1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Emotion is sool got to throw wants the throat shown 2 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:14,160 Speaker 1: dive down the thirty one yard line. Oh that is beautiful. 3 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:28,640 Speaker 1: Welcome to the twenty Huddle Podcast presented by Microsoft. And 4 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 1: as we've been doing the last couple of weeks, I've 5 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:33,280 Speaker 1: been welcoming in some assistant coaches. It gives you, guys 6 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:35,080 Speaker 1: and Gails, the opportunity to know a little bit more 7 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:37,879 Speaker 1: about our coaching staff, but also gives us an insight 8 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:40,839 Speaker 1: into the room, into you guys' history a little bit. 9 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 2: So I enjoy doing it. 10 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:44,920 Speaker 1: In this week, I welcome in assistant offensive line coach 11 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 1: Steve Oliverer. Steve, thanks for joining the twenty little Podcast. 12 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:48,360 Speaker 2: So I appreciate your having me. 13 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:51,720 Speaker 1: So let's start with this. You joined the Lions last 14 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 1: season after spending five seasons in the college ranks, and 15 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:58,240 Speaker 1: kind of an interesting dynamic with your room is you're 16 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:02,400 Speaker 1: an offensive lineman at San Diego and Hank Freely, who's 17 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:06,080 Speaker 1: the offensive line coach, was your offensive line coach at. 18 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:06,800 Speaker 2: San Diego too. 19 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 1: So what's that experience like playing for Hank and now 20 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:13,399 Speaker 1: sitting in that room side by side coaching alongside Frank. 21 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 3: You know, it's it's It's interesting because it was the 22 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 3: year after Hank retired, so it was his very first 23 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:20,679 Speaker 3: coaching job, and he was he was fresh out and 24 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:23,200 Speaker 3: just a lot of notice a lot of the similar 25 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 3: parallels of how he treated us as like grown men 26 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:27,520 Speaker 3: there in college, Like he ran it more like an 27 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 3: NFL room where you know, leadership from within the room, 28 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:33,360 Speaker 3: accountability that was giving you guys some of that that 29 00:01:33,480 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 3: leash and some of those higher level things that I 30 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:37,520 Speaker 3: was just a Rechert freshman at the time and you 31 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 3: don't quite realize what some of those things are then, 32 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 3: but now you're like, okay, like this is kind of 33 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 3: what it was, and some of the things that's stuck 34 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 3: with you. And then now it's just you know, you 35 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:48,480 Speaker 3: see him over ten years later, but just you know 36 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 3: how much he's you know, how he's evolved. 37 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 2: But how much is still the same. 38 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 3: And just the big thing is just how he treats 39 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 3: the guys the respect and you know, you go and 40 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 3: handle your business and he's going to let you, you know, 41 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 3: handle it that way, but also you know, be able 42 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 3: to like get on those little like calculus things and 43 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:06,560 Speaker 3: make them where make basically seem easy when he explains 44 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:08,640 Speaker 3: it compared to like, really it's something that's like a 45 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:10,840 Speaker 3: higher level process, and he's always had a knack of 46 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:11,680 Speaker 3: being able to do that. 47 00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:14,640 Speaker 1: How advantagious is it for you to come into a 48 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:17,520 Speaker 1: situation in the NFL having a guy who not only 49 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:20,399 Speaker 1: played at a high level for so long, but then 50 00:02:20,480 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 1: now the experience of coaching. You look what he's done 51 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:26,000 Speaker 1: in developing guys in that room. It's one of the 52 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 1: best offensive lines in football. You almost pinch yourself sometimes 53 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 1: getting your first touch into the NFL learning under a 54 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:34,280 Speaker 1: guy like that. 55 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:36,799 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, it's it's one of those things that 56 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:39,799 Speaker 3: what I think makes Hank so good at his job too, 57 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:43,680 Speaker 3: is that Hank coaches his personality and he also like 58 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 3: wants to do the same. Now, obviously I didn't have 59 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 3: the same career Hanked it, and so it's taking what 60 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 3: I can from all those little nuggets and things that 61 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:52,640 Speaker 3: you know, from my own background, while also with my 62 00:02:52,760 --> 00:02:54,920 Speaker 3: style of you know, we're speaking the same language, we're 63 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:57,440 Speaker 3: saying the same things, you know, teaching what Hank's teaching 64 00:02:57,520 --> 00:02:59,920 Speaker 3: what you know Ben Jonson, the offense coach, Campbell, all that. 65 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:03,280 Speaker 3: But it's also like within your voice, because that's the 66 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 3: big thing is, hey, you have to speak you're you know, 67 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:07,960 Speaker 3: in your tone the way that you are for the 68 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 3: guys to to, you know, for the message to get across. 69 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:12,240 Speaker 3: And so that's that's been a big thing, learning from 70 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 3: him that way into seeing how he relates to each 71 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:16,680 Speaker 3: individual guy in a different way based on maybe what 72 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 3: they need. Maybe somebody needs, you know, to be you know, 73 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:21,239 Speaker 3: have the thumb on him a little bit more. Someone 74 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 3: else is like, hey, here's this, you know, I got it, 75 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 3: just give me these here's little questions bowm. And it's 76 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:28,120 Speaker 3: just really you know, catering each way to what works 77 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:28,840 Speaker 3: best for the guys. 78 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 1: Speaking of backgrounds, your background before you got to San Diego, 79 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 1: now you were recruited by some Ivy League schools. Am 80 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 1: I right with this? So wh who's recruiting you? 81 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 3: I mean it was you know the Brown I took 82 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:44,000 Speaker 3: official to Brown and talked to call me a little 83 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:46,119 Speaker 3: bit and you know heard from you your Harvard those 84 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:47,360 Speaker 3: But I mean. 85 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 1: You don't get recruited by those guys, Steve unless you 86 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:52,680 Speaker 1: know you you you've you know, you've got the mental 87 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 1: capacity in the classroom as well. So I guess with 88 00:03:56,880 --> 00:03:59,400 Speaker 1: that kind of a background in your playing crew. 89 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 2: This is your style, you know. 90 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:04,160 Speaker 1: How would you describe your coaching style. 91 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 2: I would say. 92 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 3: It's you know, attention to little details, being able to 93 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 3: communicate to guys from all different you know, you know, 94 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 3: standings on the depth chart as well as different walks 95 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 3: of life and try to, you know, how does the 96 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 3: message best hit them, Like it's my job. I've kind 97 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:21,760 Speaker 3: of viewed to be a translator at times where, especially 98 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:23,520 Speaker 3: at this level of nose, is a little different. You know, 99 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 3: you get some guys that sign as free agents or 100 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:28,359 Speaker 3: you know, rookies from different colleges, or well, this is 101 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 3: how the Detroit Lions do, this is how we code, 102 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:33,360 Speaker 3: this is how we say it. But also sometimes it's 103 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 3: oh you learn it as this, this is similar to 104 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 3: it this way, or no it's not, And it's kind 105 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 3: of trying to, you know, speak their language early on 106 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 3: to help the transition, and then it becomes fully like 107 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:44,440 Speaker 3: you know that we're going to speak. 108 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 2: Our terms and say it this way. 109 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:47,160 Speaker 3: But if this kind of helps, you know, ring a 110 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:50,279 Speaker 3: bell trigger it that way, I'd say something to that extent. 111 00:04:50,440 --> 00:04:53,960 Speaker 1: Okay, from the outside looking in, I love that O 112 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:56,800 Speaker 1: line room. What is it like working with those guys 113 00:04:56,800 --> 00:04:59,600 Speaker 1: because it's a collection of great Vets. You've got some 114 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:02,320 Speaker 1: care in there, You've got some young guys. I mean, 115 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:05,159 Speaker 1: it just it seems like a fun group to work with. 116 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:06,920 Speaker 2: Am I wrong from the outside. 117 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:07,279 Speaker 3: No, it is. 118 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 2: It is. 119 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:09,599 Speaker 3: They're they're great. And the thing is is, you know 120 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:12,320 Speaker 3: they're they're they're great to work to work with. And 121 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:14,479 Speaker 3: in terms of you know, from the Vets, like you know, 122 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 3: since I got here back in twenty twenty one, it 123 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:18,359 Speaker 3: was you know, you know, you have guys like Frank, 124 00:05:18,400 --> 00:05:21,479 Speaker 3: you know Taylor Decker, you know Jonah, you know Davis, 125 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:23,400 Speaker 3: the drafted Piney. You know, we got big v in there. 126 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:25,120 Speaker 3: And the thing is is they're all pros, they all 127 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:27,280 Speaker 3: handle their business. But how well they are, how well 128 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:29,039 Speaker 3: they treat other people, you know, especially in like my 129 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:31,760 Speaker 3: role when you're the assistant and you know, it's one 130 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:33,880 Speaker 3: of those that try to stay in your lane within 131 00:05:33,920 --> 00:05:36,279 Speaker 3: certain things. See what each guy needs. Obviously, some of 132 00:05:36,279 --> 00:05:38,359 Speaker 3: those more established guys need a little bit less. Some 133 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 3: of them, you know, want a little more. Hey watching this, 134 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:43,760 Speaker 3: and it's just, you know, the way that they interact 135 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 3: with each other, the way interact with us, it's it's 136 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:47,279 Speaker 3: it's it's really great. Like you know they'll have they'll 137 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 3: have you know, it'll be funny. But when it's time 138 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:51,800 Speaker 3: to work, you know, they work but can also that's 139 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:53,840 Speaker 3: something that reflects how Hank's always been to is, yeah, 140 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:55,160 Speaker 3: you know, we'll have a good time in the meeting room, 141 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 3: we'll do this. You know, they'll still laugh some at practice, 142 00:05:57,240 --> 00:05:59,800 Speaker 3: but like when you know between the whistles, like we're 143 00:05:59,839 --> 00:06:02,320 Speaker 3: going and that's known, and that's the expectation that's set 144 00:06:02,360 --> 00:06:04,920 Speaker 3: by those guys too, ultimately, and they hold themselves to that, 145 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:06,679 Speaker 3: which I think is really important. 146 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:09,040 Speaker 1: It seems like it's a really smart room too. From 147 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:11,839 Speaker 1: from a smart guy yourself, I mean, you know guys 148 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:14,040 Speaker 1: that that seem to really pick it up quick, just 149 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:17,240 Speaker 1: smart offensive lineman. And it really just starts with Frank 150 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:19,960 Speaker 1: first and foremost. And when you've got a pro bowler 151 00:06:19,960 --> 00:06:22,120 Speaker 1: at that position, when you've got a guy who's considered 152 00:06:22,120 --> 00:06:23,840 Speaker 1: one of the best in the league and is as 153 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:26,200 Speaker 1: intelligent as Frank is, how does that just set the 154 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:27,400 Speaker 1: table for everybody else. 155 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:29,640 Speaker 3: It's I can speak from my own experience to start 156 00:06:29,680 --> 00:06:31,520 Speaker 3: as it makes sure that you're on your stuff because 157 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 3: you know, as the guy who draws the game plan 158 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 3: each week, and those things better be dialed in otherwise 159 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:37,560 Speaker 3: I'll be getting these texts at five forty five in the. 160 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:39,680 Speaker 2: Morning like this, this is what we're looking for? Is 161 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 2: this right? 162 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:42,359 Speaker 4: Do you really get texts that early in the morning, 163 00:06:42,400 --> 00:06:44,960 Speaker 4: that late at night that will just be yes? 164 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:47,480 Speaker 3: Really, you'll get one occasionally, and it's good because they 165 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:49,400 Speaker 3: always let they want to find find the air because 166 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:51,960 Speaker 3: sure how well they know it and to it. I mean, 167 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:53,600 Speaker 3: it keeps you where. You know, you're making sure you're 168 00:06:53,640 --> 00:06:56,279 Speaker 3: double triple check in all your stuff. But it's you know, 169 00:06:56,320 --> 00:06:58,200 Speaker 3: in terms of setting it for the room, is he 170 00:06:58,279 --> 00:07:00,240 Speaker 3: has so much on his plate, but he embraces it 171 00:07:00,279 --> 00:07:02,039 Speaker 3: and is to be so dialed in and playing at 172 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 3: such a high level, you know that that he has. 173 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:07,360 Speaker 3: It's it's it's extraordinary, you see, and like, you know, 174 00:07:07,400 --> 00:07:09,520 Speaker 3: the utmost respect for him in the way he handles himself. 175 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:11,200 Speaker 3: I mean, he's he's a true pro and you know, 176 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:13,120 Speaker 3: he's great to be around. But he's also like he 177 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:15,640 Speaker 3: walks the walk. Yeah, he holds people accountable because he 178 00:07:15,640 --> 00:07:17,840 Speaker 3: does it himself too, which I think is really really 179 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:19,320 Speaker 3: good to see him playing through. 180 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:21,680 Speaker 1: The injury that he's been dealing with just that toughness 181 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 1: to go along with it too. I mean, it seems 182 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 1: like it's everything that you guys talk about as a team, 183 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:29,520 Speaker 1: not just an offensive line room, right, the grit, toughness, availability, 184 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:31,000 Speaker 1: is the best ability, all. 185 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:31,640 Speaker 2: That kind of stuff. 186 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:35,720 Speaker 1: It seems like Frank just really embodies absolutely. 187 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 2: I mean there's a reason that you know, he's a cat, 188 00:07:37,320 --> 00:07:37,920 Speaker 2: he's a captain. 189 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:40,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, and for him, it's just to be able to 190 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:42,680 Speaker 3: play at that high level with that injury. And you know, 191 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 3: also just the fact of that's got to be mentally 192 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:47,200 Speaker 3: exhausting right on top of it. That doesn't get talked 193 00:07:47,200 --> 00:07:49,680 Speaker 3: about is how you know much that's you got to 194 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 3: deal with too on I mean basically on one foot and. 195 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:54,280 Speaker 1: You're in the training room. How many hours during the 196 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 1: week we'll trying to game plan, do everything else. 197 00:07:56,920 --> 00:07:58,720 Speaker 3: Getting those reps, you know, so you're ready to roll 198 00:07:58,720 --> 00:08:01,680 Speaker 3: on Sunday and then against the guys you're going against her. 199 00:08:01,840 --> 00:08:03,400 Speaker 3: You know, you're playing in some top levels, some Pro 200 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:05,520 Speaker 3: Bowl guys on the other side as well. So to 201 00:08:05,560 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 3: be able to do that and then also you know, 202 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 3: not just do that but dominate is it's awesome and 203 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 3: I'm it's more fortunate obviously to have Freak. 204 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:12,920 Speaker 2: It's it's awesome. 205 00:08:12,920 --> 00:08:13,080 Speaker 3: Man. 206 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 1: Speaking of dominate Penney sewel, how good can this young 207 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:18,280 Speaker 1: man be? I mean, we've already seen it in just 208 00:08:18,320 --> 00:08:20,840 Speaker 1: a second season he was a Pro Bowlorgamic. Are we 209 00:08:20,880 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 1: talking about a guy who can be one of the 210 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:25,800 Speaker 1: best tackles in football like barn. 211 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:28,640 Speaker 3: On my opinion, absolutely, I mean just the way he 212 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:31,400 Speaker 3: moves and just the way you see from he got here. 213 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:33,800 Speaker 2: You know, he's still what twenty two years old. 214 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:36,360 Speaker 3: I think, and just the way that he's grown, and 215 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:38,600 Speaker 3: just that the way he carries himself as a pro 216 00:08:38,679 --> 00:08:40,160 Speaker 3: that you wouldn't know he's a twenty two year old 217 00:08:40,240 --> 00:08:42,120 Speaker 3: when it comes to you know, the way he's, the 218 00:08:42,120 --> 00:08:44,160 Speaker 3: way he studies, the questions he asks, the way he 219 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:46,720 Speaker 3: you know, he's coaching the younger guys like you know, 220 00:08:46,720 --> 00:08:48,760 Speaker 3: we get the new you know, the rookies in here, 221 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:50,480 Speaker 3: and the way he's working them on the side or 222 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:51,520 Speaker 3: doing little coaching points. 223 00:08:51,520 --> 00:08:53,160 Speaker 1: You've got to love that about that, right, and then 224 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:56,000 Speaker 1: a young guy like that because Taylor did it to him, right, 225 00:08:56,040 --> 00:08:58,120 Speaker 1: Penney did it to him. You know, it took him 226 00:08:58,160 --> 00:08:59,680 Speaker 1: under the wing. And now for a guy in just 227 00:08:59,679 --> 00:09:02,000 Speaker 1: a second season to start doing that for the rookies, 228 00:09:02,040 --> 00:09:04,280 Speaker 1: I mean, that's that's how that whole room gets better. 229 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:06,280 Speaker 2: Right absolutely. I mean it's it starts from the top. 230 00:09:06,320 --> 00:09:08,040 Speaker 3: I mean, those those vets are are so good to 231 00:09:08,080 --> 00:09:10,200 Speaker 3: those young guys in terms of, you know, being a 232 00:09:10,200 --> 00:09:12,160 Speaker 3: helping hand, but also you know, show showing them the way. 233 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:13,760 Speaker 2: But also when they need a little proud you know, 234 00:09:13,800 --> 00:09:15,400 Speaker 2: they'll they'll do what they need to do that way. 235 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:17,479 Speaker 2: And obviously it's it's. 236 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:19,240 Speaker 3: It's great the way they hold each other accountable, but 237 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:22,080 Speaker 3: it's the way that's work ethic is on top of 238 00:09:22,120 --> 00:09:24,080 Speaker 3: you know, the physical abilities and stuff he has, and 239 00:09:24,240 --> 00:09:26,000 Speaker 3: just you know how important this craft is to him 240 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:29,240 Speaker 3: every day. It's it's it's wonderful to see, like it's 241 00:09:29,320 --> 00:09:31,439 Speaker 3: what I can't really even put into words. Yeah, when 242 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:33,920 Speaker 3: you notice it, like it's it's it's great. I'm excited 243 00:09:33,920 --> 00:09:35,559 Speaker 3: to see how this how this year is look for him. 244 00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:37,319 Speaker 1: It's that kind of stuff, Steve, that makes a guy 245 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:40,200 Speaker 1: kind of a generational talent, isn't it. I Mean yes, 246 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:42,200 Speaker 1: when it's all encompassing, not just what you do on 247 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:44,640 Speaker 1: the field, but the preparation and and how you make 248 00:09:44,679 --> 00:09:46,360 Speaker 1: people around you better as well. 249 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:48,280 Speaker 3: I mean, that's got to be the exciting part for 250 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:51,199 Speaker 3: you and you and yes it is. You're not you're 251 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:53,079 Speaker 3: not wondering if he's at this or is he getting 252 00:09:53,080 --> 00:09:55,680 Speaker 3: this done? Like he's going above and beyond just what's 253 00:09:55,760 --> 00:09:57,960 Speaker 3: asked of him here. It's because because it's not what 254 00:09:58,040 --> 00:09:58,760 Speaker 3: anybody else wants. 255 00:09:58,760 --> 00:09:59,360 Speaker 2: That's what you know. 256 00:09:59,480 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 3: But A wants not to put any wards in his mouth. 257 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:03,200 Speaker 3: But it's like, you know, he wants to be the best. 258 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:04,599 Speaker 3: He works like he wants to be the best, and 259 00:10:05,200 --> 00:10:06,920 Speaker 3: it's obviously starting to start in to show. 260 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:09,280 Speaker 1: You saw the athleticism have He's had the big catch 261 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:12,200 Speaker 1: against Minnesota. I'm sure he's asking for a ton more 262 00:10:12,200 --> 00:10:14,199 Speaker 1: of those. But does Taylor keep him in line in 263 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:16,920 Speaker 1: the fact that Taylor's got two touchdowns? Hey, I mean 264 00:10:16,960 --> 00:10:20,559 Speaker 1: the tailor's still amongst the receivers on the offensive line. 265 00:10:20,679 --> 00:10:23,199 Speaker 1: That's still Taylor's room, right, I mean, Taylor still has 266 00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:25,680 Speaker 1: the clout in that with the two touchdowns, right. 267 00:10:25,559 --> 00:10:27,160 Speaker 3: Hey, it's you know, it's one of those where we 268 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:28,920 Speaker 3: have the touchdown in the first downs. You know, we 269 00:10:28,960 --> 00:10:30,360 Speaker 3: have one ice in the game and we got one 270 00:10:30,400 --> 00:10:32,760 Speaker 3: scoring points and you know maybe this year will you know, 271 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:35,400 Speaker 3: get get some more You never know, but no, it's 272 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:37,320 Speaker 3: definitely you get you get some good laughs out of it, 273 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:39,199 Speaker 3: and you know, just it's competitive with those guys too. 274 00:10:39,200 --> 00:10:40,560 Speaker 3: But they also you know, want to make sure that 275 00:10:40,600 --> 00:10:43,120 Speaker 3: it's it's run well. So so yeah, you know we 276 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:45,760 Speaker 3: have this one in you know, when deckor catches his touchdowns, 277 00:10:45,960 --> 00:10:48,160 Speaker 3: guys want to make sure the players executed the seals great, 278 00:10:48,280 --> 00:10:50,480 Speaker 3: so he can't catch touchdown. Guys want to make sure 279 00:10:50,480 --> 00:10:52,679 Speaker 3: that you know, the pockets clean, whatever is the sells 280 00:10:52,679 --> 00:10:54,760 Speaker 3: great on the run, so can you know catch the 281 00:10:54,760 --> 00:10:56,600 Speaker 3: first down. Yeah, so little things like that that it's 282 00:10:56,600 --> 00:10:58,439 Speaker 3: really still as a group effort, but also so those 283 00:10:58,440 --> 00:11:00,120 Speaker 3: guys can get that, you know, get your set, he 284 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:00,800 Speaker 3: gets your touchdown. 285 00:11:01,040 --> 00:11:04,600 Speaker 1: Speaking of Taylor, to me, a guy who maybe doesn't 286 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:07,000 Speaker 1: get the recognition for the kind of player and the 287 00:11:07,080 --> 00:11:09,600 Speaker 1: kind of left tackle he is league wide. I know 288 00:11:09,640 --> 00:11:12,400 Speaker 1: he was an alternate for the Pro Bowl, but I 289 00:11:12,400 --> 00:11:15,360 Speaker 1: think it was what seventh or eighth, and I think 290 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:18,160 Speaker 1: that he's a top ten left tackle in this in 291 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:22,760 Speaker 1: this league. Just what kind of a leader is Taylor 292 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:25,559 Speaker 1: and how important is he to this team? Even though 293 00:11:25,600 --> 00:11:27,719 Speaker 1: maybe he doesn't get the recognition of being one of 294 00:11:27,760 --> 00:11:29,040 Speaker 1: the best left tackles in the. 295 00:11:28,960 --> 00:11:31,920 Speaker 3: Game, you know, absolutely, Like you said, it's like he's 296 00:11:32,160 --> 00:11:34,400 Speaker 3: across the league is so undervalued, Like I he is 297 00:11:34,440 --> 00:11:36,480 Speaker 3: a it's not I don't think he is a top 298 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:38,440 Speaker 3: ten tackle in this league. And he shows that on 299 00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:41,120 Speaker 3: a weekend, week out basis. You know, he's he's everybody. 300 00:11:41,080 --> 00:11:43,360 Speaker 3: I think he played every single snap last year. He's 301 00:11:43,400 --> 00:11:45,880 Speaker 3: an elite pass protector, he gets moving in the run game, 302 00:11:46,040 --> 00:11:49,360 Speaker 3: He's extremely extremely smart, he has you know, high football IQ. 303 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:52,679 Speaker 3: It's it's one of those that he possesses all those 304 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:54,480 Speaker 3: as well as as you said, like how valuable he 305 00:11:54,480 --> 00:11:56,120 Speaker 3: is are the room in terms of as as a 306 00:11:56,160 --> 00:11:58,599 Speaker 3: resource for younger guys and as a resources across the 307 00:11:58,600 --> 00:12:00,000 Speaker 3: li'em for being able to be another set of eye 308 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:02,160 Speaker 3: that sees things, understand what's going on. It's on the 309 00:12:02,200 --> 00:12:04,240 Speaker 3: same page and just the way that you know he 310 00:12:04,400 --> 00:12:06,679 Speaker 3: puts in the work and it's it's important. I think 311 00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:08,480 Speaker 3: he's what he's going on, you know, year eight now, 312 00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:10,800 Speaker 3: and and you'd argue that last year could have been 313 00:12:10,840 --> 00:12:12,520 Speaker 3: his best season, like the fact that he was down 314 00:12:12,679 --> 00:12:14,920 Speaker 3: like he should have been obviously much more than whatever 315 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 3: alternate he was, like he played at. 316 00:12:16,559 --> 00:12:18,240 Speaker 2: A pro bow level last year. Right, It's it's a 317 00:12:18,280 --> 00:12:18,959 Speaker 2: matter of you. 318 00:12:18,920 --> 00:12:21,480 Speaker 3: Know, continuing that that way for him knowing you know 319 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:24,600 Speaker 3: he'll he'll build on that again this year. But it's 320 00:12:24,760 --> 00:12:26,920 Speaker 3: you know, he's he's invaluable to this team. It's what 321 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:28,920 Speaker 3: he does is awesome week in a week out. It's 322 00:12:28,920 --> 00:12:30,000 Speaker 3: a huge reason for success. 323 00:12:30,040 --> 00:12:32,400 Speaker 1: We have what it's getting Big V back into that room. 324 00:12:32,440 --> 00:12:35,520 Speaker 3: Mean, oh, it's the movement, especially you know with him 325 00:12:35,559 --> 00:12:38,760 Speaker 3: and Pine, it's just a large human that's that athletic 326 00:12:38,840 --> 00:12:40,880 Speaker 3: and has moved people at that type of clip. When 327 00:12:40,920 --> 00:12:43,240 Speaker 3: has you know, that type of athleticism. And the thing 328 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:45,360 Speaker 3: with him too is you know you miss the humor 329 00:12:45,400 --> 00:12:45,959 Speaker 3: with him. 330 00:12:45,840 --> 00:12:47,920 Speaker 1: And he does keep that room light. I've never seen 331 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:50,160 Speaker 1: him in a bad mood because you as a media person, 332 00:12:50,280 --> 00:12:53,200 Speaker 1: you do the interviews and he's pretty humble and you 333 00:12:53,240 --> 00:12:55,080 Speaker 1: know he'll throw a joke here there, but he seems 334 00:12:55,120 --> 00:12:57,800 Speaker 1: fairly quiet. But from what I hear, that is not. 335 00:12:58,000 --> 00:13:00,360 Speaker 5: Who Big V is in that room, right, not not 336 00:13:00,360 --> 00:13:02,000 Speaker 5: not the Vivie that I see. I mean, it's you know, 337 00:13:02,080 --> 00:13:04,160 Speaker 5: he keeps the room light. But it's it's one of 338 00:13:04,160 --> 00:13:05,880 Speaker 5: those that you I get a good laugh. You know 339 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:08,640 Speaker 5: every day you see him like he's he's he's you know, 340 00:13:08,679 --> 00:13:10,920 Speaker 5: he's the sunshining through the cloud to day no matter what. 341 00:13:11,080 --> 00:13:13,240 Speaker 5: And you know there's there's no ups and downs. It's 342 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:15,760 Speaker 5: like it's even keeled, but at a happy even keel. 343 00:13:15,840 --> 00:13:17,880 Speaker 5: And it's you know, he knows when it's time to work. 344 00:13:17,920 --> 00:13:18,840 Speaker 5: It's it's time to work. 345 00:13:18,880 --> 00:13:21,000 Speaker 3: And really excited to you know see where you know, 346 00:13:21,080 --> 00:13:22,880 Speaker 3: after not having him for this year, see and you 347 00:13:22,920 --> 00:13:24,800 Speaker 3: know what's gonna happen once we get into you know 348 00:13:24,920 --> 00:13:27,200 Speaker 3: camp and it's great, no ta see and moving around 349 00:13:27,240 --> 00:13:29,280 Speaker 3: and then getting the pads back on and watching him 350 00:13:29,280 --> 00:13:29,720 Speaker 3: move people. 351 00:13:29,720 --> 00:13:30,920 Speaker 2: It's I'm excited to see it. 352 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:33,120 Speaker 1: How excited are you for that competition for that right 353 00:13:33,160 --> 00:13:34,800 Speaker 1: guard spot too? I mean, you know just as well 354 00:13:34,840 --> 00:13:37,800 Speaker 1: so I do. The competition breed success and so have 355 00:13:37,920 --> 00:13:40,640 Speaker 1: a big vedback. You guys signed the veteran Graham Glasgow 356 00:13:40,840 --> 00:13:43,320 Speaker 1: Coldberg source deal. You've moved from tackle to guard. He 357 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:46,040 Speaker 1: looks like a promising one too. How much are you 358 00:13:46,040 --> 00:13:48,920 Speaker 1: looking forward to having a little competition once training camp ares. 359 00:13:48,720 --> 00:13:50,360 Speaker 2: Because that's just gonna make everybody better than it Steve, 360 00:13:50,800 --> 00:13:51,600 Speaker 2: you just said it. 361 00:13:51,679 --> 00:13:53,480 Speaker 3: You know it, you know it brings out the best 362 00:13:53,520 --> 00:13:56,720 Speaker 3: in everybody. And so what's gonna happen? You know, those 363 00:13:56,760 --> 00:13:58,959 Speaker 3: guys will decide that. Yeah, you know, by how how 364 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:00,720 Speaker 3: training camp, how they play, you know, the work they 365 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:03,000 Speaker 3: put in, the consistency factor, how well they play together. 366 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:05,120 Speaker 3: But the thing is, I know they're all hungry for it, 367 00:14:05,480 --> 00:14:07,280 Speaker 3: and I'm I just I can't wait to see how 368 00:14:07,480 --> 00:14:10,280 Speaker 3: it's gonna shake out, because you know, iron sharpens iron 369 00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:12,000 Speaker 3: and across the board. Not only do they make each 370 00:14:12,040 --> 00:14:13,800 Speaker 3: other better in that, but also the guys around them, 371 00:14:13,800 --> 00:14:15,760 Speaker 3: because yeah, it's you know, you never you never know, 372 00:14:15,960 --> 00:14:18,000 Speaker 3: like it's the best five are going to play. So 373 00:14:18,040 --> 00:14:19,720 Speaker 3: it's just who's it going to be. It's you know, 374 00:14:19,840 --> 00:14:21,960 Speaker 3: like I said, they'll decide that, and they're putting in 375 00:14:21,960 --> 00:14:23,480 Speaker 3: the workshow and that you know they all want to. 376 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:23,920 Speaker 2: Be that guy. 377 00:14:24,080 --> 00:14:26,440 Speaker 1: But after the top five, and you see it every year, 378 00:14:26,560 --> 00:14:29,120 Speaker 1: your depth comes into play because it's not you. 379 00:14:29,040 --> 00:14:32,040 Speaker 2: Know, you know, injuries happen. 380 00:14:32,160 --> 00:14:34,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's just a part of this game. So when 381 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:37,640 Speaker 1: you when you start talking about guys like Oseka Easy 382 00:14:38,160 --> 00:14:42,000 Speaker 1: or Ezy Fetti, Matt Nelson, just what do you like 383 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:44,280 Speaker 1: about the depth of this football team. It looks like 384 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:46,520 Speaker 1: you guys have some guys that have been starters in 385 00:14:46,560 --> 00:14:49,120 Speaker 1: this league, that have played a lot of reps, and 386 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:51,680 Speaker 1: that's got to be maybe a cam coming effect in 387 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:53,720 Speaker 1: that room, knowing if something happens, you do have some 388 00:14:53,720 --> 00:14:54,560 Speaker 1: guys that can step in. 389 00:14:54,680 --> 00:14:56,360 Speaker 2: It's nice because I mean, everybody's got to bring their 390 00:14:56,400 --> 00:14:57,000 Speaker 2: best every day. 391 00:14:57,040 --> 00:14:58,960 Speaker 3: I mean, yeah, it's not like you know, coming from 392 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:00,880 Speaker 3: college where you get to have a one hundred and 393 00:15:00,920 --> 00:15:02,880 Speaker 3: five people whatever it might be, where you know they 394 00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:04,440 Speaker 3: get to carry fifty three you know, on top of 395 00:15:04,440 --> 00:15:06,720 Speaker 3: your pact squad and then active list is you know 396 00:15:06,720 --> 00:15:09,840 Speaker 3: obviously smaller based on NFL rules. So it forces everybody 397 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:11,680 Speaker 3: to bring their a game, you know, every day, just 398 00:15:11,720 --> 00:15:14,120 Speaker 3: you know, be in that group. And it's that it 399 00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:16,760 Speaker 3: makes everybody, you know, be more consistent, and it's the 400 00:15:16,840 --> 00:15:18,960 Speaker 3: resources for each other. You know, it's it's you know, 401 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:21,440 Speaker 3: they're competing on the field, but also it's not where 402 00:15:21,480 --> 00:15:23,600 Speaker 3: everbody's standoffs. You know, guys are helping each other, Guys 403 00:15:23,640 --> 00:15:25,520 Speaker 3: are working together that you know, those guys are you 404 00:15:25,560 --> 00:15:27,880 Speaker 3: know friends there, spend a lot of time together, and 405 00:15:27,920 --> 00:15:30,200 Speaker 3: it's you know, it's it's reassuring in terms of knowing 406 00:15:30,240 --> 00:15:32,560 Speaker 3: that you have all these guys competing for these spots. 407 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:34,880 Speaker 3: But it's also you know, seeing who's going to separate 408 00:15:34,920 --> 00:15:36,320 Speaker 3: and you know how that's all going to shake out, 409 00:15:36,360 --> 00:15:37,280 Speaker 3: you know when when it does. 410 00:15:37,320 --> 00:15:39,480 Speaker 1: Clayers, is there any of those guys have maybe caught 411 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:41,600 Speaker 1: your eye a little bit the spring or I know 412 00:15:41,640 --> 00:15:44,360 Speaker 1: coaches don't like to single all guys and talk to 413 00:15:44,360 --> 00:15:46,680 Speaker 1: guys grid you know. 414 00:15:46,920 --> 00:15:49,160 Speaker 3: Just yeah, collectively to see in the way that they've 415 00:15:49,160 --> 00:15:53,120 Speaker 3: attacked this offseason, you know, it's there's guys want we 416 00:15:53,160 --> 00:15:55,200 Speaker 3: want to take that that next step, and you know 417 00:15:55,240 --> 00:15:57,160 Speaker 3: see seeing the work that they put in it shows that. 418 00:15:57,240 --> 00:15:58,920 Speaker 3: And then you know, seeing guys be away for what 419 00:15:59,040 --> 00:16:01,280 Speaker 3: you know, two three more on whatever during that offseason, 420 00:16:01,480 --> 00:16:03,280 Speaker 3: then come back, you know, in shape and there ready 421 00:16:03,320 --> 00:16:05,240 Speaker 3: to roll. And now it's just seeing where we're out 422 00:16:05,240 --> 00:16:06,880 Speaker 3: of this year as a whole, you know, compared to 423 00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:09,000 Speaker 3: last year in terms of the things where you know, 424 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:11,280 Speaker 3: you still always focus on the fundamentals and the basics 425 00:16:11,280 --> 00:16:13,520 Speaker 3: when you first get back, but yeah, just knowing you're 426 00:16:13,560 --> 00:16:16,000 Speaker 3: further along in terms of that progression and okay, like 427 00:16:16,080 --> 00:16:18,800 Speaker 3: we've hit that, now let's graduate to this and that 428 00:16:18,800 --> 00:16:21,120 Speaker 3: seems like it's going on faster because those guys are 429 00:16:21,200 --> 00:16:23,280 Speaker 3: you know, they're ready to it's a it's a veteran room. 430 00:16:23,360 --> 00:16:24,960 Speaker 3: And then it's you know, it's pulling those you know, 431 00:16:25,040 --> 00:16:27,040 Speaker 3: younger guys with them as well, which is which is awesome. 432 00:16:27,080 --> 00:16:30,360 Speaker 1: The competition doesn't really starts eve until training camp, but 433 00:16:30,400 --> 00:16:32,160 Speaker 1: does it ratchet up a little bit for Mini Camp? 434 00:16:32,280 --> 00:16:34,560 Speaker 1: I know Mini campus headed next week. It's kind of 435 00:16:34,600 --> 00:16:36,880 Speaker 1: three days in a row, a little more competitive open 436 00:16:36,920 --> 00:16:38,920 Speaker 1: to the media, and I mean there's some people want 437 00:16:39,040 --> 00:16:41,520 Speaker 1: do do you do you sense the intensity ratch up 438 00:16:41,520 --> 00:16:43,080 Speaker 1: a little bit during Mini camp or is it still 439 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:44,520 Speaker 1: kind of like an O TA practice. 440 00:16:44,600 --> 00:16:46,520 Speaker 3: I think it's the fact that you know, guys are 441 00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:48,400 Speaker 3: probably from want to win. So it's like whether it's 442 00:16:48,680 --> 00:16:50,840 Speaker 3: regardless of the rep whether who it's against, whether it's 443 00:16:50,880 --> 00:16:54,040 Speaker 3: you know, on air to yourself, like, guys are obviously competitive. 444 00:16:54,040 --> 00:16:55,080 Speaker 3: You know, you have the best of the best of 445 00:16:55,160 --> 00:16:57,040 Speaker 3: this level, the you know, the most competitive, the most 446 00:16:57,040 --> 00:17:00,480 Speaker 3: competitive however you put it. And so I don't know 447 00:17:00,520 --> 00:17:03,040 Speaker 3: if it's like anything's bigger than but obviously guys are 448 00:17:03,080 --> 00:17:05,200 Speaker 3: locked in. They know that, you know, every every day, 449 00:17:05,320 --> 00:17:07,120 Speaker 3: every day matters. Like you said, it's you know, truly 450 00:17:07,119 --> 00:17:09,159 Speaker 3: when the pads go on is what separates guys. But 451 00:17:09,280 --> 00:17:11,440 Speaker 3: you know, every day it's not like these are for nothing. 452 00:17:11,520 --> 00:17:14,119 Speaker 2: So and there's evaluation and guys know that. Guys know 453 00:17:14,200 --> 00:17:14,560 Speaker 2: that you know. 454 00:17:14,560 --> 00:17:16,600 Speaker 3: What you do every day you get you're evaluated for 455 00:17:16,920 --> 00:17:19,000 Speaker 3: and so that that's not lost on them. And I 456 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:21,880 Speaker 3: think it just continues to you know, knowing that, Okay, 457 00:17:21,920 --> 00:17:23,560 Speaker 3: we do maybe somebody does have a down day, like 458 00:17:23,600 --> 00:17:24,760 Speaker 3: it happens to everybody. 459 00:17:24,760 --> 00:17:26,440 Speaker 2: Okay, how are you going to respond the next day? 460 00:17:26,600 --> 00:17:28,040 Speaker 3: Which is you know, just like the season, you know, 461 00:17:28,080 --> 00:17:29,679 Speaker 3: sometimes you have a down game here and there, like 462 00:17:29,680 --> 00:17:31,119 Speaker 3: how you're you gonna bounce back? And you know that 463 00:17:31,200 --> 00:17:32,960 Speaker 3: short memory and what did I you know, what were 464 00:17:32,960 --> 00:17:34,840 Speaker 3: my mistakes? What are the main things we need to 465 00:17:34,840 --> 00:17:36,399 Speaker 3: correct and then get you know, back out there that 466 00:17:36,440 --> 00:17:37,240 Speaker 3: next day and ready. 467 00:17:37,040 --> 00:17:40,679 Speaker 1: To roll Korby Salzdale. What did colbe Soresdale? Excuse me? 468 00:17:40,720 --> 00:17:42,879 Speaker 1: What did you guys like about him in the draft process? 469 00:17:42,960 --> 00:17:44,439 Speaker 2: And what do you think he brings to the table. 470 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:46,440 Speaker 3: I mean the thing with him is with Colby's he's 471 00:17:46,520 --> 00:17:48,320 Speaker 3: he's played a ton of football, you know, at a 472 00:17:48,359 --> 00:17:50,720 Speaker 3: high at a high level and William and Mary Is. 473 00:17:51,320 --> 00:17:52,760 Speaker 3: I think it helps that you see, you know, how 474 00:17:52,800 --> 00:17:54,600 Speaker 3: well you know he's a good athlete. You know, he 475 00:17:55,240 --> 00:17:58,880 Speaker 3: does really job sustaining sustaining blocks, He's he's a really 476 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:01,040 Speaker 3: fast learner. You know, you see him at the East 477 00:18:01,040 --> 00:18:03,040 Speaker 3: West Shrine. You know he's going he's playing you know, 478 00:18:03,800 --> 00:18:05,480 Speaker 3: guard in some of the practice, and then you see 479 00:18:05,480 --> 00:18:07,480 Speaker 3: it as you know, as pro day obviously you know 480 00:18:07,520 --> 00:18:09,360 Speaker 3: he's he trained, he was ready for that, and then 481 00:18:09,800 --> 00:18:11,920 Speaker 3: just seeing you know, I think the body of work 482 00:18:11,960 --> 00:18:14,320 Speaker 3: as a whole, and when you know, he dominated the 483 00:18:14,359 --> 00:18:16,680 Speaker 3: competition he was playing against, and I think that's something 484 00:18:16,720 --> 00:18:19,000 Speaker 3: to be said as well as just how much you 485 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:20,360 Speaker 3: can see even though it was all at that right 486 00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:22,200 Speaker 3: tackle spot. I think a lot of that skill set 487 00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:23,919 Speaker 3: shows you know, hey, you know, can you move in 488 00:18:24,080 --> 00:18:25,440 Speaker 3: just you know, put him in the photos a little 489 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:27,800 Speaker 3: bit more, and just knowing that he has the you 490 00:18:27,840 --> 00:18:31,439 Speaker 3: know intelligence too, like their offensive coordinators Christian Taylor. Actually 491 00:18:31,840 --> 00:18:33,080 Speaker 3: while I was a player at San Diego, he was 492 00:18:33,080 --> 00:18:35,560 Speaker 3: an assistant coach and with Tan or ing Strand and 493 00:18:35,640 --> 00:18:36,360 Speaker 3: Hank both. 494 00:18:36,160 --> 00:18:38,600 Speaker 4: Through there then they all coached, so so you guys 495 00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:40,320 Speaker 4: kind of knew, you know, a little bit some of 496 00:18:40,359 --> 00:18:43,160 Speaker 4: the stuff maybe you don't see on the film, what 497 00:18:43,320 --> 00:18:45,280 Speaker 4: maybe ticks behind the room, How does he pick up 498 00:18:45,320 --> 00:18:47,159 Speaker 4: information schemes, some of that stuff that maybe helped the 499 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:48,080 Speaker 4: evaluation as well. 500 00:18:48,119 --> 00:18:49,840 Speaker 3: It's just like as you even here, I know, talking 501 00:18:49,840 --> 00:18:52,119 Speaker 3: to you know, when Brad and everybody throughout the building 502 00:18:52,200 --> 00:18:53,960 Speaker 3: is you know, just it's just another piece of information 503 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:56,159 Speaker 3: as well, and it helps that have that resource with 504 00:18:56,200 --> 00:18:58,000 Speaker 3: somebody that we've all you know, not a decade and 505 00:18:58,040 --> 00:19:00,600 Speaker 3: trust and to be able to ask you know, hey's, oh, like. 506 00:19:00,560 --> 00:19:01,160 Speaker 2: He's the real deal. 507 00:19:01,240 --> 00:19:04,280 Speaker 3: He loves ball, he's smart, you know, it's he basically 508 00:19:04,280 --> 00:19:06,159 Speaker 3: you know, he's worked in their football offices in the 509 00:19:06,160 --> 00:19:08,600 Speaker 3: off seasons, like because he so it's just you see 510 00:19:08,600 --> 00:19:10,760 Speaker 3: that transition coming here. We're The biggest thing I can 511 00:19:10,760 --> 00:19:12,680 Speaker 3: say about him is he's a fast learner. You know, Hey, 512 00:19:12,680 --> 00:19:14,040 Speaker 3: we want to do it this way. Hey, we're gonna 513 00:19:14,040 --> 00:19:16,760 Speaker 3: tweak your technique here, let's try this, and to see 514 00:19:16,760 --> 00:19:18,480 Speaker 3: it that next day like boom, show up and you 515 00:19:18,520 --> 00:19:21,119 Speaker 3: can see progress towards it. Now obviously it's there's a 516 00:19:21,119 --> 00:19:23,600 Speaker 3: little bit of drinking from the firehose coming from you know, 517 00:19:23,640 --> 00:19:25,680 Speaker 3: you get up here. But at the same time, it's 518 00:19:25,720 --> 00:19:27,480 Speaker 3: you know, it's it's important to putting in the work 519 00:19:27,520 --> 00:19:29,120 Speaker 3: and it's you know, once we get in pads. I'm 520 00:19:29,119 --> 00:19:31,040 Speaker 3: excited to see once we get you know, the shoulder 521 00:19:31,080 --> 00:19:33,480 Speaker 3: pads on and actually start hitting, you know, how how 522 00:19:33,520 --> 00:19:36,120 Speaker 3: that's going to transition, because you know, it's he's made 523 00:19:36,119 --> 00:19:37,879 Speaker 3: some good stride so far, and obviously he has a 524 00:19:37,880 --> 00:19:40,360 Speaker 3: long way to go like everybody, like everybody, but it's 525 00:19:40,440 --> 00:19:42,080 Speaker 3: it's it's been encouraging for sure. 526 00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:44,639 Speaker 1: And important in that room with that many veterans that 527 00:19:44,720 --> 00:19:46,720 Speaker 1: you pick it up quick and yes, translate it to 528 00:19:46,720 --> 00:19:48,480 Speaker 1: the football field, Steve, I want to finish with this, 529 00:19:49,200 --> 00:19:53,640 Speaker 1: what's the goal for that room? Obviously you look nationally Detroit, 530 00:19:53,680 --> 00:19:57,000 Speaker 1: Philadelphia kind of right there, considered the top offensive lines 531 00:19:57,160 --> 00:20:01,280 Speaker 1: in football. But what's the goal this time of year 532 00:20:01,320 --> 00:20:04,000 Speaker 1: heading into the office. Is is it you know, have the 533 00:20:04,040 --> 00:20:04,919 Speaker 1: lowest sacks. 534 00:20:04,640 --> 00:20:05,119 Speaker 2: In the league. 535 00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:07,439 Speaker 1: Is it be a dominant run team? Is it just 536 00:20:07,480 --> 00:20:10,920 Speaker 1: be considered the best overall all around football team. I 537 00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:13,440 Speaker 1: guess what are the goals in that room heading into 538 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:15,560 Speaker 1: a really exciting and big season in. 539 00:20:15,600 --> 00:20:16,280 Speaker 2: Twenty twenty three? 540 00:20:16,320 --> 00:20:18,320 Speaker 3: You know, with without putting you know, words in the 541 00:20:18,359 --> 00:20:20,800 Speaker 3: guys in everybody's mouth and you know, speaking for the 542 00:20:20,800 --> 00:20:22,720 Speaker 3: whole room, I know it's like you kind of mentioned 543 00:20:22,720 --> 00:20:24,480 Speaker 3: some right there, like obviously you want to lead the 544 00:20:24,520 --> 00:20:26,200 Speaker 3: league and you know the least amount of sacks allowed, 545 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:29,239 Speaker 3: and you know, what's that exact rushing number. You know 546 00:20:29,560 --> 00:20:31,159 Speaker 3: you want you want to play smash mouth football. We 547 00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:33,520 Speaker 3: want to you know, move people against their will. You 548 00:20:33,560 --> 00:20:35,640 Speaker 3: want to you know, create those creases and make sure 549 00:20:35,680 --> 00:20:37,280 Speaker 3: that the offense you know that we're you know, staying 550 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:40,080 Speaker 3: on schedule, scoring points, hitting explosive plays. And I think 551 00:20:40,080 --> 00:20:43,040 Speaker 3: it's just knowing that everything matters now that like compiles 552 00:20:43,080 --> 00:20:45,000 Speaker 3: into that, you know, the reps just kind of banking 553 00:20:45,040 --> 00:20:47,639 Speaker 3: reps on situations that might show up here, looks, how 554 00:20:47,640 --> 00:20:49,520 Speaker 3: do we want to you know, get this on tape? 555 00:20:49,560 --> 00:20:50,600 Speaker 2: Oh do we want to tweak this? 556 00:20:51,119 --> 00:20:53,040 Speaker 3: You know? And those guys seeing that now, and you know, 557 00:20:53,240 --> 00:20:55,520 Speaker 3: I think it's we've hit that point now with you know, 558 00:20:55,600 --> 00:20:57,800 Speaker 3: with you know, this being year two, with with Ben 559 00:20:57,840 --> 00:21:00,000 Speaker 3: Jonson calling the offense too, and just kind of these 560 00:21:00,119 --> 00:21:02,800 Speaker 3: guys you know, having familiarity with it, is those kind 561 00:21:02,800 --> 00:21:04,960 Speaker 3: of some of those you know, next level details now 562 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:06,840 Speaker 3: of that it's not okay this is just the play. 563 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:09,280 Speaker 2: It's okay, we're running this. Well, now let's try to 564 00:21:09,320 --> 00:21:10,120 Speaker 2: bring this cell. 565 00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:12,199 Speaker 3: With this, or hey, why don't we really get on 566 00:21:12,240 --> 00:21:14,679 Speaker 3: this and trust this and then everybody understanding you know, 567 00:21:14,720 --> 00:21:16,480 Speaker 3: the jobs of what this job does for. 568 00:21:16,480 --> 00:21:18,520 Speaker 2: This and and so I think. 569 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:20,719 Speaker 3: It's just that's that's a big part would be in 570 00:21:20,760 --> 00:21:23,160 Speaker 3: the short term was obviously, you know, winning every day, 571 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:25,080 Speaker 3: you know, making sure that you're proud of your body 572 00:21:25,080 --> 00:21:26,840 Speaker 3: of work, but also you know, leaving it out there, 573 00:21:26,920 --> 00:21:29,000 Speaker 3: leaving no doubt and making sure that you know, do 574 00:21:29,119 --> 00:21:30,840 Speaker 3: what needs to be done to you know, take the 575 00:21:30,840 --> 00:21:33,679 Speaker 3: next step and you know, take take care of business 576 00:21:33,680 --> 00:21:35,040 Speaker 3: and you know, be a. 577 00:21:35,040 --> 00:21:36,679 Speaker 2: Dominating be the best office a line in the NFL. 578 00:21:36,760 --> 00:21:39,280 Speaker 1: I know fans have to be excited just hearing some 579 00:21:39,359 --> 00:21:41,439 Speaker 1: of that stuff because with how good that unit was 580 00:21:41,520 --> 00:21:43,760 Speaker 1: last year, now going into the second year of Ben Johnson, 581 00:21:43,800 --> 00:21:45,600 Speaker 1: be able to take some of the details and some 582 00:21:45,640 --> 00:21:47,840 Speaker 1: of the finer stuff and now translate just to make 583 00:21:47,880 --> 00:21:49,520 Speaker 1: this overall offense that much better. 584 00:21:49,920 --> 00:21:50,880 Speaker 2: It should be fun to watch. 585 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:53,920 Speaker 1: It's explosive. That's one of the best units in football. 586 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:55,440 Speaker 1: You're a part of that. Thanks for joining the show. 587 00:21:55,440 --> 00:21:56,320 Speaker 2: Appreciated. Steve nice. 588 00:21:56,320 --> 00:21:58,800 Speaker 3: Steve appreciated it. Then I'm excited for this year. It's 589 00:21:58,880 --> 00:22:00,320 Speaker 3: it's it's gonna be exciting forbody. 590 00:22:00,440 --> 00:22:02,159 Speaker 2: Awesome. You guys are excited to hear it. 591 00:22:12,240 --> 00:22:14,320 Speaker 1: Welcome back to the twenty in the Huddle podcast presented 592 00:22:14,320 --> 00:22:17,080 Speaker 1: by Microsoft, and I am very happy to welcome in. 593 00:22:17,880 --> 00:22:19,720 Speaker 1: Here's the pause because you want me to get the name. 594 00:22:19,880 --> 00:22:22,879 Speaker 1: All right, I've tried this. This is one of the 595 00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:28,200 Speaker 1: hardest ones for sure. Halla pull a Volley, Bye bye 596 00:22:28,200 --> 00:22:31,480 Speaker 1: tie Halla pull Halla pull a Vali. I was pretty close. 597 00:22:31,560 --> 00:22:32,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, you're pretty good. 598 00:22:32,400 --> 00:22:32,800 Speaker 3: He was good. 599 00:22:32,840 --> 00:22:36,520 Speaker 1: You're Big V to me because that's that's a little easier. Well, 600 00:22:36,560 --> 00:22:38,399 Speaker 1: Big V, welcome back. And it's great to see you 601 00:22:38,440 --> 00:22:40,720 Speaker 1: were coming right off Ota practice. Great to see you 602 00:22:40,800 --> 00:22:43,600 Speaker 1: out there participating because obviously you missed all of the 603 00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:46,359 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two season with that back injury. Let's just 604 00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:49,080 Speaker 1: go back a little bit to the preseason there week three. 605 00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:52,000 Speaker 1: Just was it something that had kind of been nagging you? 606 00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:53,960 Speaker 1: Was it something that just happened in the game, and. 607 00:22:54,119 --> 00:22:58,560 Speaker 6: Obviously, uh during camp. Uh, you want to give everything 608 00:22:58,600 --> 00:23:00,680 Speaker 6: you have, right, Yeah, you don't want to show anything 609 00:23:00,840 --> 00:23:04,280 Speaker 6: like any weakness, you know, just trying to support my boys, 610 00:23:04,440 --> 00:23:06,480 Speaker 6: you know, especially if the guys areut there, you know, 611 00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:09,320 Speaker 6: I'm gonna go out there. Yeah. When Week three came 612 00:23:09,400 --> 00:23:13,879 Speaker 6: by in preseason, I started experiencing a lot of things 613 00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:17,800 Speaker 6: and I was like, all right, after the preseason game 614 00:23:17,840 --> 00:23:23,159 Speaker 6: against Pittsburgh, I finally complained about my back and just 615 00:23:23,440 --> 00:23:26,400 Speaker 6: had a couple of MRIs and just you know, it's 616 00:23:26,440 --> 00:23:27,200 Speaker 6: just one of those things. 617 00:23:27,280 --> 00:23:32,359 Speaker 1: Yeah, how disappointing was that news? And then as the 618 00:23:32,440 --> 00:23:35,720 Speaker 1: year extended on and you were missing this and backs 619 00:23:35,720 --> 00:23:38,800 Speaker 1: can be finicky things, as you know, did retirement ever 620 00:23:38,920 --> 00:23:41,719 Speaker 1: creep into your mind being out or did you always 621 00:23:41,760 --> 00:23:42,199 Speaker 1: kind of did? 622 00:23:42,320 --> 00:23:42,399 Speaker 5: Know? 623 00:23:42,560 --> 00:23:45,240 Speaker 6: It definitely did, because you know, you hear a lot 624 00:23:45,240 --> 00:23:47,639 Speaker 6: of stories about this injury and a lot of guys 625 00:23:49,080 --> 00:23:50,800 Speaker 6: you know, they don't make it back, you know, but 626 00:23:50,840 --> 00:23:52,440 Speaker 6: I want to be the guy and try to beat 627 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:55,239 Speaker 6: the odds, right, you know, I still got a lot 628 00:23:55,240 --> 00:23:56,880 Speaker 6: of fire in me. You know, even though I'm only 629 00:23:56,960 --> 00:23:59,160 Speaker 6: thirty years old, I feel like I'm still twenty one, 630 00:23:59,720 --> 00:24:03,400 Speaker 6: but you know, my body's getting old. Yeah, but yeah, 631 00:24:03,440 --> 00:24:06,119 Speaker 6: it's just one of those things where I heard the 632 00:24:06,160 --> 00:24:08,120 Speaker 6: news and everything, you know, they're like, hey, you gotta 633 00:24:08,320 --> 00:24:11,640 Speaker 6: gotta get surgery. You know, I didn't put my head 634 00:24:11,640 --> 00:24:14,359 Speaker 6: down or anything, you know, took that as an opportunity 635 00:24:14,400 --> 00:24:17,960 Speaker 6: to experience what retirement will feel like. Yeah, right, because 636 00:24:17,960 --> 00:24:20,920 Speaker 6: you've got three small kids, so give me a lot 637 00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:23,159 Speaker 6: more time to hang out with my kids. Yeah, just 638 00:24:23,200 --> 00:24:25,719 Speaker 6: be home with my wife right before she had her 639 00:24:25,720 --> 00:24:27,480 Speaker 6: baby or my baby. 640 00:24:27,280 --> 00:24:28,760 Speaker 1: Congratulations six months old? 641 00:24:28,880 --> 00:24:31,480 Speaker 6: Yeah. Yeah, And so it was a it was a 642 00:24:31,880 --> 00:24:32,640 Speaker 6: it was a blessing. 643 00:24:33,040 --> 00:24:33,159 Speaker 5: Right. 644 00:24:33,840 --> 00:24:33,959 Speaker 2: Uh. 645 00:24:34,400 --> 00:24:36,280 Speaker 6: It's just one of those things you know, you call 646 00:24:36,359 --> 00:24:41,440 Speaker 6: his life, right, there's always ups and downs. Right now, 647 00:24:41,480 --> 00:24:44,240 Speaker 6: the question is are you gonna bounce back? Yeah? And 648 00:24:44,320 --> 00:24:46,520 Speaker 6: that's where I'm where I'm at right now. 649 00:24:46,600 --> 00:24:48,600 Speaker 1: How fun is this just right around? I know it's 650 00:24:48,640 --> 00:24:51,000 Speaker 1: OTA's and it's it's not training camp. You're not getting 651 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:52,919 Speaker 1: into the real competitive part of it yet. It's at 652 00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:55,760 Speaker 1: the beginning of the season. Sometimes veteran guys like yourself 653 00:24:55,800 --> 00:24:58,040 Speaker 1: maybe lament this time of year a little bit, but 654 00:24:58,119 --> 00:25:00,239 Speaker 1: not for a guy that's lost a year, right, I mean, 655 00:25:00,280 --> 00:25:02,879 Speaker 1: is this exciting just to be just starting running with 656 00:25:02,920 --> 00:25:06,560 Speaker 1: the boys classroom and being with the coaches. You know, 657 00:25:06,760 --> 00:25:09,760 Speaker 1: just I did miss that, you know, I missed that 658 00:25:09,880 --> 00:25:10,679 Speaker 1: a lot. Uh. 659 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:14,880 Speaker 6: Just I guess just hanging out with the guys, sure, right, 660 00:25:16,880 --> 00:25:19,520 Speaker 6: un Plus, you know, I'm not used to being away 661 00:25:19,560 --> 00:25:21,919 Speaker 6: from football. You know, football is the only thing I know. 662 00:25:22,680 --> 00:25:25,959 Speaker 6: So yeah, there's an adjustment. But you know when I 663 00:25:26,040 --> 00:25:28,120 Speaker 6: was able to lift weights a little bit, right, uh, 664 00:25:28,560 --> 00:25:31,879 Speaker 6: probably a month or two after surgery, I was like, 665 00:25:31,960 --> 00:25:34,879 Speaker 6: I'm not ready to retire yet. Yeah, so, uh, I 666 00:25:34,920 --> 00:25:37,160 Speaker 6: want to come back and give everything because I want 667 00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:39,040 Speaker 6: to help Dan win one. 668 00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:41,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, and some of those great some of those guys 669 00:25:41,280 --> 00:25:43,680 Speaker 1: in that room can maybe keep you young a little bit, right, Yeah, 670 00:25:44,280 --> 00:25:46,760 Speaker 1: so around twenty two years old and some of those 671 00:25:46,760 --> 00:25:48,600 Speaker 1: guys they keep you young. Talk about that room a 672 00:25:48,640 --> 00:25:51,359 Speaker 1: little bit because from the outside looking in, it looks 673 00:25:51,400 --> 00:25:53,680 Speaker 1: like a great room. Obviously, you guys are one of 674 00:25:53,720 --> 00:25:56,639 Speaker 1: the best offensive lines in football talent wise, depth wise, 675 00:25:56,760 --> 00:25:58,800 Speaker 1: it's one of the best. But it looks like it's 676 00:25:58,800 --> 00:26:00,840 Speaker 1: a fun room and you guys enjoy each other. And 677 00:26:00,880 --> 00:26:03,240 Speaker 1: how important is that big v to the overall play 678 00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:04,480 Speaker 1: when you get on the field on. 679 00:26:04,440 --> 00:26:06,560 Speaker 6: Stee to have great chemistry, I feel like you can 680 00:26:06,600 --> 00:26:10,560 Speaker 6: trust one or another one another, right, you can joke 681 00:26:10,600 --> 00:26:12,680 Speaker 6: around with him, like Hank does a really good job 682 00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:15,920 Speaker 6: keeping a meeting room alive, right, because sometimes we get 683 00:26:15,920 --> 00:26:20,520 Speaker 6: boring obviously, but uh but that's just you know, that's work, right, 684 00:26:21,560 --> 00:26:23,960 Speaker 6: Sometimes we're can be boring, but you know, Hank does 685 00:26:23,960 --> 00:26:26,960 Speaker 6: a really good job trying to keep us energized. And 686 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:28,879 Speaker 6: not only that, but like you got the players like 687 00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:31,280 Speaker 6: me and then you got Taylor and all the vets 688 00:26:31,400 --> 00:26:36,760 Speaker 6: try to keep the guys up. Well, yeah, it's it's great. 689 00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:39,640 Speaker 1: And just what were some of the goals heading into 690 00:26:40,040 --> 00:26:41,440 Speaker 1: you know you're gonna take a little break here in 691 00:26:41,440 --> 00:26:43,560 Speaker 1: the summer, but heading into training camp then this season, 692 00:26:43,640 --> 00:26:46,239 Speaker 1: the expectations for this offense, for this offensive line are 693 00:26:46,280 --> 00:26:49,440 Speaker 1: so high based on what's happened the last two years, 694 00:26:49,560 --> 00:26:52,840 Speaker 1: especially last year and then getting yourself back. You know, 695 00:26:52,920 --> 00:26:54,800 Speaker 1: a veteran guy who's won a Super Bowl, started a 696 00:26:54,840 --> 00:26:57,320 Speaker 1: lot of games. To that line and to that right 697 00:26:57,359 --> 00:26:59,399 Speaker 1: guard spot is going to be huge as well. Just 698 00:26:59,400 --> 00:27:00,720 Speaker 1: what are some of the expectators we are some of 699 00:27:00,760 --> 00:27:02,120 Speaker 1: the things you guys have talked about or have you're 700 00:27:02,119 --> 00:27:03,240 Speaker 1: not gotten to that point yet. 701 00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:06,320 Speaker 6: Well, obviously we want to be the best offense in 702 00:27:06,359 --> 00:27:11,080 Speaker 6: the league, right, that's every team. Now, the question is 703 00:27:11,560 --> 00:27:17,680 Speaker 6: how well is your mental strength? How well is how 704 00:27:17,720 --> 00:27:21,720 Speaker 6: well can you retain information and not being under pressure. 705 00:27:22,040 --> 00:27:25,159 Speaker 6: It's probably one of the key things because as you 706 00:27:25,160 --> 00:27:27,520 Speaker 6: can see out there, there's a bunch of moving parts. 707 00:27:27,720 --> 00:27:30,160 Speaker 6: But as an on line, you know, you gotta dissect 708 00:27:30,160 --> 00:27:33,760 Speaker 6: the math. You gotta do the math everywhere, and just 709 00:27:33,800 --> 00:27:35,920 Speaker 6: trying to put us in the right position. So going 710 00:27:35,960 --> 00:27:40,639 Speaker 6: in this season, I feel like our number one goal is, 711 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:47,200 Speaker 6: you know, trust one, trust each other, and do everything 712 00:27:47,320 --> 00:27:50,160 Speaker 6: we can to protect Jared so that way we can 713 00:27:50,200 --> 00:27:53,919 Speaker 6: get some big plays and hopefully that will help us 714 00:27:53,960 --> 00:27:54,480 Speaker 6: in the season. 715 00:27:54,560 --> 00:27:58,119 Speaker 1: Second year of Ben's offense. He talked on Thursday about 716 00:27:58,160 --> 00:28:00,600 Speaker 1: just the details and going back to the basics and 717 00:28:00,600 --> 00:28:03,560 Speaker 1: how getting that is the important part of this time 718 00:28:03,680 --> 00:28:06,120 Speaker 1: of year. But is there a comfort level going into 719 00:28:06,160 --> 00:28:08,920 Speaker 1: a second season with a play caller, with an offense 720 00:28:08,960 --> 00:28:11,159 Speaker 1: with a scheme, you guys just kind of understand it, 721 00:28:11,280 --> 00:28:13,239 Speaker 1: know it now? Now you can get can you can 722 00:28:13,240 --> 00:28:15,359 Speaker 1: maybe just get into the nitty gritty, get into the 723 00:28:15,400 --> 00:28:16,160 Speaker 1: fine details. 724 00:28:16,280 --> 00:28:20,040 Speaker 6: Now that now that this is Ben's second year, now 725 00:28:20,080 --> 00:28:25,440 Speaker 6: we can get more creative. Right now that we understand 726 00:28:25,440 --> 00:28:28,119 Speaker 6: the playbook the concepts, now, can we take it a 727 00:28:28,119 --> 00:28:33,600 Speaker 6: step further? You know, just trying to figure out ways 728 00:28:34,080 --> 00:28:37,639 Speaker 6: to make the offense look good. And we're doing our 729 00:28:37,640 --> 00:28:40,479 Speaker 6: best and Ben's doing his best. Yeah, and based off 730 00:28:40,560 --> 00:28:42,520 Speaker 6: last year, I made it looked really really good. So 731 00:28:42,560 --> 00:28:44,040 Speaker 6: it's going to be exciting for you to kind of 732 00:28:44,120 --> 00:28:48,080 Speaker 6: join that run. And I want to help this team. 733 00:28:48,200 --> 00:28:52,400 Speaker 1: Yes, and a couple more real quick Penny Seol. Obviously 734 00:28:52,440 --> 00:28:55,520 Speaker 1: we saw a pro bowler in his second season last year. 735 00:28:55,640 --> 00:28:59,960 Speaker 1: He's talked about you kind of putting him under your wing, 736 00:29:00,280 --> 00:29:02,160 Speaker 1: teaching them the ropes a little bit, being a big 737 00:29:02,360 --> 00:29:05,680 Speaker 1: big brother. He's really appreciated that. What was it about 738 00:29:05,800 --> 00:29:09,160 Speaker 1: him that that just maybe clicked right away? You guys 739 00:29:09,200 --> 00:29:12,440 Speaker 1: formed that bond and yeah. 740 00:29:11,520 --> 00:29:14,720 Speaker 6: You know when when he came into Detroit, I was like, yeah, 741 00:29:14,880 --> 00:29:19,200 Speaker 6: you know, it's always good to see Polynesians in the NFL. Right, 742 00:29:19,720 --> 00:29:21,960 Speaker 6: there's not many, but it's starting to grow, which is good. 743 00:29:22,440 --> 00:29:24,640 Speaker 6: And then I feel like when I first met Penay, 744 00:29:24,640 --> 00:29:26,840 Speaker 6: it's like I've known him forever. 745 00:29:26,760 --> 00:29:26,960 Speaker 2: You know. 746 00:29:27,680 --> 00:29:32,320 Speaker 6: Uh, But like when I was in Philly, I had 747 00:29:32,360 --> 00:29:34,840 Speaker 6: a lot of other vets who took me under the wing. Right, 748 00:29:35,040 --> 00:29:39,239 Speaker 6: I had the great Jason Peters, Jason Kelce, Brandon Brooks, Uh, 749 00:29:39,520 --> 00:29:41,880 Speaker 6: you got Lane Johnson, Right, They all took me under 750 00:29:41,880 --> 00:29:45,840 Speaker 6: the wing, and so I want to now that I 751 00:29:45,880 --> 00:29:47,840 Speaker 6: came over here. Now we've got some new guys coming in, 752 00:29:48,040 --> 00:29:54,320 Speaker 6: I want to give my knowledge and everything I know forward. Yeah. 753 00:29:54,520 --> 00:29:59,200 Speaker 6: I feel like that's how you should run as a team, right, 754 00:30:00,080 --> 00:30:03,400 Speaker 6: have each other's back. Yeah, right, I mean, after all, 755 00:30:03,480 --> 00:30:05,760 Speaker 6: this this is business, and so it's what I do 756 00:30:05,840 --> 00:30:10,120 Speaker 6: on the field, right, Yeah, But that's just how I guess. 757 00:30:11,040 --> 00:30:12,000 Speaker 1: How good can Penne be? 758 00:30:12,800 --> 00:30:13,000 Speaker 3: Well? 759 00:30:13,600 --> 00:30:13,840 Speaker 2: Great? 760 00:30:14,080 --> 00:30:17,240 Speaker 1: Yeah? Can he be a generational type guy? Yeah, he's 761 00:30:17,280 --> 00:30:20,080 Speaker 1: that good. Well, it's fun to watch him. It's certainly 762 00:30:20,120 --> 00:30:23,080 Speaker 1: fun seeing you back, Big V. I mean, between Decker 763 00:30:23,280 --> 00:30:27,040 Speaker 1: and Jonah and Frank and you and then Penney, I mean, 764 00:30:27,080 --> 00:30:29,880 Speaker 1: that's an all star five. There's a lot of expectations 765 00:30:29,920 --> 00:30:32,280 Speaker 1: on that offensive line. You guys are gonna be fun 766 00:30:32,280 --> 00:30:33,640 Speaker 1: to watch. And thank you so much for joining me. 767 00:30:33,960 --> 00:30:36,440 Speaker 6: Thank you so much. Yeah, thank you.