especially 74 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 1: front wise, that that helps UM. But you know, for 75 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 1: the most part, where we are right now as a 76 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 1: team as a defense, I don't I don't think we 77 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 1: have any weak spots. And I think everyone UM is 78 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 1: playing very fast, and especially in this defense, if you're 79 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 1: playing fast, you make plays, and UM, I think you 80 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:47,320 Speaker 1: guys saw that last night. Are there any additional questions 81 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:52,640 Speaker 1: for Austin Tom Rock? Yeah, you mentioned that. You mentioned 82 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:54,640 Speaker 1: the Bengals. You know you play play them on Sunday. 83 00:03:54,760 --> 00:03:56,440 Speaker 1: How much you looking forward to to that? Again, I 84 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 1: know it's just a preseason game. Yeah, I'm looking forward 85 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 1: to it. I mean, built a good relationship with a 86 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 1: lot of those guys. Uh. You know that the bomb 87 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:05,360 Speaker 1: we had from last year was I was actually there 88 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:09,600 Speaker 1: before they traded me denver Um and it was you know, 89 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 1: it was kind of full circle that I got to 90 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:12,200 Speaker 1: go back last year and be a part of that 91 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:15,040 Speaker 1: run because I saw what they were building before Joe 92 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:17,240 Speaker 1: got hurt. But to see to come back and feel 93 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:19,640 Speaker 1: the the vibe, the team vibes where they were in 94 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:21,840 Speaker 1: the locker room was closer than it was when I left, 95 00:04:21,839 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 1: and um, to have everyone healthy to go on that 96 00:04:24,279 --> 00:04:26,600 Speaker 1: run was fun, and um, it'll be nice to do 97 00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:28,000 Speaker 1: a couple of guys before the game and you know, 98 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:29,680 Speaker 1: Sade of the coaches I made a connection with. But 99 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 1: you know, when the when the balls snapped its sound ago, 100 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:35,680 Speaker 1: that was a that was a pretty dramatic turnaround from 101 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:40,760 Speaker 1: from for that team. Uh, probably the kind of turnaround 102 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:48,840 Speaker 1: that that your current team is trying to what what 103 00:04:48,839 --> 00:04:50,440 Speaker 1: what what do you see as the keys to that 104 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:52,440 Speaker 1: last year and what do you see? Do you see 105 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:56,599 Speaker 1: any foundational pieces that made hints that that could happen here? Yeah? 106 00:04:56,680 --> 00:04:58,559 Speaker 1: I mean, um, you know, the first thing I noticed 107 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:00,480 Speaker 1: when I walked in you know, my this week here 108 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:02,479 Speaker 1: is how close the locker room was. And I think that's, 109 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 1: you know, first and foremost, if you have a culture 110 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:06,279 Speaker 1: and you have a close locker room, that's you know, 111 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:08,039 Speaker 1: if everything else goes bad. That's something you can fall 112 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 1: back on. Um, you know, something that hadn't Cincinnatis, they 113 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:12,760 Speaker 1: had a bunch of young, talented players and they got 114 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:15,880 Speaker 1: that here too, and um, you know, and then you know, 115 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:17,880 Speaker 1: speaking of the coaches, it's just, you know, I think 116 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:21,039 Speaker 1: everyone's pretty much insane, coach wise and front office wise. 117 00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 1: And you know, Dave's was a great job, you know, 118 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:24,960 Speaker 1: telling everyone what he expects and you know he holds 119 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:27,080 Speaker 1: that to us, and um, you know, that's that's the 120 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 1: start of a great team in my opinion. And I 121 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:31,039 Speaker 1: wasn't there for the for the entire turnaround, but um, 122 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 1: you know, like I said, when I went back, you 123 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:35,480 Speaker 1: could tell not you know, they didn't skip a beat. Um, 124 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:38,760 Speaker 1: Zach terror still had his expectations. And you know Dave's 125 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:40,159 Speaker 1: you know, he's he's the same kind of guy. He 126 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 1: has his expectations and you gotta meet him.