Speaker 1: Awkward call.
Speaker 2: Call is kind of a slower, easier first practice of
Speaker 2: the Did it feel that way or did you like.
Speaker 1: To temple up? Uh? Tempo was great? Definitely was Uh.
Speaker 3: You know, the league is getting better at acclimating guys
Speaker 3: into the into the season, and also you know there's
Speaker 3: a highest chance of injury the first two weeks of
Speaker 3: the season, so it's uh, it's good to you know,
Speaker 3: get guys going, but you know, do it safely.
Speaker 1: And you know, I think they do a good job
Speaker 1: here of that. We have a good plan.
Speaker 3: Kyle and uh Ben and the dust and the medical
Speaker 3: staff come up with a good plan, and you know,
Speaker 3: I think it's beneficial for us.
Speaker 1: Has that gotten better every year you've been in the league?
Speaker 4: Any re ever the situation where you got worn down,
Speaker 4: like right away where you where's moll school? Where it
Speaker 4: really be any?
Speaker 1: Yeah?
Speaker 3: You know, definitely in the league has changed a little
Speaker 3: bit since I've been uh here, but I think it's
Speaker 3: changed for the better.
Speaker 1: You know.
Speaker 3: It's uh definitely used to be a little rougher, uh,
Speaker 3: especially first day training camp. I remember being a little
Speaker 3: rougher than uh than today was. But I think it's
Speaker 3: for the better of the players, and and uh the
Speaker 3: longevity of our season. You know, we're we're uh, we
Speaker 3: don't need to win a game today. We need to
Speaker 3: be able to win games, you know when the season starts.
Speaker 4: Who likes to get after it? How does he do
Speaker 4: with the back up bas?
Speaker 3: Uh A little mixed, but now he does a great job.
Speaker 3: Uh even even uh coach Chris has calmed down throughout
Speaker 3: the years. Having a daughter has mellowed him out. So uh,
Speaker 3: you know, we have some some former you know, Tap
Speaker 3: used to play for him in Detroit and uh Alex
Speaker 3: Barrett was there with him in Detroit as well too,
Speaker 3: So they tell us the stories of uh a little
Speaker 3: bit younger Chris.
Speaker 1: Uh, he wasn't as mellow.
Speaker 3: So you consider him as mellow uh now that I
Speaker 3: know him, Yeah, you know, I I've been around him
Speaker 3: a long time. So he's just really passionate, you know,
Speaker 3: and and that that passion shows, you know, in in
Speaker 3: in uh him, you know, being passionate about the game
Speaker 3: and being passionate about uh his players, So it always
Speaker 3: comes out, but it's it's pretty mellow, you know. I
Speaker 3: I know him now, I know when he's uh, when
Speaker 3: he's saying certain stuff to you know, get a certain reaction,
Speaker 3: so it's uh, it's good being around him and being
Speaker 3: coach bib.
Speaker 1: Though you mentioned being here.
Speaker 2: For a while, you're for the longest longest ten years
Speaker 2: nine or on the team now a nine years in
Speaker 2: What what does that mean to you?
Speaker 1: Does it? Does it feel like it's called fast? Slow? What?
Speaker 1: What like?
Speaker 4: Uh?
Speaker 1: Mixed? Sometimes?
Speaker 3: Sometimes I feel like it flew by sometimes, you know,
Speaker 3: looking back at uh when I first started, that seems
Speaker 3: like a long time ago. A lot has changed, you
Speaker 3: know since I've been here. So but nah, it's been
Speaker 3: it's been amazing, super blessed to uh be here my
Speaker 3: entire career and uh not really have to get to
Speaker 3: know another place and uh be at a you know,
Speaker 3: top class organization that have been this long. A lot
Speaker 3: of people wouldn't have thought I would be here this long,
Speaker 3: but I'm here, So it's been.
Speaker 1: Nuh it's been good.
Speaker 2: Not a good ahead of yourself. But ten years would
Speaker 2: be next year. There's a wall for for that. What
Speaker 2: is that something that you uh that CHU strive for?
Speaker 1: No, that would be awesome.
Speaker 3: You know, being uh one place for ten years I
Speaker 3: think is uh hard to do and not a lot
Speaker 3: of people do it for a number of reasons. You know,
Speaker 3: you have to be good obviously, and things have to
Speaker 3: work out, you know, from a from a football standpoint,
Speaker 3: and and a whole bunch of other scenarios. So yeah,
Speaker 3: but you know, if I was able to achieve that, that
Speaker 3: would definitely be a good thing that a lot of
Speaker 3: guys aren't able to do.
Speaker 5: YEA lay next to a lot of different guys O
Speaker 5: over those nine season, does Hargrave remind you of any
Speaker 5: any one of those uh, of those X teammates?
Speaker 1: Mm? Nah. I think he's pretty unique in the sense.
Speaker 3: I mean, we've had some guys more of his stature,
Speaker 3: but I think he's a pretty unique player, uh, with
Speaker 3: his stature and his pastor's ability as well too. I
Speaker 3: think we've had some explosive, strong uh guys uh, which
Speaker 3: he is, but like a complete full player like like
Speaker 3: he is, It's is pretty unique.
Speaker 1: Uh.
Speaker 6: You guys have had a very big team for a
Speaker 6: couple of years now obviously, uh, but s objective, But
Speaker 6: when you look at this roster, it seems like, I
Speaker 6: maybe this is the most loaded you guys have ever been.
Speaker 1: You share that since you have had since Lockery Like man,
Speaker 1: this might be our best chance. Yeah.
Speaker 3: Well, you know, at the start of the season, they
Speaker 3: always say, you know, everybody has a chance to win
Speaker 3: a Super Bowl, and uh, I would say, there's you know,
Speaker 3: about six to eight teams that have a better chance
Speaker 3: than others that have a legit chance, and I think,
Speaker 3: you know, we're definitely one of those teams. And we
Speaker 3: have a a great group of talent, we have a
Speaker 3: great culture, great coaching, So we definitely have a opportunity.
Speaker 1: And that's all you can.
Speaker 3: Ask for at the beginning of the season, and uh,
Speaker 3: as the seasons progresses, the opportunity to achieve that ultimate goal,
Speaker 3: which is winning the Super Bowl. So we definitely have
Speaker 3: the team that is capable of it, and we definitely
Speaker 3: have the opportunity. Now it's on us to get to
Speaker 3: work and you know, do everything we can to try
Speaker 3: to seize it.
Speaker 1: Yeah. Who are you talking about your culture?
Speaker 3: Uh?
Speaker 1: You guys do have a good culture.
Speaker 4: There's a lot of new faces in your d line room.
Speaker 6: Do you feel the need to.
Speaker 2: Verbalize speed at which you guys practice and your guess
Speaker 2: culture to the new guys in the room.
Speaker 3: No, not necessarily. I mean I'm not the coach. Uh,
Speaker 3: Chris does a great job of when well, Chris doesn't
Speaker 3: bring in guys that he feel like can't you know,
Speaker 3: play the way he wants anyway.
Speaker 1: So as far as my role is.
Speaker 3: Just to to uh be the best I can, you know,
Speaker 3: try to use my knowledge to help uh other guys.
Speaker 3: And you know, we we have a great culture. But
Speaker 3: you know, I wouldn't say I'm the most who rah rah.
Speaker 3: Guy Nick isn't either, And you know, we c we
Speaker 3: can lead by example and uh, you know, show the
Speaker 3: way it's done, you know, without necessarily having to to
Speaker 3: get on guys or or anything like that. It's been good,
Speaker 3: you know, playing with all these different groups throughout these years,
Speaker 3: it's been a lot of fun. And right now starting
Speaker 3: that journey of building that camaraderie together. You know, guys
Speaker 3: are new and they're still figuring each other out. And uh,
Speaker 3: the more we practice and the more replay, it's gonna
Speaker 3: be fun to to get to know each other and
Speaker 3: go out on the field and play for one another.
Speaker 2: Seeing Terrence Mitchell join the team with a segrament of kidding.
Speaker 1: Also, yeah, I was super excited.
Speaker 3: Uh I was here when he he worked out uh
Speaker 3: for the team. Uh, a couple months ago, I believe,
Speaker 3: and he told me I had an opportunity to to
Speaker 3: sign with us during training camp, and uh, you know,
Speaker 3: I was really hoping that that happened and did happen.
Speaker 3: And you know, I love seeing guys where I'm from
Speaker 3: being successful and you know, played with him. I've known
Speaker 3: team has probably since sixth grade, played with him at
Speaker 3: Oregon and you know, now being on the same team
Speaker 3: in the NFL, is is is uh pretty special and
Speaker 3: pretty cool?
Speaker 5: Or civil war with coach Wilkes with coach homes sold
Speaker 5: what what sends out?
Speaker 1: Uh?
Speaker 3: Well, just getting go, just get going with coach Wilks,
Speaker 3: So uh don't have too many observations on that one.
Speaker 1: You know, Coach Willis is a great coach.
Speaker 3: I'm excited to take on this journey with him. You
Speaker 3: know Slent de Miko, We're We're two different personalities but
Speaker 3: with similar messaging, I would say, but doesn't change much
Speaker 3: of you know, how we practice and how we play,
Speaker 3: you know, d how how defense is meant to be played.
Speaker 2: Has been involved in your positional group chat throughout his
Speaker 2: I guess being away to group.
Speaker 3: Uh yeah, n you know Nick always keeps in uh
Speaker 3: contact with with his guys, and yeah, so we we've been
Speaker 3: in contact. That being he's doing great and he's always
Speaker 3: doing good trading. I'm sure probably gonna wait room.
Speaker 2: Not worry about any of this future of what does.
Speaker 1: He even talk about that at all? Or Nah?
Speaker 3: I mean, I I think Nick has told everyone, you know,
Speaker 3: he knows what he did on the field, and he
Speaker 3: knows how valuable of a player he is, and he
Speaker 3: knows he'll be he'll be compensated for it. So I
Speaker 3: don't think he has a a word in his mind.
Speaker 3: And uh, I don't think we're we're here worried either.
Speaker 1: You know, the.
Speaker 3: Niners have a great track record of of taking care
Speaker 3: of uh people who who uh do things the right
Speaker 3: way and are exceptional, exceptional players, And I'm sure that'll
Speaker 3: get taken care of too.
Speaker 1: Definitely deserves it.
Speaker 6: Rum good you cared about Four seasons have ended in
Speaker 6: kind of heartbreak and fashion. How long does it take
Speaker 6: you to like digest the end of the season like
Speaker 6: that and then you know, struggle withing a end and
Speaker 6: and carrying out you know, for the next season, and
Speaker 6: and try.
Speaker 1: And agree with uh probably three weeks.
Speaker 3: Yeah, when uh you lose you kind of in limbo, especially,
Speaker 3: you know, we lose some of that when you lose
Speaker 3: we not going to the playoffs, Like, alright, I can
Speaker 3: play him off season. I'm gonna go and bake. But
Speaker 3: when you go to the playoffs, you never know when
Speaker 3: it's gonna be over. So you never know until you
Speaker 3: know that last game and then so you're kind of
Speaker 3: in limbo for a little bit, like dang, what do
Speaker 3: we do now?
Speaker 1: Uh? Do I start training? Like, dang, it's just over with.
Speaker 3: So that takes a couple of weeks and then you you,
Speaker 3: you know, flush it and then start the journey. You know,
Speaker 3: OTA's and all that stuff starts quick, so you can't
Speaker 3: be thinking about it too long. You gotta start training
Speaker 3: and start getting ready for the next season.
Speaker 1: N Uh.
Speaker 4: Nick, You mentioned Nick not being really a row rock guy,
Speaker 4: and you seem pretty measured and about the way you
Speaker 4: go about things. Jamon Hardgrave is a pretty humble, low
Speaker 4: key guy. Is there a stirred up presence on defensive life?
Speaker 1: Uh?
Speaker 3: I think our stirred up presence is how we play.
Speaker 3: You know, I don't think I don't think guys wanna
Speaker 3: mess with us, So alright, I think that's our stirred
Speaker 3: up presence