1 00:00:01,720 --> 00:00:04,280 Speaker 1: A. That's a hardball question, man, So I'm not ready 2 00:00:04,320 --> 00:00:08,320 Speaker 1: for that answer yet. Nah. Just uh, I just chilled, man, 3 00:00:08,360 --> 00:00:10,440 Speaker 1: that's all I do. You know, what are you talking about? 4 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:17,439 Speaker 1: What I mean, I think all of our guys have 5 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:19,640 Speaker 1: got more comfortable, but you know, I mean to kill. 6 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:22,360 Speaker 1: He came into camp with a great attitude and ready 7 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 1: to go in shape and uh, you know, and and 8 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 1: he's out here just like the rest of the guys 9 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:29,479 Speaker 1: in the group. He's fighting for a spot and you know, 10 00:00:29,520 --> 00:00:33,160 Speaker 1: he's done everything so far that we're asking to do. 11 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:36,360 Speaker 1: You played with some bigger guys. It's sometimes you're bigger guys, 12 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:43,120 Speaker 1: those roulets. I think everybody has their own unique talents. 13 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:45,000 Speaker 1: Even some big guys mayble to do some things that 14 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:46,919 Speaker 1: other little guys can't do, and little guys new things 15 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:49,000 Speaker 1: that big guys can't do it and some of the same, 16 00:00:49,080 --> 00:00:51,519 Speaker 1: you know. But uh, I think it's my job as 17 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:53,280 Speaker 1: a coach to be able to identify those things and 18 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:55,360 Speaker 1: get the best out of them that I can, and 19 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:57,680 Speaker 1: you know, and help them achieve all the things they 20 00:00:57,680 --> 00:00:59,520 Speaker 1: want to achieve. And then and here that's just the win. 21 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 1: So yeah, oh well, I mean, I think obviously when 22 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 1: we go out here, it's all about football, and we're 23 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:18,480 Speaker 1: in the meeting rooms, it's about football, you know. And 24 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 1: then uh, if there's any extra time for any extra questions, 25 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 1: you know, I'm how always happy to get those guys 26 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 1: some advice on other things about even just about where 27 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 1: they're living at and how to how to navigate the city, 28 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:31,840 Speaker 1: whatever it may be. You know, I'm always willing to 29 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:34,039 Speaker 1: help out, you know, and outside of football too as well. 30 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:36,280 Speaker 1: So I mean, so that that's you just gotta be 31 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 1: careful where you answer those questions that you know, you 32 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:40,840 Speaker 1: don't want to be out here talking about, you know, 33 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:43,119 Speaker 1: what to do with your four one K or whatever. 34 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 1: You know what I'm saying. So, yeah, that Bill talked 35 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 1: about you and as former players the system, what do 36 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 1: you think you bring to this team as a former 37 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:58,160 Speaker 1: guy that, um, I just think we bring uh sense 38 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 1: of history to the to the program, something that these 39 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:03,800 Speaker 1: guys can ask questions about what it was like for 40 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 1: me twenty years ago. So and uh, these guys have 41 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 1: no clue. Some of these guys are just being born then, 42 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 1: you know. So and uh, they have no clue you know, 43 00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:14,520 Speaker 1: what the culture is like in that building. And obviously 44 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 1: if we bring that to the table as well. And 45 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 1: then just uh, the amount of knowledge about this organization 46 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:23,200 Speaker 1: as team and just football in general that we can 47 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:25,200 Speaker 1: provide these guys. They may not be comfortable asking other 48 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:27,079 Speaker 1: people about it, you know, and sometimes they can identify 49 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:30,120 Speaker 1: with us better because we did play and they feel 50 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:33,360 Speaker 1: more comfortable asking questions that they may they may find 51 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 1: silly to ask Bill uh some other coach on the staff. 52 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:38,640 Speaker 1: So so I think, you know, we bring that to 53 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:40,920 Speaker 1: the table and uh and hopefully that works out great 54 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 1: for great for the players. So yeah, you just keep 55 00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:53,079 Speaker 1: working with them and you keep trying to identify things 56 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:55,480 Speaker 1: that they can and cannot do. And then obviously you 57 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:57,359 Speaker 1: got to keep strengthening the things that they do well, 58 00:02:57,600 --> 00:02:59,680 Speaker 1: and then you really got to attack the things that 59 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:01,919 Speaker 1: they struggle with and try to make them better. So 60 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 1: and getting comfortable doing it before somebody else. Nah, they 61 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 1: got something they want to work on and it's not 62 00:03:13,639 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 1: a strength of it, then I'm never helping the work 63 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:17,800 Speaker 1: on it, you know, And you keep building that it. 64 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:19,960 Speaker 1: So that's really what you just kind of do. You 65 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:23,960 Speaker 1: just kind of keep building that that basket of things 66 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:26,079 Speaker 1: that they can do, and you know, hopefully that makes 67 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:28,920 Speaker 1: them a better player, you know, and uh down the 68 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 1: line and you know, just see how see how things 69 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:32,360 Speaker 1: go with them. Man, you know, we don't. I don't really. 70 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:34,800 Speaker 1: I don't really look at a player and say you 71 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 1: can't do anything. You know, That's not how I treated myself. 72 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 1: I'm not going to treat them that way either. Yeah. Yeah, 73 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:52,240 Speaker 1: both they're both smart guys, you know, and uh, I 74 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 1: mean every day. Uh, they've made a lot of progress. 75 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:57,560 Speaker 1: You know, they were here in the all season doing 76 00:03:57,600 --> 00:04:01,120 Speaker 1: OTAs and and getting that getting learning part of it down. 77 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 1: And obviously the skill set that has been there for 78 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:05,640 Speaker 1: both of those guys, and you know, you gotta see 79 00:04:05,640 --> 00:04:07,560 Speaker 1: it out there in the football field. They bring they 80 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:10,160 Speaker 1: bring a good, good set of skills to the table 81 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:18,000 Speaker 1: and they just got to keep building on it now everybody. Yeah, 82 00:04:18,080 --> 00:04:24,360 Speaker 1: it's one to day. I teach them all the time. 83 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:28,279 Speaker 1: I did about ten times a miny reps before nine o'clock. 84 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:31,919 Speaker 1: Then they did all day. So yeah, you know, and 85 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:34,520 Speaker 1: it's all good, that's what it is. But they were 86 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:36,640 Speaker 1: they work hard though. Man, you know, they work hard, 87 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 1: and I appreciate them coming out and giving the effort 88 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 1: that they give. You know, it makes it makes it 89 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:56,280 Speaker 1: fun to coach. Opposition wasn't necessarily successful. I think he 90 00:04:56,400 --> 00:04:58,599 Speaker 1: just he sat back and he watched Julian do it, 91 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:01,440 Speaker 1: you know, for the last two or three years, and 92 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 1: took down some notes and he and he incorporated into 93 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:06,080 Speaker 1: his game. It took a lot of hard work for 94 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 1: him to get to a point where he felt comfortable 95 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:10,880 Speaker 1: going on there to work it, you know, and uh, 96 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:14,040 Speaker 1: he earned the right to plan there the last couple 97 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:15,600 Speaker 1: of years and you just got to fight for a 98 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:17,840 Speaker 1: spot to go out there and do it again this year. 99 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:19,640 Speaker 1: But that's really what all he did. He just sat 100 00:05:19,640 --> 00:05:22,040 Speaker 1: back and he watched, and he studied tape, and he 101 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:24,600 Speaker 1: came out here and did it against the air, did 102 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:27,200 Speaker 1: it against players. Didn't always look pretty at times, but 103 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 1: you got to go through that if you want to 104 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 1: you want to have a spot on this football team, 105 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 1: and it's going to be ugly at times, but you 106 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 1: got to live with that. Led himself as we'll see, man, 107 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:43,520 Speaker 1: it's a competition out here every single rep, every single day. 108 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:46,279 Speaker 1: That's what we tell him. As you being evaluated not 109 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:49,400 Speaker 1: just by us two scouts and the media too, you 110 00:05:49,440 --> 00:05:51,719 Speaker 1: know what I'm saying. So you can turn on the 111 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:53,400 Speaker 1: TV and see what they're saying about you. You know, 112 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:56,839 Speaker 1: but uh, you know, you've been evaluated by everybody and 113 00:05:57,000 --> 00:06:00,360 Speaker 1: uh in this staff, and you gotta go out there 114 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:03,000 Speaker 1: improved that you're whatever if you're gonna keep you know, 115 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:05,720 Speaker 1: I don't know, five, six, ten, seven, eight, nine, ten receivers. 116 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:07,279 Speaker 1: You got to prove that you need to be in 117 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:10,200 Speaker 1: that number, and you gotta make the plays to do it. 118 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:17,479 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, I mean I love football. I didn't you know. 119 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:18,880 Speaker 1: I tried that side of the I was on that 120 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:21,120 Speaker 1: side of the rope before, you know, which was it 121 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:23,120 Speaker 1: got me as close as I as I could get 122 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:25,560 Speaker 1: at that particular time, you know, And now you know, 123 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 1: I maybe'll be back on this side of the rope. 124 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:31,279 Speaker 1: I'm really enjoying it. And uh so. Yeah, I always 125 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:33,640 Speaker 1: thought I would be a coach at some point on 126 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:37,560 Speaker 1: some level, and I am. I'm really having fun doing it. 127 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:40,760 Speaker 1: I enjoy coaching these young men. Like the question was 128 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:43,200 Speaker 1: asked on and off the football field, it is. It 129 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:45,520 Speaker 1: is a it's been a true pleasure in the last 130 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:52,560 Speaker 1: three years to be able to do this. Yeah, I 131 00:06:52,680 --> 00:07:10,880 Speaker 1: work with this guy too, Yeah longer guys, I mean, 132 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 1: it depends it all depends. I mean there's different body 133 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:16,080 Speaker 1: types that can do different things. You know, sometimes you 134 00:07:16,120 --> 00:07:18,880 Speaker 1: look at guys and you know, you look at Randy 135 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:20,520 Speaker 1: Moss back in the day. I mean, everybody thought he 136 00:07:20,560 --> 00:07:22,560 Speaker 1: wasn't a real quick guy. But he was quick, you 137 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:24,240 Speaker 1: know when he was younger. You know, he had some 138 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:26,520 Speaker 1: quicks and he was able to he was shifty and 139 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:28,560 Speaker 1: able to catch and run with the ball, which you 140 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:30,280 Speaker 1: didn't see a lot of big guys that were able 141 00:07:30,320 --> 00:07:32,960 Speaker 1: to do that, but he was, you know, and uh, 142 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:35,240 Speaker 1: Kobe's obviously not as fast as Randy. I can say that, 143 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 1: Yeah he's not, you know, but you know he's got 144 00:07:37,320 --> 00:07:38,920 Speaker 1: some shifting this to him. You know, he's got some 145 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 1: quickness and you know, he played some baseball. I guess 146 00:07:42,280 --> 00:07:44,160 Speaker 1: he played a little basketball and higher student stuff. So 147 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:46,880 Speaker 1: he's got some different skill sets that you know allowed 148 00:07:46,960 --> 00:07:50,440 Speaker 1: him to be able to come out here and uh 149 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:53,000 Speaker 1: learned the way that Jewles did things and you know, 150 00:07:53,080 --> 00:07:56,000 Speaker 1: guys before him did things, and he worked his butt 151 00:07:56,040 --> 00:07:57,600 Speaker 1: off to get to the point to where he is. 152 00:07:58,080 --> 00:08:00,120 Speaker 1: You know, like I said, it wasn't I'm telling it 153 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:01,960 Speaker 1: wasn't pretty. It wasn't pretty for him, you know. So 154 00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:04,440 Speaker 1: but he's you know, he's got to a point where 155 00:08:04,440 --> 00:08:05,920 Speaker 1: he helped us win some games last year and the 156 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:14,760 Speaker 1: year before, So that's always a plus. I'm sorry, an 157 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:19,480 Speaker 1: lugly day or a rep look like for him, maybe 158 00:08:19,520 --> 00:08:21,920 Speaker 1: it just can't get open. You know, that's an ugly 159 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 1: day for any receiver, you know. So but uh, you know, 160 00:08:26,400 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 1: he's a tough guy. You know, he doesn't say a 161 00:08:28,280 --> 00:08:30,400 Speaker 1: whole lot. It's quiet and he sits back and he 162 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:32,880 Speaker 1: takes it all in. But he's been a good leader 163 00:08:32,920 --> 00:08:36,280 Speaker 1: for us, you know when he needed to be. And uh, 164 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:39,080 Speaker 1: you know, I can't say enough about all the guys 165 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:40,719 Speaker 1: that have in my group to share all guys out 166 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:42,880 Speaker 1: there that's been on the all nine with nine of them, 167 00:08:43,040 --> 00:08:46,680 Speaker 1: it's been out there, and it's a great room. Fantastic people, 168 00:08:47,320 --> 00:08:50,240 Speaker 1: you know, And it'll be a relationship that I share 169 00:08:50,280 --> 00:08:52,920 Speaker 1: with these guys when they're here, if they're not playing anymore, 170 00:08:53,360 --> 00:08:55,720 Speaker 1: you know, hopefully we all still be friends. But I 171 00:08:55,760 --> 00:09:00,920 Speaker 1: love this room, fellas, so yep, yep, you all right.