1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:06,200 Speaker 1: And now Move the Sticks with Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks. 2 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:09,479 Speaker 1: What's up, everybody? Welcome to Move the Sticks, presented by 3 00:00:09,560 --> 00:00:12,800 Speaker 1: Zaxby's DJ. Bucky Back with you, Buck. How you doing man, man, 4 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:16,360 Speaker 1: I'm doing great. Coming off of a great Monday night football. 5 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:19,200 Speaker 1: We had a doubleheader two to watch two for one 6 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:20,640 Speaker 1: two for one special. I'm not gonna lie. I did 7 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:23,119 Speaker 1: watch a good bit of the Padres Dodgers game. I 8 00:00:23,880 --> 00:00:25,800 Speaker 1: did sneak that in. Also got a little bit of 9 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:28,159 Speaker 1: a nap at the beginning of the Giants game. I 10 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 1: was tired. Man. You get up early that Monday, you 11 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:33,040 Speaker 1: get back you're watching tape. Yeah, so I took a 12 00:00:33,040 --> 00:00:36,279 Speaker 1: little bit. Yeah, you're up early on grinding on alternately 13 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:39,400 Speaker 1: two preparing for Aftermath, which is always a great show. 14 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:41,879 Speaker 1: Like so much knowledge you guys are passing on for 15 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 1: everyone to consume. Like it's terrific. You read Steve Mike Silver, 16 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:49,360 Speaker 1: pretty good show man. No, I appreciate you, but it 17 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:50,600 Speaker 1: was it was good. That was great to have a 18 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:52,880 Speaker 1: double header. Um, and we have a big guest coming 19 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 1: up today, by the way, so you're gonna stay tuned 20 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 1: for that. We've got Trey Lance quarterback from North Dakota State. 21 00:00:57,400 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 1: Who's going to join the show? Um, somebody who has 22 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 1: a unique opportunity ahead. He's got a one game season. Again, 23 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:05,960 Speaker 1: I keep going back to Rocky four, like this is 24 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:09,320 Speaker 1: Apollo Creed versus uh Ivan Drago. This is supposed to 25 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 1: be an exhibition. Uh, just just one night only, Um, 26 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 1: and you get a chance to go out there and 27 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:15,120 Speaker 1: show what he can do. And then he has a 28 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:17,640 Speaker 1: big decision to make about whether to uh to come 29 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 1: back to school or to enter the NFL drafts. We're 30 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:23,679 Speaker 1: gonna get a chance to visit with him. Yeah, he's 31 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 1: a fantastic player. A lot of people that are fascinated 32 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:28,959 Speaker 1: by his game and his potential at the next level, 33 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 1: particularly within scouting circles. So I can't wait to talk 34 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:32,960 Speaker 1: to him. Here's a lot, Here's a lot. He's a 35 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 1: lot to offer as a quarterback. Yeah. I think people 36 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:37,399 Speaker 1: are gonna be intrigued to hear, you know, the recruiting 37 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:39,680 Speaker 1: story with him. We always ask those questions, how does 38 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 1: somebody arrive at a place like North Dakota State when 39 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:45,720 Speaker 1: he's potentially a top ten pick. Um, and he you know, 40 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:48,120 Speaker 1: grew up and played in Big ten country there in Minnesota. 41 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 1: It wasn't that those schools didn't offer him. Well, just 42 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:52,760 Speaker 1: I'll leave it at that. We'll we'll get We'll let 43 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:54,560 Speaker 1: him tell the story the rest of the story there. 44 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:57,400 Speaker 1: But let's start buck with what we saw last night 45 00:01:57,400 --> 00:02:00,080 Speaker 1: in that first game, the Giants going up against to 46 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh Steelers. Just your overall take away from that one 47 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 1: overall take away, Look, I thought it was a pretty 48 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:07,560 Speaker 1: clean game. Um, wasn't really sloppy. I think I was 49 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 1: very impressed with Pittsburgh Steelers defense. The Pittsburgh steel has 50 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:14,919 Speaker 1: made a concerted effort to really bottle up se kuon Barkley, 51 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:17,360 Speaker 1: and you could see them not only bringing pressure, but 52 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:20,239 Speaker 1: all eyes were on set kuon Barkley in the backfield. 53 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:23,360 Speaker 1: They were committed to making sure that he didn't hurt 54 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:25,520 Speaker 1: them as a runner, and so they were willing to 55 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:27,800 Speaker 1: put the game on Daniel Jones shoulders and see if 56 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:30,799 Speaker 1: he could beat them by making throws. And so, UM, 57 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:32,560 Speaker 1: I think when we think about the Pittsburgh Steelers, and 58 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:35,920 Speaker 1: you know, haven't worked in Baltimore, there's a standard of 59 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:38,680 Speaker 1: play in that division that you have to meet from 60 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 1: a physical standpoint. If you're going to win that division. 61 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 1: I think they were ready to go from a physicality 62 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 1: and toughness standpoint, and I can't wait to see what 63 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:49,400 Speaker 1: some of these battles down the road are going to 64 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 1: look like when you begin to think about Pittsburgh playing Baltimore, 65 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:57,240 Speaker 1: even playing Cleveland and Cincinnati. But the Steelers are certainly 66 00:02:57,639 --> 00:03:00,200 Speaker 1: right and ready to take on the physical on as 67 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:02,960 Speaker 1: at the Baltimore Ravens will present. Now we've both said 68 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:05,359 Speaker 1: it about them being legitimate Super Bowl contenders with Ben 69 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 1: Roethlisberger healthy, because we knew that defense was gonna be good, 70 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:10,120 Speaker 1: Um mean, a chance to be the best defense in 71 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:12,720 Speaker 1: National Football League because they've got difference makers really at 72 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:15,040 Speaker 1: all three levels. Um, you saw that, You saw that 73 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:17,239 Speaker 1: in that game, and you mentioned trying to take away 74 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 1: say Kwon Barkley, that's what the great defenses do. They 75 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:21,680 Speaker 1: make you left handed. They're gonna find out what your 76 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:23,400 Speaker 1: bread and butter is. They're gonna take that away and 77 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 1: off we go. Um. What did you think about Jason 78 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:29,080 Speaker 1: Garrett as the play caller and this one for the Giants, 79 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 1: I thought you could almost make the case, Gosh with 80 00:03:32,480 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 1: with their inability get any push at the line of scrimmage, 81 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 1: Daniel Jones threw at forty one times. I almost thought 82 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 1: in that game you almost just let him throw it 83 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:42,480 Speaker 1: even more because you were not moving anybody in the 84 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 1: run game. Now, they couldn't move anybody off the ball, 85 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:47,120 Speaker 1: and you talk about the top five defense, maybe argue 86 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 1: the best defense in football, they couldn't move them. And 87 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 1: I thought Jason Garrett, for all of the flaws and 88 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:55,440 Speaker 1: criticisms that he has taken in terms of being an 89 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:59,040 Speaker 1: OH throwback coach, from a creative standpoint, I thought he 90 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 1: was fairly creative. He use empty formations, he tried to 91 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 1: use some motion, he tried to get them off. We 92 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:05,720 Speaker 1: saw Daniel Jones get the ball out of his hands. 93 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: They have some creative things. But I'm gonna be honest 94 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 1: with you when I look at this Giants team offensively, 95 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 1: they have Sae Kwon Barkley, but there's no one else 96 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:15,000 Speaker 1: in their lineup their scares. I know people have talked 97 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 1: about Darius Slayton, but in a normal instance, Darius Sladen 98 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:21,680 Speaker 1: is a number three, maybe a number four. He's not 99 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:24,320 Speaker 1: a guy that you're counting on to be the main 100 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:27,000 Speaker 1: driver of that offense. When it comes to the passing game, 101 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:29,039 Speaker 1: and so for them to move the ball the way 102 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:31,640 Speaker 1: that they were able to move it was impressive. And 103 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:34,360 Speaker 1: the thing that really killed him was the red zone 104 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:38,039 Speaker 1: turnover by Daniel Jones. They had an eighteen nineteen play drive. 105 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 1: They go all the way down the field there in 106 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:42,320 Speaker 1: the red zone, close tight red zone, and Daniel Jones 107 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:44,680 Speaker 1: makes the play. Bud Dupree comes off the edge and 108 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:47,479 Speaker 1: kind of tips it. He hangs it up as intercepted, 109 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:51,200 Speaker 1: and that kind of crushed their momentum. Because the Giants, 110 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:52,720 Speaker 1: we can say a lot of things about Joe j 111 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:54,919 Speaker 1: I felt like they played hard. Um. I felt like 112 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:57,360 Speaker 1: they didn't have any major hiccups when it came to 113 00:04:57,440 --> 00:05:01,560 Speaker 1: mental misuse in issues. They just have to score and 114 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 1: their moreginer era is a little thinner than other teams 115 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 1: because they just don't have the talent to overwhelm you. Yeah. Here, 116 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:10,200 Speaker 1: here's the problem to me with the Giants is that 117 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:13,640 Speaker 1: you've you're every team searching for that identity and what 118 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:16,360 Speaker 1: Dave Getlman, They've announced what their identity is going to be. 119 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:18,520 Speaker 1: They take a running back in the top five of 120 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:21,120 Speaker 1: the draft. Um, they just took a lot offensive lineman. 121 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:23,920 Speaker 1: They've spent big money. Obviously, Nate Solder unable, you know, 122 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:26,680 Speaker 1: opted out and he's not out there, but they've invested 123 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:28,279 Speaker 1: all their money. And then you go out and then 124 00:05:28,279 --> 00:05:30,159 Speaker 1: you trade for Learning Williams. You pay him a bunch 125 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:32,120 Speaker 1: of money. Um. You go out and draft big Dexter 126 00:05:32,240 --> 00:05:35,920 Speaker 1: Lawrence like they have tried to form this big hog 127 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:40,360 Speaker 1: Molly physicality um type of identity. And you go up 128 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:42,719 Speaker 1: against a team that has historically been one of the 129 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:45,039 Speaker 1: more physical teams in the NFL, and you have got 130 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 1: a long way to go before that identity is gonna 131 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 1: be able to match up with the teams that truly 132 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:53,040 Speaker 1: have embodied that identity for a long period of time. Yeah, 133 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:55,040 Speaker 1: it's one thing to talk about it. It's another thing 134 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:57,680 Speaker 1: to be about it. And the New York Giants have 135 00:05:57,800 --> 00:05:59,479 Speaker 1: to be about it. They want to live that life. 136 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:01,039 Speaker 1: They want to be the physical team, they want to 137 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 1: play like the bullies on the block. Everything has to 138 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:05,640 Speaker 1: be about making sure that the guys that you get 139 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:08,039 Speaker 1: kind of fit that mold. And it's not just a 140 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:11,599 Speaker 1: we're investing in offensive line and we're investing in running back. 141 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:15,719 Speaker 1: We're investing in tough, physical dudes that when we turn 142 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 1: on the take. That's what we see. We see the 143 00:06:18,440 --> 00:06:22,560 Speaker 1: maller brawlers because as you can attest uh your time 144 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:25,080 Speaker 1: in Baltimore and other places, Like when you talk about 145 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:27,520 Speaker 1: the way that we play in Baltimore, those guys have 146 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:29,839 Speaker 1: to already play like that. You don't get to Baltimore 147 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:31,800 Speaker 1: and then you hit the button say hey you're going 148 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:34,280 Speaker 1: to play like that. No, that is already in your 149 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:37,640 Speaker 1: DNA when I was with the Carolina Panthers under John Fox, Like, 150 00:06:37,680 --> 00:06:39,880 Speaker 1: that's how we believe. We want to physical tough dudes. 151 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:44,119 Speaker 1: That toughness and physicality that shows up in their college tape. 152 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:46,800 Speaker 1: That's not something that you drop them in to the 153 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:49,320 Speaker 1: organization and they have it. And so when I think 154 00:06:49,360 --> 00:06:52,200 Speaker 1: about the Giants, but Joe Judge has talked about being 155 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:55,279 Speaker 1: a physical team. He's trying to give them a hard edge. 156 00:06:55,760 --> 00:06:57,800 Speaker 1: They have to make sure that the players that they 157 00:06:57,839 --> 00:07:01,200 Speaker 1: take fit the style they want to play and it's 158 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:03,000 Speaker 1: not going to change just because you bring them to 159 00:07:03,040 --> 00:07:05,800 Speaker 1: Metropolitan New York. Yeah, that's a good, great point. David 160 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:07,480 Speaker 1: Shaw talked about that on a recent episode. You know, 161 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 1: how do you go out and get tough? How do 162 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:10,960 Speaker 1: you build a tough, physical team. You go find tough 163 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:14,160 Speaker 1: physical kids. Um, that's that's it. You know, everybody can 164 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:16,720 Speaker 1: bragically change these guys. I think about Buffalo Bills, you know, 165 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:19,480 Speaker 1: with with McDermott and being and going in there and 166 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:21,520 Speaker 1: really changing over the whole roster. It wasn't like they 167 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 1: came in there and said, Okay, we're gonna change all 168 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:24,640 Speaker 1: these guys. Remember the grief they were getting. Man, they're 169 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:27,320 Speaker 1: trading anybody with any type of ability. They had to 170 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:29,920 Speaker 1: go find the tough physical kids to have the identity 171 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 1: they wanted to have. That's why they changed over the 172 00:07:31,600 --> 00:07:33,440 Speaker 1: whole roster. And that's why they're in good shape right now. 173 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:35,400 Speaker 1: That is why they're in good shape. And it's great 174 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:37,800 Speaker 1: that you brought up the Buffalo Bills because whenever our 175 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:41,320 Speaker 1: writy knows about the Buffalo Bills, I believe of all 176 00:07:41,360 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 1: the teams, they fit the vision of the general manager 177 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:47,440 Speaker 1: in the Hill coach they want tough, hard working dudes. Well, 178 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 1: when you look at the guys that they have, they're 179 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:52,160 Speaker 1: all tough, hard working or whatever. We can talk about 180 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:54,440 Speaker 1: how talented they are. The one thing that is the 181 00:07:54,440 --> 00:07:57,120 Speaker 1: common thread in their DNA they all get after they 182 00:07:57,160 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 1: all the blue collar dudes, and they don't mind the work, 183 00:08:00,200 --> 00:08:02,080 Speaker 1: and so if you want to work of the type team, 184 00:08:02,280 --> 00:08:04,600 Speaker 1: you gotta get a bunch of work of bees. Yep Man. 185 00:08:04,640 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 1: We had Brandon being on a recent episode. You can 186 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:10,080 Speaker 1: hear that whole discussion with him about his background, how 187 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:11,800 Speaker 1: he grew up, and you kind of see how he 188 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:15,920 Speaker 1: had this tough mindset as an individual. And you obviously 189 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:18,240 Speaker 1: know coach McDermott has the same mindset as well. So 190 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:19,920 Speaker 1: they really had a vision for that team and they've 191 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:22,520 Speaker 1: they've built it in their own image. That's the challenge 192 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:24,480 Speaker 1: for the Giants going forward. If you're gonna try and 193 00:08:24,760 --> 00:08:27,120 Speaker 1: establish a man, it's difficult, especially when you're gonna be 194 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:28,760 Speaker 1: playing against teams that have been playing that brand of 195 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:31,679 Speaker 1: football for you know, fifty years, like the Pittsburgh Steelers 196 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:33,640 Speaker 1: have been. Let's get to the other game. I want 197 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:36,040 Speaker 1: to start at the end because as I was watching 198 00:08:36,080 --> 00:08:38,600 Speaker 1: the end of that Procos game, uh, and I'm watching 199 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:41,680 Speaker 1: the Tennessee Titans marched down the field, Buck, I'm just 200 00:08:41,679 --> 00:08:43,480 Speaker 1: sitting there gonna, why are you not using your time 201 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:45,920 Speaker 1: Out's like that made absolutely no sense to me. You're 202 00:08:45,920 --> 00:08:48,320 Speaker 1: in You're in Denver, where you've got a kicker with 203 00:08:48,360 --> 00:08:49,960 Speaker 1: a huge leg. He would just paid a bunch of money. 204 00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:52,480 Speaker 1: Who's got tremendous range. If you can, if you can 205 00:08:52,520 --> 00:08:54,600 Speaker 1: get the ball back, if Tennessee kicks that field goal, 206 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:56,839 Speaker 1: you get the ball back with a minute minute left. 207 00:08:57,280 --> 00:08:58,880 Speaker 1: You got plenty of time with Drew Lock to go 208 00:08:58,920 --> 00:09:00,720 Speaker 1: down and hit a couple of balls and boom, you're 209 00:09:00,720 --> 00:09:03,559 Speaker 1: in field position. And for some reason, Vick Fanjers just 210 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:06,520 Speaker 1: let the time just disappear. It made no sense to me. Now, 211 00:09:06,520 --> 00:09:09,080 Speaker 1: it made no sense. But let's go back. But even 212 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:11,600 Speaker 1: before they drive, when Tennessee had it, here's where I 213 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:14,559 Speaker 1: believe the game was lost. Uh, when the Denver Broncos 214 00:09:14,600 --> 00:09:15,800 Speaker 1: got the ball back, I want to say it was 215 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:18,199 Speaker 1: like four fifty one. They got the ball um, They 216 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:20,760 Speaker 1: had the ball right around the fifth yard line. First 217 00:09:20,760 --> 00:09:22,800 Speaker 1: play to run an RPO to hit Jerry Judy right 218 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:24,640 Speaker 1: in the chest. He drops it. They come back with 219 00:09:24,679 --> 00:09:26,360 Speaker 1: a run. Then on third down they have to go 220 00:09:26,520 --> 00:09:30,920 Speaker 1: pass um. That sequence of plays, that is an opportunity 221 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:33,439 Speaker 1: for them to add a minimum run about two two 222 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:35,680 Speaker 1: and a half minutes off. They're going to play this game. 223 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:38,040 Speaker 1: But because you hadlected to throw him first down and look, 224 00:09:38,040 --> 00:09:40,320 Speaker 1: it's unfortunately Jerry Judy has to make the catch. But 225 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:42,600 Speaker 1: now the clock stops, you run the ball, but then 226 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:45,240 Speaker 1: on third down you throw it in complete. You only 227 00:09:45,280 --> 00:09:49,080 Speaker 1: burn fifty one seconds of the time and then you 228 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:52,720 Speaker 1: plint back to them. And so I believe Fangio and 229 00:09:52,760 --> 00:09:56,560 Speaker 1: his staff they mismanaged the time from that stage of 230 00:09:56,640 --> 00:09:58,600 Speaker 1: the game, because if you're trying to do this, if 231 00:09:58,600 --> 00:10:01,680 Speaker 1: you're trying to play traditional ball where you're going to 232 00:10:01,760 --> 00:10:04,800 Speaker 1: run the clock out, you have to make sure that hey, 233 00:10:04,880 --> 00:10:07,319 Speaker 1: if we do throw it, it has to be caught, 234 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:09,360 Speaker 1: and we have to make sure that we don't give 235 00:10:09,400 --> 00:10:12,560 Speaker 1: them enough time where we're putting in ourselves in harm's way. 236 00:10:12,679 --> 00:10:15,199 Speaker 1: And yes, the final drive, he absolutely should have used 237 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:18,120 Speaker 1: someone of his timehouse, because I mean, if you're don't 238 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:19,360 Speaker 1: let them get to the ten year on land the 239 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:21,240 Speaker 1: kick a field goal with thirteen secons of like, I 240 00:10:21,280 --> 00:10:23,120 Speaker 1: know the guy's missed. I know the guy's missed field 241 00:10:23,120 --> 00:10:25,040 Speaker 1: goals and it's had a terrible day, but come on, man, 242 00:10:25,200 --> 00:10:27,760 Speaker 1: you want to you have you have no shot In 243 00:10:27,840 --> 00:10:29,839 Speaker 1: DJ it goes back to the saying, and you hear 244 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:33,200 Speaker 1: this a lot in coaching circles. More games are lost 245 00:10:33,760 --> 00:10:37,959 Speaker 1: than on and the mismanagement of games on your end 246 00:10:38,200 --> 00:10:40,800 Speaker 1: typically affects you more than what the other team does. 247 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:43,920 Speaker 1: And so I believe that the Denver Broncos are gonna 248 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:45,439 Speaker 1: be sick to their stomach when they look at the 249 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:49,120 Speaker 1: table and and they've realized their own one because they 250 00:10:49,240 --> 00:10:51,520 Speaker 1: fritted away a game that they really were in control 251 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:53,120 Speaker 1: of and one that he should have walked away with 252 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:56,480 Speaker 1: a w. Let's go big picture real quick on that division. 253 00:10:56,480 --> 00:10:57,840 Speaker 1: When you look at the a f C. West, we've 254 00:10:57,840 --> 00:10:59,400 Speaker 1: seen them all play now and the Raiders go on 255 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:01,959 Speaker 1: the road, they beat the Panthers, Charges equal out on 256 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:04,560 Speaker 1: the road against the Bengals. It feels like a million 257 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:06,720 Speaker 1: years ago when we saw the Kansas City Chiefs. Yeah, 258 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:09,199 Speaker 1: just get after the Houston Texans on that opener on 259 00:11:09,280 --> 00:11:11,000 Speaker 1: Thursday night, and then you have this game here with 260 00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:13,840 Speaker 1: the Broncos. What's what's your takeaway from this division? Top 261 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:15,960 Speaker 1: to bottom? Uh? Talked to a bottom. I think he 262 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:18,240 Speaker 1: comes down to the Charges in the Chiefs. Um. I 263 00:11:18,280 --> 00:11:21,360 Speaker 1: think they're in my mind, by far, the two best 264 00:11:21,400 --> 00:11:24,160 Speaker 1: teams in the division. Uh. The Chiefs have everything that 265 00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:26,319 Speaker 1: you want, like they're a fast team. But man, clad 266 00:11:26,320 --> 00:11:28,959 Speaker 1: it was a large gives them the CounterPunch. That man 267 00:11:29,040 --> 00:11:32,120 Speaker 1: just absolutely creates nightmares for defensive coordinators because if you 268 00:11:32,360 --> 00:11:35,000 Speaker 1: take away all the options in the passing game and 269 00:11:35,040 --> 00:11:36,439 Speaker 1: he read has shown did he'll hand it to the 270 00:11:36,520 --> 00:11:39,200 Speaker 1: running back twenty five times. They haven't even tapped into 271 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:41,880 Speaker 1: his skills as a wide receiver, and so they are 272 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:43,920 Speaker 1: a problem. The team that I think can match up 273 00:11:43,960 --> 00:11:46,320 Speaker 1: is obviously the Charges. I'm a little disappointed that they 274 00:11:46,400 --> 00:11:50,360 Speaker 1: let Cincinnati hang around, but from a talent standpoint, they 275 00:11:50,360 --> 00:11:53,000 Speaker 1: have enough talent on defense to slow them down. The 276 00:11:53,559 --> 00:11:58,360 Speaker 1: thing will be offensively, can they generate enough points and 277 00:11:58,679 --> 00:12:02,040 Speaker 1: slug with him to stay in the game. And that 278 00:12:02,520 --> 00:12:04,320 Speaker 1: is what I don't know. I mean, I like some 279 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:05,760 Speaker 1: of the movement stuff that they were trying to do, 280 00:12:05,800 --> 00:12:07,680 Speaker 1: but they have to figure out a way to generate 281 00:12:07,760 --> 00:12:11,680 Speaker 1: more chunk plays while using the running game as kind 282 00:12:11,679 --> 00:12:13,800 Speaker 1: of like the cheese to set the trap so they 283 00:12:13,800 --> 00:12:15,520 Speaker 1: can throw it over the head. Because I think the 284 00:12:15,559 --> 00:12:17,840 Speaker 1: strength of their team are the guys on the outside. 285 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:19,320 Speaker 1: They have to be able to get it to Keenan 286 00:12:19,360 --> 00:12:21,400 Speaker 1: Allen and Mike Williams and those guys left them work, 287 00:12:21,640 --> 00:12:23,720 Speaker 1: but they need to set the trap by getting Austin 288 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:27,280 Speaker 1: Ekeler involved, and also Josh Kelly did a good job running. 289 00:12:27,520 --> 00:12:29,199 Speaker 1: They have to they have to find a way to 290 00:12:29,280 --> 00:12:32,719 Speaker 1: kind of get that delicate balance to create those opportunities. 291 00:12:33,280 --> 00:12:35,559 Speaker 1: I think the challenges and I go back to that 292 00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:38,000 Speaker 1: analogy of the m M a analogy we've been using lately, 293 00:12:38,080 --> 00:12:41,800 Speaker 1: which is man, the Chiefs can play every style, every 294 00:12:41,800 --> 00:12:43,199 Speaker 1: style of fight. If you want to get in a 295 00:12:43,280 --> 00:12:45,160 Speaker 1: slug fest, and and it's gonna be a high scoring 296 00:12:45,200 --> 00:12:47,640 Speaker 1: game that they got more firepower than you do, but 297 00:12:47,679 --> 00:12:49,560 Speaker 1: it get it can get physical. They can run the 298 00:12:49,559 --> 00:12:51,320 Speaker 1: ball at the line of scrimmage. They've got some dudes 299 00:12:51,360 --> 00:12:54,160 Speaker 1: that can rush the passer um. I just think they 300 00:12:54,200 --> 00:12:56,680 Speaker 1: have more ways to win. I think the Chargers have 301 00:12:56,760 --> 00:12:58,000 Speaker 1: a way to win. They have a way they can 302 00:12:58,040 --> 00:12:59,719 Speaker 1: beat the Chiefs to play him this week, but it's 303 00:12:59,720 --> 00:13:02,200 Speaker 1: gonna have to be on defense of being able to 304 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:04,800 Speaker 1: slow that offense down from the Chiefs getting some turnovers, 305 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:07,760 Speaker 1: grind clock um short in the game, and you're gonna 306 00:13:07,760 --> 00:13:10,199 Speaker 1: try and beat the Chiefs, you know, twenty four to 307 00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:13,720 Speaker 1: twenty one, if the game gets up in the in 308 00:13:13,760 --> 00:13:15,719 Speaker 1: the thirties. I just don't know. The Chargers have enough 309 00:13:15,720 --> 00:13:18,440 Speaker 1: firepower to hang and then look around the division. I 310 00:13:18,440 --> 00:13:21,360 Speaker 1: look at the Raiders. I think the Raiders potentially could 311 00:13:21,440 --> 00:13:23,760 Speaker 1: could could compete with with some of the you know, 312 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:25,920 Speaker 1: if it's a high scoring game, they've got the weapons 313 00:13:25,960 --> 00:13:28,520 Speaker 1: now on offense um to be able to try and 314 00:13:28,520 --> 00:13:30,400 Speaker 1: score some points. I just don't think they have the 315 00:13:30,480 --> 00:13:31,959 Speaker 1: dudes on defense is gonna be able to slow down 316 00:13:31,960 --> 00:13:34,280 Speaker 1: the Chiefs at all. So that's the challenge in this 317 00:13:34,360 --> 00:13:36,880 Speaker 1: division and the Broncos, you know, I think you're probably 318 00:13:36,920 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 1: somewhere in the middle. I don't think their offense stacks 319 00:13:38,880 --> 00:13:40,800 Speaker 1: up at the top. I don't think their defense stacks 320 00:13:40,880 --> 00:13:43,360 Speaker 1: up with with the Chargers. Um, They're kind of somewhere 321 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:45,120 Speaker 1: there in the middle. But it's still to me and 322 00:13:45,120 --> 00:13:47,160 Speaker 1: I'll see it this week with the Chargers Chiefs. It 323 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:49,640 Speaker 1: still feels like the Chiefs and kind of everyone else 324 00:13:49,679 --> 00:13:52,040 Speaker 1: to me. Yeah, still thing is the Chiefs and everybody else. 325 00:13:52,080 --> 00:13:53,600 Speaker 1: I know, you get a chance to see this game. 326 00:13:53,720 --> 00:13:56,200 Speaker 1: I am curious because if I'm the if I'm the charge, 327 00:13:56,280 --> 00:13:58,000 Speaker 1: if I'm thinking about the way to win this game, 328 00:13:58,559 --> 00:14:00,280 Speaker 1: I think you have to take a very similar pros 329 00:14:00,320 --> 00:14:03,440 Speaker 1: to the way the Houston Texans did. Hey, you're gonna 330 00:14:03,440 --> 00:14:05,280 Speaker 1: have to run it. We're just gonna make you run it. 331 00:14:05,280 --> 00:14:07,880 Speaker 1: Will die, play too high, We'll play two man and 332 00:14:07,920 --> 00:14:09,640 Speaker 1: just play two over the top. And then and just 333 00:14:09,720 --> 00:14:12,960 Speaker 1: day will will will die slow death, and we'll hope 334 00:14:12,960 --> 00:14:14,320 Speaker 1: that we can get you in the red zone and 335 00:14:14,360 --> 00:14:17,000 Speaker 1: make you kick field goals as opposed to scoring touchdowns. 336 00:14:17,120 --> 00:14:18,520 Speaker 1: I think that's the way that you have to play 337 00:14:18,679 --> 00:14:21,120 Speaker 1: because I just don't know if many teams can match 338 00:14:21,160 --> 00:14:22,880 Speaker 1: up with them where you're trying to be aggressive and 339 00:14:22,960 --> 00:14:25,600 Speaker 1: go after Pat Mahomes and you're willing to live on 340 00:14:25,640 --> 00:14:27,840 Speaker 1: the island with Tyreek Hill and Sammy Watches and Miko 341 00:14:27,920 --> 00:14:31,720 Speaker 1: Hartman and Travis Kelsey. You have to make them play 342 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:34,080 Speaker 1: slow down, post up basketball and see if you can 343 00:14:34,120 --> 00:14:35,520 Speaker 1: kind of beat them in a game that is in 344 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:38,000 Speaker 1: the low twenties. Yeah, And I think that good news 345 00:14:38,040 --> 00:14:39,880 Speaker 1: for the Charges as you get them early in the season. 346 00:14:39,960 --> 00:14:42,920 Speaker 1: So man, you've got a you've got a freshness, a daisy. 347 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:46,520 Speaker 1: Joey Bosa and Melvin Ingram. Jerry Tillery played well inside 348 00:14:46,520 --> 00:14:49,040 Speaker 1: for them along the defensive front um. I think Kenneth 349 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:51,520 Speaker 1: Murray's got a chance to um to be a key 350 00:14:51,520 --> 00:14:53,480 Speaker 1: player in that game. He's gonna be matched up with 351 00:14:53,520 --> 00:14:55,960 Speaker 1: Clyde Edwards, a layer, So two rookies gonna be a 352 00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:58,400 Speaker 1: good matchup to watch their linebacker and running back. But 353 00:14:58,400 --> 00:15:01,720 Speaker 1: it's gonna be fun to watch that whole division. Full buck. 354 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:04,000 Speaker 1: Let's get to our conversation here with Trey Lance. This 355 00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:07,360 Speaker 1: is a quarterback from North Dakota State, fastening, fascinating player 356 00:15:07,400 --> 00:15:09,800 Speaker 1: in college football, somebody we both have a great deal 357 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:12,520 Speaker 1: appreciation for as a talent. But I got a chance 358 00:15:12,560 --> 00:15:16,200 Speaker 1: to visit with him, and here's that conversation. All right, 359 00:15:16,240 --> 00:15:18,200 Speaker 1: But I'm excited to be joined by Trey Lance, one 360 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:20,760 Speaker 1: of the top quarterbacks in college football this year. Trey, 361 00:15:20,800 --> 00:15:23,440 Speaker 1: thanks for taking some time for us. Say how you doing? Man? Absolutely, 362 00:15:23,440 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 1: I'm doing well. Thanks for having me. Uh, this is 363 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:27,120 Speaker 1: this has been a different year for all of us. 364 00:15:27,200 --> 00:15:29,680 Speaker 1: But I would love to just go inside what your 365 00:15:29,760 --> 00:15:32,720 Speaker 1: routine has looked like since the pandemic hit and uh 366 00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:34,920 Speaker 1: and trying to get yourself ready for what is a 367 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:38,440 Speaker 1: unique one game college football season for you. Yeah, it's 368 00:15:38,440 --> 00:15:40,320 Speaker 1: been crazy. It seems like a while ago, you know, 369 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:42,680 Speaker 1: back and had having two practices of the spring ball 370 00:15:42,720 --> 00:15:44,680 Speaker 1: and then getting sent home, you know, thinking it's just 371 00:15:44,680 --> 00:15:47,240 Speaker 1: gonna be an extra week of spring break maybe, UM 372 00:15:47,240 --> 00:15:49,800 Speaker 1: and then school being shut down and going back to 373 00:15:49,960 --> 00:15:52,520 Speaker 1: what it feels like forever ago. UM. But got a 374 00:15:52,560 --> 00:15:54,880 Speaker 1: lot of opportunities that I probably wouldn't have had, got 375 00:15:55,040 --> 00:15:57,320 Speaker 1: to talk and worked with a lot of different people 376 00:15:57,320 --> 00:15:58,520 Speaker 1: that I don't know if I would have, you know, 377 00:15:58,600 --> 00:16:01,000 Speaker 1: during spring ball during a regular year. UM. So try 378 00:16:01,080 --> 00:16:03,440 Speaker 1: to make the best out of it. Obviously, like you said, 379 00:16:03,480 --> 00:16:06,720 Speaker 1: this unique situation. UM. Just thankful to have one game 380 00:16:06,760 --> 00:16:08,840 Speaker 1: to play with these seniors and some of the guys 381 00:16:08,840 --> 00:16:11,400 Speaker 1: that this will be their last last time in Pat's UM, 382 00:16:11,440 --> 00:16:13,880 Speaker 1: so they're super thankful for that opportunity. Obviously, it's it's 383 00:16:14,040 --> 00:16:18,000 Speaker 1: weird situation, it's crazy, unprecedented, all those things. But I'm 384 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:21,080 Speaker 1: just excited for the opportunity, you know, trading and thinking 385 00:16:21,120 --> 00:16:23,960 Speaker 1: about that because so much going into this year was 386 00:16:24,040 --> 00:16:27,240 Speaker 1: writing on your performance. People were excited about you. People 387 00:16:27,240 --> 00:16:28,840 Speaker 1: were talking about you and your team and the way 388 00:16:28,840 --> 00:16:31,320 Speaker 1: that you guys have dominated that level. But from a 389 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:33,760 Speaker 1: personal standpoint, how do you work on your game when 390 00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:36,160 Speaker 1: you're not really able to get around coaches and stuff like? 391 00:16:36,200 --> 00:16:38,320 Speaker 1: Has everything been virtual for you or have you been 392 00:16:38,680 --> 00:16:40,680 Speaker 1: able to kind of bounce around and have people do it, like, 393 00:16:40,760 --> 00:16:42,480 Speaker 1: what have you been able to do to continue to 394 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:45,560 Speaker 1: sharpen your skills? Uh, you know, during the middle kind 395 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:47,720 Speaker 1: of at the beginning of the pandemic, obviously we're all 396 00:16:47,800 --> 00:16:50,560 Speaker 1: kind of sent home off campus and everything like that. UM. 397 00:16:50,600 --> 00:16:53,920 Speaker 1: But you know, me being from Minnesota, North Dakota was 398 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:55,800 Speaker 1: a lot more open, so we can get into gym 399 00:16:55,920 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 1: to get on fields a lot more readily than than 400 00:16:58,520 --> 00:17:00,840 Speaker 1: in Minnesota. So we had a solid group of guys 401 00:17:00,920 --> 00:17:03,600 Speaker 1: offensively that that came back during that that summer period 402 00:17:03,600 --> 00:17:06,080 Speaker 1: when we were before we were set down, um, or 403 00:17:06,119 --> 00:17:08,760 Speaker 1: while we were setting down excuse me, but June one, 404 00:17:08,960 --> 00:17:12,000 Speaker 1: all the guys on campus were back. So thankfully we 405 00:17:11,960 --> 00:17:15,000 Speaker 1: were able to get testing and things like that, UM 406 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:17,800 Speaker 1: through our university and athletic department. So super thankful for 407 00:17:17,800 --> 00:17:20,760 Speaker 1: everyone involved in that. But uh, these last few weeks, 408 00:17:20,840 --> 00:17:23,119 Speaker 1: I mean it's been pretty normal for us, obviously, you know, 409 00:17:23,560 --> 00:17:26,440 Speaker 1: normal as normal as normal b I guess during these times. 410 00:17:26,680 --> 00:17:29,320 Speaker 1: But everyone's wearing mass everyone's you know, social distancing things 411 00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:32,199 Speaker 1: like that. But we've been back at practice, coaches have 412 00:17:32,240 --> 00:17:35,000 Speaker 1: been around, had meetings, you know, obviously I've had a 413 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:37,560 Speaker 1: few guys out, um, you know, with with symptoms or 414 00:17:37,600 --> 00:17:40,800 Speaker 1: with you know, positive test results. But our our health 415 00:17:40,800 --> 00:17:43,199 Speaker 1: department and and futic department as a whole has done 416 00:17:43,200 --> 00:17:45,560 Speaker 1: a really good job handling everything. Try. I want to 417 00:17:45,560 --> 00:17:48,040 Speaker 1: go back to high school with you, UM, as somebody 418 00:17:48,080 --> 00:17:51,080 Speaker 1: that was a multiple sports star, but you played a 419 00:17:51,119 --> 00:17:53,959 Speaker 1: couple different positions on the football field, going through your 420 00:17:53,960 --> 00:17:57,399 Speaker 1: recruiting process. Take us through that journey, what that was 421 00:17:57,480 --> 00:18:00,560 Speaker 1: like and what some schools were recruiting you as other 422 00:18:00,560 --> 00:18:03,200 Speaker 1: than quarterback. Yes, I'd say probably. Um. Going into my 423 00:18:03,240 --> 00:18:05,320 Speaker 1: sophomore year, I went to a lot of camps. I 424 00:18:05,359 --> 00:18:09,000 Speaker 1: went to Nebraska, I went to Minnesota a couple of times. UM, 425 00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:11,800 Speaker 1: North Dakota, say, South Dakota State, UM, more local, I 426 00:18:11,800 --> 00:18:14,639 Speaker 1: guess uh. For the most part, schools recruited me at quarterback, 427 00:18:14,680 --> 00:18:16,240 Speaker 1: but there are a few schools. Um. You know, if 428 00:18:16,280 --> 00:18:17,800 Speaker 1: you had asked me going in my sophomore year, I 429 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:19,639 Speaker 1: told you I was gonna play quarterback at the University 430 00:18:19,640 --> 00:18:22,359 Speaker 1: of Minnesota. UM, no doubt in my mind, just because 431 00:18:22,359 --> 00:18:23,679 Speaker 1: I had some guys from my high school that I 432 00:18:23,680 --> 00:18:26,200 Speaker 1: played in Minnesota were committed or signed things like that. 433 00:18:26,880 --> 00:18:28,880 Speaker 1: But then with the coaching change and everything. Coach Flight 434 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:30,840 Speaker 1: being hired, he saw a different fit and he had 435 00:18:30,840 --> 00:18:34,080 Speaker 1: his quarterback already. UM committed to him at that point, 436 00:18:34,119 --> 00:18:36,040 Speaker 1: going into my junior year, it would have been UM. 437 00:18:36,040 --> 00:18:38,000 Speaker 1: So he was very honest enough front of me that 438 00:18:38,040 --> 00:18:41,240 Speaker 1: they wanted to recruit me. Yet at played to play 439 00:18:41,280 --> 00:18:43,800 Speaker 1: receiver safety. UM, And at that point I kind of 440 00:18:43,840 --> 00:18:46,360 Speaker 1: knew I was a quarterback and wanted to be a quarterback. UM. 441 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:48,960 Speaker 1: So I just said thank you, thanks, thank you to him, 442 00:18:48,960 --> 00:18:51,159 Speaker 1: but super thankful for that opportunity. UM. A few other 443 00:18:51,200 --> 00:18:52,760 Speaker 1: schools in the Big Ten wanted me to play, you know, 444 00:18:52,800 --> 00:18:55,320 Speaker 1: outside linebacker and things like that, but I kind of 445 00:18:55,400 --> 00:18:57,440 Speaker 1: knew I was a quarterback at that point. UM committed 446 00:18:57,440 --> 00:19:00,280 Speaker 1: to North Dakota State pretty early in my career about 447 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:02,800 Speaker 1: us in my dream during my dreamior year. I kind 448 00:19:02,800 --> 00:19:04,800 Speaker 1: of never looked back. That got to that point where 449 00:19:04,800 --> 00:19:06,040 Speaker 1: I was kind of like, what am I waiting for? 450 00:19:06,280 --> 00:19:07,880 Speaker 1: You know, my ultimate goal to play at the next 451 00:19:07,920 --> 00:19:09,919 Speaker 1: level and and obviously don't ko to stay. Has been 452 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:11,560 Speaker 1: been sending guys to the next level for a long time, 453 00:19:11,640 --> 00:19:14,520 Speaker 1: especially at the quarterback position, you know, talking about that 454 00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:17,720 Speaker 1: because it is a very unique situation. North Dakota say this. 455 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:19,879 Speaker 1: I mean, they've had a number of quarterbacks go we 456 00:19:19,880 --> 00:19:23,080 Speaker 1: think about Carson Wentz and Eastern Stick. You appear to 457 00:19:23,119 --> 00:19:25,320 Speaker 1: be the next one in line. What is it about 458 00:19:25,359 --> 00:19:27,400 Speaker 1: the culture or the setup that you guys have there 459 00:19:27,480 --> 00:19:30,480 Speaker 1: that prepares quarterbacks to go on in advance beyond college. 460 00:19:31,440 --> 00:19:34,119 Speaker 1: The expectations are kind of at a new level. I 461 00:19:34,160 --> 00:19:35,920 Speaker 1: don't know if I would have been expecting it. And 462 00:19:35,960 --> 00:19:38,080 Speaker 1: also just the type of people that that we recruit here, 463 00:19:38,640 --> 00:19:41,400 Speaker 1: guess our coaching staff recruits here. Um, we don't have 464 00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:43,200 Speaker 1: really guys that are that you know, you have to 465 00:19:43,240 --> 00:19:45,320 Speaker 1: worry about. You know, we don't have guys that that 466 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:47,719 Speaker 1: you have to worry about making decisions bad, poor decisions 467 00:19:47,720 --> 00:19:50,520 Speaker 1: off the field. We just don't don't have those guys here. Um. 468 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:52,960 Speaker 1: And just talking to a lot of guys at other schools, 469 00:19:53,040 --> 00:19:54,800 Speaker 1: you know, across the country, it's it's a lot different 470 00:19:54,840 --> 00:19:57,200 Speaker 1: here than than other places. Um. You know, you get 471 00:19:57,280 --> 00:19:59,680 Speaker 1: humble with your freshman year, regardless of a position you play, 472 00:19:59,720 --> 00:20:01,720 Speaker 1: you know, playing quarterback, I'm probably more thankful that I 473 00:20:01,720 --> 00:20:03,520 Speaker 1: don't have to deal with as much of the the 474 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:07,280 Speaker 1: rookie you know, what punishments and things like that. UM. 475 00:20:07,480 --> 00:20:10,000 Speaker 1: But just like I said, it's just different. Uh, and 476 00:20:10,200 --> 00:20:12,560 Speaker 1: meeting Eastern there my recruiting process was a huge part 477 00:20:12,560 --> 00:20:14,879 Speaker 1: of why I'm here now, UM, and why I decided 478 00:20:14,920 --> 00:20:16,840 Speaker 1: to come here so early. Just the type of person 479 00:20:16,880 --> 00:20:18,800 Speaker 1: he was, He was willing to help me. UM. You 480 00:20:18,840 --> 00:20:20,960 Speaker 1: know my red shirt, my red shirt year, my first 481 00:20:21,080 --> 00:20:23,080 Speaker 1: year on campus. You know, Easton was the senior. I 482 00:20:23,119 --> 00:20:24,680 Speaker 1: kind of knew he would have the opportunity to play 483 00:20:24,680 --> 00:20:26,840 Speaker 1: at the next level. UM, and he didn't have to 484 00:20:26,880 --> 00:20:29,280 Speaker 1: worry about anything at that point. He definitely didn't have 485 00:20:29,359 --> 00:20:30,720 Speaker 1: to help me as much as he did. You know, 486 00:20:30,760 --> 00:20:33,080 Speaker 1: I was able to steal his notes and follow him 487 00:20:33,080 --> 00:20:35,520 Speaker 1: around and kind of be a shadow for that first year. UM. 488 00:20:35,560 --> 00:20:38,040 Speaker 1: And just just how willing he was to answer my 489 00:20:38,119 --> 00:20:42,960 Speaker 1: questions and and just just spend time with me. I 490 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:44,520 Speaker 1: think that that says a lot about him and a 491 00:20:44,520 --> 00:20:47,760 Speaker 1: lot about the culture here. But we're we're getting towards 492 00:20:47,800 --> 00:20:50,480 Speaker 1: the end of baseball season right now. And in baseball 493 00:20:50,520 --> 00:20:53,240 Speaker 1: you have those hitting streaks, and people are very conscious 494 00:20:53,240 --> 00:20:55,480 Speaker 1: when they have kind of a long hitting streak going. 495 00:20:55,920 --> 00:20:57,960 Speaker 1: In football, you had a unique streak where you made 496 00:20:57,960 --> 00:21:00,480 Speaker 1: it through the entire season without throwing an interception. At 497 00:21:00,480 --> 00:21:03,119 Speaker 1: what point in time is this like week three, week four, 498 00:21:03,480 --> 00:21:05,480 Speaker 1: where you're like, hold up now, like I have no 499 00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:07,800 Speaker 1: no picks, like you? Were you thinking about that on 500 00:21:07,840 --> 00:21:10,399 Speaker 1: a weekly basis, because I've never seen it with a 501 00:21:10,440 --> 00:21:12,520 Speaker 1: big time quarterback to make it through the full season 502 00:21:12,520 --> 00:21:15,240 Speaker 1: without an interception? What was a what was the key 503 00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:18,160 Speaker 1: to to you protecting the football? And were you kind 504 00:21:18,160 --> 00:21:20,480 Speaker 1: of thinking about that at all as you're going through Honestly, 505 00:21:20,520 --> 00:21:22,160 Speaker 1: didn't think about it. It was one of those things 506 00:21:22,200 --> 00:21:24,600 Speaker 1: where guys brought it up. I guess guys didn't really 507 00:21:24,640 --> 00:21:25,960 Speaker 1: bring it up. You know. It's one of those things 508 00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:28,040 Speaker 1: where everyone kind of just knew an unridden rule. We 509 00:21:28,080 --> 00:21:30,080 Speaker 1: just don't talk about it. So really, the only time 510 00:21:30,119 --> 00:21:32,040 Speaker 1: I got asked about it was in the media, you know, 511 00:21:32,160 --> 00:21:34,200 Speaker 1: on our media, our weekly media days. Was kind of 512 00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:35,720 Speaker 1: the only time. And I was, you know, at that point, 513 00:21:35,840 --> 00:21:37,399 Speaker 1: I don't know what to tell you. I'm gonna obviously 514 00:21:37,400 --> 00:21:39,480 Speaker 1: it's a good thing. I'm gonna keep not trying to 515 00:21:39,480 --> 00:21:42,520 Speaker 1: throw interceptions, but it's it wasn't where I went into 516 00:21:42,560 --> 00:21:45,400 Speaker 1: every game thinking, you know, gosh, I'm gonna do everything 517 00:21:45,480 --> 00:21:47,639 Speaker 1: I can do. It's not the interception, but We do 518 00:21:47,720 --> 00:21:49,000 Speaker 1: talk about it a lot. You know, the ball is 519 00:21:49,040 --> 00:21:50,960 Speaker 1: the program and things like that. You don't want to 520 00:21:51,040 --> 00:21:52,600 Speaker 1: end every dive with the kid, whether it's a fun 521 00:21:52,640 --> 00:21:55,160 Speaker 1: extra point or a field goal. Um, so those things 522 00:21:55,160 --> 00:21:57,400 Speaker 1: help as well as our offensive staff is a great job. 523 00:21:57,960 --> 00:21:59,960 Speaker 1: And Zev Noing and Noah's ended up in my back 524 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:03,080 Speaker 1: up quarterbacks helped me out a ton on a weekly basis. 525 00:22:03,080 --> 00:22:04,960 Speaker 1: But just the preparation I think, like I said that 526 00:22:04,960 --> 00:22:08,080 Speaker 1: Easton taught me, Um, we've part of it. And the coaches, 527 00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:10,840 Speaker 1: you know, offensive coordinator coach role, you know, making a child. 528 00:22:10,880 --> 00:22:12,879 Speaker 1: I feel comfortable with everything, and me being able to 529 00:22:12,920 --> 00:22:15,480 Speaker 1: sit an offensive staff meetings and things like that. Just 530 00:22:15,520 --> 00:22:17,399 Speaker 1: being on the same page with everyone, whether it's our 531 00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:19,679 Speaker 1: receivers and our coaches. I think it's be part of it, 532 00:22:20,440 --> 00:22:22,560 Speaker 1: you know. Trade when you look at the National Football League, 533 00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:24,440 Speaker 1: it seems like there's a bit of a revolution at 534 00:22:24,440 --> 00:22:28,159 Speaker 1: the quarterback position. You've seen guys like Lamar Jackson, Patrick Mahomes, 535 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:31,520 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson, Kylin Murray, guys that are super athletic making 536 00:22:31,520 --> 00:22:33,960 Speaker 1: all of these plays. So when you're patting your game, 537 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:37,080 Speaker 1: is there a player that you look to pattern? I 538 00:22:37,119 --> 00:22:39,280 Speaker 1: didn't even mention Russell Wilson. Is there a player that 539 00:22:39,320 --> 00:22:40,919 Speaker 1: you kind of modeled your game after when you think 540 00:22:40,960 --> 00:22:43,720 Speaker 1: about it, I don't know if there's one guy obviously 541 00:22:43,720 --> 00:22:46,439 Speaker 1: been asked this a lot. I like to say different pieces, UM, 542 00:22:46,520 --> 00:22:49,480 Speaker 1: had different opportunities to work with different guys like Dwayne Haskins, 543 00:22:49,520 --> 00:22:52,199 Speaker 1: you know, DeShawn being able to take little things from 544 00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:54,760 Speaker 1: that game. Just one thing I noticed specifically about when 545 00:22:54,760 --> 00:22:57,719 Speaker 1: I threw with DeShawn, just how relaxed he is. So 546 00:22:57,760 --> 00:22:59,520 Speaker 1: that's kind of just one thing. I worked as much 547 00:22:59,520 --> 00:23:02,080 Speaker 1: as I could. Um, you know, this offseason and this 548 00:23:02,080 --> 00:23:04,439 Speaker 1: this whole COVID time, being able to throw with him 549 00:23:04,440 --> 00:23:06,760 Speaker 1: and Dwayne and just how smooth and relax they both are. 550 00:23:07,160 --> 00:23:10,000 Speaker 1: Obviously being able to throw with Carson and meet him. Um, 551 00:23:10,200 --> 00:23:12,720 Speaker 1: the preparation and things like that, being able to watch 552 00:23:12,840 --> 00:23:15,159 Speaker 1: watch football, watch quarterback class. Think it's it's something that 553 00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:17,320 Speaker 1: every quarterback will tell you that. But you know, I'm 554 00:23:17,359 --> 00:23:19,200 Speaker 1: not gonna model my game after one guy, but I 555 00:23:19,320 --> 00:23:20,840 Speaker 1: kind of take as many pieces as I can from 556 00:23:20,880 --> 00:23:23,240 Speaker 1: as many guys as I can train. It's a leadership 557 00:23:23,280 --> 00:23:26,080 Speaker 1: position that you play, UM, and I would love to 558 00:23:26,080 --> 00:23:28,639 Speaker 1: just get a little insight into what your leadership style 559 00:23:28,680 --> 00:23:30,200 Speaker 1: looks like. Is there a is there a moment or 560 00:23:30,240 --> 00:23:32,680 Speaker 1: a story you can share with us that that kind 561 00:23:32,680 --> 00:23:34,800 Speaker 1: of gives us a glimpse into what your leadership style 562 00:23:34,840 --> 00:23:38,680 Speaker 1: looks like. UM, I'll tell you South Dakota State fourth 563 00:23:38,720 --> 00:23:43,600 Speaker 1: and one. Um, we are shoot fourth and one from 564 00:23:43,600 --> 00:23:47,639 Speaker 1: probably our own twenty eight um yard line, fourth quarter. Uh, 565 00:23:47,680 --> 00:23:49,399 Speaker 1: you know we got stopped on third down. It was 566 00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:51,160 Speaker 1: fourth and one, and I'll tell you there's no way 567 00:23:51,160 --> 00:23:53,000 Speaker 1: I was coming off that field. As well as our 568 00:23:53,040 --> 00:23:55,760 Speaker 1: offensive line we were gonna get that, you know, regardless 569 00:23:55,760 --> 00:23:58,480 Speaker 1: of the situation in the game. UM. You know, we 570 00:23:58,480 --> 00:24:00,439 Speaker 1: we kind of preach a fourth and woman tality on 571 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:03,199 Speaker 1: every play. Um, you know, being afficient everything is really important. 572 00:24:03,200 --> 00:24:05,960 Speaker 1: But we just up front, especially you know, offensive line, 573 00:24:05,960 --> 00:24:07,240 Speaker 1: just the love they have for me and the level 574 00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:10,000 Speaker 1: after them. Uh is different here. But I think I 575 00:24:10,040 --> 00:24:12,760 Speaker 1: guess that that kind of situation, UM kind of summed 576 00:24:12,760 --> 00:24:14,280 Speaker 1: it up. You know, there's no way to come off 577 00:24:14,280 --> 00:24:16,400 Speaker 1: the field that the confidence I had in my teammates 578 00:24:16,560 --> 00:24:18,359 Speaker 1: in the work they put in to get to that point, 579 00:24:18,760 --> 00:24:20,200 Speaker 1: there was no way I was. I was not gonna 580 00:24:20,240 --> 00:24:23,200 Speaker 1: get them the opportunity so what happened? You gotta finish 581 00:24:23,240 --> 00:24:27,119 Speaker 1: the story here. What happened? Then Adam Cofield handed it off, 582 00:24:27,160 --> 00:24:30,440 Speaker 1: Adam Cofield took it about seventy five yards to the house, 583 00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:33,160 Speaker 1: ended up the game, kind of the game winning touchdown. 584 00:24:33,160 --> 00:24:40,760 Speaker 1: It's a big time leave man. Um, that's great, So 585 00:24:40,760 --> 00:24:43,760 Speaker 1: so trade. This is a uned set a circumstances. Obviously, 586 00:24:43,840 --> 00:24:45,840 Speaker 1: you've got a lot of attention this offseason. People are 587 00:24:45,840 --> 00:24:48,040 Speaker 1: talking about you. They're talking about you not only what 588 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:50,119 Speaker 1: you guys do at the level of what you potential 589 00:24:50,160 --> 00:24:51,800 Speaker 1: could do at the next level. You have a game 590 00:24:51,800 --> 00:24:55,040 Speaker 1: coming up October three against Central Arkansas. Do you feel 591 00:24:55,080 --> 00:24:57,639 Speaker 1: any added pressure because this is kind of the only 592 00:24:57,920 --> 00:25:01,840 Speaker 1: game on your regular season schedule? Like, how are you 593 00:25:01,880 --> 00:25:04,239 Speaker 1: how do you even treat this game going into it? 594 00:25:05,240 --> 00:25:07,119 Speaker 1: Just just another game, just trying to go one and 595 00:25:07,760 --> 00:25:10,520 Speaker 1: just treating like the first game this season for US. UM. 596 00:25:10,560 --> 00:25:12,680 Speaker 1: You know, obviously it will be different not not having 597 00:25:12,720 --> 00:25:15,280 Speaker 1: week two in Week three, you know, and so on. Um, 598 00:25:15,320 --> 00:25:17,480 Speaker 1: But it's it's been a good opportunity for US and 599 00:25:17,560 --> 00:25:20,359 Speaker 1: to learn and obviously Central Arkansas having played you know, 600 00:25:20,440 --> 00:25:23,280 Speaker 1: two games already, will play again. You know this Saturday. Uh, 601 00:25:23,280 --> 00:25:24,719 Speaker 1: it's good for us. I think it's a great thing 602 00:25:24,720 --> 00:25:26,840 Speaker 1: for us to be able to watch watch their current film. 603 00:25:26,920 --> 00:25:28,560 Speaker 1: You know, they're kind of still be banking on last 604 00:25:28,640 --> 00:25:30,760 Speaker 1: year's film. Uh, and we've you know, kind of grown 605 00:25:30,760 --> 00:25:32,880 Speaker 1: and evolved a lot. But mentally, I don't think it's 606 00:25:32,920 --> 00:25:35,320 Speaker 1: it's a whole lot different for me. Um. Obviously, you 607 00:25:35,359 --> 00:25:37,080 Speaker 1: know the media and you guys are gonna talk about 608 00:25:37,119 --> 00:25:39,280 Speaker 1: everything you know that you need to talk about, UM, 609 00:25:39,320 --> 00:25:41,280 Speaker 1: but form for us, it's just a football game. UM. 610 00:25:41,280 --> 00:25:44,520 Speaker 1: Super excited for the opportunity another game with our coaches, 611 00:25:44,560 --> 00:25:46,560 Speaker 1: with with the seniors. Like I said, just sending them 612 00:25:46,560 --> 00:25:48,639 Speaker 1: out the right way. It wouldn't have been right, you 613 00:25:48,720 --> 00:25:50,080 Speaker 1: know for some of the guys that won't be come 614 00:25:50,080 --> 00:25:52,560 Speaker 1: back in the spring. UM, for them to win a 615 00:25:52,640 --> 00:25:54,800 Speaker 1: national championship, thinking they have a whole another year left 616 00:25:54,800 --> 00:25:56,840 Speaker 1: and never get to put the pads on again. So 617 00:25:56,880 --> 00:25:59,880 Speaker 1: they're super thankful for them. Uh, that opportunity will will 618 00:25:59,920 --> 00:26:02,919 Speaker 1: be something there forever. Last question from me. I know 619 00:26:02,920 --> 00:26:05,399 Speaker 1: you gotta you gotta run here and get ready for 620 00:26:05,480 --> 00:26:08,520 Speaker 1: your work there. But a lot of quarterbacks come from 621 00:26:08,560 --> 00:26:11,080 Speaker 1: Texas and come from California, and a lot of times 622 00:26:11,119 --> 00:26:13,719 Speaker 1: you'll get picked you know, Josh Allen, somebody grew up 623 00:26:13,720 --> 00:26:15,919 Speaker 1: in California, but then it gets drafted by the Buffalo 624 00:26:15,960 --> 00:26:18,600 Speaker 1: Bill Sam Donald goes to the Jetsi's from southern California. 625 00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:20,960 Speaker 1: They always questioned, man, what they can these guys who 626 00:26:20,960 --> 00:26:22,920 Speaker 1: do when they played in cold weather games. I would 627 00:26:22,960 --> 00:26:26,159 Speaker 1: imagine spending your time in Minnesota and North Dakota, you 628 00:26:26,200 --> 00:26:28,879 Speaker 1: have your fair share of cold weather stories. Give me 629 00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:32,879 Speaker 1: your best cold weather game story that you got. I 630 00:26:32,880 --> 00:26:39,159 Speaker 1: mean there's plenty, you know. Uh, Thankfully I didn't. I 631 00:26:39,160 --> 00:26:42,119 Speaker 1: didn't have any too bad games. There were some there 632 00:26:42,160 --> 00:26:46,280 Speaker 1: were some practices where I was questioning a lot of things. Um, 633 00:26:46,480 --> 00:26:48,879 Speaker 1: this year, but my senior year, my last game my 634 00:26:48,880 --> 00:26:51,399 Speaker 1: senior year, actually it was a snowstorm. It was a 635 00:26:51,440 --> 00:26:53,960 Speaker 1: blizzard back in high school. So I would say that 636 00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:56,200 Speaker 1: was probably the worst, the coldest experience I've had in 637 00:26:56,240 --> 00:26:58,720 Speaker 1: the game. Uh, being up here, you know, we have 638 00:26:58,840 --> 00:27:01,960 Speaker 1: a kind of a rule that your freshman year. Your 639 00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:04,840 Speaker 1: your freshman year, you you can't wear sleeves to practice 640 00:27:05,320 --> 00:27:08,240 Speaker 1: at all, So you're in short sleeves regardless of what 641 00:27:08,280 --> 00:27:10,960 Speaker 1: the temperature is. So that was probably one of the 642 00:27:11,040 --> 00:27:12,639 Speaker 1: one of the toughest things you know you're gonna have 643 00:27:12,720 --> 00:27:14,159 Speaker 1: to practice and you already don't want to go out 644 00:27:14,160 --> 00:27:16,560 Speaker 1: there because it's called um. And then I see East 645 00:27:16,600 --> 00:27:19,120 Speaker 1: and Stick and all the other quarterbacks and in hoodies 646 00:27:19,560 --> 00:27:23,080 Speaker 1: and sweatpants, you know, freezing my boat off. So I 647 00:27:23,320 --> 00:27:26,000 Speaker 1: definitely had some of those experiences. But you know I'm 648 00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:28,879 Speaker 1: better for it now. That is phenomenal. Hey man, you've 649 00:27:28,920 --> 00:27:30,879 Speaker 1: been very generous with your time. We're gonna be catching 650 00:27:30,920 --> 00:27:32,360 Speaker 1: up with you as you go through the spring here. 651 00:27:32,880 --> 00:27:35,639 Speaker 1: Best of luck in your one game here. I'm excited 652 00:27:35,680 --> 00:27:38,480 Speaker 1: to watch it and we'll be in touch soon. Man. Absolutely, 653 00:27:38,520 --> 00:27:41,560 Speaker 1: thank you guys so much. Oh Black, I loved I 654 00:27:41,600 --> 00:27:44,040 Speaker 1: love visiting with Trey. How about the cold weather story. 655 00:27:44,080 --> 00:27:47,760 Speaker 1: But I remember in a game in college, uh, coming out. 656 00:27:47,800 --> 00:27:49,400 Speaker 1: It was a cold weather game. I don't remember who 657 00:27:49,440 --> 00:27:51,679 Speaker 1: who where exactly. It was, might have been in Cincinnati, 658 00:27:51,960 --> 00:27:54,440 Speaker 1: but I remember thinking, like, I'm a San Diego kid, 659 00:27:54,440 --> 00:27:56,520 Speaker 1: I want to I want to experience this cold. I'm 660 00:27:56,600 --> 00:27:59,360 Speaker 1: I'm tough. I came out in warmups. I came out 661 00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:02,240 Speaker 1: warm ups with sleeves. Buck. We came back into the 662 00:28:02,240 --> 00:28:04,080 Speaker 1: locker room before I couldn't get those sleeves on fast. 663 00:28:04,119 --> 00:28:08,120 Speaker 1: I was like, forget that, man, DJ is funny because 664 00:28:08,119 --> 00:28:09,800 Speaker 1: they have a similar story. Like obviously I grew up 665 00:28:09,800 --> 00:28:12,679 Speaker 1: in North Carolina. Um, I'm playing for the Jackson and Jaguars. 666 00:28:12,720 --> 00:28:14,080 Speaker 1: We're playing the New England Pages in the a f 667 00:28:14,160 --> 00:28:16,719 Speaker 1: C Championship game, like this is for all the marvels. 668 00:28:16,720 --> 00:28:17,960 Speaker 1: And I remember we were like, hey, this is a 669 00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:20,600 Speaker 1: no sleeves day. It's a no sleeves game. And so 670 00:28:21,000 --> 00:28:23,040 Speaker 1: I remember coming out from warm ups and not having 671 00:28:23,040 --> 00:28:24,719 Speaker 1: the sleeves on, and what I did. I had a 672 00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:27,119 Speaker 1: mock neck, but I didn't have the sleeves out. And 673 00:28:27,160 --> 00:28:29,640 Speaker 1: so the first half DJ, I'm returning kicks and all this, 674 00:28:29,720 --> 00:28:33,960 Speaker 1: and I was never been more distracted because the only thing, 675 00:28:34,359 --> 00:28:36,320 Speaker 1: the only thing I could think about when I'm going 676 00:28:36,359 --> 00:28:38,440 Speaker 1: out to either return a kick or to play dime 677 00:28:39,000 --> 00:28:41,280 Speaker 1: corner is, Man, we need to get off the field 678 00:28:41,280 --> 00:28:42,720 Speaker 1: so I can get back on the I need to 679 00:28:42,760 --> 00:28:45,360 Speaker 1: get I need to get on the hot seat. And 680 00:28:45,400 --> 00:28:47,920 Speaker 1: at halftime I couldn't put on I couldn't put on 681 00:28:48,280 --> 00:28:51,479 Speaker 1: more clothes. But yeah, it's a huge distraction. I know, 682 00:28:51,560 --> 00:28:53,760 Speaker 1: like you kind of tough enough and you get used 683 00:28:53,760 --> 00:28:57,000 Speaker 1: to it, but man, it is it is different for me. 684 00:28:57,440 --> 00:29:00,160 Speaker 1: And some guys some guys never, some guys never just 685 00:29:00,560 --> 00:29:02,160 Speaker 1: to being able to play in the cold weather because 686 00:29:02,160 --> 00:29:05,240 Speaker 1: it looks as a different game. The hits feel a 687 00:29:05,320 --> 00:29:08,280 Speaker 1: little harder, the ball it's harder. I mean, it's it's 688 00:29:08,320 --> 00:29:11,080 Speaker 1: a challenge and it is a huge advantage to those 689 00:29:11,320 --> 00:29:13,320 Speaker 1: who play in the call and those who thrive in 690 00:29:13,360 --> 00:29:15,160 Speaker 1: the call. Yeah, man, you want to have those guys 691 00:29:15,200 --> 00:29:18,040 Speaker 1: on your team. I can't imagine every day at practice 692 00:29:18,080 --> 00:29:20,320 Speaker 1: with no sleeves as a freshman, because it is a freshman. 693 00:29:20,320 --> 00:29:21,800 Speaker 1: A lot of times you're on those look teams, and 694 00:29:21,840 --> 00:29:24,040 Speaker 1: there are times where you're just standing around doing nothing. 695 00:29:24,360 --> 00:29:27,120 Speaker 1: When you're moving, it's tolerable when you're just standing there watching. 696 00:29:27,240 --> 00:29:29,680 Speaker 1: Oh man, I can't imagine one of those guys are 697 00:29:29,680 --> 00:29:32,000 Speaker 1: so it ain't tough. Yeah, it's unbearable. I will say, 698 00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:34,040 Speaker 1: when you live in that environment, you play in the environment, 699 00:29:34,080 --> 00:29:36,240 Speaker 1: because I do believe playing in Green Bay, I felt 700 00:29:36,240 --> 00:29:39,600 Speaker 1: like I was actimated to it a little bit. But 701 00:29:39,680 --> 00:29:41,680 Speaker 1: it's still a cold, like when when you have freezing 702 00:29:41,680 --> 00:29:43,680 Speaker 1: temperatures like cold. It's cold and into I don't care 703 00:29:43,720 --> 00:29:46,120 Speaker 1: what anybody says, it hurts and it's not a lot 704 00:29:46,120 --> 00:29:49,120 Speaker 1: of fun. No it stings the whole thing. I remember. 705 00:29:49,160 --> 00:29:51,800 Speaker 1: I remember being in North Carolina in the winter up 706 00:29:51,800 --> 00:29:54,080 Speaker 1: in the mountains and boone, it gets cold the last year. 707 00:29:54,520 --> 00:29:56,440 Speaker 1: But I remember my wife we were dating at the time, 708 00:29:56,440 --> 00:29:58,760 Speaker 1: and it come out and uh we were we were 709 00:29:58,760 --> 00:30:01,720 Speaker 1: at a gas station and we got out, um and 710 00:30:01,880 --> 00:30:04,120 Speaker 1: she I had to go inside to get something or whatever. 711 00:30:04,160 --> 00:30:06,000 Speaker 1: I think she actually had to pump the gas so 712 00:30:06,040 --> 00:30:07,920 Speaker 1: she was outside. I just I come back. She's going 713 00:30:08,040 --> 00:30:11,000 Speaker 1: five three two three two one. I'm like, what are 714 00:30:11,000 --> 00:30:13,320 Speaker 1: you doing? Just like that's just I'm telling myself. Once 715 00:30:13,360 --> 00:30:15,080 Speaker 1: I get to one, I can get back into the car. 716 00:30:15,160 --> 00:30:18,040 Speaker 1: So she's like doing his meddal at five, just give 717 00:30:18,080 --> 00:30:20,880 Speaker 1: me back in the car freezing. Uh. So our kids 718 00:30:20,880 --> 00:30:23,080 Speaker 1: do that now all the time when it gets really cold. 719 00:30:23,120 --> 00:30:25,080 Speaker 1: So you know we're up in the mountains or something. 720 00:30:25,120 --> 00:30:27,880 Speaker 1: But yeah, it's um, it is a channel. But I 721 00:30:27,920 --> 00:30:29,440 Speaker 1: think with trade lance Man, I think the thing that's 722 00:30:29,440 --> 00:30:32,520 Speaker 1: fascinating by him DJ is he is such a good kid, 723 00:30:32,680 --> 00:30:37,040 Speaker 1: such a good leader, mature kid. Huh. Very impressive, like 724 00:30:37,160 --> 00:30:39,120 Speaker 1: very very impressive in a bunch of different areas. And 725 00:30:39,160 --> 00:30:40,680 Speaker 1: I think when we get to the point where if 726 00:30:40,680 --> 00:30:42,640 Speaker 1: he does come out and we begin to have these 727 00:30:42,680 --> 00:30:45,600 Speaker 1: conversations about him. Um, A lot of the stuff that 728 00:30:45,760 --> 00:30:48,560 Speaker 1: is really important to executives and coaches when it comes 729 00:30:48,560 --> 00:30:51,000 Speaker 1: to selecting the quarterback has little to do with the 730 00:30:51,080 --> 00:30:54,160 Speaker 1: on field performance. It has more to do with the maturity, 731 00:30:54,480 --> 00:30:58,040 Speaker 1: the way they handle things and situations and his makeup. 732 00:30:58,080 --> 00:31:00,520 Speaker 1: And we can talk about North Dakota State and big 733 00:31:00,560 --> 00:31:02,000 Speaker 1: Time in ball, but we can say that the last 734 00:31:02,000 --> 00:31:03,920 Speaker 1: two quarterbacks that have come out of there are playing 735 00:31:03,920 --> 00:31:05,920 Speaker 1: in the National Football Again, they've been well prepared. I 736 00:31:05,920 --> 00:31:07,720 Speaker 1: think he is well prepared to play in the National 737 00:31:07,760 --> 00:31:09,760 Speaker 1: Football League, and I think we will see that as 738 00:31:09,800 --> 00:31:11,920 Speaker 1: he continues to go forward. Yeah, I'm looking forward to 739 00:31:11,960 --> 00:31:13,800 Speaker 1: keeping up with his story as we go through. Well 740 00:31:14,040 --> 00:31:16,920 Speaker 1: that actually, uh spend some time breaking down that game 741 00:31:17,320 --> 00:31:19,880 Speaker 1: after it's done October three against Central Arkansas, So we'll 742 00:31:19,880 --> 00:31:21,760 Speaker 1: get a chance to see him in his one game season. 743 00:31:21,760 --> 00:31:25,360 Speaker 1: Pretty unique. Well, it's it's a different Yearbuck, but man, 744 00:31:25,400 --> 00:31:27,520 Speaker 1: it feels great to be back in the saddle. We've 745 00:31:27,560 --> 00:31:30,120 Speaker 1: got some college football we can talk about, We've got 746 00:31:30,240 --> 00:31:33,920 Speaker 1: NFL football. Um, we've got another episode coming up on Thursday. 747 00:31:33,960 --> 00:31:36,920 Speaker 1: But isn't it nice just to instead of talking about 748 00:31:36,960 --> 00:31:38,840 Speaker 1: this team may be good or this guy may have 749 00:31:38,880 --> 00:31:41,760 Speaker 1: a good year to actually have real football to break down. Yeah, 750 00:31:41,760 --> 00:31:43,840 Speaker 1: it is great, and I think that the great thing 751 00:31:43,840 --> 00:31:45,480 Speaker 1: about the way that this set up this year is 752 00:31:45,480 --> 00:31:49,400 Speaker 1: without a preseason. The overreactions are crazy, but off the charts. 753 00:31:49,760 --> 00:31:51,920 Speaker 1: Here's what I wanted to caution everybody. Teams are gonna 754 00:31:51,920 --> 00:31:54,440 Speaker 1: make the biggest improvement from last week to this week. 755 00:31:54,520 --> 00:31:57,640 Speaker 1: We will see different teams emerged, and we're going to 756 00:31:57,720 --> 00:31:59,320 Speaker 1: be surprised because teams that we thought were Super Bowl 757 00:31:59,320 --> 00:32:01,480 Speaker 1: contentents are going to fall flat, and teams that we 758 00:32:01,480 --> 00:32:04,760 Speaker 1: were already casting aside, they're gonna play much better. I 759 00:32:04,760 --> 00:32:06,960 Speaker 1: think you had we talked about it. Their first four 760 00:32:07,040 --> 00:32:08,880 Speaker 1: games of the season, you gotta kind of throw away 761 00:32:08,920 --> 00:32:11,680 Speaker 1: because that is really the preseason. Yep. Just find a 762 00:32:11,680 --> 00:32:13,360 Speaker 1: way to scratch out one or two wins and stay 763 00:32:13,360 --> 00:32:15,200 Speaker 1: a live. That's all you gotta do during these first 764 00:32:15,200 --> 00:32:17,200 Speaker 1: four games and then uh and then off we go. 765 00:32:17,680 --> 00:32:19,080 Speaker 1: All right, that was fun one Today. I want to 766 00:32:19,120 --> 00:32:21,560 Speaker 1: thank you guys for leaving us those ratings and reviews 767 00:32:21,560 --> 00:32:24,000 Speaker 1: on Apple Podcasts. We do appreciate it. Thanks for checking 768 00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:27,160 Speaker 1: out all of our video content NFL dot Com, Slash 769 00:32:27,280 --> 00:32:30,400 Speaker 1: MTS video as well as YouTube dot com slash NFL podcasts. 770 00:32:31,040 --> 00:32:34,280 Speaker 1: You can check that out as well. 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