1 00:00:01,920 --> 00:00:08,119 Speaker 1: Over Don guys, this is the youngest overall team you've 2 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:10,719 Speaker 1: had since you've been here. Do you alter your approach 3 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:13,000 Speaker 1: to get them ready for the season in any way 4 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:15,800 Speaker 1: or emphasize different things as you lead up to the 5 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:19,000 Speaker 1: regular season opens, You know, I do think every team 6 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 1: is different, and you treat guys differently within each team 7 00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:26,239 Speaker 1: that you have. Like you said, we are younger. We 8 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:28,040 Speaker 1: haven't had a lot of guys that we had to 9 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:32,560 Speaker 1: keep out of practice in kind of a systematic or 10 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:34,760 Speaker 1: scheduled fashion like we've had the last few year or 11 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:37,519 Speaker 1: some other guys we've had on our teams. So I 12 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:40,000 Speaker 1: think we've been able to work our guys more consistently hard, 13 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:43,159 Speaker 1: we run after practice. That haven't been an issue for anybody. 14 00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:45,160 Speaker 1: I think that's been a positive thing for our team. 15 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:47,879 Speaker 1: In regards to the playing time in the preseason, I 16 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:50,560 Speaker 1: don't know that it changes that much because the team 17 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:52,120 Speaker 1: is young or old. I think you just look at 18 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 1: the specifics of each guy in each unit and what 19 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:58,480 Speaker 1: they need, and you try to make the best decisions. 20 00:00:58,760 --> 00:01:03,040 Speaker 1: Beyonce take on projects. Yesterday, I thought they both had 21 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:06,840 Speaker 1: good days. You know, they were limited in practice by intention, 22 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 1: They worked through individual and they got some work after that, 23 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 1: and eat them seemed to handle it well generally speaking. 24 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 1: Is it realistic to think either one of those guys 25 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:17,040 Speaker 1: could be available someday, even if you don't have a 26 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:19,560 Speaker 1: specific plan for Yeah, again, we haven't talked about the 27 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 1: specifics of that yet. We'll see how they're doing practice today, 28 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 1: but yesterday was a good day for both of them. 29 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:30,759 Speaker 1: Brown done enough to job where you get Anthony Brown, Yeah, 30 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:33,040 Speaker 1: I don't know that anybody ever secures a job. He's 31 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 1: certainly done a nice job playing that nickel spot, and 32 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:38,080 Speaker 1: also when he's had opportunities to play outside, he's done 33 00:01:38,080 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 1: a good job. And you know, he just gets better 34 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 1: and better and better. And you know, as a rookie 35 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:44,560 Speaker 1: he did a lot of good things for us. But 36 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 1: you definitely see him maturing and the flexibility and the 37 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 1: versatility to play inside is something that he's demonstrated this 38 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 1: year that he hasn't really been in that situation that 39 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:56,000 Speaker 1: much in the past, So that's been a real positive 40 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 1: for him and for us. Thinking about the other Brown 41 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:02,919 Speaker 1: and where he's Noah Brown, where he's at with his injury, 42 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 1: and how late it is in the preseason, what's your 43 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 1: plan for a guy like that, and yeah, the biggest 44 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 1: thing with him is just to do everything he can 45 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:11,520 Speaker 1: to get himself healthy and then when he's healthy, he'll 46 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 1: get a chance to integrate back in with our team. 47 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:16,919 Speaker 1: And you know, frustrating for him, frustrating for us to 48 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:19,639 Speaker 1: a certain extent not having him out there because he 49 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:22,680 Speaker 1: has been a contributor for us when he was a rookie. 50 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:25,919 Speaker 1: But you can't rush it and he's not ready to go. 51 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:27,920 Speaker 1: He's not ready to go. He's doing everything he can. 52 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 1: He's here early, he stays late, he gets a ton 53 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 1: of rehab. He's a very dedicated guy. But when he's 54 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:35,000 Speaker 1: ready to go, have an opportunity to work back in 55 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:39,239 Speaker 1: with our team. What have you seen in the offseason 56 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 1: and if camp it makes you feel like you guys 57 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 1: who are ready to win the post days with amra Oh, 58 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:47,639 Speaker 1: I just love the approach of our team. We have 59 00:02:47,720 --> 00:02:49,080 Speaker 1: a lot of guys on our team who have been 60 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:51,959 Speaker 1: here for a while. Even though they're young players in 61 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:54,640 Speaker 1: their twenties, they've been good players for us. They've been 62 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:56,359 Speaker 1: leaders for us, and I think they set the pace 63 00:02:56,480 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 1: for everybody right from the start, all the way back 64 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:01,799 Speaker 1: in February when they were in our building working out 65 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 1: and well before the off season program started. We had 66 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:06,959 Speaker 1: guys working hard and doing what they need to do, 67 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:10,239 Speaker 1: and that continued through the off season program and training camp. 68 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:12,359 Speaker 1: And just love how these guys come to work. I 69 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:15,240 Speaker 1: love how they compete every day. We have a long 70 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 1: way to go with our team in every phase of 71 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:19,079 Speaker 1: our team, with every guy on our team, but they're 72 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:22,120 Speaker 1: absolutely going about the right way and that's really the 73 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:24,200 Speaker 1: world we live in. Come to work and get better 74 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:27,360 Speaker 1: every day, and they've certainly embraced that. All. Recognizing an 75 00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:30,640 Speaker 1: NFL team as always in some form of transition based 76 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:33,519 Speaker 1: on the numbers, is this he considered this to be 77 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 1: a significant transition period for this team over the last 78 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 1: two years, given with the Romo and Witton and Brian, 79 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 1: I mean some signature guys on both sides of the 80 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 1: ball if moved, Yeah, no question. Each of those guys 81 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 1: you mentioned were great players for this franchise for a 82 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:51,320 Speaker 1: long time and guys who made a big impact both 83 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 1: on and off the field for us. But one of 84 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 1: the things you try to do as an organization is 85 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 1: you try to keep the players coming. That's why drafting 86 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:01,880 Speaker 1: well as home porton that you know there's the next 87 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 1: generation of guys coming, and you know, each class has 88 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 1: to bring something to your team, and you'd like to 89 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 1: find cornerstone pieces at the top of each draft and 90 00:04:12,640 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 1: the guys that can continue to carry on, you know, 91 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:16,840 Speaker 1: what you want your team to be all about, and 92 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:19,360 Speaker 1: we think we've found that. Again, We've got a lot 93 00:04:19,400 --> 00:04:21,240 Speaker 1: of young guys on our team, but they played a 94 00:04:21,279 --> 00:04:23,120 Speaker 1: lot of football for us in a short period of time, 95 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:25,599 Speaker 1: and we see them in those leadership roles and they've 96 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 1: embraced it. So there's no question those guys that you 97 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:31,720 Speaker 1: mentioned have made a big impact. But we're hopeful that 98 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 1: the guys that are stepping into those roles, both on 99 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:38,480 Speaker 1: the field and as leaders will continue to embrace it. 100 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:40,160 Speaker 1: They've done a real nice job up to this point. 101 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:43,920 Speaker 1: Is the defense stronger than the offense right now? I 102 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:46,200 Speaker 1: don't know that we look at it that way. The 103 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:49,920 Speaker 1: defense has done some really good things. We like, you know, 104 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:52,840 Speaker 1: where we are defensively, but we absolutely have a long 105 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:55,920 Speaker 1: way to go. But if you look at the three 106 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:58,400 Speaker 1: levels of defense, the defensive line, the linebackers, and the 107 00:04:58,440 --> 00:05:00,840 Speaker 1: secondary guys, there's a lot to be excit about. I 108 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:02,400 Speaker 1: think the biggest thing for all of them is just 109 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:05,560 Speaker 1: to continue to work hard each day and and you know, 110 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:09,960 Speaker 1: develop a level of communication and an ability to play together, 111 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:13,920 Speaker 1: you know, the unit and then the whole defense together. 112 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:16,800 Speaker 1: I think that's a big piece for us. And you know, again, 113 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:18,880 Speaker 1: they go about the right way. We're excited about them, 114 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 1: but we obviously feel good about our offense as well. 115 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:23,839 Speaker 1: It starts with those guys up front, but we feel 116 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 1: like we have an outstanding quarterback and outstanding running back, 117 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:28,480 Speaker 1: a group of tight ends and receivers who can help 118 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:30,600 Speaker 1: us win. So we're all a work in progress. We're 119 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:33,000 Speaker 1: working hard every day to get better. On that note 120 00:05:33,080 --> 00:05:35,159 Speaker 1: of communication, what do you need to do to work 121 00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:37,400 Speaker 1: with the offensive communication with the guy like Travis So 122 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 1: it's so much responsibility for that going down. Well, that's 123 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:42,000 Speaker 1: one of the real positives of a guy like Joe 124 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 1: Looney who's a veteran player and has a good command 125 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:47,680 Speaker 1: of what we're trying to do offensively and what defenses 126 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 1: try to do. And you know, when you're in that situation, 127 00:05:50,839 --> 00:05:53,640 Speaker 1: when you've been a backup, you step into that role, 128 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:55,800 Speaker 1: you know, he needs to embrace that part of it. 129 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:58,880 Speaker 1: I think he has and that's certainly is big for 130 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:01,400 Speaker 1: the offensive line and for a whole offense, whether it's 131 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 1: setting the mic or identifying where the pressure might be 132 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:05,800 Speaker 1: coming from, all those things that are part of a 133 00:06:05,839 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 1: center's responsibility. He and the quarterback do that more than 134 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:11,480 Speaker 1: anybody else on your offense. So fortunate to have a 135 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:14,200 Speaker 1: veteran guy like Joe and he's really embracing the responsibilities. 136 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:16,320 Speaker 1: It's more responsibility fall on Dac in any of that 137 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:19,720 Speaker 1: in terms of identifying things and how you guys operate. 138 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:23,200 Speaker 1: I don't know that that change is dramatically you know. Again, 139 00:06:23,920 --> 00:06:27,039 Speaker 1: Joe's a very capable guy. He's a smart guy. You'd 140 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:29,279 Speaker 1: like to have him take care of some of that stuff. 141 00:06:29,320 --> 00:06:31,920 Speaker 1: And really, really it's the communication with the four other 142 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 1: offensive linemen making sure they're all on the same page. 143 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:37,839 Speaker 1: But that's really where it starts. And we certainly want 144 00:06:37,839 --> 00:06:40,080 Speaker 1: to empower our quarterback and Dak does a great job 145 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:42,480 Speaker 1: with that terms of his communication with the rest of 146 00:06:42,520 --> 00:06:45,240 Speaker 1: the offense. But they got to work together, and again, 147 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:52,440 Speaker 1: Joe's embraced it was the rest of the team responded emotionally, Predicky, Oh, 148 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 1: I think our team is really close. You know, Travis 149 00:06:55,560 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 1: has been a big part of our team the last 150 00:06:57,040 --> 00:07:00,839 Speaker 1: few years, and he has relationships with the guys certainly 151 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 1: in this building, but but far beyond this building. And 152 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:06,240 Speaker 1: he's very close with a lot of the guys in 153 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:08,320 Speaker 1: the offensive line, but a lot of guys throughout the team, 154 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:11,720 Speaker 1: and so he's feeling great support from them. But I 155 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 1: just think in general, you know, teams come together when 156 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:16,280 Speaker 1: these things happen, and we've got a lot of the 157 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:17,760 Speaker 1: right kind of guys on our team, and I think 158 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:20,040 Speaker 1: everybody's handling it the right way, and we're gonna do 159 00:07:20,080 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 1: everything we can to support him and his family. You 160 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:27,560 Speaker 1: see fights in camp different times, and you know, they 161 00:07:27,680 --> 00:07:30,320 Speaker 1: usually don't develop into much of anything, but usually look 162 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:32,960 Speaker 1: like your Marcus throws a haymaker at a guy. Do 163 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:35,160 Speaker 1: you ever say, coming on a smart thing to throw 164 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:37,440 Speaker 1: a bunch to the guy with a helmet on. I 165 00:07:37,520 --> 00:07:39,880 Speaker 1: think we always try to talk about channeling your emotion. 166 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:43,040 Speaker 1: You know, fights do happen. They've happened really on every 167 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:45,120 Speaker 1: team I've been on, every good team I've been on. 168 00:07:45,960 --> 00:07:47,520 Speaker 1: That's just part of it. You're taking it to that 169 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:50,720 Speaker 1: edge every day in your competition, and sometimes you know 170 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:54,200 Speaker 1: that the tempers boil over. But but again, you're always 171 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:57,320 Speaker 1: trying to help everybody understand the importance, so channeling that 172 00:07:57,400 --> 00:07:59,160 Speaker 1: emotion to the next play and what you need to do. 173 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:02,280 Speaker 1: And you certainly don't want to be stupid with throwing 174 00:08:02,320 --> 00:08:05,080 Speaker 1: punches into guy's helmets and and and hurting your hand 175 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:07,840 Speaker 1: or anything else. So um, it's part of it. We 176 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:09,680 Speaker 1: try to keep it to a minimum, We try to 177 00:08:09,760 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 1: channel it the right way. But I do think it's 178 00:08:12,080 --> 00:08:15,280 Speaker 1: part of a competitive nature of the guys on our team. Hands. Okay, 179 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:21,920 Speaker 1: I think it is Mark yesterday, Yeah, he talked to today. 180 00:08:22,440 --> 00:08:25,520 Speaker 1: He responded, Yeah, you know, Zach just did some individual stuff. 181 00:08:25,800 --> 00:08:28,640 Speaker 1: He had a good workout with our trainers the day before, 182 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:30,760 Speaker 1: so we felt like he could handle that individual work 183 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:32,839 Speaker 1: and didn't seem like he had any problems with it. 184 00:08:33,520 --> 00:08:35,800 Speaker 1: Anticipate him probably doing the same kind of a thing today. 185 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:42,560 Speaker 1: All right, good to see you guys. Thank you so much.