1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:04,040 Speaker 1: It was that second quarter, Like what was that second quarter? Like, um, 2 00:00:04,600 --> 00:00:07,600 Speaker 1: pretty good? I was like, uh, you know, just the 3 00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:10,760 Speaker 1: whole game was was fun. Um. The message of the 4 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:12,760 Speaker 1: team was go out and played for each other and 5 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:15,040 Speaker 1: play for your brother. And you know you felt that 6 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:17,520 Speaker 1: energy throughout the old game from start to finish, even 7 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:20,799 Speaker 1: on offense having a slow start. Um, it was contagious. 8 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:23,079 Speaker 1: You felt on the sideline and we were able to, 9 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:25,919 Speaker 1: especially in the one game, dominate a front that your 10 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:28,840 Speaker 1: credits office line. Um, they did an amazing job once again, 11 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:32,200 Speaker 1: and we was able to come out with one just 12 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:34,159 Speaker 1: rapp that long touchdown run and it was kind of 13 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 1: what happened. Yeah, so we kind of had a feel 14 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:40,000 Speaker 1: for what they were doing and you know, uh the 15 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:42,200 Speaker 1: coaches made a made a great call and that play 16 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 1: and uh first and foremost online you know, then that 17 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:49,920 Speaker 1: penetration got movement. Um, we're playing on their side about 18 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:52,239 Speaker 1: the whole game, but especially on that play. And then 19 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 1: Chef came back and made an unbelievable block, uh and 20 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 1: created space for me. And as a running back, you 21 00:00:57,000 --> 00:01:00,200 Speaker 1: know you want those one on ones and um, guy 22 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:02,120 Speaker 1: to the guy took a bad angle and I was 23 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 1: able to use my speed and find a way again 24 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:06,400 Speaker 1: ends on there. So finding you over a thousand yards 25 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:08,640 Speaker 1: for the season, I know you're kind of his the store, 26 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 1: you know the game when it comes to running back 27 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:11,720 Speaker 1: some all of those things, No other giants rookie has 28 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:13,800 Speaker 1: done that. What does that mean to know you have 29 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 1: that accomplishment hardy out of here? Um, yeah, you know 30 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:19,759 Speaker 1: that's that's an awesome feeling. Um to be the first 31 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 1: one to do that. But um, even though my name 32 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:25,200 Speaker 1: goes down, is the first giant running back to do it? 33 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:27,679 Speaker 1: You don't do that by yourself. And you guy who 34 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:30,119 Speaker 1: credited office the line all year, Um, every single guy 35 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 1: that that went out there, and um, we're able to 36 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 1: get that record together. Do you want some of the 37 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:38,640 Speaker 1: young linemen, he says, said if you dropped that pass early, 38 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:42,320 Speaker 1: you came to the sideline and pretty much apologized to 39 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:44,559 Speaker 1: them before you get out looting the series and saying 40 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 1: you would get get something back. I mean you remember that. Yeah. Um, 41 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 1: after the drop, I went to those guys and I 42 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 1: went to the line the quarterback into the wife steaven 43 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 1: and said that series on me. Um, I'm gonna make 44 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:57,080 Speaker 1: a four, I promise you guys, And um, we're able 45 00:01:57,120 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 1: to do that. What you said, yeah it you know, 46 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 1: did you feel better about what busne this game? Unless 47 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 1: not good about the drop? You know, the drop still 48 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 1: bothers me. Um, I work on that all the time. UM. 49 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:12,000 Speaker 1: I probably myself and being a running back that can 50 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:14,280 Speaker 1: catch the ball in the backfield, and especially in that 51 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:17,520 Speaker 1: moment um. You know, we started off slow and we 52 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:19,680 Speaker 1: needed a little drive to get it going. It was 53 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:22,119 Speaker 1: wide open, um. And you know I took my eyes 54 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:24,480 Speaker 1: off of it before and so I told him, you 55 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 1: know the offense that that that that drives on me, 56 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:30,600 Speaker 1: and don't make it for it's Russ. You're a bit 57 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:37,280 Speaker 1: more more carried. How much of braceded never the ball? Um? 58 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 1: You know, I guess I can't keep giving you guys 59 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 1: the same cliche answer. UM, Uh don't don't matter. It 60 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:47,560 Speaker 1: don't matter to me whether whether my role is touched 61 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 1: the ball five times, to touch the ball thirty five times, um, whatever, 62 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:53,520 Speaker 1: it helps get the job done after the end day. 63 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:56,400 Speaker 1: But um, if if it's going through me or going 64 00:02:56,560 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 1: I don't want to say me because you know it's 65 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:01,079 Speaker 1: just not yourself. It's still going through the run game 66 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 1: and going through myself and Wayne and uh Eli making 67 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 1: the right checks up front and office the line and 68 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 1: the tight ends of why we see the block in. 69 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 1: So when we take that mindset, you know, you get 70 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 1: challenged by your coach, you gotta step up to it. 71 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:14,680 Speaker 1: And he's been challenged us a couple of times in 72 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 1: the last couple of weeks, and um, we've we've been 73 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:19,799 Speaker 1: answering that's the easiest that's looked for this offense. But 74 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:23,160 Speaker 1: you guys put up thirty three twenty seven the last 75 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 1: four weeks. What's the biggest difference between now and earlier 76 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:27,919 Speaker 1: this season when you guys were stuck on six and 77 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 1: nine and cat Uh, the biggest thing is we we 78 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 1: figured it out. And when I say that we figured 79 00:03:34,040 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 1: it out, um, I'd say we find out why while 80 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 1: we're playing and it's for each other. And that's the 81 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 1: message that coach has been trying to to give to 82 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 1: us throughout the whole year. And I think that by 83 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 1: we really helped us and helped us figure it out 84 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 1: that at the end of the day, that's all we got. 85 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:52,640 Speaker 1: It's each other and we can't listen to anyone else 86 00:03:52,640 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 1: because whether you're playing good or you're playing bad. And 87 00:03:54,720 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 1: we'll have something good or bad to say about you anyway. 88 00:03:57,000 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 1: So we gotta continue to focus on each other and 89 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 1: getting better with each other, and that's made the biggest 90 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:05,480 Speaker 1: difference in my mindset. Were surprised when O'Dell was ruled 91 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 1: out yesterday, Um yeah, yeah, because I guess something happened 92 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:13,040 Speaker 1: in practice. Um, but you know, I know I know 93 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:15,040 Speaker 1: him very well and I know him personally, and that 94 00:04:15,160 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 1: that kills him that he couldn't be out there. Um, 95 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:19,120 Speaker 1: And you know he faced something is more and he 96 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 1: said that I'll be watching and go out there and 97 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:23,479 Speaker 1: get the job done. And you know we played for 98 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:25,600 Speaker 1: him today too. Um, even though he wasn't here with 99 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:28,240 Speaker 1: us today, or any anybody that's injured on our team 100 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 1: that wasn't here today, we played for them. Man. I 101 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:32,680 Speaker 1: know it kills him, but I know he's happy that 102 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:33,920 Speaker 1: we're able to go out there and get the win. 103 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:36,120 Speaker 1: When you cut back on that fifty two yard or 104 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:37,600 Speaker 1: do you think you're gonna be able to take that? 105 00:04:38,839 --> 00:04:40,800 Speaker 1: Uh yeah, anytime I touched the ball, I think I'm 106 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 1: taking to a distance, to be honest. Um, But that play, 107 00:04:45,080 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 1: can we talk about shep block on that play? I 108 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 1: mean that was that was ridiculous. I mean, first and foremost, 109 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:53,960 Speaker 1: the old line did a great job, but our tight 110 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:56,440 Speaker 1: ends did a great job. When that that that scheme 111 00:04:56,480 --> 00:04:58,200 Speaker 1: that we had there of giving me a whole and 112 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:00,040 Speaker 1: I got one on one with a guy again, I 113 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:02,320 Speaker 1: was able to cut it back, and I remember my play. 114 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:04,840 Speaker 1: I'm running and I'm trying to think, like reacting, I'm 115 00:05:04,839 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 1: about to set this dude up, and I know where 116 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:09,480 Speaker 1: I see a chef just fly by boom and just 117 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:11,680 Speaker 1: just just killed the guy. And I'm literally like mid run, 118 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:14,719 Speaker 1: I'm like whoa, Like It's like that was impressive, and 119 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 1: but I gotta be better there. I gotta, I gotta, 120 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:20,479 Speaker 1: I gotta get an end zone. I gotta find a way. Yeah. Yeah, 121 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:22,280 Speaker 1: let's being one of the chef. That's why. That's why 122 00:05:22,279 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 1: I didn get an end zone, you know, chef block 123 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:27,240 Speaker 1: Gott you know, got my my mind somewhere other than 124 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:29,280 Speaker 1: whether it should have being. But no, but I serious, no, 125 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:31,839 Speaker 1: I really gotta find a way to to get an 126 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:33,919 Speaker 1: end zone. Even though we happened to score in that drive. 127 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 1: Something that I was taught in college is try to 128 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 1: eliminate the next play. Um, And that's something that my 129 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:40,160 Speaker 1: college coach really focused on me. UM, that's something I 130 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 1: got better from my freshman year to my sophomore to 131 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:44,520 Speaker 1: my junior UM. And you know now I'm a rookie 132 00:05:44,600 --> 00:05:46,760 Speaker 1: and hopefully I continue to get better too. What what 133 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:49,800 Speaker 1: does the forty nothing feel like? You know, you're a 134 00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:52,280 Speaker 1: rookie and you got not experience. I'm looking at the 135 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:55,120 Speaker 1: scoreboards even forty nothing? Well for you nothing. My mindset 136 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:58,360 Speaker 1: is why not keep going? We could put sixty on them? Obviously, 137 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:00,640 Speaker 1: don't do it in an Erican way or uh, you know, 138 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:03,680 Speaker 1: do it in uh, you know, just the giants where 139 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 1: I guess you can say of with respect. Obviously we're 140 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:08,120 Speaker 1: not just trying to go out there embarrass team. But 141 00:06:08,480 --> 00:06:11,039 Speaker 1: when you have the opportunity to, why not, UM, you know, 142 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:13,520 Speaker 1: why not continue keep going? And if we wanted it 143 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:15,120 Speaker 1: the way we wanted to, we would be happy it 144 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:19,599 Speaker 1: was zero. UM. But it's the NFL. I've learned that 145 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:23,160 Speaker 1: really quick and that you can't you can't blink because 146 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:25,320 Speaker 1: the team will come back. And uh, they did a 147 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:27,400 Speaker 1: great job of a quarterback that came into a really 148 00:06:27,400 --> 00:06:29,520 Speaker 1: good job of UM moving them down the field. And 149 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:31,840 Speaker 1: that's what we gotta be better to UM as offensive, 150 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 1: we gotta be able to finish the game out easier. 151 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:36,200 Speaker 1: And on defense side, we got to stop allowing points. 152 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:38,440 Speaker 1: And UH, that's where we gotta get better at. And 153 00:06:38,520 --> 00:06:42,120 Speaker 1: that's what we're aver right now. How much do you 154 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:47,280 Speaker 1: we're relying on you, bro Um, I don't you know. 155 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 1: I don't think it's been more of relying on me. 156 00:06:50,240 --> 00:06:52,960 Speaker 1: I think we were just it's at the end of 157 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:55,000 Speaker 1: the day, is football and if you want to be 158 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:56,839 Speaker 1: a winning team, you look at every good team in 159 00:06:56,839 --> 00:06:58,920 Speaker 1: the NFL right now, they're all pretty much capable of 160 00:06:58,960 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 1: running the ball. Um and you know, that's why I 161 00:07:01,760 --> 00:07:03,480 Speaker 1: was brought here. That's why we brought Nay here, That's 162 00:07:03,480 --> 00:07:05,520 Speaker 1: why we are well here. That's that's why we aligned. 163 00:07:05,520 --> 00:07:07,680 Speaker 1: That offers a lineup that we have right now. UH 164 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:09,120 Speaker 1: to be able to run a ball and pass the 165 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:11,240 Speaker 1: check and give Eli tim and Um. That's what we've 166 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:13,160 Speaker 1: been able to do this these last couple of weeks 167 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:16,200 Speaker 1: is UH set the tone up front, and that's that's 168 00:07:16,200 --> 00:07:18,800 Speaker 1: the message that coach sends every single day is when 169 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 1: you dominate up front, you're you're gonna win the game.