1 00:00:00,880 --> 00:00:05,200 Speaker 1: Sorry, what offensive lineman's got the best hands? Uh? I said, 2 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:07,320 Speaker 1: it's up for debate. But today West had the best catch. 3 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:09,240 Speaker 1: She had to wine catch Pat go. It was pretty cool. 4 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:13,480 Speaker 1: You probably only one got to catch in the game though, 5 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:15,520 Speaker 1: so you got that exactly, hold that over their hands 6 00:00:15,520 --> 00:00:19,320 Speaker 1: a little bit and ship feel it pretty good. Um, 7 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:21,480 Speaker 1: had a longer week. We play on Monday night, so 8 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:23,439 Speaker 1: come out the big got some time to get you know, 9 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 1: some reps. Hand feeling pretty good. Anything that in your 10 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:30,880 Speaker 1: mind would keep you from playing at this point, nothing 11 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:32,440 Speaker 1: right now my mind. Just taking it, you know, one 12 00:00:32,479 --> 00:00:34,000 Speaker 1: day at a time, doing with the train and send 13 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:37,000 Speaker 1: me to and then just trusting myself. How it rush. 14 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:40,280 Speaker 1: How frustrating is it to get hurt? I mean anytime, 15 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:42,559 Speaker 1: it's frustrating, But when you're playing at a level that 16 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:45,239 Speaker 1: felt like a breakthrough. Yeah, obviously when you're doinging, UM, 17 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 1: you don't want to be off the field. You work 18 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:49,199 Speaker 1: a lot in the off season to be on the 19 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:51,360 Speaker 1: field to play with our teammates, so it's never a 20 00:00:51,360 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 1: fun time to be off the field. But just doing 21 00:00:52,720 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 1: everything I can to get back out there. How confident 22 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:56,400 Speaker 1: are you that when you get back out there you'll 23 00:00:56,440 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 1: be the I'll say it, dominant guy that you where 24 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 1: the first five games. And that's the focus that anytime 25 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:05,040 Speaker 1: I'm gonna feel I'm dominating. I'm doing everything I can. 26 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:07,840 Speaker 1: That just comes with watching film, you know, understanding my technique, 27 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 1: making sure I don't lose anything, and on the field 28 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:12,200 Speaker 1: with the rep stop down this week, just making sure 29 00:01:12,319 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 1: I get my technique back. And you have you spoken 30 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:18,199 Speaker 1: to anybody who's had experience with this, um in terms 31 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:20,319 Speaker 1: of keys to sort of picking up where you left off. 32 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:24,480 Speaker 1: Not necessarily, but um, they've kept me, you know, very 33 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:27,120 Speaker 1: involved in the process as far as like meetings and 34 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:29,160 Speaker 1: stuff like that. So I'm always in tune to what's 35 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 1: going on, so you know, any cause and the checks, 36 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:34,800 Speaker 1: I know what's going on. What's been the focus for 37 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 1: yous have been the foot, been the ankle? I mean 38 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:39,840 Speaker 1: I know that's each one right different feat has one 39 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:42,120 Speaker 1: been even working on one more than the other, but 40 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:44,240 Speaker 1: has that kind of not really it's a little bit 41 00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:46,319 Speaker 1: of both, um, just managing both trying to do what 42 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 1: I can. Um, it depends on the day, you know, 43 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 1: how they feel. So just doing what I can to 44 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:53,160 Speaker 1: make sure I'm ready to play. You know, if you 45 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 1: just had one side. If you can focus on it. 46 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 1: It's not easy, but it puts a lot of emphasis 47 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 1: on my technique. Um, you know, plays I might not 48 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:02,480 Speaker 1: be to make athletically, if I have the right technique, 49 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 1: I've been in a right position. So that's what I'm 50 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 1: trying to do. The player you got hurt against the 51 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:08,120 Speaker 1: rams there, it was just kind of a freak thing, right, 52 00:02:08,160 --> 00:02:10,120 Speaker 1: you got rolled up on from behind. Yeah, I just 53 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:12,079 Speaker 1: got rolled up. He was inside his own play. Um, 54 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:13,960 Speaker 1: you know, it's just football, that's how it worked. Sometimes 55 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 1: it's the wrong place, wrong time. Did you know that? 56 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:18,480 Speaker 1: It was like probably gonna be a multi week thing. 57 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 1: When it happened, I didn't feel pretty bad. Yeah, so 58 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:23,240 Speaker 1: I got rolled up a few times in my career. Um, 59 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:25,680 Speaker 1: it's always a scary thing. But you know, once I 60 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 1: walked off, all be okay, you think, and I did 61 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 1: a great job on I commended him and they, you know, 62 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 1: being able to switch from left and right like that, 63 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:35,639 Speaker 1: it's not an easy thing to do. So I commend 64 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 1: him definitely for doing that. Even when you were playing 65 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:41,160 Speaker 1: before you got rolled up on, you were you know, 66 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 1: kind of playing, you were really playing through something you 67 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:45,079 Speaker 1: could you could tell like you you know, when you 68 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 1: even when you walk, you can see it a little bit. 69 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 1: How much better are you feeling now than you were 70 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:52,239 Speaker 1: at that point when you were just dealing with the 71 00:02:52,320 --> 00:02:55,079 Speaker 1: one you know that was this was the foot first. Yeah, 72 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:57,920 Speaker 1: I'm feeling good. Um. Obviously got some time off the 73 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:00,359 Speaker 1: bye week and everything being on I r so UM, 74 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 1: just working every day to get you know, get back 75 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 1: when you've excuse me, when you find yourself with as 76 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 1: much time as you had away from the field, you're 77 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:11,040 Speaker 1: doing a lot of treatment. Um. You've always been a 78 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:13,959 Speaker 1: guy who's broken down yourself and looked a technique was 79 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 1: did you get a chance to look at some of 80 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 1: the things that had gotten you to that point? What 81 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:21,840 Speaker 1: did you find? Yeah, we did some self scout. The 82 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:23,960 Speaker 1: biggest thing for me just this season the run game, 83 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:26,639 Speaker 1: working on my double teams can a better fit, more 84 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:28,679 Speaker 1: movement in the round game in the past game is 85 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:31,519 Speaker 1: being consistent. We use an independent hands on sometimes I 86 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:34,359 Speaker 1: had to use two hands to just working independent hands price, uh, 87 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 1: to stop some of the rushes from some of the guys. 88 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 1: Did you ever play the game of looking back at 89 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 1: what you were last year compared to what that what 90 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 1: you put on film the first half of this year. Yeah, 91 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 1: before the season started, obviously, I went back and watch 92 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:47,360 Speaker 1: the film. Things that I did well, the things that 93 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 1: I need to improve on, and obviously on. The goal 94 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:51,200 Speaker 1: is always to get better, so I think I'm doing that. 95 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 1: Do you recognize the player you were last year versus 96 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 1: what you've put on films? I do recognize it. Um, 97 00:03:56,480 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 1: it's you know, at the at the end of the season, 98 00:03:58,160 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 1: I think I started to turn around a little bit better. 99 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 1: Things start to slow down a little bit, but still 100 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 1: a long way to go. How are you get out there? 101 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 1: You know they have some talented pass rashers Parrot and 102 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 1: Pierre Paul. I'm very excited to get back to get 103 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 1: back out there with my teammates. Obviously it's a great 104 00:04:11,480 --> 00:04:13,560 Speaker 1: defensive line. UM, a lot of veteran guys, so it's 105 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 1: gonna be fun you play. You played against those guys 106 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:19,200 Speaker 1: probably about it about a year ago. Do you feel 107 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:22,320 Speaker 1: like you're a different player now to handle them than 108 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:24,120 Speaker 1: you were there. I wouldn't say a different player, but 109 00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:26,599 Speaker 1: I would say definitely more experience. Um, I understand the 110 00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:29,279 Speaker 1: game a lot better at the scheme, UM, my officers 111 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:31,360 Speaker 1: line technique, and things like that. So I'm excited to 112 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 1: get back out there. You pay attention to the other 113 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:37,120 Speaker 1: first round picks, the tackles from your draft and you're 114 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:39,240 Speaker 1: going up against You're not going up against him, but 115 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:42,000 Speaker 1: you're playing one of them. To speak that, do you 116 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:44,560 Speaker 1: pay attention to that? Not really? UM, I want you know, 117 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:47,839 Speaker 1: all of them to see. Definitely a talented officer line class. 118 00:04:47,839 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 1: But I try to, you know, focus on me to 119 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:51,360 Speaker 1: make sure you don't. I want to feel playing it 120 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:54,000 Speaker 1: doesn't mean anything extra for you when you play against him, 121 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 1: Not necessarily. I'm just trying to win the Saints game. 122 00:04:56,720 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 1: You had not everybody, but most of your offense, and 123 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:04,360 Speaker 1: you've had a huge game, and you especially, we're one 124 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 1: of the reasons the team was able to throw the 125 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:09,120 Speaker 1: ball down. Yere now say, Kuanco be back, Kenny Katie 126 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:11,719 Speaker 1: are not on the injury Bart, I mean, do you 127 00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:14,880 Speaker 1: feel like this could you could pick up, you know, 128 00:05:15,279 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 1: with that game where the Saints was and have another 129 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:19,720 Speaker 1: explosive game. Um, not just off the Saints game. I 130 00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 1: think that even with you know, all those guys out, 131 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:24,360 Speaker 1: offense has been built in the last couple of weeks. 132 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 1: I've definitely been running the ball a lot better. So 133 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:28,040 Speaker 1: I'm excited to you know, get us alive back out 134 00:05:28,040 --> 00:05:30,720 Speaker 1: there and see what we can do. Let's say three more. 135 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 1: You are play Division opponents more than once, but this 136 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:35,680 Speaker 1: is a team that you faced last year. I mean, 137 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 1: do you have to do things differently because you know 138 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:39,640 Speaker 1: these guys are bad and JPP you're gonna kind of 139 00:05:39,680 --> 00:05:42,160 Speaker 1: know you and you know then yeah, So with their 140 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:44,320 Speaker 1: defensive scheme, they do a lot of things. Um, it 141 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:47,200 Speaker 1: changes each game, so we have to be prepared for 142 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:49,040 Speaker 1: things that we've seen this year and obviously when we 143 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:50,760 Speaker 1: played them last year. Just trying to be prepared all 144 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:55,440 Speaker 1: the way around. Can you feel the responsibility of like 145 00:05:55,560 --> 00:05:58,240 Speaker 1: when you seal off Daniel's backside and again it's just 146 00:05:58,279 --> 00:05:59,800 Speaker 1: the one game, but the Saints game because of mine 147 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:02,800 Speaker 1: and you do a good job and Daniel's backside, like 148 00:06:02,839 --> 00:06:06,600 Speaker 1: the possibilities are almost endless, Like, can you feel that responsibility? 149 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 1: It's not just me the office of line as the group, 150 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:10,640 Speaker 1: we know that if we protect DJ like he's going 151 00:06:10,680 --> 00:06:13,240 Speaker 1: to make plays. We have talented receivers, good backs. If 152 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:14,760 Speaker 1: we give him time like he's going to make you know, 153 00:06:14,760 --> 00:06:16,920 Speaker 1: special things happen. So that's the goal. There's a movie 154 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:19,120 Speaker 1: called The Blindside, though there's not a movie called Left Guard. 155 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:23,440 Speaker 1: I agree, but you know we're telling people like Aaron Donald, 156 00:06:23,560 --> 00:06:24,920 Speaker 1: then it doesn't matter.