1 00:00:02,320 --> 00:00:11,160 Speaker 1: It's really good things. That's probably what is thing. UM. UM, 2 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:16,840 Speaker 1: we'll just start with a comment on UM, you know 3 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:19,159 Speaker 1: coach Leags approach should have done this on Wednesday, but 4 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:24,120 Speaker 1: you know, just on day half our team. UM, you know, 5 00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 1: condolences to UH coach Leage's family. UM. You know in 6 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:36,040 Speaker 1: the Mississippi State program. UM. You know, he's been a real, um, 7 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:39,680 Speaker 1: a pretty big figure in UH college football from you know, 8 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:43,360 Speaker 1: Tech to Washington State. Just coached a lot of great players. 9 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:47,240 Speaker 1: UM and I had a lot of UH and developed 10 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:48,480 Speaker 1: a lot of players that have played in the National 11 00:00:48,520 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 1: Football League. And you know, it's no he's very close 12 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:54,400 Speaker 1: to you know, several people, particularly Cliff Um obviously, and 13 00:00:55,440 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 1: UH so just want to you know, express our our condolences. 14 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:04,480 Speaker 1: And it's a funny guy. And it's a funny guy. 15 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 1: He's got some press conference highlights are yeah that as 16 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 1: good as they get. So UM. But UM, anyway, just 17 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:18,039 Speaker 1: kind of moving along here for the week for US. 18 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 1: UM again it's been um, you know, been been a 19 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:26,479 Speaker 1: really good opportunity for US here and again our appreciation 20 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:30,480 Speaker 1: to UM, you know, President Robbins and coach Fish and 21 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 1: and all the Arizona people that have accommodated us so 22 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 1: U with such great hospitality and um so, um, you know, 23 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:43,679 Speaker 1: another good day of preparation out here, and then head 24 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 1: up to out of Philas Vegas tomorrow and be ready 25 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 1: to go Sunday and one o'clock game. So we've got 26 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 1: some night games and we're shifting back to the you know, 27 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:55,200 Speaker 1: afternoon schedule, so um, you know, a good opportunity to 28 00:01:56,080 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 1: I'll be ready to go on Sunday afternoon. Were regarding which, 29 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 1: how would you summarize the influence that his offense has 30 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:08,360 Speaker 1: had on all levels of football over the last twenty 31 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:11,880 Speaker 1: years of years. Yeah, again, you know, being in the 32 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 1: National Football League, it's um not really involved that much 33 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:18,760 Speaker 1: in the college game. But you know, certainly he's you know, 34 00:02:18,840 --> 00:02:23,120 Speaker 1: produced some some great passing teams, great team spirit. Um 35 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 1: so you know, I'm sure that he's had a lot 36 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:27,160 Speaker 1: of influence there and some of the people that have 37 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 1: worked with him that have you know, moved on and 38 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 1: taken those ideas and um so forth. So he certainly 39 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 1: had a big but you know, it's it's this is 40 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 1: a really college game, which is not my it's probably 41 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 1: not my long suit here. I want to speak out 42 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 1: of school thanks guy. End of the practice school has 43 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:50,400 Speaker 1: changed so much. The guy like RG tail would have 44 00:02:50,480 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 1: even been all the rosters for the SHO ten years 45 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 1: ago because it worked already exhausted just two years. How 46 00:02:55,919 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 1: would you categorize how that's benefited players lack hand as well. 47 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:03,200 Speaker 1: It's coaches and the dynamic to being able to manage 48 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:11,080 Speaker 1: masters having unlimited years now as well as being a protectism. Well, 49 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 1: you're right, it's it's changed things. Like all other things 50 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:18,640 Speaker 1: that change, you just roll with those changes, um and 51 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:23,200 Speaker 1: try to maximize them to help your team. Um. But 52 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:28,359 Speaker 1: with more players comes more opportunity and so players that, 53 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:31,200 Speaker 1: as you said, wouldn't be on a practice squad are 54 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:33,960 Speaker 1: now on one. And I think the if you look 55 00:03:34,040 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 1: the activations over the course of the year, UM, you know, 56 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 1: there's there's a lot of practice squad activations that gives 57 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 1: a lot of teams, UM an opportunity to play more 58 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:46,360 Speaker 1: people and more players to get an opportunity to play 59 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:48,920 Speaker 1: and and show what they can do, and you know, 60 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:53,360 Speaker 1: keeps the game more competitive. So um, you know, when 61 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 1: we had fewer players, there are fewer people to manage. UM. 62 00:03:57,080 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 1: You know, sometimes players are able to you know, work 63 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:01,960 Speaker 1: into more versatile roles because you had fewer people and 64 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 1: you had you had to have more versatility. You know, 65 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 1: now you can carry it, say a little more specified depth. Um, 66 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 1: two kickers, two snappers, two punters, you know, guys like 67 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 1: that that only play one position. But sometimes you're able 68 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:19,240 Speaker 1: to carry an extra guy that. I would say it's 69 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:22,880 Speaker 1: pretty rare, you know, going back to the six man 70 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:27,000 Speaker 1: practice squads things like that. So but you know, all 71 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:29,080 Speaker 1: that's beyond our control. So whatever it is, was trying 72 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 1: to take advantage of it and use the opportunity. But 73 00:04:31,560 --> 00:04:34,760 Speaker 1: you know, JJ's it's a great addition to our team. 74 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:37,760 Speaker 1: And and you know, he's a great kid, comes to 75 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:41,680 Speaker 1: work every day. Um, you know he's been he's been 76 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:46,080 Speaker 1: awesome to have as part of the program. One of 77 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:49,000 Speaker 1: the fall upon something that Matt and Joe we're asked 78 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 1: about earlier this week. They're asked about Max showing some 79 00:04:51,400 --> 00:04:54,440 Speaker 1: frustration on the field, and both actually said, you know, 80 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 1: we like seeing the emotion. Where do you stand on 81 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:00,960 Speaker 1: on those kinds of poe? I already talked about that, 82 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 1: philm Okay, I might I might have missed that. Yeah, 83 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:07,360 Speaker 1: I'm sure we can get you The transcript I've talked 84 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:12,120 Speaker 1: about that. Okay, you you're in line. I mean, I'm 85 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:16,720 Speaker 1: gonna keep repaving a save the road here? How many 86 00:05:16,760 --> 00:05:19,839 Speaker 1: layers do I need? Is there is there a benefit 87 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:21,720 Speaker 1: to being you're you're sort of one as being that 88 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:24,839 Speaker 1: kind of stoic guy. Is there benefit for players? Ken? 89 00:05:24,839 --> 00:05:30,279 Speaker 1: We've already talked about this, philm just move on. What 90 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:33,720 Speaker 1: have you seen from Christian Barnmore the last couple of 91 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 1: days and is he tracking maybe toward get Yeah, well, 92 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:39,440 Speaker 1: you know we didn't we didn't do a whole lot 93 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 1: on Wednesday. Um, you know, we had a good day yesterday, 94 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:44,920 Speaker 1: so we'll kind of see how he's doing today. After that, 95 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:49,440 Speaker 1: you know, it's usually the next day. Um. Can a 96 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:50,880 Speaker 1: lot of times go out guys go out there the 97 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:53,200 Speaker 1: first day and they they you know, haven't been doing well, 98 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:55,320 Speaker 1: they've been rehabbing. But then they go out in practice 99 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:57,880 Speaker 1: they haven't been able to do and then then the 100 00:05:57,920 --> 00:05:59,480 Speaker 1: real test is, you know, how they are the next 101 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:03,240 Speaker 1: day after that workload? Um? Is there a setback? Is 102 00:06:03,279 --> 00:06:06,039 Speaker 1: there an opportunity to move ahead? Is it? You know, 103 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:08,760 Speaker 1: what do we have to manage and so forth? So, um, 104 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:11,359 Speaker 1: you know today tomorrow will be days or we'll determine 105 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:14,800 Speaker 1: how that process is going, which is normal. It's not 106 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:18,080 Speaker 1: anything different for him than anybody else. So you know 107 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:19,520 Speaker 1: how it is, Mike, we haven't done something for three 108 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:21,200 Speaker 1: or four weeks, you come back out there and do it, 109 00:06:21,240 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 1: and you know the moment of truth is the next day, 110 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:29,920 Speaker 1: not the day you do it. That's gonna be awes. Yeah, 111 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:33,840 Speaker 1: that's right. So yeah, so we'll see over the next 112 00:06:33,880 --> 00:06:36,039 Speaker 1: you know, twenty four hours sociota today and see oh 113 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:39,760 Speaker 1: we are going forward. But again that's again the just 114 00:06:39,839 --> 00:06:45,240 Speaker 1: the normal I would say procedure. I think it's come back. 115 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:46,880 Speaker 1: The first day I feel okay, and then the second 116 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:53,239 Speaker 1: day sometimes you feel better, sometimes you don't. Good, thanks, 117 00:06:55,160 --> 00:06:59,960 Speaker 1: I know this is the practice was remember from dante 118 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:02,640 Speaker 1: As performance when you guys were having your joints in 119 00:07:02,760 --> 00:07:09,240 Speaker 1: lad offess good really good, um, really special, you know, 120 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:12,000 Speaker 1: to see him up up close, I mean on the 121 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:14,960 Speaker 1: practice field, you know, obviously something like Green Bay. It 122 00:07:15,040 --> 00:07:18,520 Speaker 1: was a breakout game. I got his career started there. Um. 123 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:24,320 Speaker 1: But great ball skills, really smooth, very crafty runner, slick 124 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:30,200 Speaker 1: um good length good you know, does a really good 125 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:33,480 Speaker 1: job at changing speeds. Um. He's just he's just a 126 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:37,360 Speaker 1: really hard guy to cover with with elite ball skills 127 00:07:37,360 --> 00:07:42,160 Speaker 1: and an elite I would say intelligence and savvyness. If 128 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:44,280 Speaker 1: that's a word. I don't look that one up, but 129 00:07:44,880 --> 00:07:50,720 Speaker 1: something like that, Yeah, savvy whatever, thank you. Yeah. How 130 00:07:50,760 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 1: do you see Josh with a game? Yeah, I mean 131 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:55,520 Speaker 1: obviously the focal point in some place. But how does 132 00:07:55,640 --> 00:07:59,560 Speaker 1: davantable other things either intentionally schematically or affect defenses to 133 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:03,600 Speaker 1: create out two Nis or some of their other players. Well, 134 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 1: there's yeah, there's a definite you know, attention to him 135 00:08:07,360 --> 00:08:11,040 Speaker 1: double seventeen type calls or you can just see the 136 00:08:11,040 --> 00:08:15,560 Speaker 1: awareness of of um you know, teams like the Chargers 137 00:08:15,640 --> 00:08:19,840 Speaker 1: and Denver, you know that that play him regularly, um 138 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:22,120 Speaker 1: Or played him twice, like Chargers play him twice, And 139 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 1: you can just see kind of the awareness that that 140 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:28,240 Speaker 1: they that they have towards you know him, where he 141 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:30,240 Speaker 1: is because he moves around a lot. You know, he 142 00:08:30,360 --> 00:08:33,959 Speaker 1: plays some X, he plays some Z, he plays in 143 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:38,920 Speaker 1: the slots on sometimes he's in motion UM and and 144 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:41,320 Speaker 1: in all different personnel groups too, right, so they use 145 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:46,800 Speaker 1: twenty one eleven twelve. So where he is and who 146 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:49,160 Speaker 1: else is in there with him and and all that 147 00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:51,920 Speaker 1: is um you know, that's all a part of I 148 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:54,760 Speaker 1: would say, just a general awareness to him, but you 149 00:08:54,840 --> 00:08:58,839 Speaker 1: better have it or he'll Yeah, he'll kill you. Because 150 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:03,480 Speaker 1: I guys offensively use a lot of shotgun over the 151 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:04,959 Speaker 1: course of the last month. Maybe it's over the course 152 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:06,400 Speaker 1: of the entire season, but I think it's the most 153 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:10,320 Speaker 1: seven percent shotgun last month or so. Why has that 154 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:14,840 Speaker 1: been the best approach for you guys offensively? Yeah, A 155 00:09:14,840 --> 00:09:17,640 Speaker 1: lot of those decisions are just game by game, game plan, 156 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:22,800 Speaker 1: so you know those type of questions of like this 157 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:24,640 Speaker 1: happened the last couple of weeks. If you shuffled the 158 00:09:24,640 --> 00:09:29,240 Speaker 1: schedule around, he would it would turn out differently. So 159 00:09:30,960 --> 00:09:34,320 Speaker 1: I think we're comfortable in under center in the gun. 160 00:09:35,480 --> 00:09:37,480 Speaker 1: We have a variety of things that we can do 161 00:09:37,559 --> 00:09:44,800 Speaker 1: from either of those locations, So try to do it 162 00:09:44,840 --> 00:09:47,480 Speaker 1: with things best. Does it have anything to do with 163 00:09:48,280 --> 00:09:50,880 Speaker 1: the offensive line? Maybe just I don't know if you're 164 00:09:50,880 --> 00:09:53,600 Speaker 1: able to get the ball out more quickly when you're 165 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:56,599 Speaker 1: working out of shotgun as opposed to understand, but you 166 00:09:56,600 --> 00:09:59,200 Speaker 1: guys quarterback, it's all pretty quickly under center. It's about 167 00:09:59,200 --> 00:10:01,960 Speaker 1: as quick you can go to So I think if 168 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:05,840 Speaker 1: you want to get out quickly. It's it's in his hands. Yeah, 169 00:10:07,360 --> 00:10:09,160 Speaker 1: tons of a second after the ball to move. So 170 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:13,559 Speaker 1: but again, regardless, again, those kind of things. I think 171 00:10:13,559 --> 00:10:17,000 Speaker 1: if you take any two or three games and grouped 172 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:18,480 Speaker 1: them at the end of the year and grouped them 173 00:10:18,480 --> 00:10:20,120 Speaker 1: together and say, oh, this guy got a lot of 174 00:10:20,160 --> 00:10:22,520 Speaker 1: targets in this game. Oh, this guy blitzed a lot 175 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:25,160 Speaker 1: in that game. Um, you know we played a lot 176 00:10:25,160 --> 00:10:27,439 Speaker 1: of odd front in these other couple of games. Well, 177 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:30,480 Speaker 1: if you group them together, then it looks like that's 178 00:10:30,480 --> 00:10:34,880 Speaker 1: a big trend. Um. I would say, more likely it's 179 00:10:35,559 --> 00:10:38,800 Speaker 1: the way the game's happened to fall. If you will, 180 00:10:40,040 --> 00:10:45,600 Speaker 1: we have played Miami two weeks ago, it's the twelve 181 00:10:45,640 --> 00:10:48,760 Speaker 1: weeks ago, then what happened in the Miami game will look, 182 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:52,280 Speaker 1: you know, probably somewhat similar to what it looked like 183 00:10:52,440 --> 00:11:01,400 Speaker 1: when we played Miami. Josh, he's Jacob. Is it the 184 00:11:01,480 --> 00:11:03,880 Speaker 1: same as he was kind of playing year? Does he 185 00:11:03,920 --> 00:11:06,839 Speaker 1: move them around a little bit more? Yeah, it's it's 186 00:11:06,679 --> 00:11:10,240 Speaker 1: it's pretty similar. We've seen it. Does Jacob play this 187 00:11:10,320 --> 00:11:13,840 Speaker 1: year and he does a good job in his role? 188 00:11:14,559 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 1: You know, I think with a couple of injuries they've 189 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:19,440 Speaker 1: had with you know, Waller being out and renfau bring out, 190 00:11:19,600 --> 00:11:25,120 Speaker 1: it's probably trend a little more towards twenty one personnel. Um, 191 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:27,320 Speaker 1: we'll see what happens if those guys come back, you know, 192 00:11:27,360 --> 00:11:31,120 Speaker 1: earlier in the year when uh, I mean they both 193 00:11:31,160 --> 00:11:34,079 Speaker 1: haven't played a lot together. But Waller played I think 194 00:11:34,080 --> 00:11:36,080 Speaker 1: the third first few games, three or four games that 195 00:11:36,120 --> 00:11:39,240 Speaker 1: are was then he was out. Renfro missed a little 196 00:11:39,240 --> 00:11:41,840 Speaker 1: time and he camp you know, so haven't really had 197 00:11:41,880 --> 00:11:45,520 Speaker 1: all of them together, Adams around for a Waller. Um, 198 00:11:45,559 --> 00:11:49,200 Speaker 1: those guys haven't all been together very much this year. Um, 199 00:11:51,679 --> 00:11:54,240 Speaker 1: but I'd say most recently both of them out the 200 00:11:54,360 --> 00:11:56,240 Speaker 1: last I don't know, four or five games. It's probably 201 00:11:56,240 --> 00:11:58,920 Speaker 1: been an uptick in the twenty one personnel do I 202 00:11:58,960 --> 00:12:02,160 Speaker 1: think probably to some of the circumstance. I can't imagine 203 00:12:02,200 --> 00:12:05,520 Speaker 1: that Waller and Renfroe wouldn't have played if they had 204 00:12:05,559 --> 00:12:13,480 Speaker 1: been healthy. So the raptors of all the names and 205 00:12:13,600 --> 00:12:17,000 Speaker 1: guys who coached and associated with maybe one of the 206 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:20,520 Speaker 1: more prominent wins tags he what conversations did you have 207 00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:23,000 Speaker 1: with him about this trip period this week, and it's 208 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:25,160 Speaker 1: just overall, what did he mean to you as a 209 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:30,280 Speaker 1: player organization? Well, I mean, Teddy would be one of 210 00:12:30,320 --> 00:12:33,040 Speaker 1: the all time on the all time great Patriots. Um. 211 00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:35,679 Speaker 1: Of course he's in the Patriot Hall of Fame, as 212 00:12:35,679 --> 00:12:41,240 Speaker 1: he should be. Um, you know Teddy and I, Um, 213 00:12:41,280 --> 00:12:43,520 Speaker 1: my first year at the Patriots was Teddy's first year 214 00:12:43,520 --> 00:12:46,319 Speaker 1: at the Patriots in ninety six. And then of course 215 00:12:46,360 --> 00:12:49,400 Speaker 1: I left and came back and but so we were there. 216 00:12:49,840 --> 00:12:51,400 Speaker 1: I was there for his rookie year. I was there 217 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:55,360 Speaker 1: when we drafted him. Um. You know, one of the 218 00:12:55,400 --> 00:13:01,200 Speaker 1: most let's say unusual draft toy is his you know, 219 00:13:01,360 --> 00:13:04,720 Speaker 1: three technique in college pack twelve player of the year. 220 00:13:05,840 --> 00:13:08,120 Speaker 1: Going to move him to linebacker. I mean, there's a 221 00:13:08,120 --> 00:13:11,000 Speaker 1: lot of how is this going to go? You know, 222 00:13:11,360 --> 00:13:14,120 Speaker 1: what's what's he going to be? Is he gonna We're 223 00:13:14,160 --> 00:13:17,200 Speaker 1: gonna pass rush him? Is he going to cover kicks? 224 00:13:17,360 --> 00:13:20,840 Speaker 1: Is he get what's it really going to be? And so, um, 225 00:13:21,800 --> 00:13:24,840 Speaker 1: but all that being said, obviously it all worked out. 226 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:28,400 Speaker 1: You know, he was a middle linebacker, is really a 227 00:13:28,440 --> 00:13:32,640 Speaker 1: backup middle linebacker? Uh in two thousand and one and 228 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:36,679 Speaker 1: then after um, now he played I'm not saying that, 229 00:13:36,720 --> 00:13:40,280 Speaker 1: but then you know, after ted and and Brian got 230 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:42,920 Speaker 1: hurt and you know, we were more of a four 231 00:13:42,920 --> 00:13:45,839 Speaker 1: man line team. The rest of the year played great, 232 00:13:45,920 --> 00:13:48,040 Speaker 1: had a great year, won the Super Bowl, you know, 233 00:13:48,160 --> 00:13:52,720 Speaker 1: and and you know, he's had a tremendous career, and 234 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:57,640 Speaker 1: it's a tremendous person, great leader. Um brings great energy 235 00:13:57,679 --> 00:14:02,600 Speaker 1: to the football field. Literally every play in the kicking 236 00:14:02,600 --> 00:14:05,120 Speaker 1: game on a punt team, I played a lot in 237 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:07,360 Speaker 1: the kicking game. Wasn't just defense. I mean he brought 238 00:14:07,880 --> 00:14:11,360 Speaker 1: brought a high level play to it, to everything he did, 239 00:14:12,040 --> 00:14:16,520 Speaker 1: made our offensive players better. Um. You know, we talked 240 00:14:16,520 --> 00:14:19,320 Speaker 1: a lot about the program here, you know, and and 241 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:25,000 Speaker 1: um Gursi is very you know, proud of what he 242 00:14:25,000 --> 00:14:28,720 Speaker 1: accomplished here and and um even going back to you know, 243 00:14:28,760 --> 00:14:31,480 Speaker 1: some other guys up there, they're like Fena and you know, 244 00:14:31,560 --> 00:14:35,680 Speaker 1: coach Toomey on practice field out there, and you know 245 00:14:35,680 --> 00:14:39,560 Speaker 1: that's I guess dedicated to him. Um, you know, going 246 00:14:39,600 --> 00:14:42,440 Speaker 1: all the way to most recently you know, Gronkowski and 247 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:45,280 Speaker 1: Taylor and Nick Folk and those guys, and it's been 248 00:14:45,360 --> 00:14:50,200 Speaker 1: a you know, Chuck c Slow Cleveland, Um, Um, you 249 00:14:50,240 --> 00:14:52,600 Speaker 1: know Bates, I mean, I mean I've coached a lot 250 00:14:52,640 --> 00:14:54,200 Speaker 1: of the guys that are up there, not all of them, 251 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:55,760 Speaker 1: for sure, but you know quite a few of them. 252 00:14:55,800 --> 00:14:59,040 Speaker 1: So it's it's a lot of tradition here and um 253 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:02,520 Speaker 1: Hill you know, of course Pad was here with Fena 254 00:15:02,760 --> 00:15:08,200 Speaker 1: Um in Desert Storm and coach Toomey Dwayne keena Is. 255 00:15:08,400 --> 00:15:09,960 Speaker 1: You know, it's a really good staff. It's a great, 256 00:15:10,040 --> 00:15:13,280 Speaker 1: great tradition here. And you know, certainly Jed's you know, 257 00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:15,680 Speaker 1: got the got the program head of back in that direction. 258 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:24,080 Speaker 1: So excited to see how the Wildcats du change the 259 00:15:24,160 --> 00:15:28,480 Speaker 1: three techniques to play six one, two hundred forty pounds. 260 00:15:28,480 --> 00:15:31,200 Speaker 1: I mean, can't play three technique in the NFL like that. 261 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:34,600 Speaker 1: I mean it's so it's a projection, you know, which 262 00:15:34,680 --> 00:15:36,600 Speaker 1: is an unusual you know, you see a college guy 263 00:15:36,600 --> 00:15:39,880 Speaker 1: in one position find some other position for in the NFL. 264 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:43,320 Speaker 1: Um but yeah, for I mean for a three technique 265 00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:46,560 Speaker 1: to move to an off the ball linebacker, that's you know, 266 00:15:46,600 --> 00:15:48,040 Speaker 1: so let's talking about playing him on the end of 267 00:15:48,040 --> 00:15:50,440 Speaker 1: the line, you know, make him an outside linebacker. But 268 00:15:50,680 --> 00:15:53,800 Speaker 1: you know, ultimately he found the right spot. And um 269 00:15:55,040 --> 00:15:59,440 Speaker 1: I said, had had a Patriot's Hall of Fame career. Yeah, thanks, 270 00:15:59,520 --> 00:16:00,400 Speaker 1: all right, thank you,