1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:03,360 Speaker 1: Hey Dean, Uh, you guys worked on a little bit 2 00:00:03,360 --> 00:00:09,680 Speaker 1: of close to full speed kickoff returns today looked like, um, 3 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:12,479 Speaker 1: how hard is it to uh go into a season 4 00:00:13,039 --> 00:00:17,040 Speaker 1: without having any preseason games, because that's probably something that 5 00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:19,560 Speaker 1: that really can be worked on in in that area 6 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:23,800 Speaker 1: and not so much in practice. Um, I think we 7 00:00:23,880 --> 00:00:26,239 Speaker 1: just gotta keep working hard, you know, making most of 8 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:28,360 Speaker 1: every day, you know, knowing that preseason games, so every 9 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:30,479 Speaker 1: practice counts. So every day we gotta come oure with 10 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:32,600 Speaker 1: energy and trying to get better every day. And that's 11 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:36,080 Speaker 1: the most of my thing, right now, what can you 12 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:39,160 Speaker 1: take us through your your return there? It looked looked 13 00:00:39,159 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 1: like if things opened up pretty well for you. I mean, 14 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:45,120 Speaker 1: I mean, guys did a great job blocking your man, 15 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:46,600 Speaker 1: you know, as a returning of my job and just 16 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:48,720 Speaker 1: hit it and make them right. So whenever I get 17 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:51,240 Speaker 1: increased like that, I make the most opportunities. So, um, 18 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 1: they did a great job block Thank you. Right, Hey Dean, 19 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:02,800 Speaker 1: are you doing you don't good? Um? You know you 20 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 1: running back to this league. You get close to the 21 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:07,760 Speaker 1: age of thirty and everyone actually to lose a step 22 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:10,920 Speaker 1: and uh kind of get passed on by How do 23 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:13,319 Speaker 1: you this training camp with a little chip on your 24 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 1: shoulder to show that I still have that burst. You 25 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:20,480 Speaker 1: still complaining this league at a high level. Oh yeah, man, 26 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 1: I mean I always have a chip on my shoulder, 27 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:23,639 Speaker 1: and I've been a mother guy. You know, I always 28 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:25,600 Speaker 1: kind of motivate myself and have a chip on my 29 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:27,560 Speaker 1: shoulder and proved people wrong. So you know, I just 30 00:01:27,560 --> 00:01:30,120 Speaker 1: come out every day work um, trying to earn my teammates, 31 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 1: my coaching respect every day and just come out by 32 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:34,000 Speaker 1: the way I work. So I just come out work 33 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 1: hard every day and just trying to get better every 34 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 1: day and compete and you know, and hopefully every day 35 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 1: work some Has there ever been a moment the last 36 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 1: couple of years where you thought you lost the step 37 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:44,600 Speaker 1: where you always have that gear that you can get 38 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 1: to you I work hard, so you know, I don't 39 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:49,680 Speaker 1: look at myself as losing the step, you know, I 40 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:52,040 Speaker 1: just you know, I work out with really hard on 41 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:54,560 Speaker 1: an all season and uh try to keep up with 42 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 1: the young guys. So I know, I feel like I 43 00:01:55,800 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 1: feel pretty good out there, But you know, I just 44 00:01:57,240 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 1: gotta keep coming to work every day improvement like everybody else. 45 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 1: Thanks Canavan, Ad and Tom Canavan with the ap How 46 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 1: are you I'm doing good? How you're gonna start good? 47 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:14,120 Speaker 1: I was wondering, without any preseason games and without you know, 48 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:17,800 Speaker 1: mini camps and all the off season training, do you 49 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 1: have a feel for this team yet? Um? You know 50 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:23,840 Speaker 1: right now we're in the work, We're working progress. You know, 51 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:26,120 Speaker 1: right now every day we're coming out working hard. Um, 52 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:28,400 Speaker 1: the teams are going to extremely hard right now. And 53 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:30,680 Speaker 1: then buying into what coach Judge is saying, so I like, 54 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:32,359 Speaker 1: I like the mentality of this team. I like the 55 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 1: way everybody's working, and um, we just gotta keep stacking 56 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 1: days like we've been and trying to get better. So, um, 57 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 1: when that money in that game coming arong, we're ready? 58 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:43,240 Speaker 1: Is it almost like flying blind now without any feedback 59 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 1: from like preseason games? Um, I don't think so. I 60 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 1: think that you know, every every practice accounts, you know, 61 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:52,520 Speaker 1: and we we're taking a process of every practice counts, 62 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 1: and we're just trying to prove what we can do, 63 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 1: trying to learn from the mistakes and keep stacking days, 64 00:02:56,880 --> 00:02:58,360 Speaker 1: trying not to make the same mistake you made the 65 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 1: day before, and just trying to get better. Over thank you, Georgs. 66 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:11,200 Speaker 1: Mydon can you hear me, just a good um, can 67 00:03:11,240 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 1: you say? You know, obviously when you came here, you 68 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:16,000 Speaker 1: must have had some feel of what say Kwan Barkley 69 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 1: was as a player and as a person. Um. You know, 70 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:20,600 Speaker 1: coming to a team as a running back with a 71 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 1: guy like say Kwan, I imagine has some unique things 72 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:27,640 Speaker 1: in it. I mean, are some of those things unique? 73 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 1: When you have a guy who was the second pick 74 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 1: in the draft and what is your sense? I mean, 75 00:03:31,320 --> 00:03:34,040 Speaker 1: they obviously want you to carry the ball, catch the ball, 76 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 1: protect the quarterback, and also be a good sounding board 77 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 1: for sake, Kuan, how was that whole thing going? I 78 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:42,640 Speaker 1: was going, it's going great. I mean, you know, he's 79 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 1: he's a great player, and he's a great person. You know, 80 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:47,480 Speaker 1: we clipped right off, right off the best, So I 81 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:49,080 Speaker 1: like the way he works. He works very hard, he's 82 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:51,880 Speaker 1: very competitive, and he's a humble person. Um, he wants 83 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:54,120 Speaker 1: to get better every day. And I like the way 84 00:03:54,160 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 1: he works and we work. We worked really well together. 85 00:03:56,480 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 1: So you gotta keep pushing each other, keep learning from 86 00:03:59,040 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 1: each other, and you know, try to you know, whatever 87 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 1: you can to help this team. Went what kind of 88 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 1: guy who's been in the league so much? Longer than 89 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 1: him as you have m how can you help him? 90 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 1: How can your eyes and your mind help him? Um, 91 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:13,560 Speaker 1: you know, he's such a great player, so you know, 92 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:15,200 Speaker 1: I kind of help him whenever he ask me questions. 93 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:17,160 Speaker 1: But at the same time, you know, I'm not a 94 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 1: real round rod guy. I'm more of a guy that 95 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:21,159 Speaker 1: just comes to work every day and works hard, and 96 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:23,120 Speaker 1: and he works hard as well. So we messed really 97 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:25,800 Speaker 1: well on that point. But if when he asked questions, um, 98 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 1: he asks me, and when I have questions, I ask him. 99 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 1: So you know, we're trying to feed, um, stay Jay's 100 00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:32,839 Speaker 1: air and trying to use that to become better players ourselves. 101 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:35,320 Speaker 1: Does he have questions? Can you tell that he he 102 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:37,719 Speaker 1: wants to hear what you have to say? Yeah, you know, 103 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 1: I think he definitely respects the fact that, you know, 104 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 1: I'm a veteran and I've been around a lot of time, 105 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:43,440 Speaker 1: and and he's asking questions what he can think he 106 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:45,320 Speaker 1: could do better, And you know, it just kind of 107 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 1: staying where saying how I stayed around long and just 108 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 1: trying to pick up something that happens. I have the 109 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:52,120 Speaker 1: way I work and the way I just keep my 110 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:58,680 Speaker 1: head down and just keep working every day. Thank you. Hey, 111 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:01,280 Speaker 1: I'm doing well. How are you? Thank you? Just to 112 00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 1: piggyback off that, what can you learn from Stake one? 113 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:06,360 Speaker 1: I'm sure there's stuff that you know you learn from 114 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:08,720 Speaker 1: all your teammates, but in particular Stake one, what can 115 00:05:08,760 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 1: he teach you? You You teach me a lot, you know, 116 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:12,800 Speaker 1: it's not it's nothing really can't do. So you know, 117 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:16,040 Speaker 1: the way he's moving, he's powerful, he's explosive, he's quick. 118 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:18,839 Speaker 1: So you know, just picking picking his brain, like how 119 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:21,360 Speaker 1: he sees certain run reads and and kind of try 120 00:05:21,360 --> 00:05:23,599 Speaker 1: to incorporate that to my game. Honestly, I'm other player 121 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:25,240 Speaker 1: he is, but you know, just kind of picking his brain, 122 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:27,560 Speaker 1: seeing what he sees on certain plays and he does 123 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:29,680 Speaker 1: the same with me. So, um, just just staying each 124 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:32,120 Speaker 1: other here, just pushing each other, competing and then it's 125 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:35,559 Speaker 1: been great. And you've been in several running back rooms 126 00:05:35,560 --> 00:05:38,480 Speaker 1: throughout your career. I'm just wondering, how would you characterize 127 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:42,719 Speaker 1: the personality of this particular group. Um, you know, we 128 00:05:42,760 --> 00:05:45,880 Speaker 1: have a great group. You know, everybody's everybody's friendly, everybody's hongry, 129 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:48,440 Speaker 1: everybody's competing. But at the same time, you understand all 130 00:05:48,520 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 1: understand where teammates, we're trying to make each other better 131 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:54,560 Speaker 1: at the same time competing and building that camaraderie, camaraderie 132 00:05:54,560 --> 00:05:56,240 Speaker 1: in the group, and so because we know that it's 133 00:05:56,279 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 1: gonna take all of us to help the team win 134 00:05:57,640 --> 00:06:00,400 Speaker 1: and during this season, so definitely the person we have. 135 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:05,960 Speaker 1: Thank you, Okay Art And then this will be the 136 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:10,440 Speaker 1: last question. And Dan, I just wanted to ask you. Um, 137 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:13,479 Speaker 1: You've been praised throughout your career for your work and 138 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:17,960 Speaker 1: past protection. I'm just curious when in your career did 139 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:21,599 Speaker 1: it first become a priority and it is it? Is 140 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:23,800 Speaker 1: there an art form to be in a good and 141 00:06:23,880 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 1: past protection and why do you excel in that? Um? 142 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:30,479 Speaker 1: I just try to be a complete player, you know, 143 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:33,080 Speaker 1: because I'm honestly, I'm limited in and other some things 144 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:34,480 Speaker 1: I can do. So I just try to work hard 145 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:36,480 Speaker 1: to everything and just try to do what I can 146 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:38,720 Speaker 1: do best, you know, and pas protecting something that it 147 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:41,080 Speaker 1: took me a while to learn. And but the longer 148 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 1: you do it, the more reps you get at it, 149 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:44,560 Speaker 1: the better you become. So I think I'm extremely confident 150 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:46,720 Speaker 1: in that and just trying to use my techniques and 151 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:48,719 Speaker 1: you know, using my leverage and things like that to 152 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:51,560 Speaker 1: you know, overcome some of the other obstacles that I have. So, 153 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:53,800 Speaker 1: you know, I just look at it as a two 154 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:55,640 Speaker 1: and a half three second fight and trying to not 155 00:06:55,680 --> 00:06:57,480 Speaker 1: get beate inside. That's that's the way I look at it, 156 00:06:57,720 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 1: and that's my mentality. How do you pray to something 157 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:02,520 Speaker 1: like that? Is it just reps in games? Or can 158 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:04,400 Speaker 1: you do things off the field that you know in 159 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:07,720 Speaker 1: the practice field that helped you with that um? Just 160 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:10,560 Speaker 1: working my hands, you know, drillusy doing an individual UM. 161 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:12,320 Speaker 1: Over the years, I've done a lot of different paths 162 00:07:12,400 --> 00:07:15,160 Speaker 1: protecting drills. So I just kind of incorporate everything I've 163 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:17,280 Speaker 1: learned from all the coaches I've had and just try 164 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:19,160 Speaker 1: to put them all together and then just bring that 165 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 1: dog out of reverse him and I don't want to 166 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:21,920 Speaker 1: get embarrassed.