1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:03,680 Speaker 1: Hey, coach, how you doing good? How are you doing good? Coach? 2 00:00:03,720 --> 00:00:06,880 Speaker 1: I'd like to talk about Donay Holt if I may. Um, 3 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:09,400 Speaker 1: he's a young man of four hundred stats and you 4 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:11,080 Speaker 1: have to give up a touchdown and you will lie 5 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: on him a lot. Can you talk about his progress 6 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:16,760 Speaker 1: from day one to now? Yeah, you know, good morning 7 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:20,119 Speaker 1: by the way, UM to everybody. UM. You know, Darnay 8 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 1: works really hard, UM, and he had he asked the 9 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:26,360 Speaker 1: right questions and and I think that's been um part 10 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:28,720 Speaker 1: of his growth. You know, I'm not sure. I think 11 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:30,880 Speaker 1: he was a little bit worried to ask questions sometimes 12 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:32,960 Speaker 1: in front of the group or stop me while I'm 13 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:35,640 Speaker 1: doing it, um, installed And then you know, we had 14 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:37,520 Speaker 1: a meeting today and you know, boom, like he didn't 15 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 1: know something. He said, Pat, whoa can you go back 16 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:42,199 Speaker 1: over that? And you know, I always think that's a 17 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:45,360 Speaker 1: sign of confidence, you know, because you know a lot 18 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:47,320 Speaker 1: of times he's just you know, just in my daily 19 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 1: walk to like sometimes you don't ask a question when 20 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 1: you're not confident. You might think it might sound stupid. 21 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 1: Did you miss something? I thought that was good by him? 22 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 1: Um asked for on the field, the biggest thing for 23 00:00:56,800 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 1: me is just you know, most like coverage players. You know, one, 24 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:03,080 Speaker 1: you know, DBS, you wanted to be able to tackle. 25 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 1: He's doing a better job of tackling. Um. You know, 26 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:07,319 Speaker 1: he's doing a better job of that. The other thing 27 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:09,640 Speaker 1: is can he play his leverage? You know, one thing 28 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 1: that happens when you get into this league, especially when 29 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 1: you're dealing with the slot corner position. UM, you know, 30 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 1: winning your leverage is a big part of it. You know. 31 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:20,480 Speaker 1: You see how you know teams struggling third down earlier 32 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 1: in the year and those teams improved usually is because 33 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:25,400 Speaker 1: it's something simple, is winning your leverage. And he's really 34 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 1: um worked on that. And I think he's doing a 35 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:30,760 Speaker 1: good job of trying to um compete to win his 36 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 1: leverage against some of the better players that he's going against. 37 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 1: But I think that's some of the stuff where he's improved. 38 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:41,279 Speaker 1: And is there Patrick, you just to two questions. One, uh, 39 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:44,959 Speaker 1: I apologize, it's it's more about your history. I'm just 40 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 1: kind of curious, curious what once you got out of 41 00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 1: your experience when you went to Notre Dame as as 42 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 1: a g A. UM, you know what that you know 43 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 1: kind of where that sent your career, so to speak 44 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:57,600 Speaker 1: with with whites over there. Well, you know, coach Weiss, 45 00:01:57,640 --> 00:01:59,600 Speaker 1: I mean I'm in debt to him for a ton 46 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 1: of things, just you know, learning football, the opportunity to 47 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:05,560 Speaker 1: go to a big school, and and you know, I 48 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 1: mean he took a lot a lot of mornings when 49 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 1: I was there as a g a where it was 50 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:12,000 Speaker 1: me and him going through the tape and he took 51 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 1: the time to teach me how to coach. So you know, 52 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 1: I'm in debt to that, you know. And then also 53 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 1: the you know, the how he had the relationship UM 54 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 1: in the NFL helped me get a job there. So 55 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:24,520 Speaker 1: and then I met some really good people there, you know, 56 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:27,880 Speaker 1: Chad Clender who's with us here, Tim McDonald who's here 57 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:29,720 Speaker 1: with the Giants. I met some really good people I 58 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 1: know there Dame. And you know, the simple thing is, 59 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:34,680 Speaker 1: you know, whether I grew up as another Dame fan 60 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:37,799 Speaker 1: or not, my brother was, I wasn't. I mean, when 61 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 1: you go there, it's a special place. It just this 62 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:42,240 Speaker 1: so you know, that's that's one thing that always stands 63 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 1: out to me. And and it's just to follow up 64 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:47,920 Speaker 1: on this particular game here, Um, can you speak to 65 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:52,800 Speaker 1: the different challenge that Murray Fay you know, you know, 66 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:55,639 Speaker 1: presents to you guys versus what you you had out 67 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:58,919 Speaker 1: of Seattle last week. Well you know, um, um Seattle. 68 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:02,240 Speaker 1: You know russ I mean, good quarterback, great quarterback in 69 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:05,400 Speaker 1: this league. I mean. And then for Murray, he's just younger. 70 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:07,960 Speaker 1: And the thing about him, I mean, like not that 71 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 1: Russell isn't fast. This guy, Murray is true speed. That's 72 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:14,240 Speaker 1: like I'm talking to the players, um, true speed. So 73 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 1: not fast, he's not quick. We're dealing with true speed 74 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 1: where any mistake it could be, it could be a 75 00:03:19,240 --> 00:03:21,800 Speaker 1: touchdown at any given moment. So I mean, that's what 76 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 1: you're dealing with with this guy, whether it's the run 77 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 1: game or the passing game, because he could get away 78 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:28,120 Speaker 1: from you and then get the ball down the field. 79 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:30,239 Speaker 1: I mean, that's what I mean by you know, true 80 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 1: speed and the ability to score a touchdown at any 81 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 1: point on the field. He's pretty dynamic. So then we 82 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:37,760 Speaker 1: got a big challenge ahead of us. On top of that, 83 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 1: he has some of the best wide receivers to play 84 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:42,240 Speaker 1: the game since I've been in the league on um 85 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 1: working with him and Drake's playing that Sorry, that mean 86 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 1: and Drake's playing at such a high level right now. 87 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:50,440 Speaker 1: The backs emans, I mean like they're playing in such 88 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 1: a high level. The guys are doing a good job blocking. 89 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 1: So big challenge, big challenge. This week, White claims that 90 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 1: he has he fouled up your language in the in 91 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 1: the the South Bend. By the way, my parents, my 92 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 1: parents might be paying attention to this. I can't agree 93 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 1: with that. Are Hey, Pat, I just wanted to ask 94 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 1: you you haven't said a couple of weeks ago. You know, 95 00:04:15,160 --> 00:04:18,880 Speaker 1: your job is to be to be a reflection of 96 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:21,560 Speaker 1: the vision of the head coach. And obviously you and 97 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:24,600 Speaker 1: Joe we're on the same page back in January. It's 98 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 1: why you're here. But I'm just curious in your history, 99 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:30,240 Speaker 1: was there a time where you realize, you know what, 100 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:33,760 Speaker 1: Joe and I see a lot the same. Uh well, 101 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 1: here's the thing about me, I'm not you know, Uh yeah, 102 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 1: I can say, yeah, here goes. I gauge it like 103 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:44,440 Speaker 1: this at the common when we go to the combine, 104 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 1: Who do I have dinner with? You know? If I 105 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:50,840 Speaker 1: consistently have dinner with you like then we're you know it, 106 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:53,640 Speaker 1: we're like minded, and you know I'll enjoy spending my 107 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:55,440 Speaker 1: time because you know, when you get to you know 108 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:56,920 Speaker 1: that that's one of the things that I used. The 109 00:04:56,960 --> 00:04:59,560 Speaker 1: Gate and me and a couple of other people I 110 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:02,400 Speaker 1: worked with, like we always make time to spend time 111 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:06,039 Speaker 1: with one another. So like absolutely, I mean and again again, 112 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:08,800 Speaker 1: I just admired Joe for his teaching ability. You know, 113 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:11,320 Speaker 1: like I'm drawing the people that are better than me, 114 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:14,880 Speaker 1: you know, no different than you know, Matt Patricia, Brian 115 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:17,520 Speaker 1: Flores there. I know in my mind they're better than me, 116 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:19,480 Speaker 1: and I'm drawn to them because I can learn from 117 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:22,039 Speaker 1: those guys, you know, like b Flow in terms of 118 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:24,400 Speaker 1: how smart he is and how good of a leader 119 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:27,039 Speaker 1: he is. And I mean like I'm drawn to that, 120 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:29,280 Speaker 1: you know, Madgie Pete, how smart he is, how tough 121 00:05:29,279 --> 00:05:31,680 Speaker 1: he is, how good of a teacher he is. Um 122 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:34,400 Speaker 1: talking about Joe Judge in terms of the level of 123 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:36,799 Speaker 1: how he can teach, how smarty. I'm drawing the people 124 00:05:36,880 --> 00:05:39,159 Speaker 1: like that. So that's something that you know, because I 125 00:05:39,200 --> 00:05:45,360 Speaker 1: know it's gonna make me better. I like that. So, Hey, Pat, 126 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:49,159 Speaker 1: how's it going? Man? Hey? Um to Brue was talking 127 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:51,039 Speaker 1: after the game that you've seemed to have found a 128 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:53,559 Speaker 1: way to figure out what every one of your guys 129 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:56,040 Speaker 1: is good at at every level, and that's kind of 130 00:05:56,080 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 1: you know, putting them into position to make these plays 131 00:05:58,080 --> 00:06:00,080 Speaker 1: down the stretch has been at five and four to 132 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:02,800 Speaker 1: your defense? What went into that? And and you know 133 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:05,400 Speaker 1: what's the process like of just studying each of your 134 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:07,479 Speaker 1: guys and figuring out how to put them in the 135 00:06:07,520 --> 00:06:10,280 Speaker 1: best position. Well, I mean, I appreciate what he said, 136 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:14,560 Speaker 1: but like, honestly, it comes down to the assistant coaches 137 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:18,080 Speaker 1: and their feedback and what they because they spend more 138 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 1: time with the guys individually. So again, what did I do? 139 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:24,560 Speaker 1: If anything I did, I just became maybe a better listener. 140 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:28,559 Speaker 1: That's probably That's probably what happened. Um, you know something 141 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:30,160 Speaker 1: that you know you gotta work on every day for 142 00:06:30,279 --> 00:06:32,080 Speaker 1: you know what I mean again, everybody wants to be 143 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:34,240 Speaker 1: a good listener. Do we practice it? We try to 144 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 1: practice it? How good are you at it? But like 145 00:06:36,839 --> 00:06:39,280 Speaker 1: being a good listener and listening to the assistant coaches 146 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:42,040 Speaker 1: listening to the players. You know, I don't know if 147 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:44,279 Speaker 1: they could have ownership of the defense right from jump, 148 00:06:44,320 --> 00:06:46,360 Speaker 1: but at some point they gotta take ownership of it. 149 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 1: And you start to listen to those guys and then 150 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:50,880 Speaker 1: but it really comes down to the assistant coaches because 151 00:06:50,920 --> 00:06:53,680 Speaker 1: they spend more time they evaluate them. I mean, again 152 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:56,440 Speaker 1: we're doing we're all evaluating them. But it's probably if 153 00:06:56,480 --> 00:06:59,000 Speaker 1: anything I did would probably become a better listener to 154 00:06:59,080 --> 00:07:02,880 Speaker 1: the coaches. You know, whether it's Brett, Jerome, Kevin, you know, 155 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:06,120 Speaker 1: Jody Spence, Mike, I mean all those guys. Just listening 156 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:09,280 Speaker 1: to those guys. You know, it seems like the last 157 00:07:09,320 --> 00:07:11,280 Speaker 1: month you guys have kind of elevated your game one 158 00:07:11,320 --> 00:07:13,880 Speaker 1: defense to another level. Was there a moment where it 159 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:16,040 Speaker 1: seems like these guys kind of clicked and they started 160 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:18,640 Speaker 1: to take ownership of the defense, like you talked about, well, 161 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:21,920 Speaker 1: each week is so different. But um, you know the 162 00:07:22,240 --> 00:07:24,920 Speaker 1: confidence is coming from you know, practice to be honest 163 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:28,080 Speaker 1: with your practice and uh, spending time with one another, 164 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:30,280 Speaker 1: whether it's Zoom or when they're here in the building, 165 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:33,640 Speaker 1: and you know, them getting comfortable with us as coaches, 166 00:07:33,720 --> 00:07:36,480 Speaker 1: the coaches getting comfortable with one another, and you know, 167 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:39,160 Speaker 1: it just starts to grow like just like any relationship. 168 00:07:39,240 --> 00:07:41,280 Speaker 1: You know, and you know you have you hit your 169 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:43,320 Speaker 1: bumps in your in the road. I think it's the 170 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:45,600 Speaker 1: right saying, and you know you work through it, but 171 00:07:45,760 --> 00:07:48,080 Speaker 1: you know we're doing you know, we're just now We're 172 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:50,200 Speaker 1: just focused on the Cardinals and figure out how we could, 173 00:07:50,520 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 1: you know, hopefully stop them or minimize their effectiveness on Sunday. 174 00:07:55,120 --> 00:07:58,520 Speaker 1: I'm row you talked about stuff of the head coaches. 175 00:07:58,600 --> 00:08:01,720 Speaker 1: You've worked for hard not to notice your name being 176 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:04,920 Speaker 1: thrown bat a little bit for head coach opportunities. Do 177 00:08:04,920 --> 00:08:06,520 Speaker 1: you think you're ready for that? Is that something you're 178 00:08:06,560 --> 00:08:09,320 Speaker 1: interested in? If you go back to the first time 179 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:12,280 Speaker 1: I spoke to you, guys, I'm I'm not smart enough 180 00:08:12,320 --> 00:08:16,040 Speaker 1: to think ahead of today. I'm trying to get better today. Um, 181 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 1: I need to get ready for third down for versus 182 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:21,000 Speaker 1: Arizona on Sunday, so I can't even think about it 183 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:23,560 Speaker 1: like that, to be honest with you, Tom, But um, 184 00:08:23,600 --> 00:08:26,400 Speaker 1: you know I that's all I'm really focused on third 185 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:29,280 Speaker 1: down two minutes today, finish up early downs, and then 186 00:08:29,320 --> 00:08:31,800 Speaker 1: get ready for Red Area. You know, right before here 187 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:33,640 Speaker 1: I was going through Red Area meetings. So I mean, 188 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:35,440 Speaker 1: I can't think about that stuff right now, to be 189 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 1: honest with you, that time for two more can do? Hey, Pat, 190 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:45,440 Speaker 1: I'm just jarious as a coordinator. What's it like when 191 00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:52,480 Speaker 1: you're drawing up these plans every week. Just what is 192 00:08:52,520 --> 00:08:55,640 Speaker 1: that's the other like as a cordinator, you broke up 193 00:08:55,679 --> 00:08:58,280 Speaker 1: a little bit, but how to draw up the plans? 194 00:08:58,360 --> 00:09:01,200 Speaker 1: I mean again, it comes back to listening again, you know, 195 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:03,440 Speaker 1: the whole I'm not gonna go through the whole process 196 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:06,040 Speaker 1: of how we game plan, but it's the input from 197 00:09:06,040 --> 00:09:09,840 Speaker 1: the coaches and watching the tape and you know, obviously, 198 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:12,000 Speaker 1: you know, like you just try to provide some wrinkles 199 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:14,640 Speaker 1: um here and there. But here's the thing. The reason 200 00:09:14,640 --> 00:09:17,320 Speaker 1: why you gotta provide the wrinkles because the coaches on 201 00:09:17,320 --> 00:09:19,760 Speaker 1: the other side of the ball that you're going against 202 00:09:19,840 --> 00:09:22,240 Speaker 1: their pretty good code. It's, you know, one of thirty two, 203 00:09:22,280 --> 00:09:26,400 Speaker 1: whether the linebackers coach, uh, they're the coordinator whatever, you're 204 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:28,920 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, the running backs coach, the receiver's coach. There 205 00:09:28,920 --> 00:09:31,240 Speaker 1: one of thirty two in the world. So you have to, 206 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:33,560 Speaker 1: you know, you have to throw in wrinkles because here's 207 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:35,079 Speaker 1: how I look at. We don't got any we don't 208 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:37,000 Speaker 1: have anything else to do but football. It's not like 209 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:39,000 Speaker 1: we have to get on the phone recruit. You know, 210 00:09:39,080 --> 00:09:41,040 Speaker 1: we're not worried about that stuff. Right there, We don't 211 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:43,040 Speaker 1: have to talk to boosters. All we do is football. 212 00:09:43,120 --> 00:09:45,640 Speaker 1: So if all you do is football, that's what they're evaluating, 213 00:09:45,640 --> 00:09:47,480 Speaker 1: that's what they're looking at. You gotta have some wrinkles 214 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:49,679 Speaker 1: to be able to, you know, hopefully throw them off 215 00:09:49,720 --> 00:09:52,360 Speaker 1: a little bit. So, I mean, it's just the normal 216 00:09:52,400 --> 00:09:55,200 Speaker 1: process you go through. UM, but I would say it 217 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:58,640 Speaker 1: starts with listening. Listening to your coaches, listening to your players, 218 00:09:58,679 --> 00:10:06,400 Speaker 1: be honest with you. Hey, Patrick, how are you good? Good? Um? 219 00:10:06,559 --> 00:10:09,200 Speaker 1: We were talking to Logan yesterday and he kind of 220 00:10:09,240 --> 00:10:11,360 Speaker 1: brought up out of the wild blue. He said, you know, 221 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:14,520 Speaker 1: there's a guy on our team who has imposed really 222 00:10:14,559 --> 00:10:18,000 Speaker 1: big numbers, but he does as much for us as anybody. 223 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:21,920 Speaker 1: And that's Alvin who today was nominated for Walter Payton. 224 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:24,800 Speaker 1: What can you talk about him in this season? Yeah? 225 00:10:24,880 --> 00:10:27,400 Speaker 1: I mean, and I'll talk about the person first. I mean, 226 00:10:28,160 --> 00:10:30,000 Speaker 1: when you know, you know, I love you and all 227 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:31,800 Speaker 1: this stuff like that, Guys say it all the time, 228 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:33,760 Speaker 1: but like you know, since I've known him since he 229 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:36,480 Speaker 1: was a rookie, UM, I really have a love for 230 00:10:36,520 --> 00:10:39,760 Speaker 1: this guy in terms of, um, what he does on 231 00:10:39,880 --> 00:10:43,160 Speaker 1: and off the field, having a relationship with him. UM, 232 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:46,240 Speaker 1: I just think that he's a genuine person. He tried. 233 00:10:46,280 --> 00:10:48,320 Speaker 1: He he's one of those people that you become a 234 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:51,520 Speaker 1: better person, a better player, being around him. And that's 235 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:54,280 Speaker 1: and and you can see that that where that d 236 00:10:54,400 --> 00:10:56,640 Speaker 1: line is going right now, and as they go through 237 00:10:56,640 --> 00:10:59,839 Speaker 1: this process is a direct correlation to his leadership and 238 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:02,280 Speaker 1: his what he does on that field. Regardless of what 239 00:11:02,360 --> 00:11:05,040 Speaker 1: statistics or what have you. He's teaching them how to 240 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:07,280 Speaker 1: use their hands properly. He's teaching them about the right 241 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:10,320 Speaker 1: attitude of playing the front. And you can and again, 242 00:11:10,320 --> 00:11:11,880 Speaker 1: because I knew him as a rookie and he was 243 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:15,600 Speaker 1: learning from Snacks and JP p and Ov and those guys, 244 00:11:15,840 --> 00:11:19,040 Speaker 1: you see the maturation process of occur. And it's a 245 00:11:19,040 --> 00:11:20,840 Speaker 1: beautiful thing to see. It's one of the things why 246 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:23,480 Speaker 1: we coach. Again goes back to us being teachers. You 247 00:11:23,520 --> 00:11:25,800 Speaker 1: see when your students doing well, and you're like, wow, 248 00:11:25,840 --> 00:11:28,400 Speaker 1: that's pretty cool. Now what's going on in the field. 249 00:11:28,760 --> 00:11:31,920 Speaker 1: He's a technician. He's always been a technician, but now 250 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:33,960 Speaker 1: you're seeing again, like I don't know whether he had 251 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:37,199 Speaker 1: an apprenticeship or something. He's he's just improving as he's 252 00:11:37,280 --> 00:11:39,840 Speaker 1: over the years. He's improving over the years, he's ready 253 00:11:39,880 --> 00:11:42,160 Speaker 1: to take his his his exams to get to get 254 00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:44,200 Speaker 1: his own spot, like and you can really see it. 255 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:45,880 Speaker 1: It's it's really you know, he was a young guy 256 00:11:46,040 --> 00:11:48,720 Speaker 1: learning from the older guys, and now as he's grown 257 00:11:48,880 --> 00:11:51,280 Speaker 1: and now he's he's ready to teach the master's classes. 258 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:53,800 Speaker 1: And I mean it's a beautiful thing to see because 259 00:11:53,840 --> 00:11:57,200 Speaker 1: I mean pad level playing with his hands, the ability 260 00:11:57,240 --> 00:12:00,360 Speaker 1: to get off of blocks, um, the condition thing to 261 00:12:00,400 --> 00:12:02,160 Speaker 1: be able to finish games. I mean, you know, I 262 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:04,200 Speaker 1: mean like it's such a good thing to see for 263 00:12:04,240 --> 00:12:06,240 Speaker 1: that guy, and I'm just happy to be around him, 264 00:12:08,520 --> 00:12:13,320 Speaker 1: all right, more dully, and I want to ask about 265 00:12:13,360 --> 00:12:16,280 Speaker 1: the three free agents you guys brought in, Logan, Blake 266 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:20,840 Speaker 1: and Bradberry. You're when you get hired, you know the roster. 267 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:23,400 Speaker 1: You you look at the roster. Most of these guys 268 00:12:23,400 --> 00:12:25,760 Speaker 1: are here before you. And then you have two months 269 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:29,160 Speaker 1: before free agency. Were you drawing up schemes and saying 270 00:12:29,240 --> 00:12:32,079 Speaker 1: I need a Martinez, I need a Bradberry, I need 271 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:33,880 Speaker 1: a Logan Ryan to do what I want to do. 272 00:12:34,480 --> 00:12:36,839 Speaker 1: Or do you sign those guys and tweak it after 273 00:12:36,880 --> 00:12:39,160 Speaker 1: you have those guys? If that makes sense? The Chicken 274 00:12:39,240 --> 00:12:41,839 Speaker 1: or the egg which came first. Well, you, once you 275 00:12:41,880 --> 00:12:45,240 Speaker 1: start throwing scenes out there, you confuse me. So uh 276 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:49,640 Speaker 1: but uh, I would say this, um Blake. I knew Blake. 277 00:12:50,240 --> 00:12:53,360 Speaker 1: I knew he was a leader, um and growing into 278 00:12:53,400 --> 00:12:56,200 Speaker 1: that role in the productive inside linebacker. So of course 279 00:12:56,240 --> 00:12:58,600 Speaker 1: you want good players to be honest with you. To me, 280 00:12:58,800 --> 00:13:00,800 Speaker 1: part of the beauty of the system, and the part 281 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:03,240 Speaker 1: of that Joe was building here or creating here, and 282 00:13:03,480 --> 00:13:06,200 Speaker 1: with Mr Ghelman, we we want good football players here 283 00:13:06,200 --> 00:13:08,400 Speaker 1: at the New York Giants, and then it's our job 284 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:11,320 Speaker 1: to figure out how to deploy them. So to me, 285 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:14,520 Speaker 1: I don't the chicken or the e I don't. I 286 00:13:14,520 --> 00:13:18,440 Speaker 1: don't know, right, but but like, we want good football players, 287 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:21,040 Speaker 1: and then it's our job to figure it out and 288 00:13:21,080 --> 00:13:22,480 Speaker 1: see how we you know, what we could do to 289 00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:23,960 Speaker 1: help stop the offenses.