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Inside the Jets is 0:00:47.280 --> 0:00:51.159 broadcast live from Vanderbilt Sports and Spirits here inside the 0:00:51.200 --> 0:00:57.160 Windham Hamilton's Park Hotel. Eric Coleman, so much has changed 0:00:57.240 --> 0:01:00.520 since the last time I saw you here at Underbelts 0:01:00.520 --> 0:01:03.440 in December. It's a whole new team right now, management, 0:01:04.000 --> 0:01:05.760 head coach, you know, a lot of a lot of 0:01:06.040 --> 0:01:08.680 new blood came in here. I think it's a great thing. Yeah, 0:01:08.720 --> 0:01:12.360 it all started with the Jets, uh making a coaching change. 0:01:12.440 --> 0:01:16.199 They hire Adam Gaze and then in June, they follow 0:01:16.280 --> 0:01:18.240 that up and you get a new general manager and 0:01:18.319 --> 0:01:20.840 Joe Douglas. And then even on the business side, we 0:01:20.880 --> 0:01:25.680 saw recently himI l Hi, a former intern who I've 0:01:25.720 --> 0:01:29.399 known for twenty years, take over the president duty. It's 0:01:29.400 --> 0:01:31.840 awesome and you know, it's all moving into the right direction. 0:01:32.360 --> 0:01:35.000 I love the energy around the organization. Took a tough 0:01:35.160 --> 0:01:37.520 l yesterday, but ultimately this team is moving in the 0:01:37.640 --> 0:01:40.560 right direction, making all the right moves and changes. So 0:01:41.440 --> 0:01:43.319 I think the great things are in store for the Jets. 0:01:43.440 --> 0:01:46.920 You're a guy who is often around the organization, you 0:01:47.040 --> 0:01:50.440 come back to the complex, you're out in the community, 0:01:51.000 --> 0:01:55.040 do you feel a different vibe? Absolutely? You know there's 0:01:55.080 --> 0:01:57.320 there's just a whole new energy here. Uh, you know, 0:01:57.720 --> 0:01:59.920 from Adam Gaze to you know, the new players that 0:02:00.080 --> 0:02:02.640 the team is signed. It's a great energy. I think 0:02:02.640 --> 0:02:04.680 the fans are excited about it. I think we saw 0:02:04.760 --> 0:02:08.600 glimpses of the promise yesterday in the game, although we 0:02:08.760 --> 0:02:11.560 you know, we couldn't finish it, but we're working progress. 0:02:11.840 --> 0:02:14.160 I think they're doking all the right moves and uh 0:02:14.360 --> 0:02:18.720 and changing the culture of the Jets organization. And I'm 0:02:18.720 --> 0:02:21.600 not gonna bury the lead. Bottom line is the Jets 0:02:21.600 --> 0:02:24.760 came up short in the season opener against the Buffalo Bills. 0:02:24.760 --> 0:02:28.240 They had a sixteen nothing lead in the third quarter. Eric, 0:02:28.280 --> 0:02:32.960 if I told you prior two opening day that the 0:02:33.040 --> 0:02:37.919 Jets were gonna get four takeaways, score eight defensive points, 0:02:39.200 --> 0:02:41.200 you would have took that and said money in the back, 0:02:41.560 --> 0:02:43.840 money in the bank. I have took that seven days 0:02:43.840 --> 0:02:45.720 out of the week. You know, every rule that you 0:02:45.760 --> 0:02:47.880 have as as a player, you know they say you forced. 0:02:47.919 --> 0:02:49.880 You know, you win the turnover battle, you're gonna win 0:02:49.919 --> 0:02:52.560 the game. You hold a team under twenty four points, 0:02:52.560 --> 0:02:55.080 you're gonna win the game. And with all those all 0:02:55.120 --> 0:02:57.720 those things happening, you score points on defense, you're gonna 0:02:57.720 --> 0:02:59.440 win the game. When all those things happening, the Jets 0:02:59.440 --> 0:03:02.520 still fell short. It has to be frustrating. But going 0:03:02.520 --> 0:03:05.000 back at the film and watching, I'm sure they saw 0:03:05.160 --> 0:03:07.760 a ton of missed opportunities. Uh, you know, they definitely 0:03:07.800 --> 0:03:11.480 missed the presence of their linebacker. And uh, listen, this 0:03:11.320 --> 0:03:14.480 is this is a learning lesson for this young teamj Hostlely, 0:03:14.720 --> 0:03:18.040 Uh what a start he had to his Jets career. 0:03:18.400 --> 0:03:22.200 We knew what an accomplished player he was, and he 0:03:22.240 --> 0:03:25.160 was coming in here to take over Greg Williams defense, 0:03:25.240 --> 0:03:28.000 the new Jets defensive coordinator, to be the quarterback at 0:03:28.000 --> 0:03:30.720 his defense. And he opens up with the pick six, 0:03:31.320 --> 0:03:33.880 and he also had a fumble recovery. He makes a 0:03:33.960 --> 0:03:37.360 hell of a play in the third quarter where he 0:03:37.600 --> 0:03:40.960 sprints to prevent a touchdown pass from Josh Allen to 0:03:41.160 --> 0:03:46.000 John Brown, but in the process injures his groin. When 0:03:46.440 --> 0:03:50.560 Mosley went down the tenor or that ball game changed it, 0:03:50.600 --> 0:03:52.800 did you know? And c J did a great job 0:03:52.800 --> 0:03:55.560 of making a big impact early in the game. He 0:03:55.640 --> 0:03:57.560 was all over the field with the splash plays, but 0:03:57.680 --> 0:03:59.680 also in the run game, he was he was feeling 0:03:59.720 --> 0:04:02.240 in the spots he was. He's the leader on the defense, 0:04:02.240 --> 0:04:05.160 he's the communicator, he's the motivator for for all the players, 0:04:05.200 --> 0:04:07.800 gets guys lined up. So when you lose a player 0:04:07.880 --> 0:04:10.760 like that, the quarterback of your defense, it's gonna be 0:04:10.800 --> 0:04:12.400 tough on the on the team. You know, you have 0:04:12.440 --> 0:04:14.920 two young inside linebackers in there calling the game where 0:04:14.920 --> 0:04:17.360 they're they're not used to calling the game. I'm sure 0:04:17.400 --> 0:04:20.279 that it made an impact on the confidence of the players. 0:04:20.640 --> 0:04:24.599 And obviously, you know, run fits were different, assignments were different. 0:04:24.600 --> 0:04:26.720 You didn't have that big time player out there and 0:04:26.800 --> 0:04:29.640 the team he was sorely missed yesterday. Yeah, inside the 0:04:29.680 --> 0:04:34.360 Jets is supported by selective insurance to be uniquely insured. 0:04:34.680 --> 0:04:37.200 So Mosley goes out of the game, Blake Cashman, a 0:04:37.279 --> 0:04:40.440 fifth round pick out of Minnesota, enters the lineup. You're 0:04:40.440 --> 0:04:42.880 doing a lot of shuffling her early in the season 0:04:42.960 --> 0:04:46.680 because remember Avery Williamson was lost in the preseason to 0:04:46.839 --> 0:04:50.600 a torn a c l Neville Hewitt is a starter 0:04:50.880 --> 0:04:54.640 on the inside as well, and Adam Geye said today Hewitt, 0:04:54.760 --> 0:04:57.120 who by the way, had one of those four takeaways, 0:04:57.240 --> 0:04:59.360 came up with an interception. He said, he had a 0:04:59.440 --> 0:05:01.360 hell of a game game. And then the Jets are 0:05:01.360 --> 0:05:04.960 also juggling at outside linebacker across the way from Jordan 0:05:05.040 --> 0:05:08.320 Jenkins because Brandon Copeland suspended for the first four games 0:05:08.600 --> 0:05:11.800 this season. We saw Harvey Langy out there and also 0:05:11.880 --> 0:05:14.320 Frankie Louisville getting a lot of ups. Yeah, I mean 0:05:14.360 --> 0:05:16.839 dealing with diversity as part of playing football. They're gonna 0:05:16.839 --> 0:05:18.839 be highs and lows during the season. They are gonna 0:05:18.920 --> 0:05:21.599 be things that are unexpected that happened. But you have 0:05:21.680 --> 0:05:24.559 to adjust, You have to adapt, and it's always tough, 0:05:24.800 --> 0:05:27.279 whether it's on offense or defense. Losing a starter in 0:05:27.320 --> 0:05:29.160 the middle of a game. If you lose them, you 0:05:29.200 --> 0:05:31.800 know during the week or prior to that game, you 0:05:31.800 --> 0:05:34.120 have a whole week to game plan and to understand that. Listen, 0:05:34.120 --> 0:05:36.640 I'm a backup, I'm gonna be starting. The whole team 0:05:36.680 --> 0:05:38.320 gets that, gets to know that this is our guy. 0:05:38.360 --> 0:05:40.360 We can support them. But in the middle of a game, 0:05:40.400 --> 0:05:43.839 when you're you're you're fighting for the win and you 0:05:43.880 --> 0:05:46.520 lose your player's kind of tough to adjust. And the 0:05:46.600 --> 0:05:48.800 Jets showed that and maybe maybe showed a little lack 0:05:48.839 --> 0:05:50.960 of maturity. So I'm gonna get to the offense here 0:05:50.960 --> 0:05:55.800 in a second, because they lamented missed opportunities themselves. But 0:05:56.440 --> 0:05:59.840 you're a guy played this game and you were in 0:06:00.000 --> 0:06:03.120 evolved in contests like that one where the defense does 0:06:03.160 --> 0:06:05.760 a lot of good things, but they don't close the 0:06:05.800 --> 0:06:08.920 door in the fourth quarter. The Bills scored four teen 0:06:09.000 --> 0:06:11.559 points in the fourth quarter. You talk about run fits, 0:06:11.800 --> 0:06:15.920 I've been selling singletary. Give him credit, he's an impressive 0:06:16.000 --> 0:06:18.600 rookie linebacker, but the run fits weren't there, and that 0:06:18.760 --> 0:06:22.479 Josh Allen got hot in the fourth quarter and Adam 0:06:22.560 --> 0:06:26.640 Gay said, today we need improvement from the cornerback position. Yeah, 0:06:26.680 --> 0:06:28.839 you know, the the defenses as well as they played. 0:06:29.080 --> 0:06:31.640 I'm sure in the meeting room today the coaches were screaming. 0:06:31.720 --> 0:06:35.320 The players were probably very frustrated because they played four 0:06:35.400 --> 0:06:37.640 quarters of great football. But you have to finish. It 0:06:37.640 --> 0:06:39.880 doesn't matter. You know, as a defensive player, you can't 0:06:39.880 --> 0:06:42.080 control what happens on the offense. All you can do 0:06:42.240 --> 0:06:44.480 is control your assignment. And I'm sure they looked at 0:06:44.480 --> 0:06:47.440 that film and saw some some misfits. They saw some 0:06:47.480 --> 0:06:51.080 missopportunities in the secondary. They saw the cornerbacks playing a 0:06:51.080 --> 0:06:53.800 little too passive now coming as aggressive as they should. 0:06:54.080 --> 0:06:56.880 And there's a couple of missopportunities from dropped interceptions, some 0:06:56.960 --> 0:06:59.200 things that this defense could have taken advantage of it 0:06:59.200 --> 0:07:02.840 and ended the game him on their own. What happened offensively, 0:07:02.960 --> 0:07:06.880 the Buffalo bill is obviously a very good defense. Uh. 0:07:06.920 --> 0:07:10.120 Their secondary awfully talented. You think of trade Avious White 0:07:10.800 --> 0:07:14.640 like a hide Jordan player. Those guys disguise awfully well. 0:07:14.840 --> 0:07:17.520 A lot of pressure packages. They got their hands on 0:07:17.560 --> 0:07:20.800 a lot of balls. Uh, Sunday afternoon. Yeah, they did 0:07:20.880 --> 0:07:22.560 a great job of mixing up the blitz is. They 0:07:22.560 --> 0:07:25.120 brought the safety a couple of times that confused the 0:07:25.160 --> 0:07:28.560 offensive line. It seemed defensively and in the secondary they 0:07:28.560 --> 0:07:31.200 were challenging the receivers. Uh. You know, I thought that 0:07:31.680 --> 0:07:33.520 even though they have a reputation and not giving up 0:07:33.520 --> 0:07:36.120 big plays, I thought that we probably that the Jets 0:07:36.120 --> 0:07:39.000 team could should have tried them taking them, taking some 0:07:39.040 --> 0:07:42.040 more shots, take advantage of the extra man in the 0:07:42.040 --> 0:07:44.440 box when Levian Bell was running the ball so well. 0:07:44.480 --> 0:07:46.520 I think that you have to no matter if you're 0:07:46.520 --> 0:07:48.720 gonna complete it or not, you have to test the 0:07:48.760 --> 0:07:51.000 defense because if you don't, the safeties are gonna get 0:07:51.000 --> 0:07:53.360 more aggressive, the corners are gonna start jumping the routes. 0:07:53.560 --> 0:07:55.560 You have to find a way during that game to 0:07:55.640 --> 0:07:58.040 take shots to keep them honest. That's interesting that you 0:07:58.160 --> 0:08:03.680 say that, because Josh Allen had four turnovers on his resume. 0:08:03.920 --> 0:08:06.400 Sam Donald had to cleant a clean statu sheet. He 0:08:06.440 --> 0:08:09.520 did not turn the football over, but he did say 0:08:09.600 --> 0:08:14.280 we have to hit on more big plays. And Adam 0:08:14.320 --> 0:08:17.440 Gates said, hey, receivers got to execute better down the field. 0:08:17.440 --> 0:08:19.360 And there were a couple of opportunities, and we saw 0:08:19.400 --> 0:08:23.040 that with Robbie Anderson yesterday where him and Sam maybe 0:08:23.080 --> 0:08:27.200 just to step off, otherwise you get that big play 0:08:27.280 --> 0:08:30.200 and things changed completely absolutely. And this is not just 0:08:30.240 --> 0:08:33.160 on Adam Gates. It's not just on Sam Donald. The 0:08:33.240 --> 0:08:35.160 offensive line has to do a great job of protecting 0:08:35.160 --> 0:08:37.360 the quarterback and the receivers have to get open. You 0:08:37.400 --> 0:08:39.360 have to win one on one matchups. You have to 0:08:39.360 --> 0:08:42.160 find those holes in the zones and I think collectively 0:08:42.200 --> 0:08:44.120 as a group, they didn't do a good job of 0:08:44.160 --> 0:08:48.000 doing that. And that's why you have the checkdowns to Crowder, 0:08:48.160 --> 0:08:50.120 That's why you have the checkdowns and Levy on Bell 0:08:50.600 --> 0:08:53.240 because we don't have time and no one's winning their 0:08:53.280 --> 0:08:55.400 one on one matchups in the secondary. Yeah. Ryan Kalil, 0:08:55.440 --> 0:08:57.840 the veteran center, he was frank about it. He said 0:08:57.880 --> 0:09:02.079 that our communication has to be better, and he pointed 0:09:02.080 --> 0:09:05.840 the finger at himself. I like what the Jets did today. 0:09:06.000 --> 0:09:09.520 Nobody was pointing fingers that were more so putting on 0:09:09.559 --> 0:09:12.240 themselves that we gotta play we have to play better. 0:09:12.840 --> 0:09:16.800 And Uh, with all that being said, when you go 0:09:16.920 --> 0:09:22.280 watch the film on Monday, you're revealing what went wrong. 0:09:22.440 --> 0:09:25.760 You're correcting those mistakes and you're moving on correct absolutely, 0:09:25.760 --> 0:09:27.400 whether you win the game or you lose the game, 0:09:27.920 --> 0:09:30.640 you have to be subjective. You have to watch that film. 0:09:30.640 --> 0:09:32.880 As hard as it may be. Things may get blown 0:09:32.920 --> 0:09:34.840 out of proportion a little bit when you lose a game, 0:09:35.120 --> 0:09:37.400 but ultimately, you have to watch your mistakes. You have 0:09:37.440 --> 0:09:39.680 to correct all the mistakes you made because that next 0:09:39.679 --> 0:09:43.000 coming opponent is watching and they're looking to see those tendencies. 0:09:43.080 --> 0:09:44.800 They're gonna check your oil. They're gonna make sure that 0:09:44.840 --> 0:09:47.280 you got those things corrected, and you have to get 0:09:47.280 --> 0:09:50.880 them rectified. Moving forward. All right, We're gonna talk later 0:09:50.920 --> 0:09:55.439 about Levian Bell because he was outstanding in his first 0:09:55.480 --> 0:09:59.200 performance with the Green and White. We're often running here 0:09:59.240 --> 0:10:02.480 on inside that remember the calling number here is eight 0:10:02.640 --> 0:10:06.000 nine one nine three, seven seven six. But we're gonna 0:10:06.040 --> 0:10:10.680 come right back with Jets defensive alignment. Bronson Cafusy allen 0:10:10.760 --> 0:10:12.920 back to throw again, throws one over the middle. It's 0:10:12.960 --> 0:10:15.880 tid it's an accepted c. J. Moseley's got it runs 0:10:16.000 --> 0:10:23.480 right to ten touchdown. Hey caram pick Ceejay Moseley takes 0:10:23.480 --> 0:10:26.200 it to the house and the Jet defense scores the 0:10:26.280 --> 0:10:30.040 first points up the season. Welcome back to Inside the 0:10:30.120 --> 0:10:35.280 Jets Eric Allen alongside Eric Coleman, Eric Vanderbilt, Sports and 0:10:35.440 --> 0:10:39.040 Spirits inside the Windham Hamilton's Park Hotel. Our player guest 0:10:39.080 --> 0:10:43.040 segment is presented by I'm at Bank, Official Community bank 0:10:43.080 --> 0:10:45.640 of your New York Jets. What's out further Ado, Let's 0:10:45.640 --> 0:10:50.840 bring in Jets defensive Alignement? Bronson cafusy. How's it going? 0:10:52.720 --> 0:10:55.560 Bronson brought the family out tonight, so you know, we 0:10:55.679 --> 0:10:57.719 thank Hillary for being here. And what can you tell 0:10:57.760 --> 0:11:01.800 us about Tika? Three months old? He's a giant already, 0:11:01.880 --> 0:11:04.560 so we're just gonna keep up with him. Congratulations? Is 0:11:04.600 --> 0:11:07.719 this your first first one? Yeah? And what's it like 0:11:09.080 --> 0:11:12.319 being a new dead And it's fun. It's a roller coaster. Uh. 0:11:12.720 --> 0:11:14.320 You know, I couldn't do it out my wife. You know, 0:11:14.400 --> 0:11:17.520 she's the real champion, so I just you know, support 0:11:17.600 --> 0:11:20.720 her and we're just having fun with him. Can I 0:11:20.720 --> 0:11:23.440 ask you this didn't make it? Was it different? Is 0:11:23.440 --> 0:11:25.160 it different going to work now that you have a child. 0:11:25.480 --> 0:11:27.640 I mean, I would say it is because I remember 0:11:27.640 --> 0:11:29.320 when I had my baby, it was like, all right, 0:11:29.320 --> 0:11:31.959 now someone's depending on me. Now it's easier to get 0:11:32.000 --> 0:11:34.360 up in the morning because someone else is is counting 0:11:34.360 --> 0:11:36.480 on me. Did you feel the same way, Yes, yes, 0:11:36.559 --> 0:11:41.600 it definitely makes you even a better better player. So Bronson, Um, 0:11:42.120 --> 0:11:45.120 I gotta imagine you can't have tight to go to 0:11:45.160 --> 0:11:47.600 the stadium. Just yeah, I'm sure he's gonna have a 0:11:47.640 --> 0:11:51.280 couple of trips to MetLife in his future. But uh, 0:11:51.640 --> 0:11:54.720 football is in the family and he'll get a chance 0:11:54.760 --> 0:11:58.079 to know that pretty soon. Right. I don't know if 0:11:58.120 --> 0:12:01.680 people know all about your background, but yeah, can you 0:12:01.760 --> 0:12:04.480 talk about the football background and take us back to 0:12:04.600 --> 0:12:07.199 Utah a little bit? Okay, Yeah, I'll give you a 0:12:07.240 --> 0:12:09.760 little snapshot here. Yeah, football has been a part of 0:12:09.840 --> 0:12:12.760 my family's life. My dad's a football coach. He uh 0:12:13.000 --> 0:12:15.800 played in the NFL for the Eagles. Um, I was 0:12:15.840 --> 0:12:19.600 born in New Jersey actually when he was playing. I mean, 0:12:19.720 --> 0:12:23.000 his whole family all played. He has you know, six 0:12:23.040 --> 0:12:27.120 brothers that all played college football, and uh he's coached. 0:12:27.160 --> 0:12:29.679 He coached for thirty years, ten years at University Utah 0:12:29.640 --> 0:12:32.520 and then uh um twenty years at b y U 0:12:32.600 --> 0:12:37.320 and then um my younger brother plays or he played there, 0:12:37.360 --> 0:12:39.680 and then my other brothers there. Right now, I got 0:12:39.679 --> 0:12:43.320 about I mean, all all my cousins, we all played, 0:12:43.720 --> 0:12:45.800 we've all played in college, and you know we've been 0:12:45.840 --> 0:12:50.200 on different different teams in the NFL. So it's just 0:12:50.280 --> 0:12:53.559 something that you know, it's an opportunity for my family. 0:12:53.640 --> 0:12:57.360 So and everyone tried to take advantage of it. Yeah. So, 0:12:57.360 --> 0:13:00.920 so at what point do you start Tika in the 0:13:00.960 --> 0:13:04.080 three point stands, give him working on his drill already, 0:13:04.080 --> 0:13:05.920 got him there, already, you know, to puld him up 0:13:05.960 --> 0:13:08.240 and try to get him in his position. You're ready, man, 0:13:08.880 --> 0:13:11.480 wherever the ball is, you just go get it. That's awesome. 0:13:11.600 --> 0:13:13.760 So at what point did your dad put you in 0:13:13.800 --> 0:13:15.680 pads and say, hey, this this is part of the 0:13:15.679 --> 0:13:20.439 family business. Oh man, you know he was so busy coaching, Yeah, recruiting, 0:13:20.880 --> 0:13:23.560 all those things, you know. I uh, I didn't play. 0:13:23.600 --> 0:13:26.600 I didn't play football until eighth grade. Yeah, I did 0:13:26.640 --> 0:13:29.880 everything else. So so do you remember, though, those early 0:13:30.000 --> 0:13:33.040 days since your dad was a coach and that's the 0:13:33.080 --> 0:13:36.760 family business of being around the game and going to 0:13:36.880 --> 0:13:40.840 practices and going to the locker room. That, oh, definitely, definitely, 0:13:40.880 --> 0:13:44.600 I remember. I mean staying after games. I remember, you know, 0:13:45.000 --> 0:13:46.840 being able as a kid. I didn't realize I was 0:13:46.880 --> 0:13:49.240 around some you know, really good football players like Steve 0:13:49.280 --> 0:13:54.480 Smith that we said utah, yeah, yeah, and even you know, 0:13:54.520 --> 0:13:56.280 and a p I U was awesome. So I was 0:13:56.280 --> 0:13:59.640 always I've always been around football football season. It's it's 0:13:59.679 --> 0:14:02.400 always football season at my house. So you know, we're 0:14:02.400 --> 0:14:05.240 always we're always getting ready for the season or in 0:14:05.280 --> 0:14:07.400 the season. But what can you tell us about your 0:14:07.440 --> 0:14:10.120 younger brother. You just said he plays at b y U. 0:14:10.240 --> 0:14:12.840 But they played Tennessee. They came up with a great victory. 0:14:12.960 --> 0:14:17.240 But he was involved in an interesting, uh altercation I 0:14:17.280 --> 0:14:19.400 guess on Saturday, correct, man, I gotta keep your head 0:14:19.440 --> 0:14:22.880 out of that. You know, you know you're not gonna 0:14:22.960 --> 0:14:25.360 be playing the rest of that game. So he got 0:14:25.360 --> 0:14:27.080 ejected for it for hitting with leading with his helm, 0:14:27.200 --> 0:14:29.680 leading with his helmet, any with his helmet on the quarterback. 0:14:29.800 --> 0:14:33.360 So yeah, that's a good teacham moment. So so for 0:14:33.440 --> 0:14:36.320 us growing up, you know, in college football, growing up 0:14:36.320 --> 0:14:38.280 in the game of football. Who were some of your 0:14:38.360 --> 0:14:40.920 inspirations beside your father and your uncle's. Who are some 0:14:40.960 --> 0:14:43.120 of your favorite players growing up? Oh? Man, I love 0:14:43.320 --> 0:14:47.400 I mean obviously Reggie White, Um love watching him. Julius Peppers. 0:14:47.960 --> 0:14:50.920 Love love watching him, and then you have J. J. 0:14:51.000 --> 0:14:54.720 Watt coming in there. Um, I've always you know, being 0:14:54.760 --> 0:14:57.120 a son of a football coach when you learned to 0:14:57.200 --> 0:15:00.080 love to watch film. So you know, for me, I 0:15:00.120 --> 0:15:03.320 always and I I love you know, criticism too. I 0:15:04.200 --> 0:15:07.360 you know, after any game winner lose, I look forward 0:15:07.440 --> 0:15:09.400 to seeing the film and seeing the things that I 0:15:09.440 --> 0:15:13.120 can improve on and get better at and uh, you know, 0:15:13.360 --> 0:15:16.240 just being able to really sharpen my blade up for 0:15:16.280 --> 0:15:18.960 the next game. So speaking to that, after watching the 0:15:18.960 --> 0:15:22.160 game film, the defense was outstanding yesterday, but they left 0:15:22.160 --> 0:15:23.680 a couple of plays out there. What were some of 0:15:23.720 --> 0:15:26.320 the things that that you can improve on as a 0:15:26.400 --> 0:15:29.840 defense as a whole looking at the film from last night, Yeah, definitely, 0:15:29.880 --> 0:15:32.520 I'd say, and we really have to finish. It doesn't 0:15:32.560 --> 0:15:36.160 matter what the score is. Uh, you know, it's it's 0:15:36.160 --> 0:15:39.040 a game of four quarters and there's time on the clock. 0:15:39.120 --> 0:15:41.880 We we need to be at our best and uh 0:15:42.160 --> 0:15:44.480 continue to work so that we can you know, close 0:15:44.520 --> 0:15:47.400 those games out. And I felt like as a defense, uh, 0:15:47.480 --> 0:15:49.240 it's great to be a part of the defense that 0:15:49.800 --> 0:15:52.000 you know wants to be great, has that desire and 0:15:52.120 --> 0:15:55.560 is willing to put the work into uh to achieve that, 0:15:55.640 --> 0:15:58.000 and so watching the film today was you know a 0:15:58.000 --> 0:16:01.160 great opportunity for us to see, Wow, we still have 0:16:01.520 --> 0:16:04.680 so much more that we can improve on it and 0:16:04.800 --> 0:16:07.840 really even execute at a higher level. Bronson, what has 0:16:07.880 --> 0:16:10.880 clicked here for you with the New York Chess because 0:16:10.880 --> 0:16:13.120 this is a very deep defensive line. You're talking about 0:16:13.200 --> 0:16:16.600 Leonard Williams, Steve mcclenn and they draft Quinnin Williams, Henry 0:16:16.600 --> 0:16:19.640 Anderson ties for the team leading SAX last year. Nathan 0:16:19.640 --> 0:16:22.720 Sheppard still on this team for we learned for Lorenzo 0:16:23.040 --> 0:16:27.520 Potokasi is on this team as well. But you have 0:16:28.320 --> 0:16:31.920 made yourself part of the defensive line rotation and you've 0:16:31.960 --> 0:16:35.640 gotten in close to thirty snaps yesterday. Yeah, um, you know, 0:16:36.800 --> 0:16:39.600 great defensive line like you just said. Uh, you know, 0:16:39.680 --> 0:16:42.480 for me, uh, I just take it day by day. 0:16:43.240 --> 0:16:46.960 I love being able to work and compete and being 0:16:47.000 --> 0:16:49.040 able to be in a room with guys that are 0:16:49.080 --> 0:16:51.720 the same. Uh. You know, it has helped me to 0:16:51.720 --> 0:16:54.320 elevate my game and uh, you know each day to 0:16:54.960 --> 0:16:57.080 you know, climb a little higher, get get a little 0:16:57.120 --> 0:16:59.760 better each day. And so it's been it's been great 0:16:59.840 --> 0:17:02.480 for or everyone to you know, pull out each other's 0:17:03.240 --> 0:17:05.760 really pull out each other's best. How have you developed 0:17:05.840 --> 0:17:09.760 most significantly, maybe since you were drafted by the Baltimore 0:17:09.880 --> 0:17:13.120 Ravens a couple of years ago in the third round. Man, 0:17:13.160 --> 0:17:15.720 I would say, um, just understanding the game at a 0:17:15.760 --> 0:17:19.600 different level. Uh, you know, being able to you know, 0:17:20.200 --> 0:17:25.280 have the game slow down and uh uh really become 0:17:25.960 --> 0:17:27.760 even I thought I was a student of the game, 0:17:27.800 --> 0:17:31.040 but I felt like, you know, I'm I'm I'm more 0:17:31.080 --> 0:17:33.000 of a student of the game now and I'm continuing 0:17:33.520 --> 0:17:37.480 to just push that uh push that mlope, push that 0:17:37.480 --> 0:17:40.360 button more and more and more. So, you know, from 0:17:40.440 --> 0:17:43.119 last year going into this year in the offseason, what 0:17:43.200 --> 0:17:44.720 were some of the things that you worked on as 0:17:44.720 --> 0:17:47.520 a player individually that that can help you elevating to 0:17:47.560 --> 0:17:50.399 help you made this team and be a key contributor. Yeah. 0:17:50.600 --> 0:17:53.840 For me, I would say technique is is huge and 0:17:53.840 --> 0:17:57.560 it's always been big for me. But um, I felt 0:17:57.560 --> 0:18:00.560 like I honedn't even even more to really get into 0:18:00.600 --> 0:18:04.160 like the details and really refine uh my work and 0:18:05.040 --> 0:18:07.679 being able to do it at a consistent level at 0:18:07.680 --> 0:18:11.280 a high level is has been key for me. And 0:18:11.320 --> 0:18:13.440 then also, I mean with that, there's a lot of 0:18:13.480 --> 0:18:15.720 things that fallen into that, but I would say just 0:18:16.160 --> 0:18:18.280 being able to execute my technique at a high level 0:18:18.480 --> 0:18:20.800 time and time again. Bronson, can you take us into 0:18:20.800 --> 0:18:24.399 the meeting room? What's it like being coached up by 0:18:24.440 --> 0:18:28.680 Greg Williams. He is a character, He's got a lot 0:18:28.720 --> 0:18:32.600 of experience. He is funny, but he's gonna get after you. 0:18:32.880 --> 0:18:36.280 Oh yeah, I love it. Uh man in the meeting room, 0:18:36.440 --> 0:18:40.600 He's he's great. I mean, uh he gets after you, 0:18:40.720 --> 0:18:43.760 and uh you know you you get after him. And 0:18:43.760 --> 0:18:48.439 it's just it's I mean, any player that wants to 0:18:48.520 --> 0:18:53.840 be uh, you know, really really great, loves his loves 0:18:53.920 --> 0:18:56.000 the way he does things because he's gonna push you. 0:18:56.400 --> 0:18:59.960 He's gonna help you to reach your potential. Um, there's 0:19:00.920 --> 0:19:03.000 there's nothing more he wants than for you to be 0:19:03.880 --> 0:19:06.240 the best that you can be. And so you know, 0:19:06.840 --> 0:19:08.960 for me, I'm the type of person you know personally 0:19:08.960 --> 0:19:11.280 where I'm I'll do whatever it takes, you know, whatever 0:19:11.320 --> 0:19:13.880 it takes. You know, whatever you say jump, he says jump, 0:19:13.960 --> 0:19:16.160 I say how high? You know, I'm willing to do 0:19:16.520 --> 0:19:19.560 whatever it takes so that I can, you know, be 0:19:19.560 --> 0:19:21.080 be the player that I know I can be and 0:19:21.119 --> 0:19:24.160 he knows I can be. He says to speeds, walk 0:19:24.240 --> 0:19:27.399 through and fast. Right, that's right, that's right. Um. And 0:19:27.560 --> 0:19:30.240 he preaches for you guys to run to the ball 0:19:30.760 --> 0:19:34.080 after every rep you take in practice. I think that 0:19:34.200 --> 0:19:37.040 carried over in the game actions. You got the two 0:19:37.040 --> 0:19:40.680 thousand nineteen season on their way with the four take lists. Definitely, 0:19:40.760 --> 0:19:43.000 you know, yeah, you definitely, you know, you want to 0:19:43.040 --> 0:19:46.760 have guys around the ball, and uh, that's something that 0:19:46.880 --> 0:19:49.680 you know, uh, he preaches and uh, you know, we 0:19:49.800 --> 0:19:52.040 go out there and get those guys around the ball 0:19:52.080 --> 0:19:53.880 because you never know when that ball might slip out 0:19:54.000 --> 0:19:56.320 or you know, a guy might make mistake or someone 0:19:56.359 --> 0:19:57.480 might get a hand on it and all of a 0:19:57.520 --> 0:19:59.080 sudden it's in your lap. So you gotta be ready. 0:19:59.119 --> 0:20:02.400 But it's something that's drilled you guys take time each 0:20:02.440 --> 0:20:06.520 practice to go over ball security for the offense and 0:20:06.640 --> 0:20:10.160 obviously getting the ball out for the defense. Oh definitely. Yeah, 0:20:10.160 --> 0:20:14.920 every every day we're constantly, you know, training ourselves to 0:20:14.960 --> 0:20:17.520 take that ball away, take it away every and when 0:20:17.520 --> 0:20:19.119 we go up against the offense. You know, we always 0:20:19.119 --> 0:20:20.920 want to practice that as well. You know, it helps 0:20:20.960 --> 0:20:23.879 it helps both of us. So Bronston, you you know 0:20:23.960 --> 0:20:25.760 you talked about being a student of the game. You 0:20:25.760 --> 0:20:27.760 know you watched the film, made the corrections. At what 0:20:27.800 --> 0:20:29.960 point do you get into Cleveland? And have you started 0:20:30.359 --> 0:20:34.040 getting into what Cleveland? Does you know? I mean, it's 0:20:34.040 --> 0:20:36.920 a twenty four rule. You know, you can't uh, you 0:20:36.960 --> 0:20:39.040 don't matter if you win or lose. You know, you 0:20:39.080 --> 0:20:41.120 can't let your eyes get too high and your lows 0:20:41.119 --> 0:20:43.040