1 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:05,360 Speaker 1: Welcome into the Ravens Press Past podcast. It is Thursday, 2 00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:08,840 Speaker 1: May thirtieth. The Ravens held another open session of organized 3 00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: team activities and after practice, we also got a chance 4 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:13,440 Speaker 1: to hear from some of the guys in the secondary. 5 00:00:13,520 --> 00:00:17,720 Speaker 1: So let's kick things off with first round cornerback Nate wiggts. 6 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:22,480 Speaker 2: What's been the. 7 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:26,200 Speaker 3: Biggest adjustment from rookie camp to now having the vatsine 8 00:00:26,239 --> 00:00:28,040 Speaker 3: and going against them every day? 9 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:28,720 Speaker 4: Uh? 10 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:32,559 Speaker 5: Probably just I could say, uh, just uh the tempo 11 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:35,520 Speaker 5: temple of the game for real, just to speak, Uh, 12 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:38,800 Speaker 5: just to just going fast you know college, I mean 13 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:40,760 Speaker 5: you just go go with the float. 14 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:41,240 Speaker 2: It is. 15 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:44,320 Speaker 5: It's quick, everything fast, so you got to get get 16 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:44,600 Speaker 5: it shit. 17 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:46,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, just tempo. 18 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:48,720 Speaker 1: What you say, is the biggest thing you've learned so 19 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:51,080 Speaker 1: far in you're you know, rule over a month that's 20 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:51,720 Speaker 1: getting drafted. 21 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 5: What I learned, Uh, my biggest thing I can learned 22 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:58,880 Speaker 5: probably just my time management. Uh is just everything and 23 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:01,120 Speaker 5: the bit lea so just job. So I just gotta 24 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 5: be here, be ready to go every day. 25 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:06,120 Speaker 6: Brandon was just saying he is trying to take more 26 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:08,319 Speaker 6: of a leadership role even though he's thinks he's a 27 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 6: young ens. So I guess what has it been like 28 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:12,839 Speaker 6: working with him? What have you learned from him so far? 29 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 7: Uh? 30 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 5: It been it been good. You know, he'd been here 31 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 5: uh this a couple of years, so it's been good 32 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:17,600 Speaker 5: just learning under him. 33 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:18,920 Speaker 2: He just teaches me the defense. 34 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 5: Uh, teaches me how to live for eight teach me 35 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:22,039 Speaker 5: how to eat. So it's been. It been good. 36 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:24,399 Speaker 6: Have you seen him plays or anything from this. 37 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 2: Game that you like? 38 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 5: Kind of uh, just playing like a raven, being physical. 39 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:30,840 Speaker 5: I mean that's uh what what we describe on here. 40 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:33,840 Speaker 4: So, I mean, seems like you've had a lot of 41 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:37,240 Speaker 4: matchups with Tez Walker. Just, uh, how's that been going? 42 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 8: And practices. 43 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 4: It kind of fun to reunite that I know you 44 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 4: met in college. 45 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:41,840 Speaker 5: Also, Yeah, it been, it been fun. I mean we 46 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:44,039 Speaker 5: both getting better every day, so I mean, yeah, it's 47 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:44,399 Speaker 5: it been. 48 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 2: It been fun. 49 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 8: Heard you're working on your technique a lot. I mean obviously, 50 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 8: especially at the line of screwage. What do you think 51 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:56,560 Speaker 8: is really to you about you know, before the season, 52 00:01:56,640 --> 00:01:58,800 Speaker 8: I was getting your technique down at the line of scream. 53 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:02,560 Speaker 5: Counity player, just getting hands on early. Uh, just not 54 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 5: relying on my speed as much as I used to. 55 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 5: Do in college or just getting hand on beating receivers up. 56 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:10,560 Speaker 8: You know, coaches were talking about your recovery speed and 57 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:14,240 Speaker 8: and how you can make up if if something goes wrong. 58 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:17,960 Speaker 8: But is is that a different margin of error even 59 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 8: in the these OTA's you sense, Hey, it's harder to 60 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 8: recover if if something goes wrong in coverage. 61 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 5: Uh, I I really don't be uh like tryna get 62 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:29,120 Speaker 5: in recovery. Know I've been trying to like stay in 63 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 5: front of the receiver. 64 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:31,639 Speaker 2: So uh it not. 65 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:32,799 Speaker 5: It haven't been like a. 66 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:33,880 Speaker 2: Lot of recovery going on. 67 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:37,839 Speaker 5: So now you spend the most difficulty sleeper to cover 68 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:42,919 Speaker 5: cause just so Farner Uh probably bake me. Just he's 69 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:45,640 Speaker 5: just shifty, a lot of a lot of quickness in. 70 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:46,360 Speaker 2: The in the route. 71 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:50,360 Speaker 5: So if you have the most fun guard most fun, 72 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:52,359 Speaker 5: uh probably they flower. 73 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:57,560 Speaker 4: Yeah, what what makes you say that? Why is why 74 00:02:57,680 --> 00:02:58,639 Speaker 4: is the the most. 75 00:02:58,400 --> 00:02:59,400 Speaker 2: Fun to cover? H? 76 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:01,480 Speaker 5: Just cause we miss and me like, uh we met 77 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:03,840 Speaker 5: up in college, so like we better know how like 78 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:06,360 Speaker 5: you know, we know we we took we both ask. 79 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:08,080 Speaker 5: So it's just it's just fun to compete. 80 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:09,240 Speaker 8: Nate. 81 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:12,720 Speaker 9: There's been an assistant theme of how you are in 82 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:13,399 Speaker 9: the meeting room. 83 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 2: As you question you studying, can you elaborate more on 84 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 2: your football IQ? In that side of me that you 85 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:21,160 Speaker 2: wanting to constantly study. 86 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:23,679 Speaker 5: Or learn oryth uh J, I just know, uh I 87 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:26,880 Speaker 5: wanna play. So uh, I just know in in a 88 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 5: position I wanna I wanna be in. I just I know, 89 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 5: I know I gotta learn it, so it don't matter, 90 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 5: like if it's corner nickel safety, I wanna play. So 91 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 5: I just tried to get to know everything, everybody's job 92 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 5: y and then I know it. 93 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 1: College confidence was a big part of your game. How 94 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:42,800 Speaker 1: would you try to carry that with you to this 95 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 1: best level? 96 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:44,320 Speaker 10: Uh? 97 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 5: I don't think it's left. I think it's still there. 98 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 5: I think my comfort is still big. Just just part 99 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 5: of my game. So I just really transferred from college 100 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 5: to here. 101 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 6: I knew Zacor was a big fan of you. Okay, 102 00:03:56,400 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 6: so that thy drafted you. What is it gu been 103 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:00,920 Speaker 6: like going from getting to know him fa the drop 104 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 6: process to having MSS your coach. 105 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:05,480 Speaker 5: Uh it's uh, it's it's exciting. Like he just got 106 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:07,840 Speaker 5: a lot of energy. Uh he w uh I in 107 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:10,320 Speaker 5: every meeting at the clod in the meeting, he got energy. 108 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 5: So I I feel like he he brings energy th 109 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 5: to us. 110 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:16,360 Speaker 8: So, yeah, any how do you manage expectations of yourself? 111 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:18,000 Speaker 4: Both it's a first round pick, but also it's one 112 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 4: of the youngest. 113 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:20,960 Speaker 5: Players in the fut Uh. I really don't look at 114 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 5: it that way. I just look at it like I'm 115 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 5: another player. I mean, uh yeah, I don't really look 116 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:29,120 Speaker 5: at it like I'm the youngest. I don't really you ain't. 117 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:30,839 Speaker 5: Don't ever hear me say it like I s use 118 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:32,840 Speaker 5: that excuse cause I'm here now. I think I'm ready 119 00:04:32,839 --> 00:04:36,839 Speaker 5: for it. So, uh, I just play play play ball and. 120 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 4: You talk about getting your hands on wide receivers the 121 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:40,920 Speaker 4: earlier in rounds. Is there any other aspect of your 122 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 4: game that coaches are really working on you at? Uh? 123 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:46,440 Speaker 5: Probably uh J just just tryna just not getting a 124 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 5: recovery phase like you said that the recovery phrase and 125 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:51,840 Speaker 5: that going going into like getting hands on early. 126 00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:52,960 Speaker 4: Yeah. 127 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:55,080 Speaker 8: I think you last talk to you before the schedule 128 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:55,440 Speaker 8: came out. 129 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:57,160 Speaker 11: Is there any I know for a long ways or way? 130 00:04:57,200 --> 00:04:59,480 Speaker 8: But is there any excitement for you a reformed getting 131 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 8: defending champs? 132 00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:01,600 Speaker 10: Uh? 133 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:03,360 Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean it's a long like you said, it's 134 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:05,560 Speaker 5: a long way, but yeah, we got. We're looking for 135 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 5: it too. I'm looking forward to playing long. Yeah, I'm 136 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:10,560 Speaker 5: ready for it. We're gonna be ready. I feel like 137 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:11,479 Speaker 5: I'm gonna be ready for us. 138 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 1: So we also talked with cornerback Brandon Stevens. He had 139 00:05:17,640 --> 00:05:21,359 Speaker 1: a breakout season last year, established himself as a starting cornerback, 140 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:24,880 Speaker 1: and he talked today about what's next for him in 141 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:25,640 Speaker 1: his progression. 142 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:31,800 Speaker 8: Brandon, you really, I mean obviously it's starting kind of 143 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:34,040 Speaker 8: between positions of being many quarterbacks who. 144 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:38,400 Speaker 12: Really solidify yourself as as a really strong cover guy 145 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 12: in this league. What what's kind of did you you 146 00:05:42,760 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 12: get his season as kind of keeping that repetition going, 147 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 12: kind of maintaining the standard, you're looking to elevate it 148 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:50,679 Speaker 12: in some way. 149 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 10: Yeah, I think the you know, the mindset going into 150 00:05:53,320 --> 00:05:55,800 Speaker 10: to any year every year is to you know, elevate 151 00:05:55,839 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 10: the standard, you know, take it up a notch. 152 00:05:58,320 --> 00:05:58,440 Speaker 2: Uh. 153 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:01,480 Speaker 10: You know last year, you know, nobody cares about last 154 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:03,279 Speaker 10: year anymore. So you know, I I gotta continue to 155 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:06,040 Speaker 10: prove myself each and every day, you know, and and 156 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:08,719 Speaker 10: earn the right you know once again, it's to start. 157 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:12,200 Speaker 6: How does it feel to be like an established guy, 158 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:14,160 Speaker 6: especially on a day like today when you don't have 159 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 6: any of the other returning defensive bactments for Marlan, not thing. 160 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:21,400 Speaker 6: So how does it feel look different out there? 161 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:22,120 Speaker 2: Yeah? 162 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:24,480 Speaker 10: I mean, you know, like you said, some of the 163 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:26,960 Speaker 10: guys aren't here. Uh, so you know it's it's my 164 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:28,640 Speaker 10: job as well as some of the other best you know, 165 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:31,480 Speaker 10: take charge, take lead, uh, lead the guys to these practices, 166 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:33,279 Speaker 10: especially the young guys who got a lot of young guys, 167 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:36,160 Speaker 10: you know, just to show them the way, right. 168 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 13: And I remember when you got drafted and they were 169 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:41,440 Speaker 13: play corner back to college, but they identified you as 170 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:43,560 Speaker 13: uh on an NFL safety at the time we got draft. 171 00:06:43,640 --> 00:06:46,080 Speaker 13: We saw you got airplane safety last spring, and then 172 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 13: of course went back to corner. You know, how did 173 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:50,599 Speaker 13: that conversation about them last spring? Like, hey, you know 174 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:52,360 Speaker 13: back to corner? 175 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:53,560 Speaker 2: When what do you think of that? How does that 176 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:55,159 Speaker 2: all take place? Yeah? 177 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:57,719 Speaker 10: It uh just doing what I'm what I what I 178 00:06:57,760 --> 00:06:59,599 Speaker 10: was asked to do, you know, and uh, you know 179 00:06:59,600 --> 00:07:02,120 Speaker 10: obviously any guy, every guy wants to be on the field. 180 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:03,880 Speaker 10: So where with the opportunities that you know, you'll you'll 181 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:04,760 Speaker 10: take that opportunity. 182 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:05,040 Speaker 6: Uh. 183 00:07:05,120 --> 00:07:06,720 Speaker 2: Should I have some safety reps? 184 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:07,000 Speaker 6: Uh? 185 00:07:07,839 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 10: I think the first practice of the of this week 186 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:13,240 Speaker 10: out there, so uh, you know, I still got to 187 00:07:13,280 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 10: stay on top of my safety stuff, you know, can't 188 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:15,920 Speaker 10: fall asleep with that. 189 00:07:16,040 --> 00:07:17,760 Speaker 2: But yeah, just doing what I'm asked to do. 190 00:07:18,280 --> 00:07:19,320 Speaker 7: And it does seem to. 191 00:07:19,280 --> 00:07:22,480 Speaker 9: Be kind of an opening in that area with Jeno 192 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:24,800 Speaker 9: Stone Gone. I know they like to use com Hamilton 193 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:27,600 Speaker 9: a variety of ways. Is have have there been any 194 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:29,440 Speaker 9: thing about you potentially being a. 195 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 2: Hobby road I haven't had talks about that. 196 00:07:33,720 --> 00:07:35,920 Speaker 10: You know, the coaches know, you know I I they 197 00:07:35,920 --> 00:07:38,040 Speaker 10: can plug me in anywhere, you know, if you know 198 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:38,440 Speaker 10: need be. 199 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:41,000 Speaker 2: But now we haven't had any conversation with that. 200 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:47,760 Speaker 12: Then the this team is known for taking care developing, drafting, developing, taking. 201 00:07:47,480 --> 00:07:49,240 Speaker 2: Care of their own resigning. 202 00:07:49,320 --> 00:07:51,920 Speaker 12: Guys, you're at a stage of getting closer to the 203 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:55,800 Speaker 12: end of your contract. Have you voiced interest in extending 204 00:07:55,840 --> 00:07:57,000 Speaker 12: with the team or has there. 205 00:07:56,960 --> 00:07:59,360 Speaker 2: Been any talks about that? You know? 206 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:03,240 Speaker 10: Not not, not really, I'm kind of letting that part 207 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:05,440 Speaker 10: of side, you know, be handled by my by my agent. 208 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 10: But yeah, personally I'm not you know, focused on that 209 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:09,480 Speaker 10: right now. 210 00:08:10,320 --> 00:08:10,600 Speaker 2: Brandon. 211 00:08:10,760 --> 00:08:14,080 Speaker 3: If your impressions of Zach Orr now stepping into defensive 212 00:08:14,120 --> 00:08:16,520 Speaker 3: coordin roll and you know, any wrinkles he's playing. 213 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:20,120 Speaker 10: Yeah, yeah, you know, Zach, he's he's been doing great man. 214 00:08:20,160 --> 00:08:22,080 Speaker 10: He uh, you know, he brings that fire each and 215 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:25,200 Speaker 10: every day and we you know, he demands, you know, 216 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:27,120 Speaker 10: a lot from us. You know, he demands perfection, and 217 00:08:27,160 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 10: so that's what we're chasing. You know, he says it 218 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:31,880 Speaker 10: every day. But yeah, he's he's doing a great job. 219 00:08:32,520 --> 00:08:35,080 Speaker 4: Talk about elevating every year. What are some of your 220 00:08:35,120 --> 00:08:36,960 Speaker 4: goals for this season for you? 221 00:08:37,520 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 10: Yeah, man, just just dominating each and every game, you know, 222 00:08:41,240 --> 00:08:44,320 Speaker 10: you know whoever you know I'm I'm covering for that week. 223 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:46,400 Speaker 10: You know, I want to dominate, you know, whoever it is. 224 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 10: And so that's that's really just my goal, you know, 225 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:51,280 Speaker 10: and you know, come out at the end of the season, 226 00:08:51,400 --> 00:08:53,160 Speaker 10: you know, being a top quarter in the corner in 227 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:53,600 Speaker 10: this league. 228 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:56,800 Speaker 4: How much did last year's success, How much of a 229 00:08:56,840 --> 00:08:59,080 Speaker 4: boost does that give you going into the spring that 230 00:08:59,120 --> 00:09:00,560 Speaker 4: you know you can do it you play at that 231 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:02,120 Speaker 4: level with the best five. 232 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:06,200 Speaker 10: Receivers, right, Yeah, it's uh, you know what once you know, 233 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:08,440 Speaker 10: get out there and get your feet wet, uh, you know, 234 00:09:08,559 --> 00:09:11,040 Speaker 10: for you know, a season season long, you know, going 235 00:09:11,040 --> 00:09:12,760 Speaker 10: into the next season, you know what to expect. You know, 236 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:15,240 Speaker 10: you've seen it, seen the different concepts, and so it 237 00:09:15,280 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 10: just allows you to play faster, you know. And uh, 238 00:09:17,920 --> 00:09:19,640 Speaker 10: you know, with a success last year, you know, it 239 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:21,719 Speaker 10: doesn't mean anything going into next year. You know, I've 240 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:23,360 Speaker 10: got to do it all over again. So that's what 241 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:25,000 Speaker 10: I'm excited for, right There's. 242 00:09:24,840 --> 00:09:28,160 Speaker 14: Been there's been talking about reconfiguring the summer schedule, maybe 243 00:09:28,160 --> 00:09:29,400 Speaker 14: eliminating ot is having a. 244 00:09:29,320 --> 00:09:31,280 Speaker 7: Longer ramp up to train and get you Do you 245 00:09:31,360 --> 00:09:33,160 Speaker 7: like it the way it is or would you like 246 00:09:33,160 --> 00:09:34,720 Speaker 7: to see it tinkered with a little better? 247 00:09:35,559 --> 00:09:35,760 Speaker 2: Man? 248 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:39,400 Speaker 10: I'm uh, I like, I like you know, both scenarios. 249 00:09:40,120 --> 00:09:41,720 Speaker 10: You know, obviously it'd be good to have a you know, 250 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:43,720 Speaker 10: a longer break and then once we're here, you know, 251 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:45,200 Speaker 10: get you know, get it going. 252 00:09:45,440 --> 00:09:45,880 Speaker 2: Uh. 253 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:48,280 Speaker 10: But whichever way it goes, you know, I'm We'll all 254 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:48,880 Speaker 10: be ready for it. 255 00:09:49,480 --> 00:09:51,719 Speaker 8: Is there something to be said, especially since you've been 256 00:09:51,720 --> 00:09:53,680 Speaker 8: with the team for years, There's something to be said 257 00:09:53,720 --> 00:09:57,240 Speaker 8: about getting getting here in May in June and having 258 00:09:57,320 --> 00:10:00,880 Speaker 8: connectivity with teammates or or or connect a few coaches. 259 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:03,839 Speaker 2: Is there d does would it feel like a. 260 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:07,520 Speaker 8: Long time if you were just away from January to 261 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:08,960 Speaker 8: to junior early July. 262 00:10:09,600 --> 00:10:12,520 Speaker 10: Yeah, I mean, if if it does go that way, 263 00:10:12,559 --> 00:10:15,240 Speaker 10: obviously it'll be the first for for everybody, you know, 264 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:17,240 Speaker 10: so it it'll be out of the norm to be 265 00:10:17,240 --> 00:10:20,760 Speaker 10: away for that long. But you know, you just gotta 266 00:10:20,800 --> 00:10:23,040 Speaker 10: take the you know, on this upon yourself to you know, 267 00:10:23,160 --> 00:10:24,840 Speaker 10: stay on top of you know, the playbook, stay on 268 00:10:24,840 --> 00:10:27,000 Speaker 10: top of your technique, uh, stuff like that, and uh, 269 00:10:27,280 --> 00:10:29,440 Speaker 10: you know, and be ready once once we get back. 270 00:10:29,720 --> 00:10:31,280 Speaker 4: And we know we know about the size and the 271 00:10:31,360 --> 00:10:33,840 Speaker 4: speed of Nate Wiggins, but besides that, whether it be 272 00:10:33,880 --> 00:10:36,280 Speaker 4: all off the field or some other aspect of his game, 273 00:10:36,679 --> 00:10:40,040 Speaker 4: has there been anything about that rookie stands out cum Yeah. 274 00:10:40,080 --> 00:10:43,000 Speaker 10: Man, he's uh so you said the top top two 275 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:45,320 Speaker 10: things right there. His speed, His speed is crazy. Uh 276 00:10:45,640 --> 00:10:47,360 Speaker 10: I'm I'm trying to get some of that myself. 277 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:48,719 Speaker 2: But uh but. 278 00:10:48,760 --> 00:10:51,120 Speaker 10: Now he's he's doing a great job in the meeting rooms. Uh, 279 00:10:51,160 --> 00:10:52,959 Speaker 10: you know, asking the right questions. You know, I always 280 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:56,760 Speaker 10: trying to learn, and you know, he he could tell 281 00:10:56,840 --> 00:10:59,080 Speaker 10: he you know, he's he's kind of hard on himself, 282 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:01,040 Speaker 10: you know, but you you like to see that, you know, 283 00:11:01,080 --> 00:11:04,719 Speaker 10: with with the young guys that as go it's go. 284 00:11:05,040 --> 00:11:06,240 Speaker 2: I I saw him on his phone a lot. 285 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:08,839 Speaker 10: I ain't see him get to uh to Uh, I 286 00:11:08,840 --> 00:11:10,160 Speaker 10: ain't seen any swings from. 287 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:15,480 Speaker 6: Getting in and tamp uh TJ Tampa in this draft 288 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:18,840 Speaker 6: coming into the room. Both of highly regarded that obviously 289 00:11:18,920 --> 00:11:21,520 Speaker 6: the staff And I guess did you watch the draft? 290 00:11:21,520 --> 00:11:23,280 Speaker 6: Did you see them get drafted? 291 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:26,160 Speaker 2: Yeah? I saw saw Yeah. What was the question? 292 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:27,760 Speaker 6: I'm sorry, It's like, what what is it like for 293 00:11:27,800 --> 00:11:33,240 Speaker 6: you having to highly regarded cornerbacks drafted and coming into 294 00:11:33,400 --> 00:11:34,480 Speaker 6: the room with you guys. 295 00:11:35,000 --> 00:11:37,080 Speaker 10: No, Yeah, it's uh, you know, it's awesome, you know, 296 00:11:37,240 --> 00:11:40,080 Speaker 10: having you know, guys that you know can come in 297 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:42,400 Speaker 10: and you know and can play. Uh. We know, we 298 00:11:42,440 --> 00:11:44,920 Speaker 10: all know it's a competition out here, but uh, you 299 00:11:44,920 --> 00:11:46,960 Speaker 10: know we we're trying to help each other, you know. 300 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:49,640 Speaker 10: Uh you know me, I me personally, I want everybody 301 00:11:49,679 --> 00:11:53,200 Speaker 10: to to succeed, you know, and so just you know, 302 00:11:53,559 --> 00:11:55,679 Speaker 10: build a camaradie with the guys, with the young guys 303 00:11:55,720 --> 00:11:58,840 Speaker 10: and just helping them, you know, within this career. 304 00:11:58,960 --> 00:11:59,960 Speaker 2: You know, it's this minish all. 305 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:03,480 Speaker 7: So Randy, you mentioned stepping into a leadership role and 306 00:12:03,520 --> 00:12:05,640 Speaker 7: all the other vets is that something that you. 307 00:12:05,720 --> 00:12:07,400 Speaker 9: Embraced and feel like you're a part. 308 00:12:07,200 --> 00:12:08,120 Speaker 13: Of your next step. 309 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:09,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, it definitely is. 310 00:12:10,160 --> 00:12:11,960 Speaker 10: Uh, you know, s some of the some of the 311 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:14,440 Speaker 10: guys you know call me, uh og and like that. 312 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:15,920 Speaker 2: And I'm like, I'm I'm s. 313 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:18,360 Speaker 10: I consider myself a a young and still you know, 314 00:12:18,800 --> 00:12:21,920 Speaker 10: so uh but nah, it's it's you know, just just 315 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:24,480 Speaker 10: being able to you know, mentor those guys and you know, 316 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:27,440 Speaker 10: teach those guys. It's it's it's been awesome and you know, 317 00:12:27,559 --> 00:12:31,000 Speaker 10: having you know, stepping into that leadership role is uh, 318 00:12:31,160 --> 00:12:33,520 Speaker 10: you know something I expected myself as well as you know, 319 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:34,080 Speaker 10: other events. 320 00:12:34,280 --> 00:12:34,840 Speaker 2: What is it. 321 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:37,200 Speaker 4: Important for you to be out here at voluntary as. 322 00:12:37,080 --> 00:12:40,240 Speaker 10: Yeah, uh yeah, I think it's just it's just important 323 00:12:40,280 --> 00:12:43,319 Speaker 10: for me to just you know, stay y, just just 324 00:12:43,360 --> 00:12:48,240 Speaker 10: stay on m consistent within my technique. You know, you know, 325 00:12:48,280 --> 00:12:50,240 Speaker 10: I could be doing you know a lot of other 326 00:12:50,280 --> 00:12:51,920 Speaker 10: things right now, but I you know, I choose to 327 00:12:51,960 --> 00:12:55,760 Speaker 10: be here, you know, to to just stay consistent, you know, 328 00:12:55,960 --> 00:12:57,800 Speaker 10: and uh, you know, not not lose a step. 329 00:12:58,160 --> 00:12:58,360 Speaker 2: Man. 330 00:12:58,440 --> 00:13:00,600 Speaker 11: Where does did you kind of clothe the most from 331 00:13:00,640 --> 00:13:04,080 Speaker 11: most you know, last summer? Obviously you looked down at 332 00:13:04,120 --> 00:13:06,600 Speaker 11: the safety than have the year you did at Corner. 333 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:08,679 Speaker 13: Where do you think you got to throw him the. 334 00:13:08,600 --> 00:13:10,680 Speaker 11: Most, you know from that periodding through the course. 335 00:13:10,720 --> 00:13:12,400 Speaker 2: So he's gonna malp fo. Yeah. 336 00:13:12,440 --> 00:13:15,080 Speaker 10: I think the main thing is is, you know, playing faster, 337 00:13:15,440 --> 00:13:21,000 Speaker 10: you know, you know, being more Yeah, just just playing 338 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:24,400 Speaker 10: fast and you know, seeing things before it happens and reacting, 339 00:13:24,679 --> 00:13:26,600 Speaker 10: you know, uh t to the right things, you know, 340 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:28,280 Speaker 10: and that that comes with film study, that comes with 341 00:13:28,360 --> 00:13:30,719 Speaker 10: being on the field, you know, and I experiencing it, 342 00:13:30,760 --> 00:13:33,320 Speaker 10: you know myself. So uh, I think just being able 343 00:13:33,320 --> 00:13:34,960 Speaker 10: to play fast, you know, it allows me to make 344 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:37,760 Speaker 10: more plays, I said New EV's. 345 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:39,160 Speaker 2: Co coaching Doug Mallory. 346 00:13:39,160 --> 00:13:40,960 Speaker 11: I guess what's stood out to you black him as 347 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:42,559 Speaker 11: a communicator. 348 00:13:41,920 --> 00:13:42,480 Speaker 2: As a teacher. 349 00:13:43,120 --> 00:13:46,120 Speaker 10: Yeah, he uh he he's He's been awesome in meetings, 350 00:13:46,160 --> 00:13:48,720 Speaker 10: you know, and it especially on the field, you know, 351 00:13:48,840 --> 00:13:52,360 Speaker 10: he's uh kind of more with the safetyes and whatnots. 352 00:13:53,760 --> 00:13:56,920 Speaker 10: So I'm not with him as much, but but I 353 00:13:56,960 --> 00:13:58,440 Speaker 10: you know, I see him talking to guys all the 354 00:13:58,440 --> 00:14:00,000 Speaker 10: time and you know, trying to help out where you can. 355 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:05,480 Speaker 1: In addition to hearing from Stevens and Wiggins, we also 356 00:14:05,480 --> 00:14:07,000 Speaker 1: talked with one of the coaches. Who's going to be 357 00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:09,520 Speaker 1: coaching those guys up and that's new defensive backs coach 358 00:14:09,679 --> 00:14:11,080 Speaker 1: Doug Mallory. 359 00:14:13,800 --> 00:14:16,040 Speaker 2: How you guys doing good? 360 00:14:16,240 --> 00:14:18,439 Speaker 14: Yeah, it's been exciting two months, three months. However long 361 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:21,320 Speaker 14: I've been here, I think one thing, I've always looked 362 00:14:21,320 --> 00:14:23,360 Speaker 14: at this organization. 363 00:14:22,800 --> 00:14:23,680 Speaker 2: With a lot of respect. 364 00:14:23,800 --> 00:14:26,080 Speaker 14: You know, I've known the Harball family for a long time. 365 00:14:26,480 --> 00:14:31,440 Speaker 14: Probably knew Jim and jack and Joni and Jackie a 366 00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:34,080 Speaker 14: little bit better than John because I'd been with them 367 00:14:34,080 --> 00:14:36,320 Speaker 14: at previous places. But you know, always had a lot 368 00:14:36,320 --> 00:14:39,520 Speaker 14: of respect for John and certainly this program the success 369 00:14:39,560 --> 00:14:41,720 Speaker 14: that they've had. So it's really nice to be here 370 00:14:41,760 --> 00:14:45,640 Speaker 14: see how everything operates firsthand, and excited about this off 371 00:14:45,680 --> 00:14:49,920 Speaker 14: season leading into the season. So with that opening up 372 00:14:49,920 --> 00:14:50,680 Speaker 14: to any questions. 373 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:54,880 Speaker 4: Unit that was so successful last season, how much do 374 00:14:54,880 --> 00:14:56,640 Speaker 4: you try and carry over from last season? 375 00:14:56,640 --> 00:14:58,000 Speaker 11: How much new stuff are you hit news? 376 00:14:58,680 --> 00:15:00,840 Speaker 14: Well, you know a lot of that. Again, I wasn't 377 00:15:00,880 --> 00:15:03,000 Speaker 14: here last year, so it's all new to me. You know, 378 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:04,840 Speaker 14: we've spent time going through all the cutups in the 379 00:15:04,880 --> 00:15:07,160 Speaker 14: games from a year ago. You know, there's certainly some 380 00:15:07,280 --> 00:15:09,400 Speaker 14: things that they did a lot of great things, but 381 00:15:09,440 --> 00:15:12,840 Speaker 14: there's always areas that need improvement. We made a point 382 00:15:12,840 --> 00:15:15,120 Speaker 14: of emphasis on that. You know, really the first couple 383 00:15:15,160 --> 00:15:17,120 Speaker 14: of weeks on the job, that was some of the 384 00:15:17,160 --> 00:15:19,120 Speaker 14: things we were doing was going back and evaluating all 385 00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:21,520 Speaker 14: the cutups and just seeing where we could do things better. 386 00:15:22,240 --> 00:15:24,440 Speaker 14: And I think a credit to uh, you know, to 387 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:27,400 Speaker 14: Zach and also to Chris, I think sometimes when you 388 00:15:27,400 --> 00:15:29,240 Speaker 14: get stuck in your ways and say this is how 389 00:15:29,280 --> 00:15:31,760 Speaker 14: we want to do it, you know, there's. 390 00:15:31,400 --> 00:15:32,640 Speaker 2: Always a better way to do it. 391 00:15:32,680 --> 00:15:35,480 Speaker 14: And you know, those guys kind of made that point 392 00:15:35,520 --> 00:15:37,480 Speaker 14: early on when I was here. So we did a 393 00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:39,880 Speaker 14: lot of research on things we could adjust and change 394 00:15:39,880 --> 00:15:41,200 Speaker 14: and find a better way to do it. 395 00:15:42,280 --> 00:15:44,320 Speaker 6: You know about Kyle hanmos In before you came. 396 00:15:44,200 --> 00:15:44,440 Speaker 2: In, and. 397 00:15:46,760 --> 00:15:48,720 Speaker 14: So the first time I saw Kyle so I was 398 00:15:48,760 --> 00:15:51,560 Speaker 14: in Atlanta when Kyle was coming out of high school. 399 00:15:52,160 --> 00:15:54,520 Speaker 14: I didn't know anything about him coming out of high school. 400 00:15:55,200 --> 00:15:57,960 Speaker 14: And then that year Notre Dame had a couple of 401 00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:00,640 Speaker 14: safeties that were in the draft, and I knew the 402 00:16:00,720 --> 00:16:04,440 Speaker 14: secondary coach at Notre Dame my name of Terry Joseph. 403 00:16:04,480 --> 00:16:07,240 Speaker 14: He and I had worked together at LSU, and I 404 00:16:07,280 --> 00:16:09,760 Speaker 14: called Terry to find out about you know, some of 405 00:16:09,800 --> 00:16:11,360 Speaker 14: the older guys and just give me a little bit 406 00:16:11,400 --> 00:16:14,040 Speaker 14: of insight on the guys that I was evaluating. He 407 00:16:14,080 --> 00:16:16,640 Speaker 14: gave me all the information that I needed. And I said, Terry, 408 00:16:16,680 --> 00:16:20,200 Speaker 14: I said, who's this number fourteen? I said, he's not 409 00:16:20,280 --> 00:16:21,760 Speaker 14: on my list right now to do a. 410 00:16:21,720 --> 00:16:22,280 Speaker 2: Write up on. 411 00:16:23,080 --> 00:16:25,760 Speaker 14: He said, Doug, he's just a freshman. I was like, Wow, 412 00:16:25,800 --> 00:16:28,040 Speaker 14: he's a pretty good player. By the time he's a senior. 413 00:16:28,160 --> 00:16:31,480 Speaker 14: So I remember seeing him as freshman year. I didn't 414 00:16:31,480 --> 00:16:33,800 Speaker 14: really have an opportunity to follow his career a whole lot. 415 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:35,760 Speaker 14: By the time he was coming out, we'd get let 416 00:16:35,800 --> 00:16:38,400 Speaker 14: go in Atlanta and I was back at Michigan. But 417 00:16:39,720 --> 00:16:43,040 Speaker 14: you know, I knew about him, you know, just seeing 418 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:46,360 Speaker 14: him firsthand here. He's extremely impressive. But I didn't realize 419 00:16:46,360 --> 00:16:49,240 Speaker 14: he was as tall as he is. And I think 420 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:51,640 Speaker 14: just with that length and the athletic ability and the 421 00:16:51,640 --> 00:16:54,760 Speaker 14: speed that he has, he's just really a unique player. 422 00:16:54,760 --> 00:16:56,760 Speaker 14: And I think the top it off, just really seems 423 00:16:56,800 --> 00:16:59,680 Speaker 14: like a quality human being, you know, just first class 424 00:16:59,720 --> 00:17:02,800 Speaker 14: end of So he's got a lot going for him. 425 00:17:03,920 --> 00:17:07,240 Speaker 8: A guy is young, and he is close to his 426 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:10,000 Speaker 8: playing career. Is Zach and mean, you know, obviously sort 427 00:17:10,040 --> 00:17:12,600 Speaker 8: of a unique perspective, you know, for someone who's a 428 00:17:12,840 --> 00:17:14,880 Speaker 8: defensive player, what's what's some. 429 00:17:14,920 --> 00:17:15,360 Speaker 2: Of the things. 430 00:17:16,080 --> 00:17:19,400 Speaker 14: Yeah, that first of all, Zach is a very impressive person. 431 00:17:19,760 --> 00:17:22,960 Speaker 14: He's a great man, and you know, just as a coach, 432 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:25,440 Speaker 14: I think what's unique is that here's a guy that's 433 00:17:25,560 --> 00:17:28,359 Speaker 14: not only understands the system as part of putting this 434 00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:31,920 Speaker 14: package together, but he also played in the firsthand, so 435 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:34,919 Speaker 14: he can see the scheme and the system through his eyes. 436 00:17:34,960 --> 00:17:37,560 Speaker 14: He's been there, he's he's gone through the reads, he's 437 00:17:37,560 --> 00:17:39,720 Speaker 14: gone through the progression, he's gone through the checks and 438 00:17:39,760 --> 00:17:40,480 Speaker 14: the adjustment. 439 00:17:40,640 --> 00:17:42,159 Speaker 2: So that's unique. 440 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:43,760 Speaker 14: I don't know if I've ever been around a guy 441 00:17:43,800 --> 00:17:46,919 Speaker 14: as young as him that is mature and has the 442 00:17:46,960 --> 00:17:49,520 Speaker 14: type of knowledge that he has with the system. So, 443 00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:52,560 Speaker 14: you know, I've learned awful lot from him to this point. 444 00:17:52,600 --> 00:17:54,119 Speaker 14: But he'll he'll do a great job. 445 00:17:55,040 --> 00:17:56,800 Speaker 4: Do you see him from na Wigan so far? 446 00:17:57,880 --> 00:17:59,960 Speaker 14: I think the first thing stands out, you know, extremely 447 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:04,000 Speaker 14: hard worker, smart, intelligent, h you know, you see him 448 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:06,320 Speaker 14: out here on the field. He's got great length and 449 00:18:06,359 --> 00:18:08,440 Speaker 14: that's the thing. It's just hard to find corners that 450 00:18:08,760 --> 00:18:10,879 Speaker 14: have that type of length and that can run like 451 00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:13,360 Speaker 14: he runs, but he has a great balanced body control, 452 00:18:13,920 --> 00:18:16,560 Speaker 14: change of direction. He's been real sticky in coverage. And 453 00:18:16,920 --> 00:18:18,760 Speaker 14: you know, there's certainly a lot of things he's just 454 00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:20,840 Speaker 14: like everyone else, a lot of areas that they need 455 00:18:20,880 --> 00:18:25,399 Speaker 14: to improve. But he certainly has a uh, you know, 456 00:18:25,480 --> 00:18:26,720 Speaker 14: good trades to work with. 457 00:18:28,200 --> 00:18:30,520 Speaker 8: A lot of you know, I mean you look out 458 00:18:30,520 --> 00:18:32,840 Speaker 8: in the field, you see how how skinny need is 459 00:18:32,920 --> 00:18:35,119 Speaker 8: and I'm sure they will change over over time. But 460 00:18:35,520 --> 00:18:39,240 Speaker 8: there are other qualities that you think help him compete, 461 00:18:39,280 --> 00:18:40,399 Speaker 8: even if he's not as. 462 00:18:40,280 --> 00:18:42,800 Speaker 2: Physically big as maybe some of the guys he's covering 463 00:18:42,880 --> 00:18:43,159 Speaker 2: under it. 464 00:18:43,320 --> 00:18:46,640 Speaker 14: Yeah, I think speed is a speed and length help 465 00:18:46,840 --> 00:18:49,359 Speaker 14: because you know, Chris is doing a great job of 466 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:51,240 Speaker 14: working with him, you know, just teach him a type 467 00:18:51,240 --> 00:18:53,080 Speaker 14: of technique that and we want him. 468 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:53,840 Speaker 2: To execute here. 469 00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:56,840 Speaker 14: But he has recovery speed, and that's one thing that 470 00:18:56,880 --> 00:18:59,400 Speaker 14: you can't touch. You know, Chris doing a great job 471 00:18:59,440 --> 00:19:01,240 Speaker 14: getting them, you know, just working on the line of 472 00:19:01,240 --> 00:19:03,640 Speaker 14: scrimmage where he can be a little bit more disruptive 473 00:19:04,040 --> 00:19:06,840 Speaker 14: on the line of scrimmage. But you know, he's fortunate 474 00:19:06,920 --> 00:19:09,479 Speaker 14: that he's got recovery speed that if you know, if 475 00:19:09,480 --> 00:19:12,080 Speaker 14: he's not as sound as he needs to be technique 476 00:19:12,080 --> 00:19:14,360 Speaker 14: wise on the line of scrimmage. He's got the ability 477 00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:17,600 Speaker 14: to close and then he's got the length be able 478 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:20,679 Speaker 14: to help him get out of a bad situation. But 479 00:19:20,840 --> 00:19:23,359 Speaker 14: you know, certainly, like any young guy, they've got to 480 00:19:23,400 --> 00:19:25,800 Speaker 14: continue to hit the weave room and get stronger, get bigger, 481 00:19:25,800 --> 00:19:31,000 Speaker 14: and that'll come. Yes, you know, obviously this was a 482 00:19:31,119 --> 00:19:34,399 Speaker 14: very successful defensive a mcdonna last year. And there's a 483 00:19:34,480 --> 00:19:36,359 Speaker 14: lot of ties to the Michigan with you know, just 484 00:19:36,359 --> 00:19:39,320 Speaker 14: a mincer and this, you know, Harvard coach and treat 485 00:19:39,359 --> 00:19:41,840 Speaker 14: continue to kind of extend both And have you seen 486 00:19:42,680 --> 00:19:45,919 Speaker 14: this kind of defense just you know, spread to NFL 487 00:19:46,040 --> 00:19:48,800 Speaker 14: or college from all your ties around the sport. 488 00:19:49,040 --> 00:19:49,240 Speaker 2: Yeah. 489 00:19:50,200 --> 00:19:52,040 Speaker 14: So I was first introduced when I went to Michigan 490 00:19:52,080 --> 00:19:54,760 Speaker 14: when Mike was there. So I got hired on probably 491 00:19:54,760 --> 00:19:56,640 Speaker 14: about a month or two after Mike had already been there, 492 00:19:56,920 --> 00:19:59,119 Speaker 14: about a week or two into spring practice, So I 493 00:19:59,200 --> 00:20:02,040 Speaker 14: was kind of learning that on the run. But I 494 00:20:02,119 --> 00:20:06,199 Speaker 14: think the great thing about the system is that I 495 00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:08,160 Speaker 14: think just how they've taught it, just there's a lot 496 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:11,119 Speaker 14: of word association. It looks like we do a lot. 497 00:20:12,040 --> 00:20:14,960 Speaker 14: We are multiple and we do pretty much every type 498 00:20:14,960 --> 00:20:19,280 Speaker 14: of coverage that's involved. But I think from a teaching standpoint, 499 00:20:19,320 --> 00:20:22,720 Speaker 14: there's so much word association that you know that I 500 00:20:22,760 --> 00:20:25,400 Speaker 14: think gives younger guys an opportunity to learn the system. 501 00:20:25,480 --> 00:20:28,399 Speaker 14: But I think it has answers for some of the 502 00:20:28,440 --> 00:20:32,360 Speaker 14: issues that you know that you know you might come 503 00:20:32,400 --> 00:20:34,879 Speaker 14: into play, but you know you've got the ability to 504 00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:37,640 Speaker 14: play a three match concept of man concept or two 505 00:20:37,680 --> 00:20:40,520 Speaker 14: deep concept, all your quarter concepts, all your zone pressures, 506 00:20:40,560 --> 00:20:44,159 Speaker 14: man pressures, got a little bit of everything. So you know, 507 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:47,480 Speaker 14: I really like the system. Haven't been involved with it 508 00:20:47,520 --> 00:20:49,480 Speaker 14: at Michigan. I first learned it from Mike, and then 509 00:20:49,520 --> 00:20:52,399 Speaker 14: when Jesse came on board, we continue to expand and 510 00:20:52,480 --> 00:20:55,640 Speaker 14: when I got here, I found out that there's still 511 00:20:55,680 --> 00:20:58,200 Speaker 14: a lot more to it. So I'm learning every single 512 00:20:58,240 --> 00:21:01,200 Speaker 14: day that i'm here. It's been great work with Chris too. 513 00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:03,200 Speaker 14: You know, Chris has been here for twelve years. He 514 00:21:03,240 --> 00:21:05,200 Speaker 14: was here when they first put the system in, so 515 00:21:05,520 --> 00:21:07,879 Speaker 14: he's seeing the good, the bad, how to adjust to it. 516 00:21:07,920 --> 00:21:10,400 Speaker 14: And I'm trying to be like a sponge. Every time 517 00:21:10,440 --> 00:21:13,240 Speaker 14: he says something, I'm writing notes and getting a lot 518 00:21:13,240 --> 00:21:15,400 Speaker 14: from him and learning from him. So like I said, 519 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:17,240 Speaker 14: it's been a great, great experience for me. 520 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:20,520 Speaker 11: Obviously a natural, you know. 521 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:24,400 Speaker 9: Change when you're going from college to the pros book 522 00:21:24,440 --> 00:21:27,720 Speaker 9: the cornerbacks, especially, what do you feel is usually kind 523 00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:30,720 Speaker 9: of the biggest adjustment that rookie cornerbacks have to make 524 00:21:30,880 --> 00:21:31,960 Speaker 9: now playing in the NFL. 525 00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:33,920 Speaker 2: Probably speeding length, you know, you made. 526 00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:36,000 Speaker 14: I think a lot of times in college you may 527 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:38,800 Speaker 14: have a bigger receiver that doesn't have elite speed. You 528 00:21:38,840 --> 00:21:41,520 Speaker 14: may have a smaller receiver that does have speed. 529 00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:42,080 Speaker 2: You know. 530 00:21:42,119 --> 00:21:45,240 Speaker 14: I think at this level you're seeing bigger, physical, wide receivers, 531 00:21:45,880 --> 00:21:48,600 Speaker 14: and I think sometimes that's an adjustment for a young 532 00:21:48,680 --> 00:21:52,560 Speaker 14: corner coming in. So I think just the size, speed, 533 00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:54,919 Speaker 14: you know, standpoint, I think is one of the biggest 534 00:21:54,920 --> 00:21:59,240 Speaker 14: things I think too, just even from you know, like 535 00:21:59,280 --> 00:22:01,760 Speaker 14: if you give up a ass here at this level, 536 00:22:02,440 --> 00:22:04,760 Speaker 14: you know you can't. I think at the college level 537 00:22:04,800 --> 00:22:07,280 Speaker 14: there are times you can say, yeah, you know, he 538 00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:09,440 Speaker 14: may complete that it's away from his leverage. 539 00:22:09,440 --> 00:22:09,560 Speaker 4: You know. 540 00:22:09,600 --> 00:22:12,880 Speaker 14: At this level, it's just more detailed and you've got 541 00:22:12,880 --> 00:22:14,280 Speaker 14: to be productive at this level. 542 00:22:14,720 --> 00:22:17,520 Speaker 11: So a DA how this opportunity came about. 543 00:22:17,640 --> 00:22:20,240 Speaker 12: Obviously you were on a Michigan staff where the head 544 00:22:20,240 --> 00:22:23,480 Speaker 12: coach was rumored to possibly be, you know, going to 545 00:22:23,520 --> 00:22:24,080 Speaker 12: the NFL. 546 00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:26,159 Speaker 2: If you want to return to the NFL. Was that 547 00:22:26,280 --> 00:22:27,040 Speaker 2: a goal of years? 548 00:22:27,240 --> 00:22:29,280 Speaker 7: Was there a temptation to maybe wait to see a 549 00:22:29,400 --> 00:22:30,760 Speaker 7: Jim's situation played out. 550 00:22:30,880 --> 00:22:31,680 Speaker 2: Yeah? 551 00:22:31,720 --> 00:22:33,960 Speaker 14: For me, I think the whole thing is it's not 552 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:36,800 Speaker 14: necessarily where you work, it's who you work with. You know, 553 00:22:36,840 --> 00:22:39,280 Speaker 14: I've been at some real good programs that weren't great 554 00:22:39,400 --> 00:22:41,399 Speaker 14: jobs because of the people that you're working with, and 555 00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:43,879 Speaker 14: I've been at programs that struggled that you're working with 556 00:22:43,920 --> 00:22:46,639 Speaker 14: great people. Now, you always want to win. So if 557 00:22:46,640 --> 00:22:48,560 Speaker 14: you can get that combination of working for a great 558 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:51,440 Speaker 14: person in a winning program, that's a great job. 559 00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:55,120 Speaker 2: And had that opportunity here, you. 560 00:22:55,040 --> 00:22:56,639 Speaker 14: Know, just the amount of respect that I have for 561 00:22:56,720 --> 00:22:59,240 Speaker 14: John and this program and that you know, I think 562 00:22:59,280 --> 00:23:01,720 Speaker 14: the tradition that they have here on defense to be 563 00:23:01,760 --> 00:23:03,840 Speaker 14: a part of that was awful enticing. 564 00:23:04,680 --> 00:23:08,160 Speaker 8: When you've been under you know, John and Jen. 565 00:23:08,600 --> 00:23:13,360 Speaker 2: How would you kind of compare their coachings? Very similar? Yeah, 566 00:23:13,520 --> 00:23:14,119 Speaker 2: very similar. 567 00:23:14,280 --> 00:23:16,760 Speaker 14: You know, I think the first thing they're they're very honest, 568 00:23:16,800 --> 00:23:21,280 Speaker 14: and they're very upfront if there's an issue, if something 569 00:23:21,320 --> 00:23:24,000 Speaker 14: needs to be addressed. He doesn't let it string out 570 00:23:24,080 --> 00:23:26,720 Speaker 14: that both of them are gonna attack it right now 571 00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:28,680 Speaker 14: and get it fixed. You know, they're they're not gonna 572 00:23:28,720 --> 00:23:31,680 Speaker 14: wait for it to linger on. Uh, They're always gonna 573 00:23:31,680 --> 00:23:33,600 Speaker 14: speak their mind. They're gonna speak what's on their heart. 574 00:23:34,040 --> 00:23:37,000 Speaker 14: And uh, you know, they come from the same parents, 575 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:39,760 Speaker 14: So there are definitely a lot of similarities there. I 576 00:23:39,800 --> 00:23:42,280 Speaker 14: think the thing it's funny because I always said that 577 00:23:42,920 --> 00:23:45,680 Speaker 14: even when I was in Atlanta. One time, Dan Quinn, 578 00:23:46,080 --> 00:23:48,440 Speaker 14: you know, talked about we went around the room, the 579 00:23:48,480 --> 00:23:52,920 Speaker 14: staff room, we talked about the most competitive person you'd 580 00:23:52,960 --> 00:23:56,240 Speaker 14: ever been around in your life. And when they got 581 00:23:56,280 --> 00:23:59,240 Speaker 14: to me, I said, Jim Harbaugh. And I hadn't seen 582 00:23:59,320 --> 00:24:02,000 Speaker 14: or spoken with in years, but I'd played with Jim, 583 00:24:02,720 --> 00:24:05,440 Speaker 14: and you know, I said that probably about four or 584 00:24:05,480 --> 00:24:07,240 Speaker 14: five years ago, and then just in the three or 585 00:24:07,240 --> 00:24:09,960 Speaker 14: four months that I've been here, I would say John 586 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:12,720 Speaker 14: and Jim are both pretty competitive, so they don't like 587 00:24:12,760 --> 00:24:14,560 Speaker 14: to lose, and they're gonna do everything they can to win. 588 00:24:14,760 --> 00:24:17,600 Speaker 14: So but a lot of similarities. They're great people, they're 589 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:22,000 Speaker 14: great men, they're great husbands, fathers, coaches, and you know, 590 00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:30,320 Speaker 14: they got a great rapport with the team. 591 00:24:26,880 --> 00:24:29,960 Speaker 1: And last, but certainly not least, is head coach John Harpball. 592 00:24:33,040 --> 00:24:36,760 Speaker 7: All right, good seeing everybody, appreciate everybody being here. Really 593 00:24:36,800 --> 00:24:42,840 Speaker 7: good practice. Guys were high energy into it, focused speed 594 00:24:42,920 --> 00:24:44,840 Speaker 7: was good. Great day for it. You know, it was 595 00:24:44,840 --> 00:24:47,760 Speaker 7: a little cooler. It wasn't pouring rain. But the day's 596 00:24:47,800 --> 00:24:51,840 Speaker 7: not over yet, so you know, stay tuned for some rain. 597 00:24:53,480 --> 00:24:57,400 Speaker 7: We had enough rain this year. Every week we've done 598 00:24:57,400 --> 00:24:57,800 Speaker 7: with the rain. 599 00:24:57,880 --> 00:24:58,200 Speaker 2: Yet. 600 00:24:58,560 --> 00:25:02,760 Speaker 7: It's supposed to be April shower, bring mayflowers. That's what 601 00:25:02,840 --> 00:25:05,600 Speaker 7: I was always taught. I just saw a rain drop 602 00:25:05,680 --> 00:25:10,639 Speaker 7: right there. Did you see that? That's a dark cloud? 603 00:25:11,880 --> 00:25:12,199 Speaker 5: All right? 604 00:25:12,240 --> 00:25:16,959 Speaker 7: Well questions, Yeah, it's all top golf yesterday and videos 605 00:25:17,119 --> 00:25:19,280 Speaker 7: did not see you swinging anything. 606 00:25:19,600 --> 00:25:20,000 Speaker 4: I know. 607 00:25:20,560 --> 00:25:22,399 Speaker 7: All I can tell you is that my in my group, 608 00:25:22,840 --> 00:25:25,640 Speaker 7: I did come out on top, which is surprising because 609 00:25:25,640 --> 00:25:28,600 Speaker 7: I was with the kickers and snappers and these guys 610 00:25:28,600 --> 00:25:31,400 Speaker 7: can play so but you know, top golf, I don't. 611 00:25:31,400 --> 00:25:32,960 Speaker 7: If you know how it works exactly, I didn't know. 612 00:25:32,960 --> 00:25:36,199 Speaker 7: It's for my first time there. You may not you 613 00:25:36,240 --> 00:25:38,000 Speaker 7: may hit in the wrong big circle, but if it 614 00:25:38,040 --> 00:25:40,480 Speaker 7: goes in a circle, you still get points. You know, 615 00:25:40,520 --> 00:25:45,520 Speaker 7: sometimes it's better to be lucky than good practice getting 616 00:25:45,560 --> 00:25:48,800 Speaker 7: up a little bit seeing that well, no, I mean 617 00:25:48,840 --> 00:25:51,479 Speaker 7: I think they they're getting faster and quicker. The biggest 618 00:25:51,480 --> 00:25:52,960 Speaker 7: thing you have we have to do which really work 619 00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:55,879 Speaker 7: hard to control when guys getting in bad positions. You know, 620 00:25:55,880 --> 00:25:58,919 Speaker 7: you're not in pads, like for instance, a lineman, you 621 00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:01,480 Speaker 7: can't punch. You can can't go on stop penetrators with 622 00:26:01,480 --> 00:26:03,840 Speaker 7: physicality and punch the twists across the other blocker and 623 00:26:03,880 --> 00:26:06,120 Speaker 7: then pick up the looper. You just got to put 624 00:26:06,160 --> 00:26:08,880 Speaker 7: your hands on people. So oftentimes guys are get caught 625 00:26:08,920 --> 00:26:10,960 Speaker 7: like on the side. And one thing I told the 626 00:26:10,960 --> 00:26:12,960 Speaker 7: lineman today is when somebody gets caught in each side, 627 00:26:13,600 --> 00:26:15,840 Speaker 7: you just can't push them further, which they would do 628 00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:18,199 Speaker 7: normally in pads and all that, But now everybody's not 629 00:26:18,680 --> 00:26:20,840 Speaker 7: going the same speed, everybody's not pushing the same way, 630 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:22,920 Speaker 7: so you end up getting people falling into each other. 631 00:26:23,000 --> 00:26:24,919 Speaker 7: And that's just what we cannot have. So I just 632 00:26:24,920 --> 00:26:26,480 Speaker 7: told them, maybe you beat, you get beat. But the 633 00:26:26,480 --> 00:26:29,119 Speaker 7: good news is is you're not allowed to play with 634 00:26:29,160 --> 00:26:32,439 Speaker 7: the physicality. But it challenges and tests your feet and 635 00:26:32,440 --> 00:26:34,280 Speaker 7: your foot quick gets your ability to change direction more 636 00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:36,959 Speaker 7: on the offensive line, so take advantage of that opportunity, 637 00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:38,960 Speaker 7: you know, focus on moving your feet and staying in 638 00:26:39,040 --> 00:26:40,800 Speaker 7: front of your guy or the two man game or 639 00:26:40,800 --> 00:26:42,840 Speaker 7: whatever it might be. So I think we just have 640 00:26:42,880 --> 00:26:45,000 Speaker 7: to keep working on that and always try to chase 641 00:26:45,080 --> 00:26:46,080 Speaker 7: keeping people off the ground. 642 00:26:47,960 --> 00:26:49,760 Speaker 2: I think it's like the fourth practice we've an higher 643 00:26:49,800 --> 00:26:51,320 Speaker 2: we have. We've only seen Lamar once. 644 00:26:51,800 --> 00:26:54,280 Speaker 8: Is that disappointing to you or did you? 645 00:26:54,640 --> 00:26:57,000 Speaker 2: Is this what you kind of suspect and expected? 646 00:26:57,240 --> 00:26:59,520 Speaker 7: Yeah, it's just it's it's this time of year. You know, 647 00:26:59,560 --> 00:27:03,040 Speaker 7: it's a voluntary time. It's really not something that we 648 00:27:03,160 --> 00:27:06,400 Speaker 7: comment on. We can't and uh, that's just the time 649 00:27:06,400 --> 00:27:08,080 Speaker 7: of year it is. So I can't speak for anybody 650 00:27:08,080 --> 00:27:09,760 Speaker 7: that's not here. You know, I pretty much know the 651 00:27:09,760 --> 00:27:11,720 Speaker 7: different reasons guys aren't here most of the time, but 652 00:27:11,800 --> 00:27:14,040 Speaker 7: not always. You know, they're not nobody's required to tell 653 00:27:14,040 --> 00:27:17,280 Speaker 7: you exactly what's going on. So I'm not really specifically 654 00:27:17,960 --> 00:27:20,560 Speaker 7: gonna be able to comment on anybody that way. But 655 00:27:20,600 --> 00:27:23,080 Speaker 7: the guys that were here were great flying around, and 656 00:27:23,119 --> 00:27:25,160 Speaker 7: those are the guys we had a great, a great 657 00:27:25,160 --> 00:27:25,720 Speaker 7: time coaching. 658 00:27:27,040 --> 00:27:29,240 Speaker 3: You just said, Deontay Marty's a newcomer. You know this 659 00:27:29,359 --> 00:27:30,919 Speaker 3: guy trying to make the roster. Ira haven't seen him 660 00:27:30,920 --> 00:27:31,119 Speaker 3: out here? 661 00:27:31,200 --> 00:27:32,920 Speaker 7: Is he dealing with an injury or not? 662 00:27:33,359 --> 00:27:33,639 Speaker 2: No? 663 00:27:33,720 --> 00:27:36,880 Speaker 7: Not not an injury. There is a reason for it. Uh, 664 00:27:36,960 --> 00:27:39,720 Speaker 7: you know, do I speak for Deontay he's got he's 665 00:27:39,720 --> 00:27:45,080 Speaker 7: got a newborn baby situation, but you don't give him 666 00:27:45,080 --> 00:27:46,960 Speaker 7: a call, you know, ask him. 667 00:27:47,280 --> 00:27:49,119 Speaker 2: John about the availability. 668 00:27:49,400 --> 00:27:52,119 Speaker 13: There's this report that there's a consideration about nfl p 669 00:27:52,240 --> 00:27:55,200 Speaker 13: A getting rid of OTAs and starting a training camp 670 00:27:55,240 --> 00:27:56,399 Speaker 13: in June and ramping up. 671 00:27:56,600 --> 00:27:58,359 Speaker 2: What's your what your thought of that? 672 00:27:58,560 --> 00:28:01,480 Speaker 7: Yeah, that's really interesting to me. I think there's a 673 00:28:01,520 --> 00:28:04,200 Speaker 7: lot of science behind that. And the thing I'm really 674 00:28:04,320 --> 00:28:07,160 Speaker 7: encouraged by with a proposal or a thought like that 675 00:28:07,320 --> 00:28:09,359 Speaker 7: is the fact that the union and the league are 676 00:28:09,359 --> 00:28:11,080 Speaker 7: working together on it. You know, to me, that's that's 677 00:28:11,160 --> 00:28:14,520 Speaker 7: really good because we want to do the best we 678 00:28:14,520 --> 00:28:16,600 Speaker 7: can to keep guys as healthy as we can getting 679 00:28:16,640 --> 00:28:20,400 Speaker 7: ready to play football. And right now it's not probably perfect, 680 00:28:20,480 --> 00:28:22,960 Speaker 7: you know that. I think the different studies they've done 681 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:25,520 Speaker 7: would say that the timeline is not really great, and 682 00:28:25,560 --> 00:28:27,840 Speaker 7: so if they can kind of make the timeline better somehow, 683 00:28:27,880 --> 00:28:30,119 Speaker 7: and then both the union and the league agree that 684 00:28:30,160 --> 00:28:31,439 Speaker 7: this is the best way to do it that'd be 685 00:28:31,760 --> 00:28:32,480 Speaker 7: be fantastic. 686 00:28:32,760 --> 00:28:34,720 Speaker 11: Is that the issue starting. 687 00:28:34,480 --> 00:28:37,760 Speaker 13: In June and just going with no break until conceivably 688 00:28:37,760 --> 00:28:38,560 Speaker 13: at the end of the season. 689 00:28:38,600 --> 00:28:40,360 Speaker 7: Well, I think that's probably yeah. I think that's probably 690 00:28:40,360 --> 00:28:42,680 Speaker 7: why the PA is that they put that out. I 691 00:28:42,680 --> 00:28:44,720 Speaker 7: guess maybe I'm not sure who put it out, but 692 00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:47,680 Speaker 7: if they did, uh, that's the one they're probably talking about, 693 00:28:47,680 --> 00:28:49,720 Speaker 7: you know. And uh, it's it's just a longer ramp 694 00:28:49,800 --> 00:28:54,560 Speaker 7: up preparation period right into training camp. With training camp obviously. 695 00:28:54,160 --> 00:28:57,479 Speaker 8: The biggest characteristic of these sessions is they're voluntary. But 696 00:28:57,560 --> 00:29:01,160 Speaker 8: is there something else about OTU just sort of that 697 00:29:02,520 --> 00:29:04,320 Speaker 8: wherever the checking is in the year, it's just sort 698 00:29:04,320 --> 00:29:04,640 Speaker 8: of like. 699 00:29:04,600 --> 00:29:06,520 Speaker 2: A otherwise sort of quiet area. 700 00:29:06,640 --> 00:29:09,120 Speaker 8: Is there something that you think is unique about these 701 00:29:09,120 --> 00:29:12,040 Speaker 8: sessions that would be lost if if OTAs were to 702 00:29:12,040 --> 00:29:12,440 Speaker 8: go away? 703 00:29:13,240 --> 00:29:16,800 Speaker 7: So you're asking, like the longer break away from the team, 704 00:29:16,800 --> 00:29:19,040 Speaker 7: would that be an issue. I think that's definitely something 705 00:29:19,040 --> 00:29:20,640 Speaker 7: to considered. You know, it's something that they would have 706 00:29:20,720 --> 00:29:23,680 Speaker 7: to look at and try to try to try to 707 00:29:23,720 --> 00:29:28,000 Speaker 7: give guys an opportunity to uh, you know, again voluntary, 708 00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:30,120 Speaker 7: an opportunity to come in It wouldn't be football practice 709 00:29:30,160 --> 00:29:33,479 Speaker 7: like this, but some way to to be connected probably, 710 00:29:33,520 --> 00:29:34,600 Speaker 7: I think they probably want to do that. 711 00:29:35,040 --> 00:29:37,320 Speaker 14: I know it's voluntary, is it, But do you feel like. 712 00:29:37,280 --> 00:29:40,040 Speaker 9: There is anything going on in these OTA practices that 713 00:29:40,240 --> 00:29:42,840 Speaker 9: if for guys that aren't here, that would cause them 714 00:29:42,840 --> 00:29:44,320 Speaker 9: to maybe be behind. 715 00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:46,040 Speaker 7: You know, man, I'm a coach, so you know my 716 00:29:46,120 --> 00:29:49,120 Speaker 7: answer to that, you know, I mean, that's that's that's uh, 717 00:29:49,200 --> 00:29:51,400 Speaker 7: that's what we do. You know, we want we want 718 00:29:51,400 --> 00:29:53,160 Speaker 7: to we want to be going forward as fast as 719 00:29:53,200 --> 00:29:57,200 Speaker 7: we can, you know, no drag making making ground getting 720 00:29:57,240 --> 00:30:00,680 Speaker 7: better every day, you know, one percent better today than yesterday, 721 00:30:00,680 --> 00:30:03,360 Speaker 7: one percent better tomorrow than today, you know, and it 722 00:30:03,400 --> 00:30:04,720 Speaker 7: takes a lot of work to do that, you know. 723 00:30:04,840 --> 00:30:06,960 Speaker 7: So as a coach, that's what you're always looking for. 724 00:30:07,200 --> 00:30:10,280 Speaker 3: You're evaluating as much during OTAs as you do during 725 00:30:10,320 --> 00:30:12,080 Speaker 3: CAMPRA is a little bit of a different filter. 726 00:30:12,480 --> 00:30:15,160 Speaker 7: It's a different filter you're evaluating, sure, but it's a 727 00:30:15,160 --> 00:30:19,960 Speaker 7: different filter. It's more about, uh, you know, guys competing 728 00:30:19,960 --> 00:30:22,040 Speaker 7: against themselves. You know, their ability to learn the offense, 729 00:30:22,120 --> 00:30:25,240 Speaker 7: defensive scheme, the footwork, the technique. You're not making any 730 00:30:25,240 --> 00:30:28,239 Speaker 7: decisions about who plays or doesn't play until you get 731 00:30:28,280 --> 00:30:28,880 Speaker 7: in training camp. 732 00:30:29,840 --> 00:30:31,000 Speaker 13: So many veterans missing. 733 00:30:31,040 --> 00:30:33,080 Speaker 4: Who are some younger players who are starting to step 734 00:30:33,160 --> 00:30:34,200 Speaker 4: up in terms of leadership? 735 00:30:35,160 --> 00:30:36,959 Speaker 7: Well, I think we talked find We had this conversation 736 00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:42,000 Speaker 7: today about leadership, and the message was that everybody's a leader. 737 00:30:42,080 --> 00:30:44,680 Speaker 7: You know, we're all leaders. We're all we're all leaders. 738 00:30:45,440 --> 00:30:48,600 Speaker 7: The quote that I had was from Pope Francis. It 739 00:30:48,640 --> 00:30:52,400 Speaker 7: was that a shepherd should smell like his sheep. That's 740 00:30:52,440 --> 00:30:56,600 Speaker 7: a good one, right, think about that. Never been around cheap. 741 00:30:56,640 --> 00:30:58,680 Speaker 7: I don't know what they smell like exactly, but I 742 00:30:58,680 --> 00:31:00,720 Speaker 7: thought the metaphor was really good, not great. 743 00:31:03,320 --> 00:31:05,400 Speaker 3: Ronnie Stanley, there was a discussion in the off season 744 00:31:05,560 --> 00:31:08,440 Speaker 3: about his contract, his future, all of that, but him 745 00:31:08,480 --> 00:31:10,360 Speaker 3: being out here, at him being out here just about 746 00:31:10,400 --> 00:31:12,680 Speaker 3: every day, it seems like, what are you seeing from him? 747 00:31:12,760 --> 00:31:14,800 Speaker 3: And you know your expectations for him, knowing this is 748 00:31:14,800 --> 00:31:16,640 Speaker 3: a big year for him, professionals. 749 00:31:16,120 --> 00:31:18,800 Speaker 7: Exactly, Ronnie came out, he was he was away until 750 00:31:18,840 --> 00:31:21,080 Speaker 7: the first day of ot AS and then he was here. 751 00:31:21,120 --> 00:31:22,760 Speaker 7: He's been here for every O, T A and every 752 00:31:22,960 --> 00:31:25,360 Speaker 7: in the workouts. Uh, and he looked good. You know, 753 00:31:25,400 --> 00:31:25,840 Speaker 7: he's looked good. 754 00:31:25,880 --> 00:31:26,240 Speaker 2: I was. 755 00:31:26,280 --> 00:31:31,040 Speaker 7: I was I was, uh pleased, very pleased. And Ronnie's talent, 756 00:31:31,160 --> 00:31:34,200 Speaker 7: he's working super hard, he's getting tested. These guys like 757 00:31:34,200 --> 00:31:35,960 Speaker 7: Gadafe and these guys are kind of bringing it as 758 00:31:35,960 --> 00:31:38,680 Speaker 7: you guys might get wrote about that they're they're bringing 759 00:31:38,680 --> 00:31:41,440 Speaker 7: it man, and uh uh, it's it's it's good. It's 760 00:31:41,440 --> 00:31:44,760 Speaker 7: good for you know, it's good to work together like that. 761 00:31:44,840 --> 00:31:46,720 Speaker 7: We like to have our good guys, our starters, working 762 00:31:46,720 --> 00:31:48,880 Speaker 7: against our starters a lot because in these drills, because 763 00:31:48,880 --> 00:31:51,200 Speaker 7: it's not full contact and they get a chance to 764 00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:52,920 Speaker 7: really kind of challenge each other's technique. 765 00:31:54,560 --> 00:31:56,960 Speaker 9: Want guys to still play fast and you know, and 766 00:31:57,080 --> 00:31:59,160 Speaker 9: still stay up in this time of year. How do 767 00:31:59,240 --> 00:32:02,840 Speaker 9: you go about your message into the team to you know, 768 00:32:02,880 --> 00:32:05,760 Speaker 9: you want to see the play as if have that energy, 769 00:32:05,760 --> 00:32:07,960 Speaker 9: as if it's a real situation. What you want them 770 00:32:08,040 --> 00:32:08,800 Speaker 9: to stay up. 771 00:32:09,080 --> 00:32:11,160 Speaker 7: That's a great question. And really what it boils down 772 00:32:11,160 --> 00:32:13,360 Speaker 7: to is understanding that this is not a it's not 773 00:32:13,680 --> 00:32:16,680 Speaker 7: a physical contest to win the play. It's a physical 774 00:32:16,680 --> 00:32:18,960 Speaker 7: contest to do your technique right and do your assignment right, 775 00:32:19,120 --> 00:32:22,280 Speaker 7: and to do it fast. These guys are super ridiculously 776 00:32:22,320 --> 00:32:25,000 Speaker 7: talented there. We call it fast rehearsal. Their ability to 777 00:32:25,280 --> 00:32:28,240 Speaker 7: rehearse their technique full speed and not running each other 778 00:32:28,800 --> 00:32:31,560 Speaker 7: blows my mind. That's how good they are. When they 779 00:32:31,600 --> 00:32:33,880 Speaker 7: start feeling that they need to go make a play 780 00:32:33,920 --> 00:32:36,640 Speaker 7: on defense, usually that's when you start having most of 781 00:32:36,680 --> 00:32:38,720 Speaker 7: your issues over. They try to make up for a 782 00:32:38,760 --> 00:32:40,880 Speaker 7: mistake when they're laid on a block on offense. So 783 00:32:40,920 --> 00:32:43,440 Speaker 7: you've just got to understand when you've quote unquote not 784 00:32:44,360 --> 00:32:45,960 Speaker 7: you know you're not in great position, you got to 785 00:32:45,960 --> 00:32:48,960 Speaker 7: pull out. No competing for a ball, no run in 786 00:32:49,000 --> 00:32:53,080 Speaker 7: to anybody, no finish, no shedding anybody, no finishing a block. 787 00:32:53,400 --> 00:32:54,880 Speaker 7: That's not what we're here for. We're here to work 788 00:32:54,880 --> 00:33:00,000 Speaker 7: together that way, So that's how you message it. 789 00:33:00,120 --> 00:33:02,040 Speaker 11: He told us in the off season that that the 790 00:33:02,120 --> 00:33:03,120 Speaker 11: god a job that was healthy. 791 00:33:03,200 --> 00:33:05,480 Speaker 3: Is he kind of ramping up to be more involved 792 00:33:05,480 --> 00:33:08,120 Speaker 3: in eleven on eleven stuff for mini camp or with there 793 00:33:08,120 --> 00:33:08,480 Speaker 3: any kind of. 794 00:33:08,480 --> 00:33:10,800 Speaker 7: Step back there timeline? I believe is more somewhere in 795 00:33:10,840 --> 00:33:12,720 Speaker 7: training camp. Yeah, it's uh, I don't. 796 00:33:12,800 --> 00:33:14,440 Speaker 2: I don't. It won't be Mini. 797 00:33:14,200 --> 00:33:16,960 Speaker 7: Caamp, but it's at some point in time once we 798 00:33:17,000 --> 00:33:19,600 Speaker 7: get back from training camps. 799 00:33:20,560 --> 00:33:22,640 Speaker 11: Is there an expectation you might be here next week 800 00:33:22,720 --> 00:33:23,720 Speaker 11: or is I have kind of like a wait and 801 00:33:23,760 --> 00:33:24,480 Speaker 11: see situation. 802 00:33:24,760 --> 00:33:26,920 Speaker 7: Yeah, it's just not something i'm really I'm able to 803 00:33:26,920 --> 00:33:30,680 Speaker 7: comment on, you know, So I don't know. We'll see 804 00:33:30,680 --> 00:33:31,040 Speaker 7: what happens. 805 00:33:31,160 --> 00:33:32,360 Speaker 2: Thanks, all right, thanks all right. 806 00:33:35,280 --> 00:33:37,520 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Ravens Press Past podcast feed. 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