WEBVTT - Smith, Hamilton, Linderbaum & Elliott: Ravens Press Conferences 4/21/25

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome into the Ravens Press Past podcast. It is Monday,

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<v Speaker 1>April twenty first, and the Ravens kicked off their voluntary

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<v Speaker 1>off season conditioning program today. This is the start of

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<v Speaker 1>the team's off season calendar. It's the first team activity

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<v Speaker 1>since last season ended, and this is a chance for

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<v Speaker 1>the Ravens to really build a foundation for the upcoming season.

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<v Speaker 1>Today we had a chance to hear from some of

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<v Speaker 1>the team leaders. Let's kick things off with Strength and

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<v Speaker 1>Conditioning coordinator Scott Elliott.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you guys for coming out and allowing us to

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<v Speaker 2>talk a little bit about this phase a year. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I think it should go without saying maybe the look

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<v Speaker 2>on my face. We look forward to this time all

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<v Speaker 2>year long, especially through February and March. We had a

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<v Speaker 2>great session today, day one of week one. I was

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<v Speaker 2>able to talk to the guys as a group. Defense

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<v Speaker 2>was first, while the offense met and then we had

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<v Speaker 2>offense second. But in talking to the guys before we

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<v Speaker 2>got started, three points of discussion or notes with them.

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<v Speaker 2>One was an appreciation for them being here during the

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<v Speaker 2>voluntary period.

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<v Speaker 3>How much we take that to.

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<v Speaker 2>Heart and how excited we are to progress the work

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<v Speaker 2>that they've done on their own during the dead period

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<v Speaker 2>while wherever they were, whether it was in sunny climates

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<v Speaker 2>or close by, but we looked to build on that

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<v Speaker 2>going into Phase two and Phase three get into OTA's

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<v Speaker 2>and Mini Camp. The second part of it was just

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<v Speaker 2>talking to him about how the schedule lays out so

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<v Speaker 2>phase to phase and then really broke it down into

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<v Speaker 2>the weekly and day schedule. So we had some new

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<v Speaker 2>guys here that haven't been a part of this process yet,

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<v Speaker 2>so just broke that down for them to kind of

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<v Speaker 2>give them a lay of the land to understand how

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<v Speaker 2>we devise the workouts and the runs, just high level

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<v Speaker 2>stuff of two days a week, we focused on acceleration, deceleration,

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<v Speaker 2>change the direction, top end speed. The other two days

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<v Speaker 2>of the running sessions were worked and we're focusing more

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<v Speaker 2>on conditioning, so on how those two will compliment each

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<v Speaker 2>other and we'll progress some week over week getting into

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<v Speaker 2>Mini camp, you know, to culminate it in June. And

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<v Speaker 2>then the same thing, just talked about how the lifts

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<v Speaker 2>will start the foundation phase in the weight room, how

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<v Speaker 2>we'll progress those in two separate phases to get to

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<v Speaker 2>the end of June. And then the third thing I'd

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<v Speaker 2>talked to him about to finish it out before we

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<v Speaker 2>got moving today was what our mind frame was in

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<v Speaker 2>here when we ran in the weight room, and then

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<v Speaker 2>to carry it throughout the building was earn the right.

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<v Speaker 2>So we've got a big screen as you enter the

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<v Speaker 2>weight room and each year I try to put a

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<v Speaker 2>message on there and this year what's stuck with all

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<v Speaker 2>of us as the strength staff was earn the right.

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<v Speaker 2>We've been fortunate, but the Ravens to earn a lot

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<v Speaker 2>along the way and this year it's all about earn

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<v Speaker 2>the right, so.

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<v Speaker 3>And it's up to them to decide what that right is.

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<v Speaker 2>So it is it earned the right to start fast,

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<v Speaker 2>to finish games, to play winning football, to earn the

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<v Speaker 2>right for one more rep, one more set, whatever that is.

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<v Speaker 2>So we're taking in that as kind of our stance

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<v Speaker 2>from a mental and perspective standpoint to start this Phase

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<v Speaker 2>one and hopefully grow it, get into a training camp

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<v Speaker 2>and then a successful twenty twenty five campaign. So if

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<v Speaker 2>that'll open up to questions.

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<v Speaker 4>Anything different this year that you've kind of added, especially

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<v Speaker 4>in Phase one, based off of anything from last year

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<v Speaker 4>that you.

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<v Speaker 5>Know you decided to change out.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, foundationally the phase from last year and then the

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<v Speaker 2>year prior. It's it is the same in what we're

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<v Speaker 2>working on now. Tools and toys that we've added along

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<v Speaker 2>the way we have we have done that. There's a

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<v Speaker 2>cool down the way here in the way in the

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<v Speaker 2>indoor as a cool OHM machine. It's an isokinetic machine

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<v Speaker 2>that allows us to get real time data on their

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<v Speaker 2>force output, whether they're doing heavy work or speed work.

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<v Speaker 3>So that's a tool we've put into play in the

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<v Speaker 3>weight room.

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<v Speaker 2>We integrated it last year, being more comprehensive with it

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<v Speaker 2>this year with a perch system that will measure the

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<v Speaker 2>bar speed and again it's all in the notion of

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<v Speaker 2>giving the athlete real time feedback for whatever we're trying

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<v Speaker 2>to do in that day.

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<v Speaker 3>If they need to move the bar faster, we've got

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<v Speaker 3>it on the iPad. If they're moving it too fast for.

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<v Speaker 2>Whatever strength quality we're trying to get out of them,

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<v Speaker 2>we know that we can add more weight and slow

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<v Speaker 2>it down and talk to them about the why. So

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<v Speaker 2>it's kind of exciting to add those new toys, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>in here and in the weight room, but still keep

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<v Speaker 2>the foundations the same.

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<v Speaker 6>Can you use that kind of technology during the pre

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<v Speaker 6>draft process that I don't know how involved you are,

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<v Speaker 6>but like your team's bringing guys in and maybe getting

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<v Speaker 6>a sense a better sense for where they are strength wise,

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<v Speaker 6>at the athletic wise.

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<v Speaker 3>Absolutely in our scouting department.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I'm a biased opinion up here standing in

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<v Speaker 2>front of you, guys is the best in the business.

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<v Speaker 2>And so what they'll do is we'll bring in top

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<v Speaker 2>thirty guys. We'll sit and visit with them. We won't

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<v Speaker 2>put them through any of the assessments in here. During

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<v Speaker 2>that time, we'll take a lot of their data from

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<v Speaker 2>their pro days and combine numbers and then utilize that

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<v Speaker 2>as we if they're UDFA, if they're a draft pick.

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<v Speaker 3>And then we'll be able to implement that with our

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<v Speaker 3>system when they come in.

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<v Speaker 7>When they bring in.

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<v Speaker 8>Free agents, do they ever inquire about the weight training

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<v Speaker 8>that you have here?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, yeah, Yeah, that's been a big thing over the

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<v Speaker 2>last i'd say five five plus years.

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<v Speaker 3>Is when you're getting free agents.

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<v Speaker 2>Now they're looking at the whole picture of the building, right,

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<v Speaker 2>It's not just contracts a huge part of it, but

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<v Speaker 2>they're looking at your training room, your weight room, how

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<v Speaker 2>you operate in those rooms. Because they're looking at the

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<v Speaker 2>entirety of the package as they're in that free agent process,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's been big, let's say, over the last three years.

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<v Speaker 2>It's really coming to play when we bring in free agents,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, prior to signing they're on the visit, we'll

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<v Speaker 2>talk to them about how we train you know, historically,

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<v Speaker 2>who we've worked with that may be similar to them,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe it's at that point in their career position wise,

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<v Speaker 2>but that we've become much more comprehensive in that regard.

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<v Speaker 9>And now year one, the year two is often seen

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<v Speaker 9>as a critical year for body kind of transformations, these

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<v Speaker 9>guys getting acclimated to the NFL, specifically to Nate Wiggins.

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<v Speaker 9>You know, what did you see from him in the

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<v Speaker 9>weight room this past season, and then what hopes do

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<v Speaker 9>you have for this.

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<v Speaker 2>Offsson hope, my hope for Nate is to continue the trajectory,

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<v Speaker 2>the vertical trajectory of the kids already on.

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<v Speaker 3>You got to see it on the field.

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<v Speaker 2>He is a physical freak in his ability to go

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<v Speaker 2>display his attributes out on the field and all year

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<v Speaker 2>last year Nate did not just everything that we had

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<v Speaker 2>asked of him, but did it to the to the

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<v Speaker 2>fullest degree. And I think you saw that as a

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<v Speaker 2>young kid coming in you know, young body, right, young mind,

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<v Speaker 2>and you saw how he was able to play all

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<v Speaker 2>seventeen games and in the playoffs and play at a

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<v Speaker 2>high level. So I'm excited for Nick that as we

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<v Speaker 2>go onto year two, you'll see even more physical maturation.

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<v Speaker 3>Especially coming out of year one.

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<v Speaker 2>You have a lot of draft prep, so you have

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of you know, in that process.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, in the February and the March, they're doing

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of.

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<v Speaker 2>Really their drills and their their training sessions are really

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<v Speaker 2>centered around what they're going to do in Indianapolis, right,

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<v Speaker 2>So what we're now and then that's to your point, Ryan,

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<v Speaker 2>is when we've worked through the season last year and

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<v Speaker 2>we get into now this offseason, moving to this year,

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<v Speaker 2>now we can work more specifically to his game and

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<v Speaker 2>playing you know, playing football. So I'm looking forward to

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<v Speaker 2>his step he'll make from a physical standpoint, he's seen.

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<v Speaker 6>How have you seen the program overall?

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<v Speaker 1>It's evolve in your time being here and taking over

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<v Speaker 1>the leadership, How has this program evolved?

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<v Speaker 2>Fortunately, truly truly blessed to see the evolution over the

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<v Speaker 2>last couple of years. Of you've got this time of

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<v Speaker 2>the year, then you've got training camp, you've got in season,

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<v Speaker 2>and the buy in that the players have allowed us

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<v Speaker 2>to have and their you know, daily routine and let

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<v Speaker 2>us truly kind of step into their world and say,

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<v Speaker 2>what we're trying to do in here, whether it's in

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<v Speaker 2>the indoor or in that weight room, is to help

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<v Speaker 2>you be the best version of yourself. So when we've evolved,

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<v Speaker 2>that's allowed us to get more detailed with the guys

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<v Speaker 2>because as we're working, you know, in training camp, we

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<v Speaker 2>got ninety so you know, we divide and conquer. Fortunately,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm very, very blessed to have a great staff in

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<v Speaker 2>that regard, just to you know now that I'm talking

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<v Speaker 2>about and I'll come back to your point. Ron Shrift,

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<v Speaker 2>Kevin Hartman, Kaylen Busky, Anthony Watson have been with me

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<v Speaker 2>the whole time, and so with that buy in, we're.

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<v Speaker 3>Able to get more detailed.

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<v Speaker 2>Now We've i brought up the fun tools and toys,

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<v Speaker 2>but now we've got the dialogue that each year, I

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<v Speaker 2>feel like we've gotten even better and we still have

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<v Speaker 2>room to grow in helping individualize their program to progress them. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 2>the spring is huge, but in training camp and throughout

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<v Speaker 2>the season.

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<v Speaker 10>It's got related to that, but more specifically, injury prevention

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<v Speaker 10>is so massive for NFL success. The team had a

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<v Speaker 10>very healthy season last year, but you know, over the

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<v Speaker 10>last few years, because I mean that was a major

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<v Speaker 10>topic a few.

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<v Speaker 5>Years back with injuries.

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<v Speaker 10>Where do you think as an organization from a strengthen

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<v Speaker 10>conditioning standpoint, that you've made strong that maybe have meshed

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<v Speaker 10>with seeing fewer injuries, you know, whether it's ramping up

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<v Speaker 10>more slowly, whatever it might be.

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<v Speaker 4>Where do you guys think that.

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<v Speaker 10>You've made some progress that that that you've seen that

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<v Speaker 10>kind of you know, yeah, the decrease in injuries.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's a that's a great question. And we have

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<v Speaker 2>been fortunate in that regard. And I always remind you know,

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<v Speaker 2>anybody that that allows me to talk and we get

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<v Speaker 2>on this this subject is you know, you got to

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<v Speaker 2>have great preparation and whatever you know, each team or

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<v Speaker 2>each weight rooms preparation is you've got a great preparation

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<v Speaker 2>and that's got to be matched with great luck. And

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<v Speaker 2>I truly believe, you know, over the last couple of years,

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<v Speaker 2>we've seen both of those come together.

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<v Speaker 3>At the end of the day, it's a very physical game.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, things do happen that are outside of your control,

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<v Speaker 2>and we've been fortunate to avoid those and if we haven't,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, incurred those situations, they've been more on the

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<v Speaker 2>short term side of things.

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<v Speaker 3>We've returned guys to play.

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<v Speaker 2>But I think it comes back to, uh, just the

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<v Speaker 2>point prior to this with the buy in of the players,

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<v Speaker 2>and we're able to individualize kind of there their structure

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<v Speaker 2>of either their lift or their run.

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<v Speaker 3>That's part of the preparation process.

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<v Speaker 2>And then I think we've had a great turnout over

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<v Speaker 2>the past couple of years and this year included of

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<v Speaker 2>this phase. And I truly believe this phase is the

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<v Speaker 2>foundation of which training camp the whole year is predicated on.

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<v Speaker 2>So I think those are those are kind of two

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<v Speaker 2>things that I I hang my hat on that that

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<v Speaker 2>that's allowed success. And obviously you got to pray for

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<v Speaker 2>the best with the rest.

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<v Speaker 9>Derek Hennery here last year, and did you adopt anything

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<v Speaker 9>from what he does and you know, incorporated into work.

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<v Speaker 7>You guys see.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Actually, so having Derek in is incredible and I'd

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<v Speaker 2>say the most fun was Derek. He stayed around after

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<v Speaker 2>the season for a couple of weeks before heading back

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<v Speaker 2>down to Dallas and talking to him even more at length.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, through the season, as you guys probably saw

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<v Speaker 2>Derek's appro he comes in, he does his work, he goes,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, goes about his business. He's out and getting

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<v Speaker 2>to know Derek and getting to dive in even more

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<v Speaker 2>about you know, what he does. And Die tells, it's incredible,

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<v Speaker 2>and yeah, there's some things that we've taken in.

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<v Speaker 3>And I'll say this about Derek.

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<v Speaker 2>It was, you know, this time last year we were

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<v Speaker 2>talking and I kind of asked him that question, and

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<v Speaker 2>I'll ask you know, vets that have been around, and

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<v Speaker 2>I know they have a real detailed off season program.

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<v Speaker 2>A lot of times I'll talk to the trainer strength

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<v Speaker 2>coach that they work with, and I said, what do

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<v Speaker 2>you want to what do you want to include from

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<v Speaker 2>you know, what you do in Texas back here, and

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<v Speaker 2>they said, give me everything he got. He said, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>a clean sat give me everything he got. So and

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<v Speaker 2>I think about that that period in the off season

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<v Speaker 2>when he stuck around for heading back to his family,

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<v Speaker 2>he brought up there was a workout that he had

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<v Speaker 2>asked me to write before going on break last year

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<v Speaker 2>between mini camp and training camp, and by the end

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<v Speaker 2>of it, long story short, he had his brother doing it,

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<v Speaker 2>everybody in the weight room doing it, and so there

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<v Speaker 2>was this this nice connection between what he does in

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<v Speaker 2>Dallas and what we do up here. And as you

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<v Speaker 2>can see, you saw what he did last year on

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<v Speaker 2>the field, and it's working for the guy.

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<v Speaker 6>I don't think we got a chance to ask you

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<v Speaker 6>last year about Lamar losing his weight remaking this by

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<v Speaker 6>what was the emphasis for him?

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<v Speaker 3>And I guess is it the same kind of emphasis

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<v Speaker 3>this year with Lamar?

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<v Speaker 2>It's is to take what he did last year and

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<v Speaker 2>continue that that process. As you guys saw, he was

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<v Speaker 2>in great shape at this point last year. He is

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<v Speaker 2>again this year. And then we wanted to just lay

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<v Speaker 2>down some lean muscle tissue as we got into the season,

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<v Speaker 2>and you saw that as you know we got into

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<v Speaker 2>the season, he was up a few pounds and then

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<v Speaker 2>played at that MVP caliber level. You know, obviously, if

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<v Speaker 2>I had a vote, I know what I would have voted.

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<v Speaker 2>But that's a plan for this year as well.

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<v Speaker 11>Are there any general benchmarks that you look to hit

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<v Speaker 11>this early on.

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<v Speaker 3>In the process in terms of what I.

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<v Speaker 11>Mean just each fathe.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, of course, of course, yeah, yeah, so benchmarks. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>So in the weight room, what we're looking to do

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<v Speaker 2>is is this is called our general preparation phase. So

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<v Speaker 2>we'll break it up in two four week blocks and

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<v Speaker 2>it'll progress and in each four week block week over week.

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<v Speaker 2>But this first phase is first four weeks we're looking

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<v Speaker 2>for immetry, so no matter what they have done or

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<v Speaker 2>not done, you know, the last couple of months on

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<v Speaker 2>their on their free time, we're looking to bounce out

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<v Speaker 2>right to left, front to back, so quad to hamstring,

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<v Speaker 2>right leg, left leg, so we're looking to kind of

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<v Speaker 2>rebounce everything out, essentially pour the foundation. Then as we

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<v Speaker 2>get into that that next four weeks we get into

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<v Speaker 2>OTAs in a mini camp, that's when we'll get into

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<v Speaker 2>our power phase, so the movements will become a lot

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<v Speaker 2>more explosive, and then we'll it'll it'll shift from unilateral

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<v Speaker 2>focus into bilateral so two hands, two arms or sorry

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<v Speaker 2>to two legs barbed on the back, so much more

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<v Speaker 2>compound explosive lifts.

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<v Speaker 3>So that's how it progress.

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<v Speaker 2>Going through the spring with a break and then essentially

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<v Speaker 2>we'll do a similar notion once we start training camp

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<v Speaker 2>kind of rebounce the tires on these ferraris and and

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<v Speaker 2>trucks and then build the speed, build the power, and

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<v Speaker 2>we just kind of we undulate through that throughout the

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<v Speaker 2>entire year.

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<v Speaker 7>Scott.

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<v Speaker 6>Obviously, Daniel Pilotly is a big ball of clay. Has

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<v Speaker 6>the programming for him changed going from a tackle into.

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<v Speaker 2>Inside Yeah, yes, And the program is for him is, Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>it's evolved, but it's it's always been the same. Daniel

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<v Speaker 2>is such a big, strong and mobile guy. So as

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<v Speaker 2>we've worked with Big Dan, it's it's to get him

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<v Speaker 2>to unlock that that next level that he's got into

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<v Speaker 2>dominating every time he steps out on the field. And

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<v Speaker 2>what you guys saw it this year, having the opportunity

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<v Speaker 2>to start and play you know, all every every offensive

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<v Speaker 2>series of every every game this year, you saw how

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<v Speaker 2>much better he got so in the way when we're

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<v Speaker 2>tailing his ability to do that from a physiological standpoint.

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<v Speaker 1>Next up, we heard from veteran linebacker Rokwan Smith.

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<v Speaker 4>At this state your career, what are you taking from

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<v Speaker 4>when you come back phase one of all seas and workouts,

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<v Speaker 4>What's what's.

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<v Speaker 5>Kind of your big takeaway from the States.

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<v Speaker 12>Yeah, honestly, I think first and foremost just like being

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<v Speaker 12>around the guys, guys who you truly care about, being

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<v Speaker 12>being back around the game that you truly love, and

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<v Speaker 12>obviously knowing that you know, things didn't go the way

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<v Speaker 12>you wanted to go the last out and so it's

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<v Speaker 12>about improving on that. And then you know, also coming

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<v Speaker 12>in and getting great work from.

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<v Speaker 5>Scott and his staff.

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<v Speaker 12>You know, normally follow their plan anyway throughout the off season,

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<v Speaker 12>but it's pretty cool when you been able to get

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<v Speaker 12>to work with the guys also out on the field.

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<v Speaker 12>So it's just something that I enjoy to.

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<v Speaker 10>Help your off seasons evolved from you know, maybe your

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<v Speaker 10>first couple of years in the league too. Now, I mean,

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<v Speaker 10>do you feel like you just have a much better

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<v Speaker 10>idea of what you need to get done to be.

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<v Speaker 4>Ready to play?

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah? Absolutely.

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<v Speaker 12>I think experience is the best teacher in life, and

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<v Speaker 12>I think, yeah, at this point in my career now

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<v Speaker 12>it's kind of crazy, like thinking back, I still remember

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<v Speaker 12>my first ota just a wide our rookie.

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<v Speaker 5>In a sense, and you're just like saying, oh, what

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<v Speaker 5>do I expect?

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<v Speaker 12>How good of a shape should I be in in

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<v Speaker 12>April may like and things like that. But like now

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<v Speaker 12>It's kind of like you've been through the fire, been

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<v Speaker 12>through the ringer.

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<v Speaker 5>You've gone through it.

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<v Speaker 12>So now it's just about Okay, making sure I got

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<v Speaker 12>a great foundation, uh, and then just building on that

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<v Speaker 12>foundation throughout the off season and then making sure you're

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<v Speaker 12>ready to roll come training camp, but also knowing that

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<v Speaker 12>that's a ramp up period as well before the season,

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<v Speaker 12>because it's a long season.

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<v Speaker 1>Bro, what what do you look to accomplish during this

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<v Speaker 1>time that like along your kind of what you're you're

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<v Speaker 1>talking about that, like, what do you want to accomplish

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<v Speaker 1>during this time of calendar?

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<v Speaker 12>I think there's a lot of things you can accomplish

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<v Speaker 12>throughout this time and for myself personally throughout like this

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<v Speaker 12>eight week program. Uh, you know, get stronger, getting better shape,

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<v Speaker 12>create a better.

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<v Speaker 5>Bond with my guys.

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<v Speaker 12>Uh, just enjoy Maryland for what it's worth, and just

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<v Speaker 12>be around the people, be around the building. Uh, enjoy

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<v Speaker 12>all the free food uh stuff like that. So I

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<v Speaker 12>would say a lot of those things and just happy

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<v Speaker 12>to be here.

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<v Speaker 8>Oh cool, And you talked about trying to work on

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<v Speaker 8>getting that bad taste out of your mouth. How long

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<v Speaker 8>does it take to kind of turn the page from

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<v Speaker 8>how last year ended to move and looking forward to

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<v Speaker 8>what's next.

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<v Speaker 12>Yeah, absolutely, I think you just have to use the

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<v Speaker 12>letdowns in a sense as a motivation and few for

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<v Speaker 12>your fire. And I think, honestly it's different for each

0:17:09.920 --> 0:17:12.199
<v Speaker 12>and every person, But for myself, I would say, you know,

0:17:12.280 --> 0:17:15.880
<v Speaker 12>there's a sour taste in your mouth until you're able

0:17:15.920 --> 0:17:18.399
<v Speaker 12>to actually play another game, and like because you can

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<v Speaker 12>go against your guys and things like that, but it's

0:17:20.160 --> 0:17:23.560
<v Speaker 12>different when you're actually trying to unleash on someone else

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<v Speaker 12>in a sense. So I think it'll always be there

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<v Speaker 12>and you just got to use it as fuel until

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<v Speaker 12>we're able to line it up and scrap it up

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<v Speaker 12>later in the year.

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<v Speaker 13>How do you assess your season individually? Individually last year?

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<v Speaker 13>What do you need to want to take from that? Say,

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<v Speaker 13>all right, this is where I need to improve or

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<v Speaker 13>that was that was great?

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<v Speaker 14>What did you take away?

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<v Speaker 12>Yeah, a lot of ups and down last season, first

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<v Speaker 12>and foremost from the defense perspective. Didn't start the season

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<v Speaker 12>the way we wanted to start, including myself, like with

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<v Speaker 12>certain games and things of that nature. So like just

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<v Speaker 12>having that motivation and knowing that you don't want the

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<v Speaker 12>season something you're able to control to start out this way,

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<v Speaker 12>and that's something that we all can control and build

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<v Speaker 12>on right now in this moment. So it's about like

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<v Speaker 12>doing that, making sure we're in the best possible shape,

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<v Speaker 12>but also making we're making sure that we're mentally there

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<v Speaker 12>and ready to go through the ring or whatever the

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<v Speaker 12>case may be.

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<v Speaker 5>And just having a tighter bond.

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<v Speaker 12>Even though it was really tight despite the adversity that

0:18:19.440 --> 0:18:22.960
<v Speaker 12>we face throughout the season last year, not a single

0:18:23.000 --> 0:18:25.160
<v Speaker 12>person you know, drop their head looked for a way out.

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<v Speaker 12>So just like building building on that and just hitting

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<v Speaker 12>hitting the ground running and for myself, just like you know,

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<v Speaker 12>improving just being better, Like yeah, all pros this that,

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<v Speaker 12>all that stuff is fine, but it's about like you know,

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<v Speaker 12>getting hardware and like that's something you accomplished as a team.

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<v Speaker 12>So that's more of like what I want, like because

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<v Speaker 12>all the individual accolades that stuff will come once you're

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<v Speaker 12>successful as a team.

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<v Speaker 11>How important is this time period in building chemistry and

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<v Speaker 11>just be connecting.

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<v Speaker 12>Yeah, no, I think this time period is amazing for

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<v Speaker 12>like actually in a better relationship with the guys and

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<v Speaker 12>you know, going through the different workouts and things like that.

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<v Speaker 12>You know when you see your guys tired next to you,

0:19:07.760 --> 0:19:09.600
<v Speaker 12>and you know you're tired as well. But it's about

0:19:09.920 --> 0:19:12.440
<v Speaker 12>that's how you create that thick bond amongst each other,

0:19:12.600 --> 0:19:15.040
<v Speaker 12>just knowing, you know, we're going through the ringer together

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<v Speaker 12>and it's not just a one sided thing, and it's

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<v Speaker 12>about like, okay, if we're gonna truly be a brotherhood,

0:19:20.280 --> 0:19:23.560
<v Speaker 12>it's about fighting through it together and overcoming it as well.

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<v Speaker 15>It's just what message you think that sends that you

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<v Speaker 15>being a VET and someone that's you know, far along.

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<v Speaker 5>Into your career.

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<v Speaker 15>That you're here during this optional period to get to

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<v Speaker 15>work in with the guys what do you think that

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<v Speaker 15>says to everybody here?

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<v Speaker 12>Yeah, I'm not quite sure what that says to people.

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<v Speaker 12>I just know it's more so about like how I

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<v Speaker 12>feel and how I do my thing, and how I

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<v Speaker 12>enjoy being here, enjoy working with the screen staff here,

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<v Speaker 12>how I enjoy being around the guys here, and like

0:19:49.760 --> 0:19:52.720
<v Speaker 12>just being able to blessed enough to be on a

0:19:52.760 --> 0:19:54.919
<v Speaker 12>team to be able to do something that I truly

0:19:54.960 --> 0:19:57.639
<v Speaker 12>love and like, when I think about it from that perspective,

0:19:57.680 --> 0:20:00.000
<v Speaker 12>that's more than enough like motivation for me to get

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<v Speaker 12>my butt up and come up here. It's like, yeah,

0:20:02.280 --> 0:20:04.240
<v Speaker 12>I can be doing a lot of different things, but

0:20:04.240 --> 0:20:05.880
<v Speaker 12>at the end of the day, I still will be training.

0:20:06.040 --> 0:20:08.359
<v Speaker 12>Like it's awesome to be able to train here with

0:20:08.520 --> 0:20:12.160
<v Speaker 12>like great people. So I would say that we're a couple.

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<v Speaker 9>Of linebackers left in free agency again this off season,

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<v Speaker 9>another one to Pittsburgh, just with Trenton Simpson. You know,

0:20:17.680 --> 0:20:19.960
<v Speaker 9>he'll get another crack at that certain job next to you.

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<v Speaker 9>What are your expectations for him as he enters year three.

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<v Speaker 12>Yeah, first and foremost for those guys that are that's left.

0:20:26.320 --> 0:20:27.959
<v Speaker 5>You know, very happy for those guys.

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<v Speaker 12>They got them some a nice little payday as well,

0:20:31.080 --> 0:20:34.399
<v Speaker 12>so like, you know, happy to see those guys do that.

0:20:34.560 --> 0:20:38.280
<v Speaker 12>CB very happy for him the leak and all of

0:20:38.320 --> 0:20:40.520
<v Speaker 12>those guys. But yeah, Trent Man, I got a great

0:20:40.560 --> 0:20:42.959
<v Speaker 12>deal of respect for him, got some good sessions in

0:20:43.040 --> 0:20:45.359
<v Speaker 12>with him this offseason as well, and just trying to

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<v Speaker 12>build on our bond with each other as well, knowing

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<v Speaker 12>what he's thinking a certain situation and also like just

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<v Speaker 12>knowing what I'm thinking as well, and just getting out

0:20:53.560 --> 0:20:56.040
<v Speaker 12>and doing more things to create a tighter bond. But

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<v Speaker 12>I think like the guy has all the athletic ability

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<v Speaker 12>in the world, everything you want, and like I got

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<v Speaker 12>great faith that he's gonna be able to put it,

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<v Speaker 12>put it all together, and with the addition of all coach,

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<v Speaker 12>I'm very excited about that as well. Trend is so

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<v Speaker 12>it's gonna be awesome and we're excited to get to

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<v Speaker 12>work and you know what's gonna happen is gonna happen,

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<v Speaker 12>but we know we're gonna prepare like every day is

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<v Speaker 12>our last day. So that's the mindset and I'm very

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<v Speaker 12>excited for him in his future though.

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<v Speaker 8>This weekend it is said to be a very talented

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<v Speaker 8>on the defensive side of the ball. Do you give

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<v Speaker 8>your take your opinions on what you would like to

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<v Speaker 8>see the organization do do they even asks your ideas.

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<v Speaker 12>Like, you know, you'll see some guys, maybe some guys

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<v Speaker 12>from Georgia or you know, some guys that I may know.

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<v Speaker 12>But if I'm being completely honest, like when I first

0:21:46.040 --> 0:21:48.080
<v Speaker 12>came into the league, I was more so in tune

0:21:48.119 --> 0:21:50.720
<v Speaker 12>with the draft and everything like that. But like if

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<v Speaker 12>I'm being honest, like right now, like probably the top guys,

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<v Speaker 12>but like with no disrespect to anyone, I probably can't

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<v Speaker 12>I probably can't tell you the backers how many backers

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<v Speaker 12>like inside backers that are coming out this year if

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<v Speaker 12>I'm being perfectly honest, because like I don't really you know,

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<v Speaker 12>during my I'll try to get away from the game

0:22:09.400 --> 0:22:11.600
<v Speaker 12>in a sense I love the game, but it's also

0:22:11.640 --> 0:22:13.920
<v Speaker 12>about getting away and then you know, when the guys

0:22:13.920 --> 0:22:16.600
<v Speaker 12>get here, that'll be my focus. Then then I'll like

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<v Speaker 12>do my research and see what guy, what each and

0:22:19.560 --> 0:22:20.439
<v Speaker 12>every guy's about.

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<v Speaker 6>I think you were on the sideline for a couple

0:22:23.600 --> 0:22:27.320
<v Speaker 6>of Georgia games this past year. One of those guys

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<v Speaker 6>who's been linked to the Ravens is Malachi Stars. Did

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<v Speaker 6>you get a sense for what he meant the culture

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<v Speaker 6>there and stood to meet him or anything like that.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, I think I met him, topped him up and

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<v Speaker 5>everything like that.

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<v Speaker 12>But you know, when those guys are, you know, right

0:22:39.520 --> 0:22:41.800
<v Speaker 12>before going to going into a game and stuff, those

0:22:41.800 --> 0:22:44.320
<v Speaker 12>guys are focused on what they're focused on, and that's

0:22:44.400 --> 0:22:47.159
<v Speaker 12>like getting a w SO got a great deal of

0:22:47.200 --> 0:22:48.840
<v Speaker 12>respect for him. I heard a lot of great things

0:22:48.880 --> 0:22:54.520
<v Speaker 12>about him, like Georgia guy, like really really mature for

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<v Speaker 12>his age, really good player. Also, I know Kirby Schuman,

0:22:58.840 --> 0:23:00.919
<v Speaker 12>all those guys have a great respect for him in

0:23:00.920 --> 0:23:03.239
<v Speaker 12>the way he played a game of football, But like,

0:23:03.600 --> 0:23:06.960
<v Speaker 12>I don't really know him personally. I've watched the games

0:23:06.960 --> 0:23:10.600
<v Speaker 12>and stuff, how he always shows up on film. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 12>so if he HEP does comes here, that'll be a

0:23:12.920 --> 0:23:16.439
<v Speaker 12>great addition for us. But like you know, DC and

0:23:16.480 --> 0:23:19.480
<v Speaker 12>those guys up there, man, they they know what they're doing,

0:23:19.600 --> 0:23:21.960
<v Speaker 12>so I'm sure they're going to get the best possible

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<v Speaker 12>fit for the team as well as person So yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Next up is safety Kyle Hamilton.

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<v Speaker 4>So what was the best thing you've done from you know,

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<v Speaker 4>the end of the season to coming back to that.

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<v Speaker 16>Went on a golf trip with me and three of

0:23:44.280 --> 0:23:48.880
<v Speaker 16>my high school buddies. Went out to Pebble Beach, played

0:23:48.880 --> 0:23:53.480
<v Speaker 16>Pebble Beach, Spyglass, Spanish Bay. He was able to play

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<v Speaker 16>Cyprus past that. That was probably the best thing I've

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<v Speaker 16>done so far.

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<v Speaker 7>The goals?

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<v Speaker 15>Is that the thing you didn't say that you're mar

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<v Speaker 15>Oh yeah.

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<v Speaker 16>I mean I just went to i Guessa for the

0:24:06.680 --> 0:24:08.960
<v Speaker 16>Masters too. I went on Friday and Sunday and that

0:24:09.040 --> 0:24:11.240
<v Speaker 16>was my first time going, so it was pretty cool experience.

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<v Speaker 13>Did Rory hitting it into the creek inspired maybe I

0:24:14.760 --> 0:24:15.880
<v Speaker 13>couldn't do this too.

0:24:16.160 --> 0:24:20.480
<v Speaker 16>Yeah, I was actually sitting on twelve when him and

0:24:20.480 --> 0:24:22.399
<v Speaker 16>Bryson came up. So he saw Bryson go in the

0:24:22.400 --> 0:24:28.520
<v Speaker 16>water on eleven and I was walking on thirteen and

0:24:28.560 --> 0:24:30.760
<v Speaker 16>then saw Rory go in the water and that was

0:24:31.720 --> 0:24:33.520
<v Speaker 16>I think that's the crazy part about golf, Like the

0:24:33.600 --> 0:24:36.280
<v Speaker 16>leader sets the pace for everybody. So I mean once

0:24:36.320 --> 0:24:38.520
<v Speaker 16>he came back to the field, then they got really

0:24:38.680 --> 0:24:41.200
<v Speaker 16>really interesting after that. But you know, he got it done.

0:24:41.280 --> 0:24:44.520
<v Speaker 16>Career Grand Slam is pretty cool. What does Marlin have

0:24:44.560 --> 0:24:47.560
<v Speaker 16>to do to get there? Marlean's got to have a

0:24:47.600 --> 0:24:50.919
<v Speaker 16>talk with God or something to get there. He you know,

0:24:51.040 --> 0:24:54.240
<v Speaker 16>he's gotten better. He's always blowing up our group chat

0:24:54.240 --> 0:24:56.600
<v Speaker 16>about his golf swing and like how he can get

0:24:56.640 --> 0:24:58.119
<v Speaker 16>better and asking me for tips. I was like, I

0:24:58.119 --> 0:25:00.879
<v Speaker 16>don't know why you're asking me, Like I'm not the

0:25:00.920 --> 0:25:01.960
<v Speaker 16>person you should be asking.

0:25:02.040 --> 0:25:03.800
<v Speaker 7>But he has gotten better.

0:25:03.920 --> 0:25:05.640
<v Speaker 16>He said he just broke one hundred for first time

0:25:05.760 --> 0:25:08.880
<v Speaker 16>ninety nine, So I was like, you're one step close

0:25:08.960 --> 0:25:09.360
<v Speaker 16>to the tour.

0:25:10.480 --> 0:25:12.840
<v Speaker 6>Like defense with the second chattings are a golf cup chat.

0:25:13.720 --> 0:25:17.800
<v Speaker 16>It's a Marlin, Tony Jefferson, Gino Stone group chat. So

0:25:18.400 --> 0:25:20.160
<v Speaker 16>you know we were once Ravens, but we all got

0:25:20.200 --> 0:25:21.280
<v Speaker 16>scattered all over the place.

0:25:21.320 --> 0:25:23.240
<v Speaker 7>But Tony's got the.

0:25:23.240 --> 0:25:25.160
<v Speaker 16>Golf bug right now too, and Gino has been golfing

0:25:25.200 --> 0:25:26.680
<v Speaker 16>for a while, so we just talk about it from

0:25:26.680 --> 0:25:27.160
<v Speaker 16>time to time.

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<v Speaker 4>Kyle, there's been a lot of talk about possible contract

0:25:31.119 --> 0:25:35.439
<v Speaker 4>extension for you. How much do you know about it?

0:25:35.440 --> 0:25:37.960
<v Speaker 4>Do you think it's something that could happen and you know,

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<v Speaker 4>over the course in the next few months.

0:25:39.400 --> 0:25:41.880
<v Speaker 16>What do you kind of know about a contract EXTENTI yeah,

0:25:41.880 --> 0:25:44.720
<v Speaker 16>I mean obviously would be my first one, so not

0:25:44.880 --> 0:25:48.400
<v Speaker 16>too much. But I haven't had too many talks about it,

0:25:48.440 --> 0:25:51.600
<v Speaker 16>to be honest. You know, they're busy draft stuff and

0:25:51.640 --> 0:25:53.560
<v Speaker 16>all that stuff going on. I'm not in a big rush.

0:25:53.600 --> 0:25:57.240
<v Speaker 16>So if it happens, it happens, cool. And if it

0:25:57.280 --> 0:25:59.119
<v Speaker 16>happens to off season, cool too. But I'm not in

0:25:59.119 --> 0:26:00.960
<v Speaker 16>a rush too get it done necessarily.

0:26:01.240 --> 0:26:04.040
<v Speaker 15>Is that something you whatever happens, like, is that something

0:26:04.080 --> 0:26:06.480
<v Speaker 15>you want to have kind of resolved one way or

0:26:06.480 --> 0:26:08.720
<v Speaker 15>the other, like before you get into the end of

0:26:08.720 --> 0:26:09.159
<v Speaker 15>the season.

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, I mean I would, I would like to.

0:26:11.200 --> 0:26:14.280
<v Speaker 16>I just I don't really like worry about outside stuff

0:26:14.480 --> 0:26:18.080
<v Speaker 16>during the season. That's been since high school honestly, whatever

0:26:18.119 --> 0:26:20.040
<v Speaker 16>it may be, and this is obviously a different beast,

0:26:20.080 --> 0:26:23.600
<v Speaker 16>but yeah, I kind of just want to be able

0:26:23.600 --> 0:26:25.879
<v Speaker 16>to play football and focus on that, and you know,

0:26:26.000 --> 0:26:27.679
<v Speaker 16>if that stuff is going on during the season, then

0:26:27.680 --> 0:26:29.960
<v Speaker 16>that's what I have agent's for, so they'll do a

0:26:29.960 --> 0:26:32.119
<v Speaker 16>good job with that. But you know, that's such a

0:26:32.680 --> 0:26:34.760
<v Speaker 16>hypothetical at this point that I'll just cross that bridge

0:26:34.760 --> 0:26:35.320
<v Speaker 16>when I get there.

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<v Speaker 14>How do you approach the off season now compared to

0:26:39.400 --> 0:26:42.440
<v Speaker 14>maybe year one year to established you know you've had

0:26:42.440 --> 0:26:43.439
<v Speaker 14>success in the league.

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<v Speaker 10>How do you view this time of year now compared

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<v Speaker 10>to being a rookie year, second year.

0:26:49.160 --> 0:26:55.399
<v Speaker 16>Sold Yeah, I don't think too much has changed. I mean,

0:26:55.440 --> 0:26:57.359
<v Speaker 16>rookie year, I went back to school, so that was different.

0:26:57.440 --> 0:27:00.800
<v Speaker 16>But you know, it's definitely poor to take some time

0:27:00.840 --> 0:27:03.320
<v Speaker 16>off and kind of let your mind and body decompressed

0:27:03.359 --> 0:27:06.560
<v Speaker 16>from the season, kind of just black out for six

0:27:06.600 --> 0:27:11.800
<v Speaker 16>months there from July till January February, so you kind

0:27:11.800 --> 0:27:14.680
<v Speaker 16>of gotta chill a lot. I think that's a big

0:27:14.720 --> 0:27:16.879
<v Speaker 16>thing for me, just be able to see people that

0:27:16.920 --> 0:27:19.000
<v Speaker 16>I've grown up with and kind of connect with family

0:27:19.000 --> 0:27:21.359
<v Speaker 16>and friends and stuff like that. It's huge for me

0:27:21.359 --> 0:27:24.640
<v Speaker 16>mentally be able to golf a little bit. But then

0:27:24.680 --> 0:27:26.879
<v Speaker 16>you know, you for me, you're kind of sitting on

0:27:26.880 --> 0:27:28.359
<v Speaker 16>the couch one day and you're getting that itch. You're

0:27:28.359 --> 0:27:31.000
<v Speaker 16>getting to go start working out and start getting back

0:27:31.000 --> 0:27:33.160
<v Speaker 16>into it. And for me, that happened earlier this year.

0:27:33.200 --> 0:27:35.200
<v Speaker 16>I just felt like I was more excited to get

0:27:35.240 --> 0:27:37.960
<v Speaker 16>back to work, so didn't take too much time off

0:27:37.800 --> 0:27:41.359
<v Speaker 16>after the Bills game. But the philosophy I feel like

0:27:41.560 --> 0:27:42.920
<v Speaker 16>has been the same and we'll stay the same in

0:27:42.920 --> 0:27:45.520
<v Speaker 16>the future. I feel like it's kind of the same

0:27:45.560 --> 0:27:47.280
<v Speaker 16>for a lot of people in the league, just you know,

0:27:47.359 --> 0:27:50.520
<v Speaker 16>find your family again and just talk to people that

0:27:50.600 --> 0:27:52.160
<v Speaker 16>you haven't had time to during the season.

0:27:52.320 --> 0:27:56.119
<v Speaker 13>Election of the way the season ended, wanting to get

0:27:56.160 --> 0:27:57.440
<v Speaker 13>back at back there sooner.

0:27:59.160 --> 0:28:00.800
<v Speaker 16>Yeah, I think a little bit that a little bit

0:28:00.800 --> 0:28:04.600
<v Speaker 16>of me maturing. You know, at this point in my career,

0:28:04.640 --> 0:28:08.280
<v Speaker 16>I've had three years in now, and you know, every

0:28:08.280 --> 0:28:10.920
<v Speaker 16>off season, I feel like I've been more and more

0:28:10.960 --> 0:28:14.399
<v Speaker 16>wanting to get back to it, and I feel like

0:28:14.400 --> 0:28:19.520
<v Speaker 16>I've started working out more quickly after the season has

0:28:19.640 --> 0:28:22.199
<v Speaker 16>ended each year. So who know, its maybe like year ten,

0:28:22.359 --> 0:28:25.840
<v Speaker 16>we'll start working out the day after seasons over. But

0:28:25.840 --> 0:28:27.360
<v Speaker 16>but yeah, I feel like it's a little bit of that,

0:28:27.480 --> 0:28:29.080
<v Speaker 16>a little bit of sour tays, a little bit of just,

0:28:29.320 --> 0:28:30.479
<v Speaker 16>you know, want to get back into it.

0:28:31.119 --> 0:28:33.800
<v Speaker 7>How soon did you get back into it though? How soon?

0:28:33.960 --> 0:28:37.680
<v Speaker 16>Yeah, I'd probably say it was like two three weeks,

0:28:38.160 --> 0:28:41.760
<v Speaker 16>And I mean it wasn't going crazy hard, but just

0:28:41.800 --> 0:28:44.400
<v Speaker 16>getting my body back moving, thrown some weight around, stuff

0:28:44.400 --> 0:28:44.880
<v Speaker 16>like that.

0:28:45.680 --> 0:28:48.520
<v Speaker 11>Performanshing, you know, the rough starts to last season.

0:28:48.680 --> 0:28:50.560
<v Speaker 4>Have you guys this secondary.

0:28:50.160 --> 0:28:52.320
<v Speaker 11>Or see if you group you talked about how to

0:28:52.360 --> 0:28:53.920
<v Speaker 11>come back to start faster this year.

0:28:54.400 --> 0:28:57.200
<v Speaker 16>Yeah, it's funny you say that talking about golf. I

0:28:57.200 --> 0:29:01.080
<v Speaker 16>was literally just thinking about this randomly. But I don't

0:29:01.080 --> 0:29:04.080
<v Speaker 16>know if you followed the Masters this year or golf

0:29:04.080 --> 0:29:07.440
<v Speaker 16>in general, but the past two tournaments, if you guys

0:29:07.440 --> 0:29:11.120
<v Speaker 16>are want to listen to my soapbucks the Masters, Rory

0:29:11.120 --> 0:29:13.600
<v Speaker 16>didn't have a great finish on Thursday, first day of

0:29:13.640 --> 0:29:16.280
<v Speaker 16>the tournament, and then had a really good Friday Saturday,

0:29:16.360 --> 0:29:18.960
<v Speaker 16>put himself in the lead and kind of set the

0:29:19.000 --> 0:29:22.520
<v Speaker 16>pace for Sunday. And you know, for him, obviously he's

0:29:22.520 --> 0:29:24.760
<v Speaker 16>one of the best players ever. But I feel like

0:29:24.760 --> 0:29:28.600
<v Speaker 16>it's kind of synonymous with our sport. You know, you

0:29:29.040 --> 0:29:30.760
<v Speaker 16>don't really want to compare yourself to others, but when

0:29:30.800 --> 0:29:32.120
<v Speaker 16>you put yourself behind the eight ball, and now you

0:29:32.120 --> 0:29:34.360
<v Speaker 16>got to kind of seehere everybody else is at and

0:29:34.600 --> 0:29:36.960
<v Speaker 16>know what you have to do to get get in

0:29:37.000 --> 0:29:40.640
<v Speaker 16>the playoffs and ultimately win Super Bowl. And this past tournament,

0:29:41.280 --> 0:29:44.200
<v Speaker 16>Justin Thomas came out and tied the course record and

0:29:44.360 --> 0:29:46.680
<v Speaker 16>didn't play amazing the final three days, but ended up

0:29:46.720 --> 0:29:48.800
<v Speaker 16>winning the tournament. So you kind of put yourself in

0:29:48.800 --> 0:29:51.440
<v Speaker 16>an advantage if you start off hot, because I mean,

0:29:51.640 --> 0:29:53.720
<v Speaker 16>those games count for the same amount of wins and

0:29:53.720 --> 0:29:56.640
<v Speaker 16>losses at the end of the season. So last year

0:29:56.640 --> 0:29:58.480
<v Speaker 16>didn't get off to a great start. It's kind of

0:29:58.480 --> 0:30:00.840
<v Speaker 16>behind the eight ball, but you know, we found our

0:30:00.840 --> 0:30:02.920
<v Speaker 16>way at the end of the season. But who knows

0:30:02.960 --> 0:30:04.880
<v Speaker 16>if we Uh, Tyler's telling me to hurry up, So

0:30:06.240 --> 0:30:07.840
<v Speaker 16>who knows if we started off well, we would have

0:30:07.840 --> 0:30:09.200
<v Speaker 16>a chance with the one seed and stuff like that.

0:30:09.280 --> 0:30:11.440
<v Speaker 16>So it's important for us this year to kind of,

0:30:11.680 --> 0:30:14.240
<v Speaker 16>you know, I think it's important that we've gone through

0:30:14.280 --> 0:30:16.479
<v Speaker 16>that and understand how hard it is to climb out

0:30:16.480 --> 0:30:18.560
<v Speaker 16>of that hole and how would change that this year.

0:30:19.520 --> 0:30:22.280
<v Speaker 11>Both coming up your name came up quite a bit

0:30:22.320 --> 0:30:25.920
<v Speaker 11>at the combine among the safety groups as someone that

0:30:26.280 --> 0:30:29.560
<v Speaker 11>they emulated their game after someone that they watched. What

0:30:30.160 --> 0:30:33.200
<v Speaker 11>does it feel like knowing that you're pretty much becoming

0:30:33.200 --> 0:30:35.240
<v Speaker 11>a prototype for guys coming behind you.

0:30:36.600 --> 0:30:37.960
<v Speaker 7>It's kind of weird, honestly.

0:30:38.840 --> 0:30:41.680
<v Speaker 16>I saw like a couple of clips of some guys

0:30:41.680 --> 0:30:46.280
<v Speaker 16>at the combine saying that, and it's flattering. One and two,

0:30:46.320 --> 0:30:49.240
<v Speaker 16>I feel like it's happened so fast because I feel

0:30:49.320 --> 0:30:53.880
<v Speaker 16>like I'm rookie. Year was yesterday and for tap people

0:30:54.000 --> 0:30:57.640
<v Speaker 16>saying that they whatever, maybe emulate their game or try

0:30:57.720 --> 0:31:00.440
<v Speaker 16>to pick my game. Apart to that, to their it's

0:31:00.600 --> 0:31:03.440
<v Speaker 16>it's it's pretty cool to hear, and you know, just

0:31:03.920 --> 0:31:06.360
<v Speaker 16>hopefully try to continue that trend, and not only just

0:31:06.360 --> 0:31:08.680
<v Speaker 16>football wise, but as a person too.

0:31:10.680 --> 0:31:12.280
<v Speaker 1>Speaking of the drafts with either talk about it with

0:31:12.560 --> 0:31:15.000
<v Speaker 1>one of those safeties of the alongside next year, do

0:31:15.000 --> 0:31:16.720
<v Speaker 1>you plan to watch the draft with your thought on adding,

0:31:17.040 --> 0:31:19.160
<v Speaker 1>you know, another safety to play alongside you.

0:31:19.880 --> 0:31:20.160
<v Speaker 3>Uh?

0:31:20.800 --> 0:31:21.120
<v Speaker 7>I don't.

0:31:21.160 --> 0:31:24.400
<v Speaker 16>I don't plan on watching every pick. It will probably

0:31:24.440 --> 0:31:26.200
<v Speaker 16>be on I'm not gonna be like actively watching. Maybe

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<v Speaker 16>I'll watching the Ravens pick, but uh, I don't really

0:31:29.520 --> 0:31:32.480
<v Speaker 16>have a huge preference on who they pick or where.

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<v Speaker 16>You know, they have done a great job before I

0:31:35.040 --> 0:31:38.520
<v Speaker 16>was even born. So I'm gonna let them handle that

0:31:38.560 --> 0:31:42.320
<v Speaker 16>and I'm gonna play football and do my job. Uh

0:31:42.680 --> 0:31:45.160
<v Speaker 16>probably be with my friend Nick Jackson who plays for

0:31:45.880 --> 0:31:49.160
<v Speaker 16>or played for Iowa. Howe had a really good protest,

0:31:49.200 --> 0:31:53.760
<v Speaker 16>so he'll probably be with him around that weekend. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 16>I'm not gonna be uh up tweeting about it. Probably

0:31:57.000 --> 0:31:58.120
<v Speaker 16>I would be a preference.

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<v Speaker 10>I mean, we all made a big deal out how

0:32:00.760 --> 0:32:03.120
<v Speaker 10>you know your role shifted midway through the season.

0:32:03.520 --> 0:32:05.040
<v Speaker 14>If you weren't, you know you took it as no

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<v Speaker 14>big deal.

0:32:05.440 --> 0:32:06.880
<v Speaker 10>You played plenty of deep safety before.

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<v Speaker 14>But all things being each year, do you have a

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<v Speaker 14>preferences whether you stay in that kind of a role

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<v Speaker 14>or going back to much more of the hybrid play,

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<v Speaker 14>more nickel play, you know, much more of a Swiss

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<v Speaker 14>army knife stories.

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<v Speaker 16>Yeah, I mean I've gotten that question a lot, and

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<v Speaker 16>my answer has been the same every time. I really

0:32:23.280 --> 0:32:27.160
<v Speaker 16>don't care, like at all, whether it's game to game

0:32:27.280 --> 0:32:30.280
<v Speaker 16>or drive to drive, play to play, whatever it needs

0:32:30.320 --> 0:32:32.320
<v Speaker 16>to be, I'm more than happy to do it. And

0:32:32.960 --> 0:32:35.200
<v Speaker 16>I feel like I'm more than capable of getting the

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<v Speaker 16>job done. So I appreciate the coaches and the staff

0:32:39.160 --> 0:32:42.920
<v Speaker 16>for and trust me with all that responsibility and try

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<v Speaker 16>to do my best with it and do as well

0:32:45.080 --> 0:32:47.600
<v Speaker 16>as I can at all those positions. But it really

0:32:47.640 --> 0:32:49.080
<v Speaker 16>doesn't make a difference to me, and I'm just trying

0:32:49.080 --> 0:32:53.520
<v Speaker 16>to go out there and make football plays.

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<v Speaker 1>Next up is center Tyler Linderbaum.

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<v Speaker 4>So for this all season, do you feel like it

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<v Speaker 4>went faster slower than last year? Just comparatively, you know,

0:33:05.520 --> 0:33:07.800
<v Speaker 4>from last game to hear how do you think the

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<v Speaker 4>off season went for you?

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, I feel like it flew by. I trained here

0:33:12.720 --> 0:33:16.640
<v Speaker 7>this off season, so yeah, before you know it, now

0:33:16.680 --> 0:33:19.880
<v Speaker 7>we're starting off season. So I'm excited. It's always fun

0:33:20.000 --> 0:33:22.560
<v Speaker 7>getting back, you know, seeing all the guys got to

0:33:22.560 --> 0:33:25.080
<v Speaker 7>go work out in today. So it's got to keep

0:33:25.080 --> 0:33:27.600
<v Speaker 7>stacking build off for next season.

0:33:28.280 --> 0:33:31.680
<v Speaker 10>Tyler, after last offseason, there's so many changes on the

0:33:31.680 --> 0:33:35.280
<v Speaker 10>offensive line, How happy even if McCarry left, but to

0:33:35.320 --> 0:33:37.480
<v Speaker 10>keep Ronnie Stanley, you know, knowing how important he is

0:33:37.520 --> 0:33:38.040
<v Speaker 10>a left.

0:33:37.880 --> 0:33:39.960
<v Speaker 14>Tackle, How how good was that for you to see that,

0:33:40.040 --> 0:33:42.520
<v Speaker 14>knowing it wasn't gonna be another off season where it

0:33:42.640 --> 0:33:43.720
<v Speaker 14>was so much turnings.

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, I mean it's awesome to have a a Ronnie Back,

0:33:46.880 --> 0:33:49.880
<v Speaker 7>you know, a player his caliber, you know, playing at

0:33:49.880 --> 0:33:52.360
<v Speaker 7>a really high level. He helps our team out tremendously.

0:33:52.920 --> 0:33:54.960
<v Speaker 7>So you know, excited hav him back, you know obviously

0:33:55.400 --> 0:33:57.480
<v Speaker 7>you know Pat going on to Jacksonville. Excited for him

0:33:57.680 --> 0:34:01.320
<v Speaker 7>his opportunity there. You know, the more more people you

0:34:01.320 --> 0:34:04.120
<v Speaker 7>can get back, I feel like, the better it's going

0:34:04.160 --> 0:34:07.360
<v Speaker 7>to be. Obviously the be pieces that we add, but

0:34:07.880 --> 0:34:09.800
<v Speaker 7>you know, we have the foundation. I just got to

0:34:09.840 --> 0:34:11.880
<v Speaker 7>keep building off of that. If you had.

0:34:11.760 --> 0:34:15.520
<v Speaker 6>Any conversation with the front office about your fifth year option,

0:34:15.640 --> 0:34:19.960
<v Speaker 6>which is deadline's coming along with the potential contract extension.

0:34:19.800 --> 0:34:24.040
<v Speaker 7>Yeah, no conversations yet, and you know, let my agent

0:34:24.600 --> 0:34:28.000
<v Speaker 7>handle that. And I'm just focused on just getting becoming

0:34:28.040 --> 0:34:29.640
<v Speaker 7>as good of a football player as I can be

0:34:29.719 --> 0:34:32.839
<v Speaker 7>for this team, Just coming in here every day and

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<v Speaker 7>put my best foot forward and let all the other

0:34:35.760 --> 0:34:38.239
<v Speaker 7>things take care of itself. Did you take note of

0:34:38.239 --> 0:34:40.759
<v Speaker 7>the Jurgens deal that was signed today, Yeah, I mean

0:34:40.800 --> 0:34:42.759
<v Speaker 7>I was. I was just made aware of that. You know,

0:34:42.880 --> 0:34:45.400
<v Speaker 7>he's obviously one of the best centers in the league,

0:34:45.440 --> 0:34:47.759
<v Speaker 7>a really high caliber player, so excite for him.

0:34:48.160 --> 0:34:50.720
<v Speaker 15>Is that something you'd like to have whatever whatever happens,

0:34:50.760 --> 0:34:54.239
<v Speaker 15>didn't happen, et cetera, have some you know, clarity before

0:34:54.280 --> 0:34:56.239
<v Speaker 15>the start of the season, just seeking put it out

0:34:56.239 --> 0:34:56.560
<v Speaker 15>of line.

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<v Speaker 7>I guess honest, I'm really not even focus on that

0:34:59.680 --> 0:35:04.719
<v Speaker 7>right now. No, That's that's why we have agents agents,

0:35:05.160 --> 0:35:07.360
<v Speaker 7>you know, Neil Cornwich will handle that all for me.

0:35:07.440 --> 0:35:09.600
<v Speaker 7>And like I said, I'm giving my all to the

0:35:09.640 --> 0:35:11.360
<v Speaker 7>team right now and that's my focus and that's how

0:35:11.400 --> 0:35:11.840
<v Speaker 7>it should be.

0:35:13.280 --> 0:35:16.200
<v Speaker 13>You guys have been close throughout your time here, not

0:35:16.280 --> 0:35:17.680
<v Speaker 13>quite any of the hump where you want to get

0:35:17.719 --> 0:35:20.319
<v Speaker 13>to in the Super Bowls. After some reflection, what do

0:35:20.360 --> 0:35:23.480
<v Speaker 13>you Is there anything your pinpoint? You're like, that's what's

0:35:23.600 --> 0:35:25.160
<v Speaker 13>keeping us from getting where.

0:35:25.040 --> 0:35:27.839
<v Speaker 7>We want to go? Yeah, I mean, you know there's

0:35:27.440 --> 0:35:29.279
<v Speaker 7>a there's a lot of things though that we can

0:35:29.280 --> 0:35:32.880
<v Speaker 7>get better as a team collectively. At the end of

0:35:32.880 --> 0:35:35.000
<v Speaker 7>the day, when it comes down to it and we're

0:35:35.040 --> 0:35:37.680
<v Speaker 7>in these big games in those situations, you know, we

0:35:37.719 --> 0:35:40.960
<v Speaker 7>got to be playing our best football. You and obviously

0:35:41.000 --> 0:35:43.120
<v Speaker 7>I don't. I don't think we did that against against

0:35:43.160 --> 0:35:46.640
<v Speaker 7>the Bills, just you know, costly turnovers. But at the

0:35:46.680 --> 0:35:47.920
<v Speaker 7>end of the at the end of the day. You know,

0:35:47.960 --> 0:35:50.200
<v Speaker 7>we're right there towards the end of the game to

0:35:50.239 --> 0:35:53.160
<v Speaker 7>where we have a chance. So you just got to

0:35:53.160 --> 0:35:55.279
<v Speaker 7>build off of that, you know, get over that hump

0:35:55.320 --> 0:35:58.480
<v Speaker 7>and you know, confident with the group that we have,

0:35:58.560 --> 0:36:01.160
<v Speaker 7>the guys that we have on this team, and I'm

0:36:01.200 --> 0:36:02.239
<v Speaker 7>excited to build off of that.

0:36:02.640 --> 0:36:04.319
<v Speaker 5>Is it emotional for you a little bit and knowing

0:36:04.320 --> 0:36:08.080
<v Speaker 5>how close you've become when Patrick signed elsewhere and you

0:36:08.120 --> 0:36:09.880
<v Speaker 5>realize who's no longer going to be back in your

0:36:09.920 --> 0:36:10.840
<v Speaker 5>locker mate?

0:36:11.280 --> 0:36:14.560
<v Speaker 7>Yeah, you know, I'm excited for him. Obviously, it's gonna

0:36:14.560 --> 0:36:16.719
<v Speaker 7>be a little different without him. He's helped me tremendously,

0:36:17.520 --> 0:36:20.799
<v Speaker 7>uh you know, my first three years. But I know

0:36:20.840 --> 0:36:22.919
<v Speaker 7>he's going to kill it down there. So super happy

0:36:22.960 --> 0:36:23.520
<v Speaker 7>for him.

0:36:24.520 --> 0:36:26.279
<v Speaker 6>You know, I know most off at the line and

0:36:26.320 --> 0:36:28.960
<v Speaker 6>by nature are pretty humble, but is there any kind

0:36:29.000 --> 0:36:32.359
<v Speaker 6>of new pride to seeing how many teams want to

0:36:32.400 --> 0:36:34.200
<v Speaker 6>do what you guys have done with the Eagles have

0:36:34.239 --> 0:36:36.160
<v Speaker 6>done in his best offensive lines, that you kind of

0:36:36.160 --> 0:36:39.680
<v Speaker 6>have that foundation for the championship level offense defense?

0:36:40.280 --> 0:36:43.080
<v Speaker 7>Yeah, I mean, I think you know, games are one

0:36:43.120 --> 0:36:47.239
<v Speaker 7>in the trenches. I think no defense and offensive side

0:36:47.280 --> 0:36:49.000
<v Speaker 7>of ball. You have have to have really good players

0:36:49.000 --> 0:36:51.960
<v Speaker 7>and you have to play at a high level. You know,

0:36:51.960 --> 0:36:53.920
<v Speaker 7>So in the Super Bowl, two really good old lines

0:36:53.960 --> 0:36:57.480
<v Speaker 7>and D Line's going at it. At the end of

0:36:57.480 --> 0:36:59.840
<v Speaker 7>the day, it's a it's a it's a tough position.

0:37:00.160 --> 0:37:03.120
<v Speaker 7>You gotta do everything possible to be elite at that position.

0:37:04.320 --> 0:37:07.279
<v Speaker 7>You gotta be obsessed, obsessed with getting better, and that's

0:37:07.320 --> 0:37:10.440
<v Speaker 7>what makes a position so fun. So you know, I

0:37:10.520 --> 0:37:13.560
<v Speaker 7>think it's it's not an easy position. It's something that

0:37:13.560 --> 0:37:15.960
<v Speaker 7>has to be worked on. And you know, there the

0:37:16.040 --> 0:37:17.560
<v Speaker 7>lead players that you can have a position, I think,

0:37:17.600 --> 0:37:20.720
<v Speaker 7>the better your team's going to be the key parts

0:37:20.840 --> 0:37:22.399
<v Speaker 7>of fresh Have you in.

0:37:22.360 --> 0:37:24.720
<v Speaker 8>The other linement been following the debate at all season?

0:37:25.400 --> 0:37:29.760
<v Speaker 7>Is there a debate or some people are trying to honest?

0:37:29.800 --> 0:37:32.279
<v Speaker 7>I mean I love the I love the play. I'm

0:37:32.320 --> 0:37:38.719
<v Speaker 7>sure defenses don't. But you know, anytime you know you

0:37:38.760 --> 0:37:41.600
<v Speaker 7>can excel and have a high percentage on short yardage

0:37:41.680 --> 0:37:43.239
<v Speaker 7>and if that's the play that you go to, then

0:37:44.280 --> 0:37:45.319
<v Speaker 7>you know, I enjoy the play.

0:37:45.400 --> 0:37:49.560
<v Speaker 8>So you guys were last offseason, you guys had to

0:37:49.560 --> 0:37:52.120
<v Speaker 8>replace three starters along the offensive line. This year, it

0:37:52.200 --> 0:37:56.680
<v Speaker 8>seems like only one What's how important is that continuity

0:37:56.840 --> 0:37:59.520
<v Speaker 8>along the offensive line to be able to stick with

0:37:59.840 --> 0:38:01.600
<v Speaker 8>the same five guys.

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, I think it's big. I think whoever's in there

0:38:03.920 --> 0:38:06.600
<v Speaker 7>has to play, you know, no matter what, we're expecting

0:38:06.600 --> 0:38:09.600
<v Speaker 7>to play at a high level. You know. Obviously, having

0:38:09.680 --> 0:38:12.879
<v Speaker 7>Roger step in and you know, play at a high

0:38:12.960 --> 0:38:14.879
<v Speaker 7>level like he did last year was was super big

0:38:14.920 --> 0:38:17.520
<v Speaker 7>for us, especially being a rookie. That's not an easy

0:38:17.600 --> 0:38:20.640
<v Speaker 7>thing to do, especially the guys in our division. I'm

0:38:20.680 --> 0:38:24.000
<v Speaker 7>super proud of him. And you know, obviously those guys

0:38:24.000 --> 0:38:26.160
<v Speaker 7>who you know, played their first year, we got to

0:38:26.239 --> 0:38:28.319
<v Speaker 7>expect another big jump. And the guys you know who

0:38:28.360 --> 0:38:31.560
<v Speaker 7>have been playing have to take another step. You know,

0:38:31.640 --> 0:38:34.680
<v Speaker 7>anytime you can get more reps together, I think the more,

0:38:35.120 --> 0:38:37.600
<v Speaker 7>the better you better off you're going to be. But

0:38:37.640 --> 0:38:38.920
<v Speaker 7>at the end of the day, the five guys that

0:38:38.960 --> 0:38:40.839
<v Speaker 7>are out there have to be playing at a high

0:38:40.880 --> 0:38:43.239
<v Speaker 7>level to you know, make make things to go.

0:38:43.920 --> 0:38:45.960
<v Speaker 15>Speaking of you know, guys taking steps, what did you

0:38:45.960 --> 0:38:48.800
<v Speaker 15>see from injury before he's last year and uh out

0:38:49.280 --> 0:38:51.719
<v Speaker 15>injury early and then in a hat stepped in. What

0:38:51.840 --> 0:38:54.120
<v Speaker 15>did you see from him last year and what are

0:38:54.120 --> 0:38:56.560
<v Speaker 15>the conversations been in turns of him, you know, you know,

0:38:56.680 --> 0:38:58.840
<v Speaker 15>being in that mix to start there next to.

0:38:58.840 --> 0:39:01.160
<v Speaker 7>You and left that. Yeah, you know, Andrew's a starting

0:39:01.200 --> 0:39:05.160
<v Speaker 7>caliber player. Obviously. The thing with him just obviously coming

0:39:05.160 --> 0:39:07.880
<v Speaker 7>off the knee injury. I think OTA's last year was

0:39:07.920 --> 0:39:10.880
<v Speaker 7>the first reps he's gotten in like two years, so

0:39:11.640 --> 0:39:13.640
<v Speaker 7>he's just making jumps and jumps each and every day.

0:39:13.760 --> 0:39:16.120
<v Speaker 7>I thought he played at a high level for the

0:39:16.200 --> 0:39:17.880
<v Speaker 7>games that he was in, and then obviously doing with

0:39:17.960 --> 0:39:22.239
<v Speaker 7>the ankle injury was unfortunate. I know, he's another guy

0:39:22.320 --> 0:39:24.600
<v Speaker 7>that you know, have ut most confidence and when he

0:39:24.640 --> 0:39:25.880
<v Speaker 7>steps in there that he's going to play at a

0:39:25.920 --> 0:39:26.279
<v Speaker 7>high level.

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