1 00:00:02,200 --> 00:00:12,719 Speaker 1: Welcome to Between the Horns, presented by your Southern California 2 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:15,960 Speaker 1: Toyota Dealers. We are coming to live this week from 3 00:00:16,239 --> 00:00:20,279 Speaker 1: DeMarco Far's Game Rooms in this mountain chalet. Yes, Sir 4 00:00:20,960 --> 00:00:24,279 Speaker 1: Lars Joneser JB. Long Andy, where are we. We're in 5 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 1: a cool little lounge I like this. For those of 6 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:29,640 Speaker 1: you who are not watching on YouTube listening to the 7 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:32,360 Speaker 1: audio version, We're in Cincinnati, where the Rams had a 8 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:35,840 Speaker 1: couple of joint practices with the Bengals, followed by Saturday's 9 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:38,920 Speaker 1: preseason finale. Not exactly a Super Bowl rematch, but we 10 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:40,720 Speaker 1: had some fun out of the practice fields. Maybe not 11 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:43,199 Speaker 1: as much as the players did yesterday, but learned a 12 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 1: lot where you major takeaways. Uh, it's it's warmer than 13 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 1: expected in Cincinnati. Really, you know it was warm? I mean, 14 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:51,840 Speaker 1: did you know it was gonna be this hot, this muggy, 15 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:54,280 Speaker 1: this sweaty Oh yeah in the Midwest, man, Okay, I 16 00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:57,200 Speaker 1: forgot all about like the South Midwest in the summertime. 17 00:00:57,240 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 1: But it was good. It's good football weather, right, I 18 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 1: mean this story. You want to sweat, you want to 19 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:02,800 Speaker 1: get down to your playing weight. I mean, you're playing 20 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:05,200 Speaker 1: against the team you just played the last team you played, 21 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:08,080 Speaker 1: So a lot of good stuff, a lot of fun 22 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 1: stuff to watch. Watching Matthew Stafford throw against their defense, 23 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:13,840 Speaker 1: watching Burrow do the same has been a lot of 24 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 1: fun for us as spectators and just you know, picking 25 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 1: up info productive in a lot of ways, including for 26 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:20,400 Speaker 1: the offense to see an even front, right. I mean, 27 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:22,280 Speaker 1: I think that's a lot of the association with the 28 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:25,639 Speaker 1: Bengals being familiar, practicing the same way and getting a 29 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 1: different structure than you've seen playing against yourself for the 30 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:30,840 Speaker 1: last month. Interesting and that's one of the things we 31 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:33,840 Speaker 1: talked about this in so far when Houston came to 32 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:35,840 Speaker 1: town and what Lovey Smith likes to do and how 33 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:37,240 Speaker 1: he likes to do it at four or three, get 34 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 1: those ends up the field and get after the quarterback. 35 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:42,800 Speaker 1: They had success, So coming to Cincinnati thinking the same thing, 36 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:45,720 Speaker 1: let's see how the offensive line bounces back or against 37 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 1: a super Bowl caliber defense, Let's see what happens when 38 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 1: they get into those live game situations. So some good, 39 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:54,960 Speaker 1: some bad, But this is why you're in training camp, 40 00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 1: this is why you have practice like this. So it's 41 00:01:57,720 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 1: really interesting to see your reunion who were continues, you know, 42 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:03,800 Speaker 1: you know, people in every city in the NFL. Well, 43 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 1: it's not just this team was a little bit different 44 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:11,400 Speaker 1: than most. Linebacker coach. Coach Duff he was a linebacker 45 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:14,280 Speaker 1: coach in Jackson with me. Brian Callahan was my quarterback 46 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:16,800 Speaker 1: in high school and in college, and then Trey Brown, 47 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:21,520 Speaker 1: one of their scouts, their senior scout, was my college roommates. 48 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:22,639 Speaker 1: So it was a little it was a little bit 49 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:26,280 Speaker 1: different this year than obviously, Joe Mixon is from my hometown, 50 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:27,880 Speaker 1: so it wasn't a little bit different, but it was 51 00:02:27,919 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 1: exciting to see them and kind of how they prepare, 52 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 1: get a chance to talk to them and talk to 53 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 1: Tyler Boyd, who talked about you know, he got tired 54 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:36,840 Speaker 1: of everyone knowing his moves and then being able to 55 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:39,440 Speaker 1: use some of his tricks on different dbs and figure 56 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 1: out what works and what doesn't work. And then on 57 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 1: the other side is seeing the Rams DBS compete against 58 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 1: this trio that we were just talking about before the 59 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:48,639 Speaker 1: show started. I mean, Tee Higgins has to be all 60 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:51,240 Speaker 1: of eight feet tall. Wow, I mean with like a 61 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:55,360 Speaker 1: twelve twenty four foot winks man, It's unbelievable to see 62 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:57,560 Speaker 1: his measurements and then how he's able to run past 63 00:02:57,600 --> 00:02:59,960 Speaker 1: guys and make plays. But then all all of a sudden, 64 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 1: Jamar Chase isn't as big as you thought he was 65 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:05,840 Speaker 1: right when we were living really good. Yeah, he's really good, right. 66 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 1: And to see them compete in and out, and obviously 67 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:10,200 Speaker 1: Tyler Boyd as well, to see Joe mix and run 68 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:12,720 Speaker 1: against Bobby Wagner and to see guys get that this 69 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 1: work in obviously on the first day and half of 70 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:16,960 Speaker 1: the second day was it was really exciting because it's 71 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 1: good work that you can't get when you're going against 72 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:21,440 Speaker 1: the other team because you know your moves, they know 73 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:24,400 Speaker 1: you know this scheme, you can cheat a little bit. Uh. 74 00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:26,240 Speaker 1: And then on the other side, to be honest, Cooper 75 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 1: Cup was unguardable. Oh god, he was unguardable. And I 76 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:32,080 Speaker 1: had a couple of deferent coaches saying, like they don't miss, 77 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 1: Like Stafford knows where he's going all the time, and 78 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:37,440 Speaker 1: he knows where Stafford's going, and they don't miss, So 79 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 1: how can you stop that? And so that was it 80 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:41,960 Speaker 1: was exciting to know, and I guess from a coach's perspective, 81 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 1: know that your practice habits work right, because when you 82 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 1: practice against yourself. You don't really know until you go 83 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:48,960 Speaker 1: against someone else, So you go agains someone else in 84 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 1: practice to kind of or do our rules work? Are 85 00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:54,560 Speaker 1: we practicing the right way? And it was exciting to 86 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 1: see that there was one on the red zone on 87 00:03:56,800 --> 00:04:00,280 Speaker 1: the first day where Cooper Cup is running a route 88 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:03,200 Speaker 1: towards the back corner. Stafford puts the ball behind the 89 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:05,600 Speaker 1: corner and Cooper Cup doesn't put his hands out into 90 00:04:05,640 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: the balls like two inches from his hands. You've got 91 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 1: no chance, right, This is what I mean. They're they're 92 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:12,600 Speaker 1: on a different level of connecting. So he made it 93 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 1: look easy. Same with Aaron, you know before what happened, 94 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:17,720 Speaker 1: I mean, he was unchallenged out here. He was at 95 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 1: the quarterback at will if he wanted to move the football, 96 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:22,080 Speaker 1: make sure ninety nine is nine in the game. But 97 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:25,160 Speaker 1: you know, watching Matthew Stafford and Cooper Cup hook up 98 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:28,839 Speaker 1: with some pretty good corners on a really competitive football team. 99 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:31,279 Speaker 1: That's the one thing that struck me is the Bengals 100 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 1: work hard. They've been in pads a lot, yes, so 101 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:35,760 Speaker 1: they really come to compete, But and they've invested their 102 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:38,240 Speaker 1: offensive line heavily too. To your point about Aaron, that's 103 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 1: not the same group they played in February. How many 104 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:42,600 Speaker 1: guys did they replaced? Three or four? Guy got three 105 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:45,280 Speaker 1: in free agency and they drafted one. And the one 106 00:04:45,279 --> 00:04:48,280 Speaker 1: guy they brought in was Collins, right, one of them guys. Yes, yeah, 107 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:49,719 Speaker 1: I mean they brought him in to do a job, 108 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:51,720 Speaker 1: and I think he did his job exactly. Yeah, I 109 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:54,720 Speaker 1: just dated yeah, all right, So without delving into our 110 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 1: Week one matchup, because we do want to save our 111 00:04:56,839 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills Thursday night football between the Horns for a 112 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:01,160 Speaker 1: later date. How exciting it is it, by the way, 113 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:03,719 Speaker 1: to know that we're going to be together every week 114 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:05,280 Speaker 1: for the rest of the calendar year, that's going to 115 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:07,440 Speaker 1: be terrific. I do want to know just kind of 116 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:09,719 Speaker 1: where we are with the twenty two Rams right to 117 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:11,599 Speaker 1: try and keep it as ever green as possible. There's 118 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:14,479 Speaker 1: roster cuts coming up. We'll know the initial fifty three 119 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:17,919 Speaker 1: man roster by Tuesday. But let's recall some eighty Rams 120 00:05:17,920 --> 00:05:20,040 Speaker 1: were necessary right to get to and win the Super 121 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:22,920 Speaker 1: Bowl last season. There's also expanded you know, practice squads 122 00:05:22,960 --> 00:05:24,479 Speaker 1: this year, so I think a lot of the names 123 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:27,200 Speaker 1: that are playing on Saturday are going to hopefully make 124 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:29,920 Speaker 1: it back to the RAMS building. But let's not mistake 125 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:31,960 Speaker 1: the fact that the waiver wire order is not going 126 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:34,080 Speaker 1: to be in the rams favor. You're thirty two until 127 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:36,640 Speaker 1: the second month of the season, right, so no doubt 128 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:39,120 Speaker 1: it's gonna be painful. I think the next few days 129 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:41,840 Speaker 1: of this week as you see some departures, because with 130 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:44,480 Speaker 1: all of the mcveay scheme and coaching tree spread throughout 131 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:46,920 Speaker 1: the league and all the success they've had, I think 132 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:49,520 Speaker 1: a lot of these players that unfortunately do get let 133 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:51,880 Speaker 1: go are not going to make it through waivers. It's 134 00:05:51,920 --> 00:05:53,920 Speaker 1: two ways. And you know this more Reese, Yeah, okay, 135 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:56,200 Speaker 1: I've seen enough. And okay I've seen enough. You know, 136 00:05:56,960 --> 00:05:58,560 Speaker 1: whether he's on the team, off the team, you know 137 00:05:58,600 --> 00:06:01,360 Speaker 1: what's going to be. But you know, just around the 138 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:03,720 Speaker 1: room and around this organization, and I think you might 139 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:06,680 Speaker 1: know this. This is almost a zero excuse football team. 140 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 1: There was no excuse for you not to get better 141 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:10,800 Speaker 1: every single day. Everything is geared towards you being a 142 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:13,640 Speaker 1: better athlete, better coach, better everything. So that's why it's 143 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:17,320 Speaker 1: been so competitive. But you do have to to cut down. 144 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 1: That's just the way it is. But some of these guys, look, 145 00:06:20,320 --> 00:06:23,320 Speaker 1: when you like the second tier or the second wave 146 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 1: of linebackers. I've really enjoyed Jake dr Voss and Hummel. 147 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:30,240 Speaker 1: They've been pretty much your starters in preseason, and they've 148 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:32,599 Speaker 1: done well on defense, and they also play the most 149 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:35,880 Speaker 1: on special teams. So you can tell those two guys 150 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:38,039 Speaker 1: are going to be part of your core special teams 151 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 1: guys and backups to boot. But you're loaded on the 152 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:47,159 Speaker 1: front end. This is funny. I saw the defensive coordinator, 153 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:50,159 Speaker 1: I'm sorry for a minute, Rahey Morris, and I said, 154 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:51,720 Speaker 1: how you doing the day? And he smiled and said, man, 155 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 1: how do you think I'm doing? I got Jalen Ramsey, 156 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 1: I got Aaron Donald, and I got this in that 157 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:58,760 Speaker 1: he is happy. So but the second tier guys on 158 00:06:58,880 --> 00:07:01,600 Speaker 1: teams that are playing well on defense and on offense 159 00:07:01,640 --> 00:07:04,400 Speaker 1: as well, that's how you build your core. That's your 160 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:06,600 Speaker 1: core party of your fifty three, and then you can 161 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:08,880 Speaker 1: work out from your stars. Let's stay on defense then, 162 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 1: and we can either go like three future Hall of Famers, 163 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:12,840 Speaker 1: one at each level of your defense, or we can 164 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:15,760 Speaker 1: talk about kind of where we left preseason game number two, 165 00:07:15,800 --> 00:07:18,280 Speaker 1: which was after seeing them head to head against the 166 00:07:18,280 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 1: Houston Texans, A lot of their starters. The Rams have 167 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:25,520 Speaker 1: not one, but two starting caliber secondaries right now. You know, 168 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:27,640 Speaker 1: it's it's so funny because you got to think about 169 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:30,240 Speaker 1: a guy like Terrell Burgess, right, where does he fit 170 00:07:30,320 --> 00:07:31,680 Speaker 1: in the scheme of things? Right? You got some young 171 00:07:31,680 --> 00:07:33,880 Speaker 1: guys who are playing really well. He's this core special 172 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:37,240 Speaker 1: teams guy. Do you try to let do you let 173 00:07:37,320 --> 00:07:39,440 Speaker 1: him go or do you keep him? He's a guy 174 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:41,760 Speaker 1: that's been there. You can play that dime linebacker. So 175 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:43,400 Speaker 1: it's kind of the number of games we talk about. 176 00:07:43,440 --> 00:07:45,680 Speaker 1: But those young dbs and I always have to go 177 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 1: back to what we saw the last couple of days, 178 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:49,360 Speaker 1: Arry and Kendrick Kobe during some of the ones where 179 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:54,880 Speaker 1: those guys were playing lights out against Jamar Chase, Tyler 180 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:57,400 Speaker 1: Boyd T Higgins. I mean they were going and they're 181 00:07:57,400 --> 00:08:01,080 Speaker 1: going against some other guys and no, no, no, no question. 182 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:03,560 Speaker 1: I mean Jamar Chase catt One. We were just sitting 183 00:08:03,640 --> 00:08:05,240 Speaker 1: right there on the sideline and it was like Kobe 184 00:08:05,320 --> 00:08:07,760 Speaker 1: Durand's covering Jamar Chase, and I'm like, I wish I 185 00:08:07,760 --> 00:08:10,680 Speaker 1: could just give him my brain to know, like this 186 00:08:10,760 --> 00:08:13,800 Speaker 1: is how quarterbacks think. I got my best receiver on 187 00:08:13,840 --> 00:08:16,280 Speaker 1: a rookie, I'm gonna take that shot all day, every day. 188 00:08:16,320 --> 00:08:18,120 Speaker 1: But think about what their last month has been like, 189 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:20,160 Speaker 1: I mean, going toe to toe with Alan Robinson and 190 00:08:20,240 --> 00:08:22,800 Speaker 1: Peper Cup every day. And now this week that they've 191 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:24,520 Speaker 1: had here in Cincinnati, that's going to serve them well, 192 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 1: don't you think. Oh yeah, on top of the week 193 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 1: they had against the Texans, the preseason game against the 194 00:08:28,280 --> 00:08:30,640 Speaker 1: Texas as well against their starts Zeko Collins, another big guy, 195 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:34,080 Speaker 1: So they're battle tested. And so for me, you know, 196 00:08:34,280 --> 00:08:36,440 Speaker 1: that is where the numbers we talked about earlier, like 197 00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:38,720 Speaker 1: guys are gonna have to get cut down. That is 198 00:08:38,720 --> 00:08:40,679 Speaker 1: a tough deal because once you start getting down to 199 00:08:40,679 --> 00:08:43,320 Speaker 1: the nitty gritty, how many dbs are you gonna keep? Yeah, right, 200 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:45,599 Speaker 1: are we are we gonna be a nickel team or 201 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:48,800 Speaker 1: a dime team? How many linebackers are we gonna keep? 202 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:51,480 Speaker 1: On top of how many offensive linemen, how many defensive 203 00:08:51,520 --> 00:08:54,240 Speaker 1: lineen how many outside linebackers. It becomes a numbers game, 204 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:57,040 Speaker 1: and that is where football sucks at the end of 205 00:08:57,040 --> 00:08:59,160 Speaker 1: the day. Like these guys all have put in work 206 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:02,360 Speaker 1: in they've got better, and they've made plays and may strides, 207 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:04,319 Speaker 1: but at the end of the day. Now it comes 208 00:09:04,440 --> 00:09:06,439 Speaker 1: how many guys at this position are we gonna get? 209 00:09:06,440 --> 00:09:09,360 Speaker 1: How many safeties, how many corners, how many middle how 210 00:09:09,400 --> 00:09:12,120 Speaker 1: many off ball linebackers, how many outside linebackers, how many 211 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:15,120 Speaker 1: d lineman? Yeah, and and do you make the cut? 212 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:18,760 Speaker 1: That's where scarcity makes the NFL so special, right, I 213 00:09:18,760 --> 00:09:20,640 Speaker 1: mean you only play once a week. You only get sixteen, 214 00:09:20,679 --> 00:09:24,920 Speaker 1: now seventeen games, it's only fifty three roster spots. Did 215 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:26,480 Speaker 1: you just eat the rent? After he gave up that 216 00:09:26,520 --> 00:09:29,840 Speaker 1: bamb he looked like, Wow, did that really just happen? Yeah, 217 00:09:29,880 --> 00:09:32,400 Speaker 1: that's the league. But that's that wasn't the best part. 218 00:09:32,480 --> 00:09:34,560 Speaker 1: The best part was where he more is running after him, 219 00:09:34,880 --> 00:09:36,920 Speaker 1: coaching him up, like you could have did that. And 220 00:09:36,920 --> 00:09:40,400 Speaker 1: I'm like, I'm like listening, you know, I understand that 221 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:41,920 Speaker 1: that dude is a vet over there. Even though he's 222 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:44,800 Speaker 1: year two for Jamar Chase. Yeah, he was arguably one 223 00:09:44,800 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 1: of the best better receivers in the National Football League. 224 00:09:47,280 --> 00:09:50,679 Speaker 1: So you got to understand, like, I mean, you you 225 00:09:50,760 --> 00:09:52,920 Speaker 1: you're putting him out there, You're throwing them in the fire. Yeah, 226 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:54,520 Speaker 1: and he got burned that day. Well, one of my 227 00:09:54,559 --> 00:09:57,040 Speaker 1: opening questions for training camp if you recall being at 228 00:09:57,120 --> 00:09:59,559 Speaker 1: UC Irvine, was do the Rams have the corner depth 229 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:02,359 Speaker 1: and how to compete with some of the best offenses 230 00:10:02,400 --> 00:10:04,319 Speaker 1: in the league and some of the best quarterbacks in 231 00:10:04,440 --> 00:10:06,160 Speaker 1: NFL history When you look at the schedule they're gonna 232 00:10:06,160 --> 00:10:07,840 Speaker 1: face in twenty twenty, I think it's a resounding yes. 233 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:10,640 Speaker 1: How would you answer that yes? Right now, I'd say 234 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:12,640 Speaker 1: it looks good on paper. We'll see what happens when 235 00:10:12,640 --> 00:10:15,040 Speaker 1: they get out there. From where the question was posed 236 00:10:15,080 --> 00:10:17,200 Speaker 1: a month ago, I don't think I could be more encouraged. 237 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:19,840 Speaker 1: H Jalen, I think is gonna be Jalen even with 238 00:10:19,880 --> 00:10:22,360 Speaker 1: one arm. The guys still the best dB on the field, 239 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:25,560 Speaker 1: hands down. UM's Troy Hill. Gonna be Troy Hill, the 240 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:27,560 Speaker 1: one we saw in an LA Rams uniform now look 241 00:10:27,559 --> 00:10:30,200 Speaker 1: good here this week? Absolutely. I mean, look, I think 242 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:33,680 Speaker 1: this was a good test. Burrow was matching Stafford throw 243 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:35,440 Speaker 1: for throw, and he's got the receivers to do it. 244 00:10:35,960 --> 00:10:38,320 Speaker 1: If he has time, he can filet you. So I 245 00:10:38,320 --> 00:10:41,320 Speaker 1: think these corners got a really good look. So in 246 00:10:41,360 --> 00:10:46,280 Speaker 1: a controlled environment in preseason, they're close. Now let's see 247 00:10:46,280 --> 00:10:47,960 Speaker 1: what happens, and you know it's a different animal once 248 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:51,280 Speaker 1: they start game planning everything. So but on paper I 249 00:10:51,360 --> 00:10:52,959 Speaker 1: like it. We'll see what happens on game day. I 250 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:54,600 Speaker 1: still have't figured out how to sit in these chairs. 251 00:10:54,600 --> 00:11:02,200 Speaker 1: DeMarco's kind of sitting up because we're talking about this. Yeah, 252 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:03,800 Speaker 1: we have to go to the offensive side a little bit. 253 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:06,000 Speaker 1: And we were talking about this, JB. How hard is 254 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:07,679 Speaker 1: it for Stafford not just throw that one on one 255 00:11:07,679 --> 00:11:10,760 Speaker 1: faintball to Alan Robinson in the end zone. I mean, 256 00:11:10,880 --> 00:11:12,960 Speaker 1: it just seems like that's there all the time. That's 257 00:11:13,040 --> 00:11:15,560 Speaker 1: when my one question, so, how many times did Matthew 258 00:11:15,600 --> 00:11:19,560 Speaker 1: Stafford throw the football last year? About? Okay? So I 259 00:11:19,559 --> 00:11:21,959 Speaker 1: would say with Alan Robinson and Cooper Cup, wouldn't you 260 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:23,800 Speaker 1: say that's a third of his past attempts right there? 261 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:26,280 Speaker 1: About two hundred and fifty targets. Cooper Cup had one 262 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:29,760 Speaker 1: forty five last year. I would say with Alan Robinson, 263 00:11:30,240 --> 00:11:33,439 Speaker 1: he'll see one twenty five, So that's two on a quarter. 264 00:11:33,600 --> 00:11:35,839 Speaker 1: Can I add to your total? Go ahead? I think 265 00:11:35,920 --> 00:11:38,000 Speaker 1: RAMS running backs are going to catch more passes this 266 00:11:38,040 --> 00:11:41,080 Speaker 1: year than they have in the previous years. Under Sean McVeigh. 267 00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:43,000 Speaker 1: And when Gurley was really going, they threw to running 268 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:45,080 Speaker 1: backs a lot. But I look at the trio that 269 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:46,440 Speaker 1: they're going to start this season with. I don't want 270 00:11:46,440 --> 00:11:48,160 Speaker 1: to get your thoughts on Kyran Williams seeing him at 271 00:11:48,160 --> 00:11:50,560 Speaker 1: full speed for the first time. You've got some great 272 00:11:50,720 --> 00:11:54,040 Speaker 1: route running and pass catching backs, absolutely, and Higgbe's gonna 273 00:11:54,040 --> 00:11:57,120 Speaker 1: get his higbee slash tight end situation is gonna get theirs. 274 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:00,440 Speaker 1: Where do you make up the other third? I mean, 275 00:12:00,559 --> 00:12:02,280 Speaker 1: I agree with you with the running backs you have, 276 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:06,240 Speaker 1: and there the combo guys, they're the inside runners, plus 277 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:08,600 Speaker 1: the guys that can catch, they're all great catchers. I 278 00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:10,440 Speaker 1: think the running backs are gonna be a huge part 279 00:12:10,480 --> 00:12:12,240 Speaker 1: of the passing game this season. All right, give me 280 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:14,400 Speaker 1: Kiron for the first time. Very First of all, I 281 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:16,160 Speaker 1: was very excited to see him right just to see 282 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:17,800 Speaker 1: him out there running. But when you saw him with 283 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:20,760 Speaker 1: the one offensive, with the one line running the balls, 284 00:12:20,840 --> 00:12:23,720 Speaker 1: pressing the hole, running low, he was tough to tackle. 285 00:12:24,200 --> 00:12:26,199 Speaker 1: Then we know his blitz pickups there, but it was 286 00:12:26,240 --> 00:12:28,640 Speaker 1: ability to kind of break guys off in the passing 287 00:12:28,679 --> 00:12:30,760 Speaker 1: game and get open that was huge. In the red zone, 288 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:33,080 Speaker 1: he caught a couple. I think day one he caught 289 00:12:33,120 --> 00:12:35,760 Speaker 1: two or three in the tight red that probably would 290 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:38,360 Speaker 1: have went for, you know, ball on the one, maybe 291 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:39,800 Speaker 1: in the end zone type of deal. And that's what 292 00:12:39,840 --> 00:12:41,920 Speaker 1: you're looking for, a check down that you can turn 293 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:45,120 Speaker 1: into eight, nine, ten, twelve, maybe twenty yards down the field. 294 00:12:45,160 --> 00:12:47,040 Speaker 1: So I was very excited to see him play, very 295 00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:49,560 Speaker 1: excited to see him move. But what he showed was 296 00:12:49,559 --> 00:12:52,280 Speaker 1: what you saw on tape, right, and that's that's where 297 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:54,920 Speaker 1: the scouting, that's where the coaching all that comes in. 298 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:56,839 Speaker 1: Does he look like he did in Notre Dame? And 299 00:12:56,880 --> 00:12:59,079 Speaker 1: he looked just like it, I mean, even maybe a 300 00:12:59,120 --> 00:13:02,120 Speaker 1: little bit better. I mean, every time Chamive talks about 301 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:04,640 Speaker 1: Kyron one, he's excited too. He drops kind of Tommy 302 00:13:04,679 --> 00:13:06,600 Speaker 1: Reese and the offensive system in South Bend and how 303 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:09,320 Speaker 1: it translates how Kyron should be ready to go. But 304 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:12,200 Speaker 1: they got him ramped up quickly because you know, Cam 305 00:13:12,240 --> 00:13:15,160 Speaker 1: Akers and Darryl Henderson were dressed, they were going through workout. 306 00:13:15,160 --> 00:13:17,480 Speaker 1: But they did not take live reps this week. So 307 00:13:17,559 --> 00:13:19,840 Speaker 1: Kyron got a lot of starting experience in a condensed 308 00:13:19,840 --> 00:13:22,199 Speaker 1: amount of time watching him carry the football on those 309 00:13:22,280 --> 00:13:24,959 Speaker 1: zone runs. He is a great zone runner. He gets 310 00:13:25,040 --> 00:13:27,080 Speaker 1: lost in traffic and then all of a sudden he's 311 00:13:27,080 --> 00:13:29,280 Speaker 1: out the back door. He's pretty elusive. He's really good. 312 00:13:29,800 --> 00:13:32,800 Speaker 1: Remember the damage that met Forte used to do. Oh yes, 313 00:13:33,240 --> 00:13:34,640 Speaker 1: remember if you go all the way back to the 314 00:13:34,720 --> 00:13:38,200 Speaker 1: damage that Roger Craig could do. Same thing with this guy. 315 00:13:38,240 --> 00:13:41,040 Speaker 1: He could kill you on the run, scheming to death 316 00:13:41,080 --> 00:13:43,960 Speaker 1: and then a first and ten turns into a second 317 00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:46,199 Speaker 1: and four because he just caught it in the flat 318 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:48,120 Speaker 1: and made a guy miss. The other thing that he 319 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:50,040 Speaker 1: does well is he kind of on the outside zone. 320 00:13:50,080 --> 00:13:52,080 Speaker 1: Some guys don't have a knack for kind of getting 321 00:13:52,080 --> 00:13:54,400 Speaker 1: in with the offensive line and just running in between 322 00:13:54,440 --> 00:13:56,959 Speaker 1: two offensive linemen and we're just pushing together, right, kind 323 00:13:56,960 --> 00:13:58,880 Speaker 1: of gett into the herd of elephants. He does it. 324 00:13:58,960 --> 00:14:01,600 Speaker 1: Then he pops out and that's where the linebackers don't 325 00:14:01,600 --> 00:14:04,280 Speaker 1: see you. And so again, I think they all can 326 00:14:04,320 --> 00:14:06,480 Speaker 1: do it, but it's exciting to have a third guy 327 00:14:06,640 --> 00:14:08,360 Speaker 1: who you can count on that can come in and 328 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:11,040 Speaker 1: pick up blitz Is do all the things that you need. 329 00:14:12,040 --> 00:14:14,040 Speaker 1: And then you have Funk as well. Yeah, Jake Funk, 330 00:14:14,040 --> 00:14:15,679 Speaker 1: who could step in and give you that as well. 331 00:14:15,720 --> 00:14:17,720 Speaker 1: But he's gonna be more of a core special teams play. 332 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:19,520 Speaker 1: If I had my wish I would wish that cam 333 00:14:19,520 --> 00:14:22,280 Speaker 1: Akers stays healthy for seventeen weeks or twenty one weeks. 334 00:14:22,360 --> 00:14:24,240 Speaker 1: If you do that, then we may may be talking 335 00:14:24,240 --> 00:14:25,800 Speaker 1: about the other guys. But but this is the thing. 336 00:14:25,840 --> 00:14:27,880 Speaker 1: I think you still you still will because they're gonna 337 00:14:27,880 --> 00:14:30,320 Speaker 1: be utilize everybody. That's how cam Akers stays healthy. And 338 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:34,320 Speaker 1: he's got his house teeth now right, that's big time. 339 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:36,960 Speaker 1: Yeah yeah, bawling back to your point about the targets. 340 00:14:37,240 --> 00:14:39,360 Speaker 1: What impression is two two out well made on you? 341 00:14:39,360 --> 00:14:41,160 Speaker 1: Over the last couple of weeks, it seems like every 342 00:14:41,160 --> 00:14:43,120 Speaker 1: time a camera is rolling, he's over the top of 343 00:14:43,200 --> 00:14:45,840 Speaker 1: someone tracking a ball over his shoulders. Okay, okay, look, 344 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:47,760 Speaker 1: how do I say this? This? I mean this with 345 00:14:47,880 --> 00:14:49,880 Speaker 1: all due respect, but he reminds me of a kid 346 00:14:49,920 --> 00:14:52,480 Speaker 1: that lights you up in seven on seven. Yeah you 347 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:54,360 Speaker 1: know what I mean. He lights you up in flag 348 00:14:54,360 --> 00:14:58,320 Speaker 1: football because you're not hitting them yet He's gotten behind 349 00:14:58,480 --> 00:15:02,480 Speaker 1: every single d that's been on him or coverage scheme 350 00:15:02,520 --> 00:15:03,960 Speaker 1: that you tried to roll out on top of him. 351 00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:06,280 Speaker 1: He's just got that burst. That's why he's in the 352 00:15:06,360 --> 00:15:08,920 Speaker 1: National Football League. Wouldn't you say? Now, the one thing 353 00:15:08,960 --> 00:15:11,480 Speaker 1: we aren't doing, and it really hasn't happened yet. Is 354 00:15:11,560 --> 00:15:14,920 Speaker 1: he hasn't been hit yet? That's the only thing. Can 355 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:18,440 Speaker 1: you be that explosive for four quarters when you've got 356 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:21,920 Speaker 1: a game plan of let's splatter two two at well? 357 00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:24,320 Speaker 1: Do you need him to be though? Can you get away? 358 00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:27,240 Speaker 1: Is there a viable threat where whether it's through social 359 00:15:27,280 --> 00:15:30,600 Speaker 1: media clips or just knowing his GPS speed, him being 360 00:15:30,680 --> 00:15:34,880 Speaker 1: on the field can create vertical stretching the way that 361 00:15:34,880 --> 00:15:37,680 Speaker 1: will benefit Yes and no, because you're normally gonna do 362 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:39,160 Speaker 1: that alf a play action pass. You have to have 363 00:15:39,240 --> 00:15:41,440 Speaker 1: him in on rundowns right when you and you have 364 00:15:41,480 --> 00:15:42,880 Speaker 1: to run the ball. And we've talked about this to 365 00:15:42,960 --> 00:15:46,120 Speaker 1: Mark on the bus that some coaches are gonna say, 366 00:15:46,120 --> 00:15:50,400 Speaker 1: look at fifteen's blocking you. You'un fired run through him 367 00:15:50,480 --> 00:15:52,480 Speaker 1: like we want to. We want to make sure he 368 00:15:52,520 --> 00:15:55,760 Speaker 1: loves football right, which obviously he loves it. But it's 369 00:15:55,800 --> 00:15:58,440 Speaker 1: as for receivers, if they get hit after hit, then 370 00:15:58,440 --> 00:16:01,040 Speaker 1: they start kind of not going as hard. And last year, 371 00:16:01,080 --> 00:16:03,120 Speaker 1: I mean he got one putt return, kind of got 372 00:16:03,200 --> 00:16:05,880 Speaker 1: nicked and then he had shoulder surgery. So he's gonna 373 00:16:05,920 --> 00:16:09,080 Speaker 1: be tested. Well, let's be honest, I expect him Van 374 00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:12,160 Speaker 1: Jefferson when he comes back, and Benny's kronic to kind 375 00:16:12,160 --> 00:16:15,200 Speaker 1: of make up that third receiver. Three guys to make one, 376 00:16:15,280 --> 00:16:17,840 Speaker 1: and Benny Skok can do all the tough guy stuff. Yeah, 377 00:16:17,880 --> 00:16:19,800 Speaker 1: and he slipped two two in there. And like you said, 378 00:16:19,840 --> 00:16:22,200 Speaker 1: he is a problem. If he turns into your loose 379 00:16:22,200 --> 00:16:25,200 Speaker 1: play guy, you've got problems as a defense. Yes, if 380 00:16:25,240 --> 00:16:29,680 Speaker 1: you get the wrong matchup with him in space, sayonara. 381 00:16:30,040 --> 00:16:32,080 Speaker 1: And I don't think he's had a rush attempt yet, right, 382 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:33,720 Speaker 1: I don't think he's gonna get a rushed But can 383 00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:36,040 Speaker 1: you imagine if he if he caught the defense sleeping 384 00:16:36,080 --> 00:16:39,120 Speaker 1: on the corner? Bye bye? You're right, but yeah, right, 385 00:16:39,680 --> 00:16:42,200 Speaker 1: must not even put him in that title of position. 386 00:16:42,440 --> 00:16:44,000 Speaker 1: I do want to touch on the offensive line before 387 00:16:44,040 --> 00:16:47,160 Speaker 1: we wrap up our offensive conversation, and we can kind 388 00:16:47,160 --> 00:16:49,400 Speaker 1: of finish on the top five, the projected starting five. 389 00:16:49,600 --> 00:16:52,560 Speaker 1: But even with the loss of Logan Brush and that 390 00:16:52,600 --> 00:16:55,000 Speaker 1: man that hurts, that's a bummer since we last spoke. 391 00:16:55,360 --> 00:16:57,440 Speaker 1: I feel like this is as good as the Rams 392 00:16:57,440 --> 00:17:00,840 Speaker 1: have felt about a top seven or eight as I 393 00:17:00,880 --> 00:17:03,760 Speaker 1: can imagine, Like I think they really like their backups 394 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:06,840 Speaker 1: in the future. That's ahead even without Bruss. But what 395 00:17:06,880 --> 00:17:09,280 Speaker 1: about the top five? Okay, I'm gonna Let'm gonna let 396 00:17:09,320 --> 00:17:11,560 Speaker 1: Maurice go on this one because I'm still see when 397 00:17:11,560 --> 00:17:13,920 Speaker 1: everybody was talking about the fight because I missed it. Yeah, 398 00:17:13,920 --> 00:17:16,280 Speaker 1: I was on the other end. I was watching the offense. 399 00:17:16,359 --> 00:17:19,720 Speaker 1: I was watching their pass rush get after Matthew Stafford 400 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:22,199 Speaker 1: and there were at least two strip sacks in the 401 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:25,240 Speaker 1: drill where they yelled at Hendrickson to stay off of Stafford. 402 00:17:25,480 --> 00:17:27,960 Speaker 1: Why because he kept getting around boom So yeah, but 403 00:17:28,040 --> 00:17:31,000 Speaker 1: go ahead. The best thing about Joe Nopom's contributions as 404 00:17:31,040 --> 00:17:33,399 Speaker 1: a RAM so far, yeah, is he has made one 405 00:17:33,480 --> 00:17:35,480 Speaker 1: half of the field really quiet. There's not been a 406 00:17:35,480 --> 00:17:37,080 Speaker 1: lot to talk about when he gets in there against 407 00:17:37,080 --> 00:17:39,840 Speaker 1: the Tampa Bay Buccaneers whatever, it's been, no doubt, yesterday 408 00:17:39,920 --> 00:17:42,359 Speaker 1: was the first time where you're you might have said, wow, 409 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:45,440 Speaker 1: someone was making some noise screaming around left. Look, everybody 410 00:17:45,440 --> 00:17:48,240 Speaker 1: gets beat and that guy Hendrickson has what twenty seven 411 00:17:48,240 --> 00:17:50,560 Speaker 1: sacks in two seasons. Is he is no slotch that's 412 00:17:50,600 --> 00:17:53,080 Speaker 1: no Joe bag of donuts. So when you look at 413 00:17:53,080 --> 00:17:55,480 Speaker 1: the guys on the RAM schedule that he's gonna have 414 00:17:55,560 --> 00:17:58,359 Speaker 1: to face Okay, this is one of the best, but 415 00:17:58,560 --> 00:18:00,520 Speaker 1: this is what you're gonna have to be in less 416 00:18:00,520 --> 00:18:02,720 Speaker 1: than two weeks. Absolutely who you're gonna have to be 417 00:18:02,760 --> 00:18:04,240 Speaker 1: and the guys you're gonna have to go with and 418 00:18:04,760 --> 00:18:06,640 Speaker 1: look to be honest, no matter what we talk about 419 00:18:06,680 --> 00:18:09,840 Speaker 1: with Cooper Cup, with Alan Robinson, with any running back, 420 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:11,960 Speaker 1: this team will go as far as your left tackle 421 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:15,320 Speaker 1: takes you. If you if you can keep Matthew Stafford upright, 422 00:18:15,359 --> 00:18:18,960 Speaker 1: you've got it. You've got it made. If he's having problems, 423 00:18:19,440 --> 00:18:21,440 Speaker 1: if you're having problems, he's gonna have problems. I don't 424 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:23,840 Speaker 1: think that was the worst though, because yeah, sorry, I 425 00:18:23,920 --> 00:18:25,560 Speaker 1: was gonna say this. You have to understand this too. 426 00:18:26,080 --> 00:18:29,600 Speaker 1: They were out here like no scheme that it was 427 00:18:29,640 --> 00:18:33,120 Speaker 1: just one on one. Let's let's understand when we played 428 00:18:33,119 --> 00:18:34,879 Speaker 1: when the and I say, well, when the Rams played 429 00:18:34,920 --> 00:18:37,919 Speaker 1: top knots, they kind of coming those tight splits, they 430 00:18:38,040 --> 00:18:39,760 Speaker 1: kind of make it money for the guys. So it's 431 00:18:39,760 --> 00:18:41,919 Speaker 1: just not fire off the ball and go well against 432 00:18:41,960 --> 00:18:44,119 Speaker 1: the Bengals. Guys are out wide for the first time, like, 433 00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:46,840 Speaker 1: there wasn't a lot of tight splits, so Henderson had 434 00:18:46,840 --> 00:18:49,120 Speaker 1: an ability to rush and been the corner, if there's 435 00:18:49,119 --> 00:18:51,080 Speaker 1: a tight end or a receiver over that, that's gonna 436 00:18:51,080 --> 00:18:52,520 Speaker 1: be tough for him to kind of be able to 437 00:18:52,520 --> 00:18:54,119 Speaker 1: play those. Plus the playsh in fake, so I think 438 00:18:54,119 --> 00:18:55,920 Speaker 1: they'll be able to scheme and get things goal. We 439 00:18:55,920 --> 00:18:57,520 Speaker 1: always know the hurry of offense. When you get in 440 00:18:57,560 --> 00:18:59,200 Speaker 1: those situations, you try and lock the defense on the 441 00:18:59,280 --> 00:19:01,560 Speaker 1: field out. There's different ways to do it. But I'll 442 00:19:01,560 --> 00:19:03,320 Speaker 1: say this to Marco, I think you're exactly right. And 443 00:19:03,400 --> 00:19:05,760 Speaker 1: the fact that you're No. On one with the best 444 00:19:05,800 --> 00:19:08,119 Speaker 1: guy yeah no, Boom got beat. Yeah, but that was 445 00:19:08,200 --> 00:19:11,879 Speaker 1: without scheme, And I'm okay with that because as a coach, 446 00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:13,760 Speaker 1: I got to be able to help my player and 447 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:16,280 Speaker 1: that's going to be that the coaching he's done. Well, 448 00:19:16,760 --> 00:19:18,920 Speaker 1: it's just one guy got one. Like we always say 449 00:19:19,040 --> 00:19:21,119 Speaker 1: someone has kryptonite. That's always someone has a guy that 450 00:19:21,200 --> 00:19:23,680 Speaker 1: they just can't stop. I didn't say stunk, No, no, 451 00:19:23,800 --> 00:19:25,320 Speaker 1: he did, but he got but he got beat though. 452 00:19:25,920 --> 00:19:27,800 Speaker 1: I was just having a great day. Yeah, absolutely, And 453 00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:29,760 Speaker 1: so I just think with coaching, how do you spend 454 00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:31,680 Speaker 1: it positive for the next two weeks to get ready 455 00:19:31,720 --> 00:19:35,440 Speaker 1: for the first true test. It's practice, it's preseason. You're 456 00:19:35,480 --> 00:19:38,119 Speaker 1: trying to do things. Yeah, I'm glad it happened to 457 00:19:38,280 --> 00:19:40,560 Speaker 1: him here and this will make you better. And I'll 458 00:19:40,560 --> 00:19:43,159 Speaker 1: say this, you know, And kudos to you de Marco 459 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:46,840 Speaker 1: because no Boom was frustrated after that. Oh yeah yeah, 460 00:19:47,280 --> 00:19:49,119 Speaker 1: and you got him and you kind of went over 461 00:19:49,200 --> 00:19:53,080 Speaker 1: and says some stuff to him and coach DeMarco. Yeah, no, god, no, no, no, 462 00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:55,280 Speaker 1: what did you do then, equipment manager de Marco? Here 463 00:19:55,359 --> 00:19:58,159 Speaker 1: you go? What'd you do? Look, everybody gets beat out here. 464 00:19:58,800 --> 00:20:01,760 Speaker 1: This is the top one percent of the best football 465 00:20:01,800 --> 00:20:05,440 Speaker 1: players on the planet. Everybody gets beat and sometimes it 466 00:20:05,560 --> 00:20:07,680 Speaker 1: happens for the first time. The one thing you can't 467 00:20:07,720 --> 00:20:09,040 Speaker 1: do is let it get to you, or at least 468 00:20:09,080 --> 00:20:11,159 Speaker 1: let the other guy know it is getting to you, 469 00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:14,280 Speaker 1: you know, right, Look, suck that stuff up. Next time 470 00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:16,920 Speaker 1: you see him, get better. Period, end of story. That's it. Yeah, 471 00:20:18,080 --> 00:20:20,400 Speaker 1: what are the next two weeks, old guys? One needs 472 00:20:20,440 --> 00:20:22,600 Speaker 1: to get done between now and Thursday night, September the eighth. 473 00:20:22,640 --> 00:20:25,119 Speaker 1: The final thought before we do turn our attention to 474 00:20:25,160 --> 00:20:26,760 Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bills. And I don't want to be the 475 00:20:26,800 --> 00:20:28,840 Speaker 1: guy that makes the cuts. I really don't, because I 476 00:20:28,960 --> 00:20:31,880 Speaker 1: think all these guys have worked hardly. I think they've 477 00:20:32,080 --> 00:20:34,440 Speaker 1: for the most part, they've all gotten better and you 478 00:20:34,520 --> 00:20:36,119 Speaker 1: can find a role for every single guy on this 479 00:20:36,160 --> 00:20:38,359 Speaker 1: football team. The problem is the way it is, you 480 00:20:38,480 --> 00:20:40,200 Speaker 1: have to cut all the way down, so I wouldn't 481 00:20:40,200 --> 00:20:43,399 Speaker 1: want to make final cuts. But I have enjoyed watching 482 00:20:43,440 --> 00:20:47,200 Speaker 1: Sean McVay turn into a defending champ coach, which means 483 00:20:47,359 --> 00:20:50,800 Speaker 1: less joking. He's got that scowl, and I think that's 484 00:20:50,840 --> 00:20:55,240 Speaker 1: exactly what this football needs at this point in the season. Yeah, 485 00:20:55,280 --> 00:20:57,119 Speaker 1: I agree with that. The more I look at some 486 00:20:57,240 --> 00:21:00,280 Speaker 1: of the names Lance mccutch in, guys that have showed 487 00:21:00,320 --> 00:21:03,159 Speaker 1: up in preseason on the defensive side, it's gonna be 488 00:21:03,280 --> 00:21:06,280 Speaker 1: tough to uh, it's gonna be tough to to kind 489 00:21:06,280 --> 00:21:08,240 Speaker 1: of figure out who's gonna make this roster. But I'll 490 00:21:08,240 --> 00:21:11,760 Speaker 1: say this, I'm so excited to see who makes this 491 00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:15,200 Speaker 1: roster and then how this roster continued to evolved throughout 492 00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:17,720 Speaker 1: the season. And the other one thing about going against 493 00:21:17,760 --> 00:21:20,440 Speaker 1: von Miller is you had him for a whole two 494 00:21:20,520 --> 00:21:22,639 Speaker 1: months two and a half months last year, so you 495 00:21:22,720 --> 00:21:24,200 Speaker 1: know what he's gonna bring and you know how to 496 00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:27,280 Speaker 1: scheme against him. That's part of guys leaving being double 497 00:21:27,320 --> 00:21:28,680 Speaker 1: agents and they'll tell the team what this is what 498 00:21:28,720 --> 00:21:30,200 Speaker 1: they like to do. Well, guess what, we know what 499 00:21:30,280 --> 00:21:33,040 Speaker 1: you like to do. So the chess match between Sean 500 00:21:33,160 --> 00:21:36,240 Speaker 1: McVay and this offensive line versus obviously Von Miller and 501 00:21:36,280 --> 00:21:38,080 Speaker 1: the Bills. I can't wait to really dive in and 502 00:21:38,200 --> 00:21:40,200 Speaker 1: talk about in the next couple of weeks. I could 503 00:21:40,240 --> 00:21:42,560 Speaker 1: call it Sunday. How about you if we had to, 504 00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:44,879 Speaker 1: Oh my gosh, call it to those Rams, call it. 505 00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:48,920 Speaker 1: Call it after this one Saturday Saturday after Well, it's 506 00:21:48,920 --> 00:21:51,360 Speaker 1: gonna hang out with you guys again here in Cincinnati. 507 00:21:51,359 --> 00:21:55,080 Speaker 1: You ready to go home? No settle in. I can't lie. 508 00:21:55,119 --> 00:21:56,840 Speaker 1: It's been great hanging out with you guys. I've missed 509 00:21:56,840 --> 00:21:59,880 Speaker 1: you guys so much. Having schedule that breaks down nine 510 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:03,000 Speaker 1: home but really ten at so far, it's gonna be 511 00:22:03,040 --> 00:22:05,439 Speaker 1: a lot of fun. Maybe the best schedule in Rams history. 512 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:09,080 Speaker 1: It all kicks off on September the eight Thursday Night 513 00:22:09,119 --> 00:22:12,600 Speaker 1: Football in Inglewood for Tomaco farre Maurice Jones Drew, I'm JB. Long. 514 00:22:12,720 --> 00:22:14,840 Speaker 1: This has been Between the Horns, presented by your Southern 515 00:22:14,920 --> 00:22:16,639 Speaker 1: California Toyota Dealers.