1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:06,400 Speaker 1: I'm good you're talking about yet that he said, especially 2 00:00:06,600 --> 00:00:08,520 Speaker 1: you took a lot of criticism and started the season, 3 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:10,319 Speaker 1: but he's been oppressed with how you've been able to 4 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:13,159 Speaker 1: bounce back. I would just say that early struggles in 5 00:00:13,160 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 1: the beginning of the year helped you uprene girl as 6 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:19,600 Speaker 1: a person in the play. Oh yeah, I think when 7 00:00:19,640 --> 00:00:21,280 Speaker 1: I first got here, I was going through a little 8 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:23,400 Speaker 1: a couple of growing pains things like that. So yeah, 9 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:25,920 Speaker 1: they're on me about all sorts of things, just just 10 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 1: getting me better though, So it wasn't like it wasn't 11 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 1: anything just out of the ordinary there getting on. It 12 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:33,839 Speaker 1: was just to make me better. So I appreciate that, 13 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:39,320 Speaker 1: and I think I think it worked. This morning, Bill 14 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:41,920 Speaker 1: said that you've improved pretty much everything since you got here. 15 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:44,000 Speaker 1: Is there one here that you think you've improved the most? 16 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:49,400 Speaker 1: Um Now, I can't really, I can't even put put 17 00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 1: a pin on that. Like, I just feel like, like 18 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:54,320 Speaker 1: he said, I'm progressing every area possible, and I'm not, 19 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 1: And I'm really focusing on everything. I'm not really putting 20 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 1: just like all I ever into one thing or anything 21 00:01:02,920 --> 00:01:04,560 Speaker 1: like that. I'm just working on my whole game and 22 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:09,320 Speaker 1: just trying to get better. Are the interactions with Brandon Bold, Like, 23 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 1: you know, he's kind of, you know, the older voice 24 00:01:12,440 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 1: in the room. What is it like being around him? 25 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:19,280 Speaker 1: And he makes the game that much easier. He's just 26 00:01:19,319 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 1: like he's just like that older brother like to me 27 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:25,640 Speaker 1: on the field, off the field, talk to him about anything. 28 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 1: That's just what all the running backs though, Like he 29 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 1: is the older guy in the room though, So it's 30 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:31,840 Speaker 1: kind of he kind of knows this system better than 31 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:34,280 Speaker 1: anybody else, and just in that regard, he helps me 32 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:37,640 Speaker 1: out a lot to fart. What's up in the best 33 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 1: part about being player? Just playing against all the competition, 34 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:44,240 Speaker 1: I would say, just all the other great players. I 35 00:01:44,319 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 1: love that just I love competition. So that's what it is. 36 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 1: Do you expect that to be the best part when 37 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 1: you've gotten to believe? Yeah? I did actually like just 38 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:57,400 Speaker 1: going against all this great talent and you know, just 39 00:01:57,400 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 1: trying to see where my game really is and get 40 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 1: better it. How helpful is it to run behind Yako 41 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 1: when he's in there and just make it easier to 42 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:10,639 Speaker 1: run behind the fall bad persons not having Oh yeah, 43 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 1: of course it makes it easier, especially when this Yako 44 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 1: he's gonna do everything in his power to get me. 45 00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:19,560 Speaker 1: Damien Brandon JJ through the whole So I love running 46 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 1: behind him. He's a great person too, so it makes 47 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:25,640 Speaker 1: it that much easier. Has anyone told you that a 48 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 1: lot of guys who were in your position, even including 49 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:31,080 Speaker 1: you know, James and Damian drafted kind of medal rounds, 50 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 1: don't usually play as a rookie. Oh yeah, well it 51 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:37,080 Speaker 1: was a lot of that, Like when I first got drafted, 52 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:39,440 Speaker 1: things like that, like I wouldn't play because I'm a rookie, 53 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:42,080 Speaker 1: things like that. But I really didn't even listen to that. 54 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:44,240 Speaker 1: I just put my head down work. Then you know, 55 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:46,919 Speaker 1: I'm playing probably a lot more than any other rookie 56 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:49,519 Speaker 1: running back. So very grateful for that, but I put 57 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 1: the work in. I feel like I deserve it. Between 58 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:54,840 Speaker 1: like outside noise people on Twitter or who is how 59 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:57,800 Speaker 1: would you learn that? Yeah, just outside noise. It was 60 00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:04,440 Speaker 1: never that was never set in the building. Yeah. How 61 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 1: comfortable would you say you are catching the ball at me? 62 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:09,120 Speaker 1: It looks like they're comfortable. I guess a chest. Where 63 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 1: did that come from? An in college you caught the 64 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:12,920 Speaker 1: ball a little bit. But in terms of just developing 65 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 1: as a pass catcher is that's something you feel like 66 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:17,119 Speaker 1: you match from dinner, is you can't you improve sort 67 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 1: of throughout your I feel like it came pretty natural 68 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:22,960 Speaker 1: to me, but I definitely improved over the years, and 69 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 1: not necessarily like catching the ball, but like route running 70 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:29,720 Speaker 1: and just like techniques and things like that. That's what 71 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:31,520 Speaker 1: I that's what I got better at. Like when I 72 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:34,160 Speaker 1: got here, I was not really much of a route runner. 73 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 1: I didn't I wasn't really displaying on my route. But 74 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 1: I think I'm getting a lot better at that. It's 75 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 1: interesting to feel like it's becomes such a bigger part 76 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 1: of you know, the running back game. So speaking, you 77 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:45,400 Speaker 1: should think, like old school, you're gonna un the ball 78 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 1: over twenty thirty times, but now you kind of have 79 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:51,120 Speaker 1: to do that. Yeah, like that's changing at all. Yeah, 80 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 1: I feel like it's more of a you know, they 81 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 1: want to get the ball in the running back's hand 82 00:03:55,680 --> 00:03:58,680 Speaker 1: anyway possible. So being able to run out and run 83 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 1: a good route and catch the ball, catch the ball 84 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 1: and get down field is it's huge after these games, 85 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:06,920 Speaker 1: is a defender from another team because saw you out 86 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 1: that you didn't expect someone talking about your game. Uh, yeah, 87 00:04:10,760 --> 00:04:12,600 Speaker 1: it actually happened a few times. I'm not gonna drop 88 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:15,960 Speaker 1: any names, but yeah, like some players that actually I 89 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 1: wouldn't say grew up watching, but I'm very familiar with them. 90 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 1: They actually came up to me after the game, man, Yeah, 91 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:22,320 Speaker 1: give me my give me my props or whatever. So 92 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 1: it felt good. I mean it felt good. I grew 93 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 1: up watching watching them. Uh, the guy I'm talking about, 94 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:31,800 Speaker 1: So I grew up watching him. So for him to, 95 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:34,680 Speaker 1: you know, notice my game and say, you know, I 96 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 1: could I could do something with my career, it means 97 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:43,400 Speaker 1: a lot. You guys drop a team. I wouldn't even 98 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:48,960 Speaker 1: do that. I'm gonna keep it. Defense a pretty good 99 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 1: job of getting the football out of fumbles. What have 100 00:04:51,880 --> 00:04:55,920 Speaker 1: you guys talked about this week? Just beside the security, Uh, 101 00:04:56,080 --> 00:04:59,080 Speaker 1: the same as any other week. Just that's the number one, 102 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:01,279 Speaker 1: number one goal. Like, if you don't have the ball, 103 00:05:01,320 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 1: you can't win the game. So we we harp on 104 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:04,960 Speaker 1: that a lot. You got to hold onto the ball. 105 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 1: So I would say, just like just like any other week, 106 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 1: it's very important. How close is this Rocky class and 107 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:16,400 Speaker 1: Mac and Barmore and all the other guys. How about 108 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:19,240 Speaker 1: you guys on the field, Uh, we're actually pretty close. 109 00:05:19,320 --> 00:05:21,120 Speaker 1: It started like as soon as we got here too, 110 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:23,400 Speaker 1: like we all clicked, we bonded. It's not many of us, 111 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:25,359 Speaker 1: so it was easy, you know, to get to know 112 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:28,599 Speaker 1: one another. So we're we're pretty close. Like we're pretty close. 113 00:05:29,080 --> 00:05:35,520 Speaker 1: Yepps to Damien alongside of you. Do you feel like 114 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 1: you is kind to you and your physical running stuff? 115 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:42,960 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, I believe so. Uh he's a great running back. 116 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:45,640 Speaker 1: I love you know, the little change up between us 117 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:49,400 Speaker 1: both and and yeah, that's that's what I think. I 118 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:52,719 Speaker 1: think we wear defenses out and hope to keep that going. 119 00:05:54,960 --> 00:05:57,359 Speaker 1: It's been the most surprising thing about being in the league. 120 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:02,440 Speaker 1: Um surprised. I would say, how fast, Like the defensive 121 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:05,360 Speaker 1: line is, Like there was some big boys, but they moved, 122 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:07,320 Speaker 1: So that was the most surprising to me. For sure. 123 00:06:07,880 --> 00:06:11,760 Speaker 1: They hit you in a particular game or practice. Uh, 124 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:14,799 Speaker 1: I'm just say in general, like from my first preseason 125 00:06:14,839 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 1: game even I was like, okay, whoa, it's a little fast. 126 00:06:18,480 --> 00:06:22,839 Speaker 1: It's Washington too, so they got some guys. Yeah for sure, yep, 127 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 1: appreciate it, thank you, I appreciate it.