1 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:06,400 Speaker 1: Welcome by the Ratest Presspass Podcast. It is Wednesday, August seventh. 2 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:08,200 Speaker 1: Today after practice, we had a chance to hear from 3 00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:09,520 Speaker 1: head coach John Harball. 4 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 2: Appreciate everybody being here. 5 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:19,000 Speaker 3: A good day, busy day, last fast practice before the 6 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:22,200 Speaker 3: game Friday against the Eagles. So we'll start pointing towards that. 7 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:24,840 Speaker 3: Now we haven't really done any preparation for the Eagles, 8 00:00:24,880 --> 00:00:26,759 Speaker 3: but we'll go out and run our plays and see 9 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:27,319 Speaker 3: how the guys do. 10 00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:28,400 Speaker 2: What questions? 11 00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:29,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, I. 12 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:33,520 Speaker 4: Play player who's playing non play as far as Mark 13 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:36,280 Speaker 4: he hasn't played the past tweet exact, couldn't be in compensated. 14 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:36,120 Speaker 5: As to do. 15 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:37,200 Speaker 2: Yes, the same. 16 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:39,479 Speaker 6: How about do you haven't that now good? 17 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:40,840 Speaker 3: With the other quarterbacks? 18 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:42,240 Speaker 6: You expect Josh to play it off? 19 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:47,239 Speaker 2: Yes, we're here, go through every guy, are we? 20 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 6: That's good? 21 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 2: Gotta figure it out John, to. 22 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 5: Get engaged on the offensive line and that competition any. 23 00:00:57,200 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 7: Pre season action at some point, do you want to 24 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:03,040 Speaker 7: ever in the starting offense when the guys looking for it. 25 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:04,040 Speaker 6: At all these pieces? 26 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:07,160 Speaker 3: And uh, well, we'll see most of those guys out there. 27 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:08,959 Speaker 3: I don't know about this game if everyone of those 28 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 3: guys will be out there I'm not sure about the 29 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 3: offensive line completely yet. Uh, but you know, they probably 30 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:17,080 Speaker 3: won't be out there with Lamar, but as far as 31 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:18,280 Speaker 3: the rest of most of the rest of the guys, 32 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 3: they will be. 33 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:20,800 Speaker 2: We're pretty young. It's not like we'll have a ton 34 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 2: of guys not playing. 35 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 3: Over the course of the preseason. So we'll see all 36 00:01:24,959 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 3: the guys we need to and it'll be quite a 37 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:26,720 Speaker 3: few guys. 38 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 7: And you've been a laughing penalty full starts feel has 39 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 7: produced the intended results of that over the last two weeks. 40 00:01:35,319 --> 00:01:38,200 Speaker 3: I do, uh, I'm not enforcing it, just to be clear, 41 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:41,040 Speaker 3: the uh, the offense is enforcing it. They decided to 42 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:43,119 Speaker 3: do that, which I was I thought was pretty cool. 43 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:43,720 Speaker 1: I was. 44 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:46,920 Speaker 3: I was not disappointed to see that. But I think 45 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 3: it's it's a good impact. 46 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:51,600 Speaker 2: It's been. It's been. Uh. Anything that makes you intentional. 47 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:52,800 Speaker 3: About what you're trying to do, I think get you 48 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 3: focused on it. We always like will mark off the 49 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 3: penalty always that's another way to get the attention of 50 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 3: the guys and just realize that it's importance to be 51 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 3: perfect as we can be, which you can be pretty 52 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:07,080 Speaker 3: darn perfect pre snap, so we're always chasing that kind 53 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:10,960 Speaker 3: of perfection. Litle more existing aspects the kickoff and terms 54 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 3: and how those. 55 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 7: Prison training and damn the questions the news in. 56 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 5: The what is that question? 57 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:22,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, well, the way it's being format about and just 58 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 2: reacting to help those teams handling. 59 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 3: And the additions to the touchdown, how they what understanding 60 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:29,639 Speaker 3: the question? 61 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 2: What's the question? 62 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 8: Who's trying about? 63 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:34,280 Speaker 2: What is the question? The question was the. 64 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 3: Aspect of the post and the officials and how they're 65 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:41,160 Speaker 3: handling the kickoff requires and experiencing in a real. 66 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:42,600 Speaker 2: Game situation for the first time. 67 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:46,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, we're looking forward to it, We really are. How 68 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:50,080 Speaker 3: much do I answer that question the aspect of it. Yeah, 69 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:52,920 Speaker 3: we are looking forward to it. It'll be a challenge. 70 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 3: We'll see what it looks like. 71 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:54,920 Speaker 2: I hope. 72 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 3: I hope we go down and smash their kickoff return, 73 00:02:56,960 --> 00:02:58,959 Speaker 3: and I hope we break every every. 74 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:01,680 Speaker 2: Return for a touchdown. That's what I'm looking for. Is 75 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:01,920 Speaker 2: it a. 76 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:09,000 Speaker 5: Sort of situation where you guys might try different. 77 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:10,239 Speaker 4: Things related to it. 78 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 3: I mean, I think it comes into play at some point. 79 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 3: Right now, we just want to get out there and 80 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 3: line up and understand the rules and try to execute 81 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 3: the schemes as best we can and just see how 82 00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 3: we look. You know, we're we don't know exactly how 83 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:25,280 Speaker 3: it's gonna play out, timing wise and all that. So 84 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:27,280 Speaker 3: it very is very very is very much the very 85 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:30,120 Speaker 3: first time doing it. So that's kind of maybe that's 86 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 3: the answer to the question. 87 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 2: So we want to we want to kick it in 88 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 2: the landing zone start with that. 89 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:38,120 Speaker 6: John, do you have. 90 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:40,520 Speaker 8: Any update on our foe other than what you knew 91 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:42,680 Speaker 8: yesterday the testing, the back or anything we do. 92 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, he's gonna have a scope surgery and uh a 93 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 3: clean up type of a situation and uh, it'll it'll 94 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 3: keep him out for a little while, but not long 95 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:57,120 Speaker 3: term by any stretch. So we can revisit it when 96 00:03:57,360 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 3: Whens were close to the start of the season and 97 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 3: talk about John. 98 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 8: We haven't I haven't seen Ben Cleveland that right guard 99 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:06,720 Speaker 8: as much during County. Does that say anything about where 100 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:09,760 Speaker 8: he might? And the players 're just sort of wanting 101 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:10,360 Speaker 8: to see. 102 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 2: Different guys in different goals. I mean, I think it's 103 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:13,040 Speaker 2: a little bit of both. 104 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:14,680 Speaker 3: But Ben has done such a good job at center, 105 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:16,400 Speaker 3: and now we have Tyler out for a while, I think 106 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 3: you're going to see him at center quite a bit 107 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:19,719 Speaker 3: here for the next two weeks. 108 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:24,960 Speaker 1: We also heard from some of the guys competing for 109 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:30,120 Speaker 1: spots along that offensive line, including second round rookie Roger Rosegard, 110 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 1: who's competing for a starting job at right tackle. 111 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:38,200 Speaker 6: Yeah. 112 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:46,120 Speaker 9: No, nine times met him, oh man, Absolutely, absolutely, especially 113 00:04:46,200 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 9: for Big Ben, so no doubt. 114 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:51,440 Speaker 5: Roger, You're getting your first taste of NFL preseason action 115 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:54,359 Speaker 5: on Friday. How does it feel to just finally be 116 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:56,039 Speaker 5: able to be out there on an NFL field? 117 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:57,200 Speaker 6: Yeah, man, it feels great. 118 00:04:57,640 --> 00:05:00,120 Speaker 9: It feels amazing, you know, kind of just go and 119 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 9: through rookie mini camp OTAs and just the spring practices 120 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:05,920 Speaker 9: to now you finally get to training camp. I mean, 121 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:09,400 Speaker 9: it's super exciting. It's uh a feeling that I've dreamt 122 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:11,119 Speaker 9: since i was a little kid. And now I'm gonna 123 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:15,000 Speaker 9: play my first NFL game here coming up. So all 124 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:17,320 Speaker 9: good angst. You know, I'm super excited and I can't wait. 125 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:20,400 Speaker 6: You know, it's a different physicality. 126 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 9: Yeah, there's definitely level changes to everything, especially in physicality, strength, speed, 127 00:05:29,279 --> 00:05:29,840 Speaker 9: you name it. 128 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:31,920 Speaker 6: Uh, when he gets to this kind of level. 129 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:34,839 Speaker 9: But you know, my my transition from college to the 130 00:05:34,880 --> 00:05:38,680 Speaker 9: pros is uh, super smooth. In my opinion, so you know, 131 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:40,839 Speaker 9: I'm picking picking it up every single day, and you know, 132 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:53,560 Speaker 9: I'm my whole main focus is just getting better and better. Yeah, 133 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:55,640 Speaker 9: you know, first, second or third team, It didn't matter 134 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:57,719 Speaker 9: for me. You know, my whole goal is just uh, 135 00:05:58,040 --> 00:06:00,120 Speaker 9: you know, be the best offensive lineman I can to 136 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 9: help protect the quarterback and open up running lanes and 137 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:06,880 Speaker 9: just be the best offense we can. And that's my 138 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:09,039 Speaker 9: whole job as an offensive lineman. It didn't really matter 139 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:11,800 Speaker 9: what team I was running with because I knew if 140 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:15,040 Speaker 9: I played well and did what I wanted to do, 141 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:17,520 Speaker 9: you know, we'd be in a good spot as an offense. 142 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:19,640 Speaker 7: Part of your game, do you think you made the 143 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:21,840 Speaker 7: most progress and can take buck up camp. 144 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:26,200 Speaker 9: To Yeah, I definitely. I definitely would just say probably 145 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 9: my hands. You know, I think, especially when you get 146 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:32,840 Speaker 9: to this level, hands or everything, whether that's hand placement 147 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:35,400 Speaker 9: on a power move, a speed move, hands in. 148 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:37,520 Speaker 6: The run game. You know, you name it a to Z. 149 00:06:37,720 --> 00:06:39,159 Speaker 9: You know, I'm just trying to get better and better, 150 00:06:39,160 --> 00:06:41,120 Speaker 9: and I feel like I've really made a big stride 151 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:41,920 Speaker 9: in that department. 152 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:44,039 Speaker 8: On the flip side, where do you want to still 153 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:45,240 Speaker 8: see the most growth? 154 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:46,840 Speaker 2: You know, what part of your game. Do you still 155 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:47,960 Speaker 2: feel the Union games for the. 156 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:50,160 Speaker 9: Most Yeah, I mean, you name it. I I got 157 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:52,279 Speaker 9: to improve on a lot of things as an offensive lineman. 158 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:55,159 Speaker 9: You know, if I was the perfect offensive lineman, you know, 159 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:58,680 Speaker 9: I don't know who i'd be, but I'm not that yet. 160 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:01,280 Speaker 6: So I got a to z to work on. 161 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:04,480 Speaker 9: So you know, whether that's stuff not even on the field, uh, 162 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:09,080 Speaker 9: working on in the meeting rooms, that's I really couldn't 163 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 9: give you one answer there. 164 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 8: I mean, you see, the preseason game is me and 165 00:07:12,080 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 8: very different things to different players, but it doesn't feel. 166 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:16,080 Speaker 2: Like a big deal for you. 167 00:07:16,240 --> 00:07:18,000 Speaker 8: I mean not just your first stand, but I mean, 168 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:20,760 Speaker 8: you know, a chance to prove yourself, get real, you know, 169 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:21,760 Speaker 8: game reps, all that stuff. 170 00:07:21,840 --> 00:07:22,720 Speaker 6: Yeah. Absolutely. 171 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:26,680 Speaker 9: You know, anytime there's a game, you know there's got 172 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:29,800 Speaker 9: to be that much level intensity and focus going into it. 173 00:07:29,840 --> 00:07:31,880 Speaker 6: So you know, this Friday, I'm looking forward to it. 174 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:34,960 Speaker 5: I feel like these preced games or a chance for 175 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:36,400 Speaker 5: you to potentially man. 176 00:07:36,320 --> 00:07:36,840 Speaker 1: Start your job. 177 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:38,280 Speaker 6: Yeah, you know, absolutely. 178 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:43,000 Speaker 9: I you know, I come into practice games, meeting rooms 179 00:07:43,040 --> 00:07:45,000 Speaker 9: with that mentality just compete and be the best off 180 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:48,600 Speaker 9: in slimming I can. So you know that's my whole 181 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:50,920 Speaker 9: main goal is just a day and day stack days 182 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:53,880 Speaker 9: and make sure I'm doing my absolute best and good 183 00:07:53,880 --> 00:07:55,280 Speaker 9: results are come out from there. 184 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:57,080 Speaker 1: A lot of rookies talk about kind of the off 185 00:07:57,080 --> 00:08:01,720 Speaker 1: the field stuff, you know, it's diet, nutrition and training. 186 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:03,680 Speaker 1: How much of that is gonna focus really, and. 187 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:06,480 Speaker 6: It's been huge. 188 00:08:06,560 --> 00:08:09,160 Speaker 9: You know, we have a great Sarah and heard Sarah 189 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:11,480 Speaker 9: and Rachel do a great job with their staff and 190 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:13,920 Speaker 9: the whole cafeteria. It's it's always a great time going 191 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:16,440 Speaker 9: in there for meals, and we're super dialed from the 192 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:20,600 Speaker 9: new nutrition, from the hydration to the strength, all the 193 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:23,200 Speaker 9: aspects outside of the on practice and on game stuff. 194 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:27,480 Speaker 9: I've been super dialed in with everybody. So yeah, it's been, 195 00:08:27,560 --> 00:08:28,679 Speaker 9: it's been. It's been awesome. 196 00:08:29,320 --> 00:08:32,520 Speaker 5: Roger Ravels prioritized positional versatility for their offensive lineman. We 197 00:08:32,559 --> 00:08:34,600 Speaker 5: saw you hop in for Ronnie Stanley on one snap 198 00:08:34,600 --> 00:08:36,440 Speaker 5: that you've been mostly playing on the right side. Is 199 00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:38,360 Speaker 5: that something you've been working on working on both sides? 200 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:39,560 Speaker 5: Are you really strict the right side? 201 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:41,679 Speaker 9: Yeah, I mean ever since rookie Minnie Camp, I've been 202 00:08:41,720 --> 00:08:45,559 Speaker 9: wrapping both sides of the line, and coach Jody and 203 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:48,160 Speaker 9: I think coach Harve's really want to make an emphasis, 204 00:08:48,240 --> 00:08:51,679 Speaker 9: especially coach Mounkin on being versatile, not just myself too. 205 00:08:51,720 --> 00:08:55,520 Speaker 9: It could be Ronnie, pat Tyler, you name it. So 206 00:08:55,760 --> 00:08:58,240 Speaker 9: it's anyone could play any position, especially in this league. 207 00:08:58,280 --> 00:09:00,560 Speaker 6: So, yeah, you've. 208 00:09:00,520 --> 00:09:04,640 Speaker 7: Noticed strength wise going to college to the NFL, both 209 00:09:04,640 --> 00:09:06,839 Speaker 7: for yourself and obviously some of the guys you're going to. 210 00:09:06,760 --> 00:09:07,120 Speaker 3: Get to see it. 211 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:10,680 Speaker 9: Yeah, I'd say the transition between the get off off 212 00:09:10,800 --> 00:09:14,560 Speaker 9: the line of the snap and you know that that 213 00:09:14,679 --> 00:09:17,160 Speaker 9: instant moment where you know a lot of strength is 214 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:19,280 Speaker 9: going to be applied, whether it's a power move, uh, 215 00:09:19,360 --> 00:09:22,000 Speaker 9: speed to power, power to speed, uh, you name it. 216 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:25,440 Speaker 9: And there's there's a lot of transition to the college 217 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:28,319 Speaker 9: at the NFL level, especially, but especially off the off 218 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:30,280 Speaker 9: the snap. I think that's where I saw the biggest 219 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:32,160 Speaker 9: jump when it came to that. 220 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:35,560 Speaker 8: I think you've seen guys taking a lap jumping off 221 00:09:35,600 --> 00:09:38,480 Speaker 8: side of How much of an incentive is that to 222 00:09:38,559 --> 00:09:40,280 Speaker 8: stay off of at And do you think that's going 223 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:41,360 Speaker 8: to carry over your game as. 224 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:44,360 Speaker 9: Far as opening guys, Oh, absolutely, as soon as as 225 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:46,200 Speaker 9: soon as the play is called, you know that's definitely 226 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:48,520 Speaker 9: you have the whole play that you gotta know what 227 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:50,839 Speaker 9: you're getting down, you gotta know your assignment, and then 228 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:53,240 Speaker 9: most importantly got into the snapcount at the end of 229 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:56,520 Speaker 9: the play call. So if the running and lap wasn't 230 00:09:57,080 --> 00:09:59,480 Speaker 9: big enough incentive to not jump off sides, man, I 231 00:09:59,520 --> 00:10:03,280 Speaker 9: don't know what. So, yeah, that's definitely a big part 232 00:10:03,280 --> 00:10:05,040 Speaker 9: of the game, especially as an offensive lineman. 233 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:05,600 Speaker 6: You're get off. 234 00:10:06,280 --> 00:10:09,200 Speaker 7: Did you have any pretty game hoardles or anything. 235 00:10:10,040 --> 00:10:10,400 Speaker 6: Nah. 236 00:10:10,440 --> 00:10:11,920 Speaker 9: You know, I think I'm just gonna do the same 237 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:15,520 Speaker 9: thing I did in college. Really, you know, I think 238 00:10:15,600 --> 00:10:18,320 Speaker 9: some of the logistics will be a little bit different now, 239 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:21,920 Speaker 9: but I think everything for myself pregames just gonna be 240 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:23,760 Speaker 9: to stay the same, and you know, I'm looking forward 241 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:26,360 Speaker 9: to Friday. 242 00:10:27,559 --> 00:10:30,920 Speaker 1: We also heard from bank Cleveland. He's competing for snaps 243 00:10:30,960 --> 00:10:34,080 Speaker 1: at right guard, but lately he's been taking snaps at center. 244 00:10:34,160 --> 00:10:37,680 Speaker 1: Tyler Linnenbaum is currently sidelined with an injury, but bank 245 00:10:37,720 --> 00:10:41,040 Speaker 1: Cleveland has stepped into that starting center job in practice 246 00:10:41,080 --> 00:10:43,760 Speaker 1: this week and he's performed well. He talked about the 247 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:46,840 Speaker 1: opportunity in front of him in these preseason games and 248 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:48,840 Speaker 1: while Linderbaum is sidelined. 249 00:10:56,040 --> 00:10:58,640 Speaker 4: Uh, you know, I'll see myself really fitting in wherever, 250 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:01,400 Speaker 4: wherever I'm needed. I mean, you know, this this week, 251 00:11:01,400 --> 00:11:03,559 Speaker 4: I've been playing a little bit more center than other places, 252 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:06,280 Speaker 4: and you know, I'm I'm here to you know, earn 253 00:11:06,320 --> 00:11:08,160 Speaker 4: a spot on this team and wherever they need me 254 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:10,360 Speaker 4: at to do that. That's that's what I'm gonna do. 255 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:15,319 Speaker 4: How would you describe it? 256 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:16,720 Speaker 3: Oh? 257 00:11:16,840 --> 00:11:19,040 Speaker 4: No, I'm I feel perfectly fine at center. You know, 258 00:11:19,120 --> 00:11:21,400 Speaker 4: they started working me in there last year, so I 259 00:11:21,400 --> 00:11:23,080 Speaker 4: mean it's it's not like they just threw me into 260 00:11:23,120 --> 00:11:25,760 Speaker 4: the fire this week. So I mean, I'm I'm definitely 261 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:28,880 Speaker 4: extremely comfortable there. 262 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:35,160 Speaker 2: People will talk about it nacer brick season for a guy. 263 00:11:35,400 --> 00:11:36,719 Speaker 2: Do you do you see it that way? 264 00:11:36,760 --> 00:11:38,760 Speaker 6: I mean, your your your four year I. 265 00:11:38,760 --> 00:11:41,680 Speaker 2: Mean, what are the stakes to your mind of the 266 00:11:41,679 --> 00:11:42,400 Speaker 2: next month? 267 00:11:42,840 --> 00:11:44,880 Speaker 4: I mean I say that the stakes are definitely higher, 268 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:47,400 Speaker 4: I feel like, but you know, at the end of 269 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:49,120 Speaker 4: the day, it's the same thing I've been doing for 270 00:11:49,160 --> 00:11:51,560 Speaker 4: the last three years, just showing up to work every 271 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:54,640 Speaker 4: day and giving it everything I got to, you know, 272 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:56,560 Speaker 4: be the best player that I can for this team 273 00:11:56,600 --> 00:11:59,560 Speaker 4: and for myself, and you know, let the chips. 274 00:11:59,400 --> 00:12:01,000 Speaker 6: Layn wherever they then. 275 00:12:01,040 --> 00:12:03,040 Speaker 5: The Ravens have often turned to you and they've needed 276 00:12:03,040 --> 00:12:04,839 Speaker 5: a spot starter or someone to come in to build 277 00:12:04,840 --> 00:12:07,080 Speaker 5: a game at card. Have those experiences in the past 278 00:12:07,080 --> 00:12:08,840 Speaker 5: given you more confidence to go out there trying to way 279 00:12:08,880 --> 00:12:09,880 Speaker 5: a starting job this year. 280 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:10,719 Speaker 2: Oh absolutely. 281 00:12:10,760 --> 00:12:12,760 Speaker 4: I mean people don't realize how hard it is to 282 00:12:12,760 --> 00:12:14,800 Speaker 4: come off the sideline cold, you know, in the middle 283 00:12:14,840 --> 00:12:17,440 Speaker 4: of the third quarter and step up and expect to 284 00:12:17,440 --> 00:12:22,040 Speaker 4: take over and you know, perform at the highest level possible. So, 285 00:12:22,120 --> 00:12:24,640 Speaker 4: you know, being in that position before and plenty of 286 00:12:24,640 --> 00:12:27,600 Speaker 4: times in the past, you know, it just gives me 287 00:12:27,679 --> 00:12:29,800 Speaker 4: a lot of confidence knowing that no matter what, I 288 00:12:29,800 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 4: can step up and do whatever they need me to. 289 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:40,200 Speaker 1: Do in my life. 290 00:12:40,480 --> 00:12:41,720 Speaker 6: Uh No, not really. 291 00:12:42,160 --> 00:12:45,960 Speaker 4: Whenever I first started last year, uh snapping a little bit, 292 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:47,520 Speaker 4: you know, I always had to make sure the quarterbacks 293 00:12:47,559 --> 00:12:50,040 Speaker 4: knew they had a left handed center, just because the 294 00:12:50,360 --> 00:12:52,199 Speaker 4: path of the ball is just a little bit different 295 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:54,800 Speaker 4: than what they're used to. But you know, I've worked 296 00:12:54,800 --> 00:12:57,319 Speaker 4: with everybody enough to where they they they all got 297 00:12:57,360 --> 00:12:57,680 Speaker 4: it down. 298 00:12:57,720 --> 00:13:05,160 Speaker 1: Now, how exeter are you for that your preseason game, the. 299 00:13:05,120 --> 00:13:07,400 Speaker 4: Opportunity you have to show this, oh man, I mean 300 00:13:07,440 --> 00:13:10,320 Speaker 4: the preseason is kind of our first look at you know, 301 00:13:10,400 --> 00:13:11,960 Speaker 4: who we who we're gonna be as a team and 302 00:13:11,960 --> 00:13:14,120 Speaker 4: who we're going to be as an offense, and you know, 303 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:15,800 Speaker 4: you're gonna we're gonna have a lot of different guys 304 00:13:15,800 --> 00:13:18,520 Speaker 4: playing a lot of different spots, and uh, you know, 305 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:20,560 Speaker 4: it's it's gonna be fun to go out there and 306 00:13:20,720 --> 00:13:23,520 Speaker 4: play different spots for myself and you know, see how 307 00:13:23,520 --> 00:13:26,360 Speaker 4: we all kind of fit into one another and you know, 308 00:13:26,480 --> 00:13:27,480 Speaker 4: make this offense work. 309 00:13:28,440 --> 00:13:30,880 Speaker 5: Then center's obviously position that requires a lot of communication. 310 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:32,720 Speaker 5: Is that aspect of your game? You tried to step 311 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:35,439 Speaker 5: up since working on center more? Is it more difficult 312 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:37,040 Speaker 5: with a lot of pieces moving around you? 313 00:13:37,200 --> 00:13:40,240 Speaker 4: It was definitely more difficult. I ain't no doubt about that. 314 00:13:40,840 --> 00:13:43,000 Speaker 4: But uh no, I mean I feel like I'm I'm 315 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:46,800 Speaker 4: extremely football smart and uh you know, center, the biggest 316 00:13:46,800 --> 00:13:48,480 Speaker 4: thing at center is just being able to, you know, 317 00:13:48,559 --> 00:13:50,640 Speaker 4: keep a cool head and do things on the fly. 318 00:13:51,400 --> 00:13:53,880 Speaker 4: And you know, first day was a little bit of 319 00:13:53,920 --> 00:13:55,600 Speaker 4: a struggle with it, but now you know, three days 320 00:13:55,600 --> 00:13:58,160 Speaker 4: into it, you know everything's flowing smooth, and you know 321 00:13:58,200 --> 00:13:59,720 Speaker 4: feel good about it. 322 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:02,800 Speaker 7: You know Tyler Linderbahn and what's the communication with him 323 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:04,839 Speaker 7: as a fourteen center? 324 00:14:05,400 --> 00:14:08,520 Speaker 4: You know, it's it's been nice, you know, playing beside 325 00:14:08,600 --> 00:14:11,720 Speaker 4: him and all that in the past, So I really, 326 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:14,440 Speaker 4: you know, we we keep the same terminology and everything 327 00:14:14,480 --> 00:14:16,800 Speaker 4: like that. It's just a matter of you know, the 328 00:14:17,120 --> 00:14:19,560 Speaker 4: perspective in which you see the defensive fronts and things 329 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:22,280 Speaker 4: like that is different. And you know, every day after practice, 330 00:14:22,280 --> 00:14:24,280 Speaker 4: I mean, he's in there watching film. We're going over 331 00:14:24,720 --> 00:14:26,320 Speaker 4: you know, how I can step better or do this 332 00:14:26,360 --> 00:14:28,680 Speaker 4: better and whatnot. So I mean it's it's been nice 333 00:14:28,680 --> 00:14:30,800 Speaker 4: oving somebody who's obviously as good as he is at 334 00:14:30,800 --> 00:14:33,800 Speaker 4: that position to you know, help me better myself. 335 00:14:36,120 --> 00:14:39,600 Speaker 6: You broke kids, it's great. It's an opportunity to show 336 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:40,880 Speaker 6: them what else I can do. 337 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:43,280 Speaker 9: Or is there an element of look, I'm not getting 338 00:14:43,360 --> 00:14:45,320 Speaker 9: rights that right guard, whether it's the problem. 339 00:14:46,160 --> 00:14:48,120 Speaker 4: No, I mean I don't think of it as you know, 340 00:14:48,400 --> 00:14:50,880 Speaker 4: taking reps away from other spots. I mean, you know, 341 00:14:50,880 --> 00:14:52,480 Speaker 4: they say the more you can do, you know, the 342 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:54,880 Speaker 4: better off you're going to be. And you know, if 343 00:14:55,120 --> 00:14:56,680 Speaker 4: I have to be in that role of a backup 344 00:14:56,680 --> 00:14:58,920 Speaker 4: center at some point this year, then you know, I 345 00:14:59,240 --> 00:15:01,040 Speaker 4: want to be fully prayer to go in and do that. 346 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:03,240 Speaker 4: So I love, you know that the fact that I'm 347 00:15:03,240 --> 00:15:04,720 Speaker 4: getting to play center and going to go out there 348 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:07,200 Speaker 4: and get some wild game reps, you know, in that spot. 349 00:15:08,840 --> 00:15:12,440 Speaker 8: This summer has felt different for the offensive line overall, 350 00:15:12,440 --> 00:15:15,000 Speaker 8: in the sense that you have researching jobs up the grabs, 351 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:18,320 Speaker 8: you have guys may betraying slightly less familiar roles. 352 00:15:18,320 --> 00:15:20,480 Speaker 2: I mean, it's it been a different. 353 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:20,880 Speaker 6: Year, you know. 354 00:15:20,920 --> 00:15:23,120 Speaker 4: I wouldn't say a different year by any means, because 355 00:15:23,120 --> 00:15:26,640 Speaker 4: I mean every year you've got guys coming in, fighting 356 00:15:26,640 --> 00:15:30,240 Speaker 4: for spots, playing different spots, rolling in different locations and 357 00:15:30,280 --> 00:15:32,520 Speaker 4: things like that. So I don't think it's any different. 358 00:15:33,160 --> 00:15:34,880 Speaker 4: You know, you just got to make the most out 359 00:15:34,880 --> 00:15:37,240 Speaker 4: of the reps that you get where you get them, 360 00:15:37,400 --> 00:15:39,000 Speaker 4: you know, to try and secure that role as a 361 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:52,240 Speaker 4: starter from week one. You know, I think the biggest 362 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:54,800 Speaker 4: thing for me is when I'm you know, not in 363 00:15:54,880 --> 00:15:57,520 Speaker 4: not in with the with the group, kind of standing 364 00:15:57,520 --> 00:15:59,360 Speaker 4: around the back, I want to hear the play call. 365 00:15:59,440 --> 00:16:02,360 Speaker 4: I want to the defensive fronts, you know, I want 366 00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:04,320 Speaker 4: to you know, make my calls as if I were 367 00:16:04,360 --> 00:16:06,880 Speaker 4: in there right now. And I think that's, you know, 368 00:16:07,480 --> 00:16:10,240 Speaker 4: been the biggest difference for me. You know, even last 369 00:16:10,320 --> 00:16:12,480 Speaker 4: year when I started playing a little bit of center 370 00:16:12,480 --> 00:16:16,040 Speaker 4: here and there, was just being more attentive to the 371 00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:18,760 Speaker 4: defense and the way things are working, you know, from 372 00:16:18,800 --> 00:16:21,520 Speaker 4: a defensive stamp to the backfield and everything like that, 373 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:23,320 Speaker 4: just you know, because I mean, it is a big 374 00:16:23,360 --> 00:16:26,120 Speaker 4: difference and it takes a lot of getting used to 375 00:16:26,520 --> 00:16:29,080 Speaker 4: and I think me taking those steps has really helped 376 00:16:29,080 --> 00:16:30,520 Speaker 4: me adjust to it quickly. 377 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:35,560 Speaker 7: You've played center, college, high school, experience at it. 378 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:38,080 Speaker 4: I played a little bit in high school, didn't play 379 00:16:38,120 --> 00:16:40,360 Speaker 4: in college, but you know, like I said earlier, i 380 00:16:40,360 --> 00:16:42,520 Speaker 4: mean they started rolling in at center last year, so 381 00:16:42,560 --> 00:16:45,480 Speaker 4: I've I've taken plenty of snaps, you know, and I'm 382 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:46,320 Speaker 4: I'm good to go. 383 00:16:49,840 --> 00:16:52,080 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Ravens Presspass podcast, make sure you 384 00:16:52,120 --> 00:16:54,640 Speaker 1: hit that subscribe button. 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