1 00:00:05,440 --> 00:00:08,800 Speaker 1: Welcome into the lounge presented by DraftKings. We have the 2 00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:13,120 Speaker 1: pleasure of being joined by Tyler Linderbaum today and I'll 3 00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:17,640 Speaker 1: start here. Tyler, all right, so bullying is a serious issue, right, 4 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:21,400 Speaker 1: but you bully Devin White the other day down in Tampa. 5 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:26,160 Speaker 1: Oh game long? Do you have any apologies that you 6 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:30,480 Speaker 1: want to issue? I mean, Tyler, that man, you push 7 00:00:30,520 --> 00:00:32,839 Speaker 1: that man twenty yards down the field. What do you 8 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:36,280 Speaker 1: have to say for yourself? Um, you know, just playing hard? 9 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:40,760 Speaker 1: I guess, Um, no apologies, No, I just you know, 10 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:43,320 Speaker 1: that's that's how the game is supposed to be played. Um, 11 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:45,760 Speaker 1: you know, obviously they got me a few times, but 12 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:47,760 Speaker 1: that's the game of football. It's in perfect game. So 13 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:50,720 Speaker 1: it was fun to kind of get that moment. So 14 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:52,960 Speaker 1: how many more of it? How many times have you 15 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 1: seen that Cliff the clip, the one that you ran 16 00:00:55,440 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 1: in fifteen yards and then dumped them on his back. 17 00:00:57,480 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 1: I've seen it a few times, But I don't know. 18 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 1: I'm not just I'm not one of those guys that 19 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 1: just sits there and watches because I'm more of you know, 20 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:06,520 Speaker 1: I gave up a sack that game, so I'm more 21 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 1: watching that that clip of you today against right so 22 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 1: but you know it was finally we came out with 23 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 1: the win. So, well, what does a game like that, 24 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:17,040 Speaker 1: you get into the locker room, it's a primetime game, 25 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:20,360 Speaker 1: you're getting love from the Thursday night football broadcast. Like, 26 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:22,440 Speaker 1: is your phone blowing up? And you had this clip 27 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:24,760 Speaker 1: it like kind of you know, semi viral. I'll call 28 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 1: it semi viral where you're pushing one of the best 29 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 1: linebackers in the league twenty yards down the field. What 30 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:31,640 Speaker 1: is your phone like when you get in the locker 31 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 1: room after game like that? Um, I don't know. I 32 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 1: just had my buddies text me like a good game. Really, 33 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 1: no one. I don't think anyone sent me anything about 34 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:42,399 Speaker 1: the clip. Um. But then eventually I saw more of 35 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 1: it and more of it. Um. I don't know. Just 36 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 1: friends probably hit me up later on like nice play, 37 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 1: but let's about it. I mean, that has to be 38 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 1: an offensive lineman's like dream second half. You all rushed 39 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 1: for over two yards in the second half. I mean 40 00:01:57,200 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 1: that is that just kind of you know, how did 41 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:02,200 Speaker 1: you feel in that mode? Is that kind of exactly 42 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 1: the way you want to play football? Yeah? Absolutely? Anytime 43 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 1: we can, you know, come out there and perform like 44 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 1: that in the second half. That's that's awesome. Um. But 45 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 1: you know, obviously it took some time to get there, 46 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:15,360 Speaker 1: but uh, you know, definitely credit to you know, the 47 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:18,160 Speaker 1: running backs in the online blocking their butts off. What's 48 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 1: it like for you? You know, you've been so good 49 00:02:20,480 --> 00:02:22,440 Speaker 1: at getting to the second level, that's kind of that 50 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:24,240 Speaker 1: was a lot of your game in college and now 51 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 1: we're seeing that in the NFL. What's what's the look 52 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:31,240 Speaker 1: on linebackers faces when they see you coming downhill and 53 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 1: just just getting the hooks in on them in the 54 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:36,960 Speaker 1: second level? UM, I don't know, I'm I'm not really 55 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:39,240 Speaker 1: looking at them in the eyes, but you know, I 56 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 1: feel like that's something part of my game that I 57 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 1: you know, excel at. Um. But you know, just being 58 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:46,679 Speaker 1: more consistent about it, and when I do that get 59 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:48,760 Speaker 1: to the second level, you know, being able to do that, 60 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:50,800 Speaker 1: you know, it's something that you know, it is important 61 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 1: to me just being more consistent at it. Um. But 62 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:54,919 Speaker 1: you know, any time I can get climb up to 63 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:57,800 Speaker 1: the second level, uh, you know, try to make things happen, 64 00:02:57,800 --> 00:02:59,880 Speaker 1: and that's where like big, big place happen. Right. Do 65 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 1: ever feel like the linebacker or whoever it is that 66 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:06,120 Speaker 1: you climb up to, like, once you get on them 67 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 1: that this is kind of what I saw from them. Wait, 68 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:10,640 Speaker 1: is like he wasn't really pushing you back. It seems 69 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 1: you were just kind of he was along for the 70 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:16,280 Speaker 1: ride like that. That once you get them, they're like, oh, 71 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:18,399 Speaker 1: I'm done. You know what I mean. Do you ever 72 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:22,639 Speaker 1: like get that feeling kind of Um? No, I mean 73 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 1: yes and no. I think that's the thing about you know, 74 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:28,480 Speaker 1: when you climb up on linebackers, it's like, obviously we 75 00:03:28,520 --> 00:03:30,640 Speaker 1: have more size of them, but also they're quicker and 76 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 1: more agile than us. So for them, if they're trying 77 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 1: to they want us to miss them. But if we 78 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:37,839 Speaker 1: get a hold of them, then you know, that's where 79 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:40,120 Speaker 1: they have more trouble. So the more that we can 80 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 1: grab onto them and push them back, the better is 81 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 1: for the offense. Right. So, what's been the biggest surprise 82 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:53,440 Speaker 1: about life in the NFL so far? Biggest surprise? Um, 83 00:03:53,520 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 1: you know, I just think you know, being in the NFL, 84 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 1: you're you're going against the best guys in the world 85 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 1: every single game, every single snap. Uh. You know, obviously 86 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 1: there's some games in college where the guys aren't as good, um, 87 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 1: and you know that. But now in the NFL, every 88 00:04:07,320 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 1: single snap you gotta bring it and if you don't, 89 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:13,360 Speaker 1: you're gonna get exposed. So that's where like consistency, you know, 90 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:16,279 Speaker 1: consistency in your game is important, and it's something that 91 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 1: especially as like a young player, that I realized that 92 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:20,960 Speaker 1: you need to be more consistent each and every play 93 00:04:21,320 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 1: to be successful in this league. At what point, I 94 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:27,320 Speaker 1: don't know if it's training camp, if it's in an 95 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:30,040 Speaker 1: actual game, Like, at what point did you feel like, 96 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:34,679 Speaker 1: all right, like I can play in this league? Who 97 00:04:35,080 --> 00:04:36,719 Speaker 1: you know it is? I don't know, Probably once I 98 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:39,280 Speaker 1: got to kind of my first couple of games, because 99 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 1: you know, I dealt with some stuff in fall camp 100 00:04:42,440 --> 00:04:45,120 Speaker 1: injury wise, I really didn't get the opportunity to, you know, 101 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 1: face our defense that much. You know, I played only 102 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:50,960 Speaker 1: eight snaps in the preseason, so really I didn't know 103 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:53,640 Speaker 1: what to expect, you know, once those bullets started flying 104 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:55,960 Speaker 1: that first game. But you know, once that first game, 105 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:59,159 Speaker 1: you know, once we started that first game, you know, 106 00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:02,320 Speaker 1: football football, you know, obviously the guys are are much better, 107 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 1: but you know, I'm here for a reason, um, you know, 108 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:08,159 Speaker 1: and just you know, play my style football. It seems 109 00:05:08,360 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 1: like we were talking about this the other day that 110 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:13,599 Speaker 1: it seems like your confidence has really built a lot, 111 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:15,479 Speaker 1: you know, because it's it's hard for a rookie to 112 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:18,039 Speaker 1: go down to with an injury and miss that much time, 113 00:05:18,279 --> 00:05:20,600 Speaker 1: you know, especially when the expectation is, hey, you're gonna 114 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 1: be the Week one starter immediately, Like that's a lot 115 00:05:22,960 --> 00:05:25,880 Speaker 1: of a lot of pressure on your shoulders, right, And 116 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:28,599 Speaker 1: and it seemed like now that you're getting some game 117 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:31,200 Speaker 1: reps that you just feel like you had a little 118 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:33,880 Speaker 1: swag or two. You like, do you feel a lot 119 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:36,000 Speaker 1: different than you did? And how hard was that to 120 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:39,360 Speaker 1: deal with as a rookie getting an injury in camp. Well, first, 121 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 1: I don't think I have any swags whatsoever. Let's start 122 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:45,600 Speaker 1: with that, you know, I think that's that's a part 123 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:47,680 Speaker 1: of this game. Like if you're playing with confidence, you know, 124 00:05:47,800 --> 00:05:49,440 Speaker 1: I think you can play at a really high level. 125 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:51,840 Speaker 1: You know. As soon as you start douting yourself, then 126 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:54,520 Speaker 1: that's where things start start to go bad. So just 127 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:57,680 Speaker 1: you know, that's why I have great, really great teammates 128 00:05:57,680 --> 00:06:00,839 Speaker 1: around me supported me. Um, there's not one guy that 129 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:02,680 Speaker 1: I don't trust on the team on the old line, 130 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:05,479 Speaker 1: you know, quarterback, running backs, receivers, and you know, when 131 00:06:05,520 --> 00:06:07,359 Speaker 1: you have that kind of trust in one another, like 132 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:09,479 Speaker 1: a lot of good things can happen. And that's where 133 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:12,000 Speaker 1: you really start believing in yourself. Right, you talked about 134 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 1: the Vita Vea sac and you know there's a ton 135 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 1: of talk pre draft talk about your size and where 136 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:19,360 Speaker 1: you're gonna be able to match up with these massive 137 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:22,080 Speaker 1: defensive tackles and those tackles and stuff, and it really 138 00:06:22,120 --> 00:06:25,400 Speaker 1: doesn't get any more massive than Vita Vea. Was that 139 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:29,159 Speaker 1: was that the toughest challenge for you? And and what 140 00:06:29,320 --> 00:06:31,680 Speaker 1: is your outlook now that you've had a few games 141 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:34,440 Speaker 1: under your belt of how can I match up against 142 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 1: these monsters on the D line? Yeah? I think you know, 143 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:38,800 Speaker 1: I think I've had a few games this year where 144 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 1: you know, there's been those tackles that are much bigger 145 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:44,080 Speaker 1: than me. Um. That's where I mean, if you look 146 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:45,720 Speaker 1: around the league, there's a lot of centers that are 147 00:06:45,760 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 1: like undersized so and and they get the job done, uh, 148 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:53,040 Speaker 1: you know, just as good as other bigger centers. Um. Right, 149 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:56,479 Speaker 1: So just using using your talents, using your leverage, I 150 00:06:56,480 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 1: think is the biggest thing and just like technique, you know, 151 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:00,960 Speaker 1: because at the end of day, it's all about like 152 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:03,560 Speaker 1: who wants it more. It might not be pretty, um, 153 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:05,120 Speaker 1: but if you get the job done, if you block 154 00:07:05,160 --> 00:07:07,680 Speaker 1: your guy, and that's where like a big place happen. 155 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 1: I'm curious, like, what is it like when you go 156 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 1: through this draft process and you hear like so much 157 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:17,400 Speaker 1: of the conversation size size size, Like you go from 158 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:19,840 Speaker 1: Iowa where you're like the best player on the team 159 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:23,160 Speaker 1: and like you're the leader of the team, and it's 160 00:07:23,200 --> 00:07:25,600 Speaker 1: like everyone's kind of probably patting you on the back. 161 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:27,440 Speaker 1: When you're an Iowa man, you're great, you're stud you're 162 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:29,160 Speaker 1: the leader, like you're the guy. And then all of a 163 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:30,720 Speaker 1: a sudden, it's all right, I'm gonna go to the draft. 164 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 1: And then it's like it's you small. You're like, wait, 165 00:07:32,480 --> 00:07:33,720 Speaker 1: what the heck? I thought I was a good player, 166 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:36,560 Speaker 1: Like what what what is that like for you? And 167 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:38,960 Speaker 1: how did you handle that? I had to so when 168 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:41,520 Speaker 1: I was like trying to decide if I wanted to 169 00:07:41,560 --> 00:07:44,920 Speaker 1: come out or not. Um, one of my coaches like, 170 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:47,240 Speaker 1: because I finally told him, like I think I'm gonna 171 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:49,440 Speaker 1: end a draft, He's like, or when I was in 172 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:52,320 Speaker 1: the process of making decisions like this is like you 173 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 1: go from being told you're the greatest in college everything 174 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:57,400 Speaker 1: you're good at too. Now during the draft process, you're 175 00:07:57,400 --> 00:08:00,280 Speaker 1: gonna hear everything that you're bad at. Um. So just 176 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:02,400 Speaker 1: I knew right when he told me that, I'm like, yeah, 177 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:04,960 Speaker 1: it's probably gonna be like that. Um, that's just how 178 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:08,280 Speaker 1: it is. You know. Every everyone they're dissecting you, trying 179 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:10,960 Speaker 1: to find, you know, things that you're not good at, 180 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:14,520 Speaker 1: and um, you know, especially during that draft process, they 181 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:17,320 Speaker 1: want to find every little thing. But you know, just 182 00:08:17,360 --> 00:08:20,160 Speaker 1: like we talked about, like having that confidence in yourself 183 00:08:20,520 --> 00:08:22,520 Speaker 1: and believing in yourself and the things that you can 184 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:24,960 Speaker 1: do is something that you know, I think, um that 185 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:26,880 Speaker 1: I tried to do. So just keeping that in the 186 00:08:26,880 --> 00:08:29,280 Speaker 1: back of my mind, like is it do you have 187 00:08:29,320 --> 00:08:31,240 Speaker 1: to keep yourself and getting frustrated Like I remember, like 188 00:08:31,240 --> 00:08:33,480 Speaker 1: I always think about this with guys like a combine, 189 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:35,240 Speaker 1: you know. I remember you talking with reporters and there's 190 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:37,240 Speaker 1: a whole bunch of reporters and you're getting all these 191 00:08:37,320 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 1: questions about, you know, what scheme you'll fit in, and 192 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:42,600 Speaker 1: probably like every other question with size, you know, and 193 00:08:42,640 --> 00:08:47,400 Speaker 1: it's like do you have to keep yourself from being like, dude, 194 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:49,000 Speaker 1: just put on the tape, Like did you watch me 195 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:50,760 Speaker 1: at IOWA the last few years? Like I'm was still 196 00:08:50,880 --> 00:08:53,199 Speaker 1: like I don't want to hear about it. No, I mean, 197 00:08:53,280 --> 00:08:56,679 Speaker 1: like they're valid questions. Um, you know, there's there's times 198 00:08:56,720 --> 00:08:59,360 Speaker 1: where I do get overpowered. But like I said, that's 199 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:02,319 Speaker 1: going into insistency with your technique and everything and how 200 00:09:02,360 --> 00:09:06,120 Speaker 1: you play the game. So I mean it's a question 201 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:08,160 Speaker 1: that should be answered. Um, But at the end of 202 00:09:08,160 --> 00:09:10,080 Speaker 1: the day, Yeah, like put on the tape. I need 203 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:12,280 Speaker 1: to show that I can you know, perform with these 204 00:09:12,360 --> 00:09:15,040 Speaker 1: um big noseguards up front. You know, I think I'm 205 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:17,240 Speaker 1: I don't even think I'm closer scratching the service on 206 00:09:17,320 --> 00:09:20,200 Speaker 1: my potential. But um, that just comes with you know, 207 00:09:20,440 --> 00:09:22,880 Speaker 1: continue to work hard and continue to believe in myself 208 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:25,720 Speaker 1: and trusting my teammates around me. Like we talked about before. 209 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:27,840 Speaker 1: You know, the expectation you or drafted is this guy's 210 00:09:27,880 --> 00:09:30,520 Speaker 1: gonna be an immediate starter. How much pressure did that 211 00:09:30,559 --> 00:09:33,240 Speaker 1: put on your shoulders, especially you know when you step 212 00:09:33,280 --> 00:09:35,080 Speaker 1: into an offensive line, A lot of that is you 213 00:09:35,080 --> 00:09:37,240 Speaker 1: have other veterans on the line and you as a 214 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:39,480 Speaker 1: center have to kind of be the leader in there. 215 00:09:39,520 --> 00:09:42,720 Speaker 1: You know how how tough was that to kind of handle? Yeah? 216 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:45,320 Speaker 1: I mean, to be honest, I didn't know if I 217 00:09:45,360 --> 00:09:48,320 Speaker 1: was gonna be starting. Um you know, I just and 218 00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:50,360 Speaker 1: I just came in, you know, put my head down 219 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:52,720 Speaker 1: and tried to work, trying to learn the offense, you know, 220 00:09:52,720 --> 00:09:54,200 Speaker 1: because when I first got here, I was like, there's 221 00:09:54,200 --> 00:09:58,680 Speaker 1: no way I can start right now just learning the offense. Um. 222 00:09:58,720 --> 00:10:00,800 Speaker 1: So I just think, but that's like, I have great, 223 00:10:00,960 --> 00:10:02,680 Speaker 1: great teammates in the whole line room that you know, 224 00:10:02,760 --> 00:10:06,320 Speaker 1: have always helped me any questions I have, Um, you know, 225 00:10:06,360 --> 00:10:08,440 Speaker 1: they're there to answer, and I think they have been 226 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:11,160 Speaker 1: a big impact on me and my development so far 227 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:13,719 Speaker 1: as a rookie. Right, how how do you take more 228 00:10:13,760 --> 00:10:16,240 Speaker 1: and more leadership on that line and do you feel 229 00:10:16,240 --> 00:10:19,440 Speaker 1: yourself kind of being that commander a little bit more now? Yeah? 230 00:10:19,480 --> 00:10:21,520 Speaker 1: Just with how this center position works, I think, you know, 231 00:10:21,840 --> 00:10:24,480 Speaker 1: you gotta have guys trust you and um, you know 232 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:27,280 Speaker 1: what the calls you're making. I think, you know, naturally, 233 00:10:27,320 --> 00:10:29,560 Speaker 1: since I've only played center in my career, I just 234 00:10:29,600 --> 00:10:32,360 Speaker 1: feel like, you know, naturally have some of those qualities Um, 235 00:10:32,840 --> 00:10:35,040 Speaker 1: so just continue and those trust from those teammates to 236 00:10:35,040 --> 00:10:37,080 Speaker 1: believe in me and the calls that I'm making. Did 237 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:41,280 Speaker 1: you guys run my shotgun at Iowa? Um? Yes and no. 238 00:10:41,640 --> 00:10:44,920 Speaker 1: I mean we're we're definitely mostly uh, we're more under 239 00:10:44,920 --> 00:10:47,320 Speaker 1: center than what we are here now. So stuff like 240 00:10:47,360 --> 00:10:49,040 Speaker 1: that is, you know, stuff I need to continue to 241 00:10:49,080 --> 00:10:51,880 Speaker 1: improve on, you know, just getting more more and more 242 00:10:51,960 --> 00:10:55,080 Speaker 1: comfortable with the shotgun snapping. Um. But you know that 243 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:57,480 Speaker 1: just comes with repetition. Like is that something that when 244 00:10:57,480 --> 00:10:58,840 Speaker 1: you get here you feel like, all right, I gotta 245 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:01,040 Speaker 1: I gotta really work on like the techniques of that. 246 00:11:01,080 --> 00:11:03,440 Speaker 1: I think probably fans look at that like it's a snap. 247 00:11:03,480 --> 00:11:05,080 Speaker 1: You know, I can do a snap as easy, right, 248 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:07,240 Speaker 1: you know, It's like but but is that something that 249 00:11:07,360 --> 00:11:09,679 Speaker 1: like you have to kind of if you hadn't done 250 00:11:09,720 --> 00:11:11,960 Speaker 1: a ton of it, that you have to like kind 251 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:14,680 Speaker 1: of work on the mechanics of that a lot. Yeah, 252 00:11:14,720 --> 00:11:18,240 Speaker 1: for sure. I Mean there's always stuff that you can tweak. Um, 253 00:11:18,320 --> 00:11:20,040 Speaker 1: but also like during the season and stuff like that, 254 00:11:20,080 --> 00:11:22,120 Speaker 1: you don't want to tweak too much because a lot 255 00:11:22,160 --> 00:11:24,240 Speaker 1: of bad things gonna happen from there. But it's just 256 00:11:24,280 --> 00:11:26,280 Speaker 1: like with anything you know, there's always stuff that you 257 00:11:26,320 --> 00:11:29,320 Speaker 1: can you know, focus on, and you know you can't. 258 00:11:29,400 --> 00:11:31,640 Speaker 1: You can't just completely forget about snapping the ball because 259 00:11:31,640 --> 00:11:32,560 Speaker 1: at the end of the day, I ask to get 260 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:35,120 Speaker 1: back to the quarterback. Um, so it makes things easier 261 00:11:35,120 --> 00:11:37,320 Speaker 1: on him with reads and stuff like that. Is Lamar 262 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:41,160 Speaker 1: Jackson very particular about his snaps and what is it? 263 00:11:41,240 --> 00:11:43,360 Speaker 1: Tom Brady? Right, doesn't Ryan Jensen basically have to wear 264 00:11:43,400 --> 00:11:48,120 Speaker 1: a diaper? Right? That was sweaty? But right, is Lamar 265 00:11:48,280 --> 00:11:51,760 Speaker 1: like particular in anyway about his snaps or anything like that. Um, 266 00:11:51,800 --> 00:11:54,160 Speaker 1: I don't wear a diaper, So I don't think he's 267 00:11:54,200 --> 00:11:56,480 Speaker 1: too concerned about that. That's one of the things like 268 00:11:56,520 --> 00:11:59,080 Speaker 1: going in the gun, you really don't have to worry about, um, 269 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:01,800 Speaker 1: you know, putting that towel in the back, just because 270 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:05,000 Speaker 1: you're not under center that much. So. But no, I mean, 271 00:12:05,840 --> 00:12:07,880 Speaker 1: Lauria doesn't have a preference. I think where the ball 272 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:09,320 Speaker 1: is at, you know, I think as long as it's 273 00:12:09,480 --> 00:12:12,959 Speaker 1: somewhat in this area, that's that's where that all that matters, right, Right, 274 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:15,600 Speaker 1: and you're wrestling. That's the breaking news. That's the biggest 275 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:22,240 Speaker 1: update from this podcast. Tyler is not wed. Typer thank you. Uh. 276 00:12:22,280 --> 00:12:23,520 Speaker 1: You know, a lot of has been said about your 277 00:12:23,520 --> 00:12:26,560 Speaker 1: wrestling background. Obviously that was really a big thing of 278 00:12:26,600 --> 00:12:29,560 Speaker 1: yours in Iowa and you were a state champion. No 279 00:12:29,920 --> 00:12:36,440 Speaker 1: sadly come on, but like how much do you feel 280 00:12:36,640 --> 00:12:39,320 Speaker 1: that has really helped you in your football career and 281 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:41,800 Speaker 1: does it ever feel like it's kind of just a 282 00:12:41,840 --> 00:12:46,480 Speaker 1: wrestling match out there? Yeah, definitely. I think there's a 283 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:50,560 Speaker 1: lot of things that wrestling helps with with football. Um, 284 00:12:50,600 --> 00:12:53,719 Speaker 1: you know, just body positions that you're in sometimes you're 285 00:12:53,800 --> 00:12:57,120 Speaker 1: familiar with that just from wrestling, but also like a 286 00:12:57,440 --> 00:12:59,880 Speaker 1: like a mindset aspect when you go on that wrestling mat, 287 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:02,520 Speaker 1: you verse the other guy, there's no one else that 288 00:13:02,559 --> 00:13:05,200 Speaker 1: can help you. Um, it's one on one and if 289 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:06,960 Speaker 1: you get your butt whooped, everyone knows that you got 290 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:09,400 Speaker 1: your bubb whooped. So that's the thing that I really 291 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:11,400 Speaker 1: enjoy about wrestling, And you know, I try to carry 292 00:13:11,440 --> 00:13:13,800 Speaker 1: over that kind of mindset of if you know, just 293 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:15,880 Speaker 1: you're just doing your job, you know, win the one 294 00:13:15,880 --> 00:13:18,560 Speaker 1: on ones, um, and things will take care of themselves. 295 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:21,319 Speaker 1: Did you always know even though you're wrestling, that that 296 00:13:21,360 --> 00:13:22,960 Speaker 1: football is going to be your career, Because I mean, 297 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:26,440 Speaker 1: Iowa wrestling in Iowa. That is like right up there, 298 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:28,520 Speaker 1: you know. I mean that's a big sport in Iowa. 299 00:13:28,559 --> 00:13:31,640 Speaker 1: You didn't get the coulifer. No, I don't have it. Yeah, 300 00:13:31,760 --> 00:13:34,000 Speaker 1: you avoided that. So I mean, did you think that ever, 301 00:13:34,120 --> 00:13:36,360 Speaker 1: like maybe I'll wrestle in college or do you always 302 00:13:36,400 --> 00:13:39,120 Speaker 1: knew it was football? So I I started wrestling my 303 00:13:39,160 --> 00:13:42,360 Speaker 1: sophomore year of high school. So the reason why I 304 00:13:42,360 --> 00:13:44,920 Speaker 1: went out was for football. So I really never thought 305 00:13:44,920 --> 00:13:48,360 Speaker 1: about wrestling in college. Uh, you know my brother wrestled 306 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:51,640 Speaker 1: in college. You went to Minnesso State Mankato, So I 307 00:13:51,679 --> 00:13:53,240 Speaker 1: guess it's a little bit in my blood, but it's 308 00:13:53,240 --> 00:13:55,080 Speaker 1: not something that I wanted to do at the next level. 309 00:13:55,320 --> 00:13:57,320 Speaker 1: You and and the big clip is is when you 310 00:13:57,400 --> 00:14:01,160 Speaker 1: beat Tristan Worth's your nemesis it and you took him 311 00:14:01,160 --> 00:14:04,479 Speaker 1: down in a big match to your final match against him. 312 00:14:04,559 --> 00:14:06,959 Speaker 1: And you know you're not like like you said, you're 313 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:10,440 Speaker 1: not like a swaggy guy necessarily, but you had some 314 00:14:10,520 --> 00:14:13,360 Speaker 1: emotion when you got that one. Take take us through 315 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:15,080 Speaker 1: that one. Yeah, that was a you know, it was 316 00:14:15,080 --> 00:14:17,840 Speaker 1: a big match. Um, you know our schools we're only 317 00:14:17,880 --> 00:14:19,920 Speaker 1: about ten minutes away and it's one of our you know, 318 00:14:19,960 --> 00:14:24,120 Speaker 1: big rivals. So, um, I think the the duel that 319 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:25,880 Speaker 1: we were in with him was to go to state 320 00:14:25,920 --> 00:14:28,440 Speaker 1: for like the team duels, So it was kind of 321 00:14:28,480 --> 00:14:30,960 Speaker 1: a big match, and especially you know, being Tris and 322 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:34,560 Speaker 1: obviously Trisan is a great athlete and you know, very successful. 323 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:37,160 Speaker 1: He actually ended up winning state that year. So just 324 00:14:37,200 --> 00:14:39,480 Speaker 1: to be able to beat someone like him, Um, you 325 00:14:39,520 --> 00:14:41,920 Speaker 1: know it felt pretty good, right. And and then Tristan 326 00:14:41,960 --> 00:14:45,040 Speaker 1: Gosa Iowa and you guys are teammates, do you, like, 327 00:14:45,240 --> 00:14:47,200 Speaker 1: do you ever bring up that match or not, like 328 00:14:47,280 --> 00:14:49,320 Speaker 1: you talked about do you ever talk about that? Um? No, No, 329 00:14:49,560 --> 00:14:52,520 Speaker 1: I've never really brought it up to him. Um. Probably 330 00:14:53,120 --> 00:14:58,240 Speaker 1: Twitter brings it up. And I mean I've texting I'm like, dude, 331 00:14:58,240 --> 00:15:00,200 Speaker 1: if I see this video like one more time, I'm like, 332 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:01,840 Speaker 1: I'm gonna lose it. Like I kind of imagine what 333 00:15:01,920 --> 00:15:05,120 Speaker 1: you feel like. Um, but it's funny. I Mean I 334 00:15:05,280 --> 00:15:08,600 Speaker 1: sometimes see like his wrestling coach like chirping like what 335 00:15:08,720 --> 00:15:12,440 Speaker 1: about the six matches before that? Like joking around, so 336 00:15:12,600 --> 00:15:15,160 Speaker 1: stuff like that's fun. Um, but you know that's just 337 00:15:15,360 --> 00:15:17,640 Speaker 1: two competitors going at it and you're gonna have that. 338 00:15:18,280 --> 00:15:22,000 Speaker 1: So yeah, I mean, maybe looking back, especially the career 339 00:15:22,080 --> 00:15:25,360 Speaker 1: Tristan is gonna have in uh the football on the gridiron, 340 00:15:25,520 --> 00:15:27,520 Speaker 1: you know, it's it's gonna be a pretty special looking 341 00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:30,600 Speaker 1: back at that. So in in totality he had you 342 00:15:30,720 --> 00:15:34,280 Speaker 1: like he what was your record against each other? Um, 343 00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:39,400 Speaker 1: it was probably like one in seven, but you have 344 00:15:39,520 --> 00:15:41,280 Speaker 1: the clip you know when needs to movement that you 345 00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:45,800 Speaker 1: have of going, Yeah, so we faced each other in 346 00:15:45,880 --> 00:15:48,840 Speaker 1: my sophomore in junior year and we've probably faced each 347 00:15:48,880 --> 00:15:52,160 Speaker 1: other seven or eight times. But yeah, the clip, that's 348 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:55,600 Speaker 1: probably the only video that's out there. I had no 349 00:15:55,720 --> 00:15:57,680 Speaker 1: idea that he had like your number. I just kind 350 00:15:57,680 --> 00:15:59,560 Speaker 1: of assumed like, well that was that was the one match. 351 00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:01,400 Speaker 1: I don't go a lot of people now, so we'll 352 00:16:01,480 --> 00:16:05,960 Speaker 1: keep that. And you saw him down in Tampa, Like 353 00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:08,040 Speaker 1: how cool was it to see him down there? Yeah, 354 00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:10,920 Speaker 1: it's awesome. I mean, especially like seeing all these like 355 00:16:11,200 --> 00:16:13,360 Speaker 1: any of these teams that have like four more teammates 356 00:16:13,400 --> 00:16:17,160 Speaker 1: on it. It's so cool just knowing where we started 357 00:16:17,240 --> 00:16:19,320 Speaker 1: and now like we're living our dreams in the NFL. 358 00:16:19,400 --> 00:16:22,920 Speaker 1: It's it's really cool. Um, you know, just your experience 359 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:26,520 Speaker 1: that just chatting up like like we've it was awesome, 360 00:16:26,600 --> 00:16:29,120 Speaker 1: just uh, you know, being able to experience that with him. 361 00:16:29,240 --> 00:16:31,680 Speaker 1: You know, before the game, we're talking for twenty thirty minutes, 362 00:16:31,720 --> 00:16:34,120 Speaker 1: so it was it was fun. Now, what what's it 363 00:16:34,240 --> 00:16:37,480 Speaker 1: like playing with Lamar? And one moment that I feel 364 00:16:37,560 --> 00:16:40,280 Speaker 1: like you really made a good impression on him was 365 00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:44,600 Speaker 1: during training camp and Lamar through an interception and you 366 00:16:45,760 --> 00:16:48,760 Speaker 1: go hawking. You two always talked. I don't remember who 367 00:16:48,960 --> 00:16:51,520 Speaker 1: it was that caught it, maybe it was Tony Jefferson, 368 00:16:52,400 --> 00:16:55,480 Speaker 1: and you took off down the field almost caught Tony 369 00:16:55,520 --> 00:16:57,880 Speaker 1: from behind, and Lamar was like, damn, we put up 370 00:16:57,920 --> 00:17:02,040 Speaker 1: the tape. My center was running. Like, you know, your 371 00:17:02,080 --> 00:17:05,840 Speaker 1: athleticism is pretty incredible, and how do you feel like 372 00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:08,640 Speaker 1: that kind of you know, helps you in your game 373 00:17:08,680 --> 00:17:12,760 Speaker 1: and totality and secondarily like just playing with Lamar, you know, 374 00:17:12,800 --> 00:17:17,760 Speaker 1: another fast guy, right, not different level. You can't put 375 00:17:17,840 --> 00:17:21,680 Speaker 1: us in the same spectrum. Um yeah, you know, I 376 00:17:21,800 --> 00:17:26,240 Speaker 1: think I think my athleticism definitely helps, but um, I 377 00:17:26,280 --> 00:17:28,440 Speaker 1: don't know. I think, you know, through the interception, like 378 00:17:28,720 --> 00:17:30,440 Speaker 1: my first instinct is going to try to get the 379 00:17:30,480 --> 00:17:32,639 Speaker 1: ball out. I don't know. I wasn't thinking about how 380 00:17:32,720 --> 00:17:34,280 Speaker 1: fast I was running and I just try to go 381 00:17:34,440 --> 00:17:36,960 Speaker 1: hit the ball out and I guess he ended up 382 00:17:37,040 --> 00:17:40,560 Speaker 1: liking that. So do they test your speeds at practice? Right? 383 00:17:40,560 --> 00:17:42,320 Speaker 1: You wear there's like spark things. They put that on 384 00:17:42,359 --> 00:17:45,400 Speaker 1: the centers to Oh, yeah, we do wear them. Yeah, 385 00:17:45,440 --> 00:17:48,119 Speaker 1: it's gonna I don't know, You're gonna have to Yeah, 386 00:17:48,400 --> 00:17:50,119 Speaker 1: you have to figure that one out. It was the 387 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:53,720 Speaker 1: top ten. It was probably like twenty three or something 388 00:17:53,760 --> 00:17:59,400 Speaker 1: like that. I don't know. It wasn't first place. Yeah, 389 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:02,800 Speaker 1: definitely probably the fastest on the team so far this season. 390 00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:06,080 Speaker 1: So well, last one for me, Tayler's just you know, 391 00:18:06,320 --> 00:18:08,680 Speaker 1: you're off to a hot start in your rookie career. 392 00:18:08,760 --> 00:18:11,000 Speaker 1: Just kind of what are your goals for the rest 393 00:18:11,040 --> 00:18:14,360 Speaker 1: of the season and for this offense. Yeah, I really 394 00:18:14,440 --> 00:18:17,560 Speaker 1: just keep excelling um as offensive unit, you know, and 395 00:18:17,680 --> 00:18:20,359 Speaker 1: just continue to win games. If we talk about stacking games, 396 00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:23,520 Speaker 1: stacking wins, and I think you know that's our focus 397 00:18:23,640 --> 00:18:26,280 Speaker 1: is if the old line is doing their part. You know, 398 00:18:26,440 --> 00:18:28,639 Speaker 1: I think a lot of people gel around that. If 399 00:18:28,840 --> 00:18:31,879 Speaker 1: if we're blocking people and moving people up front, um, 400 00:18:32,080 --> 00:18:33,760 Speaker 1: you know, I think our offense will be rolling. But 401 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:36,200 Speaker 1: you know, it certainly isn't easy. It's something that. You know, 402 00:18:36,280 --> 00:18:38,600 Speaker 1: it takes you know, five equals one, and we're gonna 403 00:18:38,600 --> 00:18:40,280 Speaker 1: have to continue to do our job. But as long 404 00:18:40,320 --> 00:18:43,280 Speaker 1: as we're stacking wins, that's all I really care about. Awesome, Well, 405 00:18:43,320 --> 00:18:46,040 Speaker 1: Tyler man, this has been great. Enjoy it. Keep putting 406 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:47,600 Speaker 1: people on their back to one of yards out the field. 407 00:18:47,680 --> 00:18:50,440 Speaker 1: Keep bullying people. You signed off on your version of bullying. 408 00:18:51,480 --> 00:18:56,640 Speaker 1: Appreciate thanks for having me. Great stuff from Tyler Linder. 409 00:18:56,680 --> 00:18:59,400 Speaker 1: Mom found that it doesn't wear a diaper. That was important. 410 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:01,359 Speaker 1: I know you wanted to get to the bottom of that. Oh. 411 00:19:01,400 --> 00:19:05,399 Speaker 1: I had a few follow ups, but I restrained myself, 412 00:19:05,680 --> 00:19:07,800 Speaker 1: kept it in. Well, you know Jensen like yes and 413 00:19:07,840 --> 00:19:11,720 Speaker 1: stuff like five towels. Well, I mean the backstory here 414 00:19:12,200 --> 00:19:17,240 Speaker 1: is that basically, yes, yes. When Ryan Jesson got to Tampa, 415 00:19:17,760 --> 00:19:21,119 Speaker 1: he shared a photo basically saying that once he had 416 00:19:21,200 --> 00:19:25,199 Speaker 1: his first practice with Brady, Brady has very particular about 417 00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:29,200 Speaker 1: making sure everything was nice and dry. Yeah, so he 418 00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:32,200 Speaker 1: wants to basically stick a towel on his backside, so 419 00:19:32,280 --> 00:19:34,719 Speaker 1: the multiple tels everything is nice and dry. So that's 420 00:19:34,760 --> 00:19:38,160 Speaker 1: the backstory. If you weren't familiar with that, yeah, exactly. 421 00:19:38,240 --> 00:19:40,560 Speaker 1: But anyway, really good stuff. From Tyler. I mean, I 422 00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:43,040 Speaker 1: think he's just I like the kid. You know, he's 423 00:19:43,119 --> 00:19:45,280 Speaker 1: he's a good player, good head on his shoulders. Like, 424 00:19:45,320 --> 00:19:47,440 Speaker 1: I think that's going to be a very very good 425 00:19:47,640 --> 00:19:49,560 Speaker 1: first round pick for the Ravens. Yeah, before we give 426 00:19:49,600 --> 00:19:51,320 Speaker 1: you our thoughts on this upcoming game against the States, 427 00:19:51,359 --> 00:19:53,880 Speaker 1: we also want our listeners to know the sports landscape 428 00:19:53,920 --> 00:19:56,240 Speaker 1: is always changing. This week is no different. Draft Kings 429 00:19:56,320 --> 00:19:58,080 Speaker 1: is the leader in daily fantasy sports and it still 430 00:19:58,119 --> 00:20:00,520 Speaker 1: has daily Fantasy contest for those we're looking to have 431 00:20:00,600 --> 00:20:03,320 Speaker 1: skin in the game. It's simple. Every player has a 432 00:20:03,320 --> 00:20:05,960 Speaker 1: salary associated with drafting them. You assemble a line, but 433 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:07,680 Speaker 1: players you try to say under the salary cap, and 434 00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:10,159 Speaker 1: then you sit back you watch your points pile up. 435 00:20:10,240 --> 00:20:12,280 Speaker 1: So now you know how to play. Download the Draft 436 00:20:12,320 --> 00:20:15,480 Speaker 1: Kings app today. Signed up using the code flock. New 437 00:20:15,600 --> 00:20:18,800 Speaker 1: users get a free entry with their first deposit. Again, 438 00:20:18,880 --> 00:20:22,200 Speaker 1: the code is flock at DraftKings. Well, I think this 439 00:20:22,280 --> 00:20:24,720 Speaker 1: is gonna be another important game for the offensive line 440 00:20:24,760 --> 00:20:26,919 Speaker 1: because you look at the Saints defense and they got 441 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:29,800 Speaker 1: some players on that other side. I mean Cameron Jordan's 442 00:20:29,880 --> 00:20:32,159 Speaker 1: on one side, Marcus Davenport on the other. You know, 443 00:20:32,240 --> 00:20:35,000 Speaker 1: it's not Vida Vella in the middle necessarily for Tyler, 444 00:20:35,080 --> 00:20:38,280 Speaker 1: but they have some players you know that there's addressers 445 00:20:38,320 --> 00:20:40,919 Speaker 1: can get after and really disrupt running games. They got 446 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:43,919 Speaker 1: Tyron Matthew on the back end. You know, they've got 447 00:20:43,960 --> 00:20:47,719 Speaker 1: the big who's the corner um, Marshawn Lattimore. I mean, 448 00:20:48,119 --> 00:20:50,040 Speaker 1: so it's it's gonna be a challenge. And anytime you 449 00:20:50,119 --> 00:20:52,080 Speaker 1: go down there to New Orleans, that place can get 450 00:20:52,160 --> 00:20:54,720 Speaker 1: rock and those fans are passionate and on Monday night football, 451 00:20:55,080 --> 00:20:57,200 Speaker 1: like not an easy challenge. The Saints have kind of 452 00:20:57,240 --> 00:20:59,520 Speaker 1: been an up and down team a little bit this year, 453 00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:03,240 Speaker 1: but you know they have Alvin Kamara who lit it 454 00:21:03,320 --> 00:21:06,480 Speaker 1: up with three touchdowns last week. So it's gonna be 455 00:21:06,520 --> 00:21:08,520 Speaker 1: a challenge. Like the Saints are honestly a difficult team 456 00:21:08,560 --> 00:21:09,879 Speaker 1: to figure out, and like this is one of those 457 00:21:09,920 --> 00:21:11,560 Speaker 1: teams you don't play very often, so you don't know 458 00:21:11,720 --> 00:21:14,919 Speaker 1: them that well. Uh, they don't have Drew Brees obviously anymore. 459 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:17,080 Speaker 1: So it's been Jamis Winston and Andy Dalton. I think 460 00:21:17,080 --> 00:21:19,920 Speaker 1: it's gonna be the red rifle again, be Andy Dalton um. 461 00:21:20,200 --> 00:21:22,040 Speaker 1: And so then I don't know how I feel about that. 462 00:21:22,119 --> 00:21:23,760 Speaker 1: I have mixed feelings about the Red right. Of course 463 00:21:23,800 --> 00:21:26,520 Speaker 1: they're us have faced him plenty of times and um 464 00:21:27,080 --> 00:21:31,240 Speaker 1: some some gonnace, some bad, some bad memories. But like, yeah, 465 00:21:31,280 --> 00:21:33,959 Speaker 1: it's it's hard to know exactly, like who the Saints are, 466 00:21:34,119 --> 00:21:37,720 Speaker 1: I think because of some of those changes, um, and 467 00:21:38,160 --> 00:21:40,160 Speaker 1: again it's a team that you don't see all that often, 468 00:21:40,320 --> 00:21:42,800 Speaker 1: which adds another layer to that. But look, I think 469 00:21:42,840 --> 00:21:44,600 Speaker 1: that the Ravens right now, like they're in a great 470 00:21:44,640 --> 00:21:48,280 Speaker 1: spot the story right now. But you're only in a 471 00:21:48,359 --> 00:21:50,920 Speaker 1: great spot if you keep winning. Like if you get 472 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:52,200 Speaker 1: the win this week and you go into the buy 473 00:21:52,200 --> 00:21:55,160 Speaker 1: at six and three and you're like, okay, you're six 474 00:21:55,240 --> 00:21:58,120 Speaker 1: and three, you feel like you have a great path 475 00:21:58,280 --> 00:21:59,879 Speaker 1: to the playoffs, Like you get this win to like 476 00:22:00,080 --> 00:22:01,920 Speaker 1: teams going to playoffs all right, and now the question 477 00:22:02,080 --> 00:22:04,040 Speaker 1: is now you start getting the seeding, how far you're 478 00:22:04,040 --> 00:22:06,240 Speaker 1: gonna go and all that stuff. That's the feeling, that's 479 00:22:06,280 --> 00:22:08,359 Speaker 1: the pot. If you lose all of a sudden, it's like, 480 00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:10,520 Speaker 1: oh my gosh, it's gonna you gotta think about it 481 00:22:10,520 --> 00:22:12,879 Speaker 1: for two weeks. It's gonna be as some money in 482 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:15,480 Speaker 1: football game all that. But like, if you get a 483 00:22:15,520 --> 00:22:18,520 Speaker 1: win here you're really in great position. And then also 484 00:22:18,600 --> 00:22:21,080 Speaker 1: we're based on where the Bengals are. They're struggling a 485 00:22:21,080 --> 00:22:22,840 Speaker 1: little bit. Right now. The Ravens have already beaten in 486 00:22:22,920 --> 00:22:25,040 Speaker 1: the Bengals are owing three in the division, so you 487 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:27,560 Speaker 1: have like a really a good leg up on on 488 00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:31,479 Speaker 1: the Bengals. But again, the key you can't let your 489 00:22:31,480 --> 00:22:35,119 Speaker 1: foot off the pedal and and allow, you know, you 490 00:22:35,320 --> 00:22:38,200 Speaker 1: to cost yourself really important seating at this point of 491 00:22:38,200 --> 00:22:40,200 Speaker 1: the year, especially in a game. I know it's on 492 00:22:40,280 --> 00:22:42,560 Speaker 1: the road, it's money in iffable by no means is 493 00:22:42,600 --> 00:22:44,920 Speaker 1: it going to be an easy game. But the Ravens 494 00:22:44,960 --> 00:22:49,120 Speaker 1: your favorite, right, this is a game that you should win, right, Yeah, totally. Obviously, 495 00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:51,800 Speaker 1: we're very excited to see the defense with the addition 496 00:22:51,840 --> 00:22:54,159 Speaker 1: of Roquan Smith in the middle of it. I cannot 497 00:22:54,240 --> 00:22:56,520 Speaker 1: wait to see this deep play. Yeah. I thought first 498 00:22:56,560 --> 00:22:59,680 Speaker 1: impressions when we first met him on Wednesday, we're just 499 00:23:00,040 --> 00:23:02,400 Speaker 1: a plus plus. You know. I know you've never seen 500 00:23:02,440 --> 00:23:04,320 Speaker 1: that our report card before, but I'll let you know. 501 00:23:07,400 --> 00:23:10,240 Speaker 1: I thought like that he just came off really well, 502 00:23:10,600 --> 00:23:16,480 Speaker 1: like he's just personable, passionate, just smart dude. I just 503 00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:19,040 Speaker 1: I thought I was really impressive. I mean and more. 504 00:23:19,080 --> 00:23:21,560 Speaker 1: I've looked watched him on tape and watched just watched 505 00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:23,600 Speaker 1: him play more, you know, being in Chicago, like you 506 00:23:23,640 --> 00:23:25,200 Speaker 1: don't really watch him a whole lot. You just see 507 00:23:25,240 --> 00:23:27,840 Speaker 1: the tackle stats, kind of like Patrick Queen did right 508 00:23:27,960 --> 00:23:29,720 Speaker 1: sitting on the sideline in our video clip that we 509 00:23:29,760 --> 00:23:32,879 Speaker 1: put out um, but like looking at him more closely, 510 00:23:33,640 --> 00:23:35,920 Speaker 1: it's really intriguing what he and Patrick Queen can do 511 00:23:36,040 --> 00:23:38,840 Speaker 1: get together, we work. You know, he won the press conference. 512 00:23:38,960 --> 00:23:41,119 Speaker 1: He passed that test without question, and I think a 513 00:23:41,160 --> 00:23:42,879 Speaker 1: lot of reporters walked away from there saying, man, like, 514 00:23:42,960 --> 00:23:45,800 Speaker 1: that's impressive. He's he's sharp, he's he seems like a 515 00:23:45,800 --> 00:23:47,439 Speaker 1: guy who's gonna be a leader. I really liked him, 516 00:23:47,480 --> 00:23:48,800 Speaker 1: and he he was. He was great. He had a 517 00:23:48,840 --> 00:23:52,560 Speaker 1: great press conference and on the field, like my and 518 00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:55,240 Speaker 1: it's practice, we're not watching the whole thing. It's limited dose. 519 00:23:55,359 --> 00:23:58,680 Speaker 1: But my feeling and just like the eye test, is 520 00:23:58,760 --> 00:24:01,200 Speaker 1: that he looks the part in passes that test as well, 521 00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:04,760 Speaker 1: like he moves really fluidly, he's got good size. Everyone 522 00:24:04,800 --> 00:24:07,120 Speaker 1: talks about his instincts and his knowledge of the game, 523 00:24:07,160 --> 00:24:08,960 Speaker 1: which I think we'll see that in game action. It's 524 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:10,879 Speaker 1: kind of tough to tell that in practice, but his 525 00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:13,600 Speaker 1: fluid movement does stand out to me when I watch 526 00:24:13,720 --> 00:24:16,440 Speaker 1: him out there. Probably I think it's so easy as 527 00:24:16,480 --> 00:24:19,080 Speaker 1: a Ravens fan, you know, when you were spoiled with 528 00:24:19,280 --> 00:24:22,320 Speaker 1: Ray Lewis to like want to compare everybody to Ray 529 00:24:22,520 --> 00:24:25,359 Speaker 1: who follows right, it was like Darryl Smith came in, 530 00:24:25,480 --> 00:24:28,000 Speaker 1: It's like, oh he has a ray Lewis ESQ vibe. Right, 531 00:24:28,040 --> 00:24:30,560 Speaker 1: And then like every linebacker, you know, when we drafted 532 00:24:30,640 --> 00:24:32,920 Speaker 1: Arthur Brown, it was like, Arthur, You're gonna be the 533 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:35,399 Speaker 1: next ray Lewis, Right, Patrick Queen of course got that. 534 00:24:35,680 --> 00:24:39,120 Speaker 1: C J. Mosley of course got that for a long time. 535 00:24:39,359 --> 00:24:41,920 Speaker 1: And and now you're seeing some of this with ro Quan. 536 00:24:42,520 --> 00:24:44,560 Speaker 1: And to be quite honest, and I know you kind 537 00:24:44,600 --> 00:24:47,440 Speaker 1: of mentioned this in our Instant Reaction pod, He's the 538 00:24:47,520 --> 00:24:50,960 Speaker 1: closest thing that I've seen yet that that you know 539 00:24:51,080 --> 00:24:53,680 Speaker 1: of of the guys that have stepped in here. He 540 00:24:53,800 --> 00:24:55,280 Speaker 1: just kind of reminds me of that. Like Ray was 541 00:24:55,320 --> 00:24:59,080 Speaker 1: just a tackling machine. You weren't. There's nothing like athletically 542 00:24:59,160 --> 00:25:02,160 Speaker 1: that you said like, oh my god, this is crazy. 543 00:25:02,440 --> 00:25:06,280 Speaker 1: I mean, fast sidelines, sideline can certainly cover ground, makes tackles, 544 00:25:06,359 --> 00:25:09,560 Speaker 1: can slip tackles, slip blocks, you know, can take on 545 00:25:09,720 --> 00:25:11,680 Speaker 1: blocks at times, Like Roquan is more of a guy 546 00:25:11,720 --> 00:25:14,119 Speaker 1: who kind of gets around, slips pass blocks, and a 547 00:25:14,359 --> 00:25:17,240 Speaker 1: block guy who takes on blocks. But Ray was kind 548 00:25:17,240 --> 00:25:19,399 Speaker 1: of the same way. Ray wanted those big nose tackles 549 00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:21,280 Speaker 1: and defense tackles in front of him to gobble it 550 00:25:21,400 --> 00:25:22,760 Speaker 1: up so he could kind of run around and just 551 00:25:22,960 --> 00:25:25,200 Speaker 1: run free. That's what Rokan reminds me of. Yeah, and 552 00:25:25,240 --> 00:25:28,120 Speaker 1: he just cleans everything up. Yeah, everything, If if something 553 00:25:28,160 --> 00:25:30,720 Speaker 1: gets to him, he's cleaning it up exactly and there's 554 00:25:30,800 --> 00:25:33,679 Speaker 1: no question about it. And then you know, meeting him 555 00:25:33,760 --> 00:25:36,159 Speaker 1: for the first time on Wednesday, there's a little bit 556 00:25:36,200 --> 00:25:39,200 Speaker 1: of vibes that way to nobody's ever like Ray, you know, 557 00:25:39,359 --> 00:25:42,840 Speaker 1: the like the energy that he brought, but like just 558 00:25:42,960 --> 00:25:45,600 Speaker 1: in terms of like his vibe, like being the alpha, 559 00:25:46,200 --> 00:25:49,960 Speaker 1: being kind of that leadership vibe. Uh just sharp dude, 560 00:25:50,119 --> 00:25:53,200 Speaker 1: Like he kind of reminded me a little bit of 561 00:25:53,359 --> 00:25:55,760 Speaker 1: Ray in that way. Well, look, no one ever is 562 00:25:55,800 --> 00:25:58,760 Speaker 1: gonna match like exact theatrics of Ray Lewis. Like that 563 00:25:59,040 --> 00:26:01,280 Speaker 1: was if he comes out doing the squirrel dance, broke 564 00:26:01,640 --> 00:26:05,880 Speaker 1: in his first home game. If you got a sign 565 00:26:05,920 --> 00:26:08,840 Speaker 1: off from Ray, that would be fire. That would be good. 566 00:26:09,200 --> 00:26:10,800 Speaker 1: That would be good. I don't know if it's gonna happen, 567 00:26:11,440 --> 00:26:14,520 Speaker 1: but that would be fire. But yeah, he he When 568 00:26:14,560 --> 00:26:17,640 Speaker 1: I where I just kind of put a bow tie 569 00:26:17,720 --> 00:26:20,800 Speaker 1: on the on the Ray Lewis piece, like when he 570 00:26:20,880 --> 00:26:23,520 Speaker 1: was at Georgia. That's where I watched him at Georgia, 571 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:25,240 Speaker 1: and I was like, he is the Ray Lewis of 572 00:26:25,320 --> 00:26:27,560 Speaker 1: that defense. Like he makes every tackle, he's always in 573 00:26:27,600 --> 00:26:29,520 Speaker 1: the right spot, he's the leader, like he had all 574 00:26:29,560 --> 00:26:32,159 Speaker 1: the leadership stuff. I think the leadership stuff will come here. 575 00:26:32,320 --> 00:26:34,840 Speaker 1: But just as like so so viewers and listeners know, 576 00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:36,800 Speaker 1: like something I thought was pretty cool with him in 577 00:26:36,840 --> 00:26:39,119 Speaker 1: the locker room. Two things. One his lockers right next 578 00:26:39,119 --> 00:26:41,480 Speaker 1: to Patrick Queen, right next to him, So those two 579 00:26:41,480 --> 00:26:43,000 Speaker 1: guys are gonna be joined at the hip. And that 580 00:26:43,200 --> 00:26:46,440 Speaker 1: empty locker previously did he did he just take away 581 00:26:46,680 --> 00:26:48,920 Speaker 1: I think he might have taken away an empty locker. Um, 582 00:26:49,520 --> 00:26:51,800 Speaker 1: But but so like I think that's cool. You know, 583 00:26:51,840 --> 00:26:53,359 Speaker 1: those two guys are gonna get to know each other 584 00:26:53,400 --> 00:26:55,840 Speaker 1: really well. Patrick Queen said that he's fired up about this, 585 00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:58,119 Speaker 1: and you know, some people may have thought that this 586 00:26:58,320 --> 00:27:00,960 Speaker 1: is he wouldn't be on board with this. He thinks 587 00:27:01,000 --> 00:27:03,320 Speaker 1: this is going to benefit him and they are. They're 588 00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:05,399 Speaker 1: gonna be attached to the hip. And then the other 589 00:27:05,480 --> 00:27:07,000 Speaker 1: thing too, Like I was watching him and he was 590 00:27:07,080 --> 00:27:08,600 Speaker 1: kind of making his way around the locker room, just 591 00:27:08,720 --> 00:27:11,200 Speaker 1: meeting his teammates, introducing himself, Like I saw him chatting 592 00:27:11,200 --> 00:27:14,879 Speaker 1: with Chuck Clark and um Clais. Campbell is just getting 593 00:27:14,920 --> 00:27:17,359 Speaker 1: to know your new teammates, which is important and and 594 00:27:17,480 --> 00:27:18,720 Speaker 1: if you're going to be a leader on the team, 595 00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:20,000 Speaker 1: you've got to have the respect of the guys in 596 00:27:20,040 --> 00:27:21,720 Speaker 1: that locker room. And it seems like he's trying to 597 00:27:21,800 --> 00:27:24,159 Speaker 1: earn that and develop that by just getting to know 598 00:27:24,240 --> 00:27:26,720 Speaker 1: guys first and foremost, Yeah, for sure. And then on 599 00:27:26,840 --> 00:27:29,400 Speaker 1: the other side of you know, the other side defensively, 600 00:27:29,520 --> 00:27:32,760 Speaker 1: on the outside, I should say Tyas Bowser is expected 601 00:27:32,840 --> 00:27:35,520 Speaker 1: to come back and play against the Saints, make his debut. 602 00:27:36,040 --> 00:27:38,560 Speaker 1: David Jaba. We're not really sure the rookie second round 603 00:27:38,600 --> 00:27:40,720 Speaker 1: pick does he play in this first game back. It 604 00:27:40,800 --> 00:27:43,440 Speaker 1: sounds like he's a little bit behind ties just by 605 00:27:43,440 --> 00:27:45,760 Speaker 1: the fact that he's a rookie years Also, the injury 606 00:27:46,040 --> 00:27:49,640 Speaker 1: occurred two months later exactly, and he so David said 607 00:27:49,680 --> 00:27:53,080 Speaker 1: that he had his first full practice on Wednesday, So 608 00:27:53,600 --> 00:27:55,840 Speaker 1: it seems like Tias has a better chance of playing. 609 00:27:56,400 --> 00:27:59,639 Speaker 1: Tis is a difference maker as well as Roquan in 610 00:27:59,680 --> 00:28:02,200 Speaker 1: this defense and what they can do. His coverage ability, 611 00:28:02,480 --> 00:28:04,880 Speaker 1: obviously rushing the pastor he led this human sacks last 612 00:28:04,960 --> 00:28:08,840 Speaker 1: year like Taias Bowser is a difference maker coming back 613 00:28:08,880 --> 00:28:11,480 Speaker 1: on this defense. So you have to love the way 614 00:28:11,520 --> 00:28:13,960 Speaker 1: that this is all coming together. And I think it's 615 00:28:13,960 --> 00:28:16,639 Speaker 1: a real opportunity going down to New Orleans. Who you know, 616 00:28:17,000 --> 00:28:19,679 Speaker 1: Michael Thomas hasn't played in a long time. They're kind 617 00:28:19,720 --> 00:28:22,600 Speaker 1: of banged up with injuries as well, uh wide receiver. 618 00:28:23,760 --> 00:28:25,800 Speaker 1: It's it's gonna be interesting to see if they can 619 00:28:25,840 --> 00:28:29,000 Speaker 1: put on a defensive show in Nola. That would be nice. 620 00:28:29,119 --> 00:28:30,960 Speaker 1: I'd be on board with that. I think the defense 621 00:28:31,040 --> 00:28:32,920 Speaker 1: is get this team and this defense are getting healthy 622 00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:35,680 Speaker 1: at the right time. Um And like I said before, 623 00:28:36,400 --> 00:28:38,440 Speaker 1: win this week and then we're all gonna be feeling 624 00:28:38,520 --> 00:28:40,920 Speaker 1: real good, sitting real pretty going into that by So, 625 00:28:41,440 --> 00:28:43,120 Speaker 1: thanks so much for listening. You can email us at 626 00:28:43,120 --> 00:28:45,160 Speaker 1: the lounge at Ravens Thought NFL dot Net. We will 627 00:28:45,200 --> 00:28:48,600 Speaker 1: have an instant reaction podcast immediately after that game on 628 00:28:48,720 --> 00:28:52,040 Speaker 1: Tuesday morning, so stay tuned for that. Thanks for listening 629 00:28:52,160 --> 00:28:55,800 Speaker 1: and watching, and we'll talk to against it. Well wait, oh, 630 00:28:56,080 --> 00:28:59,600 Speaker 1: it's wait football. You gotta get ready for the New 631 00:28:59,720 --> 00:29:06,120 Speaker 1: Orleans Big When the big win, Little Jazzy Hid was 632 00:29:06,320 --> 00:29:06,640 Speaker 1: terrible