1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:04,320 Speaker 1: Alright, training camp Sunday. Um, this will be our last 2 00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:08,440 Speaker 1: day before they they have their mandated day off tomorrow, 3 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:12,400 Speaker 1: and so just push him through it and um, try 4 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:14,840 Speaker 1: to have another good day. So I'll take your questions, 5 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:23,720 Speaker 1: your impressions of Dexter. Yeah, Dexter, I think he's he's 6 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:26,440 Speaker 1: made him. Uh. He's a big man obviously, and he's 7 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 1: had an impact already. Um. You know, watching the one 8 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:31,800 Speaker 1: on one pass rush, you can see that he's a 9 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:34,000 Speaker 1: guy that's gonna be able to get some pressure. So 10 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:36,800 Speaker 1: we feel good about him being able to play on 11 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:39,640 Speaker 1: all three downs. And you know, he you know, a 12 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:42,559 Speaker 1: lot like the rookies that we've spoken about already. He 13 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:45,360 Speaker 1: hasn't disappointed us in any way, and he's continuing to 14 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:50,360 Speaker 1: get better each day. How is m R j McIntosh 15 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:52,879 Speaker 1: looked with that second team? Looks like you had a 16 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 1: few places yesterday. Yeah. No, he's he's gotten a lot better. Uh, 17 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:00,280 Speaker 1: we crossed that bridge last year. He was wavy hime 18 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:03,279 Speaker 1: for most of the year and then he's caught up 19 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 1: and he's and he's doing he's doing a good job. 20 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:09,520 Speaker 1: You know, he's a This is almost like yesterday. Last 21 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 1: year was like year zero. This is more like year one, 22 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:15,840 Speaker 1: and so in some ways he's like a rookie going 23 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 1: through it, and I think he's done a good job. 24 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:20,399 Speaker 1: So for what about getting back to Dexter, what about 25 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:22,679 Speaker 1: the skill set makes him the right bit to line 26 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 1: up on the end of those three guys versus the 27 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:28,559 Speaker 1: middle like in a nose tackle until Yeah, I think 28 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 1: he can line up on the nose, He can line 29 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 1: up as a three, and he can line up as 30 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:38,040 Speaker 1: a five, so on the center guard or tackle because 31 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 1: of his size and his quickness and his length, you know, 32 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:45,400 Speaker 1: I think, um, generally speaking, as you get further from 33 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 1: the ball, length is more important. And because he's got 34 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:51,400 Speaker 1: such great size, you know he can he can do 35 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 1: that for us. Is that where Dalvin his flexibility works too, 36 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 1: because he played if I'm not mistaken, he played on 37 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 1: what the end when stacks and then moved in the 38 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 1: middle and now he's back in the middle. Yeah, exactly. 39 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:06,560 Speaker 1: So you know, obviously the goal is to get really 40 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:08,960 Speaker 1: really good athletes that are very big and very long, 41 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:12,520 Speaker 1: you know, and and but we all fall somewhere in 42 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 1: the middle, and um, but yeah, you know, a guy 43 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:18,239 Speaker 1: that's more multiple and can play on the center guard 44 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:20,560 Speaker 1: in the end or the tackle is a good thing. 45 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 1: Is there more for Dexter further out from the ball 46 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:26,160 Speaker 1: that he gets is they're more learning, Like you know, 47 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 1: you can do a lot of that college right because 48 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 1: he was sort of an anchor guy. Yeah, No, you know, 49 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:32,960 Speaker 1: I think everything he's got to be you know, defeat 50 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 1: your block or b gap sound you know, and then 51 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 1: when it's time to rest the past or get after 52 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 1: the quarterback. So there is more to learn, but I 53 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 1: think he's capable of learning it. The last a couple 54 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:45,800 Speaker 1: of days, it seems like Tripperrill has been pretty effective 55 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:47,560 Speaker 1: of near the line of scrimma, either the flip sing 56 00:02:47,720 --> 00:02:49,919 Speaker 1: or a couple of tackles show back build against the run. 57 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:51,919 Speaker 1: What do you like about his skill set something in 58 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 1: the line of scrimmage. Well, he certainly can play the 59 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 1: back end of the you know, the deep part of 60 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:58,840 Speaker 1: the field. But you know, he's an active player that 61 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:00,800 Speaker 1: does a good job of tack one. You know, he's 62 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:03,519 Speaker 1: a good job covering in a lot Like most safeties 63 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:06,760 Speaker 1: they do a better job covering when you know they 64 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:10,960 Speaker 1: can find the space a little bit. And he's very active, 65 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 1: and you know, I think he's you know he's probably 66 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:17,520 Speaker 1: more of a strong safety type guyad You guys didn't 67 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:19,959 Speaker 1: get a lot of sacks last year, but did you 68 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:25,600 Speaker 1: get enough pressure? Uh no, in neither neither situation. You 69 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:28,360 Speaker 1: want to get more pressure and then certainly sacks. And 70 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:30,919 Speaker 1: then you know it starts with pressure because there's a 71 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 1: lot of times when you can get pressure on the 72 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:37,280 Speaker 1: quarterback disrupt him enough where it affects the throw um 73 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:40,000 Speaker 1: without sacking him, and so you need you need both 74 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 1: and then obviously winning the one on one battles or 75 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:47,119 Speaker 1: whether we pressure to scheme it. We we just need 76 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 1: to do better in all areas. Do you see the 77 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:51,880 Speaker 1: potential for more of this year? I do? I do 78 00:03:52,640 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 1: because of numbers, you know, the second year in our system, 79 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 1: plus we've added some guys that have a history of 80 00:03:58,880 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 1: sacking the quarterback. But what have you seen from m Valentine? Yeah, 81 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 1: for his reception yesterday and just as in terms of 82 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 1: his football stuff, well, he's very smart, he's very instinctive, 83 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:16,800 Speaker 1: and you know each day he looks a little bit 84 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:21,880 Speaker 1: more comfortable. And I would say it's running parallel two things. 85 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:25,960 Speaker 1: Obviously coming back from you know, the gunshot obviously, and 86 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:29,240 Speaker 1: then also just being coming more comfortable in the defense. 87 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:32,640 Speaker 1: So I made a play yesterday which was good, and 88 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:35,200 Speaker 1: he's generally been in the right spot and he's been competing, 89 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 1: and so you know, we're sort of pleased to this 90 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:40,479 Speaker 1: point with his progress. How do you do you leave 91 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:44,479 Speaker 1: his story outside the building or where do you allow 92 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:47,560 Speaker 1: it to come in? No, we've we've moved on from it. 93 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:49,600 Speaker 1: It's you know, it will always be a part of 94 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 1: who he is, but we don't talk about it. If 95 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:57,400 Speaker 1: you have any updata on Sam Heel, yeah, he's got 96 00:04:57,640 --> 00:05:01,560 Speaker 1: kind of a growing um. He's got growing in a hamstring. 97 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:05,120 Speaker 1: He's just dealing with It's not nothing serious, and we 98 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 1: anticipate he'll be back soon. Maybe not today but soon. 99 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:13,040 Speaker 1: But dariously same, I mean, he's he's made really good 100 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 1: progress in the last couple of days. He'll be back soon. 101 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:19,720 Speaker 1: That first day in pads yesterday, were you happy with 102 00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:23,279 Speaker 1: the line work and with the way that you're injured 103 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 1: guys or guys that had surgery, solder and remors came 104 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 1: through the day. Yeah, I think you know, there were 105 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:33,360 Speaker 1: mistakes up front, obviously, I mean, they competed. It was 106 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:36,360 Speaker 1: it was a little sloppier than I would have liked 107 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:39,240 Speaker 1: to have seen. But you know that's part of it. 108 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:41,599 Speaker 1: The last time they were in pads was when we 109 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:44,000 Speaker 1: played the Cowboys, the last game of the year. It's 110 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:46,039 Speaker 1: hard to believe, but that's just the way the world 111 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:49,239 Speaker 1: works now. And so getting used to their pads, getting 112 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:53,360 Speaker 1: their sea legs, you know, that's part of it. Um. 113 00:05:53,480 --> 00:05:57,080 Speaker 1: But and then with regard to Solder and Rammers, they 114 00:05:57,120 --> 00:06:00,839 Speaker 1: both hold up held up pretty well. With with Julian Love, 115 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 1: I know you always say even to throw whatever you 116 00:06:03,240 --> 00:06:05,680 Speaker 1: can at your rookies, but for a guy, it just 117 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:09,760 Speaker 1: seems like he's learning both inside, outside and at safety. 118 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:12,839 Speaker 1: Now you're shown him more. What about him? I know 119 00:06:12,920 --> 00:06:15,520 Speaker 1: it's intelligent, but what about him gives you confidence that 120 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:19,400 Speaker 1: he can handle everything you're throwing at him. The one 121 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:24,560 Speaker 1: thing about Julian is he's got good spatial awareness. You know, 122 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:27,039 Speaker 1: the game sort of makes sense to him. That's why 123 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:30,600 Speaker 1: he can play it top down. UM, So the safety 124 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:33,640 Speaker 1: thing is not unnatural for him. And then you know, 125 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 1: his skill set fits the nickel spot and so that's 126 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:39,440 Speaker 1: sort of where we've played him. He certainly can play 127 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:42,880 Speaker 1: outside as well. UM, But he's a smart, instinctive player. 128 00:06:42,960 --> 00:06:45,120 Speaker 1: So we'll just keep trying to give him what we 129 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:47,840 Speaker 1: can and see see where his best spot will be. 130 00:06:48,520 --> 00:06:51,000 Speaker 1: We've seen Dana Joes makes something strong. But the last 131 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:53,240 Speaker 1: couple of days, I'm just curious from your advantage point though, 132 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:55,000 Speaker 1: as you watch his progression and what if you liked 133 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:58,520 Speaker 1: about what he's done him is practices. Yeah, I think 134 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:01,280 Speaker 1: to your point, I think he has made some strong throws. 135 00:07:01,320 --> 00:07:03,240 Speaker 1: You know, there was a couple of times yesterday and 136 00:07:03,279 --> 00:07:05,839 Speaker 1: the blitz drills where you know, the rush got on 137 00:07:05,920 --> 00:07:07,480 Speaker 1: him a little bit and he was able to snap 138 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:10,840 Speaker 1: it off and and make pretty much an all arm throw. 139 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 1: What you're looking for? Um Um, I know we're sort 140 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:18,640 Speaker 1: of taking his temperature every day, but I really feel 141 00:07:18,640 --> 00:07:21,520 Speaker 1: like he's making progress. Um. You know, each day is 142 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:26,240 Speaker 1: a new install. Uh, each day it's it's like fifty 143 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:28,360 Speaker 1: one dates you start over, but you gotta move on, 144 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:30,520 Speaker 1: you know, And he does a good job with that, 145 00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:33,960 Speaker 1: and you know he's making progress every you know, I 146 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 1: think I'm pleased with where he's at. After three days 147 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:40,920 Speaker 1: of practice. Here the pressure comes up, you're seeing his 148 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:44,280 Speaker 1: eyes don't come off out of absolutely Yeah, No, he's 149 00:07:44,320 --> 00:07:46,280 Speaker 1: he's done a good job of that. Now they know 150 00:07:46,320 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 1: they're not getting hit, but still to to have that, 151 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:52,920 Speaker 1: you know, have your eyes down field with people around you. 152 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:58,400 Speaker 1: I think it's a good thing. Rustle on the side. Um, 153 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:01,400 Speaker 1: that's an NFL throw. Were you impressed that he's able 154 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:03,880 Speaker 1: to have that kind of ball placement on a deeper 155 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 1: past this early? And no, because I've you know, I've 156 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:09,960 Speaker 1: seen it and we and we we knew he could 157 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:11,800 Speaker 1: do that and we've seen him do it in our 158 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:16,600 Speaker 1: drill work. Um. So you know, as people get to 159 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:22,320 Speaker 1: know him and they recognize more of the things he does. Um, 160 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:24,760 Speaker 1: you know, we we expect that from him and we 161 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:26,760 Speaker 1: think he can do those things. Had a lot of 162 00:08:26,760 --> 00:08:28,920 Speaker 1: times people when you talk about Grant Hanley that used 163 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:32,559 Speaker 1: to work to feisty. Um, is that accurate? And how 164 00:08:32,600 --> 00:08:34,599 Speaker 1: does that manifest itself? And is that good from a 165 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:37,319 Speaker 1: slot corner to be? It is? It is? He is 166 00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:41,200 Speaker 1: very feisty, um. And I think he's tough, competitive guy 167 00:08:41,240 --> 00:08:43,600 Speaker 1: and I think you want that at all positions. Um. 168 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:47,079 Speaker 1: Because he looks a little shorter, they give him credit 169 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:49,160 Speaker 1: for being feisty, but that that's just part of his 170 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:51,400 Speaker 1: nature and I think that's why he's going to have success. 171 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:54,080 Speaker 1: You know, you gotta be able to compete, you gotta 172 00:08:54,080 --> 00:08:56,480 Speaker 1: be tough, you gotta be competitive, and he's and he's 173 00:08:56,520 --> 00:08:59,640 Speaker 1: all those things because no matter how talented you are, 174 00:08:59,720 --> 00:09:01,960 Speaker 1: if you don't have those things, you have no chance. 175 00:09:02,679 --> 00:09:06,559 Speaker 1: And I think that's what um. I was around another 176 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:09,360 Speaker 1: guy that was like Buster Scream when we were in 177 00:09:09,760 --> 00:09:15,080 Speaker 1: Cleveland and Jets, competitive, tough guy and had success and 178 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:18,720 Speaker 1: so that's part of you know, that's that's part of 179 00:09:18,760 --> 00:09:21,400 Speaker 1: his charm. It's kind of like nickelback Credo, isn't it. 180 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:22,959 Speaker 1: You know a lot of those guys are maybe in 181 00:09:23,040 --> 00:09:24,720 Speaker 1: shorter than you like, and it kind of, you know, 182 00:09:24,760 --> 00:09:29,240 Speaker 1: it's just slight. Guy's kind of like, I don't want 183 00:09:29,240 --> 00:09:30,559 Speaker 1: to I don't want to put him in a box.