Speaker 1: I've got a rant, some kind of random question. The
Speaker 1: actually first official play snap against the box, not the blitz,
Speaker 1: but there was a pass that flat depots like he
Speaker 1: wasn't looking for it, like banged off his shoulder.
Speaker 2: What happened to him?
Speaker 3: But from what I can remember, it's a quick gameplay.
Speaker 3: So I set left. Ebo was my first guy in
Speaker 3: the progression and then I yuk, second, I just saw
Speaker 3: space and and he had leverage on the backer, so
Speaker 3: I tried to put it on him on his back shoulder,
Speaker 3: and I remember like he he just saw different. He thought,
Speaker 3: you know, he's gonna run up the field and have
Speaker 3: me put it over his shoulder where I thought I
Speaker 3: needed to put it on him. So we were just
Speaker 3: not on the same page, you know, second play the
Speaker 3: game I think it was so yeah, yeah, the explosive.
Speaker 2: Yeah it was.
Speaker 1: Your first official snap as it started.
Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, we were just not on the same page.
Speaker 3: But from there, I feel like we got got right
Speaker 3: with each other.
Speaker 1: Play will keep up? Is that what happened?
Speaker 2: Honestly?
Speaker 3: Yeah, I was like, okay, I need to you know,
Speaker 3: get into it, and that that hit actually sort of settled,
Speaker 3: just like the nerves and stuff that I had for
Speaker 3: that game. You know, I feel like I sometimes need
Speaker 3: to get hit to you know, get into the game
Speaker 3: and feel like, all right now I'm good to go,
Speaker 3: good to stand in the pocket and make throws and
Speaker 3: go through progressions.
Speaker 2: So that hit sort of helped somebody hit you. Nah, No,
Speaker 2: it's I.
Speaker 3: Just usually just let the game do it for me.
Speaker 2: So, yeah, George was laughing. It's kind of laughing at
Speaker 2: you a little bit.
Speaker 1: Uh.
Speaker 3: Probably, I don't really remember, man, I was so locked
Speaker 3: in on dang it, dude, I was on the wrong
Speaker 3: play or whatever. So but knowing George, you probably was laughing.
Speaker 2: You reflect on that moment that game, your first start
Speaker 2: of waiting against Tom Brady the Buckets. What do you
Speaker 2: think about when you think about that moment that game?
Speaker 3: Yeah, it was huge, just like the confidence you know
Speaker 3: that came from that knowing that, all right, you know
Speaker 3: I can I can play in this league. You know,
Speaker 3: we were on a roll too, you know, we were trying,
Speaker 3: we had our sights set on you know, finished out
Speaker 3: the season strong. So I was more excited just to
Speaker 3: show my teammates and the guys in this building that
Speaker 3: you know, I can be the guy to help do that,
Speaker 3: and so, uh, it was a huge, huge game for myself,
Speaker 3: my confidence, and looking back on it's always you know,
Speaker 3: sort of fun just to see, you know, where I was,
Speaker 3: you know, as a backup trying to make my way
Speaker 3: in the NFL and then you know, sort of making
Speaker 3: a name for myself. So yeah, so I was good.
Speaker 3: It's a good memory for sure.
Speaker 1: And when did you know it was broken? Like the
Speaker 1: the next day.
Speaker 3: Yeah, it was the third down where I scrambled and dove.
Speaker 3: I dove for the first down. There was a holding
Speaker 3: on the play, so it didn't even count. But I
Speaker 3: remember when when I extended, my body just sort of
Speaker 3: twisted against itself on the ground and I felt a pop,
Speaker 3: and but I had so much adrenaline and stuff. I
Speaker 3: was like, all right, I'm fine, you know, I'll keep playing.
Speaker 3: And then, uh, every drive it just got more painful
Speaker 3: and more painful. And then in the second half I
Speaker 3: was like, yeah, this is this is killing. So yeah,
Speaker 3: you got both.
Speaker 1: Your touchdowns that game. You got hit pretty hard, Uh
Speaker 1: did you.
Speaker 2: On those plays?
Speaker 3: Yeah, in the back of my mind, you know, every
Speaker 3: hit and stuff, I was sort of trying to roll
Speaker 3: with the hits and stuff.
Speaker 2: Trying to protect my rib.
Speaker 3: But yeah, it was, like I said, it just start
Speaker 3: sort of started getting worse and worse every drive. I
Speaker 3: remember that two minute drill before the half, that last
Speaker 3: touchdown to Ba that like that one. I was like, yeah,
Speaker 3: this is this is hurting real bad. So uh, but
Speaker 3: the adrenaline and stuff from the game, you know, sort
Speaker 3: of just kept me going through it.
Speaker 2: So yeah, now back then.
Speaker 3: I think the scheme and everything is similar. You know,
Speaker 3: last year we obviously didn't get a whole lot of
Speaker 3: of of.
Speaker 2: Vida Vella Winfield junior.
Speaker 3: So it's like those those guys, man, they make a
Speaker 3: huge difference in that defense. You know, they they're the
Speaker 3: generals on the field, and and then obviously the backers
Speaker 3: played against them last year. But with all of them
Speaker 3: playing together, man, it's it's it's definitely different for us.
Speaker 3: But in terms of the scheme, the coverage is, and
Speaker 3: what they do, it's similar, but every years a little different.
Speaker 2: So yeah, at the Game of the day.
Speaker 1: You talked about the value of having Debo and Trent
Speaker 1: back on the field. I'm curious, just a big picture,
Speaker 1: how do you view having those guys. What does it
Speaker 1: mean in terms of just kind of setting it home
Speaker 1: for for what you guys want to be as a team.
Speaker 3: Yeah, they've been huge pieces in the last couple of
Speaker 3: years for this offense. You know, guys that we could
Speaker 3: all look to in terms of, you know, creating the energy,
Speaker 3: the spark, and honestly, even like before the game, you know,
Speaker 3: Trent is one that breaks us all down before we
Speaker 3: go out to the field, and you know, when he's
Speaker 3: not playing, he doesn't do it. So even just having
Speaker 3: that kind of aspect and energy, like, he's a huge
Speaker 3: piece of this culture man. And then Debo as well,
Speaker 3: obviously being able to get him the ball, make plays,
Speaker 3: you know, feed off his energy and his swagger that
Speaker 3: he plays with. You know, they've had so much success
Speaker 3: and help build this place to what it is now
Speaker 3: over the past couple of years. So having those guys back,
Speaker 3: I mean, they're huge. They're part of our offense and
Speaker 3: and you know, for me as a quarterback, it's like, man, like,
Speaker 3: those are the two of the guys that I always
Speaker 3: want to be playing with, and for me it helps
Speaker 3: out with my confidence and stuff every play.
Speaker 2: So they're definitely huge for us.
Speaker 1: I'm like this, but that Tampa game was the first
Speaker 1: of seventeen starts, so since then, so you've basically started
Speaker 1: for one season. Now when you look back, you look
Speaker 1: back at that game of that film, would you see
Speaker 1: and you look at yourself now or do you see
Speaker 1: it dramatically? Are a lot better player now than seventeen
Speaker 1: games ago?
Speaker 2: Yes, and no.
Speaker 3: You know there's plays that I made and stuff in
Speaker 3: that game where everyone was like, you know, wow, this
Speaker 3: guy can play.
Speaker 2: So it just felt good.
Speaker 3: But you know, after you play for a while, it's like,
Speaker 3: in a sense, you're sort of expected to play at
Speaker 3: that standard. So that's that's where I'm at with that.
Speaker 3: You know, I watched the film. There's some stuff on
Speaker 3: the film honestly where I was like, dude, like that's
Speaker 3: a little sloppy. I can clean it up. Just the operation,
Speaker 3: how I run the offense. Those are all areas I
Speaker 3: feel like I've grown and can continue to be better at.
Speaker 3: But you know, the spark, the energy, the chip on
Speaker 3: the shoulder that I played with in that game, I
Speaker 3: feel like, in the sense it's sort of the same,
Speaker 3: like still trying to prove to myself that you know,
Speaker 3: I belong in this league and on this team and
Speaker 3: stuff like that.
Speaker 1: So yeah, still you feel like you still have to
Speaker 1: prove that to yourself now.
Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, honestly, I'm still learning with all this
Speaker 3: my mindset and stuff throughout the season.
Speaker 2: It's a long season.
Speaker 3: But even like the last or the three games where
Speaker 3: we lost, it's like sort of reminding myself of, dude,
Speaker 3: you know, you got to play with that chip on
Speaker 3: your shoulder again and be hungry and and prove yourself that,
Speaker 3: you know, every single game, you got to prove yourself
Speaker 3: that you're you know, supposed to be there. And so
Speaker 3: looking back on the film and watching that Bucks game,
Speaker 3: it's like, man, I was playing like that. So it's
Speaker 3: always good to go back and sort of just remind
Speaker 3: myself of that mentality.
Speaker 1: You remember your emotional state before going into that game,
Speaker 1: your first NFL start, versus how you feel now before
Speaker 1: going into a game.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean honestly a lot.
Speaker 3: You know, last last year, going into that game, it's
Speaker 3: like everyone's eyes were on me, like I feel like
Speaker 3: the guys in the locker room and stuff like how's
Speaker 3: this rookie going to handle it? You know, the preparation,
Speaker 3: like it's it's one thing to get thrown into a
Speaker 3: game and and uh, you know, not all the pressure
Speaker 3: and stuff's on you. It's like you sort of have
Speaker 3: that outlet of yeah, I just got thrown into the game,
Speaker 3: give me a week to prepare. But now you've got
Speaker 3: a week to prepare, and it's like, all right, let's
Speaker 3: see what you can do with it. So I feel
Speaker 3: like there definitely was some you know, expectations and pressures
Speaker 3: and stuff that I felt just naturally. But you know,
Speaker 3: compared to now, it's like, yeah, I put that usher
Speaker 3: expectation on myself in terms of I'll have to play
Speaker 3: at the standard now, you know, trying to get better
Speaker 3: every single week. But last year going into this game
Speaker 3: is definitely on another level.
Speaker 2: Balance.
Speaker 1: How do you balance you know, the mindset of stay
Speaker 1: aggressive versus be patient, take care of the football and
Speaker 1: you know, take the check down. How do you balance
Speaker 1: that and still stay aggressive?
Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean it's a it's a mindset. I'd say,
Speaker 3: you know, I'm just playing without fear, you know, the
Speaker 3: fear of failure, something that you know, I feel like
Speaker 3: I've learned over the years, especially in college. You know,
Speaker 3: if you go out there and have that mentality of
Speaker 3: I don't want to mess up, then you can start
Speaker 3: playing timid and then you're you know, obviously not playing
Speaker 3: like yourself like you have growing up your whole life
Speaker 3: with that competitive edge. So that's one thing that I've
Speaker 3: I've learned for sure is to you know, try to
Speaker 3: take out fear, throw it out the window, and play
Speaker 3: clear minded, play like a surgeon, you know, do what
Speaker 3: Kyle's asking of me, but being smart with the ball
Speaker 3: at the same time, but also having the mentality of
Speaker 3: you know, playing fearless, and that doesn't mean play reckless,
Speaker 3: but be smart with the ball, play within the offensive scheme.
Speaker 3: Something happens where it's off schedule, you know, play ball.
Speaker 3: So I'm still learning that, honestly, but I feel like
Speaker 3: that's how I look at it right now.
Speaker 1: We asked a lot of guys on defense yesterday just
Speaker 1: about being from place coming win against Jackson.
Speaker 3: How do you make sure the guys in the huddle
Speaker 3: on offense aren't place and kind of overlooking this game
Speaker 3: is coming up at point? Yeah, I mean, I think
Speaker 3: we have so much you know, experience and and you know,
Speaker 3: just the veteran leadership on this team where I don't
Speaker 3: have to be a raw rock guy and tell guys, hey,
Speaker 3: we can't get complacent anything like. That's the expectation. We know,
Speaker 3: it's a it's a long season. Every single Sunday matters
Speaker 3: that that we all know what's at stake every Sunday.
Speaker 2: So that's the that's the cool thing about it.
Speaker 3: I mean, but you know, with new plays and and
Speaker 3: new things going on for this game planning this week.
Speaker 2: That's my job.
Speaker 3: That's where I sort of get on guys and be like, hey,
Speaker 3: we have to be cleaner here here, here with the
Speaker 3: little details within the plays and stuff. So I mean,
Speaker 3: that's I guess where I could get on guys. But
Speaker 3: I don't have to be in the locker room telling
Speaker 3: everybody because we have the experience and guys know what
Speaker 3: to do and what to expect.
Speaker 2: So thanks guys,