1 00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:06,200 Speaker 1: And now Move the Sticks with Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks. 2 00:00:06,880 --> 00:00:09,039 Speaker 1: What's up, everybody? Welcome to Move the Sticks, presented by 3 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:11,680 Speaker 1: Zaxby's d J. Bucky Back with you, Buck. How you 4 00:00:11,680 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 1: doing man, man, I'm good. I am good, excited, excited, 5 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:17,360 Speaker 1: excited because lo and beho, we got another football weekend 6 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:19,560 Speaker 1: right in front of us, and there's so many things 7 00:00:19,560 --> 00:00:22,080 Speaker 1: to talk about. Yeah, and we've got a fun episode today. 8 00:00:22,079 --> 00:00:25,600 Speaker 1: We're gonna talk to Gregor Rousseau, who's a pass rusher 9 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 1: edge rusher from the University of Miami who is one 10 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 1: of the handful of players, one of the top players 11 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:32,479 Speaker 1: that elected to opt out of the season, so he 12 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 1: is not playing for the Hurricanes this year. He's training 13 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:38,519 Speaker 1: getting ready for the NFL Draft, and so I'm curious 14 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:40,640 Speaker 1: to see what he's got going on right now because 15 00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 1: we've wondered, allowed what what do these guys do that 16 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:46,120 Speaker 1: aren't playing in order to uh to prepare themselves for 17 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:48,479 Speaker 1: the combine and the draft, but maybe not overdo it. 18 00:00:48,520 --> 00:00:50,720 Speaker 1: So I'm looking forward to that conversation. Yeah, should be 19 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:53,360 Speaker 1: a great conversation. He's one of the more fascinating prospects 20 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:55,280 Speaker 1: to watch, a guy who really came out of nowhere 21 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 1: to be one of the nominate ed players, and so 22 00:00:57,560 --> 00:01:00,200 Speaker 1: you just want to see how he's trying to row 23 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:02,280 Speaker 1: his game without being able to play football as well. 24 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:04,000 Speaker 1: All right, buck, when you look at the slate of 25 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:07,200 Speaker 1: games here real quick for the weekend, UM, I guess 26 00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:09,400 Speaker 1: college wise, the one thing I'm looking forward to more 27 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:11,480 Speaker 1: than anything else is is seeing our guy Trey Lance 28 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 1: and what he does in his one game season this weekend. Yeah, DJ, 29 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:16,000 Speaker 1: I think that has to be the thing that we 30 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:17,760 Speaker 1: talked about. We can talk about the college game or 31 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 1: the NFL games, but I think it's all about Trey Lance. 32 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 1: This is his showcase, a one game showcase to show 33 00:01:22,240 --> 00:01:27,039 Speaker 1: NFL scouts, uh, where he's at in his developmental process, Um, 34 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:29,840 Speaker 1: what he looks like this year, because we have an 35 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:33,120 Speaker 1: expectation that he might not participate in the spring. And 36 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:35,759 Speaker 1: so if you have an opportunity to make that quote 37 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:38,960 Speaker 1: unquote first impression, what kind of impression does he leave 38 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 1: with twenty six scouts that are selated to be at 39 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:43,680 Speaker 1: that game? And I think this is a really tough 40 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:45,920 Speaker 1: game for for him because how do you treat this? 41 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 1: Like do you put more pressure on your Yeah? Do 42 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:50,960 Speaker 1: you put more pressure on yourself to say, hey, I 43 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 1: want to show them that, hey, I can run it, 44 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 1: I can throw it. What if it's the one time 45 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 1: that he kind of stumbles and falls in terms of 46 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 1: not having an A plus game because he was so 47 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 1: fantastic last year that we didn't really see him have 48 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 1: a bad game, And so that is a lot of 49 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 1: pressure as a I mean a a richer sophomore to 50 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:11,440 Speaker 1: come in and say I got one shot to really 51 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 1: kind of dazzle these scouts. Um, I think I would 52 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:17,640 Speaker 1: be more impressed if he's able to just have a 53 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:21,360 Speaker 1: solid to better game with all of the pressure that's 54 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:24,520 Speaker 1: on him facing a one game audition. Yeah, I mean, 55 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 1: the things that we liked about him were his decision making, 56 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 1: his poise, and his accuracy. So don't abandon those things 57 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:31,959 Speaker 1: that have got you to this point thus far and 58 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:34,119 Speaker 1: go out there and just play a clean game. He's 59 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:37,400 Speaker 1: played a perfect, uh you know season last year without 60 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:39,919 Speaker 1: turning the football over, So I'll just keep that streak 61 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:41,960 Speaker 1: intact and make good decisions, get the ball where it 62 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 1: needs to go. They've got better players in the team 63 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 1: they're playing against, but uh, they're gonna be a boatload 64 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:48,639 Speaker 1: of teams there scout that one. That's for sure. Yeah, 65 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:51,000 Speaker 1: I mean, I think he definitely understands where he's at. 66 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:53,600 Speaker 1: I think he's not a surprise. I know last year 67 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 1: doing the playoff run, you and I talked like, hey, man, 68 00:02:56,120 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 1: have you seen a kid from nor vdakotast and at 69 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 1: a time know what everything away the kid from North 70 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 1: Dakota State last year, At the time, no one was 71 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 1: talking about it. Then you see him, and then the 72 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:07,360 Speaker 1: more that you watch him and study him, the more 73 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 1: that you fall in love with his game because he 74 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:12,399 Speaker 1: is I would say, the perfect quarterback for the way 75 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:14,959 Speaker 1: the NFL is trending. He's athletic enough to do the 76 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:16,679 Speaker 1: stuff that you want to see your quarterbacks do in 77 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:18,799 Speaker 1: the run game. He throws it well enough, and he's 78 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:20,519 Speaker 1: efficient where he doesn't take the ball over. He's a 79 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:23,359 Speaker 1: great decision maker. And because he's playing in the North 80 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:26,880 Speaker 1: Dakota State offense that's so varied and multiple, you can 81 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:30,320 Speaker 1: see him fit in any style offense. Now my personal preference, 82 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 1: I believe he would be a terrific fit in a 83 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:35,840 Speaker 1: cal Shanahan like offense that really allows him to do 84 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 1: a bunch of different things with his legs in terms 85 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 1: of coming out the back door and play action game 86 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:44,640 Speaker 1: and doing those things. But man, I don't think there's 87 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 1: an offense that he wouldn't be a great fit for 88 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 1: two other games real quick, and we won't get into 89 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:51,560 Speaker 1: him too much, but man, I cannot wait to watch 90 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 1: Auburn and Georgia. That's gonna be a fun one. And 91 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 1: then I would also keep an eye on A and 92 00:03:56,360 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 1: M in Alabama. Alabama. We talked about it last week. 93 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 1: Just look like they're on a different plane, uh than 94 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:03,640 Speaker 1: everybody else. A and M got some dudes. I mean, 95 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 1: they'll line up there and they they'll, they'll, they'll look 96 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 1: the part getting out there on the field. Kellen Mond, 97 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 1: I have never been a big kelling Mond fan, but 98 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 1: his opportunity, if he can do something this game, then 99 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 1: maybe he's got a chance to create some momentum himself. Yeah. 100 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:19,880 Speaker 1: I don't know if he's necessarily the right style quarterback 101 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:22,320 Speaker 1: in Jimbo Fisher's offense to have success. I don't think. 102 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:24,240 Speaker 1: I don't know if he throws it well enough to 103 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:26,200 Speaker 1: be very very successful. I don't think he know if 104 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:28,240 Speaker 1: he throws it well enough to really be a high 105 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:30,600 Speaker 1: end NFL prospect, but I'll see this Texas and him 106 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:33,760 Speaker 1: certainly has some dudes. I think they will get Alabama's 107 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:37,880 Speaker 1: best game. I think Alabama was board and disinterested with 108 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:40,920 Speaker 1: the game. I don't think they really saw them as 109 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 1: serious challenges. I think we will see a better effort 110 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:46,360 Speaker 1: from the Alabama guys, and that's scary based on the 111 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:48,960 Speaker 1: people that they the players that they have. I think 112 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:50,880 Speaker 1: the other game is the one that is really compelling. 113 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:54,480 Speaker 1: You talk about Auburn and enjoya Georgia. J T. Daniels 114 00:04:54,640 --> 00:04:57,200 Speaker 1: should get to start for the Georgia BOARDOG. So to 115 00:04:57,240 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 1: see him go from playing in the pacts well plan 116 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:04,320 Speaker 1: at USC to playing in that conference that sec with 117 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:07,440 Speaker 1: between the hedges, that should be an interesting game. And 118 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:12,680 Speaker 1: I'll say this, Auburn from a physical standpoint, Auburn is 119 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:15,040 Speaker 1: exactly what you want to see, like physically the way 120 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:17,720 Speaker 1: they play, particularly on defense. We'll get a chance to 121 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 1: see some really good players hold up and I'll get 122 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:22,000 Speaker 1: a chance to see if J. T. Danis has an 123 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:23,840 Speaker 1: opportunity to be one of these guys that we talk 124 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:27,479 Speaker 1: about down the road, because his toughness is going to 125 00:05:27,520 --> 00:05:30,760 Speaker 1: be tested in this this uh in our g ration 126 00:05:30,839 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 1: game for him in the SEC. Yeah, he's got to 127 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 1: speed up his clock a little bit. From watching him 128 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:36,440 Speaker 1: se even the play that he got hurt, he's got 129 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:38,559 Speaker 1: to speed that up. He's gonna figure out real quick 130 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 1: on that field with those athletes, you better, you better 131 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:43,680 Speaker 1: speed it up. So that's gonna his challenge. Yeah, it 132 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:45,599 Speaker 1: is going to be a challenge. He also gives from 133 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:47,480 Speaker 1: being in that air ray system that I would say 134 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:49,800 Speaker 1: it's very quarterback friendly to Now he's playing in a 135 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:52,760 Speaker 1: different system. So you talk about speeding up the clock 136 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:55,520 Speaker 1: and the processing, canny do it in a in an 137 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:58,320 Speaker 1: offense that is a little different. They're not as easy 138 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 1: or the throws aren't his sequence when you're coming through 139 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:03,520 Speaker 1: the rotary. Let's see what he's able to do in 140 00:06:03,560 --> 00:06:07,200 Speaker 1: a different environment. All right, Buck, Let's let's bring him 141 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:09,400 Speaker 1: in here, and we're excited for this conversation here with 142 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:12,320 Speaker 1: one of the top pass rushers in this upcoming NFL draft. 143 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:15,240 Speaker 1: It's Gregory russ So from the University of Miami. Greg. 144 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:17,479 Speaker 1: How you doing, man, I'm doing great. I'm doing great. 145 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:20,040 Speaker 1: I appreciate taking some time for us today, But I 146 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 1: guess I'll start with the first question. You know, that 147 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:25,040 Speaker 1: the decision that you had to make whether or not 148 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:27,480 Speaker 1: to play this year or whether it just begin getting 149 00:06:27,520 --> 00:06:29,520 Speaker 1: ready for the for the upcoming draft. I know we've 150 00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:31,680 Speaker 1: seen through the early portion of the season. My Aami's 151 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 1: got a really good football team, uh there, and and 152 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:37,240 Speaker 1: all your buddies there. But how difficult was what that was? 153 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:39,560 Speaker 1: That decision and what went into it. It really just 154 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:42,000 Speaker 1: it was a decision that me and my family talked 155 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:43,800 Speaker 1: about a lot, and we came to My mom was 156 00:06:43,839 --> 00:06:46,640 Speaker 1: a covid nerve so just me having the opportunity to 157 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 1: retire her and um, and it just followed through it 158 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:52,120 Speaker 1: that and I had to do it for like just 159 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:55,039 Speaker 1: me and my family and stuff. But it's definitely tough. 160 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 1: It was tough to leave the team for Shart. I 161 00:06:57,080 --> 00:06:58,720 Speaker 1: really here because I love those guys, like those are 162 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 1: my best friends in the world and stuff. So I mean, 163 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:03,159 Speaker 1: I'm I'm glad that they're bawling their plane right now, 164 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:05,360 Speaker 1: and I love watching every single week I root them 165 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:07,960 Speaker 1: on and I'm tweeting about them, you know, I'm just 166 00:07:08,080 --> 00:07:09,760 Speaker 1: I love them their ball out, so I'm really happy 167 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:13,400 Speaker 1: for them. But it was a tough decision, honestly, you know, Greg. Obviously, 168 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 1: it was a tough decision because you're away from a 169 00:07:15,880 --> 00:07:18,440 Speaker 1: game that you know and love, and because football is 170 00:07:18,440 --> 00:07:20,880 Speaker 1: such a developmental game. Have have you been able to 171 00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 1: kind of work on your game without participating or practicing 172 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:27,720 Speaker 1: during these moments. I've just been here at Excel's really 173 00:07:27,720 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 1: just working on everything. Definitely emphasizing like just learning new moves. 174 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:32,920 Speaker 1: I've been working with coaching that I've been working with 175 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:35,520 Speaker 1: Chuck Smith from Atlanta, but just learning new moves and 176 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:38,360 Speaker 1: keep my pad level down and just getting into that 177 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:40,000 Speaker 1: group like I'm in the season or working hard every 178 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:42,840 Speaker 1: day I work. I work here Monday through Friday, so 179 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:45,640 Speaker 1: I definitely simulate just having those long work weeks that 180 00:07:45,680 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 1: you do in the season. And I'm standing in the 181 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:50,280 Speaker 1: best shape of my life honestly, and I'm getting a 182 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:52,560 Speaker 1: lot bigger and stronger while I'm here. But yeah, I'm 183 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:54,320 Speaker 1: definitely trying to like you said, it's put my body 184 00:07:54,360 --> 00:07:57,360 Speaker 1: through it like I am playing football. We talked about 185 00:07:57,400 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 1: it a little bit over social media, but tell everybody 186 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 1: what your weight was, what you played at last year, 187 00:08:01,840 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 1: and where are you at today. Last year I played 188 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:07,240 Speaker 1: it like probably two forty around like two forty three 189 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:10,200 Speaker 1: to forty four times forty five and right now I'm 190 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:13,280 Speaker 1: at two sixty six, Jez, have you felt have you 191 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 1: been able to maintain your speed? I mean, that's that's 192 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:16,480 Speaker 1: one of the things that makes you go, is your 193 00:08:16,520 --> 00:08:19,520 Speaker 1: juice off the edge. You've been able to keep that up? Yeah, definitely, definitely. 194 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 1: I added, like all good way, I made sure of it, 195 00:08:22,320 --> 00:08:24,120 Speaker 1: you know, and think about it. Let's talk about your 196 00:08:24,200 --> 00:08:26,960 Speaker 1: unique journey. How did you find yourself from being a 197 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:28,800 Speaker 1: guy that's a little bit of everything in high school 198 00:08:28,840 --> 00:08:34,000 Speaker 1: to now being one of the celebrated pass rushes in football. Explain, Um, honestly, 199 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:35,959 Speaker 1: I was getting recruited. I had like a couple offers 200 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:40,959 Speaker 1: from like Indiana, usc uh what MT State. Those were 201 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:43,760 Speaker 1: like offered for me to play like receiver or like safety. 202 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:45,719 Speaker 1: And then I offered by l f U and they 203 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:47,680 Speaker 1: were like, um, like you can come here and play 204 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:50,200 Speaker 1: back like out the back and slash DN or whatever. 205 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:52,120 Speaker 1: I'm like, man, that's a pretty idea. And then Cod 206 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:54,480 Speaker 1: d s from Miami offered me, and he really liked 207 00:08:54,480 --> 00:08:56,680 Speaker 1: when he often he sat down and like wrote down 208 00:08:56,679 --> 00:08:58,400 Speaker 1: a plan for me. He was like, we have postened 209 00:08:58,440 --> 00:09:00,240 Speaker 1: for you going to viber. You're gonna drop when times 210 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:02,000 Speaker 1: at the time, you're gonna rush seven five percent at 211 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:03,880 Speaker 1: the time. He just went through everything. He was like, 212 00:09:04,320 --> 00:09:07,080 Speaker 1: he said that he was on the um NC state 213 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:10,440 Speaker 1: staff with Marto Williams and Manny lost In and he's 214 00:09:10,559 --> 00:09:13,400 Speaker 1: told me that I reminded I reminded him of them. 215 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:15,960 Speaker 1: So I just seeing that and him just putting like 216 00:09:16,200 --> 00:09:17,920 Speaker 1: the pin to the paper writing on a plan for me, 217 00:09:17,960 --> 00:09:19,520 Speaker 1: I was like, man, this really works. So I chose 218 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:23,480 Speaker 1: Miami and coach d has really turned my football life 219 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:25,040 Speaker 1: around now that it was going in a bad direction, 220 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:26,839 Speaker 1: but really just opening my eyes to the position to 221 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:28,400 Speaker 1: d N. Even though I played a little bit of 222 00:09:28,440 --> 00:09:30,040 Speaker 1: in the high school, I was never serious about it. 223 00:09:30,160 --> 00:09:32,079 Speaker 1: So he really just told me, like, man, that's your future, 224 00:09:32,080 --> 00:09:33,280 Speaker 1: like your future there. You can make a lot of 225 00:09:33,320 --> 00:09:35,560 Speaker 1: money playing d N. So I stuck with it. He 226 00:09:35,600 --> 00:09:38,679 Speaker 1: was right, now you talk about playing d N, you 227 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:40,800 Speaker 1: also they'll move you around and some of your sub stuff. 228 00:09:40,800 --> 00:09:42,560 Speaker 1: You get to go inside and rush over guards, which 229 00:09:42,640 --> 00:09:44,760 Speaker 1: was not a fair fight in there. When you're when 230 00:09:44,760 --> 00:09:47,720 Speaker 1: you're when you're watching take during the week, Uh, walk 231 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:50,760 Speaker 1: me through your preparation process. You're you know, putting together 232 00:09:50,800 --> 00:09:53,160 Speaker 1: your rush plan during the week. What are you looking 233 00:09:53,200 --> 00:09:55,719 Speaker 1: for when you're when you're studying an opponent. First, I'm 234 00:09:55,720 --> 00:09:58,000 Speaker 1: looking for like pre snap stuff to see like let's 235 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:01,680 Speaker 1: say they're the tackle tackles, foot points out or whatever 236 00:10:02,120 --> 00:10:04,520 Speaker 1: if it's a pass, or their hands might be crossed 237 00:10:04,520 --> 00:10:06,079 Speaker 1: like this, or a little bit higher if it's a pass, 238 00:10:06,200 --> 00:10:08,319 Speaker 1: or they might have their hands separate if it's a 239 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:10,240 Speaker 1: past play. I look at tells like that. I'll look 240 00:10:10,280 --> 00:10:11,920 Speaker 1: at depth. I look at running back depth in the 241 00:10:11,920 --> 00:10:13,480 Speaker 1: backfield and see if it's gonna be like his own 242 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:16,120 Speaker 1: replay or if he's like a little bit um split out, 243 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:18,200 Speaker 1: like he's gonna flare out, or if he's gonna block. 244 00:10:18,600 --> 00:10:20,079 Speaker 1: So I look at a whole bunch of pre snap 245 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:22,280 Speaker 1: stuff first, and then I'll look at the actual tackle 246 00:10:22,360 --> 00:10:24,280 Speaker 1: or guard I'll be going against and looking like see 247 00:10:24,320 --> 00:10:27,640 Speaker 1: if they're a high puncher a low puncher, and this 248 00:10:27,679 --> 00:10:29,600 Speaker 1: is see how they block, and if they're aggressive or not, 249 00:10:29,679 --> 00:10:31,600 Speaker 1: and what will work against And they're quick underfeet, if 250 00:10:31,559 --> 00:10:33,720 Speaker 1: they're heavy under feet and they and they're or if 251 00:10:33,760 --> 00:10:36,000 Speaker 1: they're like scared the power or if there's or if 252 00:10:36,040 --> 00:10:37,640 Speaker 1: they don't want to throw hands because someone aline them 253 00:10:37,640 --> 00:10:39,520 Speaker 1: will hold their hands to hold them hold and hold 254 00:10:39,520 --> 00:10:41,120 Speaker 1: the until you shoot, and then they'll try to like 255 00:10:41,320 --> 00:10:43,360 Speaker 1: or they might flash you and make you throw your 256 00:10:43,360 --> 00:10:45,160 Speaker 1: hands and then they'll start trying to block you. So 257 00:10:45,280 --> 00:10:47,520 Speaker 1: just looking at all that stuff and just um really 258 00:10:47,520 --> 00:10:49,720 Speaker 1: just having a feel for what my opponents go to 259 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:52,800 Speaker 1: blocking tendencies are. That's what I really do during the week. 260 00:10:53,240 --> 00:10:56,160 Speaker 1: And then also I won't get caught up too much 261 00:10:56,160 --> 00:10:59,040 Speaker 1: and like in like the actual place that they're doing, 262 00:10:59,040 --> 00:11:00,600 Speaker 1: because I feel like that can you think too much? 263 00:11:00,640 --> 00:11:02,360 Speaker 1: So I just try to almost win my one on 264 00:11:02,360 --> 00:11:04,600 Speaker 1: one back up and do my job every single play. 265 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:06,480 Speaker 1: You know, Greg, I'm gonna be honest with you, just 266 00:11:06,559 --> 00:11:11,360 Speaker 1: listening to you. Um, your insight and knowledge in terms 267 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:14,880 Speaker 1: of an artist like like that is that is something 268 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:17,080 Speaker 1: that that's very unique and and I'm saying this like 269 00:11:17,280 --> 00:11:19,640 Speaker 1: humbly saying like having played with like Bruce Smith and 270 00:11:19,679 --> 00:11:22,960 Speaker 1: Derek Thomas and we drafted Julius Peppers, like that is 271 00:11:23,040 --> 00:11:26,559 Speaker 1: uncommon for someone to have so much detail, um at 272 00:11:26,600 --> 00:11:28,600 Speaker 1: this age. And I want to ask you because Chuck 273 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:31,280 Speaker 1: Smith is known as one of the best teachers when 274 00:11:31,320 --> 00:11:33,920 Speaker 1: it comes to hand skills and hand placement and teaching 275 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:35,719 Speaker 1: past for USh moves. What have you been able to 276 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:38,880 Speaker 1: pick up from him since you guys have gotten together. Uh? 277 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:41,040 Speaker 1: He taught me to cross shop a couple of weeks ago. 278 00:11:41,400 --> 00:11:44,040 Speaker 1: I moved that. You see Aaron Donald doing and um 279 00:11:44,120 --> 00:11:46,199 Speaker 1: and t J t J Watt does it real well 280 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:48,000 Speaker 1: and it's really becoming like one of those Ghosal moves 281 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:49,760 Speaker 1: in NFL. And I I didn't have too many moves 282 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:52,040 Speaker 1: last year. So just learning that move, Uh, it really 283 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:53,400 Speaker 1: I feel like it's really gonna help my game. And 284 00:11:53,400 --> 00:11:54,839 Speaker 1: then that's level. You could do it from the three, 285 00:11:54,840 --> 00:11:56,560 Speaker 1: you could do it from the five, all the way 286 00:11:56,600 --> 00:11:58,719 Speaker 1: from the outside. Even Aaron Donald was doing it like 287 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:01,600 Speaker 1: from from I think a five or seven. Take meique, 288 00:12:01,760 --> 00:12:04,520 Speaker 1: but yeah, just learning that and also him just telling me, 289 00:12:04,559 --> 00:12:06,560 Speaker 1: like when I run off the ball and make my 290 00:12:06,600 --> 00:12:08,640 Speaker 1: first couple of steps, make everything look the same. I've 291 00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:10,560 Speaker 1: never heard that in calling. So that's something that I'm 292 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:12,400 Speaker 1: really holding on too. He said, just to make everything 293 00:12:12,400 --> 00:12:14,120 Speaker 1: look the same at first, and then you just throw 294 00:12:14,160 --> 00:12:16,079 Speaker 1: at and throw at them. Whatever you're gonna throw, they're 295 00:12:16,080 --> 00:12:17,240 Speaker 1: not gonna know it's coming. Because you don't want to 296 00:12:17,240 --> 00:12:19,280 Speaker 1: give away something with your pad level or or if 297 00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:21,319 Speaker 1: you're taking choppy steps or anything like that. So him 298 00:12:21,360 --> 00:12:24,520 Speaker 1: just being to articulate and in this breakdown the rush 299 00:12:24,559 --> 00:12:26,520 Speaker 1: it the rush is more than just go up there 300 00:12:26,520 --> 00:12:28,360 Speaker 1: and just still through this, throw your hands this way. 301 00:12:28,400 --> 00:12:30,199 Speaker 1: Like he really sat down and broke a lot of 302 00:12:30,240 --> 00:12:32,000 Speaker 1: things down to me. So I'm really grateful to be 303 00:12:32,040 --> 00:12:33,719 Speaker 1: working with him, and I'm blessed to be working with him, 304 00:12:33,880 --> 00:12:35,920 Speaker 1: and I love and I'm excited for him to keep 305 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:37,439 Speaker 1: on teaching me stuff and for me to keep silking 306 00:12:37,559 --> 00:12:39,880 Speaker 1: up knowledge from I know. One of the questions about 307 00:12:39,920 --> 00:12:43,000 Speaker 1: you was, you know, power Sometimes when you got your height, 308 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:45,320 Speaker 1: the pad level can be a little bit of an issue. 309 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:48,720 Speaker 1: But we've talked about this previously. Against Duke, I saw 310 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:52,480 Speaker 1: I saw the speed to power. I saw you convert that. Uh. 311 00:12:52,760 --> 00:12:54,440 Speaker 1: Is it like just something that just kind of gets 312 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:56,920 Speaker 1: unlocked like in those moments in that football game. Was 313 00:12:56,920 --> 00:12:58,600 Speaker 1: that kind of like Okay, now I get it because 314 00:12:58,640 --> 00:13:02,480 Speaker 1: you're so relatively new to a position. Yeah, and I 315 00:13:02,840 --> 00:13:05,200 Speaker 1: honestly yeah, like that tackling him with sixty three I 316 00:13:05,280 --> 00:13:07,440 Speaker 1: was going against. He liked the he liked to really 317 00:13:07,440 --> 00:13:09,160 Speaker 1: focus on his hands and his feet and be real 318 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:10,840 Speaker 1: quick on him, so I knew he'd be pretty light 319 00:13:10,840 --> 00:13:12,679 Speaker 1: on him, so I kind of just believe him in 320 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:14,120 Speaker 1: a lot of players in the game by just pushing 321 00:13:14,160 --> 00:13:16,800 Speaker 1: him back real simple to speed the power, like you said. 322 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:21,720 Speaker 1: And yeah, I feel like, like like when I watched somebody, 323 00:13:21,960 --> 00:13:24,880 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna almost take almost take what they're giving me, 324 00:13:24,880 --> 00:13:28,679 Speaker 1: you know. And also during the Duke game, I think 325 00:13:28,679 --> 00:13:30,000 Speaker 1: it was one of the last games of the season, 326 00:13:30,320 --> 00:13:31,680 Speaker 1: and I feel like during the beginning of the season, 327 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:33,480 Speaker 1: I didn't get too many snaps. I was only playing 328 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:36,000 Speaker 1: like North Carolina game and probably a thirteen Florida game. 329 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:37,760 Speaker 1: I probably had like twelve or fourteen. I was really 330 00:13:37,760 --> 00:13:41,959 Speaker 1: a rotational player, and like I wasn't as comfortable yet. 331 00:13:42,040 --> 00:13:44,760 Speaker 1: But as this season kept progressing, I got more comfortable 332 00:13:44,800 --> 00:13:46,760 Speaker 1: and I and I became I got to a level 333 00:13:46,760 --> 00:13:48,240 Speaker 1: where I could like do things in the game and 334 00:13:48,280 --> 00:13:49,880 Speaker 1: be like, all right, I'm gonna do this. I'm gonna 335 00:13:49,920 --> 00:13:51,880 Speaker 1: try this out, you know, even though I didn't have 336 00:13:51,920 --> 00:13:54,200 Speaker 1: too I didn't try too many moves. I knew I 337 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:56,360 Speaker 1: had some in the bag. And I wish I wish 338 00:13:56,400 --> 00:13:57,520 Speaker 1: I could have played and brought him out of this 339 00:13:57,600 --> 00:13:59,439 Speaker 1: year because because I definitely got a lot more moves. 340 00:13:59,480 --> 00:14:02,240 Speaker 1: But but yeah, during towards end the season, like in 341 00:14:02,280 --> 00:14:03,800 Speaker 1: the bull again, I gave a do the heavy and 342 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:06,080 Speaker 1: went around him and got a sack. Like just just 343 00:14:06,200 --> 00:14:08,880 Speaker 1: I worked that stuff in practice. But during towards end 344 00:14:08,880 --> 00:14:10,520 Speaker 1: of season, like I said, I really started to like 345 00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:12,800 Speaker 1: just coming to my own and it's get I got 346 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:14,600 Speaker 1: a lot more confident while I was on the field, 347 00:14:14,600 --> 00:14:17,240 Speaker 1: for sure. You know so because you're in this unique 348 00:14:17,240 --> 00:14:19,240 Speaker 1: circumstance where you won't play in the fall. But then 349 00:14:19,480 --> 00:14:22,000 Speaker 1: if COVID kind of subsides a little bit and we 350 00:14:22,040 --> 00:14:24,360 Speaker 1: go back to a normal calendar where we have like 351 00:14:24,440 --> 00:14:26,960 Speaker 1: the combine and the pro days and those things. What 352 00:14:27,040 --> 00:14:29,120 Speaker 1: are some of the things that you want to either 353 00:14:29,240 --> 00:14:32,600 Speaker 1: show scouts or tell scouts to kind of solidify yourself 354 00:14:32,640 --> 00:14:34,400 Speaker 1: as one of those top guys even though you didn't 355 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:38,240 Speaker 1: play this fall. Uh. Definitely my pad level and to 356 00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:40,640 Speaker 1: be crisp. I want to be real CHRISTI my D 357 00:14:40,800 --> 00:14:43,720 Speaker 1: line drills. I also want to show that I'm explosive. 358 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:45,160 Speaker 1: I want to run a get forty. I want to 359 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:46,880 Speaker 1: have a good get off. I want to show that 360 00:14:46,880 --> 00:14:48,880 Speaker 1: I'm quick and I could move, I could drop back 361 00:14:48,920 --> 00:14:51,960 Speaker 1: into coverage. I could, I could play the one to three, 362 00:14:52,240 --> 00:14:54,080 Speaker 1: the five to seven to nine, I could drop back, 363 00:14:54,120 --> 00:14:56,800 Speaker 1: like I said, so just just to show my versatility, 364 00:14:56,800 --> 00:14:58,240 Speaker 1: you know, and that I could do it all. And 365 00:14:58,280 --> 00:15:01,560 Speaker 1: I'm a real coachable guy. And and definitely, like I said, 366 00:15:01,600 --> 00:15:03,560 Speaker 1: I'm just working on getting more explosive so I could 367 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:04,680 Speaker 1: have a real good get off when I get to 368 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:06,040 Speaker 1: the lead, because I know those tables are a lot 369 00:15:06,120 --> 00:15:08,920 Speaker 1: more athletic and they're bigger. So I've definitely been working 370 00:15:08,920 --> 00:15:11,640 Speaker 1: on my lower body like explosion and I get off. 371 00:15:12,560 --> 00:15:14,120 Speaker 1: One of the things we like to ask guys is 372 00:15:14,160 --> 00:15:16,440 Speaker 1: they're going through this process, is you know what kind 373 00:15:16,440 --> 00:15:19,120 Speaker 1: of adversity have you dealt with? Because that's a lot, 374 00:15:19,160 --> 00:15:20,400 Speaker 1: a lot a lot of times when you look at 375 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:22,280 Speaker 1: guys that fail at the next level, it's because they 376 00:15:22,280 --> 00:15:24,960 Speaker 1: haven't had adversity or they haven't handled adversity well. Is 377 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:26,840 Speaker 1: there an example in your life you could be on 378 00:15:26,880 --> 00:15:29,160 Speaker 1: the field or off the field where you've had to 379 00:15:29,160 --> 00:15:32,480 Speaker 1: battle through some some tough times. For me, the toughest 380 00:15:32,480 --> 00:15:34,760 Speaker 1: time probably be when I got hurt my freshman year 381 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:37,600 Speaker 1: because I came to Miami earlier. Rold I had a 382 00:15:37,640 --> 00:15:40,160 Speaker 1: real good spring you know, I know the scrimmage. There's 383 00:15:40,160 --> 00:15:41,880 Speaker 1: a couple of scrimmages. I got four stacks and one 384 00:15:41,920 --> 00:15:43,680 Speaker 1: I got three stacks another. I was just out there 385 00:15:43,680 --> 00:15:45,520 Speaker 1: having so much fun and then I got hurt, like 386 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:47,760 Speaker 1: stinking with the season and I was just like really 387 00:15:47,800 --> 00:15:50,200 Speaker 1: like in a dark place at that time. You know, 388 00:15:50,840 --> 00:15:52,480 Speaker 1: that was a real tough time from for sure, Like 389 00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 1: it took a lot out of me. But like my 390 00:15:53,960 --> 00:15:56,320 Speaker 1: friends and family rallied around me. My teammates, you know 391 00:15:56,400 --> 00:15:58,320 Speaker 1: that they helped me out with everything, whether it was 392 00:15:58,920 --> 00:16:01,200 Speaker 1: um taking me to glass they're picking me up from 393 00:16:01,320 --> 00:16:04,480 Speaker 1: from dinner, or or or getting me to practice in 394 00:16:04,480 --> 00:16:05,840 Speaker 1: the morning cause I couldn't drive. I was on a 395 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:07,720 Speaker 1: scooter for like eight weeks. So just that was a 396 00:16:07,720 --> 00:16:09,160 Speaker 1: real tough time for me and not being able to 397 00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:11,720 Speaker 1: play football. And it's like when you get hurt, it's 398 00:16:11,760 --> 00:16:13,760 Speaker 1: like it's like the team is like the train and 399 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:16,160 Speaker 1: the trains just like it's like you just get off 400 00:16:16,160 --> 00:16:17,720 Speaker 1: on the stop and it keeps on going. But you 401 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:20,080 Speaker 1: just gotta keep your faith, you know, And I like 402 00:16:20,240 --> 00:16:22,720 Speaker 1: stayed stayed to my faith in God. I prayed about it, 403 00:16:22,760 --> 00:16:24,880 Speaker 1: you know, and I was blessed enough to bounce back 404 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:26,800 Speaker 1: and have a great year. But that was definitely the 405 00:16:27,200 --> 00:16:30,320 Speaker 1: hardest time in my life first year. You know, so 406 00:16:30,440 --> 00:16:33,120 Speaker 1: as evaluated one thing we look for. DJ talked about 407 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:35,160 Speaker 1: the adversity, but we also want to know your why 408 00:16:35,240 --> 00:16:37,680 Speaker 1: or what inspires you to do what you do. So 409 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:41,040 Speaker 1: why do you play football? Who? Who inspires you to play? Like? 410 00:16:41,080 --> 00:16:44,120 Speaker 1: What do you do it for? I do for my family, honestly, 411 00:16:44,200 --> 00:16:46,440 Speaker 1: for me to be able to uh have the chance 412 00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:49,200 Speaker 1: to retire my mom and dad, it means everything to me. 413 00:16:49,240 --> 00:16:50,680 Speaker 1: You know, they put in so much work in to me. 414 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:53,320 Speaker 1: They took me to camps that they're every single game, 415 00:16:54,080 --> 00:16:56,320 Speaker 1: whether they're even if they were working the day after 416 00:16:56,600 --> 00:16:58,600 Speaker 1: or just had a five day of work within saturdays. 417 00:16:58,600 --> 00:17:00,040 Speaker 1: And I was an outimiate football that at every we 418 00:17:00,080 --> 00:17:01,760 Speaker 1: can go the game, every high school game. So I 419 00:17:01,760 --> 00:17:03,640 Speaker 1: really do it for them. You know, they ain't spiring 420 00:17:03,680 --> 00:17:05,960 Speaker 1: me because they're real hard workers and they came from 421 00:17:05,960 --> 00:17:08,080 Speaker 1: nothing and they raised me up. So I'm just I'm 422 00:17:08,080 --> 00:17:09,439 Speaker 1: blessed to have those people in my life, and I 423 00:17:09,480 --> 00:17:11,560 Speaker 1: do everything for them honestly because I can't wait, like 424 00:17:11,680 --> 00:17:13,280 Speaker 1: just to get that to be able to get that, 425 00:17:13,640 --> 00:17:15,280 Speaker 1: to get that check and just be like yo, mom, 426 00:17:15,280 --> 00:17:16,480 Speaker 1: you don't have to work no more Dad, and the 427 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:19,080 Speaker 1: word the more. It's gonna meet everything, you know. All right, 428 00:17:19,200 --> 00:17:21,920 Speaker 1: last question from me, and I appreciate your time today, Greg, 429 00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:25,040 Speaker 1: but let's spend it's a weird year this year in right, 430 00:17:25,040 --> 00:17:27,439 Speaker 1: and you best football season this year. But if we 431 00:17:27,480 --> 00:17:30,359 Speaker 1: could go in a time machine a year a year away, 432 00:17:30,400 --> 00:17:33,239 Speaker 1: let's say you get through your rookie season, for you 433 00:17:33,280 --> 00:17:35,560 Speaker 1: to look back on your rookie season and say, okay, 434 00:17:35,600 --> 00:17:38,080 Speaker 1: that was a success. What what will have taken place 435 00:17:38,320 --> 00:17:41,280 Speaker 1: if you would deem your rookie year success Really just me, 436 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:43,359 Speaker 1: I won't even put a number on say or anything. 437 00:17:43,480 --> 00:17:46,000 Speaker 1: Really just met coming into my own and it's getting 438 00:17:46,119 --> 00:17:47,960 Speaker 1: everything I can get out of myself. You know, whether 439 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:50,560 Speaker 1: that tend stas twenty stats, a hundred stacks, you know, 440 00:17:50,600 --> 00:17:53,600 Speaker 1: just me being out there and just dominating and playing 441 00:17:53,600 --> 00:17:54,960 Speaker 1: at the highest level that I can play. I know 442 00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:56,840 Speaker 1: it's gonna obviously be harder. I'm not just gonna go 443 00:17:56,960 --> 00:17:59,080 Speaker 1: there and bully grown man first day, but you know, 444 00:17:59,119 --> 00:18:01,840 Speaker 1: but I'm gonna compete, uh to my best capability and 445 00:18:01,880 --> 00:18:03,280 Speaker 1: I'm and I'm show what I could do. And I 446 00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:05,800 Speaker 1: can't wait for an opportunity to play it for whatchever 447 00:18:05,800 --> 00:18:07,399 Speaker 1: team's drafting. I'm gonna be a team guy, you know, 448 00:18:07,400 --> 00:18:10,040 Speaker 1: I'm gonna be i' gonna be a positive uh person 449 00:18:10,080 --> 00:18:11,840 Speaker 1: in the locker room. I'mnna helping. I'm gonna help out 450 00:18:11,960 --> 00:18:14,160 Speaker 1: whoever I can't help out, and I'm gonna show love 451 00:18:14,200 --> 00:18:16,160 Speaker 1: it in any way. I can't s I really can't wait. 452 00:18:16,520 --> 00:18:18,440 Speaker 1: And I'm up for the challenge, you know, And I 453 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:20,120 Speaker 1: know the NFL's would be tough, but I just can't 454 00:18:20,119 --> 00:18:21,680 Speaker 1: wait to get out there and compete with the best 455 00:18:21,680 --> 00:18:24,040 Speaker 1: of the best. I can't wait. I love it man. Well, 456 00:18:24,040 --> 00:18:26,080 Speaker 1: have You've been great with us today. It's awesome to 457 00:18:26,119 --> 00:18:28,119 Speaker 1: spend some time with you. I'm sure we'll catch you 458 00:18:28,160 --> 00:18:30,119 Speaker 1: along the journey here as we get close to the draft. 459 00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:33,360 Speaker 1: But keep working hard, man, and we'll see you soon. Yes, sir, 460 00:18:33,440 --> 00:18:38,160 Speaker 1: I will thank you well. Buck. That was impressive talking 461 00:18:38,200 --> 00:18:40,000 Speaker 1: to Gregor so there and we used the word and 462 00:18:40,080 --> 00:18:42,639 Speaker 1: talking about just kind of an it's an artist, right, 463 00:18:42,720 --> 00:18:44,800 Speaker 1: those great passworts and you've been around that some of 464 00:18:44,840 --> 00:18:47,040 Speaker 1: the best of all time, and they talked about it 465 00:18:47,080 --> 00:18:49,240 Speaker 1: a little differently, DJ like that was one of the 466 00:18:49,280 --> 00:18:52,000 Speaker 1: more impressive interviews. And I would say that not only 467 00:18:52,040 --> 00:18:53,960 Speaker 1: being in the media from but but really put it 468 00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:57,159 Speaker 1: on the scout head, like to have a player be 469 00:18:57,200 --> 00:18:58,960 Speaker 1: able to give you that kind of feedback, to be 470 00:18:58,960 --> 00:19:01,440 Speaker 1: able to walk you through We've talked about it. We've 471 00:19:01,480 --> 00:19:04,359 Speaker 1: interviewed quarterbacks and had them a walk us through your 472 00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:06,280 Speaker 1: week of preparation because you just kind of want to 473 00:19:06,280 --> 00:19:09,080 Speaker 1: know where they're at. That was about as as good 474 00:19:09,119 --> 00:19:11,639 Speaker 1: as it gets in terms of the detail that he 475 00:19:11,760 --> 00:19:13,840 Speaker 1: is being able to express about where he is and 476 00:19:14,040 --> 00:19:17,160 Speaker 1: in terms of how he attacks what he's learned, how 477 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:19,880 Speaker 1: he wants to put him in practice. Someone is going 478 00:19:19,920 --> 00:19:22,800 Speaker 1: to get a fantastic player who has so much developmental 479 00:19:22,840 --> 00:19:26,880 Speaker 1: potential that he could be an outstanding player, like exceed 480 00:19:26,960 --> 00:19:29,720 Speaker 1: whatever your expectations are. Off the tape, he may be 481 00:19:29,760 --> 00:19:32,160 Speaker 1: able to see that because he's so coachable and mullible. 482 00:19:32,520 --> 00:19:34,800 Speaker 1: So my favorite part is this little nugget that we 483 00:19:34,840 --> 00:19:37,320 Speaker 1: got from this interview, and that is because he read 484 00:19:37,359 --> 00:19:39,240 Speaker 1: shirted a year. Right, we knew he got hurt, but 485 00:19:39,280 --> 00:19:41,639 Speaker 1: he read shirt a year, had one year with fifteen 486 00:19:41,640 --> 00:19:43,240 Speaker 1: and a half sacks or whatever he did, and then 487 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:44,879 Speaker 1: this year he didn't play. So you can say it's 488 00:19:44,880 --> 00:19:47,239 Speaker 1: a limited track record. He hasn't played a position very 489 00:19:47,280 --> 00:19:49,760 Speaker 1: long as receiver in high school safetealing when he he 490 00:19:49,880 --> 00:19:52,000 Speaker 1: just snuck in that little line that his freshman year 491 00:19:52,040 --> 00:19:54,120 Speaker 1: before he got hurt. In the scrimmages, he had four 492 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:57,360 Speaker 1: sacks and one three sacks and another Like some guys 493 00:19:57,400 --> 00:19:59,399 Speaker 1: are put on this earth to rush the quarterback, and 494 00:19:59,440 --> 00:20:03,040 Speaker 1: this kid are having immediately transferred from being a receiver 495 00:20:03,359 --> 00:20:05,560 Speaker 1: to a pass rusher at an A C C school 496 00:20:05,600 --> 00:20:09,439 Speaker 1: has seven sacks and two scrimmages. It clicks, It clicks. 497 00:20:09,480 --> 00:20:11,720 Speaker 1: It's natural. It's it's natural. It's a bit of a 498 00:20:11,800 --> 00:20:14,080 Speaker 1: dance at ball arena type with the strength and the 499 00:20:14,119 --> 00:20:16,480 Speaker 1: physicality and and being able to put it together. And 500 00:20:16,520 --> 00:20:19,280 Speaker 1: because he is a quick study, man, I would love 501 00:20:19,320 --> 00:20:21,639 Speaker 1: to like dig into his background and just see, man, 502 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:23,480 Speaker 1: what how many different sports did he play when he 503 00:20:23,520 --> 00:20:25,680 Speaker 1: was coming up? Is he a basketball player? Was he 504 00:20:25,720 --> 00:20:27,919 Speaker 1: a legitimate basketball player or not? Like what does his 505 00:20:27,960 --> 00:20:30,000 Speaker 1: footwork look like when he's on the court and when 506 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:32,160 Speaker 1: he's doing things? Because for him to pick it up 507 00:20:32,200 --> 00:20:35,080 Speaker 1: like that DJ, he has to be an a level athlete, 508 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:38,639 Speaker 1: because even a level athletes sometimes can't get the coordination 509 00:20:38,680 --> 00:20:40,240 Speaker 1: to be able to do it, but for him to 510 00:20:40,240 --> 00:20:41,760 Speaker 1: be able to do it and to do it in 511 00:20:41,840 --> 00:20:45,600 Speaker 1: games and have success, that's remarkable. Yeah, and I thought 512 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:47,679 Speaker 1: it was interesting USC wanted him as a wide receiver. 513 00:20:48,119 --> 00:20:50,160 Speaker 1: LSC wanted him as a linebacker. I think that tells 514 00:20:50,160 --> 00:20:52,399 Speaker 1: you where the priorities are with those two. Uh, with 515 00:20:52,480 --> 00:20:54,800 Speaker 1: those two programs. That's kind of funny. And how longly 516 00:20:54,880 --> 00:20:56,880 Speaker 1: that like in the SEC, Like I've heard Nick Saban say, 517 00:20:56,920 --> 00:20:58,760 Speaker 1: you take your best players, your best athletes. You put 518 00:20:58,840 --> 00:21:01,120 Speaker 1: him on defense and you were about the offense later. Yep, 519 00:21:01,240 --> 00:21:03,160 Speaker 1: there you go. Well, look that was fun today. Get 520 00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:04,640 Speaker 1: a chance to visit with him. I hope you guys 521 00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:07,600 Speaker 1: have enjoyed the conversation. UM, we've got a great slate 522 00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:10,439 Speaker 1: of games UH this weekend, College and NFL. We'll be 523 00:21:10,440 --> 00:21:13,360 Speaker 1: back next week UH to wrap them all up. Want 524 00:21:13,440 --> 00:21:16,199 Speaker 1: encourage you guys again. Go to Apple Podcast, leave us 525 00:21:16,200 --> 00:21:17,840 Speaker 1: a rating and review if you haven't already. 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