1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:04,240 Speaker 1: It's good to see everyone in person again. You know 2 00:00:04,280 --> 00:00:06,280 Speaker 1: how much you're looking forward to getting this new season 3 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:08,799 Speaker 1: under way from the Sunday here UNTI less dating with 4 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:12,640 Speaker 1: fans and stands definitely, you know it's uh, you know, 5 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:14,720 Speaker 1: you're always grateful to get to get to play this 6 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:18,920 Speaker 1: game another year. Um, you know, the first one, Um, 7 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:21,080 Speaker 1: you know, and then you know, I add everything else 8 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:24,239 Speaker 1: you know, top of last year. Um, you know, just 9 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:27,680 Speaker 1: excited to get back out there. Um, get to play 10 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 1: this game. I love you know, in this locker room. 11 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:33,239 Speaker 1: And uh, you know, obviously have a great opponent, so 12 00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:35,080 Speaker 1: you know what more could you ask for for a 13 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:39,080 Speaker 1: season opener, you know, in division rival? So yeah, great 14 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:44,560 Speaker 1: opportunity because you have a young quarterback. Though maybe point 15 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:47,760 Speaker 1: out things maybe that he hasn't seen before. No, unfortunately, 16 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:49,280 Speaker 1: I think you got a lot of pressure anytime you 17 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:52,199 Speaker 1: play offensive line, right you know, UM, guy behinds you's 18 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:53,760 Speaker 1: putting a lot of faith and trust in you to 19 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:57,240 Speaker 1: you know, kind of protect him. So, um, you always 20 00:00:57,240 --> 00:01:00,640 Speaker 1: feel that pressure. Uh you know, I think you know, 21 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 1: this is a very good defense we're gonna play. Obviously 22 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 1: a lot of familiarity on both sides of the ball, 23 00:01:05,319 --> 00:01:09,040 Speaker 1: and um, you know, So we're gonna have to We're 24 00:01:09,080 --> 00:01:11,720 Speaker 1: gonna have to do a good job. Um, you know, 25 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:14,800 Speaker 1: stand it up to their physical front, and uh you 26 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:17,200 Speaker 1: know that's that's the challenge always in this league, it 27 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:20,480 Speaker 1: seems like every week, right, So, um, you know, obviously 28 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:23,680 Speaker 1: there'll be some adjustments we'll have to make too, you know. Um, 29 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:28,120 Speaker 1: but you know, it's just it's part of it. I mean, 30 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 1: how do you protection? Yeah, you know, I think it's 31 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 1: just you know, kind of blocking our rules. You know. 32 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 1: You know, we'll obviously have a game plan on how 33 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:43,520 Speaker 1: we want to do things, and um, you know, but 34 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 1: like I said, they get a vote too, and um, 35 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 1: you know, something different. We'll just have to rely on 36 00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 1: our rules and um, you know, do a good job 37 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 1: of that. Um. You know, so that's a very good front, 38 00:01:55,520 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 1: you know obviously, Uh you know, Boyer and coach Floras 39 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 1: are obviously really good coaches. Um, you know, really great 40 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 1: defensive coaches. So um, it'll always be a challenge and 41 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:16,359 Speaker 1: perhaps how they might try to attack. He helped you 42 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:20,359 Speaker 1: at all, Yes, and no, I mean I mean you 43 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:24,080 Speaker 1: know we've they obviously have familiar you know, they're familiar 44 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:26,959 Speaker 1: with us and more familiar with them. But obviously there's 45 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:30,240 Speaker 1: no game plans, I mean, no game tapes really, you know, 46 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 1: so uh, you know, it's always a you know, different 47 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 1: kind of thing on opening day and really just have 48 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 1: to go out there block your rules, um, you know, 49 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 1: and kind of rely on that times about Mac. But 50 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:45,920 Speaker 1: I'm curious specific when you're with him and see him 51 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:48,280 Speaker 1: running in two minute drill or some sort of no huddle, 52 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:50,720 Speaker 1: what do you think allows him, at least from the 53 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:53,840 Speaker 1: little we seen, to kind of succeed in those periods, 54 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:57,640 Speaker 1: in those drills, in that kind of circumstance. What allows 55 00:02:57,720 --> 00:03:00,360 Speaker 1: him to succeed? Was that your question? I mean, I 56 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 1: think you know, it's just it's you know, it takes 57 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:07,000 Speaker 1: eleven guys on every plate for anyone to execceed, right, 58 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:09,160 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. But you know, I think 59 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:10,800 Speaker 1: he's done a great job of coming in and learning 60 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:13,680 Speaker 1: as much as he can, um, you know, and uh, 61 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 1: you know, trying to pick it up. You know obviously, 62 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 1: you know, you know it takes a lot. You know, 63 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 1: on an offensive play, you really have to have all 64 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:24,520 Speaker 1: eleven guys connected, um and working together because if not, 65 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:27,959 Speaker 1: then it's probably gonna not look very good. Um. So 66 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:30,400 Speaker 1: that's kind of a challenge of being an offensive player. 67 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:32,960 Speaker 1: It really takes all eleven, um, you know, and not 68 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 1: really just you know, one guy blowing up a play 69 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:38,040 Speaker 1: or something like that sometimes. So um, but yeah, he's 70 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 1: done a great job of coming in and um, you know, 71 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 1: working his tell. Now he's got the Star Wars job. 72 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:47,280 Speaker 1: He saw him kind of dancing with me a practice today. 73 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, I mean, I I don't know. I mean, 74 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:53,840 Speaker 1: I if he was dancing, he was dancing. I was 75 00:03:53,880 --> 00:03:56,440 Speaker 1: just probably trying to figure out what I had to 76 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 1: do today. But um no, I mean I think you know, 77 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 1: everyone's you know, excited, right. It's football season. You know, 78 00:04:02,600 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 1: this is what we all play for. Um, training camps, 79 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:08,880 Speaker 1: training camp, you know, but there's nothing like a game week. 80 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 1: So I think everyone's pretty excited, uh you know, getting 81 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 1: ready to go here. What is the moment like for 82 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:18,360 Speaker 1: when you learn that the name of your team captain? Yeah, 83 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:21,440 Speaker 1: you know, it's a huge honor, um, you know, and 84 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:26,000 Speaker 1: and you know from seeing guys like Devin mccordy and 85 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:30,040 Speaker 1: the Matthew Sladers and uh you know guys have been 86 00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 1: here before me. You know, those are guys still fortunate 87 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:35,040 Speaker 1: to be captains with. But like you know, a Mayo 88 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:39,760 Speaker 1: for instance. Um, you know, still hanging around here, so uh, 89 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 1: you know, it's definitely a huge honor, um, you know, 90 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 1: and don't take it lightly and uh, you know, just 91 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 1: excited and happy to be in this locker room first 92 00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:54,800 Speaker 1: in a regular season. They end up being kind of 93 00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:57,760 Speaker 1: chaotic experience, is just because you're not a hundred percent 94 00:04:57,760 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 1: sure of what you're going to see from them because 95 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:02,520 Speaker 1: it's only been season and yeah, yeah times that's you 96 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:04,359 Speaker 1: know kind of the thing, you know is there's gonna 97 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:07,280 Speaker 1: be adjustments they're gonna make and adjustments we're gonna make, 98 00:05:07,320 --> 00:05:10,400 Speaker 1: and um, you know, just like there is every week. 99 00:05:10,480 --> 00:05:13,839 Speaker 1: But I think you know, you know, you put all 100 00:05:13,839 --> 00:05:16,360 Speaker 1: this work into prepare for things and prepare for things, 101 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 1: and um, you know there's always a little wrinkle here there, right. Um, 102 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:24,560 Speaker 1: you know they're game planning, we're game planning. Um, you know, 103 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 1: it's just part of the game. And you know it 104 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:30,040 Speaker 1: makes it fun and challenging and you know, it just 105 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:32,640 Speaker 1: it's just part of it. And you know, we have 106 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:34,039 Speaker 1: a lot of great coaches. They have a lot of 107 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:36,600 Speaker 1: great coaches, so uh, you know, and then we have 108 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:38,880 Speaker 1: to try to go out there and execute there is 109 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:42,279 Speaker 1: there more on your plate as a center this time 110 00:05:42,279 --> 00:05:45,839 Speaker 1: of year. You've never had to help a rookie quarterback 111 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:48,320 Speaker 1: get ready for a season over and before, and we 112 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:50,160 Speaker 1: kind of look at you, I think as one of 113 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:52,719 Speaker 1: the guys who's kind of helping him along. So if 114 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 1: you feel like there's a little bit more for you 115 00:05:54,360 --> 00:05:56,560 Speaker 1: to do this time of year, um, yes, and no, 116 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 1: I mean you know I think, Um, you know, I 117 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:03,240 Speaker 1: try to do as much as I can. Um, you know, 118 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:05,400 Speaker 1: but like I said, you know, we've got a pretty 119 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:09,520 Speaker 1: veteran group upfront. Um, you know, you know, and there's 120 00:06:09,520 --> 00:06:13,120 Speaker 1: obviously things you know, you know, I'm not control of 121 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:15,000 Speaker 1: the offense. You know that quarterback's got to do that. 122 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:18,400 Speaker 1: But you know there's things I always try to do. Um, 123 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:20,720 Speaker 1: if there's something I noticed, you know, try to communicate it, 124 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:25,200 Speaker 1: uh you know, maybe a blitz contour, maybe a fraud, 125 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:27,760 Speaker 1: you know, whatever it may be. So you know, I 126 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:30,000 Speaker 1: try to do that. But you know, I think also 127 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:31,800 Speaker 1: I don't try to put more pressure on myself than 128 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:34,080 Speaker 1: there needs to be at time. So uh, you know, 129 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:35,240 Speaker 1: I just try to go out there and do my 130 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:36,960 Speaker 1: job and help the team as much as I can 131 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:40,480 Speaker 1: in whatever way. You know that really is by definition, 132 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:45,080 Speaker 1: a rookie is green new and yet also by definition, 133 00:06:45,120 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 1: a quarterback is a leader. How would you say those 134 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:51,080 Speaker 1: two gels together for Macinus? And what's his style? Like? 135 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:54,560 Speaker 1: You know, I mean I can't speak on his personal experience. 136 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:57,440 Speaker 1: I know kind of coming in as a rookie, you know, 137 00:06:57,560 --> 00:06:59,120 Speaker 1: my year and you know, kind of being in the 138 00:06:59,200 --> 00:07:01,960 Speaker 1: center role. You wouldn't say it's the quarterback, but there's 139 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:05,120 Speaker 1: some similarities there. And um, you know, I think he's 140 00:07:05,120 --> 00:07:08,080 Speaker 1: done a great job about you want to do it. 141 00:07:08,680 --> 00:07:10,520 Speaker 1: I think he's done a great job of really coming in, 142 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:14,480 Speaker 1: uh you know and just taking ownership. M And he's 143 00:07:14,520 --> 00:07:17,200 Speaker 1: done a great job really just working hard. Um, you 144 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 1: know that's all you can ask for from Yeah, you 145 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:23,840 Speaker 1: know a rookie in particular rock guy, how would you? 146 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:27,360 Speaker 1: I mean, I think everyone has different styles at different moments. 147 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:30,240 Speaker 1: You know, I think it's not just one thing. You know, 148 00:07:30,320 --> 00:07:32,920 Speaker 1: if you if you're just one thing, and you know 149 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:35,200 Speaker 1: it's not gonna affect everybody. You got to kind of 150 00:07:36,080 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 1: learn learn your teammates and learn you know who they 151 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 1: are and what gets them going.