1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:01,400 Speaker 1: How do you think the spring went. I think it 2 00:00:01,440 --> 00:00:01,880 Speaker 1: went well. 3 00:00:02,880 --> 00:00:05,960 Speaker 2: You know, it's a lot of competition, ears competing, and 4 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:07,960 Speaker 2: I think the entire team got better. 5 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:09,720 Speaker 1: It's definitely one of the better springs I've been around. 6 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:12,280 Speaker 2: You know, it's my ninth year now, so I think 7 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:14,800 Speaker 2: it was a really good spring, good catapult to leading 8 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:19,119 Speaker 2: to the summer. What's different, Well, what felt different for 9 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:22,680 Speaker 2: you with uh, you know, entire from almost an entire 10 00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:26,120 Speaker 2: new quarterback groom from that respective for the offense, I'd 11 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:28,080 Speaker 2: say the leadership, you know, and and it's all I 12 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:31,000 Speaker 2: knock on anyone, but Russ and jamis just bringing a 13 00:00:31,040 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 2: different kind of energy to the building, and you know, 14 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 2: especially Russ just being out there. To me, it was 15 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:38,120 Speaker 2: you know, I've been around a lot of great players, 16 00:00:38,120 --> 00:00:41,640 Speaker 2: but Russ is just different where h this is like 17 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:43,479 Speaker 2: his life, like he lives and breathes this, and he 18 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:47,919 Speaker 2: knows everything everyone's responsibility out there. And just the how 19 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:49,720 Speaker 2: quickly he was able to pick up this offense and 20 00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 2: kind of make it his own and holding it into 21 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:53,080 Speaker 2: something he's really comfortable, and it was really cool. 22 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 1: Shit talked about how out of its fencing back in 23 00:00:56,760 --> 00:00:58,680 Speaker 1: the trenches. It was a little more than usually see 24 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:00,400 Speaker 1: in the spring. What was uh, that's kind of the 25 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 1: rood of that. 26 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 2: I think just you know, people are just sticking tired 27 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:08,480 Speaker 2: of not being good, you know, and it all starts 28 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:10,080 Speaker 2: in the trenches and the O line D line is 29 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:12,280 Speaker 2: where you know games are really won. 30 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:14,759 Speaker 1: You know, we talk about the receiving a room or dvs. 31 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:17,560 Speaker 2: And quarterbacks a really important position, but games are really 32 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:20,240 Speaker 2: decided in the trenches. And so you know, it's intense, 33 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 2: especially with the players that we have on the line 34 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:23,119 Speaker 2: in D line. But at the end of the day, 35 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 2: everyone got better from him. Where do you think that 36 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:26,640 Speaker 2: the battles would be like in the summer when the 37 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:29,039 Speaker 2: patsun w'd be very fun? 38 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 1: I'm almost side of first, What do you think kind 39 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 1: of transitions to guard? 40 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:35,960 Speaker 2: I think that he's truly brought into it and it's 41 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 2: been cool for me to just watch the tape and 42 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:38,959 Speaker 2: just you know, he's. 43 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 1: A shoe mongkeins dude. I'm sure y'all have seen him, 44 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 1: but you know when he. 45 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 2: Hits you, like on the bag, you feel the oof, 46 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:46,480 Speaker 2: you know, it's like, oh, you know, and him going 47 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:50,680 Speaker 2: out there being able to not change anything from Indie 48 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 2: to the team, and obviously him going from tackle to 49 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:55,560 Speaker 2: guard is a big transition. I've done it myself a 50 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:58,200 Speaker 2: couple of times in my career. So to see him 51 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:00,960 Speaker 2: buying into it and to see how serious he's taken 52 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:01,800 Speaker 2: it is really cool to see. 53 00:02:01,840 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 1: And I think that he can be a really good player. 54 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 2: Like I told him, I was like, if you lock 55 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 2: in and you're truly buy into this, you can be 56 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 2: a really good guard. Just from seeing how he's done 57 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:11,679 Speaker 2: in the spring, I'm excited see him the summer and 58 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:12,400 Speaker 2: putting patch on him. 59 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:16,120 Speaker 1: What are the what are the big challenges? 60 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:18,239 Speaker 2: Is he's gonna say, as someone who's done that, you 61 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 2: know it's a different position, it really is. 62 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:22,160 Speaker 1: And what are the big challenges once the pads are 63 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 1: on in the preseason games that he's going to be 64 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:25,959 Speaker 1: faced with. I say, the speed. 65 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:29,800 Speaker 2: You know, everything at guard is bang bang, attackles more patients, 66 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:33,880 Speaker 2: and you have to be willing to you know, you 67 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 2: not have to know what you have to know what 68 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:37,239 Speaker 2: to strike, you attackle Essentially at guard, you know those 69 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:40,639 Speaker 2: big guys like Deck that aren't you within a milliseconds, 70 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 2: and you got to be able to figure out what 71 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 2: you need to do and how you can defeat them 72 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 2: in their blocking, ultimately win the block within a matter 73 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:49,040 Speaker 2: of seconds because if not, then they're gonna be on 74 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:51,560 Speaker 2: the quarterback. So I think that he's done a really 75 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:53,720 Speaker 2: good job adj justing to that and a really. 76 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 1: Truly buying into guard. 77 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:56,960 Speaker 2: And you know, the Scott's lemb firm is a talented kid, 78 00:02:57,000 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 2: and I think that he can be a really good player. 79 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:00,200 Speaker 1: What do you say? 80 00:03:00,600 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 2: I mean, tackle is if there is a glamor position 81 00:03:03,919 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 2: on the offensive line. 82 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:06,600 Speaker 1: Tackle is what people want to be. 83 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:10,480 Speaker 2: So is is there something buying mentally to say, Okay, 84 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:11,839 Speaker 2: I kind of didn't do great there. 85 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:13,840 Speaker 1: I mean inside now it's a little bit different. Is 86 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 1: that part of the buying? Yeah? I think that. 87 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:20,639 Speaker 2: You know, when like Evan's case, he was a five star, 88 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 2: five star recruit was at Alabama and Alabama's left tackle 89 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:28,119 Speaker 2: top correct me if I'm wrong, top eight, seven eight pick, 90 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:29,360 Speaker 2: he was like what seven? 91 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:30,639 Speaker 1: Yeah? So top eight picking? 92 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:33,080 Speaker 2: Then for a draft this you know, you just used 93 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 2: to one certain thing and he used to playing tackle, 94 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 2: and then you know when they like out play guard. 95 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 2: Now there's a decision you have to make and I 96 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:40,120 Speaker 2: have to make that decision too. Where there it's like 97 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:41,840 Speaker 2: you know, my first couple of years in the league, 98 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:43,120 Speaker 2: when I got into the league, they were like, you're 99 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 2: a guard. 100 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 1: I was like, I'm a tackle. They're like, no, you're 101 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 1: playing guard. 102 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:47,760 Speaker 2: And you know you have to truly be wanting to 103 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 2: accept that and just clear your mind of everything and 104 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 2: relearn everything. And like I said, I think he's done 105 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 2: a phenomenal job doing that and treat buying. You can 106 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 2: see in the media room, like the extra meetings he's 107 00:03:56,840 --> 00:03:59,680 Speaker 2: doing and truly wanted to take that next step to 108 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:00,440 Speaker 2: get out on the field. 109 00:04:00,480 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 1: And Tildren you have to see him winning. Does it 110 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:03,760 Speaker 1: take a one with the kind of un Does it 111 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:05,640 Speaker 1: take a while kind of unlearn some of those things 112 00:04:05,640 --> 00:04:06,640 Speaker 1: where you're switching position. 113 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's it's hard to s I mean I have 114 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 2: to do a last year, you know, from going from 115 00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 2: right to left tackle. It's hard going from tackle to 116 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:14,320 Speaker 2: guards to even harder. 117 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:15,040 Speaker 1: Like I said, the. 118 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:17,280 Speaker 2: Speed of the game, it's completely different in there. The 119 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:19,200 Speaker 2: knowledge you have to have to play guard, especially in 120 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:22,120 Speaker 2: this offense, is tremendous. Like we have really smart guards, 121 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:24,359 Speaker 2: even Jamis is probably one of the smartest guys on 122 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:26,040 Speaker 2: the team. Like you have to be really smart to 123 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:28,240 Speaker 2: play in that position, and you know, see him picking 124 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 2: up the offense like that, truly buying into it, like 125 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 2: I said, taking it serious and truly wanted to be 126 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:35,320 Speaker 2: out there. It is really cool to see, you know, 127 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:38,919 Speaker 2: especially young guys like that. It's it's tough when you 128 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:40,400 Speaker 2: want a players in relition and you get told no, 129 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:41,800 Speaker 2: you have to play here now. And like you said, 130 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaker 2: they can go one or two ways. It can be 131 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:45,880 Speaker 2: i'm'a do this or now I'm not gonna do this, 132 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:47,599 Speaker 2: and I'm go'na do things my own way. And he's 133 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 2: truly brought into the coaching out there in indeed, he's 134 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:53,600 Speaker 2: truly buying into it like I said, and this starting 135 00:04:53,600 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 2: to pay demnist for what. 136 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 1: Kind of players have their card are gonna be. I 137 00:04:56,720 --> 00:04:57,960 Speaker 1: think it's gonna be a really good player. 138 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:01,359 Speaker 2: It's been fun playing in from He's a he's a 139 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:04,920 Speaker 2: explosive kid, you know, and I think that's really good. 140 00:05:04,839 --> 00:05:08,160 Speaker 1: To have him on this team. I I cannot really 141 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:11,080 Speaker 1: compare him to anyone cause he's his own player. With him. 142 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:13,560 Speaker 1: Burnson tip, they're gonna be a health drill. You met 143 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:16,800 Speaker 1: tringal Ford is that people are sick of losing. How 144 00:05:16,839 --> 00:05:19,320 Speaker 1: does that is that that conversation that has had. Is 145 00:05:19,320 --> 00:05:21,480 Speaker 1: that an attitude that you feel the spring? I mean, 146 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:24,920 Speaker 1: what what is what is that bubbling frustration of losing me? 147 00:05:26,600 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 1: Damn cut that out of my bath? Bad? 148 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:34,599 Speaker 2: You never heard that one? Yea, It's just I mean 149 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 2: going through and fourteen is terrible, you know. You like 150 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:40,200 Speaker 2: that first game lust year against the Vikings. That was 151 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:43,080 Speaker 2: one of my f Like I was in Vegas. Obviously 152 00:05:43,839 --> 00:05:45,840 Speaker 2: it's hard to get home footing lunge there cause it's Vegas. 153 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:48,040 Speaker 2: Team won't travel there. Right that game last year, I 154 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:50,080 Speaker 2: still remember it and I'm probably gonna remember it for 155 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:52,440 Speaker 2: a while. It was the first time in a long 156 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 2: time I've had a home foot Vuns. Like the fans 157 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 2: out here are passionate about this team, passionate about this franchise, 158 00:05:58,080 --> 00:05:59,400 Speaker 2: and they wanna win. 159 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 1: But that's the only way we feel too, you know. 160 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:04,280 Speaker 2: We know, like that close game, I know everyone comes 161 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 2: back to it, but that feeling that you get puffed 162 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:08,039 Speaker 2: win the game and truly seeing everything you put in 163 00:06:08,080 --> 00:06:09,839 Speaker 2: the week and all the work you've been putting in 164 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:10,400 Speaker 2: paying off. 165 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:13,000 Speaker 1: There's no other feeling like it, you know, and it's addictive. 166 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:15,640 Speaker 2: And that's what you want, we can weak out and 167 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:17,680 Speaker 2: that's what we wanna get and that's what team we 168 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 2: wanna become. So I think that you saw the NBA attendance, like, 169 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 2: I don't think anyone missed Oughta's Everyone was out there, 170 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:27,080 Speaker 2: you know, Like I said, having Russ and James been 171 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:29,680 Speaker 2: huge for us. And even guys that weren't practicing, they're 172 00:06:29,720 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 2: still in the huddle or they're still run a team, 173 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:33,479 Speaker 2: or they're still but not buying in their meetings, trying 174 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:35,400 Speaker 2: to make sure that they're gaining all the knowledge that 175 00:06:35,400 --> 00:06:37,200 Speaker 2: they need to when they come back out there, they 176 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:38,920 Speaker 2: know what to do, and you know, there's no fall off. 177 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:41,400 Speaker 2: So it's I think that you know, I'm not gonna 178 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:43,920 Speaker 2: make any preditions, but it's I I like to sing 179 00:06:43,960 --> 00:06:44,160 Speaker 2: a lot