1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:04,680 Speaker 1: Good this time of year, coming in for the early 2 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:07,800 Speaker 1: days of the off season program. What does it mean 3 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 1: to you what you try to accomplish. 4 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:11,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, it means a lot to me. You know, I'm 5 00:00:11,280 --> 00:00:16,239 Speaker 2: just not only getting dialed in with the playbook, making sure, 6 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:19,560 Speaker 2: you know, I got everything down, but you know, just 7 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:21,680 Speaker 2: getting together with the guys in the locker room, throwing 8 00:00:21,720 --> 00:00:23,959 Speaker 2: a little bit working out. Uh, just kind of a 9 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 2: reacclamation period. Last year when you came in, it. 10 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 1: Was basically learning the offense game plan, the game plan. 11 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:30,840 Speaker 2: Yep. 12 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:34,120 Speaker 1: Now if you just kind of you start over. 13 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:36,639 Speaker 2: Again, Yeah, definitely. I just start from square one as 14 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:38,479 Speaker 2: if it's my first day and I don't know anything, 15 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:41,280 Speaker 2: and you know, just trying to learn as much as possible. 16 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:43,559 Speaker 2: But yes, it's nice to be able to start from 17 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:47,520 Speaker 2: square one and getting right with Coach Turner and making 18 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 2: sure it's not just learning the plays but learning every 19 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:51,600 Speaker 2: single detail of the positions. 20 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:54,560 Speaker 1: Change how you approach this season. 21 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:57,640 Speaker 2: My approach will be the same, you know, still just 22 00:00:58,040 --> 00:01:00,760 Speaker 2: try to get as big, strong fast as I can mentally, 23 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:03,920 Speaker 2: just you know, like I said, caught up with every position. 24 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:07,759 Speaker 1: Is this your normal Adam, where you spend the whole 25 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:10,119 Speaker 1: off season program with a team or is it different 26 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 1: this year because of you know, the mid season trade. 27 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, I've always shown up. I like breaking it up 28 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:18,040 Speaker 2: and coming here and being where I'm gonna play and 29 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 2: really honing in on football for a little bit, and 30 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:23,600 Speaker 2: then I'll do more strength and conditioning stuff in my 31 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:26,480 Speaker 2: own individual time. Is that what you did in Carolina 32 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:29,160 Speaker 2: as well? You would come yep. Yeah, in Carolina, you know, 33 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:31,679 Speaker 2: we always had similar learned in a new offense, but 34 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 2: we always had different coaches come in. So I think 35 00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 2: I had five coordinators in five years, so I was 36 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:38,080 Speaker 2: always learning the plays. 37 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:42,280 Speaker 1: What's the first thing you told Sam Darnold about this offense. 38 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 2: When he was looking at I told him it's fun. 39 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 2: You know, I got a lot of weapons and unbelievable 40 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 2: mind calling plays. He already knew all that stuff though. 41 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 2: You know he had he had watched all the tape 42 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:54,360 Speaker 2: and you know he was a fan from Afar, so 43 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 2: he was fired up to get here the quarterback of 44 00:01:57,040 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 2: the Niners. Getting Sam. Sam's great. He can do every anything. 45 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 2: You can make any throw. He's smart, He's able to, 46 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 2: you know, pick up things quickly and do his job. 47 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:11,080 Speaker 2: Doesn't play beyond you know anything and and just does 48 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:13,360 Speaker 2: exactly what he's told all the time and then adds 49 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:15,359 Speaker 2: a lot of flair to it too. You know, I 50 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 2: got the privilege to play with Sam, not enough, unfortunately 51 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:21,000 Speaker 2: I had some injuries. But he's another guy too who's 52 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 2: who's just a gamer and he's tough as hell. He's 53 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:27,240 Speaker 2: played through a lot and never made excuses. So happy 54 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:27,679 Speaker 2: he's here. 55 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:29,760 Speaker 1: You get a Sam, I saw you court side at 56 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 1: the Warriors game, sitting there with them the other day. 57 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:33,639 Speaker 1: What's your investment. 58 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 2: Level like right now with the playoffs and how much 59 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:39,400 Speaker 2: it's been fun to watch? Been really fun to watch? Yeah, 60 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:40,480 Speaker 2: I mean it was. It was a lot of fun. 61 00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:42,520 Speaker 2: You know, being able to see those guys up up 62 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:45,560 Speaker 2: and close is impressive. You know, I think you forget 63 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 2: how how big, strong and fast these dudes are and 64 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:49,800 Speaker 2: how athletic they are. So it was a lot of fun. 65 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 2: And you know, watching guys like Steph Curry do his 66 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:55,240 Speaker 2: thing live in person, it's definitely a different feeling than 67 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:58,000 Speaker 2: watching it on TV. And the average person doesn't know 68 00:02:58,040 --> 00:03:02,440 Speaker 2: about Sam Donald that you can share. I don't know 69 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:05,160 Speaker 2: what people don't or do know about him, but I'd 70 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:07,400 Speaker 2: say like his toughness, to me is something that I 71 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:09,360 Speaker 2: don't think gets a lot of credit for, but just 72 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 2: knowing kind of the stuff that he went through in 73 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:14,520 Speaker 2: New York and then in Carolina and to be able 74 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:16,679 Speaker 2: to just keep his head down and continue to work 75 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 2: as hard as he did showed a lot of perseverance, determination, 76 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:21,880 Speaker 2: toughness all that. 77 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:24,840 Speaker 1: The second time in three years you've been with the 78 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:30,120 Speaker 1: team and Sam Arrives, what did he do in Carolina? 79 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:33,800 Speaker 1: They just kind of get acclimated and make himself part 80 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 1: of that team. 81 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 2: Just did his job and he was himself. You know, 82 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 2: he did everything the coaches asked him to do, and 83 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 2: he was himself and that's all you know, really can 84 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 2: ask for teams propensity to take a big swing when 85 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 2: they need to. 86 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:51,320 Speaker 1: They did it with Trent, they did it with you, 87 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 1: they did it when they traded up for Trey, And 88 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:55,120 Speaker 1: I don't think a lot of people had him getting 89 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:57,000 Speaker 1: hard Grave. What did you think when the pard Rave 90 00:03:57,160 --> 00:03:58,360 Speaker 1: edition came an offseason? 91 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:01,240 Speaker 2: Definitely happy, But don't have to play against them. You know, 92 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 2: he's a stud and he's a guy who you know, 93 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:05,640 Speaker 2: obviously has had a lot of success in his career 94 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:09,640 Speaker 2: and just adding another piece to the defense obviously helps 95 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 2: the team. 96 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:13,360 Speaker 1: The team is willing to do to take those big swings. 97 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 1: Is that. 98 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:17,520 Speaker 2: Inner change the team you think for sure? Yeah, I mean, 99 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:19,400 Speaker 2: I think everybody knows where our head is at, and 100 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:21,919 Speaker 2: you know, from from the top down, we know we 101 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 2: know what we want to accomplish and and where we 102 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 2: want to go. 103 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:26,800 Speaker 1: It's obviously part of the deal. 104 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:28,680 Speaker 2: But you've lost a lot of free agents, a lot 105 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 2: of key guys this offseason. 106 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:32,000 Speaker 1: Have you felt that in the locker room hasn't been 107 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 1: a little bit different kind of reacclimating without some of 108 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:35,160 Speaker 1: those guys. 109 00:04:35,320 --> 00:04:37,760 Speaker 2: It's always the tough part of this game is seeing 110 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 2: guys go. But uh no, I mean we're we're all 111 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 2: still so tight. You know, our core guys are still amazing, 112 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:46,200 Speaker 2: and you know, it's part of the process. It's it's 113 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:48,880 Speaker 2: part of the off season is reacclimating and getting everybody 114 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:50,880 Speaker 2: in line for for one common goal. 115 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:54,159 Speaker 1: Really experienced coaches working with the running backs here with 116 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:57,560 Speaker 1: with coach Land and coach Turner, is that different than 117 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:01,200 Speaker 1: anything that you previously your career And how does that 118 00:05:01,320 --> 00:05:03,320 Speaker 1: kind of communication pattern work in the room. How much 119 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:05,720 Speaker 1: have you gotten for both of them? Uh? 120 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:08,279 Speaker 2: Yeah, I've gotten a lot. This has been, you know, 121 00:05:08,320 --> 00:05:10,880 Speaker 2: the most fun I've had in a meeting room in 122 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:13,640 Speaker 2: my career. You know, these guys are so detailed on 123 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:15,760 Speaker 2: every single thing. You know, you could I could sit 124 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:17,800 Speaker 2: there and listen to Coach turn it for hours on end, 125 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:21,280 Speaker 2: because you know he he coaches the x's and o's 126 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:24,640 Speaker 2: and beyond the x's and o's, and you know, it's 127 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:26,800 Speaker 2: it's a it's honestly an honor to be in that 128 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:28,520 Speaker 2: meeting room. And I think all of us, all of 129 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:31,360 Speaker 2: us running backs feel that way, you know. And Coach Lann, 130 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:34,039 Speaker 2: who is head coach experience, knows the whole offense. So 131 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:38,599 Speaker 2: you're constantly getting you know, pointers from not just the 132 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:40,800 Speaker 2: H but the X, you know, all these different positions 133 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:44,040 Speaker 2: and understanding the full dynamic of the play, not just 134 00:05:44,240 --> 00:05:47,039 Speaker 2: you know, our job and moving on. And so it's 135 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:48,719 Speaker 2: been a lot of fun to learn. I've approached it 136 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:50,840 Speaker 2: as if I'm a rookie again and just learned from 137 00:05:50,839 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 2: square one. On your engagement, I was curious how that 138 00:05:55,839 --> 00:05:57,479 Speaker 2: all win feels like the most nervous you've ever been 139 00:05:57,480 --> 00:06:01,159 Speaker 2: in your life. I appreciate it. Definitely nervous, you know, 140 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:03,400 Speaker 2: it's a different kind of nervous, but yeah, I was 141 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:06,360 Speaker 2: definitely nervous. And yeah, she said, yeah, I tricked her 142 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:08,080 Speaker 2: in the saying yeah, so that was that was good 143 00:06:08,080 --> 00:06:10,120 Speaker 2: and now I'm fired up about it, thank you. 144 00:06:11,279 --> 00:06:16,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's follow What was your interaction like with Steve 145 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:21,000 Speaker 1: Willis and what are the partners getting there? 146 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, Coach Wilkes is awesome. I think you know, I 147 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:26,880 Speaker 2: could talk about Coach Wilkes a lot and just the 148 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:29,080 Speaker 2: type of man he is. But you know, it says 149 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:33,159 Speaker 2: a lot to see how all the Panthers players reacted 150 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:35,400 Speaker 2: to him and them vouching for him to get the 151 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:39,080 Speaker 2: head job. That's a testament to who he is and 152 00:06:39,080 --> 00:06:41,760 Speaker 2: and and that explains a lot about not just the 153 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:44,000 Speaker 2: coach he is, but the guy he is. So happy 154 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:49,040 Speaker 2: he's on our side. Said that Brock was it has 155 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:50,920 Speaker 2: been really positive and just working at every day. 156 00:06:50,960 --> 00:06:52,279 Speaker 1: Have you seen that from him as well? 157 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 2: Definitely? Yeah, I mean Brock, like I said, I think 158 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:58,720 Speaker 2: everybody talked about it last year and who Brock is, 159 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:02,120 Speaker 2: But yeah, it's no surprise now that that he's a 160 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 2: guy who he's going to show up to work every 161 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:06,839 Speaker 2: day with a positive attitude and do do his job 162 00:07:07,080 --> 00:07:08,880 Speaker 2: at the best of his ability and he's done just that, 163 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:11,400 Speaker 2: so it's been good seeing him and seeing how hard 164 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:13,360 Speaker 2: he's working. Thanks guys.