1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:03,200 Speaker 1: Face. What you what you're going through with Denver and 2 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:07,000 Speaker 1: last year with Seattle. I know it's early. How close 3 00:00:07,040 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 1: do you feel like this team here is to pushing 4 00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:11,600 Speaker 1: that door? Do it be in a winner? Yeah? This 5 00:00:11,680 --> 00:00:17,840 Speaker 1: team is. This team's really talented. I think on both 6 00:00:17,880 --> 00:00:20,440 Speaker 1: sides of the ball, the defense going up against those 7 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:24,799 Speaker 1: guys every day. Brian Dex, Uh, gosh, there's it's a 8 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 1: good good squad over there, especially on coming and or 9 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 1: on our side. I don't think there's a position that 10 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:33,639 Speaker 1: you know, we lack at. I think it's a really 11 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:36,680 Speaker 1: good team. I'm excited to be here and each day 12 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:38,960 Speaker 1: I get to come out here, you know, someone keeps 13 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:41,040 Speaker 1: surprising me. So it's been fun. It's been fun to 14 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:43,839 Speaker 1: get to know these guys do a good job in 15 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:46,479 Speaker 1: the locker room too. It's a it's a team that 16 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 1: sticks around all day. You know, you don't feel like 17 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:51,360 Speaker 1: guys are getting out. Guys are in there hanging out, 18 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:54,280 Speaker 1: and uh, it's been easy to get to know everybody 19 00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 1: because of it. So it's been nice. 20 00:00:56,400 --> 00:00:56,640 Speaker 2: Jump. 21 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 3: How have you been balancing learning this offense as well 22 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:01,760 Speaker 3: as can you and helping the young receivers. 23 00:01:01,880 --> 00:01:04,360 Speaker 1: You know, you feel that some of that. Yeah, you know, 24 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:07,440 Speaker 1: being I kind of feel like I'm old now, you know, 25 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:12,280 Speaker 1: year six learning the offense. This is gonna be my 26 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:15,320 Speaker 1: I think my fourth one or yeah, fourth one so far. 27 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:17,320 Speaker 1: So I feel like I have a good process of 28 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 1: like how I want to attack a playbook and attack 29 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 1: these days right now, which makes it easier to be 30 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 1: able to help those guys and be able to talk 31 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 1: to the receivers and really not just the young guys, 32 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:30,600 Speaker 1: but you know, I'm out here running these plays with 33 00:01:30,600 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 1: with guys I really haven't thrown too much, so trying 34 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:35,320 Speaker 1: to figure out what they're thinking on this, tell them 35 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:38,760 Speaker 1: what I was thinking, and uh, just trying to develop 36 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:41,560 Speaker 1: some chemistry. You know, what is your initial impression of 37 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 1: Demo's offense and having him sort of in your year, Yeah, 38 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:48,720 Speaker 1: it's a lot of fun. First offensive head coach. So 39 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:51,520 Speaker 1: that's been fun. We were going with the win today 40 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 1: in a period, so not something I'm used to. It's 41 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 1: been fun to have him in my headset. He's uh, 42 00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 1: you tell he's been doing it for a long time. 43 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 1: Great reminders, good tips, but not too much, not too 44 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:06,440 Speaker 1: much to get you bogged out on what he just said. 45 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:10,920 Speaker 1: It's just good tips. And reminders. The offense is the offenses. 46 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:12,640 Speaker 1: There's a lot to it. There's a lot to it. 47 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:14,839 Speaker 1: But it's been fun to learn and I can see 48 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 1: I can be really successful in it. 49 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:18,920 Speaker 3: What you have any interaction with him? 50 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:20,639 Speaker 1: Like when you came on the draft, did you do 51 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:25,080 Speaker 1: any of the bills? Yeah, I talked to Shane, I 52 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 1: talked to Shit. I didn't talk to coach day Ball. 53 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 1: They had drafted Josh the year before and Shave and 54 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:34,120 Speaker 1: talking about it. We were in there, and towards the end, 55 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:35,520 Speaker 1: I kind of had a feeling that Shaye was just 56 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 1: a normal guy. Like we're talking, we're chilling. I'm like, hey, Shay, like, 57 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 1: do you guys talk to everybody because you guys just 58 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:44,480 Speaker 1: drafted Josh Allen. It's like, I mean, I'm gonna be 59 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:47,080 Speaker 1: respectful and have my conversation and tell you everything I know, 60 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 1: but there's no way you're picking there. So like I 61 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:53,440 Speaker 1: kind of had an interaction with him, but no, they 62 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 1: were I think they kind of had their guy. So yeah, 63 00:02:57,880 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 1: I forget if it was out the Senior Bowl or 64 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:02,359 Speaker 1: if it was at that like train station room at 65 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:05,680 Speaker 1: the at the draft or the combine. I mean, yeah, 66 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 1: so I've kind of had interactions, but not too much. 67 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 2: Did you How much attention did you pay did the 68 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:13,360 Speaker 2: Giants do in all their homework on this year's rookie 69 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:16,239 Speaker 2: quarterback class? Cause if they drafted one, obviously that would 70 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 2: have affected not only Daniel's spot on the depth trap 71 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:19,959 Speaker 2: of yours. 72 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:24,200 Speaker 1: Not too much. Uh, I've had, you know, plenty of 73 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:27,519 Speaker 1: pre draft stuff. I'd say my first couple of years, 74 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:30,520 Speaker 1: I listened to it, and then when nothing I heard 75 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 1: came true, I was like, Okay, yeah, I'm just gonna 76 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:37,360 Speaker 1: were gonna let that be. I wish I woulda not 77 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 1: listened to it those years, But now I'm I'm past it. 78 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 1: I'm confident who I am and you know the place 79 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 1: I decided to come to and I I really liked it. 80 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 3: Do you think there's some parts where you know, all 81 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:52,240 Speaker 3: the rookies have to realize I gotta block that and 82 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 3: always out. 83 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 1: Do you reach that point? 84 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:56,560 Speaker 3: Do you wish you had that point coming in as approke? 85 00:03:56,880 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 1: I'd say the whole draft noise was new, you know, 86 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 1: because you know who the recruits are coming into college, 87 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 1: but the media noise. I feel like when I've told 88 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 1: this story in my first game at Missouri, we played 89 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:12,960 Speaker 1: South Carolina. We won, and I was just like soaking 90 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:15,640 Speaker 1: it all in. It said the twenty plus on the 91 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:18,920 Speaker 1: notification thing and I couldn't believe it. And then the 92 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:23,360 Speaker 1: next game we played Florida, it was not good. Then 93 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:29,160 Speaker 1: I still had twenty plus right into that and that 94 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:33,080 Speaker 1: point forward, I was like, Okay, we gotta separate this. 95 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:35,200 Speaker 1: This is this is not important, not good for my 96 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:37,800 Speaker 1: mental and no more. So. That's kind of why I 97 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:40,039 Speaker 1: feel like I kind of stay out of the the 98 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 1: whole mix of things and worry about what plays. I 99 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 1: gotta go run the next day instead. 100 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:47,360 Speaker 3: Well, how much do you did you know Daniel before 101 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:49,760 Speaker 3: coming in here? You know Saint the age and all 102 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:51,520 Speaker 3: that of stuff, and then maybe what have you learned 103 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:52,240 Speaker 3: about him since. 104 00:04:52,080 --> 00:04:55,120 Speaker 1: You've been around. Yeah, Daniel, we were roommates at the 105 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 1: Senior Bowl. We were with Gruden and the Raiders that 106 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:01,760 Speaker 1: Senior Bowl, so I got to know him there a 107 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 1: little bit. I tried to stay up as late as 108 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:07,799 Speaker 1: he did study in the playbook, but it was like crowd, Danum, 109 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:09,240 Speaker 1: I gotta go to bed, buddy, like you might have 110 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 1: to turn that light off. But he's been great to 111 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:16,080 Speaker 1: be around, a super smart guy obviously doesn't get to 112 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:18,000 Speaker 1: where he's out without playing really good football on him 113 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:19,880 Speaker 1: a lot. And it's been fun to be with him 114 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:23,279 Speaker 1: in that room, just especially cause you know he's taking 115 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:25,039 Speaker 1: the seven on seven reps. He has time to like 116 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:29,440 Speaker 1: really help us in there. It's been cool. We still 117 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 1: go in, we watch the tape after he runs it, 118 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:35,200 Speaker 1: we talk through the plays. It's it's really cool. I appreciate, 119 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:37,080 Speaker 1: you know how much he's been helping us in there, 120 00:05:37,120 --> 00:05:38,800 Speaker 1: including myself. You've had or. 121 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 2: Anymore, you've had a lot of played with a lot 122 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:42,520 Speaker 2: of good receivers in your career. 123 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:45,719 Speaker 1: What's your early impression on the lague Neighbor's Ben. Yeah, 124 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:49,280 Speaker 1: he's gonna be good. He's gonna be really good. His 125 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:52,159 Speaker 1: work ethic is there. That's the one thing I feel 126 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 1: like quarterbacks probably look at how hard is this guy 127 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:58,680 Speaker 1: gonna work? How hard is he gonna study? How many 128 00:05:58,680 --> 00:06:01,160 Speaker 1: amazed do you have in that first practice for everything's 129 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:03,960 Speaker 1: being thrown at him and he's checked all those boxes. 130 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:08,279 Speaker 1: Gotta keep it rolling, but he has he has the 131 00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:10,080 Speaker 1: potential to be very good patient. 132 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:13,000 Speaker 3: How patient can you be knowing that you wanna be 133 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:14,599 Speaker 3: a starting quarterback in this league? 134 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:20,440 Speaker 1: Correct, of course. How patient can I be? Yeah, shoot, 135 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:26,000 Speaker 1: I have three years. I wasn't a starring quarterback. I 136 00:06:26,080 --> 00:06:28,960 Speaker 1: was patient. Then I know how to be a backup 137 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:32,719 Speaker 1: and just be ready if and when your time comes 138 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:34,920 Speaker 1: as a backup. You hope it never comes. You hope 139 00:06:34,920 --> 00:06:38,240 Speaker 1: the team's playing good football, and you hope Daniel stays healthy. 140 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:41,320 Speaker 1: But UH, do everything you can to be ready, and 141 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 1: when that time comes, just make the best of 'em. 142 00:06:44,279 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 3: You're already popular with giant fans or some of whom 143 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:52,080 Speaker 3: are down on Daniel. What are your thoughts on the 144 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:55,560 Speaker 3: backup quarterback being the most popular guy in town. 145 00:06:55,839 --> 00:07:02,240 Speaker 1: Oh, I wouldn't say that. I would say I appreciate 146 00:07:02,279 --> 00:07:05,640 Speaker 1: the people that respect my game and know what I 147 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 1: can do. But you're the backup and you're here to 148 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:10,560 Speaker 1: help Daniel Drew. 149 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:11,280 Speaker 3: What online? 150 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:13,960 Speaker 1: What has this opportunity done for you to get this 151 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 1: many reps now? Yeah, because I know that's kind of 152 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 1: what you were looking for initially. And then also, how 153 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:22,760 Speaker 1: do you feel like you've done. Yeah, it's been huge. 154 00:07:23,080 --> 00:07:25,080 Speaker 1: It's been huge because I know what it's like to, 155 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 1: you know, get a ton of reps and OTA's and 156 00:07:27,720 --> 00:07:29,360 Speaker 1: kind of feel your way through and not throw to 157 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:31,440 Speaker 1: the one receivers, and then when you get out there 158 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:34,480 Speaker 1: in week eleven, you know you're throwing the DK and 159 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 1: Tyler for kind of the first time that year. So 160 00:07:37,800 --> 00:07:39,880 Speaker 1: being able to just have those reps under your belt 161 00:07:40,480 --> 00:07:43,440 Speaker 1: definitely builds confidence going into the year. But like I said, 162 00:07:43,880 --> 00:07:45,600 Speaker 1: you hope the time doesn't come, but if it does, 163 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:47,960 Speaker 1: you feel like you're ready. You've been with the guys 164 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:50,080 Speaker 1: in a huddle. They know your face, they know your cadence, 165 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:52,600 Speaker 1: they know how you operate, and uh, it just makes 166 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:53,920 Speaker 1: you feel lit more comfortable into the year. 167 00:07:54,120 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 3: What did that Monday night game do for your conference 168 00:07:56,280 --> 00:07:57,280 Speaker 3: last year in December? 169 00:07:57,480 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think it did a lot. Like I said 170 00:08:01,640 --> 00:08:03,440 Speaker 1: in that that interview, after I go to we go 171 00:08:03,480 --> 00:08:05,280 Speaker 1: to San France and it's the first time I played, 172 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:07,040 Speaker 1: and like what I felt like was a long time 173 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:09,320 Speaker 1: and you know, kind of got the juice. Is fun 174 00:08:09,440 --> 00:08:11,320 Speaker 1: and it's like I can still go ahead and do this, 175 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:15,360 Speaker 1: And went out there Monday night kind of just felt 176 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 1: like you were back in high school. You were playing 177 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:18,320 Speaker 1: football with your buddies. I got a game under my 178 00:08:18,320 --> 00:08:21,120 Speaker 1: belt with these guys, and uh, just go out and play, 179 00:08:21,200 --> 00:08:23,800 Speaker 1: go out and beu and yeah, I definitely built some confidence, 180 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:27,360 Speaker 1: but I'm gonna keep that going forward. I know I 181 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:29,720 Speaker 1: can do it. It is what it is. Whenever that 182 00:08:29,760 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 1: time comes, if it comes, I'll be ready.