1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:08,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, Browns fans, Welcome back with the Browns from the 2 00:00:08,039 --> 00:00:10,960 Speaker 1: Podium podcast, the show where we feature all of the 3 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:14,320 Speaker 1: daily press conferences from before and after practice all rolled 4 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:17,960 Speaker 1: into one podcast. I'm Jason Gibbs. On today's show, you'll 5 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:21,319 Speaker 1: hear from head coach Kevin Stefanski, wide receiver and past 6 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:26,440 Speaker 1: game coordinator Chad O'sheay, defensive line coach Ben Bloom, quarterback 7 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:31,160 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson, and defensive end Obo Okoronquo Up. First, today, 8 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:34,080 Speaker 1: it's head coach Kevin Stefanski talking to the media before 9 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:36,960 Speaker 1: day eleven of practice at the Cross Country Mortgage Campus, 10 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:41,159 Speaker 1: the last practice before the team plays the Commanders on Friday. 11 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:44,239 Speaker 2: Okay, obviously today's stay in the game day for us. 12 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 2: So I just want to acknowledge the kids. 13 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:47,000 Speaker 3: That are out here. 14 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:49,239 Speaker 2: I know we're collecting school supplies from our fans as 15 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:51,880 Speaker 2: they're coming in. We know how important it is that 16 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 2: young kids are staying in school and attending school, and 17 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 2: we know what school attendance can sometimes be tough. So 18 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 2: we're always encouraged the young men and women that are 19 00:01:02,920 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 2: here that know how important that part is. 20 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:08,479 Speaker 3: So excited to be part of that. Another good day 21 00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:08,840 Speaker 3: out here. 22 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:10,960 Speaker 2: Obviously it's beautiful, so we'll get it some good work 23 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:14,680 Speaker 2: as we go into Friday Night versus the Commanders. We'll 24 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:18,320 Speaker 2: play the majority of our starters in this game. Deshaun 25 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:21,360 Speaker 2: will play this in this game. We'll see if it's 26 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:23,399 Speaker 2: one two series, we'll kind of be playing that one 27 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:25,760 Speaker 2: by year, and I think Coach Rivera will announce what 28 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 2: he's what his plan is with his group. But it's 29 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 2: always a good opportunity to get guys through pregame warm 30 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:34,199 Speaker 2: ups onto the field, get some of that game action 31 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 2: in a setting like this, and it's it's great for 32 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:38,600 Speaker 2: us to do in front of our fans. So we're 33 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:40,759 Speaker 2: excited to be down there on the lake Friday night. 34 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 2: Sound like it's me a beautiful night. So with that, 35 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 2: I'll take any questions. 36 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 4: When you go into a preseason game one, whatever game, 37 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 4: do you go in with like certain set things you 38 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 4: want to accomplish with each specific game. 39 00:01:56,920 --> 00:01:58,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, I think you gotta be really careful 40 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:01,919 Speaker 2: because you're not game planning, so to tie it into 41 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:07,080 Speaker 2: success can can be uh can be a little bit difficult. 42 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:09,679 Speaker 2: You really want to just be able to function and 43 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 2: and simplify it so people can play fast. Obviously they're 44 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:14,760 Speaker 2: keeping score, so we want to win, uh, and we're 45 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:17,720 Speaker 2: competitive in that regard. But when you're looking at from 46 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 2: an offense defense special teams, are we executing the things 47 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:22,799 Speaker 2: that that we set out to do well? 48 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 4: I mean, are there things like we want to see 49 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:26,360 Speaker 4: we want to try this, we just want. 50 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 3: To see that without it? Well, I mean we did 51 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:28,799 Speaker 3: last week. 52 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 2: I told you guys, just with the screen game, we 53 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:33,960 Speaker 2: wanted to get that going toss cracks. So there's always 54 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:36,960 Speaker 2: different elements of of your install that you may want 55 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 2: to see and and that's that's no different in this game. 56 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:42,639 Speaker 2: There are certain things that we want to get some 57 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 2: game reps on. 58 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:48,680 Speaker 3: He's out this week, but he's a he's weak to week, Kevin. 59 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 5: When you say majority of the starters, Miles Chubb, they play. 60 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm not going to get into the specifics. Everybody, 61 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 2: if they're able, will be in uniform. 62 00:02:57,120 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 5: Kevin, there's seven week lead him to this regular season. 63 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 6: Just how challenging is it for you when you're determining 64 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 6: preseason how much you're gonna work guys, because it's so 65 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:11,960 Speaker 6: it just it feels like it's so unusual, right, I 66 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:13,880 Speaker 6: mean that fourth preseason game. 67 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:15,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, no, not for us. 68 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:17,520 Speaker 2: We kind of looked at it as that we had 69 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:20,840 Speaker 2: that opportunity to have a few extra days and we 70 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:22,840 Speaker 2: tried to use them to our advantage. 71 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:24,960 Speaker 3: And then right now it feels very normal. 72 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:28,120 Speaker 2: I've told you guys before we preseason game number zero 73 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:30,280 Speaker 2: with that Jets game where we knew we're gonna play 74 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 2: a lot of young guys, great opportunity almost in a 75 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:37,280 Speaker 2: in a controlled scrimmage setting. And now we really look 76 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 2: at this as as we're right where everybody else is 77 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 2: with preseason. 78 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 7: Game number one. 79 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 8: Him. 80 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 3: Yes, Kevin. We've asked Uh to Seawan several times. 81 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 8: In May, June now here if he's shaken off the 82 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 8: rust that we know he had in. 83 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:56,320 Speaker 3: Last what do you see? What did he say? He said, 84 00:03:56,400 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 3: wait till the Cincinnati game, And I'll stick with what 85 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:00,280 Speaker 3: he said. 86 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 2: I mean, that's for him to honestly, Jeff to to 87 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 2: say to answer, I would tell you very pleased with 88 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 2: where he is Uh right now in in these practices, 89 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:10,800 Speaker 2: you said something about. 90 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 9: You know for Deshaun a series or two. 91 00:04:12,560 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 3: Did you mean that literally or do you or is 92 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:15,240 Speaker 3: that all. 93 00:04:15,160 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 9: You're really thinking about? 94 00:04:16,320 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 2: Well, we kind of have a number of plays in mind, 95 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:20,800 Speaker 2: but I want to see how those drives go. 96 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:21,720 Speaker 3: Uh. 97 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:25,240 Speaker 2: Similarly defensively, I mean you're you're if you get two 98 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:25,920 Speaker 2: three anounced, you can. 99 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:26,920 Speaker 3: Attempt to pull everybody. 100 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 2: So it's really just dependent on the Uh how what 101 00:04:30,279 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 2: if you're getting what you want accomplished? 102 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:32,360 Speaker 10: Well? 103 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:35,279 Speaker 3: Any other quarterback play they all. 104 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:38,400 Speaker 4: Four will play, Kevin, are you concerned at all about 105 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:41,800 Speaker 4: adding more depth there? You know with Alex and Isaiah, 106 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:44,680 Speaker 4: you know, undergoing surgery now being out for some time, 107 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:47,159 Speaker 4: do you feel like, do you feel good with where 108 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:49,680 Speaker 4: you're at for at this point in time, or or 109 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:52,239 Speaker 4: do you feel like there's still needs to read. 110 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:52,640 Speaker 3: More about it? 111 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:52,960 Speaker 11: Yeah? 112 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:55,520 Speaker 2: I think Uh, you know, we brought in a defensive 113 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:57,680 Speaker 2: end a couple of days ago. 114 00:04:57,960 --> 00:05:00,479 Speaker 3: I feel comfortable with the group we have. As you 115 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 3: guys know, it's a constantly evolving. 116 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:05,240 Speaker 2: As you get through practices and get through games in 117 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:07,360 Speaker 2: terms of what you think you may need. So that's 118 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:09,760 Speaker 2: that's something Andrew and his crew are working through every day. 119 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:12,279 Speaker 3: When you say forward is week to week you have 120 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:12,760 Speaker 3: to miss. 121 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:16,960 Speaker 2: It could be ready for the I think I think 122 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:19,679 Speaker 2: it's unfair to say yet. I mean I'm hopeful. 123 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:22,920 Speaker 3: Uh, and I'm but I can't go past that, and 124 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:25,080 Speaker 3: he's he's truly weak to week. He's getting the treatment 125 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:27,279 Speaker 3: right now, Kevin, we saw we saw. 126 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:29,280 Speaker 5: Ja keen back and team girls and returning kicks on 127 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:31,120 Speaker 5: whatever the last practice was. 128 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:32,839 Speaker 3: How did he come out from that? And are you 129 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 3: hoping he can. 130 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:36,400 Speaker 9: Kind of re establish himself as the returning. 131 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:38,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, we're very excited about Jakiem. 132 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:41,760 Speaker 2: I think all of us have seen him over the 133 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:43,599 Speaker 2: course of his career, how explosive he can be. 134 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:45,760 Speaker 3: He he looks healthy, he looks good. 135 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:48,880 Speaker 2: It's a process when you talk about coming off of 136 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:52,480 Speaker 2: those injuries, so we're trying to appropriately ramp him up. 137 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:53,920 Speaker 3: But I think he looks good. 138 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:54,960 Speaker 7: How did Drew the. 139 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:58,279 Speaker 4: Back injury for Drew, how did that occur in what 140 00:05:58,440 --> 00:05:59,880 Speaker 4: sort of the prognosis? 141 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:05,479 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, we'll see where that is in the 142 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:08,919 Speaker 2: next few days. But uh, yeah, very it was a 143 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:13,800 Speaker 2: very random, kind of unlucky thing that happened there, unfortunately. 144 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:17,359 Speaker 1: Up next, wide receiver coach and past game coordinator Chad 145 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:20,400 Speaker 1: O'shee talks about what he's liked from David Bell so 146 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:23,920 Speaker 1: far and the trades. Rookie wide receiver Cedric Tillman has 147 00:06:24,279 --> 00:06:25,960 Speaker 1: that make him such a special player. 148 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:33,040 Speaker 9: Well, start how he's line and just how. 149 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:36,120 Speaker 3: Elijah's been outstanding. 150 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:39,919 Speaker 12: He continues to work extremely hard both on the field 151 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:43,400 Speaker 12: and off the field. He's brought a lot of versatility 152 00:06:43,440 --> 00:06:45,359 Speaker 12: to the receiver room and the amount of things that 153 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 12: he can do for us. And Uh, he's been great 154 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:50,560 Speaker 12: to work with. He's been a great example to our 155 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:53,440 Speaker 12: other players in the room of just how he works. 156 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:56,840 Speaker 12: Probably the one thing I'm most impressed about is just 157 00:06:56,839 --> 00:06:57,960 Speaker 12: his overall work ethic. 158 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:00,839 Speaker 13: Can we talk a lot about a rout running, but 159 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 13: it seems like Elijah's get some pretty special moves too. 160 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:05,720 Speaker 3: Just how would you category as seem. 161 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:06,240 Speaker 7: As a runner? 162 00:07:06,320 --> 00:07:09,279 Speaker 12: Yeah, Elijah's an outstanding route runner. He works really hard 163 00:07:09,320 --> 00:07:11,640 Speaker 12: at route running. It's something that he takes a lot 164 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:14,360 Speaker 12: of pride in. It's been neat to see the interaction 165 00:07:14,480 --> 00:07:19,560 Speaker 12: of Amuri and Elijah talk about route running, spend time, 166 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:23,240 Speaker 12: spend time with Deshaun on getting the details right, and 167 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:26,400 Speaker 12: they've worked really hard and it's been it's been fun. 168 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:26,880 Speaker 7: To watch cha. 169 00:07:27,720 --> 00:07:29,280 Speaker 3: Austin, what do you make it? 170 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:32,680 Speaker 12: Yeah, Austin Watkins is somebody that has come and made 171 00:07:32,680 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 12: the most. 172 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:34,400 Speaker 3: Of his opportunities for us. 173 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:37,680 Speaker 12: He's a player that has gone in the game and 174 00:07:37,760 --> 00:07:39,680 Speaker 12: done exactly what we've asked him to do. He's been 175 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:41,320 Speaker 12: able to make some plays, and I think he's been 176 00:07:41,360 --> 00:07:44,160 Speaker 12: able to make some plays because he has embraced the 177 00:07:44,240 --> 00:07:47,440 Speaker 12: opportunity with his work ethic and he's leaned on some 178 00:07:47,480 --> 00:07:50,480 Speaker 12: of the other veterans. I've told him that Donovan Peoples 179 00:07:50,520 --> 00:07:52,680 Speaker 12: Jones is a great example for somebody that's been in 180 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 12: our program and made the most of his opportunities, especially 181 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:59,000 Speaker 12: young in his career, and so he's had the he's 182 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:01,360 Speaker 12: benefited from our veterans in our room, like a guy 183 00:08:01,440 --> 00:08:03,360 Speaker 12: like Donovan, but he has truly made the most of 184 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:06,040 Speaker 12: his opportunities. And I think, uh, the guy has got 185 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:07,760 Speaker 12: an open and caught the ball, and that's what we've 186 00:08:07,760 --> 00:08:08,720 Speaker 12: asked our players to do. 187 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:11,360 Speaker 7: I didn't get. 188 00:08:14,120 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 14: Son. 189 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:16,440 Speaker 3: Does he have a contact here? 190 00:08:16,520 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 1: Yeah? 191 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:19,400 Speaker 12: I mean he Our personal department does a great job 192 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:22,200 Speaker 12: of finding these guys. I mean, really, I they do 193 00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:24,600 Speaker 12: such a great job. When we in the need of 194 00:08:24,640 --> 00:08:28,040 Speaker 12: a player, they bring in guys that not only kind 195 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:30,040 Speaker 12: of fill that void, but guys that can come in 196 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:33,040 Speaker 12: and play. So I know that it's credit to our 197 00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:36,520 Speaker 12: personnel department of locating him and and getting them here. 198 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:40,640 Speaker 3: Is he really good to the USFL? I mean, yeah, 199 00:08:40,679 --> 00:08:41,160 Speaker 3: he yeah. 200 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:44,320 Speaker 12: We you know, we're very thorough between the personnel department 201 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:46,560 Speaker 12: and coaching staff of really going through all that film 202 00:08:46,559 --> 00:08:49,240 Speaker 12: of the USFL was a great league for us to 203 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:52,160 Speaker 12: have to be able to pull players from u You know, 204 00:08:52,200 --> 00:08:55,400 Speaker 12: he benefited greatly by playing the USFL, and our personnel 205 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:58,440 Speaker 12: department again did a great job. Credit goes to them 206 00:08:58,480 --> 00:09:00,760 Speaker 12: of locating him on a lot of hard work on 207 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:04,439 Speaker 12: the film of getting him here. 208 00:09:05,160 --> 00:09:06,560 Speaker 3: I'm just gonna ask about David. 209 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 2: Bell, you know, coming into his second season, you're just 210 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:11,400 Speaker 2: where's Yeah. 211 00:09:11,400 --> 00:09:13,920 Speaker 12: I mean, obviously, when you're the second lap around the track, 212 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:16,440 Speaker 12: as David is for us, so many of the things 213 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:20,760 Speaker 12: from a rookie experience or gone. You know, you don't 214 00:09:20,840 --> 00:09:23,240 Speaker 12: have to deal with some of the the rookie things 215 00:09:23,280 --> 00:09:25,360 Speaker 12: that you deal with in first year that are challenging 216 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:26,360 Speaker 12: for all rookie players. 217 00:09:26,360 --> 00:09:27,319 Speaker 3: Despite the position. 218 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:30,320 Speaker 12: So he's he's now in that second lap and and 219 00:09:30,400 --> 00:09:33,960 Speaker 12: he knows the offense, He's comfortable with his surroundings. 220 00:09:34,360 --> 00:09:34,800 Speaker 3: Uh. 221 00:09:34,920 --> 00:09:36,880 Speaker 12: I feel like we can play him at all positions 222 00:09:36,880 --> 00:09:40,120 Speaker 12: because mentally he's so strong and he's got flexibility that way, 223 00:09:40,559 --> 00:09:43,120 Speaker 12: and that's really important for our players here. The more 224 00:09:43,520 --> 00:09:46,240 Speaker 12: they can provide from a position standpoint, the more we 225 00:09:46,280 --> 00:09:49,000 Speaker 12: can bounce them around to allow other people to maybe 226 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:50,520 Speaker 12: do their job as well as theirs. 227 00:09:50,840 --> 00:09:52,400 Speaker 3: It's a benefit to them in our team. 228 00:09:52,559 --> 00:09:52,800 Speaker 8: Coach. 229 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:55,000 Speaker 3: That's a good segue to Cedric rookie. 230 00:09:55,040 --> 00:09:58,000 Speaker 15: Yeah, doesn't physically doesn't look like a rookie. 231 00:09:58,280 --> 00:10:00,240 Speaker 3: Just wondering your thoughts, Yeah, I have. 232 00:10:00,760 --> 00:10:05,240 Speaker 12: Cedric is as all rookies, Cedric has experienced the challenges 233 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:08,000 Speaker 12: of being a rookie, not only learning the offense, but 234 00:10:08,120 --> 00:10:11,079 Speaker 12: just learning how to be a professional. But Cedric, we've 235 00:10:11,080 --> 00:10:13,120 Speaker 12: been very pleased with the way he has come out 236 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:16,920 Speaker 12: here and worked. He's really been very coachable. Not only 237 00:10:16,960 --> 00:10:20,200 Speaker 12: has he been coachable, but he's really taken some of 238 00:10:20,240 --> 00:10:24,840 Speaker 12: the veteran leadership that we have and really taking advantage 239 00:10:24,840 --> 00:10:27,199 Speaker 12: of that. And we have such a strong room. As 240 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:29,080 Speaker 12: far as the character of the group, I mean, I 241 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:32,320 Speaker 12: can't say enough about our receiving group at the Cleveland 242 00:10:32,360 --> 00:10:36,520 Speaker 12: Browns has very strong character, very strong work ethic and traits. 243 00:10:36,720 --> 00:10:38,360 Speaker 3: And it's a great example for him. 244 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:40,720 Speaker 12: And I think he's looked left and looked right, and 245 00:10:40,760 --> 00:10:44,480 Speaker 12: he's had great examples to kind of lead him down 246 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:45,080 Speaker 12: the right path. 247 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:46,320 Speaker 15: His size really stands out. 248 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:47,560 Speaker 3: What else about his skill sets? 249 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:50,040 Speaker 12: Yeah, I mean the things that jump out is his size, 250 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:51,640 Speaker 12: his physical play, and then his. 251 00:10:51,640 --> 00:10:53,439 Speaker 3: Ball skills are exceptional. 252 00:10:53,760 --> 00:10:55,840 Speaker 12: So if he can play to his ball skills, which 253 00:10:55,880 --> 00:10:59,920 Speaker 12: are exceptional in his size, that's going to be some. 254 00:11:00,080 --> 00:11:02,560 Speaker 3: Them that he can create his role and play force 255 00:11:02,640 --> 00:11:03,000 Speaker 3: that way. 256 00:11:03,280 --> 00:11:06,199 Speaker 6: How about Anthony, Obviously the first touch didn't go the 257 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:07,680 Speaker 6: way that he wanted it to write. 258 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:10,480 Speaker 9: How do you feel about his really rebound from that? 259 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:11,280 Speaker 3: Yeah. 260 00:11:11,400 --> 00:11:13,400 Speaker 12: The one thing about Anthony is we know he's he's 261 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:15,320 Speaker 12: had some tough times along the way since he's been 262 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:17,480 Speaker 12: here at Cleveland, and he's been resilient. He really has, 263 00:11:17,559 --> 00:11:19,400 Speaker 12: you know, and that's one of the things that I 264 00:11:19,440 --> 00:11:22,360 Speaker 12: think he's had to learn how to do is to 265 00:11:22,400 --> 00:11:25,600 Speaker 12: bounce back for maybe some adversity. So that's the good parties. 266 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:28,320 Speaker 12: He's been through some adversity. He's already had some adversity 267 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:31,400 Speaker 12: this camp with injuries and maybe not being as consistent 268 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:31,679 Speaker 12: on the. 269 00:11:31,600 --> 00:11:32,680 Speaker 3: Field as he wants to be. 270 00:11:32,800 --> 00:11:34,920 Speaker 12: But you know, we have confidence that he's going to 271 00:11:34,960 --> 00:11:36,320 Speaker 12: go out there and know what to do. He's going 272 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:39,640 Speaker 12: to play fast, and he's another guy that's just so coachable. 273 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:41,200 Speaker 3: He's a great person. 274 00:11:41,280 --> 00:11:44,160 Speaker 12: He works extremely hard at catching the ball and at 275 00:11:44,160 --> 00:11:45,320 Speaker 12: the end of the day, we need to catch the 276 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:47,719 Speaker 12: ball and he knows that. And I just can't say 277 00:11:47,800 --> 00:11:51,720 Speaker 12: enough about how he approaches from a preparation standpoint. He's 278 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:54,199 Speaker 12: just been very professional, like our entire group has been. 279 00:11:54,320 --> 00:11:57,960 Speaker 12: So I'm just proud of Anthony for despite some bumps 280 00:11:58,000 --> 00:11:59,880 Speaker 12: along the way, to just keep working through it. 281 00:12:00,360 --> 00:12:03,440 Speaker 1: Final coach of the day is defensive line coach Ben Bloom, 282 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:06,040 Speaker 1: who talked about the progress he's seen from rookie Isaiah 283 00:12:06,080 --> 00:12:09,319 Speaker 1: Maguire and the work ethic that Zadarius Smith brings to 284 00:12:09,360 --> 00:12:11,520 Speaker 1: practice every day. 285 00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:12,200 Speaker 7: Yeah, and. 286 00:12:13,679 --> 00:12:17,080 Speaker 16: Isaiah, what's sort of the adjustment and how does how 287 00:12:17,160 --> 00:12:20,080 Speaker 16: much you know, does it kind of put some strain 288 00:12:20,200 --> 00:12:21,920 Speaker 16: on the depth at that that that's. 289 00:12:23,200 --> 00:12:26,080 Speaker 17: Yeah, I mean, first and foremost, like Alex and Isaiah 290 00:12:26,080 --> 00:12:30,280 Speaker 17: have done a great job and uh, proud of the 291 00:12:30,280 --> 00:12:33,160 Speaker 17: way they've worked and played and they're they're improving daily 292 00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:36,079 Speaker 17: and I'm happy to hear that things are going well 293 00:12:36,080 --> 00:12:39,760 Speaker 17: with them. Full surgery and uh, you know, like I 294 00:12:39,760 --> 00:12:40,960 Speaker 17: feel like we have death in the room. 295 00:12:41,040 --> 00:12:43,400 Speaker 7: We have numbers, you know, the front office. 296 00:12:43,440 --> 00:12:47,160 Speaker 17: Andrew has done a great job, you know, keeping keeping 297 00:12:47,200 --> 00:12:50,480 Speaker 17: the roster in a situation where we can withstand this. 298 00:12:50,800 --> 00:12:52,920 Speaker 17: So you know, I'm excited for some guys to get 299 00:12:53,160 --> 00:12:55,719 Speaker 17: uh more opportunities and happy that Alex and i t 300 00:12:55,840 --> 00:12:56,360 Speaker 17: are doing well. 301 00:12:57,000 --> 00:12:59,959 Speaker 18: I mean young guys like that who are missing time. 302 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:03,359 Speaker 18: I'm like, obviously, this time is so valuable in the preseason. 303 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:05,560 Speaker 18: So what's most important for them when they you know, 304 00:13:05,600 --> 00:13:06,840 Speaker 18: as they worked forwards coming. 305 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:10,000 Speaker 5: Back, I guess. 306 00:13:09,280 --> 00:13:11,640 Speaker 17: Yeah, I think what's important for them is to stay 307 00:13:11,640 --> 00:13:14,680 Speaker 17: in it mentally that you know, the best way possible. 308 00:13:16,080 --> 00:13:18,760 Speaker 17: I've seen young players in the course of my career 309 00:13:19,280 --> 00:13:23,120 Speaker 17: at this position, particular the end, miss a lot of time. 310 00:13:23,160 --> 00:13:27,080 Speaker 17: At the beginning of the season. I coached DeMarcus Lawrence 311 00:13:27,120 --> 00:13:29,680 Speaker 17: his rookie year in Dallas when I was you know, 312 00:13:30,320 --> 00:13:32,920 Speaker 17: the End's assistant d line whatever my title was at 313 00:13:32,920 --> 00:13:36,199 Speaker 17: the moment. But you know, he got hurt, missed the 314 00:13:36,240 --> 00:13:38,040 Speaker 17: whole first all eight weeks in the season, was on 315 00:13:38,120 --> 00:13:40,480 Speaker 17: short term I are, you know, and came back and 316 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:43,000 Speaker 17: played pretty well as a rookie. So you know, he 317 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:45,240 Speaker 17: was a tough dude and he had a good spring 318 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:47,000 Speaker 17: and he had a good training camp before he got hurt, 319 00:13:47,040 --> 00:13:50,600 Speaker 17: and both both Alex and I have you know, so 320 00:13:50,840 --> 00:13:53,640 Speaker 17: staying in it mentally, and I think, you know, visualizing 321 00:13:53,960 --> 00:13:56,680 Speaker 17: their techniques, that they have enough experience that they should 322 00:13:56,720 --> 00:14:00,800 Speaker 17: be able to draw back on that experience. And when 323 00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:02,360 Speaker 17: they come back, you know, I'll expect them to be, 324 00:14:02,720 --> 00:14:05,240 Speaker 17: you know, ready to go, because I know they can. 325 00:14:05,400 --> 00:14:07,959 Speaker 13: Would you expect to use the same kind of deep 326 00:14:08,040 --> 00:14:10,920 Speaker 13: rotation that coach Shorte talks about all the time regardless 327 00:14:10,920 --> 00:14:12,160 Speaker 13: of missing at these two guys. 328 00:14:13,880 --> 00:14:15,200 Speaker 7: Yes, we're gonna rotate guys. 329 00:14:15,280 --> 00:14:17,160 Speaker 17: I mean the tempo in which we play and how 330 00:14:17,160 --> 00:14:19,600 Speaker 17: we run and how we compete, like, we're gonna we're 331 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:22,080 Speaker 17: gonna rotate players and you know, whoever's up for the game, 332 00:14:22,520 --> 00:14:24,120 Speaker 17: you know, we have all the confidence in the world 333 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:26,760 Speaker 17: that they can play in the game and rotate and 334 00:14:26,800 --> 00:14:27,400 Speaker 17: play their role. 335 00:14:27,720 --> 00:14:30,600 Speaker 13: And then Isaiah McGuire, right, what have you seen from 336 00:14:30,600 --> 00:14:33,040 Speaker 13: them so far? And then does it feel like this 337 00:14:33,080 --> 00:14:35,000 Speaker 13: is an even greater opportunity for him to kind of 338 00:14:35,040 --> 00:14:35,440 Speaker 13: step up? 339 00:14:36,800 --> 00:14:36,960 Speaker 7: Yeah? 340 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:40,040 Speaker 17: I appreciate using McGuire because I call him McGuire and 341 00:14:40,080 --> 00:14:44,080 Speaker 17: I call Isaiah Thomas. I t so that I don't 342 00:14:44,120 --> 00:14:50,880 Speaker 17: confuse myself or them. But uh McGuire first, same Isaiah. Yeah, 343 00:14:50,920 --> 00:14:53,000 Speaker 17: I mean he's he's done a really nice job. You know, 344 00:14:53,080 --> 00:14:56,000 Speaker 17: he's uh, I think like any rookie, you know, doing 345 00:14:56,000 --> 00:14:58,560 Speaker 17: this for the first time. I think he's gotten better, 346 00:14:58,720 --> 00:15:01,960 Speaker 17: you know, consistency with things like getting off the ball 347 00:15:02,040 --> 00:15:04,840 Speaker 17: and closing the distance on offensive linemen, like that's getting 348 00:15:04,840 --> 00:15:08,080 Speaker 17: better for him. His urgency with his pass rush moves 349 00:15:08,120 --> 00:15:12,600 Speaker 17: and uh, his uh you know, physicality and his precision 350 00:15:12,720 --> 00:15:15,880 Speaker 17: with his hands are getting better. You know, he had 351 00:15:15,920 --> 00:15:19,640 Speaker 17: moments in the first preseason game versus Jets that didn't 352 00:15:19,640 --> 00:15:21,600 Speaker 17: look very good, and then he had other moments that 353 00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:23,680 Speaker 17: looked pretty good. So I think he's trying to get 354 00:15:23,680 --> 00:15:25,920 Speaker 17: in the right direction. He's a smart guy. He works hard, 355 00:15:26,240 --> 00:15:29,560 Speaker 17: He's very diligent in the meetings. He comes to work 356 00:15:29,600 --> 00:15:31,640 Speaker 17: every day, and as long as he keeps improving, which 357 00:15:31,760 --> 00:15:34,360 Speaker 17: he will, you know he's gonna be fine. I'm excited about, 358 00:15:34,360 --> 00:15:35,840 Speaker 17: you know, what he's doing and where he's headed. 359 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:37,400 Speaker 3: Engaging. 360 00:15:37,560 --> 00:15:38,840 Speaker 7: Yeah, you know. 361 00:15:38,880 --> 00:15:45,440 Speaker 19: Having guys out as ye does that may test in 362 00:15:45,880 --> 00:15:47,760 Speaker 19: what you are able to do with Is that an 363 00:15:47,800 --> 00:15:50,400 Speaker 19: opportunity to see what these guys. 364 00:15:50,160 --> 00:15:52,320 Speaker 9: Can do in a in a real setting in terms 365 00:15:52,320 --> 00:15:52,880 Speaker 9: of that rotation. 366 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:54,520 Speaker 17: Yeah, I mean, my job is to coach all the 367 00:15:54,520 --> 00:15:57,960 Speaker 17: players in the room, right so, whether they're rookies who 368 00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:00,640 Speaker 17: are undrafted, or second year players who are drafted, or 369 00:16:00,680 --> 00:16:02,800 Speaker 17: guys that have made Pro Bowls and guys that have 370 00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:05,400 Speaker 17: you know, had multiple contracts and I've had a lot 371 00:16:05,400 --> 00:16:06,960 Speaker 17: of success in this league. I got to coach all 372 00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:08,880 Speaker 17: of them, get them all ready to play. My job is, 373 00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:11,640 Speaker 17: you know, to develop these guys, help them improve, and 374 00:16:11,680 --> 00:16:14,920 Speaker 17: then ultimately when there's a game coming up, get get 375 00:16:15,880 --> 00:16:16,400 Speaker 17: help them. 376 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:17,320 Speaker 7: Get ready for the game. 377 00:16:17,880 --> 00:16:21,680 Speaker 17: So, you know, it's exciting for me when guys get 378 00:16:22,240 --> 00:16:27,120 Speaker 17: additional opportunities when the roster situation creates that, because it really, uh, 379 00:16:27,680 --> 00:16:31,040 Speaker 17: you know, it'll be revealing on how well are we coaching, 380 00:16:31,080 --> 00:16:33,880 Speaker 17: how well are we preparing in practice When guys get 381 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:36,080 Speaker 17: an opportunity to play more, so, it's an exciting thing 382 00:16:36,120 --> 00:16:36,800 Speaker 17: for them and for me. 383 00:16:37,920 --> 00:16:43,960 Speaker 12: Being a strategy question, Yeah, how much wist. 384 00:16:44,640 --> 00:16:45,520 Speaker 3: A lot. 385 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:50,040 Speaker 17: I mean, I think coach Schwartz, he's put in the 386 00:16:50,080 --> 00:16:52,200 Speaker 17: foundation of you know, things that we want to do, 387 00:16:53,320 --> 00:16:54,960 Speaker 17: what what our front's supposed to be. 388 00:16:56,000 --> 00:16:57,200 Speaker 7: You know, I think our main coverages. 389 00:16:58,640 --> 00:17:01,440 Speaker 17: Certainly we're gonna you know, install things and add things 390 00:17:02,120 --> 00:17:06,360 Speaker 17: you know, maybe situationally specific that we haven't yet. 391 00:17:06,240 --> 00:17:07,920 Speaker 7: Or just are starting to implement those. 392 00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:12,399 Speaker 17: So you know, we've we we we're confident in what 393 00:17:12,440 --> 00:17:14,240 Speaker 17: we have in and we've put in a uh you know, 394 00:17:14,240 --> 00:17:16,760 Speaker 17: a good initial amount to to prepares for the season. 395 00:17:16,840 --> 00:17:19,040 Speaker 3: Does he lose an Alex and Isaiah for the time? 396 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:20,760 Speaker 3: Do you have to live with the guys. 397 00:17:20,520 --> 00:17:22,160 Speaker 13: That ended up get all these next. 398 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:23,480 Speaker 9: Two or three weeks? 399 00:17:23,880 --> 00:17:24,040 Speaker 7: Ah? 400 00:17:24,080 --> 00:17:25,440 Speaker 17: As I see it right now, I think the depth's 401 00:17:25,480 --> 00:17:28,040 Speaker 17: pretty good where we can you know that that I 402 00:17:28,040 --> 00:17:29,280 Speaker 17: don't see that being an issue. 403 00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:31,960 Speaker 5: But Jordan Elliott, I know you can get one of 404 00:17:31,920 --> 00:17:33,280 Speaker 5: the first team rep Sex so double. 405 00:17:33,480 --> 00:17:35,600 Speaker 13: But what have you seen from him coming into this year? 406 00:17:35,840 --> 00:17:36,680 Speaker 3: And he. 407 00:17:38,720 --> 00:17:39,679 Speaker 7: A guy like Jordan? 408 00:17:40,040 --> 00:17:42,320 Speaker 17: You know, it's fun because I've been here for four 409 00:17:42,400 --> 00:17:45,760 Speaker 17: years and I've watched him just like grow a a 410 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:48,439 Speaker 17: as a person and as a player. Even though I 411 00:17:48,440 --> 00:17:50,200 Speaker 17: wasn't his position coach, I was around him a lot, 412 00:17:50,280 --> 00:17:57,040 Speaker 17: and uh, he's just he's improved, he's grown, he's you know, 413 00:17:57,080 --> 00:18:00,200 Speaker 17: has leadership traits, you know, the way he competes and 414 00:18:00,440 --> 00:18:02,720 Speaker 17: how detailed he is and how he's accountable and things 415 00:18:02,760 --> 00:18:04,960 Speaker 17: aren't you know, perfect like it. He sets the tone 416 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:08,280 Speaker 17: for the whole group in a certain way. So he's 417 00:18:08,280 --> 00:18:10,200 Speaker 17: got a lot of respect in the room. And uh, 418 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:13,000 Speaker 17: you know, I'm just he's a big man, and he's 419 00:18:13,119 --> 00:18:15,679 Speaker 17: you know, he's explosive, and he's tough, and he's always 420 00:18:15,720 --> 00:18:18,600 Speaker 17: working hard to get better. And he he's coachable. So 421 00:18:19,880 --> 00:18:21,679 Speaker 17: you know, he's a type of player that you love 422 00:18:21,760 --> 00:18:24,320 Speaker 17: to coach. And you know, we're we're fortunate that he's 423 00:18:24,320 --> 00:18:25,640 Speaker 17: here and he's a consistent dude. 424 00:18:25,680 --> 00:18:26,120 Speaker 3: Every day. 425 00:18:26,840 --> 00:18:29,600 Speaker 13: Kevin talks a lot about when we ask him about Zadarius, 426 00:18:29,600 --> 00:18:32,639 Speaker 13: he talks about the work and the work ethic. He sees, 427 00:18:33,359 --> 00:18:34,919 Speaker 13: how's that shown up for you? I mean you're in 428 00:18:34,960 --> 00:18:37,280 Speaker 13: the meeting and in every drill with them, how's how 429 00:18:37,280 --> 00:18:38,119 Speaker 13: do you see that show up? 430 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:40,360 Speaker 7: Well? 431 00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:43,639 Speaker 17: Zadarius, for lack of a better term, he's like a 432 00:18:43,960 --> 00:18:46,200 Speaker 17: blue callar, hard work and humble guy. 433 00:18:46,720 --> 00:18:49,119 Speaker 7: I mean, he's a he's a big name in the NFL. 434 00:18:49,119 --> 00:18:50,280 Speaker 7: He's had a lot of career sacks. 435 00:18:50,280 --> 00:18:54,159 Speaker 17: He's had multiple contracts, but that I don't think that 436 00:18:54,400 --> 00:18:57,200 Speaker 17: has uh, you know, allowed. 437 00:18:56,880 --> 00:18:58,280 Speaker 7: Him to go far from his roots. 438 00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:00,760 Speaker 17: You know, I think he's still identified as the guy 439 00:19:00,800 --> 00:19:02,760 Speaker 17: that didn't play a lot of high school football and 440 00:19:02,920 --> 00:19:06,520 Speaker 17: the basketball background and you know, I had to go 441 00:19:06,560 --> 00:19:10,040 Speaker 17: to Juco to get you know, offers and then you know, 442 00:19:11,600 --> 00:19:16,480 Speaker 17: fourth round pick, you know. So he's uh outperformed most 443 00:19:16,520 --> 00:19:20,560 Speaker 17: people's expectations, not his own, but what you would expect 444 00:19:21,240 --> 00:19:23,080 Speaker 17: from a guy with that background. 445 00:19:23,119 --> 00:19:25,560 Speaker 7: So I think he holds onto that a lot. 446 00:19:25,760 --> 00:19:25,960 Speaker 3: You know. 447 00:19:26,200 --> 00:19:27,399 Speaker 7: He he knows. 448 00:19:27,280 --> 00:19:30,520 Speaker 17: Uh why he's had a successful NFL career, and it 449 00:19:30,560 --> 00:19:32,400 Speaker 17: has to do with his work ethic and his toughness. 450 00:19:32,440 --> 00:19:34,959 Speaker 7: And he continues to do that every day, you know. 451 00:19:35,040 --> 00:19:37,400 Speaker 7: So you know, it's it's fun to see a guy 452 00:19:37,440 --> 00:19:38,080 Speaker 7: like that, and it's. 453 00:19:37,920 --> 00:19:39,520 Speaker 17: Really good for the room when you have a veteran 454 00:19:39,600 --> 00:19:43,439 Speaker 17: who you know, handles himself that way around the younger players. 455 00:19:44,080 --> 00:19:44,960 Speaker 7: No, you're good, You're good. 456 00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:46,760 Speaker 18: I know we guessk you about this before, but since 457 00:19:46,760 --> 00:19:48,600 Speaker 18: we're you know, deep, we're into training. 458 00:19:48,359 --> 00:19:50,520 Speaker 3: Camp downs and miles. 459 00:19:50,600 --> 00:19:52,000 Speaker 18: Like what what you see from them when they're out 460 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:54,160 Speaker 18: there together and just like off the field, on the field, 461 00:19:54,320 --> 00:19:56,639 Speaker 18: working together, those two personalities. 462 00:19:56,240 --> 00:19:59,840 Speaker 17: That type of thing, they seem to be getting a 463 00:19:59,840 --> 00:20:04,600 Speaker 17: lot really well, you know, So you know, it's fun 464 00:20:04,640 --> 00:20:08,960 Speaker 17: to watch them work together. I think they're positive influences 465 00:20:08,960 --> 00:20:11,040 Speaker 17: on each other. You know, when you have another vet 466 00:20:11,080 --> 00:20:14,560 Speaker 17: in the room with that type of production and success, 467 00:20:15,359 --> 00:20:20,000 Speaker 17: I think that can elevate your you know, individual you 468 00:20:20,040 --> 00:20:23,480 Speaker 17: know focus and you know, learning about the game. I 469 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:25,800 Speaker 17: mean all of them. I mean they're just they love 470 00:20:25,840 --> 00:20:28,040 Speaker 17: the game. They love to learn. I can see them 471 00:20:28,080 --> 00:20:31,080 Speaker 17: talking to each other and sharing things and because they 472 00:20:31,119 --> 00:20:33,919 Speaker 17: have you know, you know, so much experience and so 473 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:36,159 Speaker 17: much detail on how to play the position. So you know, 474 00:20:36,240 --> 00:20:40,440 Speaker 17: that's other than their talents on the field, there's you know, it's. 475 00:20:40,240 --> 00:20:42,360 Speaker 7: A one plus one equals three type of thing. 476 00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:45,360 Speaker 17: When when when they're working together and interacting, you ever 477 00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:46,280 Speaker 17: just rewind. 478 00:20:45,960 --> 00:20:48,320 Speaker 3: To take those two like, who is this could be 479 00:20:48,320 --> 00:20:49,200 Speaker 3: pretty good? 480 00:20:50,760 --> 00:20:52,480 Speaker 17: Yeah, I mean we know what we can be, so 481 00:20:53,680 --> 00:20:56,560 Speaker 17: but the focus is and on that. It's more on 482 00:20:57,240 --> 00:20:58,680 Speaker 17: like what are we going to do today to get 483 00:20:58,680 --> 00:21:00,480 Speaker 17: better and how are we gonna play better together? 484 00:21:00,880 --> 00:21:03,960 Speaker 7: But yeah, I I you know, I think we all 485 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:05,080 Speaker 7: know what what it could be. 486 00:21:05,119 --> 00:21:09,280 Speaker 17: But that's again we'll let that materialize naturally, and that'll 487 00:21:09,280 --> 00:21:11,880 Speaker 17: that'll come from our hard work, in our consistency. 488 00:21:13,080 --> 00:21:15,760 Speaker 9: The cause or a mix of experience levels. 489 00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:15,960 Speaker 11: Right. 490 00:21:16,080 --> 00:21:18,159 Speaker 20: Yeah, Well, these these young guys, these rookies, have you 491 00:21:18,280 --> 00:21:20,399 Speaker 20: seen enough of them so far in training camp or 492 00:21:20,440 --> 00:21:21,920 Speaker 20: do you expect to see enough of them. 493 00:21:22,119 --> 00:21:24,639 Speaker 9: For them to have real opportunities this season? Can they 494 00:21:24,680 --> 00:21:27,320 Speaker 9: take that leap and be ready to make an impact? 495 00:21:28,720 --> 00:21:32,920 Speaker 17: Short answer, yes, Yeah, these guys are improving every day. 496 00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:37,520 Speaker 17: I need to remind myself that, you know where you know, 497 00:21:37,560 --> 00:21:40,880 Speaker 17: we've had some padded practices here and we've had uh 498 00:21:41,040 --> 00:21:43,840 Speaker 17: one preseason game, okay, so there's more work to be 499 00:21:43,880 --> 00:21:47,960 Speaker 17: done before the season starts. And then once the season starts. 500 00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:50,679 Speaker 17: You know, it's not like we don't improve during the 501 00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:53,040 Speaker 17: season where we're supposed to improve during the season to 502 00:21:53,080 --> 00:21:54,960 Speaker 17: get better as the ear goes on. And you know, 503 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:58,359 Speaker 17: a lot of rookies, you know, play better at the 504 00:21:58,400 --> 00:21:59,879 Speaker 17: end of the year, in their rookie year or in 505 00:21:59,880 --> 00:22:00,640 Speaker 17: the middle of the year. 506 00:22:00,600 --> 00:22:03,760 Speaker 7: Than they did in week one and week two. 507 00:22:03,960 --> 00:22:07,600 Speaker 17: So yeah, you know, like Si Hockey, like he's done 508 00:22:07,680 --> 00:22:12,480 Speaker 17: enough and demonstrate enough that shoot, we just keep getting better. 509 00:22:12,520 --> 00:22:14,680 Speaker 7: We'll be just fine. But you know we're gonna have 510 00:22:14,680 --> 00:22:15,119 Speaker 7: to keep. 511 00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:17,840 Speaker 1: Working on the front the podium podcast The Players are 512 00:22:17,960 --> 00:22:21,560 Speaker 1: Up Next. It starts with QB one Deshaun Watson, who 513 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:24,800 Speaker 1: talks about how talented the defense is, what fans should 514 00:22:24,840 --> 00:22:27,640 Speaker 1: expect from him, and how the offensive line is adjusting 515 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:28,639 Speaker 1: to his play style. 516 00:22:28,840 --> 00:22:30,399 Speaker 3: What's the game plan for you on Friday? How much 517 00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:30,920 Speaker 3: you're gonna play? 518 00:22:31,920 --> 00:22:34,040 Speaker 21: I'm not even sure. I just know I'm starting it 519 00:22:34,080 --> 00:22:37,640 Speaker 21: off and we'll see how. You know, the biggest thing 520 00:22:37,680 --> 00:22:40,240 Speaker 21: is really just getting the operational the field of you know, 521 00:22:40,320 --> 00:22:42,840 Speaker 21: pre game and starting off the game and just kind 522 00:22:42,840 --> 00:22:46,040 Speaker 21: of getting myself back and routine to get ready for 523 00:22:46,040 --> 00:22:46,439 Speaker 21: the season. 524 00:22:46,760 --> 00:22:49,399 Speaker 15: How important are these reps just to kind of, like 525 00:22:49,440 --> 00:22:50,360 Speaker 15: you said, get yourself coming. 526 00:22:51,160 --> 00:22:51,719 Speaker 10: It's everything. 527 00:22:51,720 --> 00:22:53,280 Speaker 21: You just got to get that routine again, you know, 528 00:22:53,320 --> 00:22:55,200 Speaker 21: you just got to start fresh, give back to the 529 00:22:55,240 --> 00:22:58,800 Speaker 21: basis of how you get yourself prepared for the game mentally, physically, 530 00:22:59,200 --> 00:23:01,720 Speaker 21: and just really just operational for the team so we 531 00:23:01,720 --> 00:23:04,920 Speaker 21: can go out there and be sharp in the rain. 532 00:23:05,240 --> 00:23:06,480 Speaker 7: Right zone the other day. 533 00:23:07,080 --> 00:23:10,080 Speaker 11: Is that your best practice? 534 00:23:11,359 --> 00:23:11,800 Speaker 3: I mean. 535 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:16,119 Speaker 21: Could be, but I feel like every day is. Uh, 536 00:23:16,160 --> 00:23:19,280 Speaker 21: it's a learning lesson for myself. Uh, regardless if it 537 00:23:19,359 --> 00:23:21,760 Speaker 21: was good, if it wasn't good. You know, I always 538 00:23:21,760 --> 00:23:24,320 Speaker 21: try to look and go into film, you know, with 539 00:23:24,359 --> 00:23:26,879 Speaker 21: the mindset that you know, everything is not always great, 540 00:23:26,920 --> 00:23:28,320 Speaker 21: and every everything is not always bad. 541 00:23:28,400 --> 00:23:29,520 Speaker 10: It's always right in the middle. 542 00:23:29,600 --> 00:23:32,439 Speaker 21: So you know, there was a lot of success on 543 00:23:32,480 --> 00:23:34,760 Speaker 21: the field that we had the other day in the rain, 544 00:23:34,880 --> 00:23:37,640 Speaker 21: but also there was some you know, little small things 545 00:23:37,680 --> 00:23:38,399 Speaker 21: that we gotta clean. 546 00:23:38,320 --> 00:23:40,760 Speaker 5: Up to because there's such a long way to go 547 00:23:41,520 --> 00:23:44,760 Speaker 5: to the regular season opener. Here, just how much preseason 548 00:23:44,840 --> 00:23:47,800 Speaker 5: work do you feel that you need so that you're 549 00:23:47,840 --> 00:23:48,840 Speaker 5: ready September ten. 550 00:23:50,119 --> 00:23:50,359 Speaker 3: I'm not. 551 00:23:50,440 --> 00:23:52,479 Speaker 10: I'm not even sheriff really honestly. Uh. 552 00:23:52,480 --> 00:23:54,879 Speaker 21: I think the biggest thing is really as each and 553 00:23:54,920 --> 00:23:57,280 Speaker 21: every day's the opportunity for myself to get myself ready 554 00:23:57,320 --> 00:24:03,360 Speaker 21: for September tenth. So practices, me, walk throughs, preseason games, whatever, 555 00:24:03,840 --> 00:24:06,280 Speaker 21: you know, coach the fanskin and the staff on me 556 00:24:06,440 --> 00:24:08,320 Speaker 21: and and the other guys to do. We're gonna be 557 00:24:08,320 --> 00:24:10,760 Speaker 21: able to go out there and and try to operate 558 00:24:10,800 --> 00:24:12,840 Speaker 21: and be sharply and be safe as possible so we 559 00:24:12,840 --> 00:24:14,920 Speaker 21: can get ready for septem Oftento World. 560 00:24:14,920 --> 00:24:16,919 Speaker 13: How which would you like to play. 561 00:24:16,920 --> 00:24:17,800 Speaker 18: On Friday night? 562 00:24:19,160 --> 00:24:21,600 Speaker 10: Ah, it doesn't even matter to me. I'm a competitor. 563 00:24:21,640 --> 00:24:23,720 Speaker 21: So however, however long he wants us to play, i'm'a 564 00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:26,000 Speaker 21: go out there and compete for that that length of 565 00:24:26,080 --> 00:24:27,879 Speaker 21: time and uh, let me see what happened. 566 00:24:27,960 --> 00:24:28,639 Speaker 20: He spent a long time. 567 00:24:28,680 --> 00:24:30,600 Speaker 9: Since fans we've seen you playing a game, what should 568 00:24:30,600 --> 00:24:31,479 Speaker 9: they expect day? 569 00:24:34,119 --> 00:24:37,200 Speaker 21: Really just don't expect anything, really, I mean the biggest 570 00:24:37,200 --> 00:24:38,960 Speaker 21: thing is just really go out there with the open mind. 571 00:24:39,119 --> 00:24:43,080 Speaker 21: So you know, like I said, it's it's still very 572 00:24:43,119 --> 00:24:46,040 Speaker 21: basic on on what we will show, what we won't show, 573 00:24:46,960 --> 00:24:49,040 Speaker 21: and we just the biggest thing is just operational just 574 00:24:49,040 --> 00:24:51,520 Speaker 21: going out there and compete and just kind of get 575 00:24:51,560 --> 00:24:55,399 Speaker 21: ourselves ready for that that September tenth from you and 576 00:24:55,560 --> 00:24:58,480 Speaker 21: not just the team same thing like I said, just operational, 577 00:24:58,680 --> 00:25:01,280 Speaker 21: just going out there to be sharper and you really 578 00:25:01,320 --> 00:25:02,359 Speaker 21: just take charge of offense. 579 00:25:03,000 --> 00:25:05,399 Speaker 16: When it's like pitchers go into spring training and the 580 00:25:05,440 --> 00:25:08,320 Speaker 16: other offer like look to work on something? Are you 581 00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:10,280 Speaker 16: looking to work on something when you go out there 582 00:25:10,280 --> 00:25:13,479 Speaker 16: on Friday specifically that you know would maybe maybe you've 583 00:25:13,480 --> 00:25:15,920 Speaker 16: been tinkering with uh this offseason preseason. 584 00:25:16,359 --> 00:25:18,760 Speaker 21: Uh, just continue to just build a command out of 585 00:25:18,800 --> 00:25:22,200 Speaker 21: his offense and operational and just really just taking charge 586 00:25:22,240 --> 00:25:24,480 Speaker 21: of what we need to do to you know, have 587 00:25:24,600 --> 00:25:25,280 Speaker 21: that success. 588 00:25:25,440 --> 00:25:25,520 Speaker 5: Uh. 589 00:25:25,560 --> 00:25:26,439 Speaker 10: Each and every player. 590 00:25:26,520 --> 00:25:30,399 Speaker 15: You've lost a couple of receivers this training cant of 591 00:25:30,560 --> 00:25:31,800 Speaker 15: your game one number eighty. 592 00:25:31,840 --> 00:25:35,919 Speaker 21: What do you think he's doing, he' said number which eight. Uh, yeah, Watkins. Uh, 593 00:25:35,960 --> 00:25:38,040 Speaker 21: he's definitely the guy. You know, he played in the 594 00:25:38,200 --> 00:25:39,680 Speaker 21: I want to I can't remember. 595 00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:41,840 Speaker 10: The us FL Yeah. 596 00:25:42,080 --> 00:25:44,160 Speaker 21: Uh so that was that was cool to be able 597 00:25:44,160 --> 00:25:45,679 Speaker 21: to watch some of his tape and and then have 598 00:25:45,800 --> 00:25:48,040 Speaker 21: him come in and help his team. You know, he 599 00:25:48,119 --> 00:25:50,520 Speaker 21: played good in the Hall of Fame game. He just 600 00:25:50,560 --> 00:25:53,560 Speaker 21: got into town I think the last week or last 601 00:25:53,560 --> 00:25:55,679 Speaker 21: couple of days of Greenbrier, so you know, he had 602 00:25:55,720 --> 00:25:57,320 Speaker 21: to learn fast. But for him to be able to 603 00:25:57,320 --> 00:25:59,480 Speaker 21: come out and be you know, productive for this team 604 00:25:59,520 --> 00:26:01,159 Speaker 21: in his office and it has definitely been great. So 605 00:26:01,200 --> 00:26:02,800 Speaker 21: he's gonna keep going and he asks a lot of 606 00:26:02,880 --> 00:26:05,000 Speaker 21: questions and he's a guy that wants to learn and 607 00:26:05,080 --> 00:26:07,240 Speaker 21: uh try to help the scene practice. 608 00:26:07,240 --> 00:26:09,720 Speaker 5: We see elive more were everywhere. It's seems like there 609 00:26:09,760 --> 00:26:12,159 Speaker 5: isn't anything he can't do. Just from your perspective, what 610 00:26:12,200 --> 00:26:15,520 Speaker 5: type of an impact and weapon for uh is he? 611 00:26:15,640 --> 00:26:18,360 Speaker 3: And do you envision within this offense? 612 00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:21,600 Speaker 21: Yeah, I mean he's a big impact. You know, he 613 00:26:21,600 --> 00:26:25,560 Speaker 21: can do it all. It's very versatile. He can outside inside, 614 00:26:26,680 --> 00:26:28,439 Speaker 21: whatever we ask him to do, he can he can 615 00:26:28,480 --> 00:26:31,200 Speaker 21: do whatever he he and he goes full speed then 616 00:26:31,320 --> 00:26:33,960 Speaker 21: never complains. He just try to be perfect and whatever 617 00:26:34,040 --> 00:26:36,520 Speaker 21: he can do to you know, be pro productive for 618 00:26:36,560 --> 00:26:39,200 Speaker 21: this offense and his team and for himself. So uh, 619 00:26:39,280 --> 00:26:41,960 Speaker 21: he's definitely gonna help this offense and he's gonna be 620 00:26:41,960 --> 00:26:42,320 Speaker 21: great for. 621 00:26:42,320 --> 00:26:44,000 Speaker 5: Us to show and you mentioned get great for si 622 00:26:44,040 --> 00:26:46,399 Speaker 5: fill with tender if you had much time. 623 00:26:46,160 --> 00:26:48,880 Speaker 9: To start cooking at all at Cincinnati and it's pretty early. 624 00:26:49,800 --> 00:26:51,600 Speaker 21: Uh yeah, I mean we I just kind of look 625 00:26:51,640 --> 00:26:54,399 Speaker 21: all over the the whole league right now, we're just 626 00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:57,720 Speaker 21: focusing on you know, the Cleveland Browns. Uh of course, 627 00:26:57,760 --> 00:26:59,760 Speaker 21: you know you skim a little bit on Cincinnati and 628 00:26:59,760 --> 00:27:02,000 Speaker 21: then what they're doing and you know, try to watch 629 00:27:02,040 --> 00:27:04,480 Speaker 21: the last previous games that we played against them and 630 00:27:04,600 --> 00:27:05,480 Speaker 21: uh their scheme and. 631 00:27:05,440 --> 00:27:06,040 Speaker 3: Things like that. 632 00:27:06,119 --> 00:27:08,920 Speaker 21: But you know, the first game, it's kind of hard. 633 00:27:08,920 --> 00:27:10,840 Speaker 21: You just how to take the base of what that 634 00:27:10,880 --> 00:27:13,520 Speaker 21: defensive coordinator usually you know, come out with the first 635 00:27:13,520 --> 00:27:15,600 Speaker 21: game and then you try to just you know, the 636 00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:17,800 Speaker 21: first the first half and so and then uh go 637 00:27:17,840 --> 00:27:18,200 Speaker 21: from there. 638 00:27:18,240 --> 00:27:20,600 Speaker 15: Does that debut last year in Jacksonville feel. 639 00:27:20,359 --> 00:27:21,720 Speaker 3: Like a long time ago. 640 00:27:22,160 --> 00:27:23,760 Speaker 10: Uh yeah, it's like a blur, to be honest. 641 00:27:23,880 --> 00:27:25,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, bet hey. 642 00:27:25,160 --> 00:27:26,879 Speaker 15: Uh so it's a challenge for you to kind of 643 00:27:26,920 --> 00:27:29,439 Speaker 15: hit the ground running last year talked about knocking up 644 00:27:29,440 --> 00:27:31,520 Speaker 15: all that Russ and what have you. In those six 645 00:27:31,600 --> 00:27:33,480 Speaker 15: games that you played when you back, when you went 646 00:27:33,520 --> 00:27:35,800 Speaker 15: back and reviewed those what what stood out to you 647 00:27:35,840 --> 00:27:37,919 Speaker 15: that you wish it gone differently and you could have 648 00:27:37,960 --> 00:27:38,560 Speaker 15: done better than. 649 00:27:42,119 --> 00:27:42,439 Speaker 3: Nothing? 650 00:27:42,520 --> 00:27:45,840 Speaker 21: I mean, honestly, it it went the wed it's gonna 651 00:27:45,880 --> 00:27:47,760 Speaker 21: go and it should have went, you know, and uh, 652 00:27:48,600 --> 00:27:50,320 Speaker 21: you know we went three and three. There was some 653 00:27:50,440 --> 00:27:53,520 Speaker 21: opportunities that overall, not just myself but the whole team 654 00:27:53,520 --> 00:27:55,640 Speaker 21: we missed out on a lot of guys banged up. 655 00:27:57,000 --> 00:27:58,760 Speaker 10: But you know, we just. 656 00:27:58,720 --> 00:28:01,520 Speaker 21: Take it in and move forward, and uh course, over 657 00:28:01,600 --> 00:28:04,040 Speaker 21: the all season you learn from it. But once you 658 00:28:04,040 --> 00:28:06,280 Speaker 21: know spreenball and training camp starts, you kind of put 659 00:28:06,320 --> 00:28:08,240 Speaker 21: twenty two, twenty twenty two. 660 00:28:08,200 --> 00:28:09,760 Speaker 10: Behind us and focus on the new year. 661 00:28:09,840 --> 00:28:14,200 Speaker 21: So there's so much potential opportunities for us and myself, 662 00:28:14,240 --> 00:28:15,520 Speaker 21: and uh we wanna take advantage of it. 663 00:28:15,600 --> 00:28:15,960 Speaker 10: Did y'all? 664 00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:17,600 Speaker 3: Have you ever practiced against the defense? 665 00:28:17,960 --> 00:28:20,440 Speaker 9: Just good from front to back and. 666 00:28:20,200 --> 00:28:22,360 Speaker 18: And how much are they helping you get. 667 00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:23,040 Speaker 9: Ready for the season. 668 00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:23,560 Speaker 17: Uh? 669 00:28:23,640 --> 00:28:27,360 Speaker 21: Yeah, this defense is very intense, very sharp, very skilled, 670 00:28:27,880 --> 00:28:28,919 Speaker 21: uh coach. 671 00:28:28,800 --> 00:28:30,160 Speaker 10: Very well, very disciplined. 672 00:28:30,560 --> 00:28:34,119 Speaker 21: Uh from the DBS who's playing very very tight coverage 673 00:28:34,160 --> 00:28:36,840 Speaker 21: on the receivers. So there's gotta be you know, tight 674 00:28:37,200 --> 00:28:41,360 Speaker 21: type you know throws in in inside the you know windows. 675 00:28:41,480 --> 00:28:44,080 Speaker 21: You got the linebackers that's smart, uh with a walk 676 00:28:44,120 --> 00:28:47,040 Speaker 21: and j Oka and and Jordan and. 677 00:28:47,400 --> 00:28:48,360 Speaker 10: You know all the other guys. 678 00:28:48,360 --> 00:28:50,720 Speaker 21: And you got the front that's very aggressive and very 679 00:28:50,760 --> 00:28:53,120 Speaker 21: fast and strong and big. So you know it's putting 680 00:28:53,160 --> 00:28:54,600 Speaker 21: us the tests and it's gonna help us for the 681 00:28:54,640 --> 00:28:56,360 Speaker 21: long run. So it's glad to be able to go 682 00:28:56,400 --> 00:28:58,440 Speaker 21: back and forth and compete, and we wanna do the 683 00:28:58,440 --> 00:28:59,120 Speaker 21: same for them too. 684 00:28:59,240 --> 00:29:01,680 Speaker 12: Do you feel like you're do you look at Monday's 685 00:29:01,680 --> 00:29:04,280 Speaker 12: practice in the in the red zone in particularly, is 686 00:29:04,320 --> 00:29:06,959 Speaker 12: a breakthrough or just a good day one of'em? 687 00:29:07,360 --> 00:29:08,720 Speaker 10: Yeah, it's just a but it's a good day, I 688 00:29:08,760 --> 00:29:08,920 Speaker 10: mean it. 689 00:29:08,960 --> 00:29:10,240 Speaker 3: So you just got a stack days. 690 00:29:10,240 --> 00:29:12,640 Speaker 21: You can't think you have it all, and you never 691 00:29:12,680 --> 00:29:14,840 Speaker 21: have it all. So that's the mentality we have, is 692 00:29:15,120 --> 00:29:17,320 Speaker 21: we always trying to get better regardless if we win 693 00:29:18,160 --> 00:29:21,200 Speaker 21: a hundred percent and every drill period, you know, we 694 00:29:21,200 --> 00:29:23,840 Speaker 21: we can't get ourselves too comfortable. We gotta continue to 695 00:29:23,880 --> 00:29:26,200 Speaker 21: go because every period, every drive, every play is a 696 00:29:26,240 --> 00:29:28,479 Speaker 21: new place. So we just gotta make sure we focus 697 00:29:28,520 --> 00:29:30,440 Speaker 21: on that play, be still in the moment, and uh 698 00:29:30,520 --> 00:29:32,240 Speaker 21: move forward from there. 699 00:29:32,320 --> 00:29:34,240 Speaker 5: Do you feel like there's any Russ left from that 700 00:29:34,320 --> 00:29:36,880 Speaker 5: long layoff or at the at this point, it's that 701 00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:37,680 Speaker 5: all gone out? 702 00:29:38,240 --> 00:29:38,360 Speaker 11: Uh? 703 00:29:38,400 --> 00:29:39,680 Speaker 3: I haven I have no idea. 704 00:29:39,920 --> 00:29:42,160 Speaker 21: Uh, Like I said, it's just really once we get 705 00:29:42,160 --> 00:29:44,400 Speaker 21: out there and play, we'll see what happened and and 706 00:29:44,560 --> 00:29:45,040 Speaker 21: go from there. 707 00:29:46,680 --> 00:29:48,840 Speaker 1: You're gonna play in this game given the fact that 708 00:29:48,880 --> 00:29:51,880 Speaker 1: you guys have the joint practices coming up against the Eels. 709 00:29:51,880 --> 00:29:54,200 Speaker 3: Would was there thought of just like letting you sit 710 00:29:54,280 --> 00:29:54,760 Speaker 3: this one out? 711 00:29:55,400 --> 00:29:57,000 Speaker 10: Uh, I'm not I'm not even sure. 712 00:29:57,240 --> 00:29:59,920 Speaker 21: Yeah, we came in this week and you know we 713 00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:03,400 Speaker 21: just he listed off how the time kind of plays 714 00:30:03,600 --> 00:30:06,280 Speaker 21: was gonna go, who was gonna start the game off? 715 00:30:06,320 --> 00:30:08,680 Speaker 21: And my name was called, so I was ready to go. 716 00:30:08,800 --> 00:30:10,640 Speaker 21: So I'm not sure what kind of debate or taught 717 00:30:10,680 --> 00:30:11,120 Speaker 21: they had. 718 00:30:11,040 --> 00:30:13,920 Speaker 10: Upstairs, Sean. 719 00:30:14,520 --> 00:30:17,440 Speaker 8: Was it was an adjustment for the offensive line getting 720 00:30:17,520 --> 00:30:19,240 Speaker 8: used to you because you extend. 721 00:30:18,960 --> 00:30:20,600 Speaker 13: Plays as well as you do. 722 00:30:21,000 --> 00:30:24,480 Speaker 8: How have you seen that improve during training camp here? 723 00:30:25,320 --> 00:30:26,000 Speaker 3: It's been great. 724 00:30:26,120 --> 00:30:27,720 Speaker 21: You know, I just try to just play off them, 725 00:30:27,920 --> 00:30:30,560 Speaker 21: you know, and you know, i'd let the guys know that, 726 00:30:30,960 --> 00:30:32,800 Speaker 21: you know, I'm just gonna you know, you block your 727 00:30:32,800 --> 00:30:34,959 Speaker 21: assignment and I'm gonna do you know, I just make 728 00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:37,400 Speaker 21: you right. And you know, sometimes the defense get it, 729 00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:39,000 Speaker 21: sometimes we don't. That's part of the game. That's part 730 00:30:39,040 --> 00:30:41,160 Speaker 21: of football. But you know, we've been able to adjust 731 00:30:41,160 --> 00:30:42,720 Speaker 21: to each other and they know exactly where I was 732 00:30:42,720 --> 00:30:45,200 Speaker 21: set up and how I'm gonna react in certain situations. 733 00:30:45,200 --> 00:30:46,200 Speaker 10: So it's been good for us. 734 00:30:46,400 --> 00:30:50,320 Speaker 1: Finally, today it's defensive end Obo Okoronquo talking about the 735 00:30:50,400 --> 00:30:53,440 Speaker 1: challenges of playing against Deshaun Watson and how much fun 736 00:30:53,480 --> 00:30:55,120 Speaker 1: he's having in this defense. 737 00:31:01,360 --> 00:31:02,280 Speaker 9: Differents. 738 00:31:02,400 --> 00:31:05,800 Speaker 17: We're somewhere in the early parts and just kind of 739 00:31:06,360 --> 00:31:07,760 Speaker 17: what do you pass? 740 00:31:08,920 --> 00:31:11,120 Speaker 22: I mean, we're we're side for those guys. We're hoping 741 00:31:11,120 --> 00:31:13,520 Speaker 22: to have a speedy recovery. But coach Bloom's doing a 742 00:31:13,520 --> 00:31:15,600 Speaker 22: great job with us. Or it's next man up. We're 743 00:31:15,600 --> 00:31:18,120 Speaker 22: confident everybody in the room, so we're just gonna keep going. 744 00:31:21,880 --> 00:31:24,400 Speaker 3: Oh means have you been the performance of any fays 745 00:31:24,720 --> 00:31:25,320 Speaker 3: out of your. 746 00:31:25,320 --> 00:31:27,800 Speaker 1: Or you got give? 747 00:31:29,200 --> 00:31:31,120 Speaker 22: I mean the energy has been great, you know. Uh, 748 00:31:31,120 --> 00:31:33,000 Speaker 22: this new s this new scheme has been very d 749 00:31:33,080 --> 00:31:35,400 Speaker 22: line friendly. So we've been having fun with it. Everybody's 750 00:31:35,440 --> 00:31:37,640 Speaker 22: been just uh meshing well. So it's been good to see. 751 00:31:37,800 --> 00:31:41,000 Speaker 9: What you always had had a lot for you. What 752 00:31:41,040 --> 00:31:42,680 Speaker 9: about you for your game you're out here? 753 00:31:42,960 --> 00:31:43,680 Speaker 3: Uh? 754 00:31:43,800 --> 00:31:45,640 Speaker 22: Yeah, we love competition. You know that brings out the 755 00:31:45,680 --> 00:31:47,920 Speaker 22: best in everybody. You know, if we're all playing at 756 00:31:47,960 --> 00:31:49,720 Speaker 22: our best against each other, then we're gonna do great 757 00:31:49,720 --> 00:31:50,240 Speaker 22: against others. 758 00:31:52,560 --> 00:31:52,760 Speaker 6: Yeah. 759 00:31:53,200 --> 00:31:57,960 Speaker 14: Sure, all has this Uh like you know, Jim Schwartz 760 00:31:58,040 --> 00:32:02,280 Speaker 14: White nine up front, How how has it to you, 761 00:32:02,920 --> 00:32:04,520 Speaker 14: least you guys who're not going through a couple of 762 00:32:04,520 --> 00:32:05,680 Speaker 14: weeks of practice this year. 763 00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:06,840 Speaker 11: Uh, it's a ton of fun. 764 00:32:06,920 --> 00:32:07,080 Speaker 3: You know. 765 00:32:07,160 --> 00:32:10,120 Speaker 22: It's almost like sometimes you think like like du like 766 00:32:10,200 --> 00:32:11,400 Speaker 22: d do I have too much freedom? 767 00:32:11,440 --> 00:32:11,600 Speaker 3: You know? 768 00:32:12,360 --> 00:32:14,240 Speaker 22: You know you get to just like just play at 769 00:32:14,280 --> 00:32:15,760 Speaker 22: your best, you know, to do all the things that 770 00:32:15,840 --> 00:32:17,600 Speaker 22: just situates like your skill sets the best. 771 00:32:17,600 --> 00:32:19,880 Speaker 11: So it's been really fun hopeful here to. 772 00:32:19,880 --> 00:32:22,720 Speaker 9: See how it all comes together without guys playing. 773 00:32:22,520 --> 00:32:24,960 Speaker 7: Against these laying teams. 774 00:32:26,880 --> 00:32:29,360 Speaker 22: Yeah, definitely we're we're ready to go against uh, guys 775 00:32:29,440 --> 00:32:30,560 Speaker 22: that aren't on our team for sure. 776 00:32:31,240 --> 00:32:32,440 Speaker 11: Oh go, how has it been for you? 777 00:32:32,680 --> 00:32:34,720 Speaker 18: Like getting I know it's not the full picture of it, 778 00:32:34,800 --> 00:32:37,320 Speaker 18: getting out there alongside Miles and Zadarias, Like, do you 779 00:32:37,360 --> 00:32:39,840 Speaker 18: guys feel like do you feel already that something is 780 00:32:40,200 --> 00:32:42,640 Speaker 18: brewing there in terms of your opportunity to get a quarterback? 781 00:32:42,720 --> 00:32:42,840 Speaker 7: Oh? 782 00:32:42,920 --> 00:32:44,720 Speaker 22: Yes, it's it's a special group, you know. Uh, just 783 00:32:44,800 --> 00:32:47,000 Speaker 22: playing with those guys. I've seen how they rush the 784 00:32:47,040 --> 00:32:49,040 Speaker 22: pastor day. I see how I rush the pastor and 785 00:32:49,080 --> 00:32:51,040 Speaker 22: how it all messes. It's been really cool to see, 786 00:32:51,040 --> 00:32:53,000 Speaker 22: you know. And they also getting to learn from those guys. 787 00:32:53,160 --> 00:32:55,280 Speaker 22: They've had a lot of success in this league. So, uh, 788 00:32:55,360 --> 00:32:57,000 Speaker 22: anything and any take the best they can give me. 789 00:32:57,040 --> 00:32:59,080 Speaker 3: I'm listening. Don't give me away secrets. So what have 790 00:32:59,160 --> 00:33:00,520 Speaker 3: you picked up from each of them? 791 00:33:00,720 --> 00:33:02,080 Speaker 11: I see I can't get that all? 792 00:33:02,160 --> 00:33:06,160 Speaker 15: So I tell you have you and uh, you and 793 00:33:06,280 --> 00:33:07,719 Speaker 15: James Hudson kissed and made up. 794 00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:09,720 Speaker 22: Oh that's my dog, you know. Uh it w It 795 00:33:09,800 --> 00:33:12,400 Speaker 22: was hot out there. We got got a little chipping competition. 796 00:33:12,720 --> 00:33:13,960 Speaker 22: It brings out the best in all of us. 797 00:33:14,040 --> 00:33:16,120 Speaker 11: So yeah, we we put it. We put it behind us, 798 00:33:16,320 --> 00:33:19,640 Speaker 11: you know kind of Oh yeah, yeah, we put it 799 00:33:19,720 --> 00:33:21,840 Speaker 11: behind us. That's my dog. We just had lunch together yesterday. 800 00:33:21,840 --> 00:33:22,720 Speaker 11: It's all goody good. 801 00:33:22,760 --> 00:33:26,040 Speaker 16: Oh but you guys talk about more freedom with shorts standard, 802 00:33:26,200 --> 00:33:27,640 Speaker 16: What does more freedom look like for you? 803 00:33:27,760 --> 00:33:30,560 Speaker 22: And take a bet that, uh, just being able to 804 00:33:30,600 --> 00:33:33,080 Speaker 22: get off the ball every play, no reading, you know, 805 00:33:33,240 --> 00:33:36,600 Speaker 22: just attack everything's attacked and react, you know, so you 806 00:33:36,680 --> 00:33:39,120 Speaker 22: basically just get off the ball and and from there 807 00:33:39,200 --> 00:33:39,520 Speaker 22: you play. 808 00:33:39,640 --> 00:33:41,080 Speaker 11: So it it's been really fun. 809 00:33:41,280 --> 00:33:44,000 Speaker 5: When do you go back to the freedom film. Have 810 00:33:44,160 --> 00:33:48,640 Speaker 5: you played in in a system where you've had this 811 00:33:48,840 --> 00:33:52,080 Speaker 5: much freedom before? It's or is this something that's really 812 00:33:52,520 --> 00:33:54,720 Speaker 5: new to you and that's what's got you so energized. 813 00:33:54,800 --> 00:33:57,680 Speaker 11: Never in my life, Never in my life. 814 00:33:57,720 --> 00:33:59,800 Speaker 22: But it's been fun, you know, it's all it's just 815 00:34:00,240 --> 00:34:02,719 Speaker 22: I guess it's like you have to just unlearned all 816 00:34:02,800 --> 00:34:05,480 Speaker 22: the things that you've like you learned, but to this point, 817 00:34:05,560 --> 00:34:08,200 Speaker 22: you know, like all the the reading, you know, you 818 00:34:08,320 --> 00:34:10,040 Speaker 22: just gotta just take a just let all that go 819 00:34:10,200 --> 00:34:11,680 Speaker 22: and then just literally just go get. 820 00:34:11,600 --> 00:34:12,040 Speaker 11: Off the ball. 821 00:34:12,120 --> 00:34:18,800 Speaker 22: It's something you got your first game. You I'm excited. 822 00:34:18,880 --> 00:34:20,840 Speaker 22: I'm ready to see how the stadium, how lot it 823 00:34:20,920 --> 00:34:23,120 Speaker 22: can get. I heard a a lot of good things, 824 00:34:23,160 --> 00:34:23,880 Speaker 22: so I'm excited. 825 00:34:24,040 --> 00:34:26,000 Speaker 8: And Yo, well you came up really strong at the 826 00:34:26,120 --> 00:34:29,960 Speaker 8: end of last season with the Texans. Di's something like 827 00:34:30,239 --> 00:34:32,719 Speaker 8: go off, uor well what happened there? You got to, 828 00:34:32,800 --> 00:34:34,840 Speaker 8: right think five sacks and six skames. 829 00:34:34,600 --> 00:34:37,560 Speaker 11: Just more opportunity, that's all. You know. I was uh 830 00:34:37,680 --> 00:34:40,480 Speaker 11: ready with my moment when my time was called. I 831 00:34:40,680 --> 00:34:41,800 Speaker 11: just I was able to play. 832 00:34:41,600 --> 00:34:43,560 Speaker 22: Good because I stay prepared and I'm ready to just 833 00:34:43,680 --> 00:34:44,440 Speaker 22: keep on elevating. 834 00:34:44,760 --> 00:34:47,040 Speaker 3: So how do you think that helped you going in 835 00:34:47,200 --> 00:34:48,120 Speaker 3: into this situation? 836 00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:50,840 Speaker 11: Just a confidence, you know, and I know what I 837 00:34:50,920 --> 00:34:51,840 Speaker 11: can do now, you know. 838 00:34:52,480 --> 00:34:54,520 Speaker 22: Uh, before I I thought I knew what I could do, 839 00:34:54,600 --> 00:34:56,719 Speaker 22: But when I actually did, you know, it just gave me. 840 00:34:56,880 --> 00:34:58,640 Speaker 22: Gave me some confidence to you know, be able to 841 00:34:58,800 --> 00:35:00,759 Speaker 22: just come here and pick up where I left off. 842 00:35:00,840 --> 00:35:03,080 Speaker 3: With the injuries in your position. And we think we'd 843 00:35:03,160 --> 00:35:06,200 Speaker 3: seen before, what did you see that? Uh? 844 00:35:06,320 --> 00:35:08,400 Speaker 22: I love Isaiah he he he has a natural He 845 00:35:08,480 --> 00:35:11,240 Speaker 22: just he's a natural player, you know. He He's really smooth. 846 00:35:11,719 --> 00:35:13,879 Speaker 22: He has a big body, big frame. Uh he's gonna 847 00:35:13,880 --> 00:35:15,440 Speaker 22: be a really good player or. 848 00:35:15,400 --> 00:35:17,680 Speaker 15: Whatever's way to see if Deshaun gets back there like 849 00:35:17,719 --> 00:35:19,960 Speaker 15: that at weight level he was in Houston. What what 850 00:35:20,120 --> 00:35:21,759 Speaker 15: have you seen the him out in the practice field 851 00:35:21,800 --> 00:35:22,120 Speaker 15: that makes you. 852 00:35:22,160 --> 00:35:22,839 Speaker 3: Believe that he will? 853 00:35:23,360 --> 00:35:25,040 Speaker 11: Man, that guy got he has an arm, you know. 854 00:35:25,200 --> 00:35:27,879 Speaker 22: He from the from the side throws to the deep 855 00:35:27,960 --> 00:35:32,120 Speaker 22: throws to he he that yeah, I mean DeShawn, Deshaun 856 00:35:32,120 --> 00:35:34,400 Speaker 22: Watsons and Shawn Watson, you know, I I mean he 857 00:35:34,680 --> 00:35:36,720 Speaker 22: he definitely was rusty last year. You know who wouldn't 858 00:35:36,719 --> 00:35:38,879 Speaker 22: be after missing that much ball. But y'all gonna see, 859 00:35:38,960 --> 00:35:40,759 Speaker 22: uh the Shaun Watson football this year for sure. 860 00:35:41,800 --> 00:35:43,680 Speaker 9: What's love talk yesterday about your house? 861 00:35:43,680 --> 00:35:46,279 Speaker 20: It's the linebacker's jobs in his scheme is to kind 862 00:35:46,320 --> 00:35:48,719 Speaker 20: of clean up when you guys go and rushburk you 863 00:35:49,320 --> 00:35:51,399 Speaker 20: being a part of that front, what does it mean 864 00:35:51,680 --> 00:35:54,040 Speaker 20: to be able to kind of pul the fork. 865 00:35:53,960 --> 00:35:56,640 Speaker 9: Down for them? And then how important is communication for them? 866 00:35:56,719 --> 00:35:58,719 Speaker 9: So it made you have to clean up things? 867 00:35:59,120 --> 00:36:02,880 Speaker 22: Oh, I think communications are very important, you know. But 868 00:36:03,080 --> 00:36:04,719 Speaker 22: at the end of the day, though, we're not trying 869 00:36:04,719 --> 00:36:06,760 Speaker 22: to think too much. We're just trying to go disrupt 870 00:36:06,800 --> 00:36:07,680 Speaker 22: and let them clean it up. 871 00:36:07,719 --> 00:36:09,960 Speaker 11: You know. We try to make it as simple as possible. 872 00:36:10,520 --> 00:36:14,160 Speaker 1: That's Today's From the Podium podcast. Like and subscribe today 873 00:36:14,320 --> 00:36:17,000 Speaker 1: to the Cleveland Browns Daily and More and Me from 874 00:36:17,080 --> 00:36:20,640 Speaker 1: the Podium podcast to get more episodes. 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