1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:03,080 Speaker 1: Think playing with them running back Google just like when 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:06,080 Speaker 1: you're getting consistent carris and how banks will start the 3 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:09,600 Speaker 1: poppy benchroom. Oh yeah, um you know we we we 4 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 1: definitely got to run game going today. Um. The old 5 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:15,000 Speaker 1: line played tremendous. Um. You know there was great cause 6 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:17,640 Speaker 1: by by the coaches too. Um. But when you get 7 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:19,639 Speaker 1: the run game going, just kind of helps everything on 8 00:00:19,640 --> 00:00:22,160 Speaker 1: the offense. Um. You know, we got them to commit 9 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:24,479 Speaker 1: more to the run. Um, and got to take some 10 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:27,160 Speaker 1: deep shots. Um, take some shots down the field. And UM. 11 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:29,520 Speaker 1: It also keeps the clock moving and keeps the chains going. 12 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:33,360 Speaker 1: When you're getting consistent carries. What does that do for 13 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:35,200 Speaker 1: you when you're seeing the defense and starting to fill 14 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:38,040 Speaker 1: them out before you pop that big running benchroom? Um yeah, 15 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:40,479 Speaker 1: it definitely helps. Um, definitely helps him. The more carriers 16 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:43,320 Speaker 1: you get, the better you see the field, UM, see 17 00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:45,519 Speaker 1: the way that the defense is playing you. UM, and 18 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 1: you know you always have that chance to pop a 19 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:49,519 Speaker 1: big one, but uh, you know you gotta let it 20 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:51,920 Speaker 1: come to you. UM. And you gotta take the physical 21 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:54,200 Speaker 1: run sometimes and when you get a chance, got I 22 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:57,960 Speaker 1: gotta make it pay for it. Sayment is and and 23 00:00:58,040 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 1: are you happy with where you're at this point. Um yeah, 24 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 1: I mean I would never be satisfied. Um where I'm at. Um, 25 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:07,679 Speaker 1: I do feel I'm getting better throughout the year. Um, 26 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:10,120 Speaker 1: things are just coming more clear to me. Um. I'm 27 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:12,959 Speaker 1: seeing the field a lot better. Um, understanding the game 28 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 1: even better with the help of Eli and all those 29 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:18,280 Speaker 1: vets on the team. UM. But you know, still got way, way, 30 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:22,240 Speaker 1: way much for him to improve. Back to back wins 31 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:24,680 Speaker 1: coming off the body, what feels different? And did you 32 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 1: realize that the incomplete passed to you was the only 33 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 1: incompleted Eli had today? Um? Yeah, I don't know which 34 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:37,040 Speaker 1: when you want to answer, the incomplete or the back 35 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:38,880 Speaker 1: to back wins. But I'll started to back to back. 36 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 1: You know, difference in these ones. Um, well we're executing. Um, 37 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 1: we're finishing games, We're furnishing drives, and um that's what 38 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:47,039 Speaker 1: we weren't doing in the first half of the season. Um. 39 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:48,960 Speaker 1: You know we're in in almost every single game that 40 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 1: we played, but we weren't executing. UM. Coach put up 41 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 1: a highlight bill reel of the players that we just missed, 42 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:56,920 Speaker 1: and UM, that's how close we were, and that's how 43 00:01:56,920 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 1: close we know we are. And UM, these last two 44 00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 1: games wherever the do the opposite of that, and uh, yeah, 45 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 1: I definitely Um, oh elis something because he would have 46 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 1: had a perfect day. And you know, I've caught that 47 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:11,680 Speaker 1: ball multiple times and practice. I work on that catch 48 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:14,840 Speaker 1: every day every time we play, UM and warm up 49 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:17,359 Speaker 1: for a game. UM. And you know, I just I 50 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 1: was not up to my standards there, So I definitely 51 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 1: own something. You talk about margins and execution. In terms 52 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:27,280 Speaker 1: of executing, you said first half of the season, you 53 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:29,119 Speaker 1: guys were missing a little bit, but now you're hitting 54 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:30,920 Speaker 1: on this play. So what is it you guys have 55 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:33,680 Speaker 1: done changed differently and what work on specifically to make 56 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 1: that happen now? UM. You know, I think the biggest 57 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:42,079 Speaker 1: thing was addressing this situation, UM, realizing that we're this close. UM. 58 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:44,359 Speaker 1: And uh, you know we've been practicing a lot better 59 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 1: also too, UM. And at the end of the day, 60 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:49,079 Speaker 1: it's just making the place. UM. That's the biggest difference 61 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 1: in my mindset. You know, for instance, like that drop. UM, 62 00:02:52,760 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 1: obviously it didn't come back to to haunas UM. But 63 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 1: plays like that you got to execute and in that 64 00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:00,960 Speaker 1: in that situation, and UM, we've been doing that throughout 65 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:04,440 Speaker 1: this these past two games, I'm from O'Dell to Chef 66 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:07,800 Speaker 1: to Evan, the old line Eli, all those guys, UM 67 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:10,120 Speaker 1: have have been stepping up big. I've been talking a 68 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 1: lot about looking to improve your pass protection. How did 69 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:14,520 Speaker 1: you feel you did in that category to that? Um, 70 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:17,600 Speaker 1: you know I really didn't have to pass protect uh 71 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 1: that much today. UM. You know, I think I think 72 00:03:21,400 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 1: I only had like one really time where you know, 73 00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:25,920 Speaker 1: it was kind of like I kind of had to 74 00:03:25,919 --> 00:03:28,400 Speaker 1: come over the help. But UM, this, like I said, 75 00:03:28,639 --> 00:03:31,520 Speaker 1: every every part of my game has room to improve. UM. 76 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 1: You know, I'm passionate about this game. I want to 77 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 1: be a great player. UM, and I gotta continue to work. 78 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:39,840 Speaker 1: The team is still four names below my buttter in beleven, 79 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:42,840 Speaker 1: but you're in a division where the first place team 80 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 1: only has six wins. Is there a sense of of 81 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:48,840 Speaker 1: hoping in the locker room right now? Um? The way 82 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 1: the way I view that is because obviously it's always 83 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 1: gonna be a sense of hope, UM until there's no 84 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:57,240 Speaker 1: chance of us going to where we want to go. UM, 85 00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 1: We're always gonna believe. But we can't up to fall 86 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 1: into the future. UM. We can't worry what those other 87 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:05,800 Speaker 1: two other teams and our confidence on our divisions doing 88 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:08,120 Speaker 1: the only day we gotta focus with ourselves. UM, and 89 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 1: that's coming to practice every single day, getting better a 90 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:12,280 Speaker 1: single day. UM, taking it one day, one right by 91 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 1: the time, in one game at a time, facing the 92 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:18,000 Speaker 1: first play. It's just doing enough right now in your 93 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:20,119 Speaker 1: mind to win each of those games that you're talking 94 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:23,080 Speaker 1: about going forward. UM yeah, I think I think you know, 95 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:25,240 Speaker 1: we still left a lot a lot on the table today. 96 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:28,680 Speaker 1: UM my place to be specific. Um, but I think 97 00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:30,200 Speaker 1: you know, at the end of the day, no matter 98 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:32,719 Speaker 1: how you win, Um, it matters if you win. And 99 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:34,520 Speaker 1: we've been able to get that done those last two games, 100 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:37,120 Speaker 1: and um, we've been making plays, and we've been you know, 101 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:40,159 Speaker 1: running the ball a lot better second half of the season, 102 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:42,440 Speaker 1: playing better than the second half of the season. And um, 103 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:44,599 Speaker 1: we still have room to improve. And uh, you know, 104 00:04:44,640 --> 00:04:46,440 Speaker 1: we gotta definitely do a better job in my opinion 105 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 1: of closing out the game. Um. You know, it was 106 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:51,200 Speaker 1: up fourteen points on his team and still gave him 107 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:53,080 Speaker 1: a chance. UM. I think that's where we can improve 108 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:57,320 Speaker 1: for the rest of the season. Of heat for his performances, 109 00:04:57,320 --> 00:04:59,240 Speaker 1: like like you feel good for him after like that. 110 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 1: You're like, UM, you know I feel good for Eli 111 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 1: no matter what. UM, you know, he he's it's it's 112 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:08,479 Speaker 1: tough to to be in this this uh, this market 113 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:11,320 Speaker 1: um or this media. No offense to you guys. UM, 114 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:14,280 Speaker 1: but the way he hands himself is is you know, 115 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 1: it's just amazing. UM. Definitely as a young guy, he's 116 00:05:16,760 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 1: definitely some when you look up to. Um. He comes 117 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:21,080 Speaker 1: in and work every single day. UM. I remember, I 118 00:05:21,360 --> 00:05:23,159 Speaker 1: think I told you got the story. I was watching 119 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:25,560 Speaker 1: film my own one time and he came in and 120 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:27,479 Speaker 1: I was watching film from like an hour and he 121 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:29,279 Speaker 1: sat down for me like twenty minutes and showed me 122 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:31,400 Speaker 1: three things or ready that I didn't see, and that 123 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:33,520 Speaker 1: just showed me how far I am from being where 124 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:35,919 Speaker 1: I want to be. UM. So I definitely, you know, 125 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:38,720 Speaker 1: definitely respect Eli. Um not only as a player, but 126 00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:41,680 Speaker 1: as a man. To be in Pennsylvania next week for 127 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:45,960 Speaker 1: the Eagles. UM. You know, Uh, I'm not really excited 128 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:50,560 Speaker 1: to play in Pennsylvania again. UM. You know that I 129 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:53,520 Speaker 1: did that in college. Um, the passes in the past. UM, 130 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 1: moving on. I'm just dexcited to go out there and 131 00:05:56,080 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 1: UM try to get back with those guys. And we 132 00:05:58,080 --> 00:06:00,200 Speaker 1: old than one. Um, they got one of us there, 133 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 1: and um, we just got focused on this week and 134 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:07,640 Speaker 1: try to go in. We're coaching challenges you to uh 135 00:06:07,839 --> 00:06:10,360 Speaker 1: get what do you call it? The tough yard running inside? 136 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:12,920 Speaker 1: How how are you hearing that? As a young player 137 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:16,320 Speaker 1: and you had one style? Now your coaches challenging you, 138 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:19,640 Speaker 1: how are you hearing that? Um? You know you take 139 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:22,560 Speaker 1: it as a as a challenge and you you you 140 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:25,160 Speaker 1: take it personal and you know they brought you here 141 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:28,080 Speaker 1: for a reason and um, you gotta get better and 142 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:30,280 Speaker 1: that that's the way I took it. And um, you 143 00:06:30,279 --> 00:06:32,400 Speaker 1: know the same way the way I ticket that was 144 00:06:32,600 --> 00:06:36,200 Speaker 1: still stay who I am. Um, I didn't really change 145 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:40,480 Speaker 1: anything today, um besides kind of my pace. Um, and 146 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 1: you know, I just getting a feel for the game 147 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:44,120 Speaker 1: and to feel for the running game and um with 148 00:06:44,320 --> 00:06:46,920 Speaker 1: offens the line and I think, um, I found a 149 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:49,640 Speaker 1: pace that I like. Um And um, you know they 150 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:51,080 Speaker 1: challenged me and do that and I was able to 151 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:55,279 Speaker 1: do that today. You look pretty fresh, Concertos, considering it 152 00:06:55,320 --> 00:06:57,960 Speaker 1: a Monday night game. Can you talk about how fresh 153 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:01,799 Speaker 1: you felt today? Um? You know I felt pretty fresh, 154 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 1: that's the most But that that's unusual that for a 155 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:09,720 Speaker 1: Monday night game to be Um, I don't I don't know. Yeah, 156 00:07:10,640 --> 00:07:12,360 Speaker 1: I see, I see what you're saying. But you know, 157 00:07:12,400 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 1: I think you're just the routine that that I've have um, 158 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:17,760 Speaker 1: and that the people that I work with in the 159 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:20,880 Speaker 1: facility and outside of facility, um is keeping me straight 160 00:07:20,920 --> 00:07:24,040 Speaker 1: and keeping my body um healthy, and UM, I gotta 161 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:26,240 Speaker 1: continue to keep that routine and continue to get better 162 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:28,200 Speaker 1: in my routine. UM, so I can come as fresh 163 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:29,680 Speaker 1: as I can every every week to try out my 164 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:37,400 Speaker 1: team one wearing different wh about wearing different creet Um yeah, 165 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:39,760 Speaker 1: well I learned about wearing different cleats. Um. I gotta 166 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:42,640 Speaker 1: be better there. Um. Uh. You know, I thought I 167 00:07:42,680 --> 00:07:45,240 Speaker 1: did a good job of getting a field for the 168 00:07:45,280 --> 00:07:48,080 Speaker 1: field in pre game and I wasn't slipping in pre game. 169 00:07:48,160 --> 00:07:50,960 Speaker 1: So um, but you know you're speeding pre game and 170 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:54,360 Speaker 1: you're speeding real life is is completely different. And that's 171 00:07:54,360 --> 00:07:57,000 Speaker 1: where you know I as a as a rookie, you know, 172 00:07:57,040 --> 00:07:59,240 Speaker 1: as a rookie move, I gotta be better there. Um. 173 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 1: I can get feel for the ground, um, no matter 174 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:04,080 Speaker 1: if I got to find seven or eight fleets um 175 00:08:04,200 --> 00:08:06,880 Speaker 1: and find the right pair of cleats, um, Dad, Dad, 176 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:09,679 Speaker 1: from the start of game, not in the second quarter 177 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:12,720 Speaker 1: or the second drive. But you know, something you live in, 178 00:08:12,760 --> 00:08:14,560 Speaker 1: you are from it, and I gotta get better. There 179 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:22,280 Speaker 1: whing an imaginary defending there a puzz sideline you like, 180 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:29,960 Speaker 1: I think it was a big jump late game set. Yeah, 181 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:32,920 Speaker 1: it was. It was like, okay, it's like, um, I'm 182 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:34,800 Speaker 1: trying to put in like a running back perspective. You know, 183 00:08:34,840 --> 00:08:37,880 Speaker 1: it's kind of just like U if you play basketball, 184 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:40,880 Speaker 1: it's like a hesitation. Um. It was like I saw 185 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:43,600 Speaker 1: two defenders and I was trying to like hesitate him 186 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:45,680 Speaker 1: and get him to stop his feet and get my 187 00:08:46,280 --> 00:08:49,480 Speaker 1: get my alignment to get up there and blocking. That's 188 00:08:49,480 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 1: what it was.