1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:03,120 Speaker 1: When you look at your offensive line this year, is 2 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:06,080 Speaker 1: it deeper and what do you think of it? Uh? 3 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:08,240 Speaker 1: First of all, I think it's it's got a different 4 00:00:08,280 --> 00:00:12,400 Speaker 1: makeup mentally. And you know, when you add two veteran 5 00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:17,840 Speaker 1: players like Mike Ramer's Kevin Zeitler, Um, two serious guys, 6 00:00:17,880 --> 00:00:20,360 Speaker 1: got a lot of NFL snaps. They're they're they're there 7 00:00:20,360 --> 00:00:24,599 Speaker 1: are pros pro they're tough. I'm smart. And so all 8 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 1: of a sudden you've added You've added a lot to 9 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 1: your group. So you've got some veteran players there. You 10 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:33,040 Speaker 1: get John Hallipeo back who brings a real toughness about him. 11 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:35,520 Speaker 1: You got Spencer Pool is still in the mix because 12 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:38,080 Speaker 1: he I still consider him like a starting caliber. And 13 00:00:38,120 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 1: of course you got Done Nate on the left side, 14 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:41,960 Speaker 1: who brings a lot to the group. And will it 15 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:43,920 Speaker 1: be a second year older so you open that that 16 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:47,879 Speaker 1: sophomore year, you expected a lot of improvement. Um. I 17 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:51,960 Speaker 1: just think there's a more serious focus. UM kind of 18 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:53,560 Speaker 1: I would say more of that kind of an old 19 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:55,960 Speaker 1: school approach in there. Now. That's and that's what those 20 00:00:55,960 --> 00:00:58,680 Speaker 1: players bring. Got some good young players coming up, and 21 00:00:58,760 --> 00:01:00,720 Speaker 1: so there's a little bit of comp petition in there 22 00:01:00,720 --> 00:01:05,399 Speaker 1: and there's a there's just a real focused, determined, uh 23 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 1: work ethic going on right now. Where do you see 24 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:10,120 Speaker 1: that center position at right now? I see right now, 25 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:13,520 Speaker 1: they're it's fighting out. I'm trying to give Spencer at 26 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:17,240 Speaker 1: least two groups with the one Peo. Peo starts off 27 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:18,680 Speaker 1: with the first group. You guys all seeing that, But 28 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:20,560 Speaker 1: I'm trying to get Spencer in there working with that 29 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 1: first group. UM Uh, they're gonna battle it out. Won't 30 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 1: make any decisions to the to the practices practice until 31 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:30,920 Speaker 1: we'll we'll do all the evaluations in the preseason games 32 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 1: and probably through those first three and then you make 33 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:36,000 Speaker 1: a decision. Let the best man go. I mean they're 34 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 1: they're both good players. They both are a little bit 35 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:43,280 Speaker 1: different type players. Um. Well, Spencer, I mean, Spencer is 36 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:47,200 Speaker 1: a real mentally savvy players, good technician. Um knows how 37 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 1: to use his He's a little bit letters that knows 38 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:52,520 Speaker 1: how to use his body technique that they get things done. Um. 39 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:54,800 Speaker 1: It was real productive force in the last half of 40 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 1: the season. Po Um was just starting to hit his 41 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:02,200 Speaker 1: drive when he got hurt last year. He tough, He's strong. 42 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:05,880 Speaker 1: Um got a lot of power and everything's got a 43 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 1: little bit different type game, both within their selves, fits 44 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:12,240 Speaker 1: within our scheme. So it's just coaching both. Let the 45 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:14,120 Speaker 1: best man win, like our our goal is, like we 46 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 1: tell him every day, we're going to coach every one 47 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:18,120 Speaker 1: of you guys to be the best player you can be. 48 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:20,240 Speaker 1: Then you go on the field and you determine who 49 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:22,040 Speaker 1: the start is going to be and that makes it easy. 50 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:24,760 Speaker 1: So you know, my job is to make Peo the 51 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 1: best player he can be, and my job is to 52 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 1: get Spencer to beat him up. That's kind of how 53 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:30,400 Speaker 1: I look at it. It's downy back to where he was. 54 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 1: Who John help you. I don't know what We won't 55 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:35,680 Speaker 1: be able to tell that he's He looks pretty good 56 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:37,360 Speaker 1: right now and he doesn't seem to have any issues. 57 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:39,400 Speaker 1: But wait to see how he performs in the preseason 58 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:40,959 Speaker 1: games when you put the win it win. It's real. 59 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 1: The top seven the you know, including Spencer and Chat 60 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:48,839 Speaker 1: any of the other guys in French use. Yeah, there's 61 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 1: some other guys that have been playing pretty good. Um, 62 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:53,840 Speaker 1: Nick Gates, you know he was doing he was actually 63 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:56,520 Speaker 1: playing really good last year. You've played in Nebraska and 64 00:02:56,520 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 1: then you got that foot injury. He was on I R. 65 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:00,360 Speaker 1: Then he came back, was on practice squad order. I 66 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:02,359 Speaker 1: mean was I on our the whole year, and so 67 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:04,240 Speaker 1: he's come back. Put to it, he really stepped up 68 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:06,120 Speaker 1: once you put the pads on his big, strong, tough, 69 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 1: smart um. I see why he played at Nebraska. He's 70 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:11,359 Speaker 1: a Nebraska type player. So he's done a pretty good job. 71 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 1: There's all the there's a lot of guys that have 72 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:15,840 Speaker 1: have done some good things with that second group. Um 73 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:18,560 Speaker 1: Brian Mhellick is as who was our third tackle last year. 74 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:20,400 Speaker 1: He's doing some good things, got good length and be 75 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:22,919 Speaker 1: playing left tackle, been playing some of the first group 76 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:24,960 Speaker 1: when we've been spelling nay a little bit. He's done 77 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:29,040 Speaker 1: a good job, but everybody's everybody's provided some uh uh. 78 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 1: Evan Brown still fighting and there's been a little bit 79 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 1: out of position because again now he's kind of the 80 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 1: third center, been working at summit second guard. So some 81 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:38,080 Speaker 1: of those guys have really come along and it's gonna 82 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 1: be it'll be a real battle for that for some 83 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 1: of those last spots on the roster continuity to be 84 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:48,000 Speaker 1: the number one critical element four and opened on the show. 85 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 1: It is most definitely because you gotta know who you're 86 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:51,920 Speaker 1: working with that you know you gottaf you gotta figure 87 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:53,560 Speaker 1: out who you're starting. Five were gonna being gotta figure 88 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 1: out right away because there's it's not five guys playing, 89 00:03:56,160 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 1: it's it's one group, one uni plane. So the continuity 90 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 1: is is probably most fundamental if any group on the 91 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:06,520 Speaker 1: entire line. Yes, your impressions of James o'hygen is nobody. Um, 92 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 1: you know what, he's strong, he's tough, he's smart. He 93 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:12,200 Speaker 1: reminds me a lot of Evan Brown. They're they're the 94 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:14,840 Speaker 1: same type of player. UM. I don't think his size. 95 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:16,600 Speaker 1: I mean he's a little bit of a smaller player, 96 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:19,640 Speaker 1: but it helps him with leverage. Um, he's tough. Um, 97 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:22,760 Speaker 1: I really like him. I think he's uh. I think 98 00:04:22,760 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 1: he's a quality player. Is going to be really fighting 99 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:29,040 Speaker 1: to make it for a roster spotable exactly. It's really 100 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:30,440 Speaker 1: I mean, it's like all of a sudden, you have 101 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:33,560 Speaker 1: some guys that have hundreds of NFL snaps under the 102 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:35,640 Speaker 1: about thousands of NFL snaps under the belt. It makes 103 00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:38,560 Speaker 1: a huge difference, you tell him about being added to 104 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 1: the seriousness of the line. How much of that maybe 105 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 1: the change is attributed to deciphering a lot. I mean, 106 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:49,440 Speaker 1: I'm telling you what now, this is your number thirty 107 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:53,600 Speaker 1: eight for me. And he is the most serious, focused, 108 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:57,480 Speaker 1: all about football guy I've ever been around. I mean, 109 00:04:57,520 --> 00:04:59,839 Speaker 1: I mean, I thought it was Chris Dielman before, but 110 00:04:59,839 --> 00:05:01,360 Speaker 1: he takes it up and notch I mean. And you 111 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:03,960 Speaker 1: love being around a guy like that. And so I 112 00:05:04,040 --> 00:05:06,120 Speaker 1: worry about him wearing himself out mentally because he is 113 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:09,040 Speaker 1: so he is so focused and so on in tune debate, 114 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:11,359 Speaker 1: I mean, I think he starts to get contagious with 115 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:13,919 Speaker 1: the other guys. He's a no nonsense guy that that 116 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:16,360 Speaker 1: that that every day he's a man on a mission 117 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:19,040 Speaker 1: and it's his His performance is really important to him. 118 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:22,320 Speaker 1: You can see it's kind of working through the room 119 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:24,400 Speaker 1: a little bit too. He brings something, he brings something 120 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:26,760 Speaker 1: really different. I'm excited to have him. How does that 121 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:28,800 Speaker 1: sayn like to be blocked up? And does that affect 122 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 1: the personneliti you bring in or you're blocking style? Uh, 123 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:33,920 Speaker 1: you know, it's it's it's a lot of the stuff 124 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:36,800 Speaker 1: we do. It fits with his what he does and 125 00:05:36,839 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 1: also but what the what the defense does too, So 126 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:41,919 Speaker 1: you have to adjust because every defense is different. But 127 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:46,200 Speaker 1: we we the number one element in the running game 128 00:05:46,839 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 1: is the runner, and so you have to fit what 129 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 1: you do to what he does, bet to his skill set. Now, 130 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:54,760 Speaker 1: he can do a lot of things. He can run inside, outside, strongness, 131 00:05:54,880 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 1: but there are certain things he does best. So we 132 00:05:56,880 --> 00:05:59,679 Speaker 1: we have to make sure that we can feature him, 133 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:02,760 Speaker 1: uh to get him to to fit the scheme, to 134 00:06:02,839 --> 00:06:05,440 Speaker 1: fit him what he does best. That's more important than anything. 135 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:08,320 Speaker 1: What is what is Rammers brought to the room? And 136 00:06:08,520 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 1: and is it make it similar? Because he's opinion pads 137 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:13,039 Speaker 1: on him. Well, I think when he brings to the 138 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:14,919 Speaker 1: room was what he also brings the field. Like in 139 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 1: the room, he's a he's a he's a low key 140 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:20,240 Speaker 1: guy in the room and he's he's on point. He's smart. 141 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 1: But I'm I mean, I'm gonna tall what now you 142 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:23,880 Speaker 1: talk about a guy to trying to switch and when 143 00:06:23,920 --> 00:06:27,039 Speaker 1: he's on the field him tough, aggressive, nasty guy on 144 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:28,920 Speaker 1: the field. Man, he's a different type guy. So I 145 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:31,680 Speaker 1: think he brings a cerebral player to the room and 146 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:34,479 Speaker 1: a tough, aggressive guy on the field. To you, he 147 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:36,160 Speaker 1: looks pretty healthy. I mean, I'm telling what a couple 148 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 1: of guys get a couple of bull rushes on him 149 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:40,400 Speaker 1: the other day, and he anchored down on him just yesterday, 150 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:43,320 Speaker 1: just anchored down and I was like, damn that. And 151 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:46,160 Speaker 1: he looked good to me. So he's been tested more 152 00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:48,640 Speaker 1: than once, so it looks good out of him and 153 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:51,080 Speaker 1: his eye. That are kind of their personalities match or 154 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 1: make they're good. They're they're both quiet to get it down, 155 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:55,480 Speaker 1: but they're they're a little bit different off the field. 156 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 1: Rubbers rumbers a little bit more laid back like me.