1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:09,720 Speaker 1: Emotion is soul got to throw, wants to throw down 2 00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:26,000 Speaker 1: the thirty one yard line. Oh that is utiful. Welcome 3 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:28,480 Speaker 1: to the twenty in the Huddle podcast presented by Microsoft, 4 00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:31,120 Speaker 1: and I am very glad to welcome in Ham Sutton 5 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:34,120 Speaker 1: as new cornerback for the Detroit Lions. A little bit 6 00:00:34,120 --> 00:00:37,839 Speaker 1: of a whirlwind, heresy, sir? How has it been just 7 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:41,040 Speaker 1: the the introduction to everything a new situation. Look, you 8 00:00:41,080 --> 00:00:42,720 Speaker 1: with freed to see a couple of years ago, but 9 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:45,559 Speaker 1: you stayed in Pittsburgh, and so just what is this 10 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:49,520 Speaker 1: experience like? Is there some excitement associated with with something 11 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 1: new and doing stories, a new city and everything else 12 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:54,040 Speaker 1: that goes along with that one percent, all those details 13 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:56,880 Speaker 1: going to it um obviously coming out of Pittsburgh. Being 14 00:00:56,960 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 1: there just form a foundation standpoint, you know, for for 15 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 1: my whole career and seeing a lot of longevity over time, 16 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:05,320 Speaker 1: seeing a lot of ball. But again it's time to 17 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:08,280 Speaker 1: you know, spurge, Wayne's soar a little bit coming into 18 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 1: a great great organization, great opportunity, great situation from top down. 19 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:14,560 Speaker 1: You know, they've been second to none to me and 20 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 1: so so far you know what I mean, You know 21 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 1: what I mean, just a head over head, over heels 22 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:20,960 Speaker 1: about you know who we are as an identity. You 23 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 1: know where we're trying to get to and and where 24 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 1: we're going to. Where we're going you know what I 25 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 1: mean from Missila, uh, mister Halls, DC. Everybody's been you 26 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 1: know what I mean, just all the coaches. I've been 27 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 1: in the building, you know a handful of the day 28 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:36,399 Speaker 1: so far. But it's been been a very electric man. 29 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:38,720 Speaker 1: That's been very exciting just to just to be here, Kim. 30 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 1: I know this happened pretty quick, which means that this 31 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:44,280 Speaker 1: team targeted you then that you were one of their priorities. 32 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 1: It just mean to a player when when an outside 33 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 1: organization views you like that, pursues you like they did, 34 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:53,400 Speaker 1: and it works together as quick as as it did. 35 00:01:53,440 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 1: They obviously value as a huge piece. I mean, it's 36 00:01:55,800 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 1: it's heart warming, you know obviously all the stability of 37 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 1: all those things that go into it on the back end, 38 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:03,680 Speaker 1: but just a testament to your work, your craft, you 39 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 1: know what I mean? What you what you saw it 40 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 1: after it and do for so long what you played 41 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:09,160 Speaker 1: this game for. You know, I played this game not 42 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:11,359 Speaker 1: just what comes from it. You know, that's always just 43 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:14,760 Speaker 1: a former facet of you know, appreciation for it, but uh, 44 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:17,480 Speaker 1: play this game for the for the sole appreciation for 45 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 1: the love of it. Man. I love this game. I 46 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:22,799 Speaker 1: love what it brings, the relationships, um, the adversity. He's 47 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:24,680 Speaker 1: just in and out of a season. Man, it's special. 48 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:27,280 Speaker 1: So again, this is just being able to continue that 49 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 1: continuity here. You see it within the building. You see 50 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:31,880 Speaker 1: it with the team, and got a lot of recollect 51 00:02:31,960 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 1: and vary, a lot of familiarity with a lot of 52 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:36,640 Speaker 1: guys kind of in and out of the building already. 53 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 1: And I've been seeing this, seeing this team, been seeing 54 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 1: you know, what's been going on from from abroad, like 55 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:44,240 Speaker 1: you said, from the outside the end perspective, even though 56 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 1: I said, a cross paths over the years, you know, 57 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:49,079 Speaker 1: a couple of games, a couple of situations, but the 58 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:52,359 Speaker 1: same same principles. You know, gritty, you know, tough, gonna 59 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 1: play physical, going to compete, and we just want a chance, 60 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:57,440 Speaker 1: we want the opportunities. Laid the ball down for us, 61 00:02:57,440 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 1: and we're gonna come out here. We're gonna give you 62 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:01,480 Speaker 1: everything we have. Those are dang Campbell words too. You're ready. 63 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 1: The first impression of Dan, Yeah, you're ready, You're ready 64 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:08,519 Speaker 1: to play. You're ready to play. High energy, you know, 65 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:12,480 Speaker 1: and a little bit as someone as you can see 66 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:14,639 Speaker 1: and some of our other coaches, man, they never well 67 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:16,920 Speaker 1: making this and definitely have you know what I mean, 68 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 1: just the energy aesthetic. You are just happy to be around, 69 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:22,120 Speaker 1: happy to be in tune with everybody, you know what 70 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 1: I mean, and uh, just loving you know what I mean, 71 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:27,799 Speaker 1: really love what they do. Very experienced, they've played this game. 72 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:29,960 Speaker 1: They have a lot of just many years of experience 73 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 1: and seeing the game and the business and everything for 74 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 1: what it is. And just being that extension outside you know, 75 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:38,080 Speaker 1: not just a coaching standpoint, but family, you know what, 76 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:40,920 Speaker 1: being able to come to about life situations and and 77 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 1: uh you know, just like again, just bring that whole 78 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 1: karateie together. You really need that. And that's special for teams. 79 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:49,680 Speaker 1: That special just uh not just saying you know, because 80 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:52,760 Speaker 1: we're here together, but it really mos, it really modes guys, 81 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:55,960 Speaker 1: It really mods you know, individuals. Um. And just on 82 00:03:56,200 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 1: a football standpoint, Um, you know that that brings out 83 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 1: the best, that brings out of your best self because 84 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:04,840 Speaker 1: you have that accountability, um, not just for yourself but 85 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 1: to the guys around you and to you know to 86 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 1: your craft of you know, withholding or living up to 87 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 1: what our standard or what we're going to create it 88 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 1: to be your defensive coordineer. Aaron Glenn fifteen years in 89 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 1: this league, Pro Bowl player at cornerback your position. Coach 90 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:20,120 Speaker 1: dre blig Right, three times special Pro Bowl Guys. What 91 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:22,520 Speaker 1: does it mean to you to have guys that you're 92 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:25,159 Speaker 1: in direct contact with, coaches that event in your shoes, 93 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:27,360 Speaker 1: done what you did and and and kind of took 94 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 1: that journey to now get to where they are. Yeah, 95 00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:32,240 Speaker 1: I mean it's just the repeated evolution of the game, 96 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:34,719 Speaker 1: the repeated you know the cycle. Uh, you have great 97 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 1: and great guys obviously first and foremost outside is his football. 98 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:40,800 Speaker 1: You know, great men. You know who I've seen, seen 99 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:43,159 Speaker 1: it all and done at all necessarily of the game 100 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:45,280 Speaker 1: and just live the life and just have experience that 101 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:47,480 Speaker 1: you know myself. You know a lot of guys haven't 102 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 1: been through, you know, to see it and seeing different 103 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:52,280 Speaker 1: ends of different broadspections of life. And uh, you know 104 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:54,880 Speaker 1: they're they're more so you have that coach everybody as 105 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:56,840 Speaker 1: your coach and you know that sense. But you know 106 00:04:56,880 --> 00:04:58,840 Speaker 1: their brothers are family, you know what I mean they're 107 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:01,160 Speaker 1: they're they're they're they're right there with us, They're right 108 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:03,680 Speaker 1: in the mix. I got to sit down with those 109 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 1: guys a little bit throughout the past couple of days, 110 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 1: and the energy, like I said, is just electric, man, 111 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:11,400 Speaker 1: really really know the game, really understand just life and 112 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 1: just again principles and just really good guys to be around. 113 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 1: You know, they say you need that, you need that 114 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 1: that the family around you, just so security, you know, 115 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:23,680 Speaker 1: comfortability is just whatever. Again, it's not just about just 116 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:25,679 Speaker 1: what's the moment, you know what I mean? And you're 117 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:28,160 Speaker 1: able to build those balls and those legacies, you know, 118 00:05:28,279 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 1: beyond the game, man, those are the the relationships that 119 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:33,400 Speaker 1: I see see foremost of being you know, not just 120 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:35,320 Speaker 1: of here in my time here and just so you 121 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 1: know again being in the building, but you know, for 122 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 1: a long time, one of the biggest aspects of your game. 123 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:42,279 Speaker 1: You look over your six year career at the in Pittsburgh. 124 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:45,840 Speaker 1: You played some safety, you've played outside, you've played in 125 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:48,679 Speaker 1: the slot. You know, how much do you pride yourself 126 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:50,920 Speaker 1: on being one of those guys that can maybe do 127 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:54,520 Speaker 1: it all in the secondary And how much have they 128 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:57,040 Speaker 1: expressed you down the hall, how much they appreciate that 129 00:05:57,160 --> 00:05:59,159 Speaker 1: versatility and hope to tap you. Well, that's what you said, 130 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 1: just right, theory verse fatility, you know, and that's not 131 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:03,840 Speaker 1: not putting your game or not having a limit to 132 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:06,000 Speaker 1: to who you are and your identity, you know what 133 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 1: I mean, never being just a stationary target and being 134 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:11,040 Speaker 1: able to affect the game and be able to maneuver 135 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:13,680 Speaker 1: the game how you want to any down, you know 136 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:15,599 Speaker 1: what I mean, from down and down out, Like you said, 137 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 1: can go from inside to outside. Obviously been playing outside, 138 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:22,240 Speaker 1: going the inside and dropping back to safety. Schematic wise, 139 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:26,920 Speaker 1: move around the field down and down out, just get 140 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:29,040 Speaker 1: whatever it is to get out the field. Manum, that's 141 00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:30,880 Speaker 1: just a schematic of the game. And then that's just 142 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 1: a you appreciate all you move around to the other 143 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:36,120 Speaker 1: guys too, and that it gives us the full flexibility 144 00:06:36,200 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 1: to affect the game all around. You know, you're not 145 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:40,480 Speaker 1: seeing the same things out there on the field. You're 146 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:43,600 Speaker 1: not seeing the same um you know, pre snap you know, 147 00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:46,960 Speaker 1: movement guys can't really get a beat on you. Again, 148 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:49,040 Speaker 1: you don't want to be, you know, that stationary target 149 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 1: all the time, just just seeing one thing and kind 150 00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:53,720 Speaker 1: of just being consistent with that. So just having that 151 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:56,800 Speaker 1: flexibility guys move around the back end. Um, this game 152 00:06:56,880 --> 00:06:58,880 Speaker 1: is about matchups, you know, this game is about creating 153 00:06:58,880 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 1: the right scenario right to situation to keep it moving 154 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:04,080 Speaker 1: in the right direction. Right, So obviously we have to 155 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 1: have the guys or just the right schemes come at 156 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:08,560 Speaker 1: its to you know, to mash that up and put 157 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:11,640 Speaker 1: ourselves in the best situation. Because we're already we're always 158 00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:13,320 Speaker 1: on a reactive anyway, so you know, we don't know 159 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 1: the play, we don't know all that good stuff or whatever, 160 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 1: but we know our job. You know, we're we're accountable for. 161 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:21,120 Speaker 1: So just having that communication factor, Um, having all the 162 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:23,239 Speaker 1: guys just on the same page and what they're thinking, 163 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 1: you know, how to move m it just really slowing 164 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:28,400 Speaker 1: the game for slow, slowing the game down for ourselves. Uh, 165 00:07:28,880 --> 00:07:31,200 Speaker 1: you know, it's it's already fast, it's already you know, 166 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:33,800 Speaker 1: one hundred one hundred mile already game. You know, it's 167 00:07:33,800 --> 00:07:36,040 Speaker 1: already physical and all those things. But it don't have 168 00:07:36,120 --> 00:07:37,360 Speaker 1: to be that way all the time, you know what 169 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:38,800 Speaker 1: I mean. You don't have to play that way with 170 00:07:38,880 --> 00:07:41,240 Speaker 1: your head on fire all the time and you use 171 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:43,720 Speaker 1: the pieces. That's what you have the beauty of a team. 172 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:46,160 Speaker 1: You know, any of the guys around you, they're especially 173 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:48,040 Speaker 1: in their own especial for the reason. That's why it 174 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:51,160 Speaker 1: all comes together. So uh, half the time, it's about 175 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:53,520 Speaker 1: understanding the why, you know what I mean, And they've 176 00:07:53,560 --> 00:07:56,520 Speaker 1: done a great job of just expressing it and gonna 177 00:07:56,560 --> 00:07:58,000 Speaker 1: put me it put me or just all of us, 178 00:07:58,040 --> 00:08:00,880 Speaker 1: and just great situations to to as he you actually 179 00:08:00,920 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 1: got to be a smart player to play as many 180 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:04,640 Speaker 1: positions and do as many things as you too. But 181 00:08:04,720 --> 00:08:06,480 Speaker 1: you've got to be physical too. And when you throw 182 00:08:06,560 --> 00:08:08,560 Speaker 1: on the tape of you that's something at least to 183 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:11,640 Speaker 1: me that that that jumps out and because you're you 184 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:14,000 Speaker 1: want to to come up and stop the run and 185 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:16,920 Speaker 1: I know, to play in Aaron Glenn, Yeah, you've got 186 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:19,600 Speaker 1: to do that. Just has that always been just part 187 00:08:19,640 --> 00:08:22,240 Speaker 1: of your DNA as a football player. Yeah, I mean 188 00:08:22,320 --> 00:08:24,560 Speaker 1: that's the way with reckless abandoned stuff. Yeah, I'm sorry 189 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:27,520 Speaker 1: getting ahead of but just that's just the style of 190 00:08:27,520 --> 00:08:30,840 Speaker 1: the game. That's just the nature of the game. Opposing 191 00:08:30,880 --> 00:08:32,960 Speaker 1: a will on an opponent, you know what I mean. 192 00:08:34,120 --> 00:08:35,880 Speaker 1: You know, you can talk about just different phases of 193 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 1: life or just in the football standpoint, I said, being 194 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:40,839 Speaker 1: a part of physical great organizations or just in the 195 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:43,480 Speaker 1: sense of um that's your style, you know, and that's 196 00:08:43,480 --> 00:08:45,800 Speaker 1: your identity. You know, hard nose, you're gonna be gritty. 197 00:08:46,280 --> 00:08:48,880 Speaker 1: And just the evolution of the game. You know, the 198 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:51,000 Speaker 1: bigger the guys that are getting bigger in this game, 199 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:54,040 Speaker 1: you know, they're getting more athletic, more obviously a physical 200 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:56,199 Speaker 1: but just a movement playing in space. And that's what 201 00:08:56,280 --> 00:08:59,040 Speaker 1: this game is, just playing in space, getting on the perimeter, 202 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:02,199 Speaker 1: moving pile. Um just all these different factors that you 203 00:09:02,240 --> 00:09:04,199 Speaker 1: know help team win when come out in and out 204 00:09:04,200 --> 00:09:07,040 Speaker 1: of stadiums. And that's it's just special to see. It's 205 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:09,560 Speaker 1: special to see the change of the game, um man. 206 00:09:09,679 --> 00:09:11,319 Speaker 1: And a part of it's just little man hitting, you 207 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:13,440 Speaker 1: know what I mean, Just so you know you gotta 208 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:15,719 Speaker 1: embrace it. You know, you got to pack a punch, man, 209 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:18,800 Speaker 1: and uh, you know, you just know you ain't excuse 210 00:09:18,840 --> 00:09:20,600 Speaker 1: me for saying, you know you ain't taking the man, 211 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:24,120 Speaker 1: but like you out here, you out here to compete, 212 00:09:24,160 --> 00:09:27,439 Speaker 1: you out here to uh to really impact and like 213 00:09:27,760 --> 00:09:29,679 Speaker 1: we're not going to pushover, like you're not You're not 214 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:32,880 Speaker 1: gonna just just come in here You're stay sounding like 215 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:36,360 Speaker 1: a Detroit guy. Fans are gonna love you for that. Now, 216 00:09:36,559 --> 00:09:39,160 Speaker 1: Manuel mostly got you played with um in college. I 217 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:41,160 Speaker 1: know you work out with alex as good to have 218 00:09:41,480 --> 00:09:44,160 Speaker 1: some familiar faces as you kind of get this thing wrong. Yeah, 219 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:47,400 Speaker 1: oh yeah, it's amazing Me and Alete go back obviously. Well, yeah, 220 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:50,199 Speaker 1: I prefer been training together for probably about the last 221 00:09:50,240 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 1: five years or so, just coming in and out of seasons, 222 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 1: you know, helping with each other with aspects of just 223 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:58,199 Speaker 1: the season that told of the team. Man, just embracing 224 00:09:58,200 --> 00:10:00,319 Speaker 1: the leadership role. How are we come together? Man, it's 225 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:02,880 Speaker 1: been special just to work with him over the time. Um, 226 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:05,440 Speaker 1: he's another guy who's headstrong and all the physical, all 227 00:10:05,520 --> 00:10:08,640 Speaker 1: the attributes, all those things. But even physical it seems 228 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:11,000 Speaker 1: like it's a trend you know here with defense. You 229 00:10:11,040 --> 00:10:12,880 Speaker 1: get the right guys in the building, You put the 230 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:15,360 Speaker 1: right pieces in place, and then like that's our job 231 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:17,720 Speaker 1: from there just to take over and really take ownership 232 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:19,800 Speaker 1: on that. Not just so you know what's ahead of 233 00:10:19,920 --> 00:10:22,160 Speaker 1: us and relying on the coaches. You know that's going 234 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:24,439 Speaker 1: to be there, you know, and uh, but our job 235 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:26,760 Speaker 1: is to really go out there and really come together 236 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:28,480 Speaker 1: and bring all that to the light and then just 237 00:10:29,640 --> 00:10:33,680 Speaker 1: email emos. Uh, you know, we go back a long time, 238 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:36,520 Speaker 1: you know we we we started this thing. We started 239 00:10:36,559 --> 00:10:38,599 Speaker 1: this journey and coming into college he came. He was 240 00:10:38,840 --> 00:10:41,599 Speaker 1: a year after me coming in and uh, you know 241 00:10:41,760 --> 00:10:43,719 Speaker 1: still brothers have been brothers ever since, you know what 242 00:10:43,760 --> 00:10:45,160 Speaker 1: I mean, just just having that and like I said, 243 00:10:45,160 --> 00:10:47,720 Speaker 1: having that continuity guys coming in or knowing what they 244 00:10:47,720 --> 00:10:50,319 Speaker 1: expect from knowing that, how they know the game and 245 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:53,319 Speaker 1: move around the game, and just overall great people, you 246 00:10:53,360 --> 00:10:54,920 Speaker 1: know what I mean, people that you know, the city 247 00:10:54,920 --> 00:10:57,200 Speaker 1: were really going to brace and and love all right. 248 00:10:57,280 --> 00:10:59,160 Speaker 1: Lastly from me, I know fans are gonna get though 249 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:01,839 Speaker 1: lot about you the football player here in the coming months. 250 00:11:01,880 --> 00:11:04,079 Speaker 1: And obviously when training camp, this team gets rolling. But 251 00:11:04,360 --> 00:11:06,360 Speaker 1: what's something camera something likes to do when he's not 252 00:11:06,440 --> 00:11:08,400 Speaker 1: in Alan Park, when he's not working out, when he's 253 00:11:08,960 --> 00:11:11,719 Speaker 1: his baby chilling at hoole. Is there something off the 254 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:14,480 Speaker 1: field that you're you're really into, you like or oh man, 255 00:11:14,600 --> 00:11:16,559 Speaker 1: I'm always trying to just find a piece. Man, I'm 256 00:11:16,559 --> 00:11:18,599 Speaker 1: always at piece. I love water, I love nature just 257 00:11:18,679 --> 00:11:23,200 Speaker 1: being out obviously, I love to fish and I gotta 258 00:11:23,559 --> 00:11:28,200 Speaker 1: around finds the little places around here got to get Yeah, 259 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:31,559 Speaker 1: Gott gave me right, man. You know, I say, it's 260 00:11:31,600 --> 00:11:34,120 Speaker 1: it's been really family. It's been family, man, even though 261 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:36,800 Speaker 1: it's just the beginning. You know. You know, I'm looking 262 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:40,840 Speaker 1: really to embrace this whole journey. Uh, every every aspect 263 00:11:40,920 --> 00:11:43,720 Speaker 1: of it, everybody that's a part of it. Uh, it's 264 00:11:44,280 --> 00:11:46,480 Speaker 1: it's gonna be special. Yeah, it's gonna be special. Yes, sir, 265 00:11:46,559 --> 00:11:48,920 Speaker 1: well camera, It's a young defense, but it's a it's 266 00:11:48,960 --> 00:11:51,120 Speaker 1: a defense that looks like it's got a bright future. 267 00:11:51,160 --> 00:11:52,720 Speaker 1: You're gonna be a big part of it. This team 268 00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:55,520 Speaker 1: is committed to that. Um have fun when all this 269 00:11:55,640 --> 00:11:59,079 Speaker 1: football stuff gets ruling. Thanks for joinings on the contract. 270 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:11,600 Speaker 1: We welcome back to the twenty in the Huddle podcast 271 00:12:11,640 --> 00:12:14,760 Speaker 1: presented by Microsoft, and I am very happy to welcome 272 00:12:14,840 --> 00:12:20,000 Speaker 1: in Alex Anzelonei, the newly signed Alex Anzelonei and Alex Look. 273 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:22,280 Speaker 1: We talked at the end of the season, and just 274 00:12:22,440 --> 00:12:25,719 Speaker 1: from our conversation in the locker locker room clean, I 275 00:12:25,840 --> 00:12:28,160 Speaker 1: kind of got the impression that as you were heading 276 00:12:28,200 --> 00:12:31,440 Speaker 1: to free agency, you were looking for a multi year deal, 277 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:33,920 Speaker 1: you were looking for that kind of security after playing 278 00:12:34,240 --> 00:12:37,199 Speaker 1: two years on one year deals. Here you got that, 279 00:12:37,400 --> 00:12:39,800 Speaker 1: here you got a three year deal. Just just the 280 00:12:39,920 --> 00:12:43,079 Speaker 1: excitement in the comfort level knowing that you've found a 281 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 1: home and just talk me through that process and and 282 00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:49,439 Speaker 1: and how great it was to get that kind of security. Yeah, 283 00:12:49,480 --> 00:12:52,079 Speaker 1: it's it's you know, it's a sense of relief. Um, 284 00:12:52,559 --> 00:12:55,079 Speaker 1: you know, it's a blessing. I'm grateful it just you know, 285 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:57,640 Speaker 1: as a young player and that's something you always wanted 286 00:12:57,640 --> 00:12:59,199 Speaker 1: as a multi year deal and to find a home, 287 00:12:59,280 --> 00:13:03,280 Speaker 1: whether it's team you're drafted on or somewhere else, but um, 288 00:13:03,679 --> 00:13:06,160 Speaker 1: either way, it's it's just a sense of relief that 289 00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:10,800 Speaker 1: you know and you get to truly be yourself and uh, 290 00:13:11,080 --> 00:13:13,439 Speaker 1: you know, let the guards down, and you know because 291 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:16,280 Speaker 1: sometimes you get hurt. You get hurt, uh, you know, 292 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:19,559 Speaker 1: emotionally and as a player. And it's a business, but 293 00:13:19,720 --> 00:13:22,800 Speaker 1: that's that's the reality of it. So, um, it's sense 294 00:13:22,840 --> 00:13:25,240 Speaker 1: of relief. I could, you know, be myself truly, And 295 00:13:25,360 --> 00:13:27,160 Speaker 1: it seems like this is a perfect fit for you. 296 00:13:27,400 --> 00:13:29,000 Speaker 1: I mean you just look at the year you're coming 297 00:13:29,120 --> 00:13:31,520 Speaker 1: off of with one hundred and twenty five tackles and 298 00:13:32,080 --> 00:13:34,400 Speaker 1: you know, the six passes defended. You forced a fun 299 00:13:34,600 --> 00:13:37,679 Speaker 1: recovered full of the production, the sacks, the ten quarterback pressures, 300 00:13:37,720 --> 00:13:39,760 Speaker 1: which I don't think people realize how great of a 301 00:13:39,840 --> 00:13:42,160 Speaker 1: blitzer and pass rushure you are from that off ball 302 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:45,280 Speaker 1: linebacker position. It just was a perfect fit and all 303 00:13:45,360 --> 00:13:47,880 Speaker 1: came together, wasn't it. Yeah? For sure, I think that, Um, 304 00:13:48,679 --> 00:13:52,199 Speaker 1: you know, just with Dan and Ag and you know, 305 00:13:52,640 --> 00:13:55,000 Speaker 1: just everyone. I meshed well with everyone here and you 306 00:13:55,080 --> 00:13:57,640 Speaker 1: know my teammates as well, So, um, you know, it 307 00:13:57,760 --> 00:14:01,160 Speaker 1: definitely has a perfect fit. And everything that you know, 308 00:14:01,280 --> 00:14:03,719 Speaker 1: they they've asked me to do, I've done so m 309 00:14:04,160 --> 00:14:06,880 Speaker 1: you know, just schematically, I feel like it's fit. You know, personally, 310 00:14:06,920 --> 00:14:08,800 Speaker 1: I feel like it's fit. And we love being here 311 00:14:08,840 --> 00:14:11,120 Speaker 1: in Detroit. You know, you guys, you auvius to play 312 00:14:11,200 --> 00:14:14,520 Speaker 1: this game to win championships, to compete for championships. And 313 00:14:14,640 --> 00:14:17,679 Speaker 1: it was that part of the decision to where do 314 00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:20,920 Speaker 1: you think this team is in that regard because you 315 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:22,640 Speaker 1: see what they did from year one to year two 316 00:14:22,680 --> 00:14:25,280 Speaker 1: and obviously the expectations are going to ramp up going 317 00:14:25,360 --> 00:14:28,240 Speaker 1: into year three. Was that part of it too? You 318 00:14:28,320 --> 00:14:30,160 Speaker 1: think this team is ready to take off? Yeah? I 319 00:14:30,280 --> 00:14:33,360 Speaker 1: definitely think so. I feel like, Um, you know, when 320 00:14:34,080 --> 00:14:37,640 Speaker 1: I signed here in twenty one and even resigning here 321 00:14:37,760 --> 00:14:39,680 Speaker 1: last year, I said this was a place that you 322 00:14:39,720 --> 00:14:43,320 Speaker 1: could definitely leave your legacy because of where the organization 323 00:14:43,440 --> 00:14:47,080 Speaker 1: has been, but also where we're going. Yeah, and you 324 00:14:47,160 --> 00:14:50,000 Speaker 1: know it's obviously things are going in the right direction, 325 00:14:50,080 --> 00:14:53,960 Speaker 1: and you know, thinking about leaving here and you know, 326 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:57,600 Speaker 1: seeing this team, you know, do something special without me 327 00:14:57,800 --> 00:15:02,400 Speaker 1: definitely drew me to signing. So, um, yeah, it's definitely 328 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:05,760 Speaker 1: something that that I agree with that that statement. Every 329 00:15:05,920 --> 00:15:08,000 Speaker 1: player does that self scout. At the end of the year. 330 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:10,280 Speaker 1: You guys had that exit meeting right with coaches and 331 00:15:10,360 --> 00:15:13,440 Speaker 1: they give you something or what's the focus for you 332 00:15:13,760 --> 00:15:15,360 Speaker 1: this off season? Look, you've been in this league for 333 00:15:15,600 --> 00:15:17,720 Speaker 1: for a while, you're a veteran guy coming off your 334 00:15:17,880 --> 00:15:20,920 Speaker 1: best season as a professional. What's been the focus to 335 00:15:21,080 --> 00:15:23,720 Speaker 1: this soft season? I probably rest first and foremost, but 336 00:15:23,800 --> 00:15:26,080 Speaker 1: when you get back into it, what's been the focus? 337 00:15:26,160 --> 00:15:29,360 Speaker 1: What's maybe one thing that you are a are focused 338 00:15:29,400 --> 00:15:30,920 Speaker 1: in on it? Yeah, and trying to be a better player, 339 00:15:31,080 --> 00:15:34,920 Speaker 1: I'm sure I think that. Um, you know, the true 340 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:37,360 Speaker 1: pros pro you try to be as consistent as possible 341 00:15:37,920 --> 00:15:41,160 Speaker 1: and you're never consistent enough. So I feel like just 342 00:15:41,320 --> 00:15:45,400 Speaker 1: developing that consistent mindset to consistent practice, mentel to consistent 343 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:47,600 Speaker 1: you know, and everything that you do your daily have 344 00:15:47,720 --> 00:15:50,520 Speaker 1: It's is something that you know as a veteran player 345 00:15:51,040 --> 00:15:53,360 Speaker 1: is somewhere you know, it's a place where I can 346 00:15:53,640 --> 00:15:56,400 Speaker 1: I can be better, and um, you know, I think 347 00:15:56,480 --> 00:15:58,880 Speaker 1: that will help my play on the field. And UM, 348 00:15:58,960 --> 00:16:01,200 Speaker 1: I feel like there are times this past year I 349 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:04,440 Speaker 1: played at a really really high level and you know, 350 00:16:04,520 --> 00:16:06,480 Speaker 1: other times maybe not so much. So I feel like 351 00:16:06,920 --> 00:16:09,560 Speaker 1: just dialing in and figuring out how can I play 352 00:16:09,600 --> 00:16:13,320 Speaker 1: it that, you know, top linebacker level all the time. 353 00:16:13,520 --> 00:16:16,280 Speaker 1: That's important from a team concept too, right, because you 354 00:16:16,360 --> 00:16:18,160 Speaker 1: look at the first part of the season, obviously you 355 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:20,880 Speaker 1: guys struggled as a defense, but then you guys figured 356 00:16:20,920 --> 00:16:23,040 Speaker 1: it out right in twenty point two points per game 357 00:16:23,080 --> 00:16:24,880 Speaker 1: the last ten weeks. I think that was eleventh best 358 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:26,920 Speaker 1: in the NFL. I mean, you guys played some really 359 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:29,640 Speaker 1: good football. You think that that as a team, you 360 00:16:29,680 --> 00:16:32,520 Speaker 1: guys have turned that corner and that consistency We're going 361 00:16:32,600 --> 00:16:34,560 Speaker 1: to see a little bit more. Yeah, and that that 362 00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:36,960 Speaker 1: may be you know, part of you know, just everything 363 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:40,240 Speaker 1: going on, and um, yeah, definitely. I feel like just 364 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:42,880 Speaker 1: you look at the games that we've lost, and you 365 00:16:42,920 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 1: know where we got into trouble in some games. I 366 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:47,880 Speaker 1: feel like you're just about being consistent. It's not anyone 367 00:16:48,480 --> 00:16:52,440 Speaker 1: you know, doing something crazy or you know, just about 368 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:55,080 Speaker 1: being that consistent, especially on defense. Yeah, you just have 369 00:16:55,200 --> 00:16:57,880 Speaker 1: to be a sound and not let up the big plays. 370 00:16:57,920 --> 00:16:59,520 Speaker 1: And if you do that, you're going to be a 371 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:01,720 Speaker 1: top two defense. Like you said, a couple other guys 372 00:17:01,840 --> 00:17:05,480 Speaker 1: resigned Isaiah Bugs John Kaminsky, Just how important were those 373 00:17:05,600 --> 00:17:08,320 Speaker 1: signings too? Because those guys, at least to me from 374 00:17:08,359 --> 00:17:11,119 Speaker 1: the outside looking in like kind of glue pieces, right, 375 00:17:11,200 --> 00:17:14,080 Speaker 1: I mean, veteran guys great in the room, but do 376 00:17:14,240 --> 00:17:17,880 Speaker 1: a lot of the dirty work make everyone around them better. 377 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:20,560 Speaker 1: I mean, is that an accurate stage? And how always 378 00:17:20,560 --> 00:17:22,439 Speaker 1: important is it to get guys back Like they may 379 00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:25,760 Speaker 1: not be the flashiest players, yeah, um, but they do. 380 00:17:26,119 --> 00:17:28,639 Speaker 1: If you watch the film, you know they do flash 381 00:17:28,720 --> 00:17:32,840 Speaker 1: and that's why you know bright I decided to resign them. Yeah, um, 382 00:17:33,160 --> 00:17:36,720 Speaker 1: but yeah, it's it's definitely guys that have that veteran leadership, 383 00:17:36,800 --> 00:17:41,040 Speaker 1: that veteran um mentorship that you give to the younger 384 00:17:41,040 --> 00:17:43,280 Speaker 1: because we do have a young team. Yeah, that they 385 00:17:43,359 --> 00:17:46,080 Speaker 1: bring to the table that you know, you can't replace that. 386 00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:49,000 Speaker 1: Speaking of being a young team, how important is is competition? 387 00:17:49,040 --> 00:17:51,320 Speaker 1: If you guys signed up a couple of cornerbacks and 388 00:17:51,440 --> 00:17:54,240 Speaker 1: free agency, um, the draft is coming up, looks like 389 00:17:54,280 --> 00:17:56,639 Speaker 1: you're gonna add to that defensive front and and and 390 00:17:57,000 --> 00:17:59,520 Speaker 1: there's gonna be some talent along that defensive front. It's 391 00:17:59,520 --> 00:18:02,200 Speaker 1: going to be a much deeper cornerback room. Secondary. Just 392 00:18:02,240 --> 00:18:04,680 Speaker 1: how important is the competition when you start to talk 393 00:18:04,720 --> 00:18:07,960 Speaker 1: about young team and taking the next step and and 394 00:18:08,359 --> 00:18:11,200 Speaker 1: being better and more consistent, is competition a big part 395 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:12,800 Speaker 1: of that? Yeah? For sure. I feel like, you know, 396 00:18:12,920 --> 00:18:15,320 Speaker 1: especially with OTAs coming up in a few months and 397 00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:18,120 Speaker 1: you know, mini camp and training camp, it's it's really 398 00:18:18,160 --> 00:18:19,920 Speaker 1: what gets the best out of you. I've been in 399 00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:23,000 Speaker 1: competition before and every time it's gotten gotten me to 400 00:18:23,040 --> 00:18:26,760 Speaker 1: become a better player, and you know, which ultimately helps 401 00:18:26,760 --> 00:18:29,520 Speaker 1: the team. Yeah. Um, so yeah, it's good to help. 402 00:18:29,640 --> 00:18:33,720 Speaker 1: It's good, you know, create development, you know, put some 403 00:18:33,840 --> 00:18:37,440 Speaker 1: fire up people's butts a little bit, and yeah, and 404 00:18:37,600 --> 00:18:39,200 Speaker 1: that's a good day. Yeah, it's a good thing. How 405 00:18:39,440 --> 00:18:42,240 Speaker 1: excited are you to run it back with Malcolm and Derek. Yeah, 406 00:18:42,240 --> 00:18:44,400 Speaker 1: I'm excited to build that room up. Yeah. Yeah, yeah, 407 00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:46,600 Speaker 1: I'm excited, you know, going through this whole process. I've 408 00:18:46,600 --> 00:18:50,040 Speaker 1: been training with Derek and Tampa. Okay, so you know 409 00:18:50,119 --> 00:18:52,520 Speaker 1: the past few weeks and going through this whole you know, 410 00:18:52,680 --> 00:18:55,560 Speaker 1: resigning process, and you know, Tampa and and all that's 411 00:18:55,880 --> 00:18:58,520 Speaker 1: he's been he's been texting me all the time. That's 412 00:18:58,560 --> 00:19:00,359 Speaker 1: and what's happening because you know, we do have a 413 00:19:00,520 --> 00:19:03,480 Speaker 1: we do have a good group. We're close, um, you know, 414 00:19:03,600 --> 00:19:05,920 Speaker 1: and I think that, you know, we bring the best 415 00:19:05,960 --> 00:19:09,159 Speaker 1: out of each other, and uh, you know, we're excited 416 00:19:09,160 --> 00:19:10,920 Speaker 1: to take that next step as a group. And yeah, 417 00:19:11,119 --> 00:19:13,440 Speaker 1: you know, because I feel like our group you know, 418 00:19:13,720 --> 00:19:16,680 Speaker 1: has been viewed and you know even last year's oh 419 00:19:16,760 --> 00:19:20,080 Speaker 1: the question mark right, and um, you know, I feel 420 00:19:20,119 --> 00:19:23,840 Speaker 1: like we've definitely answered that bell and you know we're 421 00:19:23,880 --> 00:19:25,960 Speaker 1: gonna take that next step. How real is that jump 422 00:19:26,080 --> 00:19:28,080 Speaker 1: year one to year two you've been through? Yeah, So 423 00:19:28,160 --> 00:19:30,000 Speaker 1: when you talk about a guy like Malcolm, we saw 424 00:19:30,040 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 1: it with Derek. You know, we took that kind of 425 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:34,000 Speaker 1: step was more consistent year or two. You suspect the 426 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:36,320 Speaker 1: same thing with Malcolm. Yeah, yeah, I definitely think so. 427 00:19:36,359 --> 00:19:38,720 Speaker 1: I feel like, you know, you're not You're not running 428 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:40,639 Speaker 1: around with your head cut off figuring out, you know, 429 00:19:41,240 --> 00:19:44,120 Speaker 1: who's who in the NFL, What's what's this play? What's 430 00:19:44,160 --> 00:19:46,240 Speaker 1: that play we're putting in the new third down pressure 431 00:19:46,280 --> 00:19:48,399 Speaker 1: this week? What what am I really supposed to do? 432 00:19:48,520 --> 00:19:51,560 Speaker 1: What are teams trying to do? So, yeah, I feel 433 00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:54,480 Speaker 1: like it'll be more comfortable for him and to take 434 00:19:54,560 --> 00:19:56,800 Speaker 1: that next step and become a better player. I had 435 00:19:56,880 --> 00:20:00,400 Speaker 1: bugs and I had um commission on the podcast after 436 00:20:00,480 --> 00:20:03,760 Speaker 1: they signed, and both guys said, I asked them about 437 00:20:03,840 --> 00:20:05,879 Speaker 1: you know you and resigning you and they and they 438 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:10,320 Speaker 1: said in commissions press conference to that you make everything work, 439 00:20:10,600 --> 00:20:13,879 Speaker 1: that you were such an important resigned because he wears 440 00:20:13,920 --> 00:20:15,920 Speaker 1: the green dot. He gets everyone in the right situation. 441 00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:18,040 Speaker 1: He puts us in the rights bust to hear guys, 442 00:20:18,560 --> 00:20:21,240 Speaker 1: veteran guys, guys that are respectlessly say that about you. 443 00:20:22,240 --> 00:20:24,159 Speaker 1: What does that mean to you? It means a lot, 444 00:20:24,240 --> 00:20:26,560 Speaker 1: I feel like, you know, because a lot of that does. 445 00:20:26,720 --> 00:20:29,600 Speaker 1: If you know, for the general fan, it goes unnoticed. 446 00:20:29,720 --> 00:20:32,440 Speaker 1: You wouldn't relate, you know, unless you're really there in 447 00:20:32,520 --> 00:20:34,480 Speaker 1: the huddel. You don't really know what's you because you 448 00:20:34,480 --> 00:20:37,040 Speaker 1: can't hear what's going on right. Um, so yeah, I 449 00:20:37,080 --> 00:20:40,520 Speaker 1: feel like to get that you know, recognition from them 450 00:20:41,119 --> 00:20:44,200 Speaker 1: as uh, you know, really really important and you know, 451 00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:48,080 Speaker 1: I'm grateful for that, and um, you know, hopefully some 452 00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:50,840 Speaker 1: of my compadres can take a little off my shoulders 453 00:20:50,880 --> 00:20:53,919 Speaker 1: this year as I get older, you're gonna like it's 454 00:20:53,960 --> 00:20:56,840 Speaker 1: a young defense. I mean expecting a lot from guys 455 00:20:56,880 --> 00:20:59,040 Speaker 1: like Hutch and Curb and Malcolm and stuff like that. 456 00:20:59,160 --> 00:21:02,040 Speaker 1: I know, it's exciting, it's excited to have you back. 457 00:21:02,119 --> 00:21:05,120 Speaker 1: You do so many things outside of just the tackles 458 00:21:05,160 --> 00:21:08,120 Speaker 1: and the pressures and the numbers that make this thing work. 459 00:21:08,440 --> 00:21:10,399 Speaker 1: There's a lot of expectations on this DVS to be 460 00:21:10,440 --> 00:21:11,719 Speaker 1: a real right and I think you're a big part 461 00:21:11,720 --> 00:21:12,760 Speaker 1: of that. You're gonna be a part of it for 462 00:21:12,760 --> 00:21:14,560 Speaker 1: the next three years at least. So congrats on the 463 00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:26,400 Speaker 1: night on the contract. Appreciate man. Welcome to the Twentymen 464 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:28,919 Speaker 1: in the Huddle podcast presented by Microsoft, and I am 465 00:21:29,040 --> 00:21:32,399 Speaker 1: very happy to welcome in John Kaminsky, the newly signed 466 00:21:32,440 --> 00:21:36,200 Speaker 1: at John Komitski. Congratulations, John boy, what a difference a 467 00:21:36,320 --> 00:21:39,440 Speaker 1: year makes. And I see that's represented there on the shirt. 468 00:21:39,520 --> 00:21:41,760 Speaker 1: A year of focus on hustle can change your life forever. 469 00:21:42,160 --> 00:21:44,160 Speaker 1: That's certainly the case with you. I mean you look 470 00:21:44,240 --> 00:21:47,240 Speaker 1: back to May being released from Atlanta, you know, being 471 00:21:47,359 --> 00:21:49,879 Speaker 1: signed here, kind of battling for a roster spot, for 472 00:21:49,960 --> 00:21:52,159 Speaker 1: a role, and then you have such a great season 473 00:21:52,200 --> 00:21:54,760 Speaker 1: and now you're rewarded. Just what's the last year been 474 00:21:54,880 --> 00:21:58,320 Speaker 1: life for you? Yeah, it's just the shirt definitely set 475 00:21:58,400 --> 00:22:01,359 Speaker 1: the mind set my mind right. And uh and my 476 00:22:01,480 --> 00:22:03,640 Speaker 1: agent gave it to me a year ago and he said, 477 00:22:03,680 --> 00:22:06,000 Speaker 1: give it a try, and I blah. Wore it every day, 478 00:22:06,320 --> 00:22:10,159 Speaker 1: you know, dang there every day, and it got the 479 00:22:10,240 --> 00:22:13,200 Speaker 1: mindset right that you know, take one day at a time, 480 00:22:13,520 --> 00:22:15,719 Speaker 1: put in the work, keep the head down, just keep 481 00:22:15,800 --> 00:22:17,640 Speaker 1: grinding it out, and the good things are going to happen. 482 00:22:17,680 --> 00:22:20,240 Speaker 1: And here we are signing the contract a year later, 483 00:22:20,359 --> 00:22:23,679 Speaker 1: and I'm like, I'm pumped, I'm excited. I'm glad I'm 484 00:22:23,720 --> 00:22:26,160 Speaker 1: here with Detroit. I know the guys, I know the coaches. 485 00:22:26,240 --> 00:22:27,840 Speaker 1: I got to talk with all the coaches. They got 486 00:22:27,880 --> 00:22:30,359 Speaker 1: me fired up. We're ready to go, so excited. And 487 00:22:30,440 --> 00:22:32,080 Speaker 1: I know we talked at at the end of the 488 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:34,560 Speaker 1: year and you. You talked about wanting to be here, 489 00:22:34,600 --> 00:22:36,800 Speaker 1: but I'm guessing there was you know, a lot of 490 00:22:36,880 --> 00:22:39,919 Speaker 1: interest in free agency with you. What was it about 491 00:22:40,320 --> 00:22:43,639 Speaker 1: this coaching staff, just Detroit, this team, the scheme that 492 00:22:43,840 --> 00:22:45,719 Speaker 1: that just fit And because I know we've talked all 493 00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:48,440 Speaker 1: year and you were really dead set, I'm wanting to 494 00:22:48,520 --> 00:22:51,400 Speaker 1: be back here obviously if if if the numbers were right. Yeah, 495 00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:53,960 Speaker 1: it's uh. I followed my gut a lot of the time, 496 00:22:54,200 --> 00:22:57,639 Speaker 1: and um, there's just there's just a gut feeling here 497 00:22:57,680 --> 00:22:59,119 Speaker 1: and I think a lot of players would say the 498 00:22:59,200 --> 00:23:02,520 Speaker 1: same thing. It doesn't feel so business oriented and so 499 00:23:02,720 --> 00:23:05,879 Speaker 1: political that the NFL is. It feels like a family. 500 00:23:05,960 --> 00:23:08,040 Speaker 1: It feels like a culture. And that's what I want, 501 00:23:08,080 --> 00:23:09,280 Speaker 1: you know, I want to come in. I want it 502 00:23:09,320 --> 00:23:12,000 Speaker 1: to be real and truth and upfront and and that's 503 00:23:12,119 --> 00:23:14,240 Speaker 1: that's the way we do business around here, and I 504 00:23:14,320 --> 00:23:16,320 Speaker 1: wanted to be a part of it. You know, we 505 00:23:16,880 --> 00:23:19,840 Speaker 1: started something special last year and you know we got 506 00:23:20,080 --> 00:23:23,960 Speaker 1: expectations this year we're gonna embrace it and so so 507 00:23:24,080 --> 00:23:26,280 Speaker 1: we're excited. I mean, it's just it's it's an exciting 508 00:23:26,359 --> 00:23:29,240 Speaker 1: place to be. Yeah, So everything about it, the coaches, 509 00:23:29,400 --> 00:23:31,280 Speaker 1: I got guys here. I love I got the D 510 00:23:31,400 --> 00:23:34,280 Speaker 1: line room. I love young guys. Um, I have an 511 00:23:34,280 --> 00:23:36,480 Speaker 1: opportunity to be an older guy in the room, being 512 00:23:36,560 --> 00:23:38,840 Speaker 1: mentor for those guys and being an older leader. So 513 00:23:39,320 --> 00:23:42,800 Speaker 1: I'm excited for that. How rewarding was last season for you, John, 514 00:23:42,920 --> 00:23:46,240 Speaker 1: just because of you know, obviously you deal with the injury, 515 00:23:46,680 --> 00:23:49,480 Speaker 1: but in the release and everything that the turmoil, but 516 00:23:49,520 --> 00:23:51,920 Speaker 1: then you come in and you become a key component 517 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:56,040 Speaker 1: of this. I mean thirty tackles, twelve quarterback hits, the 518 00:23:56,119 --> 00:23:58,720 Speaker 1: four sacks, zero miss tackles, which I think is a 519 00:23:58,800 --> 00:24:01,040 Speaker 1: key stad some people to throw out there too. But 520 00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:03,639 Speaker 1: just how rewarding was that after everything you went through 521 00:24:03,720 --> 00:24:05,800 Speaker 1: to have the kind of season that you had. Yeah, 522 00:24:06,280 --> 00:24:09,520 Speaker 1: it was perfect timing. Um It. It took me a 523 00:24:09,560 --> 00:24:12,280 Speaker 1: while to adopt, you know, an attitude of just letting 524 00:24:12,280 --> 00:24:15,359 Speaker 1: it rip, just loosen up and play and and and 525 00:24:15,520 --> 00:24:17,119 Speaker 1: do what you're you were made to do, what God 526 00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:19,440 Speaker 1: blessed you to do. And uh, it took me a 527 00:24:19,480 --> 00:24:20,919 Speaker 1: couple of years to figure that out. And I think 528 00:24:21,040 --> 00:24:23,720 Speaker 1: year four was just the perfect timing, um, to to 529 00:24:23,920 --> 00:24:25,720 Speaker 1: have that opportunity to get on the field, to have 530 00:24:26,600 --> 00:24:28,359 Speaker 1: as big a role as I did. It was just 531 00:24:28,520 --> 00:24:30,959 Speaker 1: it was perfect timing at the culture, everything the way 532 00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:35,840 Speaker 1: it messed. Um, it's very rewarding. It's uh, it makes 533 00:24:35,880 --> 00:24:40,159 Speaker 1: things come full circle. It's everything I fought through. Uh, 534 00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:44,760 Speaker 1: you know, confidence issues year one, two and three, Um, 535 00:24:45,160 --> 00:24:47,399 Speaker 1: you know issues are just loosen it up, you know, 536 00:24:47,520 --> 00:24:51,879 Speaker 1: just enjoying the game. And uh, until year four I did, 537 00:24:52,040 --> 00:24:54,440 Speaker 1: I didn't really have that figure it out. And year 538 00:24:54,440 --> 00:24:56,000 Speaker 1: four is when I got the opportunity to play as 539 00:24:56,080 --> 00:24:58,320 Speaker 1: much as I did. So the timing of it was 540 00:24:58,359 --> 00:25:00,280 Speaker 1: just it was just perfect. It's right with or it's 541 00:25:00,359 --> 00:25:02,560 Speaker 1: right where God knew that I needed it. It was 542 00:25:02,760 --> 00:25:06,560 Speaker 1: it was the perfect space for it, perfect place, great team, everything, 543 00:25:06,680 --> 00:25:08,560 Speaker 1: everything just worked out meshed well. You know, and those 544 00:25:08,640 --> 00:25:11,560 Speaker 1: numbers aren't including the three games missed because of the 545 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:13,840 Speaker 1: broken thumb. You know, two other games where you were 546 00:25:13,920 --> 00:25:16,320 Speaker 1: we were pretty limited when you were coming back. Let's 547 00:25:16,359 --> 00:25:18,280 Speaker 1: talk about the thumb a little bit. How house the 548 00:25:18,400 --> 00:25:21,919 Speaker 1: thumb he played those games with that club? Just how 549 00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:23,720 Speaker 1: much did you have to get used to that club? 550 00:25:23,840 --> 00:25:25,560 Speaker 1: And kind of where's the hand at now? You one 551 00:25:25,640 --> 00:25:27,840 Speaker 1: hundred percent you're ready to roll into the offseason training 552 00:25:27,880 --> 00:25:31,520 Speaker 1: program next month. Yeah, oh, Yeah, that's uh, it was 553 00:25:31,560 --> 00:25:33,760 Speaker 1: ready to go. It was just it was a place 554 00:25:33,880 --> 00:25:36,240 Speaker 1: that one week turnaround of playing with the club and 555 00:25:36,280 --> 00:25:38,359 Speaker 1: then not playing with the club, It just would have 556 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:40,520 Speaker 1: been too much stress on that thumb. So we could 557 00:25:40,560 --> 00:25:42,720 Speaker 1: have took it, taken it off early, but earlier. But 558 00:25:42,960 --> 00:25:44,680 Speaker 1: it's just it was too quick of a turn around. 559 00:25:44,720 --> 00:25:47,359 Speaker 1: The seasons too too tight week to week. So um, 560 00:25:47,480 --> 00:25:49,639 Speaker 1: but yeah, it's fully healed. I'm excited to play with 561 00:25:49,720 --> 00:25:52,560 Speaker 1: two hands again in bed and uh and be able 562 00:25:52,600 --> 00:25:54,760 Speaker 1: to be my full self. When you look at your season, 563 00:25:54,800 --> 00:25:56,280 Speaker 1: I know, guys do the self scout you could do 564 00:25:56,359 --> 00:25:58,240 Speaker 1: through the coaches. What's the focus for you this offseason? 565 00:25:58,359 --> 00:26:00,520 Speaker 1: Where did you maybe hone in on your game? Where 566 00:26:00,520 --> 00:26:02,920 Speaker 1: do you want to you know, refine some things? Where 567 00:26:02,920 --> 00:26:05,119 Speaker 1: do you want to be better in twenty twenty three 568 00:26:05,160 --> 00:26:08,760 Speaker 1: for this line's team? Yeah? I think, Um, I'm definitely 569 00:26:08,760 --> 00:26:11,760 Speaker 1: a rigid player, and so I believe that you know, 570 00:26:12,119 --> 00:26:15,800 Speaker 1: multidirectional movement, um, you know, being you know, working on 571 00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:20,199 Speaker 1: single leg exercises, things that help me move side to side. Um, 572 00:26:20,400 --> 00:26:23,600 Speaker 1: that's definitely gonna help me. I think I fully believe 573 00:26:23,640 --> 00:26:26,000 Speaker 1: in my power moving forward and backward, you know, it's 574 00:26:26,080 --> 00:26:28,800 Speaker 1: just being able to make plays in space. So anything 575 00:26:29,280 --> 00:26:31,800 Speaker 1: UM working on that a joy, getting on the ladder, 576 00:26:32,359 --> 00:26:35,040 Speaker 1: doing reaction drills, all that. Um, it's going to help 577 00:26:35,040 --> 00:26:39,040 Speaker 1: a lot. And UM, just continuing to UM improve my mindset, 578 00:26:39,680 --> 00:26:43,200 Speaker 1: continue to let it rip, continue to be a leader 579 00:26:43,400 --> 00:26:45,720 Speaker 1: and and embrace that. You look at how good this 580 00:26:45,840 --> 00:26:48,480 Speaker 1: defense was down the stretch and especially upfront and on 581 00:26:48,560 --> 00:26:50,479 Speaker 1: that defensive line. Some of those young guys now are 582 00:26:50,520 --> 00:26:53,040 Speaker 1: going into year two. That's a big leap typically you 583 00:26:53,160 --> 00:26:55,400 Speaker 1: know all about it. Um, just how good you think 584 00:26:55,440 --> 00:26:58,600 Speaker 1: this defensive line can be with with yourself and Hutch 585 00:26:58,680 --> 00:27:01,800 Speaker 1: and you know pass goal and James, you know being 586 00:27:01,840 --> 00:27:03,639 Speaker 1: a year more and just some of those pieces that 587 00:27:03,760 --> 00:27:05,920 Speaker 1: you guys got Charles Harris and in some of the 588 00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:08,399 Speaker 1: bets to how good can that unit be? Yeah, I 589 00:27:08,480 --> 00:27:11,480 Speaker 1: think that we can be great. Um. Those those younger 590 00:27:11,560 --> 00:27:13,359 Speaker 1: guys got to got an opportunity to be on the 591 00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:15,840 Speaker 1: field and show themselves and prove to themselves that they 592 00:27:15,880 --> 00:27:18,080 Speaker 1: can make plays at this level. And then they got 593 00:27:18,119 --> 00:27:20,359 Speaker 1: they get to let the faster all off season and 594 00:27:20,480 --> 00:27:22,280 Speaker 1: think about it. I think that's where the jump comes from, 595 00:27:22,320 --> 00:27:24,359 Speaker 1: because they get to think about all those plays they 596 00:27:24,440 --> 00:27:26,080 Speaker 1: made him say, man, I could do this, and you 597 00:27:26,119 --> 00:27:27,879 Speaker 1: know I could play at a high level. So that 598 00:27:28,040 --> 00:27:30,159 Speaker 1: confidence going into year two, those guys are going to 599 00:27:30,200 --> 00:27:32,760 Speaker 1: be you know, a whole lot better and us we 600 00:27:32,840 --> 00:27:36,119 Speaker 1: know what, we know what's expected. So um, we expect 601 00:27:36,160 --> 00:27:38,120 Speaker 1: nothing but great things from the stee line. How good 602 00:27:38,200 --> 00:27:40,400 Speaker 1: is it to get Isaiah Bugs signed back in that room? 603 00:27:40,440 --> 00:27:42,800 Speaker 1: He seems like a real team leader of that guy 604 00:27:42,920 --> 00:27:45,719 Speaker 1: like yourself in that room and outs too. Yeah yeah, Um, 605 00:27:46,080 --> 00:27:49,560 Speaker 1: Isaiah Bugs is uh kind of a similar road. You know, 606 00:27:49,680 --> 00:27:52,119 Speaker 1: he's rode off and it didn't work out for him 607 00:27:52,160 --> 00:27:55,040 Speaker 1: in Pittsburgh and looking for a new place, still had 608 00:27:55,080 --> 00:27:57,320 Speaker 1: the fire inside him, still had that passion, and Detroit 609 00:27:57,400 --> 00:28:00,239 Speaker 1: gave him that chance and he knows that, and uh, 610 00:28:00,600 --> 00:28:04,560 Speaker 1: he's forever grateful for that. And I don't think he's 611 00:28:04,560 --> 00:28:07,040 Speaker 1: gonna let one amount to slip by and at this 612 00:28:07,200 --> 00:28:12,600 Speaker 1: facility or at anytime, you know. So it's just, uh, 613 00:28:13,720 --> 00:28:15,919 Speaker 1: just it's just great to have him and then Alex 614 00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:19,040 Speaker 1: as lying a leader on the defense, vocal leader, lead 615 00:28:19,080 --> 00:28:23,920 Speaker 1: by example guy. Um, we absolutely needed him back. He's 616 00:28:24,080 --> 00:28:26,760 Speaker 1: he's such a focal point of this defense. He makes 617 00:28:26,800 --> 00:28:30,200 Speaker 1: everything connect. He's the glue guy. So it's having those 618 00:28:30,240 --> 00:28:32,840 Speaker 1: two guys is awesome. Bido, fans are really excited to 619 00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:34,880 Speaker 1: have you back. I think you're one of those glue 620 00:28:34,920 --> 00:28:37,600 Speaker 1: guys too. You just make everybody around you better. And 621 00:28:37,680 --> 00:28:39,880 Speaker 1: I think those guys down the hall realize that two. 622 00:28:39,920 --> 00:28:42,720 Speaker 1: Congratulations on the two year deal. Some security there and 623 00:28:43,040 --> 00:28:45,240 Speaker 1: I know everybody's excited to see you guys back in 624 00:28:45,360 --> 00:28:47,320 Speaker 1: here and expect that defense applied to be really good. 625 00:28:47,840 --> 00:28:58,360 Speaker 1: Man appreciate it him. Welcome to the twenty in the 626 00:28:58,440 --> 00:29:00,480 Speaker 1: Huddle podcast presented by micros Off, and I have a 627 00:29:00,560 --> 00:29:03,960 Speaker 1: special guest with me this week, Isaiah Bugs, the newly 628 00:29:04,080 --> 00:29:09,280 Speaker 1: resigned Isaiah Bugs to year extension. Bugs, Congratulations, first time. 629 00:29:09,320 --> 00:29:11,520 Speaker 1: I'm glad to be bad. You spoke with the media 630 00:29:11,600 --> 00:29:15,160 Speaker 1: before we did this podcast and you said you wanted 631 00:29:15,200 --> 00:29:17,600 Speaker 1: to resign here because it felt like home to you, 632 00:29:17,880 --> 00:29:20,160 Speaker 1: because you wanted to be part of something that you 633 00:29:20,280 --> 00:29:24,120 Speaker 1: thought was great being built here. Just how big was 634 00:29:24,200 --> 00:29:27,080 Speaker 1: that theme throughout free agency for you and your desire 635 00:29:27,120 --> 00:29:29,400 Speaker 1: to return here in Detroit? Oh, that was a big 636 00:29:29,520 --> 00:29:32,200 Speaker 1: name for me. It's about the love and feel them 637 00:29:32,240 --> 00:29:35,640 Speaker 1: comfortable somewhere you can call home and Detroit, you know 638 00:29:35,840 --> 00:29:38,280 Speaker 1: from the first time my guy here, I always felt 639 00:29:38,320 --> 00:29:41,440 Speaker 1: like home. So I'm ready to go back to work. Man, 640 00:29:41,520 --> 00:29:44,680 Speaker 1: with these these guys, these coaches, these fans, and I 641 00:29:44,760 --> 00:29:47,040 Speaker 1: want to just put off of them. You know, you 642 00:29:47,120 --> 00:29:49,600 Speaker 1: talked about the fans, and it seemed like with you 643 00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:52,000 Speaker 1: that that connection was there right away. I know you've 644 00:29:52,040 --> 00:29:55,880 Speaker 1: built quite a big social media following here, you're active 645 00:29:56,040 --> 00:29:58,920 Speaker 1: on there. But but and the love reciprocates. Just what 646 00:29:59,080 --> 00:30:01,800 Speaker 1: was about the fans here that that kind of just 647 00:30:01,880 --> 00:30:04,360 Speaker 1: struck your heart a little bit? Um, you know, like 648 00:30:04,480 --> 00:30:10,000 Speaker 1: I said earlier today in the media, fans are a 649 00:30:10,120 --> 00:30:12,000 Speaker 1: lot of a part of the reason why we play 650 00:30:12,080 --> 00:30:14,440 Speaker 1: this game as well. You gotta think, man, they pay 651 00:30:14,520 --> 00:30:17,120 Speaker 1: all this money to come to us play, and I 652 00:30:17,280 --> 00:30:19,480 Speaker 1: just respect them a lot. I respect them a lot. 653 00:30:20,680 --> 00:30:22,960 Speaker 1: They understand your story, they know where you come from, 654 00:30:23,040 --> 00:30:25,840 Speaker 1: They know pretty much just about everything about you. And 655 00:30:26,320 --> 00:30:28,600 Speaker 1: for a fan to have that much time out to 656 00:30:28,960 --> 00:30:31,360 Speaker 1: look into you, it means a lot to them. So 657 00:30:31,480 --> 00:30:33,720 Speaker 1: why not show love and respect to them. So that's 658 00:30:33,760 --> 00:30:36,880 Speaker 1: why I love here Detroit. The fans whackle me will 659 00:30:36,920 --> 00:30:39,000 Speaker 1: open on them as soon as I got here, and 660 00:30:39,120 --> 00:30:42,280 Speaker 1: it's just amazing. Bucks eight and two finish y'all, You've 661 00:30:42,280 --> 00:30:45,920 Speaker 1: got five draft picks within the top eighty one. You know, 662 00:30:46,320 --> 00:30:48,680 Speaker 1: Brad's got the most cap space he's had, you know, 663 00:30:48,800 --> 00:30:51,320 Speaker 1: in his tenure here. Just how excited are you about 664 00:30:51,400 --> 00:30:53,800 Speaker 1: what's being built here and how you guys can add 665 00:30:53,840 --> 00:30:56,600 Speaker 1: to that this offseason. Um, I'm really excited. I think 666 00:30:56,720 --> 00:30:59,600 Speaker 1: something special is gonna happen here in Detroit and I 667 00:30:59,680 --> 00:31:01,680 Speaker 1: want to be a part of that when it happened, 668 00:31:01,880 --> 00:31:03,480 Speaker 1: and I'm here and I'm ready to go to work, 669 00:31:04,040 --> 00:31:06,560 Speaker 1: and I got a good feeling that is going to happen. 670 00:31:06,600 --> 00:31:09,920 Speaker 1: So specialists coming here. He played over seven hundred snaps, 671 00:31:09,960 --> 00:31:12,320 Speaker 1: were a big part of this defense, forty six tackles, 672 00:31:12,480 --> 00:31:16,000 Speaker 1: eleven QB precious, ten quarterback hits, the forced fumble against Minnesota. 673 00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:18,000 Speaker 1: I mean, you really balled out against the Vikings in 674 00:31:18,080 --> 00:31:21,200 Speaker 1: Green Bay late in the season. What's the focus for 675 00:31:21,280 --> 00:31:23,680 Speaker 1: you this offseason in terms of, you know, trying to 676 00:31:23,760 --> 00:31:26,600 Speaker 1: take your game even to a next step. My focus 677 00:31:26,800 --> 00:31:29,840 Speaker 1: is just getting better and each aspect of the game 678 00:31:29,960 --> 00:31:34,320 Speaker 1: being much smarter, being much more physical and quickness and 679 00:31:34,440 --> 00:31:37,360 Speaker 1: reading stuff a lot more, and just you know, being 680 00:31:37,440 --> 00:31:42,000 Speaker 1: able to put it all together collectively. It's room for 681 00:31:42,160 --> 00:31:44,720 Speaker 1: improvement everywhere in my game, and I'm going to continue 682 00:31:44,720 --> 00:31:46,880 Speaker 1: to improve at it. And I think that goes for 683 00:31:46,960 --> 00:31:49,760 Speaker 1: the entire defense too, right bugs, I mean, you look 684 00:31:49,760 --> 00:31:51,840 Speaker 1: at it. It was almost a tale of two seasons 685 00:31:51,920 --> 00:31:53,959 Speaker 1: and it was like thirty two point one points per 686 00:31:54,040 --> 00:31:56,240 Speaker 1: game allowed. Though during that one and six stretch, you 687 00:31:56,320 --> 00:31:58,040 Speaker 1: guys had a player only meeting. I know you were 688 00:31:58,080 --> 00:32:00,680 Speaker 1: a big part of that. You guys aired some things 689 00:32:00,720 --> 00:32:03,840 Speaker 1: out and then the switch was amazing, mean, twenty point 690 00:32:03,880 --> 00:32:05,320 Speaker 1: two points per game the rest of the way, that 691 00:32:05,360 --> 00:32:08,120 Speaker 1: was eleventh best in the NFL. Is that second number 692 00:32:08,240 --> 00:32:12,400 Speaker 1: more a better representation of what that defense was last year? 693 00:32:12,400 --> 00:32:14,760 Speaker 1: And is there? Is that why there's some excitement going 694 00:32:14,800 --> 00:32:16,200 Speaker 1: in this year too, because you know, you guys can 695 00:32:16,240 --> 00:32:19,320 Speaker 1: take a big step forward. Most definitely, that second half 696 00:32:19,360 --> 00:32:22,400 Speaker 1: for the season was, um, we kind of called it 697 00:32:22,480 --> 00:32:26,200 Speaker 1: to come to Jesus meeting. That was something that I 698 00:32:26,520 --> 00:32:29,360 Speaker 1: that I thought that this team really needed, this defense 699 00:32:29,440 --> 00:32:31,800 Speaker 1: really needed, and I took the lead to bring that 700 00:32:31,920 --> 00:32:34,640 Speaker 1: meeting here. And ever since that me man, we've seen 701 00:32:35,200 --> 00:32:37,800 Speaker 1: the hurting, the pains in the guy's eyes that really 702 00:32:37,840 --> 00:32:40,400 Speaker 1: wanted to win and it was tired of losing and 703 00:32:40,600 --> 00:32:43,200 Speaker 1: just seeing everybody buy in like that, that let me 704 00:32:43,320 --> 00:32:46,640 Speaker 1: know that this defense can do marvelous things. And I'm 705 00:32:46,760 --> 00:32:50,000 Speaker 1: ready for next season to see how well this defense 706 00:32:50,080 --> 00:32:52,320 Speaker 1: come together. I see the excitement, I see the smile. 707 00:32:52,400 --> 00:32:55,680 Speaker 1: What excites you most about what you guys got coming back? 708 00:32:55,760 --> 00:32:58,480 Speaker 1: What you can add? Just what about this defense excite 709 00:32:58,520 --> 00:33:02,680 Speaker 1: you the most? Um? Just just talking to the guys, 710 00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:06,160 Speaker 1: um and just watching them, you know, and they all 711 00:33:06,280 --> 00:33:09,120 Speaker 1: talking about how they're ready to get back to work. Um. 712 00:33:09,640 --> 00:33:12,320 Speaker 1: You don't find that too much often when it's the 713 00:33:12,520 --> 00:33:16,560 Speaker 1: NFL offseason. Guys tweeting and talking to each other about 714 00:33:16,600 --> 00:33:19,560 Speaker 1: getting back to work, trying to recruit guys to come, 715 00:33:19,680 --> 00:33:22,640 Speaker 1: and just thinking about football, you don't find that. And 716 00:33:22,720 --> 00:33:25,200 Speaker 1: when you're seeing teammates do that, that that let you 717 00:33:25,320 --> 00:33:27,880 Speaker 1: know that, hey, they're thinking about football when it's free time, 718 00:33:28,480 --> 00:33:31,280 Speaker 1: and that's that's some good stuff And I definitely want 719 00:33:31,320 --> 00:33:32,520 Speaker 1: to be a part of that, and I can't wait 720 00:33:32,560 --> 00:33:34,880 Speaker 1: to be a part of it. You obviously had big 721 00:33:34,960 --> 00:33:38,480 Speaker 1: expectations playing at some place like Alabama. You were drafted 722 00:33:38,520 --> 00:33:42,400 Speaker 1: by Pittsburgh. Obviously, every year there's expectations there. This is 723 00:33:42,400 --> 00:33:45,280 Speaker 1: a young football team and now going into twenty twenty three. 724 00:33:45,320 --> 00:33:48,800 Speaker 1: There are expectations on this young team. I mean, you 725 00:33:48,840 --> 00:33:50,920 Speaker 1: guys are expected to really compete for the North, be 726 00:33:51,000 --> 00:33:53,360 Speaker 1: a playoff team of the NFC North in the NFC. 727 00:33:53,480 --> 00:33:55,440 Speaker 1: Excuse me and make real noise. How do you think 728 00:33:55,480 --> 00:33:58,280 Speaker 1: a young team like this is going to handle kind 729 00:33:58,320 --> 00:34:01,280 Speaker 1: of expectations that maybe haven't and put on some of 730 00:34:01,360 --> 00:34:04,480 Speaker 1: these guys in some time? Um, I think this team 731 00:34:04,560 --> 00:34:08,240 Speaker 1: is going to heaven it well. We've been putting diverse 732 00:34:08,360 --> 00:34:10,919 Speaker 1: situations where we had to prove ourself more than once, 733 00:34:11,480 --> 00:34:14,240 Speaker 1: and I think that this team is still on the mission. 734 00:34:14,640 --> 00:34:17,200 Speaker 1: And I think this year everybody's gonna see it the 735 00:34:17,360 --> 00:34:19,279 Speaker 1: hunger and this team, and I think we're gonna go 736 00:34:19,400 --> 00:34:21,839 Speaker 1: places with this team. Where does this defense take its 737 00:34:21,920 --> 00:34:26,360 Speaker 1: biggest leap? In your opinion? In every part of the 738 00:34:26,440 --> 00:34:32,000 Speaker 1: game on defense, from turnovers, takeaways, fundamentally sound, everybody doing 739 00:34:32,040 --> 00:34:34,640 Speaker 1: that job. AG is big on that man. I've been 740 00:34:34,719 --> 00:34:38,200 Speaker 1: talking to Ag this whole offseason and he's he's he's 741 00:34:38,239 --> 00:34:40,800 Speaker 1: ready to go to work. We need improvement, and I 742 00:34:41,000 --> 00:34:44,120 Speaker 1: promise you with Ag leading his defense, We're going to 743 00:34:44,200 --> 00:34:46,600 Speaker 1: have a major improvement that I can't wait. I'm just 744 00:34:46,640 --> 00:34:49,759 Speaker 1: curious from your perspective, having you know, being a veteran 745 00:34:49,840 --> 00:34:51,719 Speaker 1: guy in this league, how big was that leap for 746 00:34:51,880 --> 00:34:53,840 Speaker 1: you from your one to two? They talk all the 747 00:34:53,880 --> 00:34:56,480 Speaker 1: time about that being the biggest leap in production and 748 00:34:56,600 --> 00:35:00,640 Speaker 1: just comfortable, being comfortable, and for players, I'm just curious, 749 00:35:00,880 --> 00:35:02,400 Speaker 1: is that is that a real thing? How big was 750 00:35:02,440 --> 00:35:05,080 Speaker 1: that leap for you? Miss? A real thing? Each year? Um, 751 00:35:06,480 --> 00:35:09,239 Speaker 1: you expected to do more. Each year, you expected to 752 00:35:09,320 --> 00:35:11,759 Speaker 1: grow more, you become more. You got to show these 753 00:35:11,840 --> 00:35:14,600 Speaker 1: coaches that and that you deserve to be here. Um, 754 00:35:15,120 --> 00:35:17,400 Speaker 1: nothing is old to you. You got to earn everything. 755 00:35:18,000 --> 00:35:20,600 Speaker 1: So um, every year you got to take a leap 756 00:35:20,880 --> 00:35:23,000 Speaker 1: in a big leap. And I asked that because you know, 757 00:35:23,040 --> 00:35:27,480 Speaker 1: obviously guys like Hutch and Pascal and Houston and Malcolm 758 00:35:27,719 --> 00:35:29,880 Speaker 1: and Kirby all guys that played a lot in that 759 00:35:30,040 --> 00:35:32,680 Speaker 1: first year. And we talked to a g down at 760 00:35:32,760 --> 00:35:35,680 Speaker 1: the at the combine and he said, look, those guys 761 00:35:35,760 --> 00:35:37,719 Speaker 1: taking a leap forward is going to be a big 762 00:35:37,840 --> 00:35:41,239 Speaker 1: part of that leap for this defense. And so it's 763 00:35:41,280 --> 00:35:42,920 Speaker 1: interest you to hear that that that's a real thing, 764 00:35:42,960 --> 00:35:45,759 Speaker 1: that you expect those guys to take that leap. And 765 00:35:45,880 --> 00:35:48,759 Speaker 1: how important was it for those guys, particularly those young guys, 766 00:35:48,760 --> 00:35:51,279 Speaker 1: to get as much time as they did as rookies. Um, 767 00:35:52,080 --> 00:35:54,520 Speaker 1: it's very important for them to take the leap. Um, 768 00:35:55,480 --> 00:35:58,279 Speaker 1: if you noticed everything that we did last season, Um, 769 00:35:59,120 --> 00:36:02,040 Speaker 1: it doesn't matter out this season coming up. So that's 770 00:36:02,120 --> 00:36:04,239 Speaker 1: it poor for them to take that bigger leap and 771 00:36:04,360 --> 00:36:07,280 Speaker 1: to show them that, hey, I can be in this system, 772 00:36:07,440 --> 00:36:09,160 Speaker 1: I can play with these coaches, I can play with 773 00:36:09,239 --> 00:36:12,040 Speaker 1: these guys. These coach can trust me. And that's all 774 00:36:12,080 --> 00:36:14,879 Speaker 1: the coaches want to get guys who want to buy 775 00:36:14,960 --> 00:36:17,040 Speaker 1: into what we're trying to do because it really seems 776 00:36:17,040 --> 00:36:19,879 Speaker 1: like you value that leadership role and you value your 777 00:36:20,560 --> 00:36:26,040 Speaker 1: position on this roster in that room. Congratulations, I'm coming back. 778 00:36:26,200 --> 00:36:27,640 Speaker 1: I know it was a big for the team to 779 00:36:27,719 --> 00:36:30,320 Speaker 1: get you back because of what you provide on the field, 780 00:36:30,360 --> 00:36:32,479 Speaker 1: off the field, and in the locker room. It's great 781 00:36:32,480 --> 00:36:35,040 Speaker 1: that you'll be here for two years. Congratulations, Free servant, 782 00:36:35,280 --> 00:36:35,960 Speaker 1: Glad if you bet