1 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:11,200 Speaker 1: Appreciate it. Uh, just a respect around the league a months, 2 00:00:11,240 --> 00:00:15,560 Speaker 1: my peers and people that's watching the game, coaches, Uh, 3 00:00:15,720 --> 00:00:19,440 Speaker 1: it means a lot, man. He's uh, you know, I 4 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:22,600 Speaker 1: want I want the team awards, but when you get 5 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:27,600 Speaker 1: these individual awards, Uh, you're you're thankful that's you're playing 6 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 1: the game, and it just means that people watching you 7 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:35,080 Speaker 1: and taking notice. And uh, I'm very thankful. Uh. Everything 8 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:37,920 Speaker 1: you get in this league, you learn what it means 9 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:40,440 Speaker 1: to you. I was watching this season on HBO with 10 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 1: Arizona and GJ waits for you to finishing, you to 11 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 1: come over and tell you that you're balling out to 12 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 1: get you know, some of the obviously sense of Player 13 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:50,600 Speaker 1: of the Year. I can come over and say that 14 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:54,279 Speaker 1: you uh for him, just a wait, man, that's just 15 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 1: a lot of respect, especially for the player of his caliber, uh, 16 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 1: and the things he did and NFL and you know, 17 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:05,680 Speaker 1: growing up just watching him back to back twenty SEX 18 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 1: seasons and we're winning defensive Player a year. I think 19 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 1: he didn't won it twice. And just for him to 20 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:15,840 Speaker 1: do the things that he did around the league with 21 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 1: philanthropy and also playing, just setting a standard in a 22 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:24,319 Speaker 1: bar high and for him to notice and watching watch 23 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 1: my game and what I'm crafting him for him to 24 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:31,560 Speaker 1: just wait and just say, man, you're doing well. Uh, 25 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:35,120 Speaker 1: that's a that's an honor. Now. I think that last 26 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 1: game him nine times that we saw you dropping into coverage. 27 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:39,839 Speaker 1: And I know that that's something that you've done throughout 28 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:43,160 Speaker 1: your career, but maybe a bit more academare you used 29 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:44,959 Speaker 1: to see And I just wanting to get your opinion 30 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 1: on you like dropping into coverage that much? And is 31 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 1: it okay with you? I mean, we know I think 32 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 1: I was eight for nine man. Uh you know I 33 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:56,560 Speaker 1: only gave up one catching coverage man. So uh and 34 00:01:56,560 --> 00:02:01,800 Speaker 1: it's to uh pretty damn good broad receiver. So uh 35 00:02:01,840 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 1: you know that's how it kind of mess them up. 36 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:09,680 Speaker 1: You know you you usually see me rushing when you 37 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:12,960 Speaker 1: when you see me dropping and pass coverage and I'm 38 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 1: taking the zone away, Uh, it mess some quarterbacks up 39 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:19,520 Speaker 1: and make them hold the ball just a little bit longer. 40 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:23,160 Speaker 1: And uh And like I said, it worked for the 41 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:26,359 Speaker 1: most part and one uh one pass and I got 42 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:29,120 Speaker 1: to be better on that play. But uh, you know 43 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:31,399 Speaker 1: that's a that's a good way receiver that got got 44 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:35,520 Speaker 1: that catch. So that's that's not always gonna be our 45 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 1: game playing. You know, I don't think that's our game 46 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:41,080 Speaker 1: pen and just make me a cover linebacker or nothing 47 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:43,400 Speaker 1: like that. I'm not gonna really be off the ball 48 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:45,639 Speaker 1: that much. But sometimes when it's in the game planing, 49 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 1: you got to execute the cause us being called. And 50 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 1: I enjoy it for real, you know, just just something. 51 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 1: You know, I go out there and play catch before 52 00:02:55,200 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 1: the game and do all the DV drills, and you know, 53 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 1: I think I can do it. I think I can 54 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 1: do it. I'll be a straight dB if they if 55 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:06,760 Speaker 1: they needed me. We asked you about, you know, getting 56 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:09,280 Speaker 1: much for attention and stuff like that. I those type 57 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 1: of players, it seems like you are almost like a 58 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:15,280 Speaker 1: decoy of something sort to free up opportunities for other guys. 59 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 1: That's sort of what you were talking about when he 60 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 1: said you gotta take advantage of they're gonna you know exactly, 61 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 1: you know, they thinking they're gonna chip and or they 62 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 1: thinking they're gonna slide the line my way, and then 63 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:31,400 Speaker 1: that just gives one on ones to the other side. Uh, 64 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:33,919 Speaker 1: for our rushers or our blitzers or high VR we're 65 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:37,040 Speaker 1: doing it and uh, now they got to try to 66 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 1: figure out if I'm coming or if I'm dropping. It's 67 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 1: just it's just another thing that they got to think about. 68 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:46,040 Speaker 1: And uh, you know that's that's good for our coaching 69 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 1: staff and our defense to just switch it up, that 70 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:51,920 Speaker 1: I'm not always off the edge and blistening and things 71 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:54,760 Speaker 1: like that. So it's it's it's good. It's just a 72 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 1: switch up. I don't I don't think that's gonna be 73 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 1: a big thing for our defense going forward. But you 74 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 1: gotta you gotta switch it up. You gotta be able 75 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:08,640 Speaker 1: to be versatile and uh, like I said, man, I'll 76 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 1: cover if they need me to. The times they did 77 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 1: have your rushing, well when you're like, how did you 78 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:17,359 Speaker 1: feel like went for them in this last woman? Uh, 79 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:19,680 Speaker 1: you know, I didn't get to the quarterback like I 80 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:22,760 Speaker 1: wanted to. I got a couple of heads and hurries. 81 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:26,040 Speaker 1: But you know, I gotta get the quarterback on the ground. 82 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 1: That's my job. That's the goal every time I go 83 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:34,160 Speaker 1: out there. Uh. And I didn't do that. Uh. And 84 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:37,360 Speaker 1: you just just gotta be better, Gotta be better you Uh, 85 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:41,160 Speaker 1: but you know it's always it's always next week. You 86 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:44,360 Speaker 1: just gotta keep going after it. Man, you can't get discouraged, 87 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:47,920 Speaker 1: you know. Uh, they had a good game playing Uh 88 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:50,680 Speaker 1: there when he did he got the ball out of 89 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:54,360 Speaker 1: his hands fast. So uh, you know that's that's what 90 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:57,479 Speaker 1: it is. I'm not shit. I try, but I'm not 91 00:04:57,520 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 1: always gonna get him speak getting this gonna What do 92 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 1: you notice from the guys um this week coming off? 93 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:10,200 Speaker 1: You know that was heartbreaking. I mean we get back 94 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:14,600 Speaker 1: to work. That's what the NFL is. Uh, You're gonna 95 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:17,920 Speaker 1: have some You're gonna have some games like that. Uh, 96 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:20,919 Speaker 1: and then you're gonna have some heartbreaking games. You're gonna 97 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:24,360 Speaker 1: have some games where you kind of end like uh 98 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:27,800 Speaker 1: the Jets when Marcus score, and you're gonna have some 99 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:30,440 Speaker 1: games like that. But uh, you gotta come back to work. 100 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:32,960 Speaker 1: It's always next. We can tell the name. And so 101 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:35,679 Speaker 1: we got an opportunity to go out there and play 102 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:39,839 Speaker 1: play some more and uh and uh put ourselves in 103 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:43,160 Speaker 1: a better position. But uh, we gotta go out there 104 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:45,720 Speaker 1: and win. It's up to us to win, and that's 105 00:05:45,760 --> 00:05:48,040 Speaker 1: what we are trying to do. What was the moment 106 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:51,880 Speaker 1: like when you found out you were for more's Uh, 107 00:05:52,680 --> 00:05:57,000 Speaker 1: I mean excited, I was excited, man, thing and things 108 00:05:57,040 --> 00:05:59,560 Speaker 1: like this, You can't take them from granted. Uh, even 109 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:03,240 Speaker 1: if you you've been there before. Uh, every year is 110 00:06:03,279 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 1: a new year. And uh, every opportunity that you get 111 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:10,120 Speaker 1: in the league, like I said, you earn and uh 112 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:13,560 Speaker 1: it's you just can't take anything for granted in this league. Man. 113 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:17,080 Speaker 1: It's Uh, it's a lot of good players in this league. 114 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 1: And just to be voted in between the fans and 115 00:06:21,240 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 1: your peers and the coaches. Uh, you just very thankful 116 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:31,440 Speaker 1: for what you get and what you earn. Uh. Coach 117 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:37,239 Speaker 1: told me last night around like six, Yeah there asking 118 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:40,680 Speaker 1: you about Burrow. It seems like he's pretty inflappable. What 119 00:06:40,760 --> 00:06:42,560 Speaker 1: do you see when you're at the table? Makes them 120 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:47,480 Speaker 1: so good? I think? Uh, you know, he got very 121 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:51,159 Speaker 1: good wide receivers, very poised in the pocket, and he 122 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 1: can escape the pocket when he wanted to. Uh, amazing 123 00:06:55,680 --> 00:06:59,520 Speaker 1: arm talent, one of the best in the league. Uh, resilient, 124 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:03,800 Speaker 1: he hit he's hot right back up, um and then 125 00:07:03,880 --> 00:07:07,080 Speaker 1: throw a strike the very next play. Uh. So I 126 00:07:07,080 --> 00:07:11,880 Speaker 1: mean he can really do any anything and everything as 127 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:15,400 Speaker 1: a quarterback. And uh he moved the chains, he put 128 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:18,800 Speaker 1: up touchdowns and uh he looks like he had fun 129 00:07:18,880 --> 00:07:23,600 Speaker 1: doing it, uh competitor and all the aspects of the word. 130 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 1: And so, uh he's a good player, man, He's a 131 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 1: very good player, very good quarterback, very talented, um, very smart. Uh. 132 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:37,680 Speaker 1: So we gotta go out there and trying to confuse him. 133 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:40,600 Speaker 1: Uh he can do it, but we got to keep 134 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:43,200 Speaker 1: him in the pocket, make him throw it, uh and 135 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:46,800 Speaker 1: don't let uh it become a scramble drill, because that's 136 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:52,120 Speaker 1: when they're very dangerous. Uh. They got very good wide receivers, 137 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:53,720 Speaker 1: They got a lot of good they got a lot 138 00:07:53,760 --> 00:07:56,840 Speaker 1: of threats out there. So we gotta just keep him 139 00:07:56,880 --> 00:07:58,840 Speaker 1: in the pocket, keep him contain, make him throw from 140 00:07:58,840 --> 00:08:03,120 Speaker 1: a whale, and and uh just continue to rush even 141 00:08:03,160 --> 00:08:06,040 Speaker 1: pretty high Joshu Chase the season? Do you think him 142 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:08,360 Speaker 1: or some of the other guys on defense work worthy 143 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:11,920 Speaker 1: of considerations? For that? I believe a lot of people 144 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:16,920 Speaker 1: on our defense is worthy consideration. I think him uh 145 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:20,840 Speaker 1: Dougs having a heck of a season, uh, you know, 146 00:08:21,240 --> 00:08:27,320 Speaker 1: Matt Uh, but uh you know, uh, they they're gonna 147 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:29,640 Speaker 1: continue to play, and they're gonna continue to progress, and 148 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:33,839 Speaker 1: I believe that they're gonna be uh you know, they 149 00:08:33,880 --> 00:08:37,480 Speaker 1: could be pro bowlers, are pros very soon, very soon, 150 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 1: And I think, uh, you know, with work in time, 151 00:08:40,600 --> 00:08:42,720 Speaker 1: they're gonna they're gonna be, They're gonna be where they 152 00:08:42,760 --> 00:08:45,480 Speaker 1: want to be. And uh so don't don't, guys, just 153 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:48,480 Speaker 1: gotta continue to work and continue to get better and 154 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:52,000 Speaker 1: uh we're gonna have a lot more, but we just 155 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:54,800 Speaker 1: got to continue to work. Matthew, I know you said 156 00:08:55,320 --> 00:08:57,760 Speaker 1: the locker room is, you know, back to work this week, 157 00:08:57,800 --> 00:09:01,520 Speaker 1: and there's going next week and so reson anymore. But 158 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:03,600 Speaker 1: you seem like a guy who approaches this job of 159 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:08,280 Speaker 1: a lot of enthusiasm. Um, I'm just wondering, how how enthusiastic, 160 00:09:08,640 --> 00:09:11,959 Speaker 1: how much enthusiasm have you noticed from your teammates this week? 161 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:15,920 Speaker 1: The same mouth I think we were, the same people 162 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:20,640 Speaker 1: come in man, you Uh it's it's still one loss. 163 00:09:21,440 --> 00:09:24,120 Speaker 1: However we lose, it's still one loss. When we come back, 164 00:09:24,240 --> 00:09:27,079 Speaker 1: we come back to we come back to work. Uh 165 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:30,520 Speaker 1: you know, I think I think nobody has changed their 166 00:09:30,559 --> 00:09:34,559 Speaker 1: mentality or their approach to the game week, or how 167 00:09:34,600 --> 00:09:38,080 Speaker 1: they come in and work. You know, the the people 168 00:09:38,080 --> 00:09:41,560 Speaker 1: with high energy is same people still with high energy. 169 00:09:42,240 --> 00:09:46,920 Speaker 1: Uh death still old and grumpy. Uh you know, apn 170 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:50,360 Speaker 1: be bent, still argue all the time. So man, we 171 00:09:50,679 --> 00:09:53,800 Speaker 1: were the same. We're the same, man. I think. I 172 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:58,520 Speaker 1: think that's what I respect about everybody on this team. Uh. 173 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:01,440 Speaker 1: When lows a draw, we come back to work, and 174 00:10:01,559 --> 00:10:05,240 Speaker 1: we come back uh with the same attitude, and we 175 00:10:05,360 --> 00:10:09,920 Speaker 1: come back uh, you know, with the same characteristics and 176 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:14,080 Speaker 1: the same character and an approach to the game. We 177 00:10:14,679 --> 00:10:19,520 Speaker 1: and uh we just go back to work. The last 178 00:10:19,640 --> 00:10:22,120 Speaker 1: and maybe it's more than just for the last two games. 179 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 1: Ben been balling, Uh, Ben ben balling bending Uh put 180 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:30,240 Speaker 1: together on the West Coast, been put together some really 181 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:36,480 Speaker 1: good game UH tackling, uh, play calling, just execution of 182 00:10:36,480 --> 00:10:40,719 Speaker 1: our defense. Uh. Ben. I think the linebacker group as 183 00:10:40,880 --> 00:10:43,920 Speaker 1: as a whole, I want to say, been to buy 184 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:49,480 Speaker 1: uh and uh requine and they they they put together 185 00:10:49,840 --> 00:10:52,680 Speaker 1: some really good and then they they go, they go 186 00:10:52,840 --> 00:10:56,480 Speaker 1: unnoticed and untalked about. And I think for them to 187 00:10:56,559 --> 00:10:59,600 Speaker 1: just come back to work and how they do and 188 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:04,080 Speaker 1: show up every game for us for the whole year, 189 00:11:04,320 --> 00:11:08,200 Speaker 1: they've been they've been very consistent, they've been very they've 190 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:11,480 Speaker 1: been very good. But I mean they just don't get 191 00:11:11,520 --> 00:11:15,120 Speaker 1: talked about how they how they should but uh, and 192 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:17,920 Speaker 1: they don't care. And I think that's one good thing 193 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:20,400 Speaker 1: about our linebacker group. They don't they just don't care. 194 00:11:20,920 --> 00:11:23,120 Speaker 1: They just come back to work and uh, they come 195 00:11:23,480 --> 00:11:27,040 Speaker 1: continue to play, and I give my hats off to them. 196 00:11:27,080 --> 00:11:31,680 Speaker 1: And it's a lot of respect because you know, it's hard, 197 00:11:31,760 --> 00:11:34,760 Speaker 1: it's hard playing this game at a high level. And 198 00:11:34,800 --> 00:11:36,640 Speaker 1: then you don't never hear nobody to say your name, 199 00:11:36,679 --> 00:11:38,440 Speaker 1: you don't never hear nobody to give you the credit 200 00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:41,720 Speaker 1: that you deserve. And then for you to just stay 201 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:45,680 Speaker 1: consistent all year. And I think everybody in that linebacker 202 00:11:45,720 --> 00:11:49,320 Speaker 1: group do it, does it. And it's not only on defenses. 203 00:11:49,520 --> 00:11:52,160 Speaker 1: There's a lot of special teamers wrapped in there as well. 204 00:11:52,360 --> 00:11:56,400 Speaker 1: For those three guys, and uh, it's more than that, 205 00:11:56,440 --> 00:11:58,800 Speaker 1: but for those guys and they and they just continue 206 00:11:58,800 --> 00:12:03,200 Speaker 1: to do it week in and week out. That's Christmas President. 207 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:06,120 Speaker 1: You ever got best Christmas President? I ever got? Man? 208 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:11,559 Speaker 1: And I don't know. I think when I was little, 209 00:12:11,559 --> 00:12:15,920 Speaker 1: we got the little like the hoop, the little basketball hoop. 210 00:12:16,080 --> 00:12:19,600 Speaker 1: Yeah we was uh no, no, no, it was like 211 00:12:19,640 --> 00:12:23,440 Speaker 1: the little the whole thing. Yeah, we un like play 212 00:12:23,520 --> 00:12:27,959 Speaker 1: doubles and stuff. Yeah, so uh, you know, you know, everybody, 213 00:12:27,960 --> 00:12:30,800 Speaker 1: everybody cheated, went to the side like press the little thing. 214 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:33,640 Speaker 1: Uh that was that was probably one of the best 215 00:12:33,760 --> 00:12:35,960 Speaker 1: Christmas gifts for like me and my brothers. We just 216 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:38,520 Speaker 1: we stayed on that thing for like a year straight. 217 00:12:38,840 --> 00:12:40,920 Speaker 1: We would be up at like seven o'clock in the 218 00:12:41,040 --> 00:12:45,440 Speaker 1: morning playing on Saturdays, but uh we and we didn't 219 00:12:45,440 --> 00:12:47,520 Speaker 1: know how to turn the sound off yet, so everybody 220 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:50,240 Speaker 1: will wake up when we woke up, and so that 221 00:12:50,360 --> 00:12:53,400 Speaker 1: was that was probably one of the best ones. Yeah, 222 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:56,000 Speaker 1: thank you very good. All right, thank you guys. I 223 00:12:56,040 --> 00:12:56,880 Speaker 1: appreciate it.