WEBVTT - Taggart, Johnson, & Lewis: Ravens Training Camp 8/3/24 Press Conferences 0:00:02.840 --> 0:00:05.240 Welcome to the Ravens Press Pass podcast. It is Saturday, 0:00:05.320 --> 0:00:08.760 August third. The Ravens continued training camp practice today ahead 0:00:08.800 --> 0:00:11.480 of the preseason opener, which is coming up on Friday 0:00:11.920 --> 0:00:15.040 at M and T. Banks Stadium against the Philadelphia Eagles. 0:00:15.240 --> 0:00:17.120 After practice today, we had a chance to hear from 0:00:17.120 --> 0:00:20.239 some of the assistant coaches. First up, as defensive line 0:00:20.280 --> 0:00:26.200 coach Dennis Johnson, what. 0:00:26.239 --> 0:00:29.600 Have you seen out of Travis Jeras very trouble in 0:00:29.640 --> 0:00:30.160 this campaign? 0:00:30.240 --> 0:00:33.200 What have you seen out of Travis? 0:00:34.720 --> 0:00:37.680 I've seen a lot of growth obviously from the summertime 0:00:37.720 --> 0:00:39.279 through now. You know, he's a guy who showed up 0:00:39.440 --> 0:00:41.720 every day during the summers, you know, working to get better, 0:00:41.960 --> 0:00:45.159 and I see his confidence level constantly, like rising up. 0:00:45.640 --> 0:00:47.200 I think that's gonna be the big thing for him 0:00:47.200 --> 0:00:49.640 for him moving forward, is we're doing it, able to 0:00:49.640 --> 0:00:51.640 do it on the field in practice and then you 0:00:51.680 --> 0:00:54.000 know that first game, able to you know, face the 0:00:54.000 --> 0:00:56.600 adversity he faces here and overcome it, just like he's 0:00:56.680 --> 0:00:59.760 doing now. And I think I'm seeing the confidence in 0:00:59.840 --> 0:01:02.000 his ability to do that. And so the more that 0:01:02.120 --> 0:01:04.120 we're put him in those positions and practice, the better 0:01:04.160 --> 0:01:06.679 off feel be going into the season, and there's a. 0:01:06.680 --> 0:01:08.680 Lot of talent as defensive line. 0:01:08.959 --> 0:01:11.680 What do you think rather Washington needs to do to 0:01:11.959 --> 0:01:15.440 maybe see more snaps or a greater impact the season. 0:01:16.280 --> 0:01:19.640 Well, I trust broad like I trust anybody up front. 0:01:19.959 --> 0:01:22.680 He's a hard worker. He can play multiple spots. Just 0:01:22.720 --> 0:01:24.800 throughout camp, I've seen him play a one, a three, 0:01:24.920 --> 0:01:29.160 or five or six, sometimes a nine. And so his 0:01:29.160 --> 0:01:32.039 his ability to be flexible among the front helps him 0:01:32.040 --> 0:01:33.559 to play in a lot of different situations. 0:01:34.080 --> 0:01:36.200 Obviously his strength and his size. 0:01:35.920 --> 0:01:37.600 You know, you love him in the run game, and 0:01:37.600 --> 0:01:40.480 then his smarts and knowing how to rush and pass 0:01:40.600 --> 0:01:44.360 lanes and you know, working new moves help them shows 0:01:44.440 --> 0:01:45.880 up in the past game and so you know, I'm 0:01:45.920 --> 0:01:47.560 expecting them to play a good little. 0:01:47.319 --> 0:01:52.040 Bit defensive line maybe has most continued contomunity from last 0:01:52.080 --> 0:01:53.600 year to this year. What has it been like? Just 0:01:53.640 --> 0:01:54.559 like watching them as. 0:01:54.440 --> 0:01:59.000 A year, it's also watching them grow together as one unit. Obviously, 0:01:59.080 --> 0:02:01.920 you know know them as individuals, but you know, in 0:02:01.960 --> 0:02:04.840 a meeting situation or in a practice situation, We're in 0:02:04.920 --> 0:02:06.760 Indie and they're you know, talking to each other and 0:02:06.840 --> 0:02:09.720 encouraging each other and you know, giving like coaching points 0:02:09.760 --> 0:02:12.040 that you know, maybe giving meanings to another guy, especially 0:02:12.080 --> 0:02:14.880 the younger guys and seeing them progress from the beginning 0:02:14.880 --> 0:02:17.160 of camp to where we are now. Is just helping 0:02:17.160 --> 0:02:18.760 a group play together as one. Like I was just 0:02:18.800 --> 0:02:20.800 telling them, you know, post post practice, you know, this 0:02:20.880 --> 0:02:23.320 team goes as a front goes, and so just taking 0:02:23.320 --> 0:02:26.920 on that responsibility and the ownership because I mean, Mike Peers, 0:02:27.000 --> 0:02:28.520 what say it means? You know, our goal is to 0:02:28.520 --> 0:02:30.920 be the number one defensive line in the NFL, and 0:02:30.960 --> 0:02:32.720 so we have to practice like it and it have 0:02:32.760 --> 0:02:34.440 to be consistent day in and day out. 0:02:34.919 --> 0:02:35.880 And so that's one of. 0:02:35.800 --> 0:02:38.639 The things that I definitely see in that that front. 0:02:38.200 --> 0:02:42.120 In the secondary, you see a lot of positional versatility, 0:02:42.120 --> 0:02:43.520 if you will, some of that. 0:02:43.760 --> 0:02:47.240 Obviously I'll be front too. And how I guess important is. 0:02:47.240 --> 0:02:50.000 That it's very important. 0:02:50.040 --> 0:02:53.000 I mean, you know, you're not playing, you know, not 0:02:53.040 --> 0:02:56.120 taking ten d linemen into a game, and so you 0:02:56.240 --> 0:02:59.079 have to have guys who can play inside and outside. 0:02:59.080 --> 0:03:03.480 I know Herb is that flexibility a lot. Obviously, you know, 0:03:03.639 --> 0:03:05.640 Beaks in his athletic ability can do a lot of things, 0:03:05.680 --> 0:03:08.919 and Travis too, and so just crosschaining guys and putting 0:03:08.919 --> 0:03:11.360 them in those situations and practice giving them confidence. I 0:03:11.360 --> 0:03:14.400 can play interior, I can play xterior. Kind of like 0:03:14.480 --> 0:03:17.560 helps builds that because it's very important you know going forward. 0:03:17.760 --> 0:03:21.400 What just in that DK, when I and you're looking 0:03:21.440 --> 0:03:24.320 at him and in him past, what do you think makes. 0:03:25.600 --> 0:03:28.720 He's so explosive, his hips in his hands are so fast, 0:03:29.320 --> 0:03:32.080 but he's also strong, and so that's kind of like 0:03:32.120 --> 0:03:35.240 what makes him unique. And the ability to play the 0:03:35.320 --> 0:03:37.280 run at elite level and then turn around and play 0:03:37.320 --> 0:03:40.040 the passing and the elite level changes the game for 0:03:40.160 --> 0:03:43.360 any interior d Lineman, I mean, regardless of who you are, 0:03:43.680 --> 0:03:45.680 and so having the ability to do that, I believe 0:03:45.720 --> 0:03:47.680 is what makes him special. And his wont to get 0:03:47.680 --> 0:03:49.960 better every day. You know, he comes out here, hey, coach, 0:03:50.200 --> 0:03:52.200 like my hand placement, what you think about it? 0:03:52.240 --> 0:03:52.360 Here? 0:03:52.560 --> 0:03:55.360 My foot whatever, my eyes and you know contentiously you know, 0:03:55.400 --> 0:03:57.080 telling him that and staying on top of that is 0:03:57.120 --> 0:03:59.240 really he's really an impressive young man just in general. 0:03:59.760 --> 0:04:01.200 But I believe that's what makes them special. 0:04:01.640 --> 0:04:04.320 It's just seen talking in versatility of how to be 0:04:04.480 --> 0:04:07.800 game being explosive. You see a scenario in which you 0:04:07.840 --> 0:04:10.200 could even have him out on the edge just in 0:04:10.440 --> 0:04:12.520 certain past scenarios just to kind of rush out. 0:04:12.680 --> 0:04:15.280 I mean, you could actually put him everywhere because he 0:04:15.320 --> 0:04:17.960 has what I was just describing, those unique tools of 0:04:18.000 --> 0:04:20.520 being quick and strong, and so you can definitely put 0:04:20.560 --> 0:04:23.040 him on the edge, and especially you know past situations 0:04:23.160 --> 0:04:24.320 or even like run situations. 0:04:24.320 --> 0:04:25.640 You know, he's big enough to. 0:04:25.640 --> 0:04:27.640 Set an edge and send things inside if that's what 0:04:27.680 --> 0:04:29.320 we're asking him to do, or any type of movement. 0:04:29.320 --> 0:04:31.359 Obviously he's quick enough to get to any gap that 0:04:31.400 --> 0:04:33.920 we asks him to, So he could definitely play inside 0:04:33.960 --> 0:04:35.680 and out. Again, going back to the versatility of the 0:04:35.680 --> 0:04:38.640 front and the ability for guys to play different roles and. 0:04:38.720 --> 0:04:41.480 Here the room, so they really focused on dining something 0:04:41.480 --> 0:04:44.640 will work that the outside linebackers do. And defensive lines 0:04:44.680 --> 0:04:47.600 once had been like just like working hands and anults right. 0:04:47.520 --> 0:04:50.200 Now, So I mean we call it the defensive front, 0:04:50.240 --> 0:04:53.640 and so we're all together outside linebackers, INTI your defensive linemen, 0:04:53.880 --> 0:04:56.640 like we this is the unit, and so we need 0:04:56.680 --> 0:04:57.279 to work together. 0:04:57.600 --> 0:04:58.960 We have to work together. We have to be in 0:04:59.040 --> 0:04:59.800 unises with each other. 0:05:00.000 --> 0:05:01.840 You know, if we're working in past rush and we're 0:05:01.839 --> 0:05:03.560 working in rush lanes and we're playing off of each other. 0:05:03.720 --> 0:05:05.159 We have to be on the same page. And so 0:05:05.440 --> 0:05:08.080 working together like jails, that group a. 0:05:07.880 --> 0:05:09.080 As one, you know what I mean. 0:05:09.160 --> 0:05:10.880 And I think the more that we do that, as 0:05:10.880 --> 0:05:12.440 you see in practice, I mean, the better off it 0:05:12.520 --> 0:05:16.719 is as a unit. The travers and has talking about 0:05:16.800 --> 0:05:19.920 how much he's justin and how he strives to be 0:05:20.080 --> 0:05:24.159 on that level. How have you seen just learned the building, 0:05:25.040 --> 0:05:28.240 you know, seeing them just be vocal, whether it's in 0:05:28.240 --> 0:05:30.279 in meeting rooms and you know we're going over something. 0:05:30.320 --> 0:05:32.359 Maybe we went something over something before and like a 0:05:32.400 --> 0:05:34.159 young guy mat might have missed it, and he'll be 0:05:34.200 --> 0:05:35.640 able to see, hey, we you know, we just went 0:05:35.640 --> 0:05:36.000 over there. 0:05:36.080 --> 0:05:38.320 Remember your eyes, you know, giving guys. 0:05:38.080 --> 0:05:40.520 Like little little bits and stuff like hey, look at 0:05:40.520 --> 0:05:42.600 this guy's need, you know, look at that guy's foot. 0:05:42.600 --> 0:05:44.520 He's gonna tell you what's coming ahead. Cause he's a 0:05:44.520 --> 0:05:47.080 smart player as well. And so some of those you know, 0:05:47.160 --> 0:05:49.599 pre snap adjustments that he's given, you know, within the 0:05:49.680 --> 0:05:53.200 line helps guys. And so I believe he he's a leader, 0:05:53.320 --> 0:05:55.440 I mean obviously because of his play, but just also 0:05:55.480 --> 0:05:56.560 because of the human that he is. 0:05:57.080 --> 0:05:57.960 Justine Server, I. 0:05:58.000 --> 0:06:01.240 See a lot a lot of questions like in the 0:06:01.320 --> 0:06:01.920 meeting room. 0:06:01.960 --> 0:06:03.719 Like yeah, I mean it's it's awesome. 0:06:03.839 --> 0:06:05.880 Like we we love to have like open dialogue, you know, 0:06:05.960 --> 0:06:07.760 making sure that we all see it the same. If 0:06:07.800 --> 0:06:09.240 we see it different, I mean maybe there was a 0:06:09.240 --> 0:06:11.359 different way that they played it before, or you know, 0:06:11.600 --> 0:06:14.559 a different way of presenting it. And everybody's being vocal 0:06:14.560 --> 0:06:17.440 and talking, and I like when when Justin talks because 0:06:17.480 --> 0:06:19.760 you know, obviously you know, people want to know answers. 0:06:19.800 --> 0:06:22.760 He has a question. But it's been great. It's been great, 0:06:22.800 --> 0:06:25.400 and I think the team are the front gets better because. 0:06:25.200 --> 0:06:25.840 Of stuff like that. 0:06:27.440 --> 0:06:28.359 One of his questions. 0:06:28.480 --> 0:06:30.000 Uh not yet, but I'm suio it's on the way. 0:06:32.240 --> 0:06:34.159 It's like working with U Chuck Spens. 0:06:35.000 --> 0:06:35.160 Oh. 0:06:35.240 --> 0:06:36.360 I love working with Chuck. 0:06:36.360 --> 0:06:38.320 Like I've said before, like I knew Chuck before I 0:06:38.320 --> 0:06:40.240 got here, you know obviously all the pastor stuff he 0:06:40.320 --> 0:06:41.919 was doing, you know, out in Georgia and different stuff 0:06:41.920 --> 0:06:42.800 like that back when I. 0:06:42.720 --> 0:06:43.400 Was in college ball. 0:06:43.480 --> 0:06:46.200 So it's really cool to sit and go over you know, drills, 0:06:46.680 --> 0:06:49.479 pass rush drills and combining like the things that I 0:06:49.600 --> 0:06:51.320 how I see it and the things that he sees 0:06:51.360 --> 0:06:53.440 and that making it one and making it ours and 0:06:53.480 --> 0:06:55.719 the guys like loving the approach to it. And so 0:06:56.240 --> 0:06:59.000 I mean he's he's been awesome. I mean also he's 0:06:59.000 --> 0:07:00.800 been helping me, you know with the transition, you know, 0:07:00.839 --> 0:07:03.120 coming here, because he's been here for a year. He's 0:07:03.240 --> 0:07:04.960 been awesome and I love working with him. 0:07:05.279 --> 0:07:06.200 Amazing coach. 0:07:09.760 --> 0:07:12.480 X up Is wide receivers coach Greg Lewis. 0:07:15.760 --> 0:07:19.640 It was very entertaining. I'm glad. I'm glad a couple. 0:07:19.360 --> 0:07:21.680 Of big plays out there. 0:07:21.840 --> 0:07:23.680 How big was it time to see a couple of 0:07:23.680 --> 0:07:25.040 big coaches. 0:07:26.000 --> 0:07:29.680 It was great to see building a rapport with him 0:07:29.760 --> 0:07:32.400 and Lamar and the other receivers. But to see Bay 0:07:32.400 --> 0:07:36.520 get out there running around, making moves, making catches. Uh, 0:07:37.000 --> 0:07:39.040 I think it's this guy's the limit for him and 0:07:39.440 --> 0:07:41.400 this offense with with the guys that we have here. 0:07:41.440 --> 0:07:43.840 But it was awesome to see just plays being made, 0:07:43.880 --> 0:07:46.560 contested catches going up grabbing a ball by all the 0:07:46.600 --> 0:07:49.200 guys out there today on the offensive side of the ball. 0:07:49.280 --> 0:07:50.600 So I'm excited to where we're headed. 0:07:51.520 --> 0:07:55.200 And if you see from the chemistry between Lamari and said, 0:07:55.240 --> 0:08:00.120 it seemed obviously. 0:07:58.480 --> 0:08:01.400 Was a lot camp here. Why do you think this 0:08:01.560 --> 0:08:01.960 team just. 0:08:02.080 --> 0:08:05.360 Might I mean they both from Florida, So it's something 0:08:05.360 --> 0:08:07.600 in the water down there probably with those guys. But 0:08:08.040 --> 0:08:11.040 they both love football, and really all the guys that's 0:08:11.040 --> 0:08:13.080 out here love football. And when you got a bunch 0:08:13.120 --> 0:08:15.600 of guys that love football, it's easy to get on 0:08:15.640 --> 0:08:18.000 the same page with those guys and they understand what 0:08:18.040 --> 0:08:20.160 they're doing, what they see out there, and then they 0:08:20.200 --> 0:08:23.160 make things happen that most people can't do and it's 0:08:23.200 --> 0:08:23.920 special to see. 0:08:24.120 --> 0:08:25.480 And we just got to keep going from that. 0:08:26.400 --> 0:08:29.360 Follow up what are you seeing day and you want 0:08:29.480 --> 0:08:33.760 to year or two, whether it's football or understanding concept. 0:08:33.360 --> 0:08:33.760 Et cetera. 0:08:33.960 --> 0:08:38.160 Definitely understanding of the offense, and then leadership as a 0:08:38.360 --> 0:08:41.000 as a rookie, obviously, you come in and you listen 0:08:41.040 --> 0:08:43.600 and you learn, and when you expect it to make plays, 0:08:43.600 --> 0:08:45.480 you try to do that. And they did a great 0:08:45.559 --> 0:08:47.520 job of that. But now it's about taking the next 0:08:47.520 --> 0:08:50.720 step and sort of taking the group by the rains 0:08:50.760 --> 0:08:53.200 and try to lead them in the right direction. Because 0:08:53.200 --> 0:08:55.080 he's been through it, he's been there and done that, 0:08:55.160 --> 0:08:56.840 and then we're trying to take it to another level. 0:08:56.880 --> 0:08:58.240 So he's done a great job with that. 0:08:58.280 --> 0:09:00.400 We got a lot of leaders in the group, but 0:09:00.480 --> 0:09:03.360 Bazayas stepped up and did a good job with bringing 0:09:03.600 --> 0:09:07.720 younger guys along, Molik coming from the quarterback position, Dayton 0:09:07.800 --> 0:09:11.360 Wade coming from college and whatnot, and all the young guys. 0:09:11.240 --> 0:09:14.920 He's just helping them with anything and everything possible to 0:09:14.960 --> 0:09:17.000 help us be a good core of receivers. 0:09:18.080 --> 0:09:21.240 He's always had speed, just what other other areas that 0:09:21.360 --> 0:09:23.440 you've seen kind of growth, maybe. 0:09:23.240 --> 0:09:25.000 Getting from the last you know, twelve. 0:09:24.760 --> 0:09:27.880 Month or just change the direction and getting in there 0:09:27.880 --> 0:09:31.280 out of breaks and having him out there being able 0:09:31.320 --> 0:09:34.480 to do that you always know. And obviously I wasn't 0:09:34.480 --> 0:09:36.640 here at the time, but I watched him in college. 0:09:36.679 --> 0:09:38.800 You see all these spectacular moves that he can do, 0:09:39.080 --> 0:09:41.880 and just getting him out here and getting confident doing it, 0:09:42.160 --> 0:09:45.200 and it's been great for him and it's been great 0:09:45.200 --> 0:09:47.400 for us as as an offense and as a team. 0:09:47.520 --> 0:09:51.840 But just getting in out of breaks, contested catches and 0:09:52.000 --> 0:09:55.079 trying to get deep balls down the field, crossing routs, 0:09:55.080 --> 0:09:56.240 different things of that nature. 0:09:56.559 --> 0:09:57.679 Uh, he's showing up. 0:09:57.720 --> 0:09:59.640 He's showing up, and he's done a great job throughout 0:09:59.640 --> 0:10:01.960 this whole camp and we just want to continue to 0:10:01.960 --> 0:10:03.880 build off of that moving forward. 0:10:05.760 --> 0:10:07.960 Contest well, players have been able to be out here 0:10:08.000 --> 0:10:10.400 in the past few days. But I guess, what have 0:10:10.480 --> 0:10:11.800 you seen this develment? 0:10:11.880 --> 0:10:12.400 And is it? 0:10:13.200 --> 0:10:14.720 I guess how do you deal. 0:10:14.559 --> 0:10:17.000 With a young guy who's coming in and learning having. 0:10:16.760 --> 0:10:19.920 Get this stuff like that well without getting physical reps. 0:10:20.280 --> 0:10:23.120 It is difficult because a lot of guys need to 0:10:23.160 --> 0:10:25.480 be out there and do physical reps. But Tis has 0:10:25.520 --> 0:10:27.800 done a great job in the classroom and making sure 0:10:27.880 --> 0:10:30.040 he's on top of everything. So when he does get 0:10:30.080 --> 0:10:32.439 back out there, whenever that may be, he'll be ready 0:10:32.480 --> 0:10:35.360 to go. From that standpoint, Uh, he's a football junkie. 0:10:35.559 --> 0:10:37.800 He loves football. He wants to understand the ins and 0:10:37.840 --> 0:10:41.160 outs of everything that's taking place, and when his time 0:10:41.400 --> 0:10:43.679 is to go, he'll be ready to go because I 0:10:43.920 --> 0:10:45.880 believe I'm not confident in him, and I know he's 0:10:45.920 --> 0:10:56.079 confident in himself. Quickness, confidence and those two things those 0:10:56.120 --> 0:10:59.800 are in you. Uh, they're not really coachable type of deals. 0:11:00.160 --> 0:11:03.040 He's he's a confident kid, does a great job going 0:11:03.040 --> 0:11:06.320 out there making plays utilizing the speed, and then he 0:11:06.480 --> 0:11:09.800 has quickness where he understands how to get open. And 0:11:10.400 --> 0:11:13.040 quarterbacks love guys that they could get open because it 0:11:13.040 --> 0:11:14.440 makes it easy for them to throw them the ball. 0:11:14.520 --> 0:11:17.520 So he's done a great job of that and utilize 0:11:17.559 --> 0:11:19.960 them in a different position. He's picked up and grasped 0:11:20.360 --> 0:11:23.480 uh the playbook and the offense and he just continues 0:11:23.520 --> 0:11:25.400 to want to work. And that's that's what I love 0:11:25.440 --> 0:11:28.480 about him, being an undrafted guy. Uh I had that 0:11:28.559 --> 0:11:31.560 mentality and and sort of it's you see it in him, 0:11:31.679 --> 0:11:34.839 and I love that about him. Uh And I just 0:11:34.880 --> 0:11:36.560 want to see him continue to grow and do what 0:11:36.600 --> 0:11:37.160 he needs to do. 0:11:37.640 --> 0:11:40.200 He just going back to say the Real Quick Community 0:11:40.200 --> 0:11:45.000 play off season, he had three highest separation rate pre Technically, 0:11:45.000 --> 0:11:48.200 where do you where do you see him either making 0:11:48.240 --> 0:11:52.840 the biggest speed from fromventive now or or just best 0:11:52.920 --> 0:11:56.080 skill setting every footwork cut off like the true stuff. 0:11:56.440 --> 0:12:00.000 Well, he's pretty much gotten better at everything. Uh. 0:12:00.080 --> 0:12:03.560 I think just trying to get him the ball. If 0:12:03.640 --> 0:12:06.280 he touches the ball, something special is gonna happen. So 0:12:06.960 --> 0:12:10.040 just putting him in position to be successful each and 0:12:10.080 --> 0:12:13.600 every way possible. And coach Monk does a great job 0:12:13.640 --> 0:12:16.400 of dialing different things up to put people in position 0:12:17.160 --> 0:12:19.000 to do what they do best. And that's what it's 0:12:19.000 --> 0:12:22.439 about on offense is matchups and getting guys in position 0:12:22.679 --> 0:12:25.240 to be successful. So I think we're doing a good 0:12:25.280 --> 0:12:26.880 job with z Ay thus far, and I think we're 0:12:26.920 --> 0:12:29.440 doing a good job with all the guys because everybody 0:12:29.520 --> 0:12:30.040 is unique. 0:12:30.120 --> 0:12:31.960 Everybody has a different skill set. 0:12:31.960 --> 0:12:34.720 And we want to tap into all those skills, so 0:12:34.840 --> 0:12:36.920 we utilize everybody as we go. 0:12:37.320 --> 0:12:40.520 There've been a lot of options about about height ends 0:12:40.559 --> 0:12:43.640 after Isaya like the season and talk said and they're 0:12:43.840 --> 0:12:47.120 so limited preps. What has that been like just preparing 0:12:47.160 --> 0:12:49.280 for the season knowing you have all the stuff that 0:12:49.280 --> 0:12:51.160 you want to get the goal to but also seeing 0:12:51.200 --> 0:12:52.360 the strengthens. 0:12:51.880 --> 0:12:55.080 Man well with the amount of talent that we have 0:12:55.160 --> 0:12:57.480 on offense and really on the whole team. Obviously I 0:12:57.480 --> 0:12:59.640 don't coach defense, so I don't want to talk about that, 0:12:59.840 --> 0:13:03.320 but on offense, we have a lot of guys that 0:13:03.880 --> 0:13:07.400 are positionless and they can do everything. So you may 0:13:07.440 --> 0:13:09.800 not be getting the ball per se and practice or 0:13:09.800 --> 0:13:12.000 getting a rep, but when you get out there, we're 0:13:12.040 --> 0:13:15.080 moving people around, seeing what fits, seeing what doesn't fit, 0:13:15.280 --> 0:13:19.280 and putting them in those positions. So everybody is interchangeable, 0:13:19.280 --> 0:13:20.800 and we're trying to do a good job with that 0:13:21.080 --> 0:13:23.960 and give our guys the opportunity to make some plays 0:13:23.960 --> 0:13:25.600 and score some touchdowns for us. 0:13:27.840 --> 0:13:31.280 Someone saying side, what is you have to do to 0:13:31.400 --> 0:13:33.760 be successful against you know, press coverage? 0:13:33.840 --> 0:13:35.360 And I guess what he kind of seem to him. 0:13:36.480 --> 0:13:37.280 He just got to be him. 0:13:37.400 --> 0:13:40.440 I mean, I don't let size define I don't let 0:13:40.520 --> 0:13:43.800 size define guys. He's been that size his whole life 0:13:43.840 --> 0:13:46.520 and he's been able to make plays and do different things. 0:13:46.520 --> 0:13:48.040 So all he has to do is come out and 0:13:48.080 --> 0:13:50.480 continue to work hard and work on his craft and 0:13:50.840 --> 0:13:52.840 do what he's coached to do and then let his 0:13:52.960 --> 0:13:54.680 natural ability take over. 0:13:54.760 --> 0:13:56.560 But his size doesn't matter. 0:13:56.600 --> 0:13:58.440 If they come up to impress him, they better be 0:13:58.480 --> 0:14:01.720 ready because he's gonna be ready. 0:14:03.120 --> 0:14:04.640 And lastly, we also had a chance to hear from 0:14:04.720 --> 0:14:06.880 running backs coach Willie Taggart. 0:14:09.880 --> 0:14:17.680 Good afternoon, how y'all doing well as Florida about saying 0:14:17.679 --> 0:14:20.880 they both hot? Yeah, they both hot. Were sweating in 0:14:20.920 --> 0:14:21.960 both spots, you know. 0:14:22.040 --> 0:14:24.880 So, I mean there's spending a lot of. 0:14:26.560 --> 0:14:30.560 You have a workload, three carries, whatever, but you see, 0:14:30.560 --> 0:14:34.920 they has always been able toever work with the beating. 0:14:35.280 --> 0:14:37.840 Just look, why do you think you what do you see? 0:14:37.960 --> 0:14:39.320 Why do you think he has. 0:14:39.200 --> 0:14:42.480 That first, I like to say, there there's a pro 0:14:42.800 --> 0:14:45.240 you know, he understands what it takes and what it's 0:14:45.280 --> 0:14:47.400 gonna take for him to play at them at the 0:14:47.480 --> 0:14:49.400 level that he wants to play at, you know, each 0:14:49.440 --> 0:14:52.600 and every week. And then you know, for me personally, 0:14:52.640 --> 0:14:55.080 the first time I've seen Derek train the way he 0:14:55.480 --> 0:14:57.960 does was this off season and send the work that 0:14:58.000 --> 0:15:01.080 he put in in the off season, uh kind of 0:15:01.120 --> 0:15:03.720 can let you know why he's being able to play 0:15:03.720 --> 0:15:05.440 at high level for a long period of time because 0:15:05.480 --> 0:15:07.120 he does a great job taking care of his body 0:15:07.120 --> 0:15:09.760 and the off season and allow him to uh continue 0:15:09.760 --> 0:15:10.600 to play at high level. 0:15:11.200 --> 0:15:14.560 And they're a body farder muscle of his that you 0:15:14.600 --> 0:15:16.320 think it is just like the strongest and. 0:15:17.920 --> 0:15:23.440 The whole body just strong. Just I mean seriously, I 0:15:23.480 --> 0:15:26.320 mean I think everything his his from a physical standpoint, 0:15:26.320 --> 0:15:29.040 from a n mental standpoint, and you can't you can't 0:15:29.080 --> 0:15:31.520 take that for granted. You know, Uh, just sit down 0:15:31.560 --> 0:15:33.880 and talking with with Derek about football and all he's 0:15:34.600 --> 0:15:37.880 he's such a he has has such a great football man, 0:15:38.040 --> 0:15:40.600 you know, and and ask great questions and and and 0:15:40.720 --> 0:15:43.040 have a good understanding of the game. And and so 0:15:43.200 --> 0:15:45.560 I think from a physical standpoint. You know, he have 0:15:45.680 --> 0:15:47.680 all the intangibles there. We see that, you know, and 0:15:47.720 --> 0:15:50.760 he he walks around and you know, uh, I think 0:15:50.800 --> 0:15:52.760 a lot of guys make business decision when they wanna 0:15:52.800 --> 0:15:55.640 tackle him sometime out there. You know, Uh, rightfully so, 0:15:55.800 --> 0:15:58.320 but uh, I just think he he he's a into 0:15:58.440 --> 0:16:00.720 a young man that just had at all. You know, 0:16:00.800 --> 0:16:05.280 he's from a uh, like I say, physical and mental standpoint, Uh, 0:16:05.080 --> 0:16:07.880 to be successful are some of the questions, Like you're. 0:16:07.720 --> 0:16:09.920 Talking about the mental aspect, is there like a for 0:16:10.040 --> 0:16:12.120 instance that you bring our road some of the questions 0:16:12.120 --> 0:16:14.280 that you know that that you're You're like, well, it's 0:16:14.280 --> 0:16:14.880 a freaking. 0:16:15.440 --> 0:16:17.400 Well, it's just like when we're talking football. You know, 0:16:17.480 --> 0:16:19.480 sometimes he ask questions that I don't get asked by 0:16:19.480 --> 0:16:21.320 other backs, you know, which which is good. 0:16:21.480 --> 0:16:22.000 Uh. 0:16:22.120 --> 0:16:23.960 And then just him being a pro just to be 0:16:24.000 --> 0:16:25.600 able to ask the question. A lot of guys don't 0:16:25.640 --> 0:16:28.120 want to ask questions in there, and and for him 0:16:28.160 --> 0:16:29.840 to be in there and ask questions. We can be 0:16:29.880 --> 0:16:32.920 meeting by ourselves at time and and I can talk 0:16:32.960 --> 0:16:35.120 about a play and he's gonna ask, well, why are 0:16:35.120 --> 0:16:37.680 we why are we doing that? Which is awesome. You 0:16:37.720 --> 0:16:40.760 know cause now you explain the details and he have 0:16:40.840 --> 0:16:42.960 a good understanding of what we're trying to do, you know. 0:16:43.040 --> 0:16:45.840 And again as a coach, to have your players and 0:16:45.840 --> 0:16:48.640 you know, ask why we're doing something is is great, 0:16:48.680 --> 0:16:50.480 you know. And then for the younger guys to see 0:16:50.520 --> 0:16:53.240 and hear him ask those questions. Its only just gonna 0:16:53.240 --> 0:16:57.800 help the entire rooms. 0:16:57.840 --> 0:17:00.320 When the team signed Henry just because of how you 0:17:00.360 --> 0:17:03.200 run out of the shotgun, and that's not that's been 0:17:03.200 --> 0:17:04.800 his specified. 0:17:04.359 --> 0:17:07.040 Role in maybe his season. So just over the course 0:17:07.080 --> 0:17:09.400 of camp, whatever you've seen from him out of that role. 0:17:09.480 --> 0:17:11.359 Now that as he smiles right. 0:17:11.240 --> 0:17:18.400 Now, man, I can't wait to the season. I'll put 0:17:18.400 --> 0:17:20.120 it that way. He can't wait to the season. And 0:17:20.119 --> 0:17:22.919 and and watch him play, you know, watch him in 0:17:22.920 --> 0:17:25.240 a different style of offense than what he's been in before. 0:17:26.720 --> 0:17:29.760 I think there's gonna be able to show that he's 0:17:29.880 --> 0:17:33.040 much more than just downhill run. He can he can 0:17:33.080 --> 0:17:34.480 do everything the little guys do. 0:17:35.000 --> 0:17:35.239