1 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Welcome into the Ravens Press Pass Podcast. It is Saturday, 2 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:10,400 Speaker 1: July twenty seventh. The Ravens wrapped up their sixth practice 3 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:13,960 Speaker 1: of training camp as Lamar Jackson returned from illness and 4 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:16,280 Speaker 1: was on the field for the first time since Wednesday. 5 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:19,760 Speaker 1: Jackson's presidence brought an extra jolde of energy to today, 6 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:22,640 Speaker 1: and fans cheered lally when he jibed onto the field. 7 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:27,240 Speaker 1: After practice, head coach John Harball talked about Lamar coming 8 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 1: back and said that the practice was dedicated to former 9 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:34,160 Speaker 1: Ravens wide receiver Jacoby Jones. 10 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 2: Hey, everybody, great to see you here. Appreciate you being here. 11 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:45,240 Speaker 2: Big day, second day in pads, and also a celebration 12 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:49,559 Speaker 2: of Jacoby Jones. We dedicated the practice today to Jacoby 13 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:52,159 Speaker 2: Jones because we got a chance to come out here 14 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:54,480 Speaker 2: and do what he'd loved to do so much. And 15 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:56,640 Speaker 2: it really couldn't have been any more fitting than They 16 00:00:56,720 --> 00:01:00,320 Speaker 2: have almost fifty teams here, youth football teams including girls 17 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:03,319 Speaker 2: flag teams here yelling all practice and you heard him right, 18 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 2: I mean it was it was pretty loud out there. 19 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:07,280 Speaker 2: I had a little substitution issues, I think because of 20 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:10,760 Speaker 2: the crowd noise, so that was fun. But in honor 21 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:14,199 Speaker 2: of Jacoby and his uh, his amazing energy and smile 22 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 2: and love for the game and love for life, I 23 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:19,279 Speaker 2: will dedicate that effort to him. All right, what questions 24 00:01:19,319 --> 00:01:20,840 Speaker 2: you have, John. 25 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 3: Lamar was out there today? From from your viewpoint, how 26 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:26,479 Speaker 3: did he make it out of out of practice today? 27 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:28,120 Speaker 2: Yeah? I thought he did really well. I mean you 28 00:01:28,280 --> 00:01:31,200 Speaker 2: especially considering the fact that he's had to come back 29 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:33,320 Speaker 2: from being sick. You know, I thought he looked good. 30 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:35,800 Speaker 2: He had a lot of energy. I know, he worked 31 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:38,400 Speaker 2: really hard to get out here and worked really hard 32 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 2: to make sure he was ready to be to put 33 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 2: his best foot forward as best as he could. I 34 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 2: thought he did, and even as a practice went on, 35 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 2: you could see him kind of finding himself even more 36 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:48,800 Speaker 2: and more. So. I was really happy about it. 37 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 4: What difference did that make when he's out there? I said, 38 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 4: the obvious it's Lamar Well. 39 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:56,920 Speaker 2: I mean, I think it's a good point, Brian, and 40 00:01:56,920 --> 00:01:58,920 Speaker 2: it probably is the obvious. I mean, I don't know 41 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 2: if I could say anything other than the fact that 42 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 2: at your starting quarterback, uh, you know, he's the best 43 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 2: quarterback in football. We believe and we're determined to prove 44 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 2: it and uh, he's out there today working with the guys. 45 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:09,960 Speaker 2: That makes a big difference. 46 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:12,760 Speaker 5: Look on one of the drills, Uh, be able to 47 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:15,080 Speaker 5: drive the length of the field, score the touchdown with 48 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:18,360 Speaker 5: like on the scoreboard you guys with simulating down by 49 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:21,800 Speaker 5: a certain points drills in tugrabe. That kind of performance 50 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 5: in general just speaks too many to the back out 51 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:24,360 Speaker 5: of your day. 52 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:25,240 Speaker 6: Want to do something now. 53 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:26,920 Speaker 2: It does say a lot. I mean to come out 54 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:29,519 Speaker 2: with like that two minute drill into the game, minute 55 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:32,160 Speaker 2: twenty left, one time out and needed a touchdown down 56 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 2: by five and uh and and look fantastic. You know 57 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 2: it's always been a strength of Lamars. Two minutes. I 58 00:02:38,080 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 2: thought the whole offense executed well. Defense executed well too. 59 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:41,959 Speaker 2: The offense just made the plays. 60 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 6: Tray BoNT Home have an injury and to the share. 61 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 2: On his status, Yeah, he fell on it his shoulder, 62 00:02:50,440 --> 00:02:51,920 Speaker 2: So we'll have to see where we're at when we 63 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 2: get back in there. 64 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:55,080 Speaker 6: When I was out there is I think all right 65 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 6: with them. 66 00:02:55,480 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 2: They had a personal thing that I excuse him for. Yes, 67 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:01,640 Speaker 2: the family celebrations, it was actually a wedding that was 68 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:03,960 Speaker 2: really important to him. 69 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:06,239 Speaker 7: John. When you get into these paddent practice, and you 70 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 7: can't do them all the time. 71 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:10,239 Speaker 8: But what are you most looking for because you're still 72 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:11,919 Speaker 8: not being completely physical. 73 00:03:11,560 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 2: Right, I saw real pumps and like back off hitting 74 00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 2: a couple of guys. What are you looking for when 75 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:17,640 Speaker 2: they get the pads? Well, you play. The thing is, 76 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:20,480 Speaker 2: I think when you to protect each other, no situations 77 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 2: where like that where you might put the other player 78 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 2: in danger. We really try to do a good job 79 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:25,959 Speaker 2: with our guys, and I think our guys do a 80 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:29,359 Speaker 2: great job of respecting one another no situations. Yet when 81 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:31,839 Speaker 2: both players have a chance to protect themselves, you're going. 82 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:33,079 Speaker 2: You know, you have to be going. You're trying to 83 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:35,840 Speaker 2: win the battle. And now you have a physical contest. 84 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:39,240 Speaker 2: Remember we said before there were no physical contests to win. 85 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:41,720 Speaker 2: Now there are physical contests to win, and the guys 86 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 2: want to win them. 87 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 9: John, You see if you have a lot better task 88 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 9: walking out there today, a lot more. 89 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:49,000 Speaker 3: Time to pocket for all the four that stick together. 90 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:51,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, I thought the old line did a good job 91 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:55,680 Speaker 2: yesterday and today with that. And whether it's the pads 92 00:03:55,720 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 2: coming out or not, but they just were really physical 93 00:03:57,480 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 2: in terms of moving their feet laterally and stopping some 94 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 2: of the intration, especially in some of the games and twists, 95 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:04,600 Speaker 2: so it was a it was an improvement for sure. 96 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 4: Looked like Gum at one point, View and Zach and 97 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 4: even heard in their labor we're having a you know, 98 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 4: conversations and you kind of ships light on just content you. 99 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 2: Guys like like he did, you know, it gives people 100 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:19,880 Speaker 2: and then and then you'll get ESPN with Jamison's group 101 00:04:19,920 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 2: over here. Hey, Jamison, what about that? I don't write 102 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:24,080 Speaker 2: the headlines. I mean the articles didn't say anything what 103 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:25,960 Speaker 2: the headline just said. And he just always hides behind 104 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:28,839 Speaker 2: he hides behind the uh the headline writer, which I 105 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 2: respect and I'm sure it's true. So spirited we're talking. 106 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:36,839 Speaker 2: We what we try to do is this organization. 107 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:38,400 Speaker 3: That does some things and people think it's about it's 108 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:42,279 Speaker 3: your fault, and you're like, no, it's that other guy. 109 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:45,080 Speaker 2: I can't deny that. I can't deny that. You're right, 110 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:50,839 Speaker 2: get focus focus. Well, we the point is we try 111 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:52,719 Speaker 2: to be like we try to be. We try to 112 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:56,040 Speaker 2: be we say, obnoxious in our communication, uh, over zealous 113 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:58,480 Speaker 2: in our communications. We're talking about a leverage there in 114 00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:00,560 Speaker 2: the goal line. Whether we want we we want the 115 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:03,039 Speaker 2: defender to be inside or outside in his coverage. How 116 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:04,720 Speaker 2: much help does he really have in that coverage? And 117 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:06,359 Speaker 2: that's what we were talking about. You know, where do 118 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 2: we want to put him? And we want to have 119 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 2: those conversations all the way through camp about all of 120 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:12,880 Speaker 2: our football all the time. We want to be quality, 121 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:14,880 Speaker 2: controlling ourselves all the time. What's the best way to 122 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:16,599 Speaker 2: do it? Oh, there's a line not drawn right in 123 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:18,720 Speaker 2: that drawing up there. Whatever it might be. We want 124 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:21,600 Speaker 2: to chase perfection and our shared understanding and our vision 125 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 2: of how we're going to play the game. That's the 126 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:25,440 Speaker 2: most important thing we do. We're here football, that's what 127 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:27,240 Speaker 2: we do. We've got to be on the same page 128 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:29,240 Speaker 2: on everything we do. So that's part of that. And 129 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:31,760 Speaker 2: we have those conversations all the time. And I love it. 130 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:34,160 Speaker 2: I mean I just love it to me. It's what 131 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:36,000 Speaker 2: makes it fun to me. You know that we're willing 132 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 2: to do that and able to do that with our guys. 133 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 2: Coaches and players are on a partnership, man, I mean 134 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 2: we are partners in this thing. We work together in 135 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:44,080 Speaker 2: this thing. We're trying to be the best we can 136 00:05:44,120 --> 00:05:46,160 Speaker 2: be together as a football team. 137 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:49,800 Speaker 8: More all than mentioned as as a boss a little way, 138 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 8: you know, to it seems like you know, shut up. 139 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:54,600 Speaker 8: So you weren't worried about him coming in and we 140 00:05:54,720 --> 00:05:57,880 Speaker 8: just talk about how you score five days and you 141 00:05:57,960 --> 00:05:58,760 Speaker 8: never stated. 142 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:03,160 Speaker 2: His games moving soon, good, moving super good. Looks great 143 00:06:03,160 --> 00:06:04,520 Speaker 2: to me. We had we had a we had another 144 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:07,839 Speaker 2: conversation that was a spirited conversation Marlon and I about 145 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:10,360 Speaker 2: and he asked me about the first step in press coverage, 146 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:11,880 Speaker 2: you know what I thought, And we talked about that, 147 00:06:11,920 --> 00:06:14,360 Speaker 2: and that's what we should be talking about all the time. 148 00:06:15,080 --> 00:06:18,080 Speaker 3: John, we haven't asked you about it. 149 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:19,800 Speaker 4: Being that's the end of the first week. 150 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 7: The three of the rookies that we haven't seen out 151 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:25,720 Speaker 7: he or Isaac, Tampa and Rigbe those any of those 152 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:29,559 Speaker 7: guys do you close and we don't like what's Rigby's story? 153 00:06:29,720 --> 00:06:32,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, those guys are soft tissue, you know, lower leg. 154 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:37,320 Speaker 2: They use the typical things that happened to rookies sometimes 155 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:38,800 Speaker 2: coming off the combine and all that. 156 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:39,440 Speaker 8: Uh. 157 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:41,960 Speaker 2: Diese has been struggling with that since before the combine, 158 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:46,719 Speaker 2: Rigby since right around getting here the combine whatever. Uh, 159 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:48,960 Speaker 2: and then Tampa had the sportsternity surgery. So those are 160 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:52,280 Speaker 2: all not unusual, certainly frustrating for those guys. They want 161 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:54,080 Speaker 2: to be out here, but you can't bring them out 162 00:06:54,120 --> 00:06:55,560 Speaker 2: too soon or they do it again, then you got 163 00:06:55,600 --> 00:06:58,279 Speaker 2: another five or six weeks. So we're trying to do 164 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:01,760 Speaker 2: right by those guys and and honestly hold them back 165 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:03,159 Speaker 2: just a little bit so when they come back they're 166 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 2: ready to go. That's exactly right. I mean that, that 167 00:07:16,480 --> 00:07:19,000 Speaker 2: to me is the that's the craft, that's the art 168 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 2: of it all. And we try to say, uh, you know, 169 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:27,640 Speaker 2: the the right to to to hit somebody all right, 170 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:30,800 Speaker 2: stops for the other players in jeopardy, you know, so 171 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:34,360 Speaker 2: you can guys generally know when it's a compromising situation 172 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:36,320 Speaker 2: for the player and you try to pull up in 173 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 2: that type of situation. 174 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:45,520 Speaker 1: Tight Ends Code George Gatzi talked about the versatile capabilities 175 00:07:45,520 --> 00:07:48,200 Speaker 1: of the tight ends in the room, led by Mark 176 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:49,640 Speaker 1: Andrews and Isaiah Likely. 177 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:57,760 Speaker 2: When Okay, you know Mark Andrews for he's done great 178 00:07:57,800 --> 00:08:00,760 Speaker 2: constant production. You since you've been a round him, what 179 00:08:01,240 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 2: do you think makes Mark? 180 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:05,880 Speaker 7: And yeah, I mean he gets it, and he works 181 00:08:05,920 --> 00:08:08,960 Speaker 7: hard and he's capable of a lot of things. You know, 182 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:11,400 Speaker 7: he's really a positionless player. And that's what we talk 183 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:13,840 Speaker 7: about the room really, because we play outside, we play 184 00:08:13,840 --> 00:08:16,520 Speaker 7: inside in the slot, we play attached. We've got a 185 00:08:16,520 --> 00:08:19,679 Speaker 7: lot of different roles, so all those guys are capable. 186 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:21,240 Speaker 7: And Mark leads a group, him and Pat. 187 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:25,400 Speaker 10: You know, here's my out lighting up at the tight ends, 188 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:26,600 Speaker 10: working out with the tight ends. 189 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:28,160 Speaker 2: He made a couple of plays in practice today. 190 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:30,640 Speaker 10: What's kind of the vision for him positionally. 191 00:08:30,360 --> 00:08:32,520 Speaker 7: Yeah, the same type of deal. You know, he's a 192 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:34,840 Speaker 7: he's a big body. He can run, he can catch, 193 00:08:35,200 --> 00:08:37,959 Speaker 7: he's learned the position, he's flexible, he's played quarterback. You know, 194 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:41,160 Speaker 7: he's kind of what the quarterback's looking at. So he's young, 195 00:08:41,240 --> 00:08:43,959 Speaker 7: he's learning, he's eager. You know, he's got a big 196 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:47,160 Speaker 7: capacity to learn too. So excited about him. 197 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:52,160 Speaker 6: Georgian soon sometimes kind of intensive battles between someone like 198 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:57,600 Speaker 6: Charlie Koehler and like a Brent Urban's obviously very very 199 00:08:57,640 --> 00:09:00,000 Speaker 6: tough at his lodge when he's in like tight end. 200 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:01,920 Speaker 6: I guess what he's kind of a learning curve for 201 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:04,560 Speaker 6: for Kolar as he transitions to more of an inline 202 00:09:04,600 --> 00:09:06,319 Speaker 6: role and potentially a bigger row in this offense. 203 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:07,679 Speaker 7: Yeah, I mean, I think you're gonna say a big 204 00:09:07,760 --> 00:09:10,840 Speaker 7: jump from him. He's made a huge strides from not 205 00:09:10,880 --> 00:09:13,240 Speaker 7: only just year one to two, but now you know 206 00:09:13,320 --> 00:09:15,040 Speaker 7: two to three. I think you're gonna see a big jump. 207 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:19,880 Speaker 7: He's working extra again. He's another guy that's capable of 208 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:22,640 Speaker 7: taking in a lot of information both in the run 209 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:24,480 Speaker 7: game in the past game. But you know he's gonna 210 00:09:24,480 --> 00:09:27,240 Speaker 7: make his mark physically at the line of scrimage, controlling 211 00:09:27,240 --> 00:09:30,120 Speaker 7: the defender. So I'm excited about what he's doing. 212 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:35,679 Speaker 10: He saw, particularly when Mark Anders went out, Isaiah went 213 00:09:35,720 --> 00:09:38,080 Speaker 10: from a stretch where you know, he broke out in 214 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:39,040 Speaker 10: terms of pumpers. 215 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:41,840 Speaker 7: Have you seen him build off that just carry that 216 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:45,559 Speaker 7: kind of momentum into the off season and early Isaiah 217 00:09:45,760 --> 00:09:46,680 Speaker 7: yeahah yeah. 218 00:09:46,880 --> 00:09:49,319 Speaker 2: I Mean he's a guy that goes out there. 219 00:09:49,360 --> 00:09:53,440 Speaker 7: He challenges safeties, he challenges corners, he's inside obviously working 220 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:54,360 Speaker 7: against our backers. 221 00:09:54,640 --> 00:09:55,760 Speaker 2: You know, we got a good group. 222 00:09:55,559 --> 00:09:58,199 Speaker 7: Defensively, we're going against every day, so we're getting challenged. 223 00:09:58,240 --> 00:10:01,840 Speaker 7: But isaiahs so f uh, you saw it last year 224 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:04,199 Speaker 7: and that's going to continue to improve. I mean, our 225 00:10:04,240 --> 00:10:08,000 Speaker 7: group that we have, it's so versatile and you know, 226 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:10,880 Speaker 7: really really excited about the group. Really from top down. 227 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:16,319 Speaker 4: The biggest visit music, play recognition, is it going on? 228 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:18,560 Speaker 4: Where's the biggest strategy you've seen in many. 229 00:10:18,600 --> 00:10:20,839 Speaker 7: Well, it's it's it's the chemistry with him and Lamar. 230 00:10:21,120 --> 00:10:24,040 Speaker 7: And you know, again, he's a guy that we're moving 231 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:25,839 Speaker 7: all over the place. So he gets one or two 232 00:10:25,880 --> 00:10:28,480 Speaker 7: reps at something and then later on and uh in 233 00:10:28,520 --> 00:10:30,760 Speaker 7: the week, he's got to execute it again. So he's 234 00:10:30,760 --> 00:10:32,960 Speaker 7: getting the extra work and he's asking the good questions. 235 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:36,600 Speaker 7: The chemistry is there, I mean, the communication, it's been 236 00:10:36,640 --> 00:10:38,960 Speaker 7: wonderful listening to him and Lamar work together. 237 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:39,800 Speaker 11: So I love it. 238 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:46,000 Speaker 2: Essentially starting however, tight end, what have those conversations been 239 00:10:46,080 --> 00:10:47,800 Speaker 2: like workshopping how you want to. 240 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:50,200 Speaker 7: Do the game plan? And it's been very fun. I mean, 241 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:52,360 Speaker 7: we've got four guys that we think we can put 242 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:55,280 Speaker 7: out there at any point, at any position, and you know, 243 00:10:55,360 --> 00:10:59,360 Speaker 7: including Pat, So it's a versatile group. It's exciting. We're physical, 244 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:02,079 Speaker 7: we catch the ball, we run, you know, so we're 245 00:11:02,080 --> 00:11:04,559 Speaker 7: gonna be moved around in the offense and that's the 246 00:11:04,640 --> 00:11:06,280 Speaker 7: role that we want, you know, we want to be 247 00:11:06,679 --> 00:11:09,600 Speaker 7: put in a position to succeed. And uh so whoever's 248 00:11:09,600 --> 00:11:10,880 Speaker 7: out there, we feel like we'll do that. 249 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:14,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, you mentioned you've had four guys in accruping. 250 00:11:14,120 --> 00:11:16,600 Speaker 3: Pat think it's a great point and there's a limited 251 00:11:16,679 --> 00:11:17,480 Speaker 3: number of tight. 252 00:11:17,320 --> 00:11:21,520 Speaker 9: Anti fullbacks and that they four guys, I mean, how 253 00:11:21,520 --> 00:11:24,160 Speaker 9: do you console them about cannot pay none of them 254 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:25,719 Speaker 9: getting into the stack camp with people do. 255 00:11:25,679 --> 00:11:27,480 Speaker 7: Into Yeah, I mean we're trying to get as many 256 00:11:27,520 --> 00:11:30,800 Speaker 7: reps as we can and opportunities that present itself, same 257 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:33,440 Speaker 7: thing the receivers are doing. So you know the point 258 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:36,280 Speaker 7: that we made about being positionless, so you know, we 259 00:11:36,320 --> 00:11:38,280 Speaker 7: may be in the tight end room, but we're out 260 00:11:38,280 --> 00:11:40,760 Speaker 7: there extended doing the same things that maybe receivers doing 261 00:11:40,760 --> 00:11:43,080 Speaker 7: and then vice versa. You know, the blocking is one 262 00:11:43,080 --> 00:11:46,040 Speaker 7: thing for us in line and you know, we feel 263 00:11:46,040 --> 00:11:48,440 Speaker 7: like we can take as many roles as possible. We 264 00:11:48,480 --> 00:11:50,840 Speaker 7: saw that unfold last year and we've seen that unfold. 265 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:54,400 Speaker 7: You know that we're gonna need everybody, you know to succeed. 266 00:11:54,559 --> 00:11:58,640 Speaker 5: So were the addition Derrick Henry run blocking became more 267 00:11:58,679 --> 00:12:02,679 Speaker 5: important entered this season just to see what have you 268 00:12:02,720 --> 00:12:06,080 Speaker 5: seen w likely and for there and there being able 269 00:12:06,120 --> 00:12:07,320 Speaker 5: to be handline blockers. 270 00:12:07,400 --> 00:12:08,800 Speaker 7: Yeah, I mean the good thing about Derek he can 271 00:12:08,880 --> 00:12:10,400 Speaker 7: run with a lot of bodies in there or run 272 00:12:10,440 --> 00:12:13,160 Speaker 7: with not a lot of bodies in space. So we'll 273 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:15,760 Speaker 7: do both of it, you know, and everybody's gonna have 274 00:12:15,760 --> 00:12:17,959 Speaker 7: their role, and uh, you know, we're gonna block for 275 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:20,040 Speaker 7: him and he's gonna block for us in the passing game. 276 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:22,960 Speaker 7: So it's gonna be a good, good, good cohesive unit 277 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:24,480 Speaker 7: to work together to get yards. 278 00:12:25,320 --> 00:12:26,200 Speaker 8: Georgia. 279 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:29,760 Speaker 9: Do you think that's like kind of the defensive trend 280 00:12:30,280 --> 00:12:34,000 Speaker 9: guys getting smaller faster has maybe made it easier for 281 00:12:34,840 --> 00:12:37,200 Speaker 9: you know, tight ends not necessarily have to be a 282 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:40,080 Speaker 9: smash mouse style to be you know, physically to have 283 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:43,840 Speaker 9: that physical advantage. You know, all linebackers weighing like two 284 00:12:43,840 --> 00:12:47,520 Speaker 9: and three four downs, edgeshutters maybe being you know, later 285 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:49,120 Speaker 9: than they were back in the day. Is that easier 286 00:12:49,160 --> 00:12:51,320 Speaker 9: to maybe have an advantagement you have. 287 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:54,600 Speaker 7: I mean, there's there's so many different variations that we 288 00:12:54,640 --> 00:12:57,640 Speaker 7: go against, you know, summer lighter, summer bigger, and I 289 00:12:57,640 --> 00:13:00,559 Speaker 7: think when we present what our challenges are off offensively 290 00:13:00,640 --> 00:13:03,080 Speaker 7: for someone to defend, I think it creates a lot 291 00:13:03,080 --> 00:13:05,079 Speaker 7: of problems. And that's what we're after. You know, we 292 00:13:05,160 --> 00:13:07,320 Speaker 7: got big guys, we got physical guys, we got inline guys. 293 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:10,439 Speaker 7: We've got guys we can extend, you know, and and 294 00:13:10,480 --> 00:13:11,960 Speaker 7: really that's what we're trying to do, is create as 295 00:13:11,960 --> 00:13:13,319 Speaker 7: many mismatches as possible. 296 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:20,280 Speaker 1: You know, Isaiah likely talked about building on the already 297 00:13:20,280 --> 00:13:23,520 Speaker 1: strong chemistry has with quarterback Lamar Jackson. 298 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:28,680 Speaker 7: Is that what stand out for you the most first 299 00:13:28,720 --> 00:13:29,520 Speaker 7: week off Fame? 300 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:31,200 Speaker 11: Can I say? 301 00:13:31,240 --> 00:13:31,400 Speaker 5: Really? 302 00:13:31,440 --> 00:13:34,040 Speaker 11: Competition? I mean everybody getting back into you know, the 303 00:13:34,080 --> 00:13:36,760 Speaker 11: football mentality. Everybody's you know, attacking their one on ones, 304 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:39,240 Speaker 11: making sure you know the offense, defenses, iron shopping and 305 00:13:39,240 --> 00:13:41,319 Speaker 11: iron making sure everybody's in tune with what they got 306 00:13:41,320 --> 00:13:41,719 Speaker 11: going on. 307 00:13:42,360 --> 00:13:43,480 Speaker 1: As deductive as. 308 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:45,000 Speaker 9: You were to end last season. 309 00:13:45,720 --> 00:13:48,120 Speaker 8: How has that affected your mentality this offseason? 310 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:49,320 Speaker 11: Coming in their camp is there? 311 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:52,440 Speaker 10: How does that affect your drive? 312 00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:53,480 Speaker 2: Really? 313 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:55,560 Speaker 11: Just you know, wiping the slate clean. I mean, knowing 314 00:13:55,679 --> 00:13:57,439 Speaker 11: obviously the pros and cons of what I did to 315 00:13:57,520 --> 00:13:59,839 Speaker 11: end off the year, but understanding that obviously what I 316 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:02,280 Speaker 11: it wasn't enough to get the ultimate goal. So coming 317 00:14:02,280 --> 00:14:05,040 Speaker 11: back with the mentality of you know, job not finished, 318 00:14:05,040 --> 00:14:07,760 Speaker 11: and attacking everything I did from the little details so 319 00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:10,480 Speaker 11: obviously the things I do well even harder than before, 320 00:14:10,520 --> 00:14:13,560 Speaker 11: and trying to know be that that piece, that leader 321 00:14:13,800 --> 00:14:15,319 Speaker 11: on the offense to get everybody going. 322 00:14:16,400 --> 00:14:17,719 Speaker 8: You talk about chemistry all the time. 323 00:14:18,520 --> 00:14:21,800 Speaker 1: The more great chemistry than the last year he was there, 324 00:14:21,840 --> 00:14:23,680 Speaker 1: another the help we can get to and it so. 325 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:26,200 Speaker 11: I to feel back to the oh for sure. I 326 00:14:26,240 --> 00:14:29,160 Speaker 11: mean I feel like there's still plays on the field 327 00:14:29,200 --> 00:14:31,720 Speaker 11: that me and Lamar you know, just might have just missed, 328 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:34,960 Speaker 11: or you know I was off and he expected me somewhere, 329 00:14:35,080 --> 00:14:36,920 Speaker 11: or I split it a certain way. So you know, 330 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:39,080 Speaker 11: just harping on those things and practice hearing it from 331 00:14:39,120 --> 00:14:41,600 Speaker 11: his perspective, whether he's taking the rep with me or 332 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:43,520 Speaker 11: just watching from the sideline. He's always in tune to 333 00:14:43,920 --> 00:14:46,400 Speaker 11: you know, watching either when you're on or when you're off, 334 00:14:46,440 --> 00:14:48,360 Speaker 11: and always you know, going to the ipadle and you know, 335 00:14:48,440 --> 00:14:50,200 Speaker 11: like hey, if you look here, I'm gonna hit you, 336 00:14:50,280 --> 00:14:52,360 Speaker 11: or or if you do this this way, like expect 337 00:14:52,400 --> 00:14:53,560 Speaker 11: it right now, and stuff like that. 338 00:14:54,200 --> 00:14:57,320 Speaker 4: How have you guys up that chemistry like deserve an 339 00:14:57,320 --> 00:14:58,400 Speaker 4: example of it? 340 00:14:59,200 --> 00:15:06,080 Speaker 11: Lamar, there's nuts, I say, really, just you know, harping 341 00:15:06,080 --> 00:15:08,280 Speaker 11: on little things in practice. I mean everybody brings up 342 00:15:08,320 --> 00:15:10,960 Speaker 11: the I guess like the Texans game when I told 343 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:12,720 Speaker 11: him to throw it up I mean that was just 344 00:15:12,760 --> 00:15:14,280 Speaker 11: you know what we do in practice. Like I'll be 345 00:15:14,280 --> 00:15:16,160 Speaker 11: in practice and say, man, Lamar puts some more air, 346 00:15:16,160 --> 00:15:17,880 Speaker 11: and I promise you I won't make you wrong. So 347 00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:20,040 Speaker 11: like having those you know, situations in practice where he 348 00:15:20,040 --> 00:15:21,880 Speaker 11: trusts me, where he does that in practice, so you 349 00:15:21,920 --> 00:15:24,000 Speaker 11: know in game it's not the first time. So in 350 00:15:24,080 --> 00:15:26,160 Speaker 11: game when I say, Lamar, throw it up, throw it 351 00:15:26,200 --> 00:15:27,840 Speaker 11: up like I got you, I promise you, and he 352 00:15:27,880 --> 00:15:29,360 Speaker 11: nods his head, lets me know like I got you. 353 00:15:29,360 --> 00:15:31,480 Speaker 11: Next time I got it. And you know, when it's complete, 354 00:15:31,480 --> 00:15:32,280 Speaker 11: it's always a good thing. 355 00:15:33,160 --> 00:15:35,600 Speaker 2: Does it lift everybody when he is out there? 356 00:15:36,920 --> 00:15:38,400 Speaker 11: I mean for sure? I mean you guys see I 357 00:15:38,440 --> 00:15:40,800 Speaker 11: mean not only from like you guys point of view 358 00:15:40,840 --> 00:15:42,880 Speaker 11: from seeing him like wow, like quarterback one's back out here, 359 00:15:42,920 --> 00:15:44,680 Speaker 11: but you know the kids energy and that you finally 360 00:15:44,680 --> 00:15:46,560 Speaker 11: get to see him. Lamar brings that that you know, 361 00:15:46,600 --> 00:15:48,720 Speaker 11: obviously that leader role, but obviously that smile. I mean 362 00:15:48,720 --> 00:15:51,040 Speaker 11: it's infectious, not only the offense, but for the team 363 00:15:51,120 --> 00:15:53,240 Speaker 11: knowing that your leaders here, knowing that he's gonna give 364 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:54,520 Speaker 11: every play he got the. 365 00:15:54,600 --> 00:15:57,600 Speaker 2: Say he had a clearly capitals are ample today. 366 00:15:57,720 --> 00:15:59,920 Speaker 8: What if these politicians been like and how setting is. 367 00:15:59,920 --> 00:16:04,320 Speaker 11: Against I say, it's you know, it's fantas. I've been 368 00:16:04,320 --> 00:16:06,240 Speaker 11: going up against Kyle since rookie year. I mean, you 369 00:16:06,360 --> 00:16:08,760 Speaker 11: guys been here all the time. Me and Kyle went 370 00:16:08,760 --> 00:16:11,480 Speaker 11: from rookie year again, like seven straight one on ones 371 00:16:11,520 --> 00:16:13,520 Speaker 11: every day to now where it's like when we see 372 00:16:13,520 --> 00:16:15,320 Speaker 11: each other, we know like, Okay, this might be the 373 00:16:15,320 --> 00:16:16,760 Speaker 11: only one I get, so I can't have him talking 374 00:16:16,760 --> 00:16:18,320 Speaker 11: in the locker room about it or when it we 375 00:16:18,320 --> 00:16:21,480 Speaker 11: get on the sideline, so you know, whether I win one, 376 00:16:21,520 --> 00:16:23,120 Speaker 11: whether he wins one. We always want to talk and 377 00:16:23,120 --> 00:16:24,960 Speaker 11: say like, hey, why'd you do that that certain way? 378 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:27,240 Speaker 11: Or why'd you do that certain way? And like even today, 379 00:16:27,280 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 11: like me and Kyle got a little bit after practice 380 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:30,680 Speaker 11: so we could work on some technique stuff with me 381 00:16:30,760 --> 00:16:32,800 Speaker 11: and him and like going from there. But I say, 382 00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:34,920 Speaker 11: like Kyle always gets me better, like win, lose or 383 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:37,120 Speaker 11: draw my rep Like I feel like I always got better. 384 00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:38,400 Speaker 7: Is that part of what. 385 00:16:38,520 --> 00:16:40,600 Speaker 10: Gets you through some of the drudgery of training camp, 386 00:16:40,680 --> 00:16:43,160 Speaker 10: those little those little one on one moments. 387 00:16:42,920 --> 00:16:44,720 Speaker 11: Yeah, for sure. I mean obviously, like if you could 388 00:16:44,760 --> 00:16:46,600 Speaker 11: spot your one on one before the play happens, like 389 00:16:46,600 --> 00:16:49,680 Speaker 11: you're already like, okay, it's me versus you, But like 390 00:16:50,120 --> 00:16:51,680 Speaker 11: most of the time, my defense is a great job 391 00:16:51,680 --> 00:16:54,360 Speaker 11: disguising who has who or what what does what? So 392 00:16:54,680 --> 00:16:56,680 Speaker 11: you know when you when you find tune your rep 393 00:16:56,680 --> 00:16:58,960 Speaker 11: and knowing who you got and being able to attack 394 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:02,000 Speaker 11: it competitively, that's all always, you know, A blessing the day, Isaiah. 395 00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:03,800 Speaker 10: There's been a lot of talk about a very versatile 396 00:17:03,880 --> 00:17:04,520 Speaker 10: role for your ass off. 397 00:17:04,600 --> 00:17:06,520 Speaker 6: That's the coaches have mentagen multiple times. 398 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:08,119 Speaker 3: How excited are you for that role? 399 00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:09,760 Speaker 10: And then how much extra work have you put it? 400 00:17:09,880 --> 00:17:10,919 Speaker 12: What kind of actual work we need? 401 00:17:10,960 --> 00:17:12,040 Speaker 7: Different thing in the nature you know. 402 00:17:12,119 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 12: All of your assignments. 403 00:17:13,320 --> 00:17:15,320 Speaker 11: I say, I'm very excited. I mean I finally like 404 00:17:15,880 --> 00:17:17,680 Speaker 11: I feel like I finally get to show everybody in 405 00:17:17,680 --> 00:17:20,280 Speaker 11: my football knowledge. I mean understanding, you know, being that 406 00:17:20,400 --> 00:17:23,080 Speaker 11: chess piece, as I say it, from in line to 407 00:17:23,440 --> 00:17:25,440 Speaker 11: off the ball, to in the slot to out wide 408 00:17:25,480 --> 00:17:28,240 Speaker 11: to in the backfield, showing coach that as long as 409 00:17:28,320 --> 00:17:31,320 Speaker 11: I know where I am for that specific play and 410 00:17:31,440 --> 00:17:34,200 Speaker 11: that specific design attaching that matchup, I mean I could 411 00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:36,639 Speaker 11: be the nightmare that everybody wants me to be. And 412 00:17:36,760 --> 00:17:38,600 Speaker 11: showing that you know, I can study the playbook. I 413 00:17:38,680 --> 00:17:40,040 Speaker 11: know the playbook in and out to be able to 414 00:17:40,080 --> 00:17:42,040 Speaker 11: tell not only the receivers where to go, where the 415 00:17:42,119 --> 00:17:43,600 Speaker 11: running back has to go, and we can play as 416 00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:45,480 Speaker 11: fastball as possible, being. 417 00:17:45,440 --> 00:17:48,639 Speaker 5: Tight and meane as well receiving, but also blocking the 418 00:17:48,680 --> 00:17:51,520 Speaker 5: additional pen rain line loss. 419 00:17:51,800 --> 00:17:53,840 Speaker 4: Just how much of an importance is that a part 420 00:17:53,840 --> 00:17:55,840 Speaker 4: of your off season building blocks? 421 00:17:56,320 --> 00:17:56,439 Speaker 1: Oh? 422 00:17:56,600 --> 00:17:58,760 Speaker 11: For sure. I mean I felt like, you know, obviously 423 00:17:58,920 --> 00:18:01,040 Speaker 11: like we want to get better in line blocking. That's 424 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:02,560 Speaker 11: definitely gonna keep me on the field a lot more. 425 00:18:02,920 --> 00:18:05,480 Speaker 11: But really just working on you know, that first step, 426 00:18:05,600 --> 00:18:08,479 Speaker 11: that hand placement, and really just you know, strain. That's 427 00:18:08,520 --> 00:18:10,800 Speaker 11: the one thing I felt like as a blocker, it's 428 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:13,800 Speaker 11: more like your willingness. I mean, how how much do 429 00:18:13,880 --> 00:18:15,399 Speaker 11: you want it more for your person not to make 430 00:18:15,400 --> 00:18:17,560 Speaker 11: the tackle for him rather than him make the play. 431 00:18:17,640 --> 00:18:19,640 Speaker 11: So I feel like that's more of you know, your 432 00:18:19,680 --> 00:18:21,240 Speaker 11: wanting your drive at the end of the day in 433 00:18:21,280 --> 00:18:22,840 Speaker 11: the play and I feel like that that's something I'm 434 00:18:22,840 --> 00:18:23,800 Speaker 11: gonna show a lot more this year. 435 00:18:24,800 --> 00:18:27,600 Speaker 2: More less difference in terms of first snap with her 436 00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:30,720 Speaker 2: target productivity to play asis, twelve plusdowns. 437 00:18:30,240 --> 00:18:31,560 Speaker 4: And an interceptions to play us. 438 00:18:31,720 --> 00:18:33,440 Speaker 9: They've got a lot of interceptions to play it into 439 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:36,720 Speaker 9: these years, will you kind of diagnose some of the difference. 440 00:18:36,440 --> 00:18:39,440 Speaker 2: Whether that's the mall or mocking as to the screen last. 441 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:42,080 Speaker 10: Year, to you guys, what is the it's responsible for 442 00:18:42,160 --> 00:18:42,639 Speaker 10: that difference? 443 00:18:43,119 --> 00:18:46,359 Speaker 11: I say it really comes to how bad do you 444 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:49,960 Speaker 11: want the ball again? And from a quarterbacks perspective, like 445 00:18:50,160 --> 00:18:52,440 Speaker 11: if they throw an interception and it goes to you, 446 00:18:53,400 --> 00:18:55,480 Speaker 11: more than likely if they have the same opportunity again, 447 00:18:55,480 --> 00:18:58,960 Speaker 11: they're probably not gonna throw the ball again. And that's 448 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:00,879 Speaker 11: how I think, at least, you know, obviously it is 449 00:19:00,960 --> 00:19:03,840 Speaker 11: that next play mentality. You know, things happen obviously, But 450 00:19:04,040 --> 00:19:05,720 Speaker 11: my mind is my ball and nobody's I tried to 451 00:19:05,800 --> 00:19:08,320 Speaker 11: make into one hundred versus TV nothing. And that's the 452 00:19:08,600 --> 00:19:10,880 Speaker 11: way I tacked the ball, whether it's a good ball, 453 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:13,280 Speaker 11: bad ball, anything everything. If I feel like I can 454 00:19:13,359 --> 00:19:14,840 Speaker 11: put my hand on the ball, I could catch anything. 455 00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:17,160 Speaker 11: So just going up to the mentality of the ball 456 00:19:17,320 --> 00:19:19,920 Speaker 11: of its mind and nobody's and I feel like if 457 00:19:19,960 --> 00:19:22,120 Speaker 11: I have that mentality, then I can get my quarterback 458 00:19:22,359 --> 00:19:24,280 Speaker 11: any type of window to throw the ball and always 459 00:19:24,280 --> 00:19:24,719 Speaker 11: make them run. 460 00:19:29,040 --> 00:19:32,760 Speaker 1: Michael Pierce believes fellow defensive tackle Travis Jones could have 461 00:19:32,840 --> 00:19:36,800 Speaker 1: a breakout season much like Justin Matdoweke had in twenty 462 00:19:36,840 --> 00:19:37,400 Speaker 1: twenty three. 463 00:19:40,480 --> 00:19:43,480 Speaker 4: First, uh, you know, I have remember eighty backcap player 464 00:19:43,600 --> 00:19:44,480 Speaker 4: to go against. 465 00:19:44,560 --> 00:19:45,440 Speaker 3: What's that? 466 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:50,440 Speaker 12: From a defensive perspective, it's been a lot more challenging. 467 00:19:51,320 --> 00:19:53,360 Speaker 12: Josh and them have done a great job. But anytime 468 00:19:53,400 --> 00:19:56,760 Speaker 12: you can bring you two time MVP back, things especially 469 00:19:56,800 --> 00:19:59,160 Speaker 12: get a little a little more hectic. So it's been great. 470 00:19:59,200 --> 00:20:01,440 Speaker 12: It gives everybody and energy. Glad to see he's healthy, 471 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:05,560 Speaker 12: doing well, and said it makes our jobs as a 472 00:20:05,600 --> 00:20:09,760 Speaker 12: defense a lot more harder, but we enjoy it. You're 473 00:20:09,840 --> 00:20:11,160 Speaker 12: notoriously close in front urban. 474 00:20:11,240 --> 00:20:12,840 Speaker 10: How happy are you to see him come back to 475 00:20:12,920 --> 00:20:15,040 Speaker 10: your guys have always have a little bromance. 476 00:20:15,240 --> 00:20:17,760 Speaker 12: Awesome? No, he he texted me before he had to 477 00:20:17,840 --> 00:20:21,520 Speaker 12: make his make his decision. Excuse me now, coach, we 478 00:20:21,840 --> 00:20:24,280 Speaker 12: enabled us the fun bunch. That's like a brother to me, 479 00:20:24,359 --> 00:20:26,200 Speaker 12: one of my best friends in the league. So super 480 00:20:26,280 --> 00:20:28,399 Speaker 12: super excited, and I'm glad he did shoot me a 481 00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:30,639 Speaker 12: text and let me know we've and coach Mike was 482 00:20:30,680 --> 00:20:32,680 Speaker 12: trying to poach him, So glad to have him back. 483 00:20:32,680 --> 00:20:33,000 Speaker 12: For sure. 484 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:37,960 Speaker 5: They want to value and bringing back all kind of 485 00:20:38,520 --> 00:20:42,399 Speaker 5: from last season. Is that something that's a positive as you. 486 00:20:42,440 --> 00:20:46,760 Speaker 12: See, I would believe so anytime you have continuity, more 487 00:20:46,840 --> 00:20:51,399 Speaker 12: so bringing back guys who actually impact winning, so, you know, 488 00:20:51,760 --> 00:20:54,040 Speaker 12: but we bring back Beats, one of the best dtackles 489 00:20:54,040 --> 00:20:55,760 Speaker 12: in the league, obviously top one hundred kind of guy 490 00:20:56,320 --> 00:20:59,440 Speaker 12: myself I played well. Obviously Brody will be here again, 491 00:20:59,600 --> 00:21:03,080 Speaker 12: Travis here again. They've taken tremendous steps bringing back herb 492 00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:05,320 Speaker 12: solid five. They don't have a lot of those around 493 00:21:05,320 --> 00:21:07,800 Speaker 12: the league, so we glad to have him back. And 494 00:21:07,960 --> 00:21:09,760 Speaker 12: just having a lot of guys like uh, Sana and 495 00:21:09,840 --> 00:21:12,480 Speaker 12: Josh and all those guys. So anytime you want to, 496 00:21:12,680 --> 00:21:15,560 Speaker 12: you know, have a great defense, you bring back guys 497 00:21:15,640 --> 00:21:17,960 Speaker 12: throughout the second day and the front Obviously I just 498 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:21,879 Speaker 12: spoke on, but having continuity, having guys who contribute to 499 00:21:21,880 --> 00:21:24,200 Speaker 12: when they understand how things go and how things fit 500 00:21:24,280 --> 00:21:25,520 Speaker 12: together is important. 501 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:30,119 Speaker 10: You've certainly spoken with great enthusiasm about Travis's potential and 502 00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:32,800 Speaker 10: meat to just feel to you like the year for 503 00:21:32,920 --> 00:21:34,840 Speaker 10: him to make the leap and for everybody to sort 504 00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:35,600 Speaker 10: of say, yeah. 505 00:21:35,480 --> 00:21:36,960 Speaker 12: I don't think you'd be asking me if you ain't 506 00:21:36,960 --> 00:21:39,960 Speaker 12: feel the same way. But no, he's taken. He's made 507 00:21:40,200 --> 00:21:43,280 Speaker 12: a tremendous amount of strides. I'm just kind of trying 508 00:21:43,280 --> 00:21:46,120 Speaker 12: to be what Brandon was for me, a big brother 509 00:21:46,200 --> 00:21:48,920 Speaker 12: to him. But Brandon gave me a lot of room 510 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:51,359 Speaker 12: to grow and figure things out and play next to him, 511 00:21:51,400 --> 00:21:53,879 Speaker 12: play with him. That's something that I've seen a lot 512 00:21:53,920 --> 00:21:56,080 Speaker 12: of growth in Traftuh. He's been making a lot a 513 00:21:56,119 --> 00:21:58,920 Speaker 12: lot of plays. And I don't mind splitting reps with 514 00:21:59,040 --> 00:22:01,200 Speaker 12: him as like you know there obviously, but to see 515 00:22:01,280 --> 00:22:03,520 Speaker 12: him grow, to see him make those strides, and to 516 00:22:03,600 --> 00:22:06,280 Speaker 12: see I believe he's gonna have an amazing year this 517 00:22:06,400 --> 00:22:06,920 Speaker 12: year for sure. 518 00:22:07,960 --> 00:22:10,920 Speaker 1: So you guys an option TV and if you guys 519 00:22:11,400 --> 00:22:13,200 Speaker 1: off about or Jinger bound. 520 00:22:13,480 --> 00:22:14,880 Speaker 4: Me about being the best. 521 00:22:17,920 --> 00:22:20,320 Speaker 12: Yeah, that's what we trained for every year we come 522 00:22:20,359 --> 00:22:22,600 Speaker 12: out and uh, you know, we got bigger guys. We 523 00:22:22,680 --> 00:22:25,199 Speaker 12: don't always have. We have just a better and bk now, 524 00:22:25,240 --> 00:22:27,320 Speaker 12: but we don't have those flashy names, if you will. 525 00:22:27,600 --> 00:22:29,840 Speaker 12: So we end up probably in tenh or so. We 526 00:22:29,920 --> 00:22:31,960 Speaker 12: played good defense here, but we don't have those star 527 00:22:32,119 --> 00:22:34,639 Speaker 12: quality names on the inside. But each and every year 528 00:22:34,680 --> 00:22:36,480 Speaker 12: we tend to, you know, rise throughout the year. So 529 00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:39,159 Speaker 12: that's something we trained for. That's something that we expect 530 00:22:39,280 --> 00:22:41,159 Speaker 12: just being the dominant D line. Like I said, we 531 00:22:41,240 --> 00:22:43,320 Speaker 12: all don't have the goutdy numbers that some teams have, 532 00:22:43,520 --> 00:22:46,200 Speaker 12: But like I said, I think we measured by the 533 00:22:46,280 --> 00:22:49,320 Speaker 12: collective group and how everything goes. So when Rod has success, 534 00:22:49,359 --> 00:22:52,560 Speaker 12: when PQ had success, Trenton will have success. Obviously, Beaks 535 00:22:52,560 --> 00:22:54,879 Speaker 12: and everything will come along. So we all have a 536 00:22:54,920 --> 00:22:57,720 Speaker 12: part in this thing. And like I said, at some point, 537 00:22:58,000 --> 00:22:59,160 Speaker 12: we'll we'll we'll get there. 538 00:23:00,040 --> 00:23:02,240 Speaker 2: Guys on the line with some of the starters, And 539 00:23:02,520 --> 00:23:04,160 Speaker 2: what has it been like for you going out against 540 00:23:04,160 --> 00:23:04,960 Speaker 2: centered watching them? 541 00:23:05,280 --> 00:23:08,360 Speaker 12: Yeah, D's house today, it's it's been a joy. 542 00:23:08,520 --> 00:23:08,639 Speaker 6: Uh. 543 00:23:09,080 --> 00:23:11,800 Speaker 12: Vorhees is gonna be really good. He's just learning and 544 00:23:11,880 --> 00:23:16,320 Speaker 12: getting back. So Ben's been here uh solid as well, 545 00:23:16,440 --> 00:23:19,280 Speaker 12: So I think, uh, you know, the first few days 546 00:23:19,320 --> 00:23:22,080 Speaker 12: of camp, but filling that role, you know, it takes 547 00:23:22,119 --> 00:23:24,600 Speaker 12: a while. But also when you go against guys like 548 00:23:24,800 --> 00:23:27,440 Speaker 12: myself and Trav and brought in get those different looks 549 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:29,720 Speaker 12: and get those opportunities that they never had before, I 550 00:23:29,760 --> 00:23:32,480 Speaker 12: think they'll grow a lot. So now we're all enthusiastic 551 00:23:32,560 --> 00:23:33,760 Speaker 12: and like I said, we just kind of got to 552 00:23:33,760 --> 00:23:35,760 Speaker 12: see how it all feels out, but now they're they're 553 00:23:35,800 --> 00:23:37,600 Speaker 12: hungry to make a name for themselves, So that's the 554 00:23:37,640 --> 00:23:38,359 Speaker 12: most important thing. 555 00:23:38,640 --> 00:23:38,960 Speaker 4: Michael. 556 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:41,000 Speaker 3: Obviously Zach Ord's didn't hear a number of years as 557 00:23:41,040 --> 00:23:43,440 Speaker 3: an assistant, but you played with him certainly, certain what 558 00:23:43,480 --> 00:23:46,320 Speaker 3: do you remember about him as a player that maybe 559 00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:48,639 Speaker 3: signal this could be his pulling at one point, So 560 00:23:48,960 --> 00:23:51,520 Speaker 3: just what's it like having him as your defensive coordinator? 561 00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:55,000 Speaker 12: So I would say the thing that always stuck out 562 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:58,360 Speaker 12: about Zach is just how team oriented he was, selfless 563 00:23:58,359 --> 00:24:00,359 Speaker 12: he was, and then when he got his out tunity 564 00:24:00,400 --> 00:24:03,399 Speaker 12: he became all pro. So not many people can have 565 00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:06,480 Speaker 12: had that trajectory, especially being an undrafted guy. So just 566 00:24:06,560 --> 00:24:08,760 Speaker 12: see how he worked and how he was so diligent 567 00:24:08,960 --> 00:24:11,359 Speaker 12: and wade his way patiently, kind of like his coaching career. 568 00:24:11,359 --> 00:24:13,200 Speaker 12: I know his career was cut short due to something 569 00:24:13,200 --> 00:24:15,840 Speaker 12: he couldn't control, but to see him rise through the ranks, 570 00:24:15,840 --> 00:24:17,240 Speaker 12: like I said, he was a brother of mine on 571 00:24:17,359 --> 00:24:20,840 Speaker 12: the field what eight years ago, So to see how 572 00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:23,720 Speaker 12: he's roising is awesome and that makes me want to 573 00:24:23,720 --> 00:24:25,600 Speaker 12: play for him just that much harder, Just play much 574 00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:28,399 Speaker 12: harder for him. But now I definitely enjoyed to see him, 575 00:24:28,440 --> 00:24:31,320 Speaker 12: see him rising. I think he's doing a great job 576 00:24:31,359 --> 00:24:33,199 Speaker 12: and I think he'll will will play really hard for him. 577 00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:36,840 Speaker 2: Like two things about last year he just wasn't really special. 578 00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:39,400 Speaker 9: One is that five guys played every single stamp thereer 579 00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:41,680 Speaker 9: and any other experience clots. 580 00:24:41,480 --> 00:24:43,360 Speaker 10: In forty four percent of the stamps on average. 581 00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:45,720 Speaker 3: The other feeling was if you guys were a. 582 00:24:45,800 --> 00:24:48,160 Speaker 12: Whole lot more like the pass rupt stamps. 583 00:24:48,040 --> 00:24:50,080 Speaker 2: In the previous season, you had a lot of outside impact, 584 00:24:50,080 --> 00:24:51,000 Speaker 2: just kicked me inside. 585 00:24:51,160 --> 00:24:53,560 Speaker 3: If you talked about those two things over it couldn't 586 00:24:53,600 --> 00:24:56,920 Speaker 3: resent a conditional good person between twenty two and twenty three. 587 00:24:57,560 --> 00:25:01,960 Speaker 12: Mmm, I wouldn't say so. Scott has always done a 588 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:05,080 Speaker 12: great job, even though we had Steve Pryor. It's just 589 00:25:05,200 --> 00:25:08,200 Speaker 12: more so, you know, Coach Weave and now Coach Dennis 590 00:25:08,280 --> 00:25:10,800 Speaker 12: is trusting our inside guys to make a lot more 591 00:25:10,880 --> 00:25:14,360 Speaker 12: effect on the passer expecting it. So, I mean, guys 592 00:25:14,440 --> 00:25:16,480 Speaker 12: trained for it throughout the off season. But you know, 593 00:25:16,560 --> 00:25:19,040 Speaker 12: traditionally we've had bigger both here guys like ourselves who 594 00:25:19,119 --> 00:25:21,879 Speaker 12: just blast through a gaps and that's kind of was it. 595 00:25:22,080 --> 00:25:25,040 Speaker 12: But as our defense has evolved, as they started expecting 596 00:25:25,080 --> 00:25:27,000 Speaker 12: different things, and obviously we're in the passing league now 597 00:25:27,600 --> 00:25:30,399 Speaker 12: those things have passed. Rush and effecting the passer have 598 00:25:30,520 --> 00:25:33,840 Speaker 12: been what's for crying now, So now I'm grateful that 599 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:35,840 Speaker 12: coach Weave has allowed us to grow into that role. 600 00:25:35,920 --> 00:25:38,920 Speaker 12: But like we see, we got myself, we got Traff Brody, 601 00:25:39,560 --> 00:25:41,639 Speaker 12: all of us can you know, not only stop the 602 00:25:41,720 --> 00:25:44,320 Speaker 12: run but make a great effect on the passer. May 603 00:25:44,400 --> 00:25:46,400 Speaker 12: not be sacks, but pressures and all those kind of things. 604 00:25:46,440 --> 00:25:49,040 Speaker 12: So now it's good when you got big bodies and 605 00:25:49,080 --> 00:25:51,920 Speaker 12: mixing those guys like bring down like Herb or bring 606 00:25:52,040 --> 00:25:54,359 Speaker 12: down a dopphin playing at three technique and get some 607 00:25:54,400 --> 00:25:56,800 Speaker 12: one on ones and those type of things. But now 608 00:25:56,880 --> 00:25:59,240 Speaker 12: it's definitely something that's expected now, so I think it's 609 00:25:59,240 --> 00:25:59,840 Speaker 12: something we trained for. 610 00:26:00,640 --> 00:26:02,280 Speaker 6: Like what's it like to be in the Hey gap 611 00:26:02,359 --> 00:26:03,760 Speaker 6: when Jerry Henry's in there for the. 612 00:26:03,760 --> 00:26:06,000 Speaker 2: Goal line car It's not fun. 613 00:26:06,240 --> 00:26:08,320 Speaker 12: Normally I get a double team and then by the 614 00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:10,080 Speaker 12: time the double team comes off as a guy who's 615 00:26:10,119 --> 00:26:12,640 Speaker 12: taller than me running through the whole really really fast. 616 00:26:12,680 --> 00:26:15,320 Speaker 12: So no, it's good to have him on my side. 617 00:26:15,359 --> 00:26:17,000 Speaker 12: As of right now, it's not fun for camp, but 618 00:26:17,840 --> 00:26:19,439 Speaker 12: I've been on the other side of playing against him 619 00:26:19,440 --> 00:26:22,720 Speaker 12: a few times. One went terribly wrong, so I know 620 00:26:22,840 --> 00:26:25,720 Speaker 12: he's capable of but nah, it's not fun. But also 621 00:26:26,440 --> 00:26:28,520 Speaker 12: I'm glad he'll be doing that for us instead of 622 00:26:28,520 --> 00:26:33,600 Speaker 12: against us now. Rest in peace to Koba Jones. 623 00:26:37,880 --> 00:26:41,359 Speaker 1: Thank you for listening to Raven's Press Past podcast. Today 624 00:26:41,480 --> 00:26:45,000 Speaker 1: completed Week one of training camp twenty twenty four. See 625 00:26:45,040 --> 00:26:46,040 Speaker 1: you again on Monday.