1 00:00:00,720 --> 00:00:02,840 Speaker 1: Guys, I appreciate your patients. So I ran over on 2 00:00:02,880 --> 00:00:05,120 Speaker 1: a meeting this morning, so that's what delayed me right there. 3 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:07,120 Speaker 1: But our guys getting right for practice right now and 4 00:00:07,520 --> 00:00:10,760 Speaker 1: came as fast I could. So that being said, I 5 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:14,600 Speaker 1: go open up to any questions it. Hey, Joe, I 6 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:17,400 Speaker 1: know other people are gonna ask you about practice yesterday. 7 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 1: I wanted to ask you a a bigger picture question. 8 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:23,959 Speaker 1: I know you're kind of focused. You're obviously focused on 9 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:26,640 Speaker 1: game prep, but if you've taken a moment at all 10 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 1: just to reflect on on the dream come true of 11 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:32,840 Speaker 1: coaching your first NFL game on Monday night, and how 12 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:36,159 Speaker 1: might uh might you and your family mark the occasion? 13 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:39,080 Speaker 1: To be really honest with you, no, I haven't really 14 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:42,560 Speaker 1: spent much time thinking about individual things, especially personally. We 15 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:44,159 Speaker 1: got a lot to think about the Steelers. You know, 16 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:46,400 Speaker 1: at some point, maybe later down the road, I'll stop 17 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 1: and look back on a lot of things. But my 18 00:00:48,360 --> 00:00:50,880 Speaker 1: mindset's always kind of looking ahead, what's coming up, and 19 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:52,559 Speaker 1: right now we get the Steelers all into town. So 20 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 1: any kind of personal individual things that you know, maybe 21 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 1: special to anyone directly my family individually, you know, that's 22 00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 1: for down the road. And me. Thank you, Doug. Hey, 23 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:06,800 Speaker 1: joasan Ed left it on the tea for me. Uh, 24 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:09,480 Speaker 1: can you just talk about what happened yesterday practice and 25 00:01:09,520 --> 00:01:11,520 Speaker 1: how you've had the guys just bonded to that. It 26 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:14,120 Speaker 1: really wasn't much. I mean sometimes I scheduled second stretching 27 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 1: period after the first couple periods of INDY, so you know, 28 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:20,480 Speaker 1: a normal day for us right there down you know what, Hey, listen, Um, 29 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:23,600 Speaker 1: I thought the guys responded really well. Um, we actually 30 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:26,360 Speaker 1: had a really productive, really good practice. Um. I was 31 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:28,800 Speaker 1: happy coming off the field. You know, sometimes we just 32 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:30,960 Speaker 1: have to go ahead and keep in mind that's important 33 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:34,119 Speaker 1: that we you know, lock in and star fast their 34 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:41,560 Speaker 1: extra threats. That worked out. Thanks later, Hey Joe c 35 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:44,039 Speaker 1: J Board. Why did you guys claim him? What did 36 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:45,800 Speaker 1: you see in him? And what do you think his 37 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 1: strengths are as a as a wide receiver. What he 38 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 1: gives to your team as a whole. Well, I think 39 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 1: gives a lot of versatility first off, I mean he's 40 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 1: got top end speed. That's definitely something that sticks out 41 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 1: to you. But he's the guy with the real good work. 42 00:01:57,040 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 1: I think he's made playsman productive and practice. We've got Sir, 43 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 1: several coaches on staff who had past experience with him 44 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 1: and other organizations, so he was someone that was familiar 45 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:07,920 Speaker 1: with our coaches. But he's somebody has a skill set 46 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 1: to really work with and developing. You know, we're glad 47 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 1: we have them here. Bruce Beck, Joe with with Monday 48 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:19,000 Speaker 1: rapidly approaching, how excited are you about bringing this unit 49 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 1: and how equipped are they for for the opener? In 50 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 1: your mind? I think at this point we've been hitting 51 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 1: each other long enough. You know, everyone's getting anxious for 52 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:28,959 Speaker 1: Monday night. We still have some work to do, We 53 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 1: still have a lot of prep to do, and there's 54 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 1: a process we have to continue to go through leading 55 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:35,639 Speaker 1: up to the game, but obviously it's game week. As 56 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 1: game week goes on, you know, everyone's heart starts pumping 57 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:40,480 Speaker 1: a little bit more. So, you know, hey, listen, first 58 00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:42,000 Speaker 1: chance we get to get guys on the field, there's 59 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:47,560 Speaker 1: gonna be a a lot of excitement. Joe, you talked about 60 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:50,000 Speaker 1: the beginning of camp about how rookies are never ready 61 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:52,919 Speaker 1: when they show up to the first NFL training camp. Uh, 62 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:55,079 Speaker 1: you're at the end of the training camp now, how 63 00:02:55,200 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 1: much closer already is Andrew Thomas in particular. Well, so, 64 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 1: I think they've all made sign atificant games. That being said, Tom, 65 00:03:02,639 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 1: you know, it's still the rookies still don't know what 66 00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:08,679 Speaker 1: to fully expect. They've been taught, they've been told, they've 67 00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 1: seen examples, they felt the speed of practice. The reality is, 68 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:14,679 Speaker 1: you can't truly simulate the full speed of a game 69 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 1: until you play in the game. And because they haven't 70 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 1: tasted that yet, they don't know yet. Now it's our 71 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 1: job to get them mentally, physically and emotionally ready for 72 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:24,960 Speaker 1: that game. But until they get out there and get 73 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:26,639 Speaker 1: hitting from the mouth of the first time, they really 74 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:30,239 Speaker 1: don't know. And how about Andrew Thomas in particular, You 75 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 1: know how how much improvements he made since he first 76 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 1: topped on the field with you. Yeah, he's a guy 77 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 1: who's gotten better every day for us. This is a 78 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 1: guy who's very coachable, He's very tendentive meetings. You know, 79 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:41,720 Speaker 1: you hit him on some kind of technique or aspect 80 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 1: of communication. He improves every day on that. Very pleased 81 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:46,360 Speaker 1: with how he's come along. But I think he's the 82 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 1: same as all the other rookies right now, Tom, and 83 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:49,680 Speaker 1: that until they get out there and get that first 84 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 1: taste of game action. They're not truly gonna know what 85 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 1: it is to play in the NFL. Thank you. Yeah, 86 00:03:55,720 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 1: time for three more Jordan's art in Lombardo Jordan's Joe, 87 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:03,200 Speaker 1: how is Golden Tate look to coming off, you know, 88 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 1: for coming back from that hamstring injury? Yeah, he's moving 89 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 1: well right now. Yeah, So you know, we've been mixing 90 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 1: them into some of the things we're doing a practice, 91 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:12,680 Speaker 1: individual a little bit team works and group work, you know, 92 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 1: and he looks he's coming along night, so you know 93 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:16,479 Speaker 1: he's working hard every day and do everything you can 94 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:19,240 Speaker 1: to get back. And also how much did you watch 95 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:22,160 Speaker 1: last night and kind of watch how everything's gonna work 96 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 1: and what do you take from that? To be completely 97 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 1: honest with you, I didn't have time last night to 98 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:28,039 Speaker 1: watch any of the game. I will watch it later 99 00:04:28,080 --> 00:04:30,000 Speaker 1: today when I get a little bit of time. There 100 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:31,640 Speaker 1: are several of our coaches are going through the game 101 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 1: and breaking down different aspects as to you know, how 102 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 1: the flow of the game went, maybe some things we 103 00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:39,320 Speaker 1: can expect by seeing two other teams compete. But I 104 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:43,240 Speaker 1: will watch later on. I haven't had chance yet, all right, 105 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:47,160 Speaker 1: j Joe, I'd be remiss if I didn't ask you 106 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:51,280 Speaker 1: about the d M y at and significance of today 107 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:54,760 Speaker 1: and how much have you uh spent time with the 108 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:59,080 Speaker 1: team kind of reflecting on nineteen years ago. But you 109 00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 1: know what, to be honest with um, this is always 110 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:05,240 Speaker 1: a significant day in American history. You know, we talked 111 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 1: to the team this morning about it's not about what 112 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:09,520 Speaker 1: happened to the country at nine eleven, It's about how 113 00:05:09,560 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 1: the country responded. And I think that's the lesson everyone 114 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:14,080 Speaker 1: has to take of how resilent this country is. You know, 115 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 1: you look at a lot of things that are going 116 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 1: on right now across the country, how divided a lot 117 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:20,159 Speaker 1: of people seem. But it's amazing how much this country 118 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:23,320 Speaker 1: can truly work together and respond when needed. I think, 119 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:25,640 Speaker 1: you know, watching from Afar at the time I was 120 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:27,640 Speaker 1: down south, I was thousands of miles away, but you 121 00:05:27,680 --> 00:05:29,920 Speaker 1: watched the way that the city of New York came 122 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:32,880 Speaker 1: together in this time of crisis. And now I'm looking 123 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:35,240 Speaker 1: across a river out of city right there exactly where 124 00:05:35,279 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 1: the tragedy happened. You listen to the stories today of 125 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:40,200 Speaker 1: guys who were in the building the day that happened, 126 00:05:40,200 --> 00:05:42,240 Speaker 1: how they could see the smoke, you know, coming up 127 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:45,400 Speaker 1: from the city, and it puts a much different perspective 128 00:05:45,400 --> 00:05:47,920 Speaker 1: on it. Uh. To me, it's a significant day. I'm 129 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 1: very big in the American history and very big in 130 00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:51,760 Speaker 1: to what the people who came before us have done 131 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:54,560 Speaker 1: fighting for our freedom. The first responders, how they're they're 132 00:05:54,560 --> 00:05:57,360 Speaker 1: and they have our back. Uh So, to me, today's 133 00:05:57,400 --> 00:05:59,520 Speaker 1: a day we need to have appreciation for what everybody 134 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 1: does for the sacrifice, say make we can't forget what 135 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:04,440 Speaker 1: happened on nine eleven. We can't forget the people who 136 00:06:04,480 --> 00:06:07,359 Speaker 1: are willing to respond, you know, the Todd Beamers of 137 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:09,919 Speaker 1: the world. You know, the action they took on the 138 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:12,000 Speaker 1: flight to bring down the third plane and save more 139 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:14,839 Speaker 1: American lives. I think that's significant. People have to remember 140 00:06:14,839 --> 00:06:17,080 Speaker 1: it's not just a day. Their actions taken on that 141 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:20,480 Speaker 1: day that you know, brought this country close together. And 142 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 1: I think if we can focus more on how we 143 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:24,520 Speaker 1: can respond as a nation and work together, we'll get 144 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:27,159 Speaker 1: past a lot of this crap we're dealing with right now. Thanks, 145 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:32,919 Speaker 1: so last question here, Lombardo. Hey Joe Um, thanks for 146 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:35,440 Speaker 1: staying that and also just bringing it back to football 147 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:38,840 Speaker 1: real quick. You obviously came into this building and this 148 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:42,000 Speaker 1: team at your introtroductory press conference and laid down the 149 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:43,960 Speaker 1: gonge but that you wanted to have a physical team, 150 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:46,640 Speaker 1: of blue collar team and all of those things. After 151 00:06:46,680 --> 00:06:49,359 Speaker 1: a training camp with so much physicality and kind of 152 00:06:49,360 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 1: some unorthodox ways of bringing that about, where do you 153 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:55,000 Speaker 1: think you guys are in terms of establishing that culture 154 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:57,320 Speaker 1: and setting that tone heading into the opening. Yeah. I 155 00:06:57,320 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 1: don't think anything's ever finished process, and we're always working 156 00:06:59,800 --> 00:07:02,080 Speaker 1: on our finding and improving as a team. But I'm 157 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 1: pleased with the way the guys have worked. We have 158 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:06,039 Speaker 1: had a physical training camp. We have been hard on 159 00:07:06,080 --> 00:07:08,520 Speaker 1: the guys, and that's to get them physically, mentally and 160 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 1: emotionally ready for the games are gonna play, you know, 161 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:13,040 Speaker 1: especially a game like playing of Pittsburgh Steelers. Who these 162 00:07:13,080 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 1: guys practice hard now. I mean, listen, you talk to 163 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 1: the guys that have played or coached in Pittsburgh. You 164 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:20,160 Speaker 1: might get those guys ready now. And they have a 165 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:22,040 Speaker 1: hard training camp. They hit on each other a lot, 166 00:07:22,360 --> 00:07:24,480 Speaker 1: they get after it, they don't back down from contact, 167 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:26,120 Speaker 1: and that's the culture and the identity they've had as 168 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:28,600 Speaker 1: an organization. You know, for as long as they've been around, 169 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:31,000 Speaker 1: you know, in terms of us on our own culture. 170 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:33,240 Speaker 1: You know, our identities still be informed and I'll keep 171 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:35,760 Speaker 1: on being formed throughout you know, this year. But like 172 00:07:35,800 --> 00:07:38,200 Speaker 1: I said, we're always looking to improve, We're always looking 173 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:40,640 Speaker 1: to building what we've done. You know, you never arrived, 174 00:07:40,640 --> 00:07:43,280 Speaker 1: you never settled, you never satisfied. So it's important for 175 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:45,120 Speaker 1: us to go out every day like we did yesterday 176 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:46,760 Speaker 1: and lok, we're gonna do today and approve them the 177 00:07:46,920 --> 00:07:47,320 Speaker 1: day before