WEBVTT - Wiggins, Stephens, Harbaugh & Mallory: Ravens OTA Practice 5/30 Press Conferences 0:00:02.960 --> 0:00:05.360 Welcome into the Ravens Press Past podcast. It is Thursday, 0:00:05.360 --> 0:00:08.840 May thirtieth. The Ravens held another open session of organized 0:00:08.840 --> 0:00:11.520 team activities and after practice, we also got a chance 0:00:11.560 --> 0:00:13.440 to hear from some of the guys in the secondary. 0:00:13.520 --> 0:00:17.720 So let's kick things off with first round cornerback Nate wiggts. 0:00:21.920 --> 0:00:22.480 What's been the. 0:00:22.400 --> 0:00:26.200 Biggest adjustment from rookie camp to now having the vatsine 0:00:26.239 --> 0:00:28.040 and going against them every day? 0:00:28.560 --> 0:00:28.720 Uh? 0:00:28.960 --> 0:00:32.559 Probably just I could say, uh, just uh the tempo 0:00:32.680 --> 0:00:35.520 temple of the game for real, just to speak, Uh, 0:00:35.720 --> 0:00:38.800 just to just going fast you know college, I mean 0:00:39.040 --> 0:00:40.760 you just go go with the float. 0:00:40.800 --> 0:00:41.240 It is. 0:00:41.680 --> 0:00:44.320 It's quick, everything fast, so you got to get get 0:00:44.320 --> 0:00:44.600 it shit. 0:00:45.120 --> 0:00:46.320 Yeah, just tempo. 0:00:47.200 --> 0:00:48.720 What you say, is the biggest thing you've learned so 0:00:48.800 --> 0:00:51.080 far in you're you know, rule over a month that's 0:00:51.080 --> 0:00:51.720 getting drafted. 0:00:52.560 --> 0:00:55.240 What I learned, Uh, my biggest thing I can learned 0:00:55.240 --> 0:00:58.880 probably just my time management. Uh is just everything and 0:00:58.960 --> 0:01:01.120 the bit lea so just job. So I just gotta 0:01:01.120 --> 0:01:02.840 be here, be ready to go every day. 0:01:03.960 --> 0:01:06.120 Brandon was just saying he is trying to take more 0:01:06.160 --> 0:01:08.319 of a leadership role even though he's thinks he's a 0:01:08.400 --> 0:01:10.800 young ens. So I guess what has it been like 0:01:10.840 --> 0:01:12.839 working with him? What have you learned from him so far? 0:01:13.160 --> 0:01:13.280 Uh? 0:01:13.400 --> 0:01:15.000 It been it been good. You know, he'd been here 0:01:15.120 --> 0:01:16.720 uh this a couple of years, so it's been good 0:01:16.760 --> 0:01:17.600 just learning under him. 0:01:17.640 --> 0:01:18.920 He just teaches me the defense. 0:01:19.200 --> 0:01:20.600 Uh, teaches me how to live for eight teach me 0:01:20.640 --> 0:01:22.039 how to eat. So it's been. It been good. 0:01:22.440 --> 0:01:24.399 Have you seen him plays or anything from this. 0:01:24.440 --> 0:01:25.440 Game that you like? 0:01:25.720 --> 0:01:28.240 Kind of uh, just playing like a raven, being physical. 0:01:28.520 --> 0:01:30.840 I mean that's uh what what we describe on here. 0:01:30.880 --> 0:01:33.840 So, I mean, seems like you've had a lot of 0:01:33.880 --> 0:01:37.240 matchups with Tez Walker. Just, uh, how's that been going? 0:01:37.240 --> 0:01:37.720 And practices. 0:01:37.760 --> 0:01:39.360 It kind of fun to reunite that I know you 0:01:39.480 --> 0:01:40.080 met in college. 0:01:40.080 --> 0:01:41.840 Also, Yeah, it been, it been fun. I mean we 0:01:41.920 --> 0:01:44.039 both getting better every day, so I mean, yeah, it's 0:01:44.120 --> 0:01:44.399 it been. 0:01:44.480 --> 0:01:45.080 It been fun. 0:01:47.319 --> 0:01:50.320 Heard you're working on your technique a lot. I mean obviously, 0:01:50.720 --> 0:01:52.600 especially at the line of screwage. What do you think 0:01:53.320 --> 0:01:56.560 is really to you about you know, before the season, 0:01:56.640 --> 0:01:58.800 I was getting your technique down at the line of scream. 0:01:58.680 --> 0:02:02.560 Counity player, just getting hands on early. Uh, just not 0:02:02.640 --> 0:02:04.960 relying on my speed as much as I used to. 0:02:05.000 --> 0:02:07.360 Do in college or just getting hand on beating receivers up. 0:02:08.240 --> 0:02:10.560 You know, coaches were talking about your recovery speed and 0:02:10.560 --> 0:02:14.240 and how you can make up if if something goes wrong. 0:02:14.320 --> 0:02:17.960 But is is that a different margin of error even 0:02:18.280 --> 0:02:20.880 in the these OTA's you sense, Hey, it's harder to 0:02:20.919 --> 0:02:23.440 recover if if something goes wrong in coverage. 0:02:24.080 --> 0:02:26.600 Uh, I I really don't be uh like tryna get 0:02:26.639 --> 0:02:29.120 in recovery. Know I've been trying to like stay in 0:02:29.160 --> 0:02:29.960 front of the receiver. 0:02:30.080 --> 0:02:31.639 So uh it not. 0:02:31.840 --> 0:02:32.799 It haven't been like a. 0:02:32.720 --> 0:02:33.880 Lot of recovery going on. 0:02:34.000 --> 0:02:37.839 So now you spend the most difficulty sleeper to cover 0:02:37.880 --> 0:02:42.919 cause just so Farner Uh probably bake me. Just he's 0:02:42.960 --> 0:02:45.640 just shifty, a lot of a lot of quickness in. 0:02:45.680 --> 0:02:46.360 The in the route. 0:02:46.440 --> 0:02:50.360 So if you have the most fun guard most fun, 0:02:51.000 --> 0:02:52.359 uh probably they flower. 0:02:53.480 --> 0:02:57.560 Yeah, what what makes you say that? Why is why 0:02:57.680 --> 0:02:58.639 is the the most. 0:02:58.400 --> 0:02:59.400 Fun to cover? H? 0:02:59.480 --> 0:03:01.480 Just cause we miss and me like, uh we met 0:03:01.600 --> 0:03:03.840 up in college, so like we better know how like 0:03:04.480 --> 0:03:06.360 you know, we know we we took we both ask. 0:03:06.400 --> 0:03:08.080 So it's just it's just fun to compete. 0:03:09.080 --> 0:03:09.240 Nate. 0:03:09.320 --> 0:03:12.720 There's been an assistant theme of how you are in 0:03:12.720 --> 0:03:13.399 the meeting room. 0:03:13.680 --> 0:03:17.120 As you question you studying, can you elaborate more on 0:03:17.200 --> 0:03:19.400 your football IQ? In that side of me that you 0:03:19.400 --> 0:03:21.160 wanting to constantly study. 0:03:20.880 --> 0:03:23.679 Or learn oryth uh J, I just know, uh I 0:03:23.880 --> 0:03:26.880 wanna play. So uh, I just know in in a 0:03:26.960 --> 0:03:29.600 position I wanna I wanna be in. I just I know, 0:03:29.680 --> 0:03:31.560 I know I gotta learn it, so it don't matter, 0:03:31.639 --> 0:03:34.200 like if it's corner nickel safety, I wanna play. So 0:03:34.520 --> 0:03:37.240 I just tried to get to know everything, everybody's job 0:03:37.920 --> 0:03:38.720 y and then I know it. 0:03:38.880 --> 0:03:40.760 College confidence was a big part of your game. How 0:03:40.800 --> 0:03:42.800 would you try to carry that with you to this 0:03:43.080 --> 0:03:43.600 best level? 0:03:44.200 --> 0:03:44.320 Uh? 0:03:44.440 --> 0:03:46.200 I don't think it's left. I think it's still there. 0:03:46.280 --> 0:03:48.720 I think my comfort is still big. Just just part 0:03:48.720 --> 0:03:52.320 of my game. So I just really transferred from college 0:03:52.360 --> 0:03:52.600 to here. 0:03:53.480 --> 0:03:56.280 I knew Zacor was a big fan of you. Okay, 0:03:56.400 --> 0:03:58.880 so that thy drafted you. What is it gu been 0:03:58.960 --> 0:04:00.920 like going from getting to know him fa the drop 0:04:01.000 --> 0:04:02.720 process to having MSS your coach. 0:04:03.080 --> 0:04:05.480 Uh it's uh, it's it's exciting. Like he just got 0:04:05.480 --> 0:04:07.840 a lot of energy. Uh he w uh I in 0:04:07.960 --> 0:04:10.320 every meeting at the clod in the meeting, he got energy. 0:04:10.400 --> 0:04:12.560 So I I feel like he he brings energy th 0:04:12.760 --> 0:04:13.160 to us. 0:04:13.680 --> 0:04:16.360 So, yeah, any how do you manage expectations of yourself? 0:04:16.360 --> 0:04:18.000 Both it's a first round pick, but also it's one 0:04:18.000 --> 0:04:18.680 of the youngest. 0:04:18.440 --> 0:04:20.960 Players in the fut Uh. I really don't look at 0:04:21.000 --> 0:04:22.680 it that way. I just look at it like I'm 0:04:22.720 --> 0:04:26.440 another player. I mean, uh yeah, I don't really look 0:04:26.480 --> 0:04:29.120 at it like I'm the youngest. I don't really you ain't. 0:04:29.120 --> 0:04:30.839 Don't ever hear me say it like I s use 0:04:30.880 --> 0:04:32.840 that excuse cause I'm here now. I think I'm ready 0:04:32.839 --> 0:04:36.839 for it. So, uh, I just play play play ball and. 0:04:36.920 --> 0:04:38.680 You talk about getting your hands on wide receivers the 0:04:38.720 --> 0:04:40.920 earlier in rounds. Is there any other aspect of your 0:04:40.920 --> 0:04:43.760 game that coaches are really working on you at? Uh? 0:04:44.040 --> 0:04:46.440 Probably uh J just just tryna just not getting a 0:04:46.440 --> 0:04:49.200 recovery phase like you said that the recovery phrase and 0:04:49.279 --> 0:04:51.840 that going going into like getting hands on early. 0:04:52.760 --> 0:04:52.960 Yeah. 0:04:53.000 --> 0:04:55.080 I think you last talk to you before the schedule 0:04:55.120 --> 0:04:55.440 came out. 0:04:55.720 --> 0:04:57.160 Is there any I know for a long ways or way? 0:04:57.200 --> 0:04:59.480 But is there any excitement for you a reformed getting 0:05:00.080 --> 0:05:00.880 defending champs? 0:05:01.440 --> 0:05:01.600 Uh? 0:05:01.720 --> 0:05:03.360 Yeah, I mean it's a long like you said, it's 0:05:03.360 --> 0:05:05.560 a long way, but yeah, we got. We're looking for 0:05:05.600 --> 0:05:08.200 it too. I'm looking forward to playing long. Yeah, I'm 0:05:08.240 --> 0:05:10.560 ready for it. We're gonna be ready. I feel like 0:05:10.560 --> 0:05:11.479 I'm gonna be ready for us. 0:05:11.520 --> 0:05:17.640 So we also talked with cornerback Brandon Stevens. He had 0:05:17.640 --> 0:05:21.359 a breakout season last year, established himself as a starting cornerback, 0:05:21.400 --> 0:05:24.880 and he talked today about what's next for him in 0:05:24.960 --> 0:05:25.640 his progression. 0:05:28.960 --> 0:05:31.800 Brandon, you really, I mean obviously it's starting kind of 0:05:31.800 --> 0:05:34.040 between positions of being many quarterbacks who. 0:05:34.120 --> 0:05:38.400 Really solidify yourself as as a really strong cover guy 0:05:38.720 --> 0:05:41.880 in this league. What what's kind of did you you 0:05:42.760 --> 0:05:46.440 get his season as kind of keeping that repetition going, 0:05:46.520 --> 0:05:49.960 kind of maintaining the standard, you're looking to elevate it 0:05:50.000 --> 0:05:50.679 in some way. 0:05:50.960 --> 0:05:53.080 Yeah, I think the you know, the mindset going into 0:05:53.320 --> 0:05:55.800 to any year every year is to you know, elevate 0:05:55.839 --> 0:05:58.000 the standard, you know, take it up a notch. 0:05:58.320 --> 0:05:58.440 Uh. 0:05:59.160 --> 0:06:01.480 You know last year, you know, nobody cares about last 0:06:01.520 --> 0:06:03.279 year anymore. So you know, I I gotta continue to 0:06:03.320 --> 0:06:06.040 prove myself each and every day, you know, and and 0:06:06.040 --> 0:06:08.719 earn the right you know once again, it's to start. 0:06:09.480 --> 0:06:12.200 How does it feel to be like an established guy, 0:06:12.279 --> 0:06:14.160 especially on a day like today when you don't have 0:06:14.360 --> 0:06:19.320 any of the other returning defensive bactments for Marlan, not thing. 0:06:19.480 --> 0:06:21.400 So how does it feel look different out there? 0:06:21.560 --> 0:06:22.120 Yeah? 0:06:22.160 --> 0:06:24.480 I mean, you know, like you said, some of the 0:06:24.520 --> 0:06:26.960 guys aren't here. Uh, so you know it's it's my 0:06:27.080 --> 0:06:28.640 job as well as some of the other best you know, 0:06:28.720 --> 0:06:31.480 take charge, take lead, uh, lead the guys to these practices, 0:06:31.520 --> 0:06:33.279 especially the young guys who got a lot of young guys, 0:06:34.200 --> 0:06:36.160 you know, just to show them the way, right. 0:06:36.240 --> 0:06:38.120 And I remember when you got drafted and they were 0:06:38.120 --> 0:06:41.440 play corner back to college, but they identified you as 0:06:41.600 --> 0:06:43.560 uh on an NFL safety at the time we got draft. 0:06:43.640 --> 0:06:46.080 We saw you got airplane safety last spring, and then 0:06:46.120 --> 0:06:48.320 of course went back to corner. You know, how did 0:06:48.360 --> 0:06:50.599 that conversation about them last spring? Like, hey, you know 0:06:51.839 --> 0:06:52.360 back to corner? 0:06:52.360 --> 0:06:53.560 When what do you think of that? How does that 0:06:53.600 --> 0:06:55.159 all take place? Yeah? 0:06:55.200 --> 0:06:57.719 It uh just doing what I'm what I what I 0:06:57.760 --> 0:06:59.599 was asked to do, you know, and uh, you know 0:06:59.600 --> 0:07:02.120 obviously any guy, every guy wants to be on the field. 0:07:02.120 --> 0:07:03.880 So where with the opportunities that you know, you'll you'll 0:07:03.920 --> 0:07:04.760 take that opportunity. 0:07:04.880 --> 0:07:05.040 Uh. 0:07:05.120 --> 0:07:06.720 Should I have some safety reps? 0:07:06.880 --> 0:07:07.000 Uh? 0:07:07.839 --> 0:07:09.800 I think the first practice of the of this week 0:07:11.120 --> 0:07:13.240 out there, so uh, you know, I still got to 0:07:13.280 --> 0:07:15.200 stay on top of my safety stuff, you know, can't 0:07:15.200 --> 0:07:15.920 fall asleep with that. 0:07:16.040 --> 0:07:17.760 But yeah, just doing what I'm asked to do. 0:07:18.280 --> 0:07:19.320 And it does seem to. 0:07:19.280 --> 0:07:22.480 Be kind of an opening in that area with Jeno 0:07:22.600 --> 0:07:24.800 Stone Gone. I know they like to use com Hamilton 0:07:24.840 --> 0:07:27.600 a variety of ways. Is have have there been any 0:07:27.600 --> 0:07:29.440 thing about you potentially being a. 0:07:29.440 --> 0:07:32.280 Hobby road I haven't had talks about that. 0:07:33.720 --> 0:07:35.920 You know, the coaches know, you know I I they 0:07:35.920 --> 0:07:38.040 can plug me in anywhere, you know, if you know 0:07:38.160 --> 0:07:38.440 need be. 0:07:39.120 --> 0:07:41.000 But now we haven't had any conversation with that. 0:07:41.480 --> 0:07:47.760 Then the this team is known for taking care developing, drafting, developing, taking. 0:07:47.480 --> 0:07:49.240 Care of their own resigning. 0:07:49.320 --> 0:07:51.920 Guys, you're at a stage of getting closer to the 0:07:51.960 --> 0:07:55.800 end of your contract. Have you voiced interest in extending 0:07:55.840 --> 0:07:57.000 with the team or has there. 0:07:56.960 --> 0:07:59.360 Been any talks about that? You know? 0:07:59.440 --> 0:08:03.240 Not not, not really, I'm kind of letting that part 0:08:03.320 --> 0:08:05.440 of side, you know, be handled by my by my agent. 0:08:06.840 --> 0:08:09.040 But yeah, personally I'm not you know, focused on that 0:08:09.160 --> 0:08:09.480 right now. 0:08:10.320 --> 0:08:10.600 Brandon. 0:08:10.760 --> 0:08:14.080 If your impressions of Zach Orr now stepping into defensive 0:08:14.120 --> 0:08:16.520 coordin roll and you know, any wrinkles he's playing. 0:08:17.240 --> 0:08:20.120 Yeah, yeah, you know, Zach, he's he's been doing great man. 0:08:20.160 --> 0:08:22.080 He uh, you know, he brings that fire each and 0:08:22.120 --> 0:08:25.200 every day and we you know, he demands, you know, 0:08:25.240 --> 0:08:27.120 a lot from us. You know, he demands perfection, and 0:08:27.160 --> 0:08:28.960 so that's what we're chasing. You know, he says it 0:08:29.000 --> 0:08:31.880 every day. But yeah, he's he's doing a great job. 0:08:32.520 --> 0:08:35.080 Talk about elevating every year. What are some of your 0:08:35.120 --> 0:08:36.960 goals for this season for you? 0:08:37.520 --> 0:08:40.360 Yeah, man, just just dominating each and every game, you know, 0:08:41.240 --> 0:08:44.320 you know whoever you know I'm I'm covering for that week. 0:08:44.400 --> 0:08:46.400 You know, I want to dominate, you know, whoever it is. 0:08:47.120 --> 0:08:49.400 And so that's that's really just my goal, you know, 0:08:49.559 --> 0:08:51.280 and you know, come out at the end of the season, 0:08:51.400 --> 0:08:53.160 you know, being a top quarter in the corner in 0:08:53.160 --> 0:08:53.600 this league. 0:08:54.120 --> 0:08:56.800 How much did last year's success, How much of a 0:08:56.840 --> 0:08:59.080 boost does that give you going into the spring that 0:08:59.120 --> 0:09:00.560 you know you can do it you play at that 0:09:00.640 --> 0:09:02.120 level with the best five. 0:09:01.960 --> 0:09:06.200 Receivers, right, Yeah, it's uh, you know what once you know, 0:09:06.200 --> 0:09:08.440 get out there and get your feet wet, uh, you know, 0:09:08.559 --> 0:09:11.040 for you know, a season season long, you know, going 0:09:11.040 --> 0:09:12.760 into the next season, you know what to expect. You know, 0:09:12.800 --> 0:09:15.240 you've seen it, seen the different concepts, and so it 0:09:15.280 --> 0:09:17.600 just allows you to play faster, you know. And uh, 0:09:17.920 --> 0:09:19.640 you know, with a success last year, you know, it 0:09:19.800 --> 0:09:21.719 doesn't mean anything going into next year. You know, I've 0:09:21.800 --> 0:09:23.360 got to do it all over again. So that's what 0:09:23.400 --> 0:09:25.000 I'm excited for, right There's. 0:09:24.840 --> 0:09:28.160 Been there's been talking about reconfiguring the summer schedule, maybe 0:09:28.160 --> 0:09:29.400 eliminating ot is having a. 0:09:29.320 --> 0:09:31.280 Longer ramp up to train and get you Do you 0:09:31.360 --> 0:09:33.160 like it the way it is or would you like 0:09:33.160 --> 0:09:34.720 to see it tinkered with a little better? 0:09:35.559 --> 0:09:35.760 Man? 0:09:35.840 --> 0:09:39.400 I'm uh, I like, I like you know, both scenarios. 0:09:40.120 --> 0:09:41.720 You know, obviously it'd be good to have a you know, 0:09:41.880 --> 0:09:43.720 a longer break and then once we're here, you know, 0:09:44.200 --> 0:09:45.200 get you know, get it going. 0:09:45.440 --> 0:09:45.880 Uh. 0:09:45.960 --> 0:09:48.280 But whichever way it goes, you know, I'm We'll all 0:09:48.360 --> 0:09:48.880 be ready for it. 0:09:49.480 --> 0:09:51.719 Is there something to be said, especially since you've been 0:09:51.720 --> 0:09:53.680 with the team for years, There's something to be said 0:09:53.720 --> 0:09:57.240 about getting getting here in May in June and having 0:09:57.320 --> 0:10:00.880 connectivity with teammates or or or connect a few coaches. 0:10:01.000 --> 0:10:03.839 Is there d does would it feel like a. 0:10:03.760 --> 0:10:07.520 Long time if you were just away from January to 0:10:07.520 --> 0:10:08.960 to junior early July. 0:10:09.600 --> 0:10:12.520 Yeah, I mean, if if it does go that way, 0:10:12.559 --> 0:10:15.240 obviously it'll be the first for for everybody, you know, 0:10:15.480 --> 0:10:17.240 so it it'll be out of the norm to be 0:10:17.240 --> 0:10:20.760 away for that long. But you know, you just gotta 0:10:20.800 --> 0:10:23.040 take the you know, on this upon yourself to you know, 0:10:23.160 --> 0:10:24.840 stay on top of you know, the playbook, stay on 0:10:24.840 --> 0:10:27.000 top of your technique, uh, stuff like that, and uh, 0:10:27.280 --> 0:10:29.440 you know, and be ready once once we get back. 0:10:29.720 --> 0:10:31.280 And we know we know about the size and the 0:10:31.360 --> 0:10:33.840 speed of Nate Wiggins, but besides that, whether it be 0:10:33.880 --> 0:10:36.280 all off the field or some other aspect of his game, 0:10:36.679 --> 0:10:40.040 has there been anything about that rookie stands out cum Yeah. 0:10:40.080 --> 0:10:43.000 Man, he's uh so you said the top top two 0:10:43.000 --> 0:10:45.320 things right there. His speed, His speed is crazy. Uh 0:10:45.640 --> 0:10:47.360 I'm I'm trying to get some of that myself. 0:10:47.559 --> 0:10:48.719 But uh but. 0:10:48.760 --> 0:10:51.120 Now he's he's doing a great job in the meeting rooms. Uh, 0:10:51.160 --> 0:10:52.959 you know, asking the right questions. You know, I always 0:10:52.960 --> 0:10:56.760 trying to learn, and you know, he he could tell 0:10:56.840 --> 0:10:59.080 he you know, he's he's kind of hard on himself, 0:10:59.120 --> 0:11:01.040 you know, but you you like to see that, you know, 0:11:01.080 --> 0:11:04.719 with with the young guys that as go it's go. 0:11:05.040 --> 0:11:06.240 I I saw him on his phone a lot. 0:11:06.240 --> 0:11:08.839 I ain't see him get to uh to Uh, I 0:11:08.840 --> 0:11:10.160 ain't seen any swings from. 0:11:11.800 --> 0:11:15.480 Getting in and tamp uh TJ Tampa in this draft 0:11:15.520 --> 0:11:18.840 coming into the room. Both of highly regarded that obviously 0:11:18.920 --> 0:11:21.520 the staff And I guess did you watch the draft? 0:11:21.520 --> 0:11:23.280 Did you see them get drafted? 0:11:23.840 --> 0:11:26.160 Yeah? I saw saw Yeah. What was the question? 0:11:26.240 --> 0:11:27.760 I'm sorry, It's like, what what is it like for 0:11:27.800 --> 0:11:33.240 you having to highly regarded cornerbacks drafted and coming into 0:11:33.400 --> 0:11:34.480 the room with you guys. 0:11:35.000 --> 0:11:37.080 No, Yeah, it's uh, you know, it's awesome, you know, 0:11:37.240 --> 0:11:40.080 having you know, guys that you know can come in 0:11:40.200 --> 0:11:42.400 and you know and can play. Uh. We know, we 0:11:42.440 --> 0:11:44.920 all know it's a competition out here, but uh, you 0:11:44.920 --> 0:11:46.960 know we we're trying to help each other, you know. 0:11:47.160 --> 0:11:49.640 Uh you know me, I me personally, I want everybody 0:11:49.679 --> 0:11:53.200 to to succeed, you know, and so just you know, 0:11:53.559 --> 0:11:55.679 build a camaradie with the guys, with the young guys 0:11:55.720 --> 0:11:58.840 and just helping them, you know, within this career. 0:11:58.960 --> 0:11:59.960 You know, it's this minish all. 0:12:00.040 --> 0:12:03.480 So Randy, you mentioned stepping into a leadership role and 0:12:03.520 --> 0:12:05.640 all the other vets is that something that you. 0:12:05.720 --> 0:12:07.400 Embraced and feel like you're a part. 0:12:07.200 --> 0:12:08.120 Of your next step. 0:12:09.000 --> 0:12:09.920 Yeah, it definitely is. 0:12:10.160 --> 0:12:11.960 Uh, you know, s some of the some of the 0:12:12.000 --> 0:12:14.440 guys you know call me, uh og and like that. 0:12:14.600 --> 0:12:15.920 And I'm like, I'm I'm s. 0:12:16.000 --> 0:12:18.360 I consider myself a a young and still you know, 0:12:18.800 --> 0:12:21.920 so uh but nah, it's it's you know, just just 0:12:22.000 --> 0:12:24.480 being able to you know, mentor those guys and you know, 0:12:24.520 --> 0:12:27.440 teach those guys. It's it's it's been awesome and you know, 0:12:27.559 --> 0:12:31.000 having you know, stepping into that leadership role is uh, 0:12:31.160 --> 0:12:33.520 you know something I expected myself as well as you know, 0:12:33.600 --> 0:12:34.080 other events. 0:12:34.280 --> 0:12:34.840 What is it. 0:12:34.720 --> 0:12:37.200 Important for you to be out here at voluntary as. 0:12:37.080 --> 0:12:40.240 Yeah, uh yeah, I think it's just it's just important 0:12:40.280 --> 0:12:43.319 for me to just you know, stay y, just just 0:12:43.360 --> 0:12:48.240 stay on m consistent within my technique. You know, you know, 0:12:48.280 --> 0:12:50.240 I could be doing you know a lot of other 0:12:50.280 --> 0:12:51.920 things right now, but I you know, I choose to 0:12:51.960 --> 0:12:55.760 be here, you know, to to just stay consistent, you know, 0:12:55.960 --> 0:12:57.800 and uh, you know, not not lose a step. 0:12:58.160 --> 0:12:58.360 Man. 0:12:58.440 --> 0:13:00.600 Where does did you kind of clothe the most from 0:13:00.640 --> 0:13:04.080 most you know, last summer? Obviously you looked down at 0:13:04.120 --> 0:13:06.600 the safety than have the year you did at Corner. 0:13:06.640 --> 0:13:08.679 Where do you think you got to throw him the. 0:13:08.600 --> 0:13:10.680 Most, you know from that periodding through the course. 0:13:10.720 --> 0:13:12.400 So he's gonna malp fo. Yeah. 0:13:12.440 --> 0:13:15.080 I think the main thing is is, you know, playing faster, 0:13:15.440 --> 0:13:21.000 you know, you know, being more Yeah, just just playing 0:13:21.040 --> 0:13:24.400 fast and you know, seeing things before it happens and reacting, 0:13:24.679 --> 0:13:26.600 you know, uh t to the right things, you know, 0:13:26.640 --> 0:13:28.280 and that that comes with film study, that comes with 0:13:28.360 --> 0:13:30.719 being on the field, you know, and I experiencing it, 0:13:30.760 --> 0:13:33.320 you know myself. So uh, I think just being able 0:13:33.320 --> 0:13:34.960 to play fast, you know, it allows me to make 0:13:35.000 --> 0:13:37.760 more plays, I said New EV's. 0:13:37.520 --> 0:13:39.160 Co coaching Doug Mallory. 0:13:39.160 --> 0:13:40.960 I guess what's stood out to you black him as 0:13:41.000 --> 0:13:42.559 a communicator. 0:13:41.920 --> 0:13:42.480 As a teacher. 0:13:43.120 --> 0:13:46.120 Yeah, he uh he he's He's been awesome in meetings, 0:13:46.160 --> 0:13:48.720 you know, and it especially on the field, you know, 0:13:48.840 --> 0:13:52.360 he's uh kind of more with the safetyes and whatnots. 0:13:53.760 --> 0:13:56.920 So I'm not with him as much, but but I 0:13:56.960 --> 0:13:58.440 you know, I see him talking to guys all the 0:13:58.440 --> 0:14:00.000 time and you know, trying to help out where you can. 0:14:03.320 --> 0:14:05.480 In addition to hearing from Stevens and Wiggins, we also 0:14:05.480 --> 0:14:07.000 talked with one of the coaches. Who's going to be 0:14:07.040 --> 0:14:09.520 coaching those guys up and that's new defensive backs coach 0:14:09.679 --> 0:14:11.080 Doug Mallory. 0:14:13.800 --> 0:14:16.040 How you guys doing good? 0:14:16.240 --> 0:14:18.439 Yeah, it's been exciting two months, three months. However long 0:14:18.440 --> 0:14:21.320 I've been here, I think one thing, I've always looked 0:14:21.320 --> 0:14:23.360 at this organization. 0:14:22.800 --> 0:14:23.680 With a lot of respect. 0:14:23.800 --> 0:14:26.080 You know, I've known the Harball family for a long time. 0:14:26.480 --> 0:14:31.440 Probably knew Jim and jack and Joni and Jackie a 0:14:31.480 --> 0:14:34.080 little bit better than John because I'd been with them 0:14:34.080 --> 0:14:36.320 at previous places. But you know, always had a lot 0:14:36.320 --> 0:14:39.520 of respect for John and certainly this program the success 0:14:39.560 --> 0:14:41.720 that they've had. So it's really nice to be here 0:14:41.760 --> 0:14:45.640 see how everything operates firsthand, and excited about this off 0:14:45.680 --> 0:14:49.920 season leading into the season. So with that opening up 0:14:49.920 --> 0:14:50.680 to any questions. 0:14:51.880 --> 0:14:54.880 Unit that was so successful last season, how much do 0:14:54.880 --> 0:14:56.640 you try and carry over from last season? 0:14:56.640 --> 0:14:58.000 How much new stuff are you hit news? 0:14:58.680 --> 0:15:00.840 Well, you know a lot of that. Again, I wasn't 0:15:00.880 --> 0:15:03.000 here last year, so it's all new to me. You know, 0:15:03.040 --> 0:15:04.840 we've spent time going through all the cutups in the 0:15:04.880 --> 0:15:07.160 games from a year ago. You know, there's certainly some 0:15:07.280 --> 0:15:09.400 things that they did a lot of great things, but 0:15:09.440 --> 0:15:12.840 there's always areas that need improvement. We made a point 0:15:12.840 --> 0:15:15.120 of emphasis on that. You know, really the first couple 0:15:15.160 --> 0:15:17.120 of weeks on the job, that was some of the 0:15:17.160 --> 0:15:19.120 things we were doing was going back and evaluating all 0:15:19.120 --> 0:15:21.520 the cutups and just seeing where we could do things better. 0:15:22.240 --> 0:15:24.440 And I think a credit to uh, you know, to 0:15:24.600 --> 0:15:27.400 Zach and also to Chris, I think sometimes when you 0:15:27.400 --> 0:15:29.240 get stuck in your ways and say this is how 0:15:29.280 --> 0:15:31.760 we want to do it, you know, there's. 0:15:31.400 --> 0:15:32.640 Always a better way to do it. 0:15:32.680 --> 0:15:35.480 And you know, those guys kind of made that point 0:15:35.520 --> 0:15:37.480 early on when I was here. So we did a 0:15:37.520 --> 0:15:39.880 lot of research on things we could adjust and change 0:15:39.880 --> 0:15:41.200 and find a better way to do it. 0:15:42.280 --> 0:15:44.320 You know about Kyle hanmos In before you came. 0:15:44.200 --> 0:15:44.440 In, and. 0:15:46.760 --> 0:15:48.720 So the first time I saw Kyle so I was 0:15:48.760 --> 0:15:51.560 in Atlanta when Kyle was coming out of high school. 0:15:52.160 --> 0:15:54.520 I didn't know anything about him coming out of high school. 0:15:55.200 --> 0:15:57.960 And then that year Notre Dame had a couple of 0:15:58.000 --> 0:16:00.640 safeties that were in the draft, and I knew the 0:16:00.720 --> 0:16:04.440 secondary coach at Notre Dame my name of Terry Joseph. 0:16:04.480 --> 0:16:07.240 He and I had worked together at LSU, and I 0:16:07.280 --> 0:16:09.760 called Terry to find out about you know, some of 0:16:09.800 --> 0:16:11.360 the older guys and just give me a little bit 0:16:11.400 --> 0:16:14.040 of insight on the guys that I was evaluating. He 0:16:14.080 --> 0:16:16.640 gave me all the information that I needed. And I said, Terry, 0:16:16.680 --> 0:16:20.200 I said, who's this number fourteen? I said, he's not 0:16:20.280 --> 0:16:21.760 on my list right now to do a. 0:16:21.720 --> 0:16:22.280 Write up on. 0:16:23.080 --> 0:16:25.760 He said, Doug, he's just a freshman. I was like, Wow, 0:16:25.800 --> 0:16:28.040 he's a pretty good player. By the time he's a senior. 0:16:28.160 --> 0:16:31.480 So I remember seeing him as freshman year. I didn't 0:16:31.480 --> 0:16:33.800 really have an opportunity to follow his career a whole lot. 0:16:34.000 --> 0:16:35.760 By the time he was coming out, we'd get let 0:16:35.800 --> 0:16:38.400 go in Atlanta and I was back at Michigan. But 0:16:39.720 --> 0:16:43.040 you know, I knew about him, you know, just seeing 0:16:43.120 --> 0:16:46.360 him firsthand here. He's extremely impressive. But I didn't realize 0:16:46.360 --> 0:16:49.240 he was as tall as he is. And I think 0:16:49.360 --> 0:16:51.640 just with that length and the athletic ability and the 0:16:51.640 --> 0:16:54.760 speed that he has, he's just really a unique player. 0:16:54.760 --> 0:16:56.760 And I think the top it off, just really seems 0:16:56.800 --> 0:16:59.680 like a quality human being, you know, just first class 0:16:59.720 --> 0:17:02.800 end of So he's got a lot going for him. 0:17:03.920 --> 0:17:07.240 A guy is young, and he is close to his 0:17:07.359 --> 0:17:10.000 playing career. Is Zach and mean, you know, obviously sort 0:17:10.040 --> 0:17:12.600 of a unique perspective, you know, for someone who's a 0:17:12.840 --> 0:17:14.880 defensive player, what's what's some. 0:17:14.920 --> 0:17:15.360 Of the things. 0:17:16.080 --> 0:17:19.400 Yeah, that first of all, Zach is a very impressive person. 0:17:19.760 --> 0:17:22.960 He's a great man, and you know, just as a coach, 0:17:23.040 --> 0:17:25.440 I think what's unique is that here's a guy that's 0:17:25.560 --> 0:17:28.359 not only understands the system as part of putting this 0:17:28.480 --> 0:17:31.920 package together, but he also played in the firsthand, so 0:17:32.080 --> 0:17:34.919 he can see the scheme and the system through his eyes. 0:17:34.960 --> 0:17:37.560 He's been there, he's he's gone through the reads, he's 0:17:37.560 --> 0:17:39.720 gone through the progression, he's gone through the checks and 0:17:39.760 --> 0:17:40.480 the adjustment. 0:17:40.640 --> 0:17:42.159 So that's unique. 0:17:42.160 --> 0:17:43.760 I don't know if I've ever been around a guy 0:17:43.800 --> 0:17:46.919 as young as him that is mature and has the 0:17:46.960 --> 0:17:49.520 type of knowledge that he has with the system. So, 0:17:50.200 --> 0:17:52.560 you know, I've learned awful lot from him to this point. 0:17:52.600 --> 0:17:54.119 But he'll he'll do a great job. 0:17:55.040 --> 0:17:56.800 Do you see him from na Wigan so far? 0:17:57.880 --> 0:17:59.960 I think the first thing stands out, you know, extremely 0:18:00.040 --> 0:18:04.000 hard worker, smart, intelligent, h you know, you see him 0:18:04.000 --> 0:18:06.320 out here on the field. He's got great length and 0:18:06.359 --> 0:18:08.440 that's the thing. It's just hard to find corners that 0:18:08.760 --> 0:18:10.879 have that type of length and that can run like 0:18:10.960 --> 0:18:13.360 he runs, but he has a great balanced body control, 0:18:13.920 --> 0:18:16.560 change of direction. He's been real sticky in coverage. And 0:18:16.920 --> 0:18:18.760 you know, there's certainly a lot of things he's just 0:18:18.800 --> 0:18:20.840 like everyone else, a lot of areas that they need 0:18:20.880 --> 0:18:25.399 to improve. But he certainly has a uh, you know, 0:18:25.480 --> 0:18:26.720 good trades to work with. 0:18:28.200 --> 0:18:30.520 A lot of you know, I mean you look out 0:18:30.520 --> 0:18:32.840 in the field, you see how how skinny need is 0:18:32.920 --> 0:18:35.119 and I'm sure they will change over over time. But 0:18:35.520 --> 0:18:39.240 there are other qualities that you think help him compete, 0:18:39.280 --> 0:18:40.399 even if he's not as. 0:18:40.280 --> 0:18:42.800 Physically big as maybe some of the guys he's covering 0:18:42.880 --> 0:18:43.159 under it. 0:18:43.320 --> 0:18:46.640 Yeah, I think speed is a speed and length help 0:18:46.840 --> 0:18:49.359 because you know, Chris is doing a great job of 0:18:49.400 --> 0:18:51.240 working with him, you know, just teach him a type 0:18:51.240 --> 0:18:53.080 of technique that and we want him. 0:18:53.000 --> 0:18:53.840 To execute here. 0:18:54.040 --> 0:18:56.840 But he has recovery speed, and that's one thing that 0:18:56.880 --> 0:18:59.400 you can't touch. You know, Chris doing a great job 0:18:59.440 --> 0:19:01.240 getting them, you know, just working on the line of 0:19:01.240 --> 0:19:03.640 scrimmage where he can be a little bit more disruptive 0:19:04.040 --> 0:19:06.840 on the line of scrimmage. But you know, he's fortunate 0:19:06.920 --> 0:19:09.479 that he's got recovery speed that if you know, if 0:19:09.480 --> 0:19:12.080 he's not as sound as he needs to be technique 0:19:12.080 --> 0:19:14.360 wise on the line of scrimmage. He's got the ability 0:19:14.400 --> 0:19:17.600 to close and then he's got the length be able 0:19:17.600 --> 0:19:20.679 to help him get out of a bad situation. But 0:19:20.840 --> 0:19:23.359 you know, certainly, like any young guy, they've got to 0:19:23.400 --> 0:19:25.800 continue to hit the weave room and get stronger, get bigger, 0:19:25.800 --> 0:19:31.000 and that'll come. Yes, you know, obviously this was a 0:19:31.119 --> 0:19:34.399 very successful defensive a mcdonna last year. And there's a 0:19:34.480 --> 0:19:36.359 lot of ties to the Michigan with you know, just 0:19:36.359 --> 0:19:39.320 a mincer and this, you know, Harvard coach and treat 0:19:39.359 --> 0:19:41.840 continue to kind of extend both And have you seen 0:19:42.680 --> 0:19:45.919 this kind of defense just you know, spread to NFL 0:19:46.040 --> 0:19:48.800 or college from all your ties around the sport. 0:19:49.040 --> 0:19:49.240 Yeah. 0:19:50.200 --> 0:19:52.040 So I was first introduced when I went to Michigan 0:19:52.080 --> 0:19:54.760 when Mike was there. So I got hired on probably 0:19:54.760 --> 0:19:56.640 about a month or two after Mike had already been there, 0:19:56.920 --> 0:19:59.119 about a week or two into spring practice, So I 0:19:59.200 --> 0:20:02.040 was kind of learning that on the run. But I 0:20:02.119 --> 0:20:06.199 think the great thing about the system is that I 0:20:06.240 --> 0:20:08.160 think just how they've taught it, just there's a lot 0:20:08.160 --> 0:20:11.119 of word association. It looks like we do a lot. 0:20:12.040 --> 0:20:14.960 We are multiple and we do pretty much every type 0:20:14.960 --> 0:20:19.280 of coverage that's involved. But I think from a teaching standpoint, 0:20:19.320 --> 0:20:22.720 there's so much word association that you know that I 0:20:22.760 --> 0:20:25.400 think gives younger guys an opportunity to learn the system. 0:20:25.480 --> 0:20:28.399 But I think it has answers for some of the 0:20:28.440 --> 0:20:32.360 issues that you know that you know you might come 0:20:32.400 --> 0:20:34.879 into play, but you know you've got the ability to 0:20:34.960 --> 0:20:37.640 play a three match concept of man concept or two 0:20:37.680 --> 0:20:40.520 deep concept, all your quarter concepts, all your zone pressures, 0:20:40.560 --> 0:20:44.159 man pressures, got a little bit of everything. So you know, 0:20:44.320 --> 0:20:47.480 I really like the system. Haven't been involved with it 0:20:47.520 --> 0:20:49.480 at Michigan. I first learned it from Mike, and then 0:20:49.520 --> 0:20:52.399 when Jesse came on board, we continue to expand and 0:20:52.480 --> 0:20:55.640 when I got here, I found out that there's still 0:20:55.680 --> 0:20:58.200 a lot more to it. So I'm learning every single 0:20:58.240 --> 0:21:01.200 day that i'm here. It's been great work with Chris too. 0:21:01.400 --> 0:21:03.200 You know, Chris has been here for twelve years. He 0:21:03.240 --> 0:21:05.200 was here when they first put the system in, so 0:21:05.520 --> 0:21:07.879 he's seeing the good, the bad, how to adjust to it. 0:21:07.920 --> 0:21:10.400 And I'm trying to be like a sponge. Every time 0:21:10.440 --> 0:21:13.240 he says something, I'm writing notes and getting a lot 0:21:13.240 --> 0:21:15.400 from him and learning from him. So like I said, 0:21:15.440 --> 0:21:17.240 it's been a great, great experience for me. 0:21:18.400 --> 0:21:20.520 Obviously a natural, you know. 0:21:22.000 --> 0:21:24.400 Change when you're going from college to the pros book 0:21:24.440 --> 0:21:27.720 the cornerbacks, especially, what do you feel is usually kind 0:21:27.720 --> 0:21:30.720 of the biggest adjustment that rookie cornerbacks have to make 0:21:30.880 --> 0:21:31.960 now playing in the NFL. 0:21:32.000 --> 0:21:33.920 Probably speeding length, you know, you made. 0:21:34.160 --> 0:21:36.000 I think a lot of times in college you may 0:21:36.000 --> 0:21:38.800 have a bigger receiver that doesn't have elite speed. You 0:21:38.840 --> 0:21:41.520 may have a smaller receiver that does have speed. 0:21:41.920 --> 0:21:42.080 You know. 0:21:42.119 --> 0:21:45.240 I think at this level you're seeing bigger, physical, wide receivers, 0:21:45.880 --> 0:21:48.600 and I think sometimes that's an adjustment for a young 0:21:48.680 --> 0:21:52.560 corner coming in. So I think just the size, speed, 0:21:53.200 --> 0:21:54.919 you know, standpoint, I think is one of the biggest 0:21:54.920 --> 0:21:59.240 things I think too, just even from you know, like 0:21:59.280 --> 0:22:01.760 if you give up a ass here at this level, 0:22:02.440 --> 0:22:04.760 you know you can't. I think at the college level 0:22:04.800 --> 0:22:07.280 there are times you can say, yeah, you know, he 0:22:07.400 --> 0:22:09.440 may complete that it's away from his leverage. 0:22:09.440 --> 0:22:09.560 You know. 0:22:09.600 --> 0:22:12.880 At this level, it's just more detailed and you've got 0:22:12.880 --> 0:22:14.280 to be productive at this level. 0:22:14.720 --> 0:22:17.520 So a DA how this opportunity came about. 0:22:17.640 --> 0:22:20.240 Obviously you were on a Michigan staff where the head 0:22:20.240 --> 0:22:23.480 coach was rumored to possibly be, you know, going to 0:22:23.520 --> 0:22:24.080 the NFL. 0:22:24.359 --> 0:22:26.159 If you want to return to the NFL. Was that 0:22:26.280 --> 0:22:27.040 a goal of years? 0:22:27.240 --> 0:22:29.280 Was there a temptation to maybe wait to see a 0:22:29.400 --> 0:22:30.760 Jim's situation played out. 0:22:30.880 --> 0:22:31.680 Yeah? 0:22:31.720 --> 0:22:33.960 For me, I think the whole thing is it's not 0:22:34.000 --> 0:22:36.800 necessarily where you work, it's who you work with. You know, 0:22:36.840 --> 0:22:39.280 I've been at some real good programs that weren't great 0:22:39.400 --> 0:22:41.399 jobs because of the people that you're working with, and 0:22:41.440 --> 0:22:43.879 I've been at programs that struggled that you're working with 0:22:43.920 --> 0:22:46.639 great people. Now, you always want to win. So if 0:22:46.640 --> 0:22:48.560 you can get that combination of working for a great 0:22:48.600 --> 0:22:51.440 person in a winning program, that's a great job. 0:22:52.200 --> 0:22:55.120 And had that opportunity here, you. 0:22:55.040 --> 0:22:56.639 Know, just the amount of respect that I have for 0:22:56.720 --> 0:22:59.240 John and this program and that you know, I think 0:22:59.280 --> 0:23:01.720 the tradition that they have here on defense to be 0:23:01.760 --> 0:23:03.840 a part of that was awful enticing. 0:23:04.680 --> 0:23:08.160 When you've been under you know, John and Jen. 0:23:08.600 --> 0:23:13.360 How would you kind of compare their coachings? Very similar? Yeah, 0:23:13.520 --> 0:23:14.119 very similar. 0:23:14.280 --> 0:23:16.760 You know, I think the first thing they're they're very honest, 0:23:16.800 --> 0:23:21.280 and they're very upfront if there's an issue, if something 0:23:21.320 --> 0:23:24.000 needs to be addressed. He doesn't let it string out 0:23:24.080 --> 0:23:26.720 that both of them are gonna attack it right now 0:23:26.760 --> 0:23:28.680 and get it fixed. You know, they're they're not gonna 0:23:28.720 --> 0:23:31.680 wait for it to linger on. Uh, They're always gonna 0:23:31.680 --> 0:23:33.600 speak their mind. They're gonna speak what's on their heart. 0:23:34.040 --> 0:23:37.000 And uh, you know, they come from the same parents, 0:23:37.000 --> 0:23:39.760 So there are definitely a lot of similarities there. I 0:23:39.800 --> 0:23:42.280 think the thing it's funny because I always said that 0:23:42.920 --> 0:23:45.680 even when I was in Atlanta. One time, Dan Quinn, 0:23:46.080 --> 0:23:48.440 you know, talked about we went around the room, the 0:23:48.480 --> 0:23:52.920 staff room, we talked about the most competitive person you'd 0:23:52.960 --> 0:23:56.240 ever been around in your life. And when they got 0:23:56.280 --> 0:23:59.240 to me, I said, Jim Harbaugh. And I hadn't seen 0:23:59.320 --> 0:24:02.000 or spoken with in years, but I'd played with Jim, 0:24:02.720 --> 0:24:05.440 and you know, I said that probably about four or 0:24:05.480 --> 0:24:07.240 five years ago, and then just in the three or 0:24:07.240 --> 0:24:09.960 four months that I've been here, I would say John 0:24:10.000 --> 0:24:12.720 and Jim are both pretty competitive, so they don't like 0:24:12.760 --> 0:24:14.560 to lose, and they're gonna do everything they can to win. 0:24:14.760 --> 0:24:17.600 So but a lot of similarities. They're great people, they're 0:24:17.640 --> 0:24:22.000 great men, they're great husbands, fathers, coaches, and you know, 0:24:22.000 --> 0:24:30.320 they got a great rapport with the team. 0:24:26.880 --> 0:24:29.960 And last, but certainly not least, is head coach John Harpball. 0:24:33.040 --> 0:24:36.760 All right, good seeing everybody, appreciate everybody being here. Really 0:24:36.800 --> 0:24:42.840 good practice. Guys were high energy into it, focused speed 0:24:42.920 --> 0:24:44.840 was good. Great day for it. You know, it was 0:24:44.840 --> 0:24:47.760 a little cooler. It wasn't pouring rain. But the day's 0:24:47.800 --> 0:24:51.840 not over yet, so you know, stay tuned for some rain. 0:24:53.480 --> 0:24:57.400 We had enough rain this year. Every week we've done 0:24:57.400 --> 0:24:57.800 with the rain. 0:24:57.880 --> 0:24:58.200 Yet. 0:24:58.560 --> 0:25:02.760 It's supposed to be April shower, bring mayflowers. That's what 0:25:02.840 --> 0:25:05.600 I was always taught. I just saw a rain drop 0:25:05.680 --> 0:25:10.639 right there. Did you see that? That's a dark cloud? 0:25:11.880 --> 0:25:12.199 All right? 0:25:12.240 --> 0:25:16.959 Well questions, Yeah, it's all top golf yesterday and videos 0:25:17.119 --> 0:25:19.280 did not see you swinging anything. 0:25:19.600 --> 0:25:20.000 I know. 0:25:20.560 --> 0:25:22.399 All I can tell you is that my in my group, 0:25:22.840 --> 0:25:25.640 I did come out on top, which is surprising because 0:25:25.640 --> 0:25:28.600 I was with the kickers and snappers and these guys 0:25:28.600 --> 0:25:31.400 can play so but you know, top golf, I don't. 0:25:31.400 --> 0:25:32.960 If you know how it works exactly, I didn't know. 0:25:32.960 --> 0:25:36.199 It's for my first time there. You may not you 0:25:36.240 --> 0:25:38.000 may hit in the wrong big circle, but if it 0:25:38.040 --> 0:25:40.480 goes in a circle, you still get points. You know, 0:25:40.520 --> 0:25:45.520 sometimes it's better to be lucky than good practice getting 0:25:45.560 --> 0:25:48.800 up a little bit seeing that well, no, I mean 0:25:48.840 --> 0:25:51.479 I think they they're getting faster and quicker. The biggest 0:25:51.480 --> 0:25:52.960 thing you have we have to do which really work 0:25:53.000 --> 0:25:55.879 hard to control when guys getting in bad positions. You know, 0:25:55.880 --> 0:25:58.919 you're not in pads, like for instance, a lineman, you 0:25:58.960 --> 0:26:01.480 can't punch. You can can't go on stop penetrators with 0:26:01.480 --> 0:26:03.840 physicality and punch the twists across the other blocker and 0:26:03.880 --> 0:26:06.120 then pick up the looper. You just got to put 0:26:06.160 --> 0:26:08.880 your hands on people. So oftentimes guys are get caught 0:26:08.920 --> 0:26:10.960 like on the side. And one thing I told the 0:26:10.960 --> 0:26:12.960 lineman today is when somebody gets caught in each side, 0:26:13.600 --> 0:26:15.840 you just can't push them further, which they would do 0:26:15.880 --> 0:26:18.199 normally in pads and all that, But now everybody's not 0:26:18.680 --> 0:26:20.840 going the same speed, everybody's not pushing the same way, 0:26:21.000 --> 0:26:22.920 so you end up getting people falling into each other. 0:26:23.000 --> 0:26:24.919 And that's just what we cannot have. So I just 0:26:24.920 --> 0:26:26.480 told them, maybe you beat, you get beat. But the 0:26:26.480 --> 0:26:29.119 good news is is you're not allowed to play with 0:26:29.160 --> 0:26:32.439 the physicality. But it challenges and tests your feet and 0:26:32.440 --> 0:26:34.280 your foot quick gets your ability to change direction more 0:26:34.320 --> 0:26:36.959 on the offensive line, so take advantage of that opportunity, 0:26:37.200 --> 0:26:38.960 you know, focus on moving your feet and staying in 0:26:39.040 --> 0:26:40.800 front of your guy or the two man game or 0:26:40.800 --> 0:26:42.840 whatever it might be. So I think we just have 0:26:42.880 --> 0:26:45.000 to keep working on that and always try to chase 0:26:45.080 --> 0:26:46.080 keeping people off the ground. 0:26:47.960 --> 0:26:49.760 I think it's like the fourth practice we've an higher 0:26:49.800 --> 0:26:51.320 we have. We've only seen Lamar once. 0:26:51.800 --> 0:26:54.280 Is that disappointing to you or did you? 0:26:54.640 --> 0:26:57.000 Is this what you kind of suspect and expected? 0:26:57.240 --> 0:26:59.520 Yeah, it's just it's it's this time of year. You know, 0:26:59.560 --> 0:27:03.040 it's a voluntary time. It's really not something that we 0:27:03.160 --> 0:27:06.400 comment on. We can't and uh, that's just the time 0:27:06.400 --> 0:27:08.080 of year it is. So I can't speak for anybody 0:27:08.080 --> 0:27:09.760 that's not here. You know, I pretty much know the 0:27:09.760 --> 0:27:11.720 different reasons guys aren't here most of the time, but 0:27:11.800 --> 0:27:14.040 not always. You know, they're not nobody's required to tell 0:27:14.040 --> 0:27:17.280 you exactly what's going on. So I'm not really specifically 0:27:17.960 --> 0:27:20.560 gonna be able to comment on anybody that way. But 0:27:20.600 --> 0:27:23.080 the guys that were here were great flying around, and 0:27:23.119 --> 0:27:25.160 those are the guys we had a great, a great 0:27:25.160 --> 0:27:25.720 time coaching. 0:27:27.040 --> 0:27:29.240 You just said, Deontay Marty's a newcomer. You know this 0:27:29.359 --> 0:27:30.919 guy trying to make the roster. Ira haven't seen him 0:27:30.920 --> 0:27:31.119 out here? 0:27:31.200 --> 0:27:32.920 Is he dealing with an injury or not? 0:27:33.359 --> 0:27:33.639 No? 0:27:33.720 --> 0:27:36.880 Not not an injury. There is a reason for it. Uh, 0:27:36.960 --> 0:27:39.720 you know, do I speak for Deontay he's got he's 0:27:39.720 --> 0:27:45.080 got a newborn baby situation, but you don't give him 0:27:45.080 --> 0:27:46.960 a call, you know, ask him. 0:27:47.280 --> 0:27:49.119 John about the availability. 0:27:49.400 --> 0:27:52.119 There's this report that there's a consideration about nfl p 0:27:52.240 --> 0:27:55.200 A getting rid of OTAs and starting a training camp 0:27:55.240 --> 0:27:56.399 in June and ramping up. 0:27:56.600 --> 0:27:58.359 What's your what your thought of that? 0:27:58.560 --> 0:28:01.480 Yeah, that's really interesting to me. I think there's a 0:28:01.520 --> 0:28:04.200 lot of science behind that. And the thing I'm really 0:28:04.320 --> 0:28:07.160 encouraged by with a proposal or a thought like that 0:28:07.320 --> 0:28:09.359 is the fact that the union and the league are 0:28:09.359 --> 0:28:11.080 working together on it. You know, to me, that's that's 0:28:11.160 --> 0:28:14.520 really good because we want to do the best we 0:28:14.520 --> 0:28:16.600 can to keep guys as healthy as we can getting 0:28:16.640 --> 0:28:20.400 ready to play football. And right now it's not probably perfect, 0:28:20.480 --> 0:28:22.960 you know that. I think the different studies they've done 0:28:23.000 --> 0:28:25.520 would say that the timeline is not really great, and 0:28:25.560 --> 0:28:27.840 so if they can kind of make the timeline better somehow, 0:28:27.880 --> 0:28:30.119 and then both the union and the league agree that 0:28:30.160 --> 0:28:31.439 this is the best way to do it that'd be 0:28:31.760 --> 0:28:32.480 be fantastic. 0:28:32.760 --> 0:28:34.720 Is that the issue starting. 0:28:34.480 --> 0:28:37.760 In June and just going with no break until conceivably 0:28:37.760 --> 0:28:38.560 at the end of the season. 0:28:38.600 --> 0:28:40.360 Well, I think that's probably yeah. I think that's probably 0:28:40.360 --> 0:28:42.680 why the PA is that they put that out. I 0:28:42.680 --> 0:28:44.720 guess maybe I'm not sure who put it out, but 0:28:44.880 --> 0:28:47.680 if they did, uh, that's the one they're probably talking about, 0:28:47.680 --> 0:28:49.720 you know. And uh, it's it's just a longer ramp 0:28:49.800 --> 0:28:54.560 up preparation period right into training camp. With training camp obviously. 0:28:54.160 --> 0:28:57.479 The biggest characteristic of these sessions is they're voluntary. But 0:28:57.560 --> 0:29:01.160 is there something else about OTU just sort of that 0:29:02.520 --> 0:29:04.320 wherever the checking is in the year, it's just sort 0:29:04.320 --> 0:29:04.640 of like. 0:29:04.600 --> 0:29:06.520 A otherwise sort of quiet area. 0:29:06.640 --> 0:29:09.120 Is there something that you think is unique about these 0:29:09.120 --> 0:29:12.040 sessions that would be lost if if OTAs were to 0:29:12.040 --> 0:29:12.440 go away? 0:29:13.240 --> 0:29:16.800 So you're asking, like the longer break away from the team, 0:29:16.800 --> 0:29:19.040 would that be an issue. I think that's definitely something 0:29:19.040 --> 0:29:20.640 to considered. You know, it's something that they would have 0:29:20.720 --> 0:29:23.680 to look at and try to try to try to 0:29:23.720 --> 0:29:28.000 give guys an opportunity to uh, you know, again voluntary, 0:29:28.000 --> 0:29:30.120 an opportunity to come in It wouldn't be football practice 0:29:30.160 --> 0:29:33.479 like this, but some way to to be connected probably, 0:29:33.520 --> 0:29:34.600 I think they probably want to do that. 0:29:35.040 --> 0:29:37.320 I know it's voluntary, is it, But do you feel like. 0:29:37.280 --> 0:29:40.040 There is anything going on in these OTA practices that 0:29:40.240 --> 0:29:42.840 if for guys that aren't here, that would cause them 0:29:42.840 --> 0:29:44.320 to maybe be behind. 0:29:44.240 --> 0:29:46.040 You know, man, I'm a coach, so you know my 0:29:46.120 --> 0:29:49.120 answer to that, you know, I mean, that's that's that's uh, 0:29:49.200 --> 0:29:51.400 that's what we do. You know, we want we want 0:29:51.400 --> 0:29:53.160 to we want to be going forward as fast as 0:29:53.200 --> 0:29:57.200 we can, you know, no drag making making ground getting 0:29:57.240 --> 0:30:00.680 better every day, you know, one percent better today than yesterday, 0:30:00.680 --> 0:30:03.360 one percent better tomorrow than today, you know, and it 0:30:03.400 --> 0:30:04.720 takes a lot of work to do that, you know. 0:30:04.840 --> 0:30:06.960 So as a coach, that's what you're always looking for. 0:30:07.200 --> 0:30:10.280 You're evaluating as much during OTAs as you do during 0:30:10.320 --> 0:30:12.080 CAMPRA is a little bit of a different filter. 0:30:12.480 --> 0:30:15.160 It's a different filter you're evaluating, sure, but it's a 0:30:15.160 --> 0:30:19.960 different filter. It's more about, uh, you know, guys competing 0:30:19.960 --> 0:30:22.040 against themselves. You know, their ability to learn the offense, 0:30:22.120 --> 0:30:25.240 defensive scheme, the footwork, the technique. You're not making any 0:30:25.240 --> 0:30:28.239 decisions about who plays or doesn't play until you get 0:30:28.280 --> 0:30:28.880 in training camp. 0:30:29.840 --> 0:30:31.000 So many veterans missing. 0:30:31.040 --> 0:30:33.080 Who are some younger players who are starting to step 0:30:33.160 --> 0:30:34.200 up in terms of leadership? 0:30:35.160 --> 0:30:36.959 Well, I think we talked find We had this conversation 0:30:37.000 --> 0:30:42.000 today about leadership, and the message was that everybody's a leader. 0:30:42.080 --> 0:30:44.680 You know, we're all leaders. We're all we're all leaders. 0:30:45.440 --> 0:30:48.600 The quote that I had was from Pope Francis. It 0:30:48.640 --> 0:30:52.400 was that a shepherd should smell like his sheep. That's 0:30:52.440 --> 0:30:56.600 a good one, right, think about that. Never been around cheap. 0:30:56.640 --> 0:30:58.680 I don't know what they smell like exactly, but I 0:30:58.680 --> 0:31:00.720 thought the metaphor was really good, not great. 0:31:03.320 --> 0:31:05.400 Ronnie Stanley, there was a discussion in the off season 0:31:05.560 --> 0:31:08.440 about his contract, his future, all of that, but him 0:31:08.480 --> 0:31:10.360 being out here, at him being out here just about 0:31:10.400 --> 0:31:12.680 every day, it seems like, what are you seeing from him? 0:31:12.760 --> 0:31:14.800 And you know your expectations for him, knowing this is 0:31:14.800 --> 0:31:16.640 a big year for him, professionals. 0:31:16.120 --> 0:31:18.800 Exactly, Ronnie came out, he was he was away until 0:31:18.840 --> 0:31:21.080 the first day of ot AS and then he was here. 0:31:21.120 --> 0:31:22.760 He's been here for every O, T A and every 0:31:22.960 --> 0:31:25.360 in the workouts. Uh, and he looked good. You know, 0:31:25.400 --> 0:31:25.840 he's looked good. 0:31:25.880 --> 0:31:26.240 I was. 0:31:26.280 --> 0:31:31.040 I was I was, uh pleased, very pleased. And Ronnie's talent, 0:31:31.160 --> 0:31:34.200 he's working super hard, he's getting tested. These guys like 0:31:34.200 --> 0:31:35.960 Gadafe and these guys are kind of bringing it as 0:31:35.960 --> 0:31:38.680 you guys might get wrote about that they're they're bringing 0:31:38.680 --> 0:31:41.440 it man, and uh uh, it's it's it's good. It's 0:31:41.440 --> 0:31:44.760 good for you know, it's good to work together like that. 0:31:44.840 --> 0:31:46.720 We like to have our good guys, our starters, working 0:31:46.720 --> 0:31:48.880 against our starters a lot because in these drills, because 0:31:48.880 --> 0:31:51.200 it's not full contact and they get a chance to 0:31:51.200 --> 0:31:52.920 really kind of challenge each other's technique. 0:31:54.560 --> 0:31:56.960 Want guys to still play fast and you know, and 0:31:57.080 --> 0:31:59.160 still stay up in this time of year. How do 0:31:59.240 --> 0:32:02.840 you go about your message into the team to you know, 0:32:02.880 --> 0:32:05.760 you want to see the play as if have that energy, 0:32:05.760 --> 0:32:07.960 as if it's a real situation. What you want them 0:32:08.040 --> 0:32:08.800 to stay up. 0:32:09.080 --> 0:32:11.160 That's a great question. And really what it boils down 0:32:11.160 --> 0:32:13.360 to is understanding that this is not a it's not 0:32:13.680 --> 0:32:16.680 a physical contest to win the play. It's a physical 0:32:16.680 --> 0:32:18.960 contest to do your technique right and do your assignment right, 0:32:19.120 --> 0:32:22.280 and to do it fast. These guys are super ridiculously 0:32:22.320 --> 0:32:25.000 talented there. We call it fast rehearsal. Their ability to 0:32:25.280 --> 0:32:28.240 rehearse their technique full speed and not running each other 0:32:28.800 --> 0:32:31.560 blows my mind. That's how good they are. When they 0:32:31.600 --> 0:32:33.880 start feeling that they need to go make a play 0:32:33.920 --> 0:32:36.640 on defense, usually that's when you start having most of 0:32:36.680 --> 0:32:38.720 your issues over. They try to make up for a 0:32:38.760 --> 0:32:40.880 mistake when they're laid on a block on offense. So 0:32:40.920 --> 0:32:43.440 you've just got to understand when you've quote unquote not 0:32:44.360 --> 0:32:45.960 you know you're not in great position, you got to 0:32:45.960 --> 0:32:48.960 pull out. No competing for a ball, no run in 0:32:49.000 --> 0:32:53.080 to anybody, no finish, no shedding anybody, no finishing a block. 0:32:53.400 --> 0:32:54.880 That's not what we're here for. We're here to work 0:32:54.880 --> 0:33:00.000 together that way, So that's how you message it. 0:33:00.120 --> 0:33:02.040 He told us in the off season that that the 0:33:02.120 --> 0:33:03.120 god a job that was healthy. 0:33:03.200 --> 0:33:05.480 Is he kind of ramping up to be more involved 0:33:05.480 --> 0:33:08.120 in eleven on eleven stuff for mini camp or with there 0:33:08.120 --> 0:33:08.480 any kind of. 0:33:08.480 --> 0:33:10.800 Step back there timeline? I believe is more somewhere in 0:33:10.840 --> 0:33:12.720 training camp. Yeah, it's uh, I don't. 0:33:12.800 --> 0:33:14.440 I don't. It won't be Mini. 0:33:14.200 --> 0:33:16.960 Caamp, but it's at some point in time once we 0:33:17.000 --> 0:33:19.600 get back from training camps. 0:33:20.560 --> 0:33:22.640 Is there an expectation you might be here next week 0:33:22.720 --> 0:33:23.720 or is I have kind of like a wait and 0:33:23.760 --> 0:33:24.480 see situation. 0:33:24.760 --> 0:33:26.920 Yeah, it's just not something i'm really I'm able to 0:33:26.920 --> 0:33:30.680 comment on, you know, So I don't know. We'll see 0:33:30.680 --> 0:33:31.040 what happens. 0:33:31.160 --> 0:33:32.360 Thanks, all right, thanks all right. 0:33:35.280 --> 0:33:37.520 You're listening to the Ravens Press Past podcast feed. For 0:33:37.560 --> 0:33:40.320 a full breakdown of everything that we saw out there 0:33:40.360 --> 0:33:42.960 during OTAs over the course of this week, Head over 0:33:43.000 --> 0:33:45.600 to the Lounge podcast feed as well. 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