WEBVTT - Press Pass: Derrick Henry Opening Press Conference (3/14) 0:00:03.000 --> 0:00:05.320 You're listening to the Ravens Press Pass podcast, and today 0:00:05.400 --> 0:00:10.080 the Ravens introduced they're big free agent acquisition, King Henry. 0:00:10.320 --> 0:00:14.120 Running back Dereck Henry arrived in Baltimore and officially signed 0:00:14.160 --> 0:00:16.320 his new contract to join the squad, and the Ravens 0:00:16.320 --> 0:00:19.200 are clearly fired up about this move. The Ravens held 0:00:19.200 --> 0:00:22.119 a press conference this morning with Dereck Henry, head coach 0:00:22.280 --> 0:00:26.800 John Harbaugh, and general manager Eric Dacassa. Here's that press conference. 0:00:30.000 --> 0:00:33.400 Okay, everybody, welcome, thanks for coming in today. We're here 0:00:33.440 --> 0:00:36.400 to celebrate the signing of Derrick Henry, player that we 0:00:36.520 --> 0:00:39.680 faced multiple times over the last five to seven years, 0:00:39.680 --> 0:00:41.479 and a player that we've always admired. We've had a 0:00:41.600 --> 0:00:44.479 chance to watch him up close and also from AFAR. 0:00:44.640 --> 0:00:47.120 Were thrilled to bring him here to Baltimore. Congrats to 0:00:47.159 --> 0:00:50.559 him and also his beautiful family. John, guys, just a. 0:00:50.560 --> 0:00:52.839 Follow up on that, I mean, wonderful family. It has 0:00:52.880 --> 0:00:54.720 been fun getting to know you guys today and we're 0:00:54.720 --> 0:00:57.000 just thrilled and proud to have you here. I'm trying 0:00:57.000 --> 0:00:59.040 to figure out who's more excited on our staff, the 0:00:59.040 --> 0:01:02.120 offensive coaches, a defensive coaches. You know, the offensive coaches 0:01:02.120 --> 0:01:04.640 are pretty fired up at the defensive coaches. They don't 0:01:04.640 --> 0:01:07.680 have to tackle this guy anymore. So it's just a 0:01:07.760 --> 0:01:10.520 it's just great for our team. It's gonna make a 0:01:10.560 --> 0:01:12.280 difference for us when other players are excited, but we 0:01:12.280 --> 0:01:13.240 can't wait to get started. 0:01:13.680 --> 0:01:16.160 So for me, I'm grateful for his opportunity. This is 0:01:16.160 --> 0:01:20.720 a great organization. Uh, my family still with me, my 0:01:20.720 --> 0:01:24.920 girlfriend Adriana, my daughter Valentina and Adriana, my mom, Miss Simona. 0:01:26.440 --> 0:01:29.319 Like he said, like I said, has some great battles 0:01:30.120 --> 0:01:34.160 against the Ravens for five to seven years. And happy 0:01:34.200 --> 0:01:36.000 and grateful to be a part of it. God is 0:01:36.040 --> 0:01:37.759 good and blessed for this opportunity. 0:01:39.520 --> 0:01:41.479 Questions, Derek, you. 0:01:41.440 --> 0:01:43.920 Know there's a lot talking about you and Lar being 0:01:44.080 --> 0:01:46.920 on the same What kind of offense can you envision 0:01:47.000 --> 0:01:48.480 having you know, booth. 0:01:48.240 --> 0:01:50.200 You guys you know as a handle? 0:01:50.760 --> 0:01:54.120 Oh well, he's he he's so dynamic and and how 0:01:54.160 --> 0:01:58.480 he plays and uh his playmaking ability especially you know, 0:01:58.560 --> 0:02:01.360 meet me seeing it going against these guys for uh 0:02:01.360 --> 0:02:03.920 a little while now, so excited to uh to play 0:02:03.960 --> 0:02:07.200 with him. He had a great year this year, did 0:02:07.200 --> 0:02:09.000 a lot of great things. I'm gonna have a lot 0:02:09.040 --> 0:02:11.360 of great guys uh in the offense, and I just 0:02:11.400 --> 0:02:14.560 wanna be I adding piece to this offense to uh 0:02:14.919 --> 0:02:18.120 uh to help them uh do do do better than 0:02:18.200 --> 0:02:21.240 did last year. And right now, just trying to focus 0:02:21.280 --> 0:02:24.120 on coming in, earn earning my earn the respect for 0:02:24.240 --> 0:02:24.840 my teammates. 0:02:25.480 --> 0:02:28.880 Eric, we've been into the decision to. 0:02:28.080 --> 0:02:31.280 To come here for Yeah, it really was a uh 0:02:31.120 --> 0:02:34.040 a no brainer for me. This is where I I 0:02:34.040 --> 0:02:36.840 I knew I wanted to be. I love the style, 0:02:36.960 --> 0:02:40.320 the physicality that they played with on all three phases. 0:02:40.760 --> 0:02:43.240 I feel like it uh fits my my style of 0:02:43.240 --> 0:02:43.880 play as well. 0:02:44.760 --> 0:02:47.200 Uh and it was really a no brainer. 0:02:47.360 --> 0:02:49.320 Just trying to figure out the business side of things 0:02:49.360 --> 0:02:51.200 and glad we're able to get it figured out. 0:02:51.520 --> 0:02:56.400 Ok Aron, how did you feel the TA or I'm 0:02:56.400 --> 0:02:58.239 gonna be a lacking out the bad stage? 0:02:58.840 --> 0:03:00.600 What was your sponsor after that? 0:03:01.639 --> 0:03:11.200 Tell 'em to keep watching you know, uh, look at you? 0:03:11.200 --> 0:03:13.799 You still here so so. 0:03:14.160 --> 0:03:16.360 Yeah, I mean if people always gonna have something to say, oh, 0:03:16.360 --> 0:03:19.680 I gonna have opinions, i'm'a su you're uh ready to work, 0:03:20.160 --> 0:03:22.840 ready to get things started and do my best to 0:03:23.040 --> 0:03:23.959 to help this organization. 0:03:24.400 --> 0:03:25.000 Your homeport. 0:03:25.160 --> 0:03:26.799 Was it to be a part of a team that's 0:03:27.080 --> 0:03:29.800 insistant contender in your decision making during this. 0:03:29.840 --> 0:03:34.079 Sum Yeah, definitely, wanna be somewhere that had a solid foundation, 0:03:34.200 --> 0:03:36.080 and you know, this foundation has been set for a 0:03:36.160 --> 0:03:39.840 very long time and they compete every year and and 0:03:39.840 --> 0:03:42.720 and always in the conversation, and wanna be somewhere where 0:03:42.760 --> 0:03:47.320 I'm surrounded by uh by great talent have ah uh 0:03:47.680 --> 0:03:51.240 a great quarterback and great players around him as well. 0:03:51.320 --> 0:03:54.240 So you know, I'm just excited for this, for this opportunity, 0:03:54.760 --> 0:03:57.560 and bless and and thankful to be able to land 0:03:57.600 --> 0:03:58.480 here there. 0:03:58.560 --> 0:04:00.000 Could congratulations on him. 0:04:00.440 --> 0:04:04.400 Wondering could you quantify the week that you've had signing 0:04:04.560 --> 0:04:06.320 justin and then getting the guy that you come in 0:04:06.320 --> 0:04:08.400 for a long time and Derek, I mean last year 0:04:08.480 --> 0:04:11.560 with Lamar signing was big, but you got two and 0:04:11.800 --> 0:04:12.240 one week. 0:04:12.320 --> 0:04:15.040 Where does that rank for you as a GM as 0:04:15.040 --> 0:04:15.760 far as the week is? 0:04:17.600 --> 0:04:19.520 Oh Man, we've had some ups and downs over the 0:04:19.560 --> 0:04:22.080 last five years. So we've had some huge weeks, We've 0:04:22.120 --> 0:04:24.400 had some bad weeks. This is kind of a in 0:04:24.440 --> 0:04:27.760 some ways remarkable, great exciting we've but we've also lost 0:04:28.160 --> 0:04:31.799 what eight players excellent players as well. So it's always 0:04:31.839 --> 0:04:33.080 bittersweet this time of year. 0:04:33.160 --> 0:04:34.200 You win some, you lose some. 0:04:34.839 --> 0:04:38.840 We keep swinging, blessed to get Justin done, blessed to 0:04:38.880 --> 0:04:40.960 get Derek done. You know, I feel like both those 0:04:40.960 --> 0:04:43.440 guys are slam dunks and saying that, you know, I 0:04:43.520 --> 0:04:46.880 want to also, you know, celebrate, you know, Patrick Queen, 0:04:47.040 --> 0:04:50.200 John Simpson, Geno Stone, Gus ed Which, Ronald Dorby, Tyler 0:04:50.240 --> 0:04:53.680 Ott Morgan, Moses, Devin Dumanet. Those guys helped us win 0:04:53.720 --> 0:04:56.360 a lot of games over the last five years, all 0:04:56.839 --> 0:05:00.760 Ravens in different ways, different backgrounds, So you know, there's 0:05:00.760 --> 0:05:03.200 always it's always kind of a tough give and take 0:05:03.560 --> 0:05:04.240 this time of year. 0:05:04.279 --> 0:05:05.960 But we're blessed today to be here with Derek. 0:05:06.360 --> 0:05:09.479 Eric you talked to start about, you know, your experience 0:05:09.560 --> 0:05:11.840 going against Derek Henry. You know about his resume, but 0:05:11.920 --> 0:05:14.280 how much did your you know, your up close and 0:05:14.360 --> 0:05:17.640 personal experiences playing against him going to the decision to 0:05:17.640 --> 0:05:18.000 bring me. 0:05:19.320 --> 0:05:23.400 Yeah, so I'll tell you in twenty nineteen, we played 0:05:23.400 --> 0:05:25.279 that game and it was, you know, just a gut 0:05:25.320 --> 0:05:26.440 wrenching performance. 0:05:27.360 --> 0:05:29.039 I think we all kind of realized that. 0:05:29.160 --> 0:05:32.880 But I was at the Senior Bowl and I left 0:05:32.880 --> 0:05:36.400 the senior ball and met our team, our coaching staff 0:05:36.440 --> 0:05:39.279 and a lot of players at the Pro Bowl, and 0:05:39.400 --> 0:05:43.160 I had the chance as a as a general manager 0:05:43.279 --> 0:05:46.440 to just observe. And I saw Derek that week, and 0:05:46.520 --> 0:05:48.839 I watched him, and I watched how the other players 0:05:48.839 --> 0:05:49.680 related to him. 0:05:50.000 --> 0:05:51.640 I washed and saw his humility. 0:05:51.839 --> 0:05:53.919 I mean, this is a guy that ran for like 0:05:54.480 --> 0:05:57.800 I don't know how many yards that season, and all 0:05:57.839 --> 0:06:01.520 the players kind of gravitated towards him that week, and 0:06:01.560 --> 0:06:05.040 there was a tremendous respect, and that resonated with me 0:06:05.360 --> 0:06:08.320 as a guy whose scouts for a living, and I just, 0:06:08.480 --> 0:06:10.760 you know, having a chance to kind of step aside 0:06:10.839 --> 0:06:15.680 and watch his career unfold, it's been very, very impressive 0:06:15.720 --> 0:06:15.919 to me. 0:06:16.400 --> 0:06:18.600 Eric, you got Derrick Cameron and Moore. 0:06:18.680 --> 0:06:21.600 Jackson's the goal, the out priority kind of built the 0:06:21.640 --> 0:06:23.440 offensive line to be a blot for these guys. 0:06:25.279 --> 0:06:27.040 That's mind you to, right. 0:06:27.080 --> 0:06:29.400 That's always going to be the priority, is the offensive line, 0:06:29.480 --> 0:06:29.680 you know. 0:06:29.800 --> 0:06:31.240 I think in two thousand. 0:06:30.839 --> 0:06:33.480 And eight when we hired John, one of the first 0:06:33.520 --> 0:06:35.800 things he said to me was we need a big, strong, physical, 0:06:35.839 --> 0:06:37.000 athletic offensive line. 0:06:37.000 --> 0:06:38.159 And that's never really changed. 0:06:38.800 --> 0:06:40.880 And so that will be the mission in the coming 0:06:40.920 --> 0:06:42.240 weeks to build that out. 0:06:42.520 --> 0:06:44.120 I think we're on our way. I think we have 0:06:44.160 --> 0:06:44.719 a good plan. 0:06:45.320 --> 0:06:49.960 We're fortunate that this draft classics pretty good from that standpoint. 0:06:50.200 --> 0:06:52.320 I don't want to call it historically strong, but it 0:06:52.360 --> 0:06:55.720 looks like a very strong crop of offensive linemen. And 0:06:56.640 --> 0:06:58.600 I say this every year, but as a wise man 0:06:58.640 --> 0:07:00.800 once said, we don't play games September. 0:07:01.120 --> 0:07:01.800 We'll be ready. 0:07:02.520 --> 0:07:05.320 There was so much talk about how the running back 0:07:05.320 --> 0:07:07.560 carget with Shike Gallup, who are a lot of quality players. 0:07:07.839 --> 0:07:09.640 But did you go in knowing this was the guy. 0:07:09.520 --> 0:07:10.080 That you wanted. 0:07:10.960 --> 0:07:13.120 Yeah, I had a good indication. I mean, to be honest. 0:07:13.240 --> 0:07:15.440 We tried to trade for Derek, you know, before the 0:07:15.480 --> 0:07:18.720 trade deadline. I thought there was a reasonable chance that 0:07:18.760 --> 0:07:19.800 we would get a trade done. 0:07:19.840 --> 0:07:20.600 It didn't work out. 0:07:20.640 --> 0:07:25.120 It was disappointing, but we pivoted. You know, but again, 0:07:25.440 --> 0:07:28.040 when you evaluate the tape, you watch the player, you 0:07:28.080 --> 0:07:29.800 see the history of the player, you talk to people 0:07:29.800 --> 0:07:32.160 who have been around the player. It made all the 0:07:32.200 --> 0:07:34.560 sense in the will for us to target Derek John. 0:07:34.840 --> 0:07:35.960 How will the. 0:07:35.880 --> 0:07:39.000 Addition of Derek Kinty just changes the look of the offense. 0:07:39.040 --> 0:07:42.040 I mean you still feel that you'll mainly go pistol, 0:07:42.160 --> 0:07:43.320 will you go more under center? 0:07:43.400 --> 0:07:45.920 How much could that change just loll go the offense. 0:07:46.000 --> 0:07:47.400 Yeah, I mean I think you always try to build 0:07:47.400 --> 0:07:49.240 the offense around the players that you have, So you know, 0:07:49.280 --> 0:07:51.560 when Derek does really exceptionally well, is going to be 0:07:52.040 --> 0:07:55.240 where we're gonna kind of move towards. But we're versatile. 0:07:55.240 --> 0:07:57.000 We can go in a lot of different different directions. 0:07:57.000 --> 0:07:59.960 That's what Lamar makes us versatile. And I also think 0:08:00.120 --> 0:08:02.960 kind of what we've been doing along those lines, wor 0:08:03.160 --> 0:08:05.400 kind of fit this guy really well. You know, it's 0:08:05.400 --> 0:08:08.320 not just his specific talents, because he can you can 0:08:08.360 --> 0:08:10.040 run out of any kind of backfield set. He can 0:08:10.080 --> 0:08:11.400 be in the pistol, he can be he can be onder, 0:08:11.480 --> 0:08:13.680 he can be in the gun, he can move around. 0:08:13.760 --> 0:08:16.480 That's that's all things he's just said. Versatile player. But 0:08:16.520 --> 0:08:19.840 more than that, I just think that the person that 0:08:18.760 --> 0:08:22.000 the guy that loves football, you know, that fits us 0:08:22.040 --> 0:08:25.280 really well too. He's this tough, physical guy, but you know, 0:08:25.320 --> 0:08:26.880 you played the high school he played at, you played 0:08:26.960 --> 0:08:29.040 the college he played at. You know where he's been 0:08:29.040 --> 0:08:31.480 with Tennessee. The kind of leader he's been everybody you 0:08:31.520 --> 0:08:33.480 talk to talks about him in terms of a guy 0:08:33.600 --> 0:08:36.160 just loves football, is about football, wants to compete, wants 0:08:36.160 --> 0:08:38.040 to do his best, wants to do everything he can 0:08:38.120 --> 0:08:40.880 to help the team win. You know, That's that's kind 0:08:40.880 --> 0:08:43.640 of what it's all about here, and that's I'm most 0:08:43.640 --> 0:08:46.120 excited probably about that we move there. 0:08:47.480 --> 0:08:49.520 Have you spoken to Lamar Jackson? 0:08:49.559 --> 0:08:52.000 I know Marlon Humphrey had a back and forth on 0:08:52.120 --> 0:08:54.199 social You go, what other players on this team that 0:08:54.240 --> 0:08:54.880 you spoken for. 0:08:54.920 --> 0:08:55.960 The last few days? 0:08:57.000 --> 0:09:01.959 Well, yeah, may have social media, guy, Marlin podcast social media. 0:09:02.920 --> 0:09:05.680 Let's make that Yeah. 0:09:05.679 --> 0:09:08.920 Man Violin definitely, uh we we We've texted, h talked 0:09:08.960 --> 0:09:12.719 to social media. Uh Rannie reached out. I got to 0:09:12.760 --> 0:09:15.439 know him through throughout the years. I haven't spoken till tomorrow, 0:09:15.480 --> 0:09:17.160 but I'm sure he's busy and enjoying his off season. 0:09:17.160 --> 0:09:20.920 I mean we'll connect at some point, but yeah, just 0:09:20.960 --> 0:09:24.040 excited for opportunity and you know, ready to meet by 0:09:24.200 --> 0:09:25.320 my teammates. 0:09:24.840 --> 0:09:27.080 And earn the respect or you. 0:09:27.280 --> 0:09:30.240 Eric said last year before trade Lightning lineup, they thought 0:09:30.320 --> 0:09:33.800 they gave you were you captain breast of those conversations. 0:09:34.000 --> 0:09:35.920 Was there a point there where you thought you were 0:09:35.960 --> 0:09:38.120 gonna be Raven before last year'street deadline. 0:09:38.320 --> 0:09:40.440 Yeah, I thought it was a good chance. 0:09:40.480 --> 0:09:43.839 I was I was going to be didn't really know 0:09:44.160 --> 0:09:46.760 uh when it when it was gonna happen, and it 0:09:46.840 --> 0:09:50.200 was conversations and things going on, but you know, I 0:09:50.280 --> 0:09:52.400 was just really just just focus on the season if 0:09:52.520 --> 0:09:57.679 and anything came this pivot and get ready for whatever 0:09:57.960 --> 0:10:01.240 whatever that was gonna happen. But it it, it didn't happen. 0:10:01.400 --> 0:10:03.920 But you know, I'm I'm a raving now, so that's 0:10:03.960 --> 0:10:05.960 all that matters. And you know, get ready to go 0:10:06.000 --> 0:10:06.880 to work, Derek. 0:10:06.960 --> 0:10:09.320 Everybody seems to love the idea of you next to 0:10:09.400 --> 0:10:11.800 Lamar Jackson in the backfield. For you as the player, 0:10:12.240 --> 0:10:14.880 what does what is the benefit for you being next 0:10:14.920 --> 0:10:17.400 to a guy like Tomorrow who is who's as. 0:10:17.320 --> 0:10:21.480 Mobile as he in Yeah, I wanna make any uh 0:10:21.520 --> 0:10:25.120 predictions and any expectations I think, just put into work. 0:10:26.000 --> 0:10:26.160 Uh. 0:10:26.400 --> 0:10:28.760 And and I'm big on earning my respect for my teammates. 0:10:28.800 --> 0:10:31.280 And I know I've said that repeatedly, but that's all 0:10:31.280 --> 0:10:33.000 I wanna do is I own respect from everybody in 0:10:33.000 --> 0:10:35.880 this building. I'm stronger that I'm I'm ready to to 0:10:35.920 --> 0:10:38.680 come work, help everybody get better than any aspect that 0:10:38.720 --> 0:10:41.000 I can be a leader in any type of way 0:10:41.200 --> 0:10:43.120 by the way I carry myself and by the way 0:10:43.160 --> 0:10:45.520 I work on the field, in the weight room and 0:10:45.600 --> 0:10:48.600 be a tentative tentatifferent meetings, help the young guys in 0:10:48.640 --> 0:10:51.560 any way I can, and you know, just just go 0:10:51.600 --> 0:10:54.000 out and work and do the best I can to 0:10:54.040 --> 0:10:56.559 help Lamar in any way I run the football protecting 0:10:56.640 --> 0:10:59.079 him and help my teammates anywhere as well. So that 0:10:59.200 --> 0:11:01.240 you know, that's my main ft focus and I'm definitely 0:11:01.280 --> 0:11:03.760 excited to be the side Lamar in the same offense. 0:11:04.800 --> 0:11:07.160 A lot of mayors of being. 0:11:07.120 --> 0:11:11.480 Lamar h dropped up. Uh have that you You ever talked. 0:11:11.280 --> 0:11:14.240 About the possibility with the stand up and the dreams 0:11:14.240 --> 0:11:15.120 of community. 0:11:14.840 --> 0:11:15.960 Potentially playing together. 0:11:16.880 --> 0:11:18.719 Yeah, I mean I I've definitely thought about it. 0:11:19.280 --> 0:11:22.800 You know, he's uh uh one of the best and 0:11:22.840 --> 0:11:26.000 not the best uh players in this league. You know, 0:11:26.480 --> 0:11:28.400 I have respect for him ever since he's he's come 0:11:28.480 --> 0:11:30.520 in this league and his body of work and what 0:11:30.559 --> 0:11:33.360 he's been been able to do, and and respect for 0:11:33.400 --> 0:11:37.079 this organization as well. Have some great players organiza organization, 0:11:37.720 --> 0:11:40.640 just just like themar who's done a lot of great things. 0:11:40.800 --> 0:11:44.920 Uh Mark Andrews at tight end, uh Rock corn Smith 0:11:45.120 --> 0:11:47.480 at at the line of recquisitions from great leaders guys, 0:11:47.520 --> 0:11:50.400 Whal said a good example. So excited to be teammates 0:11:50.400 --> 0:11:52.600 with with everybody, and excited to get in the RB 0:11:52.720 --> 0:11:54.320 room and get to to get to know those guys 0:11:54.320 --> 0:11:56.360 and be able to compete against them. 0:11:56.200 --> 0:11:57.800 And all all of us make each other better. 0:12:02.679 --> 0:12:07.160 On their side, everyone auvers farm tail. What's it like 0:12:07.200 --> 0:12:10.200 for you in your vision of the Ravens And. 0:12:11.320 --> 0:12:16.320 On the other side, how do you view the Raives from? 0:12:14.120 --> 0:12:14.200 Uh? 0:12:16.480 --> 0:12:19.280 Yeah, I mean bucket your chin strap. 0:12:19.400 --> 0:12:23.000 You're ready for a sixty minute fight and knowing that 0:12:23.520 --> 0:12:25.040 you know you're gonna take some licks and have to 0:12:25.080 --> 0:12:28.240 give some licks. And every every time we played on 0:12:28.559 --> 0:12:31.680 it was physical, and uh you know, we had to 0:12:32.160 --> 0:12:34.880 have a great gay plan to uh prepare for these guys, 0:12:34.960 --> 0:12:37.880 especially on defense cause they give you so many different looks. 0:12:38.000 --> 0:12:40.080 And then our defense getting ready for Lamar and how 0:12:40.120 --> 0:12:42.720 you gotta game playing against him. So I'm definitely glad 0:12:42.760 --> 0:12:43.480 to be on the other side. 0:12:43.559 --> 0:12:46.000 No, so yeah, what what what do you think is 0:12:46.000 --> 0:12:48.880 the key to long chevity for running backs? Because not 0:12:49.000 --> 0:12:52.280 many running backs can do, especially what you've done even 0:12:52.320 --> 0:12:54.720 in at the during this in the stage of your career. 0:12:55.000 --> 0:12:56.839 What do you think is the key for fort that. 0:12:57.320 --> 0:12:59.640 Yeah, really, I think it's taking care of your body, 0:13:00.679 --> 0:13:03.560 doing the things you need to do, get your body 0:13:03.600 --> 0:13:06.800 prepare year in and year out, weekend and week out 0:13:07.120 --> 0:13:09.200 and every single day, and making sure that you feel 0:13:09.200 --> 0:13:11.160 the best to be able to perform at your best, 0:13:12.240 --> 0:13:16.960 creating good habits with eating healthy, and you know, as 0:13:16.960 --> 0:13:20.719 you get into the league, you know, just do more 0:13:20.800 --> 0:13:23.920 research on you know, guys who played a long time 0:13:24.240 --> 0:13:27.360 and be a sponge to guys at the run back 0:13:27.360 --> 0:13:29.480 position or anywhere else and see what they've done and 0:13:29.520 --> 0:13:32.240 try to implement it into your life as well. And 0:13:32.240 --> 0:13:34.600 that's all I try to do. And you know, I 0:13:34.640 --> 0:13:37.560 feel great. I'm blessed to be able to be going 0:13:37.640 --> 0:13:41.600 into year nine and getting this opportunity, so just want 0:13:41.600 --> 0:13:43.000 to take advantage of it and do my best that 0:13:43.040 --> 0:13:43.360 I can. 0:13:43.679 --> 0:13:46.640 John, You've allow yourself to think about your dark situations 0:13:46.640 --> 0:13:49.280 with him and possibly running behind that retard and how 0:13:49.320 --> 0:13:51.400 much dress that could put on a defense, and how 0:13:51.440 --> 0:13:52.760 it's not your problem anymore to. 0:13:52.679 --> 0:13:53.480 Have to tackle with you. 0:13:53.920 --> 0:13:55.840 I do allow myself to think about all those things, 0:13:55.840 --> 0:13:58.000 and I think about it with a smile on my face. 0:13:58.080 --> 0:14:00.640 But it'll be It'll be great game planning wise. It's 0:14:00.679 --> 0:14:02.160 going to give us a lot of options. We have 0:14:02.200 --> 0:14:04.440 a lot of like Derek was talking about, we've got 0:14:04.440 --> 0:14:07.280 a lot of a lot of playmakers, and our offensive 0:14:07.280 --> 0:14:09.000 line is going to be big and physical and tough 0:14:09.040 --> 0:14:11.480 and good. So we're looking forward to it. 0:14:12.080 --> 0:14:13.839 A lot of the lines, you know, I think you're 0:14:13.840 --> 0:14:17.360 seeing in the division, maybe across the NFL teams get 0:14:17.480 --> 0:14:18.559 faster at that. 0:14:18.559 --> 0:14:21.440 Second level to kind of accunt for quarterbacks like lamarm and. 0:14:23.640 --> 0:14:26.160 Is there any you know, pleasure for you and kind 0:14:26.160 --> 0:14:28.920 of having a counter punch of a guy that's big, 0:14:29.120 --> 0:14:32.120 physical last year being the kind of counter munch to 0:14:32.600 --> 0:14:35.080 everyone that's smaller, faster or maybe on defense. 0:14:35.640 --> 0:14:38.160 Yeah, man, that's a good observations. It's one way to 0:14:38.160 --> 0:14:40.280 look at it. We always talk about attacking the full 0:14:40.320 --> 0:14:42.600 width of the field in terms of the run game, 0:14:42.600 --> 0:14:44.800 but also the past game, and that does start in 0:14:44.840 --> 0:14:46.800 the A gap to your point, But a great thing 0:14:46.840 --> 0:14:48.760 about Derek Henry, it doesn't end in the A gap. 0:14:49.120 --> 0:14:50.880 It's the B gap to see gap to de gap, 0:14:50.960 --> 0:14:52.240 the edge all the way out to the sideline. We 0:14:52.280 --> 0:14:55.200 saw that in London this past year on that fake 0:14:55.240 --> 0:14:57.840 reverse that you guys hit on us. So h this 0:14:57.680 --> 0:14:59.600 is this is the back that can do everything you know, 0:14:59.640 --> 0:15:03.000 and and you know he can. He can he can 0:15:03.080 --> 0:15:05.280 change the game for you. So we're excited about it. 0:15:05.320 --> 0:15:06.120 I'm looking forward to. 0:15:08.000 --> 0:15:08.120 Eric. 0:15:08.640 --> 0:15:10.920 Do you have any kind of timetable for the return 0:15:11.080 --> 0:15:13.280 Keith Mitchell And given that he's out. 0:15:13.120 --> 0:15:16.120 For some time, is the search still on at yet 0:15:16.120 --> 0:15:18.520 another running back into this mix for that first part 0:15:18.520 --> 0:15:18.960 of the season. 0:15:19.920 --> 0:15:22.360 Yeah, I mean, I think Keaton's doing really well. You know, 0:15:22.400 --> 0:15:26.880 we'll see obviously significant knee injury, but we have some 0:15:26.960 --> 0:15:29.680 experience with that. You know, I've gotten some updates from 0:15:29.720 --> 0:15:31.720 our trainers and doctors and we feel like he's on 0:15:31.840 --> 0:15:35.520 path to come back at some point in this season. 0:15:37.000 --> 0:15:40.080 Running back wise, you know, we'll assess the market like 0:15:40.120 --> 0:15:42.400 we always do. There's some players out there still that 0:15:42.440 --> 0:15:46.080 are pretty interesting players. The draft is also another way 0:15:46.080 --> 0:15:48.800 for us to get better, and we'll attack it in 0:15:48.880 --> 0:15:51.560 different ways depending on the situation, depending on the value 0:15:51.600 --> 0:15:54.720 that we see. You know, we've drafted guys, we've signed 0:15:54.720 --> 0:15:56.760 on drafted free agents, we've traded for running backs, and 0:15:56.800 --> 0:15:58.640 there's a lot of different ways to skin the cats, 0:15:58.640 --> 0:15:59.760 so to speak, so. 0:15:59.720 --> 0:16:00.520 We'll look at it. 0:16:00.960 --> 0:16:04.600 We feel really good about Justice too, Justice Hill, who's 0:16:04.640 --> 0:16:06.480 one of the unsung heroes of our team, I would say, 0:16:06.920 --> 0:16:10.200 in twenty twenty three, so the coverage is not bought, 0:16:10.360 --> 0:16:13.440 not bear and we got this guy, so I think 0:16:13.440 --> 0:16:14.320 we're in good shape. 0:16:14.600 --> 0:16:17.800 Derevin, was it difficult watching ten other running backs come 0:16:17.800 --> 0:16:21.760 off free agency in day one and even Tony Pollard 0:16:21.840 --> 0:16:24.640 going to where you were not being able to say 0:16:24.680 --> 0:16:25.360 what you were going to do? 0:16:25.400 --> 0:16:26.720 And did you even know what you were going to 0:16:26.800 --> 0:16:28.760 do when all these things were happening in a couple 0:16:28.800 --> 0:16:29.320 of days ago. 0:16:30.160 --> 0:16:33.560 No, I wasn't too overwhelmed about it, you know. I 0:16:33.720 --> 0:16:36.240 just prayed about it and ask God to put me 0:16:36.360 --> 0:16:38.800 where I needed to be and I trusted to believe 0:16:38.840 --> 0:16:42.320 in that process and knew it would happened. But as 0:16:42.360 --> 0:16:44.880 other running backs going off the market, very happy for 0:16:44.920 --> 0:16:47.560 those guys, you know, trying to keep it as a 0:16:47.600 --> 0:16:50.480 brotherhood with running backs and especially with this day and 0:16:50.520 --> 0:16:53.680 age and happen to those guys get paid, and knowing 0:16:53.720 --> 0:16:57.640 that at some point, my my my chances are come 0:16:57.720 --> 0:17:00.640 and I'll get my opportunity and I was hoping that 0:17:00.680 --> 0:17:02.600 it would be here and then you know it, it 0:17:02.760 --> 0:17:03.320 all worked out. 0:17:03.360 --> 0:17:05.040 So I was happy. 0:17:04.800 --> 0:17:07.959 Whatever something you build off of back questions, cause you've 0:17:08.000 --> 0:17:10.000 heard a lot over the last few years about her 0:17:10.040 --> 0:17:12.080 position being devalued. 0:17:11.640 --> 0:17:15.840 The frustrated in contract negotiations and everything. And just see 0:17:15.880 --> 0:17:17.280 on day one, you know. 0:17:17.320 --> 0:17:19.960 So many of your brother go to running backs and 0:17:20.160 --> 0:17:21.879 so it's not in the first couple of days. 0:17:21.960 --> 0:17:24.160 Is that a positive thing for you? 0:17:24.040 --> 0:17:26.320 Do you feel did you view that as as something 0:17:26.320 --> 0:17:29.600 that was good for your positions of getting paid into 0:17:29.680 --> 0:17:30.840 earn contracts. 0:17:31.200 --> 0:17:33.640 Yeah, I was definitely happy to see uh uh those 0:17:33.680 --> 0:17:36.040 guys go go out the market pretty fast. 0:17:36.119 --> 0:17:39.040 I think that speak volumes that you know, the running 0:17:39.040 --> 0:17:41.600 back position is it still needed even though you know 0:17:41.760 --> 0:17:43.320 it that doesn't seem like it. 0:17:43.680 --> 0:17:45.240 You know, you still gotta be able to run the ball. 0:17:45.680 --> 0:17:48.480 This guy have so gotta have a guy who could change, 0:17:48.680 --> 0:17:53.400