1 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: This is the Chief's official podcast network, taking damage on 2 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:09,280 Speaker 1: the day when you get off, because in this game 3 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:15,440 Speaker 1: you they can play. Okay, don't do what touchdown Kansas City, 4 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:22,360 Speaker 1: the Chiefs all right in the thick of a baby. 5 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:30,800 Speaker 1: We are in full camp mode. Now. My stomach feels it. 6 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:33,199 Speaker 1: It's turning. You want to go to the bathroom every 7 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:36,479 Speaker 1: two minutes. It is training camp time. Mitch alters with you, 8 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:39,760 Speaker 1: the voice in the barbershop, Sean Barber, only my twenty 9 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 1: sixth camp And for you, Barbershop, what is this? Oh 10 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 1: my goodness. Ten years in the league, two years as 11 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:50,280 Speaker 1: a scouting intern, two years as a coaching intern. So 12 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:52,479 Speaker 1: that would get to us maybe this is your fifteen 13 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:56,280 Speaker 1: you're fifteen for Barbershop. Well, we all know what training 14 00:00:56,360 --> 00:00:58,320 Speaker 1: camp is like. And we're gonna see a lot of 15 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 1: you up here. In fact, you're gonna see me and 16 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:03,920 Speaker 1: Sean and BJ We're gonna be come find us. We're 17 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 1: in a we got our own little place now. It's 18 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 1: the podcast network place, and believe me, it's a special place. Okay, 19 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:13,200 Speaker 1: we're gonna talk about how camp has started, and he 20 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 1: starts in a unique way because the National Football League 21 00:01:15,800 --> 00:01:19,320 Speaker 1: allows some time for guys to kind of ease into it, 22 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:22,240 Speaker 1: and that is the rookies, the quarterbacks, and then the 23 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:24,680 Speaker 1: injury rehab guys and before we get into the meat 24 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 1: of the rookies. To me, the most encouraging sign of 25 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:33,679 Speaker 1: getting started was Travis Kelsey. He spent all spring and 26 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:37,680 Speaker 1: summer rehabbing after his surgery, and he was running around 27 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 1: like it was full go. Coach said, Hey, I'm gonna 28 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:42,480 Speaker 1: take it easy on him, but I was impressed with 29 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:45,120 Speaker 1: him and the way this is started. Yeah, during offseason 30 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: workhouts and OTAs and oh those organized training activities that 31 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:52,200 Speaker 1: you know, back at the Arrowhead seeing seeing Kelsey eighty 32 00:01:52,240 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 1: seven I did without you know, not going full goal 33 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 1: was kind of concerning from most fans. But if you 34 00:01:57,160 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 1: had any chance to see him out there today, I 35 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:02,200 Speaker 1: mean he's back to his old ways, if not even 36 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 1: a better version of his old ways. After the catch, 37 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 1: seeing how fluent he was in and out his breaks. Um, 38 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:11,000 Speaker 1: obviously we always know he can catch the ball easily, 39 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:13,520 Speaker 1: one of the best catching tight ends in the league. 40 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 1: But then after the catch, his movements up to field 41 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 1: making gays miss uh that that like cat like quickness. 42 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:25,000 Speaker 1: Zeus is back Zeus is back. What I like about 43 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:27,240 Speaker 1: it was it wasn't oh, I'm out here with the rookies. 44 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 1: What am I doing here? I'm gonna gonna kind of 45 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:31,920 Speaker 1: jog through it. I think Patrick's a big part of 46 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:34,679 Speaker 1: this because he's looking around going, oh, Holmes is here, 47 00:02:35,040 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 1: so uh that. And I'll give I'll give Kel's credit 48 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 1: because he came in like he's brand new rookie in 49 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:43,519 Speaker 1: the way he started this stuff. And we talked about 50 00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:46,079 Speaker 1: have an elite quarterback. You talk about the franchise, you 51 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 1: talk about a quarterback that's going to be a leader 52 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:51,920 Speaker 1: of your franchise and of your organization. Um, you gotta 53 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:53,960 Speaker 1: you gotta think about how that plays a part in 54 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 1: everybody's mentality from that point on. If your quarterback m 55 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:00,200 Speaker 1: is able to come out and give his old to 56 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 1: a rookie camp and is not hesitating to be involved 57 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 1: and be active and be a part of this, then 58 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:08,920 Speaker 1: no one else in the building, no one else on 59 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 1: the on the rasta should even blink about coming out 60 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 1: here and trying to get better well, And people say, gosh, 61 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:18,520 Speaker 1: what are those first days really like? What they what 62 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:20,840 Speaker 1: do they get done? Because everybody had done show up 63 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 1: until Friday, and movie's asking what Sherman gonna do? What's 64 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:25,840 Speaker 1: the sausage you're gonna come? You don't want to miss it. 65 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:27,919 Speaker 1: I'll just put that out there. We kind of got 66 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:31,079 Speaker 1: to peek behind the curtain. But I want to talk 67 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:35,080 Speaker 1: about the importance of these first couple of days, especially 68 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 1: for the rookies. We mentioned with Andy Reid. There is 69 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:41,560 Speaker 1: no wasted time, no wasted days. But if you're a rookie, 70 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 1: what are the things you can extract at of getting 71 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 1: a forty eight to seventy two Our heads start on 72 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 1: everybody else, and I mean number one of up most 73 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 1: important is the amount of reps um as. You know, 74 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:55,440 Speaker 1: once once the vetermans get here, um, if you're a viewer, 75 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:58,200 Speaker 1: you're a rookie, you're first year guy. Um. If you're 76 00:03:58,200 --> 00:04:00,400 Speaker 1: not part of it, one of those main core guys, man, 77 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 1: your reps get cut. It's almost none. I think usually 78 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 1: you know, you go four for the first team, for 79 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 1: a second team, and then if you're a third or 80 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 1: fourth team and you get you know, one or two 81 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:12,200 Speaker 1: snaps here. It's very hard to make a team. It's 82 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 1: very hard to show what you can do on the 83 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:15,400 Speaker 1: field when you don't have the opportunity to show it 84 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 1: day in and day out, So being able to soak 85 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:21,559 Speaker 1: up all the reps you're getting yourself, you know whatever, 86 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:25,960 Speaker 1: sixty or seventy plays of showing the defensive coordinator, office 87 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:27,840 Speaker 1: coordinator what you can do if you had the chance 88 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:30,800 Speaker 1: to go out there and make plays, you know, and 89 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:33,160 Speaker 1: you also able to go out there and work at 90 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:37,120 Speaker 1: your craft. Get yourself tired, get yourself exhausted, work on 91 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:39,440 Speaker 1: your conditioning, because I tell you, when it when it 92 00:04:39,440 --> 00:04:41,280 Speaker 1: comes time for those bullets to be real and the 93 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:43,920 Speaker 1: first preseason game comes, everybody's gonna feel like they have 94 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:45,840 Speaker 1: a little mini heart attack. You're gonna feel like you're 95 00:04:45,880 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 1: hyperventilating a little bit when you have a chance to 96 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:49,479 Speaker 1: go down there and run down in their first special 97 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:53,159 Speaker 1: teams kick to kick off the ninth twenty nineteen season. 98 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:55,240 Speaker 1: Let me give you some examples, and this is not 99 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 1: an exclusive list, so don't read anything into this, but 100 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:01,479 Speaker 1: I'm hearing you say that I'm thinking of guys like 101 00:05:01,520 --> 00:05:05,440 Speaker 1: Mark Field's undrafted corner at a Clemson, John Lovett, who 102 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:08,719 Speaker 1: was Princeton's quarterback, who's kind of this hback tight end 103 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 1: hybrid guy, Ryan Hunter, and a second camp. Another guy 104 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:15,279 Speaker 1: in a second camp is Demontre Wade at corner um 105 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:18,799 Speaker 1: nic Al Gready REP Guard he REP Center UH. Cody 106 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:21,680 Speaker 1: Thompson is a kid at of Toledo Rashan Davis. The 107 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:24,000 Speaker 1: reason I mentioned that is when you were saying that 108 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:27,559 Speaker 1: those guys come to mind because the reps are gonna 109 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 1: go away pretty soon. For these guys are they're gonna 110 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:32,120 Speaker 1: get the scraps on the table and they gotta showgain 111 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:33,920 Speaker 1: they can, you know, perform at a high level one. 112 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:35,880 Speaker 1: They gotta show that they you know, it's not a 113 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:38,159 Speaker 1: mistake them getting here. It's not just they're not a 114 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:40,480 Speaker 1: camp body. Hear a camp body. He's just you're just 115 00:05:40,560 --> 00:05:43,560 Speaker 1: here to take up space during camp and when veterans 116 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:46,680 Speaker 1: get here and you know, we'll definitely the end of 117 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:49,480 Speaker 1: the roster. Those guys gotta every day go out there 118 00:05:49,520 --> 00:05:53,279 Speaker 1: and hone their skills, sharpen their skills, and let people 119 00:05:53,320 --> 00:05:55,080 Speaker 1: know that they're here for a reason. They got a 120 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:58,039 Speaker 1: purpose behind coming up to camp. They expect to try 121 00:05:58,080 --> 00:06:00,640 Speaker 1: to make the team and be one of those um 122 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:04,560 Speaker 1: you know, last seat to the table. Communication is something 123 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:06,240 Speaker 1: that's talked about in this game all the time. I 124 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:09,599 Speaker 1: think it's very unique in football other than the other 125 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:12,080 Speaker 1: major professional sports. I mean, you got to communicate in 126 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 1: every sport. But these first couple of days, and I 127 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:17,000 Speaker 1: think I'm gonna give you an example here, a guy 128 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:20,640 Speaker 1: like ray Ray Davidson, Raymond Davidson second camp. Uh, he 129 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:22,600 Speaker 1: was here last year. Croc pod guys said, you put 130 00:06:22,680 --> 00:06:24,600 Speaker 1: him in the croc pod, you let him simmer and 131 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:26,520 Speaker 1: when they get out, they may you may have something 132 00:06:26,560 --> 00:06:30,240 Speaker 1: really good. Um, but I talked to Raymond. He's played 133 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:33,400 Speaker 1: mike backer. He's getting some raps at Mike backer before 134 00:06:33,680 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 1: the other dudes get here. But what about being able 135 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:39,760 Speaker 1: to communicate and learning how to do that in these 136 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:43,320 Speaker 1: first three practices that you get that nobody else gets. Raymond, 137 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:45,839 Speaker 1: Raymond's got to show it. He's uh, He's put the 138 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:49,160 Speaker 1: time in the offseason learning the playbook. He's not hesitant, 139 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:51,800 Speaker 1: he's not he's not doubtful in his calls. He has 140 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:54,440 Speaker 1: to show those leadership qualities. And we all know that 141 00:06:54,440 --> 00:06:56,839 Speaker 1: comes with the position of being a mike linebacker. You're 142 00:06:56,880 --> 00:06:58,560 Speaker 1: the you're the deacons of leader, You're the decons of 143 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:01,560 Speaker 1: quarterback up the defense side of the ball, playing and 144 00:07:01,640 --> 00:07:03,400 Speaker 1: play out. So you have to show you have that 145 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:06,680 Speaker 1: that that arrogainst that confidence in knowing where everybody goes, 146 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:08,599 Speaker 1: where everybody's posts to line up, what the checks and 147 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:12,760 Speaker 1: balances are, whether adjustments to different offensive sets, and then 148 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:15,400 Speaker 1: be able to go and execute, not not just you know, 149 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:18,320 Speaker 1: come close to making plays, but make plays. Um. And 150 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 1: we talk about Ray Ray. Ray knows that, you know, 151 00:07:20,360 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 1: we added some linebackers. We already had a good group, 152 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 1: we added some more. Um. He was a guy who 153 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:28,320 Speaker 1: was just on the custom of not making the active 154 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:31,200 Speaker 1: roster last year. So between year and one year two, 155 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 1: you need to see him skyrocket his improvement his playmaking 156 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:38,040 Speaker 1: the building, his tackling, his angle, his pursuit to the ball, 157 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:41,400 Speaker 1: his passionate uh play, his abilities on the field have 158 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:43,880 Speaker 1: to really take off in year or two for mister 159 00:07:43,960 --> 00:07:46,080 Speaker 1: Ray Ray to show that he's a budding star in 160 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:48,400 Speaker 1: the league. We're talking about special teams. That's the last 161 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:51,320 Speaker 1: podcast springing up after we're done here all right now, 162 00:07:51,680 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 1: But the communicating is to me, the big difference from 163 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:57,080 Speaker 1: the NFL. These guys, a lot of these guys fields 164 00:07:57,120 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 1: played at Clumpshon and we go down the guys who 165 00:07:58,720 --> 00:08:01,600 Speaker 1: played at the high FBS level schools. But now we're 166 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:04,720 Speaker 1: talking National Football League communication, learning how to do that 167 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:08,240 Speaker 1: before everybody gets here? What about that? Yeah, the checks 168 00:08:08,240 --> 00:08:11,720 Speaker 1: and balances going into each play on the field. I 169 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:14,440 Speaker 1: take myself in thinking what was my thought process before 170 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:16,880 Speaker 1: every play? I had to think about what my alignment, 171 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:21,600 Speaker 1: what my assignment was. What are the possible adjustments versus 172 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:24,680 Speaker 1: a certain offensive personnel. Now when they come out in 173 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:27,320 Speaker 1: that personnel, what are the variations they can go. They 174 00:08:27,320 --> 00:08:29,920 Speaker 1: can go bunch, they can go spread, they can go 175 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:32,800 Speaker 1: big on one side, they can go unbalanced. And then 176 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:35,480 Speaker 1: once they do that, then what are the offensive plays 177 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:38,920 Speaker 1: I'm expecting out of that formation? And that has to 178 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:42,800 Speaker 1: be done before the ball is even snapped every single play. 179 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:46,760 Speaker 1: That type of dedication, commitment to being able to communicate 180 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:49,280 Speaker 1: across all eleven guys that make sure we all eleven 181 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:52,360 Speaker 1: on the same page. That's what this rookie camp is 182 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:54,560 Speaker 1: going to do for these young guys. Get them used 183 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:58,920 Speaker 1: to making that mental checklist before every play. When I 184 00:08:58,960 --> 00:09:00,720 Speaker 1: hear you say that, I'm going to old school on you, 185 00:09:00,760 --> 00:09:03,560 Speaker 1: But I think of a guy like London Fletcher who 186 00:09:03,559 --> 00:09:06,920 Speaker 1: played John Carroll Division three guy, And when I hear 187 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:10,120 Speaker 1: you saying that I'm like Wikipedia, London Fletcher, how do 188 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:14,160 Speaker 1: you make it in this league? All right? Tempo? Now 189 00:09:14,160 --> 00:09:17,000 Speaker 1: I have learned this. They're speeds at every step of 190 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:18,600 Speaker 1: the way. And he talks about this all the time. 191 00:09:18,679 --> 00:09:22,280 Speaker 1: Coach read where, Okay, you got ota tempo? Got it? 192 00:09:22,400 --> 00:09:26,280 Speaker 1: Then you got maybe mandatory mini camp tempo? Maybe yeah, 193 00:09:26,320 --> 00:09:29,320 Speaker 1: I got it? Then training camp. The throttle opens up 194 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:32,480 Speaker 1: a little more preseason games, a little more regular season games. 195 00:09:32,480 --> 00:09:35,360 Speaker 1: It's wide open throttle, and the playoffs are somewhere in 196 00:09:35,400 --> 00:09:39,960 Speaker 1: some other galaxy. Learning how to play a tempo For 197 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:43,160 Speaker 1: a young guy in training camp, what do you have 198 00:09:43,240 --> 00:09:45,840 Speaker 1: to do? Each period has his own tempo and you 199 00:09:45,840 --> 00:09:47,840 Speaker 1: gotta learn it. You gotta learn it fast because the 200 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:50,800 Speaker 1: last thing you want to happen is you be the 201 00:09:50,840 --> 00:09:52,960 Speaker 1: cause of somebody getting hurt because you were going the 202 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:55,960 Speaker 1: wrong tempo. But that that misunderstanding about what the tempo 203 00:09:56,160 --> 00:10:00,000 Speaker 1: is for that specific period of the drill is so important. 204 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:02,080 Speaker 1: And you have tag off, you got thud, you got 205 00:10:02,160 --> 00:10:07,839 Speaker 1: special cat. All those different tempos requires guys on both 206 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:10,679 Speaker 1: sides of the ball to understand. You know whose period 207 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:12,559 Speaker 1: it is when the ball's in the air, Is this 208 00:10:12,679 --> 00:10:15,720 Speaker 1: an offensive period of defensive period. When it's a defensive period, 209 00:10:15,840 --> 00:10:18,000 Speaker 1: then the defensive guys has priority to the ball once 210 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:20,240 Speaker 1: it's in the air. If it's an offensive period, then 211 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:23,319 Speaker 1: you expect the wide receivers that first priority. The defensive guys. 212 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:24,800 Speaker 1: Just be in the area and make sure you got 213 00:10:24,800 --> 00:10:26,960 Speaker 1: the right leverage. Make sure you're in position to make 214 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:29,120 Speaker 1: a play on the ball off if it comes to you, 215 00:10:29,600 --> 00:10:31,840 Speaker 1: Batter down if you can, without making any contact with 216 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:34,679 Speaker 1: the offensive guy, but allow him to elevate, allow him 217 00:10:34,679 --> 00:10:37,120 Speaker 1: to make his play, allow him to catch it, secure it, 218 00:10:37,160 --> 00:10:39,400 Speaker 1: come down, and then we try to rip the ball out, 219 00:10:39,679 --> 00:10:43,360 Speaker 1: but not risking any kind of legs getting intertwined or 220 00:10:43,400 --> 00:10:46,680 Speaker 1: somebody coming down and twisting an ankle. You gotta learn 221 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:50,040 Speaker 1: that at a very young age because they're gonna go. 222 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:52,560 Speaker 1: You know you hear coach ree at every press conference. 223 00:10:52,640 --> 00:10:54,120 Speaker 1: Let's go, I'm ready to go. I'm ready to go. 224 00:10:54,280 --> 00:10:57,480 Speaker 1: He wants to see this practice. Pick up super speed, 225 00:10:57,559 --> 00:11:00,600 Speaker 1: ultraspeed as fast as possible, because the aster you can 226 00:11:00,640 --> 00:11:03,439 Speaker 1: practice when it comes to game day, the more you'll 227 00:11:03,480 --> 00:11:06,520 Speaker 1: be able to settle down and kind of get into 228 00:11:06,559 --> 00:11:09,600 Speaker 1: your rhythm while you're trying to emulate that that speed 229 00:11:09,640 --> 00:11:12,040 Speaker 1: of the game. But they have to learn really fast 230 00:11:12,880 --> 00:11:16,439 Speaker 1: how to practice, how to practice like a pro. You 231 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:18,960 Speaker 1: like you told me this before, and I really like 232 00:11:19,040 --> 00:11:22,720 Speaker 1: it played to tired. Honestly, it's even guys that are 233 00:11:22,720 --> 00:11:25,080 Speaker 1: in the league. I mean, you hear these podcasts BJ 234 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:27,080 Speaker 1: Kisseles on one with Nick Lucky and when we do 235 00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:29,640 Speaker 1: a bunch of stuff, a bunch of different things, whether 236 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:31,720 Speaker 1: it's you have to work Monday nights, you work throughout 237 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:34,199 Speaker 1: the week. But if you're gonna make it in this league, 238 00:11:34,520 --> 00:11:37,040 Speaker 1: that's what I try to convince folks. I like the 239 00:11:37,080 --> 00:11:40,160 Speaker 1: way you're phrase it played to tired. Define that for me, 240 00:11:41,240 --> 00:11:44,360 Speaker 1: especially for these rookies, how do you play to tired? Well, 241 00:11:44,360 --> 00:11:46,199 Speaker 1: I think one thing they're not gonna realize coming into 242 00:11:46,200 --> 00:11:49,040 Speaker 1: training camp day and dad, you know, the veterans are 243 00:11:49,040 --> 00:11:52,040 Speaker 1: coming in a survival mode, right, these these rookies, we're 244 00:11:52,080 --> 00:11:54,040 Speaker 1: all in the same team, but during training camp you're 245 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:57,120 Speaker 1: actually we're fighting one another for a seat at the table. 246 00:11:57,160 --> 00:11:59,960 Speaker 1: It's fifty three spots. We gotta compete, we gotta got 247 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:02,880 Speaker 1: to push for excellence. And these young guys are coming 248 00:12:02,920 --> 00:12:07,920 Speaker 1: in young. I've been through uh you know, acc all 249 00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:11,600 Speaker 1: American games, and I've been training, I've worked myself. I'm 250 00:12:11,640 --> 00:12:14,079 Speaker 1: ready to go with. What you don't realize is the 251 00:12:14,200 --> 00:12:17,480 Speaker 1: level of play, the demand on your body through training camp, 252 00:12:17,640 --> 00:12:21,520 Speaker 1: practice in and practice out. Put pushing yourself in the 253 00:12:21,520 --> 00:12:23,800 Speaker 1: weight room, pushing yourself to make sure you get the 254 00:12:23,880 --> 00:12:26,520 Speaker 1: right amount of nutrients to the right amount of rests 255 00:12:26,920 --> 00:12:29,720 Speaker 1: so that you can perform at your highest level every 256 00:12:29,840 --> 00:12:33,040 Speaker 1: day during training camp. You need to show those scouts, 257 00:12:33,520 --> 00:12:37,600 Speaker 1: your coaches, and your teammates your desire to be the 258 00:12:37,600 --> 00:12:40,240 Speaker 1: best you can be every time you step on the field, 259 00:12:40,240 --> 00:12:42,760 Speaker 1: for every rep. That's when guys start to look at 260 00:12:42,800 --> 00:12:44,040 Speaker 1: each other and say, hey, man, this guy's gonna be 261 00:12:44,080 --> 00:12:46,520 Speaker 1: a baller. This young guy's gonna he's gonna he's gonna 262 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:48,400 Speaker 1: come out to shoot. We can win with him. We 263 00:12:48,480 --> 00:12:50,520 Speaker 1: need to find ways for him to get on the field. Yeah, 264 00:12:50,520 --> 00:12:53,040 Speaker 1: he's part of the fifty three. Up until that point, 265 00:12:53,679 --> 00:12:55,640 Speaker 1: you're just you're just You're just here. You're just hearing 266 00:12:55,640 --> 00:12:59,520 Speaker 1: the moment, whether it takes running after practice, whether it 267 00:12:59,520 --> 00:13:02,280 Speaker 1: takes once the ball is catched, chasing the offensive guy 268 00:13:02,320 --> 00:13:04,520 Speaker 1: all the way to the goal line, m doing some 269 00:13:04,559 --> 00:13:07,800 Speaker 1: extra hand drills in between your reps. On on a 270 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:11,720 Speaker 1: offdair practice. Whatever you gotta do to empty your tank, 271 00:13:11,960 --> 00:13:13,920 Speaker 1: that's what when when it came to conditioning, I talked 272 00:13:13,920 --> 00:13:16,800 Speaker 1: about emptying your tank on that last rep. Working yourself 273 00:13:16,800 --> 00:13:19,640 Speaker 1: too exhaustion sometimes so you can build up a little 274 00:13:19,640 --> 00:13:22,880 Speaker 1: bit of a callous almost when it comes to your conditioning. 275 00:13:23,120 --> 00:13:26,280 Speaker 1: So you can always show, always perform at your best. 276 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:29,320 Speaker 1: And you don't let you know, fatigue make coward of us, 277 00:13:29,480 --> 00:13:32,200 Speaker 1: makes cowards of us all. You don't let that that 278 00:13:32,320 --> 00:13:34,440 Speaker 1: mottle become your trend. You know, I just had this 279 00:13:34,559 --> 00:13:37,520 Speaker 1: exact conversation with It's a rookie, and I loved it 280 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:41,840 Speaker 1: because it is this exact thing Darwin Thompson. They're running 281 00:13:41,840 --> 00:13:44,400 Speaker 1: back from Utah State because I just just had it 282 00:13:44,440 --> 00:13:47,880 Speaker 1: with him. What motive it did you at Jenks High 283 00:13:47,880 --> 00:13:50,360 Speaker 1: School to say I can do this? And then he 284 00:13:50,360 --> 00:13:53,840 Speaker 1: goes to any Oa and m Junior College doesn't get recruited, 285 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:56,880 Speaker 1: he tears it up. Then he goes to Utah State. 286 00:13:57,200 --> 00:13:59,400 Speaker 1: Here he is again. He's had to prove himself every 287 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:02,920 Speaker 1: step of the way. He said, what motivates me is 288 00:14:02,960 --> 00:14:07,080 Speaker 1: fear because if I'm not doing it, who is? And 289 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:10,280 Speaker 1: then I'm gonna do all I can play myself to tired. 290 00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:13,160 Speaker 1: He didn't use your phrase, but he basically said the 291 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:15,400 Speaker 1: same thing. That's why when you come to training camp, 292 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:18,079 Speaker 1: he worse number twenty five. Just watch him. I'm not 293 00:14:18,080 --> 00:14:21,280 Speaker 1: gonna get ahead of myself here. I'm just saying the 294 00:14:21,360 --> 00:14:23,840 Speaker 1: kid is wired the way you just said it. You 295 00:14:23,920 --> 00:14:25,440 Speaker 1: know he's a special kid. And you see him. You 296 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:28,000 Speaker 1: know obviously you know he has a position on place 297 00:14:28,080 --> 00:14:31,200 Speaker 1: here in return games and third down screen games. Um, 298 00:14:31,320 --> 00:14:34,560 Speaker 1: he's at that change of change of pace back that 299 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:38,520 Speaker 1: every offense needs. But when you talk to him, you 300 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:42,560 Speaker 1: don't hear somebody who is accomplished, achieved, arrived. You hear 301 00:14:42,600 --> 00:14:47,400 Speaker 1: a gritty, young a guy who's who's eager to showcase 302 00:14:47,440 --> 00:14:50,960 Speaker 1: his abilities, always ready to show how fast he is. Um. 303 00:14:51,040 --> 00:14:53,040 Speaker 1: I remember being anyone playing a linebacker, you know, off 304 00:14:53,520 --> 00:14:57,400 Speaker 1: outside linebacker. Speed was something that I kind of hung 305 00:14:57,480 --> 00:15:00,320 Speaker 1: my hat on. And then I watched myself in film 306 00:15:00,320 --> 00:15:02,000 Speaker 1: and I looked at myself and say, am I showing 307 00:15:02,040 --> 00:15:04,600 Speaker 1: people right now at this point of the drill, this 308 00:15:04,640 --> 00:15:07,360 Speaker 1: point of the practice, that I'm the fastest guy on defense. 309 00:15:07,720 --> 00:15:09,760 Speaker 1: If ever, there was a snap that I wasn't running 310 00:15:09,800 --> 00:15:13,680 Speaker 1: past somebody I took that as like a loaf for me, 311 00:15:14,280 --> 00:15:19,480 Speaker 1: and you have no play, there's no there's no place 312 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:22,080 Speaker 1: for guys to think they can take the foot off 313 00:15:22,080 --> 00:15:24,200 Speaker 1: the pedal. Right now, where we are, right here and 314 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:26,680 Speaker 1: where this organization is, it's time to turn the page, 315 00:15:27,040 --> 00:15:29,920 Speaker 1: push the pedal to the metal, and keep pushing towards 316 00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:34,760 Speaker 1: towards greatness. To me, maybe one point seven five out 317 00:15:34,760 --> 00:15:38,040 Speaker 1: of five rookies think that way. Who's thinking the tape's 318 00:15:38,040 --> 00:15:41,520 Speaker 1: always on? Who am I showing on tape? Now they 319 00:15:41,600 --> 00:15:43,480 Speaker 1: learn it. I think over time they're going to survive. 320 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:45,760 Speaker 1: But when you come in, I don't think you think 321 00:15:45,800 --> 00:15:48,520 Speaker 1: that way. The eye in the sky and it's always on. 322 00:15:48,760 --> 00:15:51,920 Speaker 1: You know that college mentality is so much different, right, Yeah. 323 00:15:51,960 --> 00:15:54,360 Speaker 1: These guys are coming from being the big fishing upond 324 00:15:54,360 --> 00:15:58,160 Speaker 1: to being the alpha on campus. Whether they practice hard 325 00:15:58,240 --> 00:15:59,680 Speaker 1: or not, as long as they went out and played 326 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:02,520 Speaker 1: the game, they knew that they were the best player 327 00:16:02,560 --> 00:16:06,200 Speaker 1: in their position on the field. These are it's a 328 00:16:05,040 --> 00:16:09,360 Speaker 1: compilation of superstars. But when you come to the NFL 329 00:16:09,680 --> 00:16:13,080 Speaker 1: and these jobs, these these fifty three roster spots are 330 00:16:13,160 --> 00:16:16,680 Speaker 1: so important soul, They matter so much to the organization, 331 00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:22,280 Speaker 1: The scouting department breaks down every snap, every individual drill, 332 00:16:22,400 --> 00:16:25,440 Speaker 1: every time you're on the field, you're being evaluated not 333 00:16:25,560 --> 00:16:27,640 Speaker 1: only by your coach now about your teammates, but the 334 00:16:27,720 --> 00:16:30,160 Speaker 1: guys that are making the call of whether they're gonna 335 00:16:30,160 --> 00:16:32,560 Speaker 1: bring in more guys in your position, whether they're gonna 336 00:16:32,560 --> 00:16:35,640 Speaker 1: bring in another crop of young guys next year, because 337 00:16:35,640 --> 00:16:37,920 Speaker 1: you're not getting it done. And that's the that's the 338 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:39,960 Speaker 1: kind of push these guys haven't felt in a long time, 339 00:16:40,120 --> 00:16:41,800 Speaker 1: and they abody to get used to it really quick 340 00:16:41,920 --> 00:16:45,720 Speaker 1: if they're gonna be a pro. Scouts do that every night, 341 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:50,880 Speaker 1: every day is evaluated, all right, fine, tired? You and 342 00:16:50,880 --> 00:16:56,000 Speaker 1: I both like Eric Bienemy. Love the dude, his talk 343 00:16:56,040 --> 00:16:59,760 Speaker 1: about tempo. His influence permeates throughout the team. But I 344 00:16:59,800 --> 00:17:03,280 Speaker 1: think two guys here Mcole Hardman and I mentioned Darwin 345 00:17:03,320 --> 00:17:08,480 Speaker 1: Thompson already. But a guy like Beingemy will say find work. Yeah, 346 00:17:08,800 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 1: that's a rookie during a play, how do you find work? 347 00:17:13,040 --> 00:17:14,919 Speaker 1: You better understand it real quick because you're gonna hear 348 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:17,320 Speaker 1: him say it often early and often. I think it 349 00:17:17,359 --> 00:17:19,760 Speaker 1: was seven or seven the first team drill, first play, 350 00:17:20,119 --> 00:17:22,280 Speaker 1: one of the receivers drops a pass and you hear 351 00:17:22,359 --> 00:17:25,200 Speaker 1: Eric being me, fine work. He's telling guys, the ball 352 00:17:25,200 --> 00:17:27,000 Speaker 1: even if the ball isn't thrown to you, your play 353 00:17:27,080 --> 00:17:30,359 Speaker 1: isn't over. You go find somebody to block because of 354 00:17:30,480 --> 00:17:33,200 Speaker 1: five yard, ten yard, a little curl round, a little 355 00:17:34,359 --> 00:17:37,320 Speaker 1: passed on in the flat, one miss tackle, and then 356 00:17:37,359 --> 00:17:39,359 Speaker 1: it's up to the other four or five receivers to 357 00:17:39,359 --> 00:17:42,400 Speaker 1: go find somebody the block where that becomes a touchdown. 358 00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:44,800 Speaker 1: And if you're not thinking that mentality and you hesitate, 359 00:17:45,080 --> 00:17:48,119 Speaker 1: then the defensive guy cuts you off. He goes the second, 360 00:17:48,200 --> 00:17:50,800 Speaker 1: third guy and makes the tackle. Off there is a 361 00:17:50,840 --> 00:17:54,040 Speaker 1: fumble on the play, all right, The defensive guys are 362 00:17:54,040 --> 00:17:56,640 Speaker 1: all swarming to the ball. If you're an offensive guy 363 00:17:56,680 --> 00:17:58,199 Speaker 1: and you've given up on the play a little bit 364 00:17:58,200 --> 00:18:00,280 Speaker 1: early and you're not going to find work, you're not 365 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:03,159 Speaker 1: trying to insert yourself into the play to make it 366 00:18:03,160 --> 00:18:05,760 Speaker 1: that next block, then when that ball pops out, you're 367 00:18:05,760 --> 00:18:07,440 Speaker 1: not gonna be there to recover and keep the ball 368 00:18:07,440 --> 00:18:10,160 Speaker 1: on our side. And so he speaks about he prays 369 00:18:10,200 --> 00:18:12,399 Speaker 1: about it. He looks for guys that are not hustling 370 00:18:12,520 --> 00:18:14,360 Speaker 1: and tells them over and over again, Hey, you gotta 371 00:18:14,400 --> 00:18:16,359 Speaker 1: find work, you gotta you gotta continue to go the 372 00:18:16,400 --> 00:18:18,280 Speaker 1: plays over. You don't go back to the huddle you've 373 00:18:18,320 --> 00:18:20,760 Speaker 1: finished a play. And you hear Coach the enemy saying 374 00:18:20,760 --> 00:18:24,560 Speaker 1: that often early and often, and I love that about him. 375 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:26,679 Speaker 1: Here's the thing, too, he simplifies it. I love the 376 00:18:26,680 --> 00:18:30,000 Speaker 1: way he simplifies it. Now, there's twelve wide receivers in 377 00:18:30,040 --> 00:18:33,840 Speaker 1: his camp. Maybe keep six. You can go right down 378 00:18:33,880 --> 00:18:35,640 Speaker 1: the line when you come to camp and check him off. 379 00:18:35,760 --> 00:18:39,560 Speaker 1: But a guy like McCole hardman to learn that because 380 00:18:39,600 --> 00:18:41,920 Speaker 1: we hey we won the Fantasy League because Kelsey had 381 00:18:42,240 --> 00:18:46,080 Speaker 1: one hundred and fifty yards and five three touchdowns, or hey, Tyreek, 382 00:18:46,920 --> 00:18:49,159 Speaker 1: watch real closely what the other guys were doing to 383 00:18:49,200 --> 00:18:52,280 Speaker 1: allow that big play to happen. That's why when you 384 00:18:52,320 --> 00:18:55,080 Speaker 1: look at a guy like DeMarcus Robinson or died, or 385 00:18:56,560 --> 00:19:00,280 Speaker 1: when you look at Pringle and those guys, finding work 386 00:19:00,480 --> 00:19:02,679 Speaker 1: might be the key thing. All right. Finally, as we're 387 00:19:02,680 --> 00:19:05,040 Speaker 1: head of the fourth quarter, are close to it here 388 00:19:05,280 --> 00:19:08,520 Speaker 1: as we get ready for training camp, rookies, rehab and realization. 389 00:19:08,560 --> 00:19:11,440 Speaker 1: That's what we're talking about today, and that is training 390 00:19:11,680 --> 00:19:16,600 Speaker 1: camp survival. To some extent, all of us get in 391 00:19:16,640 --> 00:19:19,280 Speaker 1: survival mode to training camp. But as a rookie and 392 00:19:19,320 --> 00:19:21,600 Speaker 1: a young player. How do you learn to survive? You 393 00:19:21,680 --> 00:19:24,159 Speaker 1: got to realize it's a difference between surviving the moment 394 00:19:24,359 --> 00:19:27,720 Speaker 1: and then in surviving camp. Right. Surviving the moment put 395 00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:30,399 Speaker 1: you in attack. Attack anything right, anything that moves. I'm 396 00:19:30,440 --> 00:19:33,280 Speaker 1: attacking defensively. Hey, I want I want to show I'm 397 00:19:33,320 --> 00:19:35,760 Speaker 1: a physical guy first snap, every snap. I want to 398 00:19:35,760 --> 00:19:37,840 Speaker 1: be the most physical guy on the field. That's not 399 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:41,720 Speaker 1: always what survival mode means. It's a mentality. It's a 400 00:19:41,760 --> 00:19:44,560 Speaker 1: mentality that I will get to the meeting room early. 401 00:19:44,920 --> 00:19:46,800 Speaker 1: I'm gonna make sure I'm in sitting in the special 402 00:19:46,800 --> 00:19:49,600 Speaker 1: team's room before the coach get there. I'm gonna make 403 00:19:49,640 --> 00:19:52,399 Speaker 1: sure I take care of my body. I rest, I 404 00:19:52,480 --> 00:19:56,840 Speaker 1: spend time lifting weights throughout training camp so I can 405 00:19:57,200 --> 00:20:01,720 Speaker 1: remain strong throughout the entire camp. It's understanding that the 406 00:20:02,119 --> 00:20:04,719 Speaker 1: goal is to be one of the fifty three left standing. 407 00:20:05,119 --> 00:20:07,320 Speaker 1: It's it's not going out and showing and one seven 408 00:20:07,359 --> 00:20:09,439 Speaker 1: on seven that I can be an All American, Uh, 409 00:20:09,520 --> 00:20:11,760 Speaker 1: that I can lay somebody that. That is not what 410 00:20:11,800 --> 00:20:15,440 Speaker 1: surviva more means. It's about being left standing and being 411 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:18,280 Speaker 1: one of the last fifty three and then making the team. 412 00:20:19,160 --> 00:20:21,520 Speaker 1: The other thing is being smart. Here. You're gonna show 413 00:20:21,560 --> 00:20:23,840 Speaker 1: that you can play. You're gonna show you can find work, 414 00:20:23,880 --> 00:20:26,359 Speaker 1: you can show you can find tired. But you gotta 415 00:20:26,359 --> 00:20:29,000 Speaker 1: be smart. I've seen guys get cut that hit the 416 00:20:29,040 --> 00:20:31,560 Speaker 1: wrong guy at the wrong time. But some guy's got 417 00:20:31,560 --> 00:20:33,720 Speaker 1: his hair on fire. He's gonna try to make the team. 418 00:20:33,760 --> 00:20:36,040 Speaker 1: Oh and he hits Kelsey or he hits Tyreek or 419 00:20:36,119 --> 00:20:39,600 Speaker 1: God forbid, do not touch Patrick Mahomes. That's why he's 420 00:20:39,600 --> 00:20:42,680 Speaker 1: got the yellow jersey on. But I've seen guys actually 421 00:20:42,760 --> 00:20:45,399 Speaker 1: try too hard and do something stupid and they're on 422 00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:47,359 Speaker 1: the bus side of town in ten minutes. Man, you 423 00:20:47,359 --> 00:20:49,719 Speaker 1: gotta know your role. If your role is to come 424 00:20:49,760 --> 00:20:52,040 Speaker 1: in and be a role player, and your roles come 425 00:20:52,080 --> 00:20:54,880 Speaker 1: in be a one of the cogs that we saw 426 00:20:54,960 --> 00:20:56,400 Speaker 1: the tip of the spear. We talk about the course 427 00:20:56,440 --> 00:20:58,520 Speaker 1: special Teams. Guy, Well, you gotta know what your role 428 00:20:58,600 --> 00:20:59,639 Speaker 1: is and you gotta fit it, and you gotta you 429 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:02,400 Speaker 1: gotta go perfected. You gotta go um every waking hour 430 00:21:02,480 --> 00:21:04,720 Speaker 1: you have in camp to show that um that that 431 00:21:05,040 --> 00:21:06,679 Speaker 1: job is meant for you and that you're able to 432 00:21:07,160 --> 00:21:09,800 Speaker 1: play at a very high level. But you can't risk 433 00:21:10,280 --> 00:21:12,639 Speaker 1: um hurting one of the tickets. You know this team has. 434 00:21:12,680 --> 00:21:15,840 Speaker 1: It's a few guys out there that it really are 435 00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:18,600 Speaker 1: a part of this uh cancer. The Chiefs team going 436 00:21:18,640 --> 00:21:21,280 Speaker 1: really far uh this season. And you don't want to 437 00:21:21,320 --> 00:21:23,720 Speaker 1: be the one that that uh injures one of those guys. 438 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:26,480 Speaker 1: So you just gotta be super smart. Um. You gotta 439 00:21:26,480 --> 00:21:28,000 Speaker 1: be able to play at a high level. You gotta 440 00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:30,879 Speaker 1: know how to play the tempo, play fast, be passionate, 441 00:21:31,080 --> 00:21:34,240 Speaker 1: you know how to take the right path to the football. Um. 442 00:21:34,280 --> 00:21:37,160 Speaker 1: And then and and and then be able to finish uh, 443 00:21:37,280 --> 00:21:39,800 Speaker 1: finish your drills and and and and show people that 444 00:21:39,880 --> 00:21:42,640 Speaker 1: you you know, the game ain't too fast for you. 445 00:21:42,800 --> 00:21:45,800 Speaker 1: This this this this is not too big for you. Um. 446 00:21:45,840 --> 00:21:47,760 Speaker 1: And then when given an opportunity to go make plays, 447 00:21:47,760 --> 00:21:52,000 Speaker 1: you gotta be a playmaker. Watching camp, everybody's gonna come 448 00:21:52,040 --> 00:21:54,360 Speaker 1: and go. Where's my home's got to watch mar Okay, Yeah, 449 00:21:54,440 --> 00:21:56,080 Speaker 1: we got it. Fine, there's gonna be plenty of time 450 00:21:56,080 --> 00:21:58,160 Speaker 1: to watch my homes. But I'm gonna tell folks too 451 00:21:58,600 --> 00:22:01,280 Speaker 1: the things that I get fired up about. And you'll 452 00:22:01,280 --> 00:22:05,080 Speaker 1: see the guys are watching you, me, b J. Whether 453 00:22:05,080 --> 00:22:07,600 Speaker 1: it's Kendall Gammon or the guys that are here every day. 454 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:11,320 Speaker 1: Oh line, d line. It's the one time I can 455 00:22:11,359 --> 00:22:13,200 Speaker 1: sit there and watch it. A lot of times I 456 00:22:13,200 --> 00:22:14,920 Speaker 1: don't know what's going on. It's like watching a pit 457 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:18,400 Speaker 1: stop in Nascar. I know it's super important and it's intricate, 458 00:22:19,160 --> 00:22:23,400 Speaker 1: but I'm fascinated and watching it. That's one two running back, 459 00:22:23,520 --> 00:22:27,240 Speaker 1: linebacker pass protection where the RB's gotta take on you guys, 460 00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:30,159 Speaker 1: and here you're coming about eight to ten yards with 461 00:22:30,160 --> 00:22:32,720 Speaker 1: your hair on fire and Darwin Thompson has got to 462 00:22:32,760 --> 00:22:34,840 Speaker 1: figure out a way to block you. Love it. I 463 00:22:34,920 --> 00:22:37,320 Speaker 1: want to watch it. T Rich was the one guy 464 00:22:37,359 --> 00:22:39,040 Speaker 1: that you didn't want to go against because he's gonna 465 00:22:39,080 --> 00:22:41,640 Speaker 1: jack your jaw. Sausage is a guy to watch on this. 466 00:22:41,880 --> 00:22:45,800 Speaker 1: Sausage loves this trill right go line. When it goes live, 467 00:22:45,920 --> 00:22:49,120 Speaker 1: I can't wait for that nine on seven inside run drill. 468 00:22:49,520 --> 00:22:51,200 Speaker 1: Those are the kind of stuff I want to watch. 469 00:22:51,240 --> 00:22:53,720 Speaker 1: And when you come to camp, try to find things 470 00:22:53,720 --> 00:22:57,280 Speaker 1: you can watch that you don't really watch closely. When 471 00:22:57,280 --> 00:22:59,639 Speaker 1: you watch a game, I'm gonna ask guys to watch 472 00:22:59,680 --> 00:23:03,040 Speaker 1: the bat back up quarterback position. Watch the guys who 473 00:23:03,040 --> 00:23:05,199 Speaker 1: are who aren't even in the drill, who aren't in 474 00:23:05,200 --> 00:23:08,560 Speaker 1: the game. Watch how they simulate getting a snap. Um, 475 00:23:08,720 --> 00:23:11,280 Speaker 1: Watch how they simulate getting a snap, and then go 476 00:23:11,320 --> 00:23:13,520 Speaker 1: through their drops, all three or four who are not 477 00:23:13,640 --> 00:23:15,680 Speaker 1: on the end on the play, and then they look 478 00:23:15,720 --> 00:23:17,439 Speaker 1: and they scan the field and then they point their 479 00:23:17,440 --> 00:23:20,040 Speaker 1: finger to way they would have thrown in that. That's 480 00:23:20,080 --> 00:23:23,119 Speaker 1: getting an extra rep. It's getting a mental rep. Everybody 481 00:23:23,160 --> 00:23:25,560 Speaker 1: on the field is doing that. Every position is. Even 482 00:23:25,560 --> 00:23:27,600 Speaker 1: when you're not on the field, you're you're envisioning what 483 00:23:27,720 --> 00:23:31,480 Speaker 1: you would have done if the receivers did this, or 484 00:23:31,520 --> 00:23:33,520 Speaker 1: the running back there. If I'm being blocked and that 485 00:23:33,600 --> 00:23:35,000 Speaker 1: guy did this on me, what would I have done 486 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:38,200 Speaker 1: to counter it? Um, that's the way you grow. That's 487 00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:41,080 Speaker 1: the way you grow, beyond the limited reps, beyond everything 488 00:23:41,280 --> 00:23:43,840 Speaker 1: the circumstances. I'm not on the ones. The ones are 489 00:23:43,880 --> 00:23:46,080 Speaker 1: getting these players ran at them. I'm getting some different 490 00:23:46,080 --> 00:23:48,000 Speaker 1: players run at me. Now, you don't have time for that. 491 00:23:48,040 --> 00:23:50,800 Speaker 1: You gotta grow, You gotta you gotta learn from every snap, 492 00:23:50,840 --> 00:23:52,920 Speaker 1: whether you're on the field or off the field, on 493 00:23:52,920 --> 00:23:55,600 Speaker 1: the bench, on the sideline. You gotta grow and grow 494 00:23:55,640 --> 00:23:59,040 Speaker 1: and grow. Um. That's the thing. I'm I'm, I'm I 495 00:23:59,080 --> 00:24:03,160 Speaker 1: get caught up watching the film and when watching the practice, 496 00:24:03,600 --> 00:24:06,000 Speaker 1: my eyes get locked on the linebackers way too long 497 00:24:06,359 --> 00:24:08,320 Speaker 1: and I and I miss a lot of stuff. But 498 00:24:08,920 --> 00:24:12,560 Speaker 1: watching the guys make adjustments, watching their leverage to the ball, 499 00:24:12,600 --> 00:24:15,480 Speaker 1: to paths to the ball, their pursuit angles, do they 500 00:24:15,520 --> 00:24:19,280 Speaker 1: finish with a turnover type drill? All those things matter 501 00:24:19,320 --> 00:24:21,600 Speaker 1: to me. And now I'm so excited to be able 502 00:24:21,640 --> 00:24:24,160 Speaker 1: to just come out here and be able to watch 503 00:24:24,160 --> 00:24:27,360 Speaker 1: you firsthand. And I encourage all of you guys, if 504 00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:29,639 Speaker 1: you have any chance, come up here to the college, 505 00:24:29,680 --> 00:24:32,160 Speaker 1: come to training camp. Watch the team prepared to play. 506 00:24:32,760 --> 00:24:36,760 Speaker 1: Watch the foundation of this tremendous season it's about to 507 00:24:37,280 --> 00:24:40,240 Speaker 1: take off. And watch defensive line coach Brendan daily. But 508 00:24:40,320 --> 00:24:43,399 Speaker 1: bring a firefighter with you because you're gonna need to 509 00:24:43,400 --> 00:24:48,040 Speaker 1: be hosed down because this guy every day he brings it. 510 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:50,399 Speaker 1: He's bringing it. And the other thing would be Frank Clark. 511 00:24:50,440 --> 00:24:53,159 Speaker 1: I'm really intrigued because to me, he seems like the 512 00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:56,080 Speaker 1: jet ski at the lake. That's the throttle stuck. Like 513 00:24:56,480 --> 00:24:59,320 Speaker 1: he hits you ain't you're gonna slow him down, and 514 00:24:59,359 --> 00:25:01,760 Speaker 1: he ain't gonna go circles. He's just gonna go straight ahead. 515 00:25:02,040 --> 00:25:04,439 Speaker 1: So here we go, barbar shop. We're gonna see all 516 00:25:04,480 --> 00:25:06,560 Speaker 1: these folks listen to us over the next three weeks. 517 00:25:06,920 --> 00:25:09,919 Speaker 1: But it is training camp time, it's Rookie's rehab realization, 518 00:25:10,080 --> 00:25:24,200 Speaker 1: it's camp. Thanks for listening to the Chief's official podcast 519 00:25:24,280 --> 00:25:30,760 Speaker 1: network to touch down, wash it down, and the celebration 520 00:25:30,880 --> 00:25:31,920 Speaker 1: begin to their head.