1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:03,640 Speaker 1: Anybody of interest who won't be you know, normal stuff. Yeah, 2 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:07,960 Speaker 1: normal stuff. Yeah, that's what Eliku doing with his toe. Good. 3 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:09,559 Speaker 2: We're gonna see him out there. 4 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 1: He'll be doing he'll be doing similar thing that he's 5 00:00:12,039 --> 00:00:15,520 Speaker 1: done the last couple of times you've been out so rehab. Yeah, 6 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:18,880 Speaker 1: he'll probably you know, he did a little bit of 7 00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:23,640 Speaker 1: walk through here, but he's he's progressing. It'll be okay, 8 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 1: same he's saying. 9 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 3: What he's also had the temple practices this year as 10 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:32,320 Speaker 3: supposed to previous years. 11 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:35,159 Speaker 1: Yeah. I think the guys are out there competing. I 12 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 1: think we're getting a lot of work done. I'm encouraged 13 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:40,839 Speaker 1: by the progress that all three phases have made from 14 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:44,120 Speaker 1: the beginning of since they've been here Phase one all 15 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:48,480 Speaker 1: the way through. That's the process of of the off season. Again. 16 00:00:48,520 --> 00:00:49,879 Speaker 1: I like the way the guys are competing. 17 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:52,599 Speaker 2: Well, sometimes it's a tendency to look at, you know, 18 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 2: guys who might be available around the league and you know, 19 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 2: well that guy is. 20 00:00:56,680 --> 00:00:58,480 Speaker 1: Will be better than our guy. You know what I mean? 21 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 2: What what is it about Slat you had? You know, 22 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:05,840 Speaker 2: he came in, he was you know, you didn't embrace him, 23 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:08,479 Speaker 2: play him right away on everything, and that he has 24 00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:11,600 Speaker 2: survived and these organizations put money into him and he 25 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:13,840 Speaker 2: clouds believe it, and Russell wouldn't be out there thing. 26 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:18,479 Speaker 1: That's a good question. He's a pro first and foremost. 27 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 1: He never let any circumstance get in his way of 28 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:24,959 Speaker 1: him continuing to try to improve and do his job. 29 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:29,360 Speaker 1: And when he's hat opportunities, he's made place for us. 30 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:33,200 Speaker 1: He has good leadership traits. He's been here a long 31 00:01:33,240 --> 00:01:37,559 Speaker 1: time in NFL years. He's good with the young guys 32 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:40,040 Speaker 1: and the quarterbacks got a lot of trust him. I 33 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 1: certainly do. But I just appreciate his discipline and how 34 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:46,760 Speaker 1: he goes about his job, his attitude whether things were good, 35 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 1: whether things were bad, his work ethic. He's That's why 36 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 1: we brought him back. 37 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:54,520 Speaker 2: Is that somebody that had to I mean, they all 38 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 2: had to prove something to you when you got here, 39 00:01:56,520 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 2: but he had been here ready, and you almost look 40 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 2: back and think, maybe I'd expect him to do all that, 41 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 2: you know what I mean, because like I said, he 42 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 2: was not a guy who just threw out there right away. 43 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:08,480 Speaker 1: You target sure. Yeah, my focus is on now how 44 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:12,359 Speaker 1: he is now for us, But yeah, I think every 45 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:15,520 Speaker 1: player evolves, but you know, I appreciate the way he is, 46 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:18,160 Speaker 1: the way he's been for us. Again, all the things 47 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:21,320 Speaker 1: that I mentioned, you know, he's been. He's been a 48 00:02:21,320 --> 00:02:23,359 Speaker 1: good player for us, he's been a good leader, he's 49 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 1: been a good person off the field for us. He 50 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:29,120 Speaker 1: does things the right way and and you appreciate players 51 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:32,200 Speaker 1: like that. Right. What is the overall morale like and 52 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:35,960 Speaker 1: how do the veterans impact that? Yeah, it's been good. Again, 53 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 1: Like I said, Bruce, we've had a very competitive spring. 54 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 1: I think we've got a lot of work done. A 55 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 1: lot of things accomplished in terms of the installation of 56 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 1: our of our defense, special teams in offense, some of 57 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:48,720 Speaker 1: the nuances and the new things that we put in. 58 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:51,519 Speaker 1: The guys do a lot of things off the field together. 59 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 1: I like this group. What have you changed like spring lives, 60 00:02:56,800 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 1: like process wise, like the way you're going about it. 61 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:01,480 Speaker 1: Like what as you noticed maybe last year that he 62 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 1: said that, you know, I would like to do more 63 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:07,400 Speaker 1: of X. Yeah, I think again we've changed every year 64 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: from year to year and try to do the things 65 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:11,360 Speaker 1: we think we need to do. Obviously, we've added some 66 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 1: more seven on seven reps. And here's something that Russell 67 00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 1: feels really good about and you know you can do 68 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 1: it one of two ways. You can do a half 69 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 1: line to see coverages. You can do a full field 70 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 1: seven on seven. You know, we've we've added some competitive 71 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 1: periods and where they have to play the situations out. 72 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:27,639 Speaker 1: Not that we didn't do that, but we've placed a 73 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:30,200 Speaker 1: little bit more emphasis on it, and not just you know, 74 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 1: a third down situation, but maybe a quarter in a game, 75 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 1: time left the score. You know, we've done pretty bitch. 76 00:03:37,440 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 1: I'd say every day we've done a little. 77 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 3: Bit of that. 78 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:44,840 Speaker 1: Russ is the suggestion. Yeah, I've talked to Russ. He 79 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:48,840 Speaker 1: you know again, you see the it's good for the 80 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:51,400 Speaker 1: defense too in terms of the back seven, just in 81 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:55,360 Speaker 1: terms of how they match routes, their zone drops adjustments 82 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:57,680 Speaker 1: instead of you know, you can't do one on ones 83 00:03:57,760 --> 00:04:00,839 Speaker 1: during this time. So seven on seve was something that 84 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:02,880 Speaker 1: you know, we thought we'd add and we've done quite 85 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:04,839 Speaker 1: a bit of that. But we've we've added a number 86 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 1: of reps I would say too, situational reps. So every 87 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:12,920 Speaker 1: every year is a little bit different. QV has that 88 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 1: many years of experience, I guess change the way you 89 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:18,719 Speaker 1: listen to him and take suggestions or kind of work together. 90 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:21,480 Speaker 1: I know you, I'm sure. Yeah, No, I think it's 91 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:24,039 Speaker 1: important to listen to the quarterbacks. They're the ones that 92 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:27,520 Speaker 1: are touching the ball on every play. Certainly, he has 93 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:32,320 Speaker 1: a lot of accolades behind his playing career and experience. 94 00:04:32,920 --> 00:04:35,240 Speaker 1: It's been good, and Jamis has as well, and and 95 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:38,760 Speaker 1: de Vito and you know, even Jackson. You know, when 96 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:40,280 Speaker 1: you're in that room and you're and you're talking to 97 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 1: those guys, you know, they see things from a wide 98 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:44,920 Speaker 1: scope perspective and bring things up and there's a lot 99 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:47,760 Speaker 1: of good communication. So I think it's important to really 100 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 1: to talk and communicate. Listen to any of the quarterbacks. 101 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:52,480 Speaker 1: But Russ has been uh, you know, Russ has been 102 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:54,960 Speaker 1: good for us, I'd say in a number of ways 103 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:55,960 Speaker 1: since he's been out here. 104 00:04:56,560 --> 00:04:58,120 Speaker 3: I cub is in you. I mean, he is a 105 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:00,600 Speaker 3: thirty six year old quarterback and next year he did 106 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 3: get hurt at the start of the season. To give 107 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 3: him what he needs in the seven on sevens and 108 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 3: learn the offense, but also kind of realize it's a 109 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:09,360 Speaker 3: long season and he's thirty six years old. 110 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:12,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think every everyone needs reps, particularly when you're 111 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 1: playing in a new system. So we've given him a say, 112 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 1: a lot of reps. You know, he needs them. He 113 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:22,279 Speaker 1: needs them because he needs to be able to call 114 00:05:22,320 --> 00:05:25,560 Speaker 1: the plays and see things and be able to react. 115 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:28,160 Speaker 1: So you know, we've we've divvied up the reps, you know, 116 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:31,240 Speaker 1: i'd say pretty evenly. But he's had he's had his 117 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:32,120 Speaker 1: fair share, he said. 118 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 2: The most us talk to us about his relationship with 119 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:37,280 Speaker 2: Jim High, just how he's like, his potential, what he sees, 120 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:38,760 Speaker 2: what have you just seen from him? 121 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:45,680 Speaker 1: This this third man he can't drink, Uh, no worries. Yeah, 122 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:47,960 Speaker 1: he's he's a he's he's done a nice shot for 123 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:51,640 Speaker 1: us as camp. He's trying to improve the things that 124 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:54,679 Speaker 1: you know, we set out for him to improve. And again, 125 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:58,479 Speaker 1: just to go back to Russ, there's there's excellent communication 126 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:04,920 Speaker 1: amongst the quarterbacks and I'd say the skilled players they 127 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 1: meet him quite a bit together. I think Rustin done 128 00:06:08,480 --> 00:06:13,080 Speaker 1: a nice job of developing a relationship with Jalen. You know, 129 00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:15,080 Speaker 1: they sit kind of Russ sits in the front, Jalen 130 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:16,839 Speaker 1: sits right behind him, right next to the leak, right 131 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:20,040 Speaker 1: next to Wandel. So there's a lot of good communication 132 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:22,039 Speaker 1: flow with those guys, and he's done a nice job 133 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 1: of trying to improve the things that we asked him 134 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:26,520 Speaker 1: to improve on. What was the focus for him. Obviously 135 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 1: last year was a tough year for him. Yeah, Look, 136 00:06:29,440 --> 00:06:31,400 Speaker 1: I'm not going to get into the details and the 137 00:06:31,440 --> 00:06:33,280 Speaker 1: specifics of what we talked to the guys about, but 138 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:36,919 Speaker 1: he's done a nice job of coming out here working hard. 139 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:40,599 Speaker 1: He's improved in really all facets of being a receiver 140 00:06:41,760 --> 00:06:43,280 Speaker 1: and we're going to need him continue to do that 141 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:46,760 Speaker 1: in training camp. What have you seen from Russell in 142 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 1: terms of leadership that's been excellent, not just on the 143 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:55,440 Speaker 1: offensive side of the ball, I'd say within the entire team, defense, 144 00:06:56,279 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 1: special teams. He's a very good communicator. He sees the 145 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:02,919 Speaker 1: game well. Obviously he's done it at a high level. 146 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 1: The details of which he approaches his job with not 147 00:07:09,960 --> 00:07:13,040 Speaker 1: just his footwork and his eyes and mechanics, but also 148 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:17,120 Speaker 1: the other positions, the communication with the line, it's really 149 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 1: been good. Brian, you mentioned a competitiveness of practices so 150 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:23,320 Speaker 1: far as what was your reaction to the fight last 151 00:07:23,320 --> 00:07:27,360 Speaker 1: week and you like that intensity. Yeah, it was a 152 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:30,160 Speaker 1: competitive period, so try to stay away from that. But 153 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:32,560 Speaker 1: moved on pretty quickly from it. 154 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:35,800 Speaker 3: What do you guys working out the agenda drum practs 155 00:07:35,840 --> 00:07:37,080 Speaker 3: with the Jets again, you've been. 156 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:38,680 Speaker 1: A part of those. Just how do you feel about those? 157 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:40,840 Speaker 1: Just kind of you know leading up to that preseason game, 158 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:44,480 Speaker 1: was that atmosphere? Yeah, I have a good relationship with 159 00:07:44,520 --> 00:07:48,080 Speaker 1: ag known him for a long time. Obviously he was 160 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 1: with Detroit the last couple of years, and you know 161 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:55,120 Speaker 1: him and I have good, a good working relationship, good 162 00:07:55,120 --> 00:07:58,040 Speaker 1: personal relationship as well. So it was good to sit 163 00:07:58,080 --> 00:08:00,280 Speaker 1: down and kind of iron through some of the things 164 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:03,040 Speaker 1: that we wanted to get done. Logistics of it. We're 165 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:05,560 Speaker 1: going to do one practice at their place, We're gonna 166 00:08:05,560 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 1: do a practice here. We thought that would be good 167 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:09,200 Speaker 1: for both teams, kind of traveling a little bit, good 168 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 1: for the fan base. So it was you know, it's 169 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:14,520 Speaker 1: really easy to work with a g and you know 170 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:19,000 Speaker 1: those are competitive days. They're good for the team. We're 171 00:08:19,080 --> 00:08:21,240 Speaker 1: we're only doing the Jets. What have you seen from 172 00:08:21,280 --> 00:08:25,000 Speaker 1: a Devo so far? Yeah, he's been He's been a 173 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 1: good addition to our defense. Big long corner and run, 174 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:31,080 Speaker 1: can cover, makes plays on the ball, has a number 175 00:08:31,080 --> 00:08:33,640 Speaker 1: of pass breakups, good in the room for the young guys. 176 00:08:34,760 --> 00:08:37,360 Speaker 1: There's been a good addition. Okay, how much is deck 177 00:08:37,840 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 1: when we come here? We don't see him in in 178 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:42,440 Speaker 1: Tief Drews. Is that just yeah, I'd say everybody's got 179 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:43,760 Speaker 1: him as a last year's injury. 180 00:08:43,840 --> 00:08:45,600 Speaker 3: Is it just say. 181 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:47,800 Speaker 1: Everybody's got a different point. Everybody's at a different point. 182 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 1: Some guys that are doing some more, some doing less. 183 00:08:51,240 --> 00:08:53,360 Speaker 1: You know, we just do things, right. Was it turn 184 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:53,800 Speaker 1: over chess? 185 00:08:53,880 --> 00:08:54,240 Speaker 3: You're Rightea? 186 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:57,480 Speaker 1: Was it Bowen's idea? It was Shane's idea. Yeah, so 187 00:08:59,679 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 1: we had they talked about it, and yeah, you know 188 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:05,240 Speaker 1: it gets pretty uh you know, the defensive meetings the 189 00:09:05,280 --> 00:09:08,840 Speaker 1: next day, after practice, after turnover, there's you know, excitement 190 00:09:08,880 --> 00:09:10,920 Speaker 1: and it's it's been good for him