1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:02,200 Speaker 1: All right, Well you got a chance to watch so 2 00:00:02,320 --> 00:00:06,760 Speaker 1: first day of mini camp. Um, it was very competitive, 3 00:00:06,880 --> 00:00:09,680 Speaker 1: very spirited, really typical of the way the O T 4 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:12,080 Speaker 1: s have been. And so we got a lot done 5 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:15,000 Speaker 1: today on a red zone, a lot of third down stuff, 6 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:18,560 Speaker 1: situational things that we need to work on, and again 7 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:21,000 Speaker 1: we've been working on. So it's just a continuation in 8 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:23,160 Speaker 1: my mind of the O T A S to this point, 9 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 1: and so it sort of felt that way to me 10 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:28,920 Speaker 1: as well. So anyways, with that, I'll take your questions. 11 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:31,240 Speaker 1: We've asked you about the offensive line, but we haven't 12 00:00:31,240 --> 00:00:33,280 Speaker 1: really asked you too much about the defensive one. The 13 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:36,480 Speaker 1: young kids, how they're coming along, whatever you've seen from them, 14 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 1: Given the fact that you know sno't pad, snot contact, well, yeah, 15 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:43,360 Speaker 1: to your point, there is no contact, right and it's 16 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: really hard to it's really hard to fully evaluate both 17 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 1: lines until we start banging around a little bit. But no, 18 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:52,960 Speaker 1: we like the way they're moving around. Um, there's some 19 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 1: youthful guys in there that are they're doing a good job. 20 00:00:55,960 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 1: They're picking up the system really well. Um, and we're 21 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 1: pleased with you know, some of what we're seeing. I 22 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:05,240 Speaker 1: would you see DeAndre Baker today. I thought he made 23 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 1: a couple of athletic plays. Yeah, you know, it's hard. 24 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 1: You know, it was going fast, so I couldn't tell 25 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:12,479 Speaker 1: sometimes who was making the place. But he's been doing 26 00:01:12,520 --> 00:01:16,120 Speaker 1: that and pretty you know, steady basis. You know, I 27 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:19,520 Speaker 1: think he's made a player two in each practice. Um, 28 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 1: But again, learning how to compete at this level. UM. Unfortunately, 29 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:25,479 Speaker 1: you can't do a whole bunch of bump and run 30 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:29,640 Speaker 1: press coverage, so you know their defenses, you know, the 31 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:33,040 Speaker 1: the corners are a little bit at a disadvantage during 32 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:36,200 Speaker 1: these camps, but you need to learn the playoff and 33 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:38,959 Speaker 1: so for him to be able to make plays in 34 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:45,440 Speaker 1: in in in those situations, it's good. Daniel Jones option run, No, 35 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 1: just the normal zone read. Yeah, I took off running 36 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 1: is that you know? So we've had him in our 37 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 1: offense just depending on who the quarterback is, UM and 38 00:01:55,520 --> 00:02:00,320 Speaker 1: his skill set. Certainly that's always available to us. But good, 39 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 1: look like he scored. His teammates seem to appreciate it. 40 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 1: They did. Yeah, no, I think it's fun. Well in defense, 41 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:09,080 Speaker 1: you know, I think he's got a red shirt on 42 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:11,520 Speaker 1: so they're not going to hit him. But the initial 43 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:14,680 Speaker 1: part of his own read uh was good, and you 44 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 1: know he was he got himself out in space there 45 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:19,399 Speaker 1: pretty quickly. He did admit of that in college, right 46 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:22,040 Speaker 1: out in space and run away from guess. Yeah, I 47 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:24,959 Speaker 1: mean he he obviously moves around well, you know, he's 48 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 1: down there around the four six and I think he 49 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 1: had seventeen rushing touchdowns, So he can move around. And 50 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:35,800 Speaker 1: that's that's a huge part. You know, if a quarterback 51 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 1: can move around, not so much on just structured runs, 52 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:43,120 Speaker 1: but the ability to you know, create a play um 53 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:45,799 Speaker 1: within the passing play. You know, I think he can 54 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 1: do that. He's having Ingram banged up, just just a 55 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 1: little sore. He's fine, he'll be he'll be ready to 56 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:54,360 Speaker 1: go here soon. Get a bunch of guys on that 57 00:02:54,440 --> 00:03:01,959 Speaker 1: bike today. Anybody in particular minor things, I mean just mine, Yeah, yeah, nothing, 58 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 1: nobody a long term. Nobody, nobody a long term. They're 59 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 1: steel good about having everybody back here very soon and 60 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 1: definitely by the time we start camping. Anything when you 61 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 1: look for, particularly in a mini camp situation, is there 62 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:18,360 Speaker 1: anything is if you put out so much going on 63 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:20,800 Speaker 1: it wants to do, you know, there anything you wanted 64 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 1: to pick at and look at. Well, it needs to 65 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:26,080 Speaker 1: be competitive. You know, if one side of the ball 66 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 1: is making all the plays, that I don't know what 67 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:31,600 Speaker 1: kind of team you have. So you know, when the 68 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 1: quarterbacks are trying to be aggressive with the ball and 69 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 1: you know the defense is getting their hands on balls, 70 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 1: and you know both sides of the ball are making 71 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 1: plays and competing, that's a good thing. And I think 72 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:44,920 Speaker 1: that means your team is coming together. And I feel like, 73 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:49,480 Speaker 1: at least to this stage of the offseason, um, I 74 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:51,920 Speaker 1: think we've done a better job in the practice settings 75 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:55,160 Speaker 1: of getting our hands on balls, which which is important 76 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 1: when you play defense. So that's probably what I've seen. Sorry, 77 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 1: when you when you ask a young player to come 78 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 1: into a new environment and take on a leadership role 79 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:07,120 Speaker 1: like Jabrill, it could it could probably take a little while. 80 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 1: What have you seen in his development in terms of 81 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:11,840 Speaker 1: that part of that aspect of his job and the 82 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:14,920 Speaker 1: way he's out there sort of running things. Yeah, yeah, 83 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 1: to your point, And really it doesn't apply to Jabrille 84 00:04:17,800 --> 00:04:21,560 Speaker 1: because his you know, his leadership was felt immediately. He's 85 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:25,440 Speaker 1: got a very charismatic personality. He loves to play the game. 86 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 1: He picked up quickly what we're doing on defense. He 87 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:33,039 Speaker 1: communicates well, he's extremely smart, and he's very tough and 88 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 1: very competitive, and so when you see guys like that 89 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 1: on the field, you feel their presence immediately, and so, uh, 90 00:04:40,760 --> 00:04:43,880 Speaker 1: he got to it pretty quickly. He does a little 91 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:46,760 Speaker 1: bit of I don't know, trash talking, julying with the offense. 92 00:04:46,839 --> 00:04:49,279 Speaker 1: You like that in your practice, Yeah, I do, you know, 93 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 1: I think that's just part of it. Um, it's all in, 94 00:04:53,279 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 1: you know, good spirited stuff. But they're competitive, you know, 95 00:04:57,000 --> 00:04:59,840 Speaker 1: and I think if you get into it and compete 96 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 1: they're smart about it, then I think it's a good thing. 97 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 1: So no, I don't I don't mind that. You look 98 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:09,159 Speaker 1: around your defense, there's the guy in the you know, 99 00:05:09,320 --> 00:05:12,159 Speaker 1: first and second year guys pretty much all over the place, 100 00:05:12,680 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 1: I mean, and that a lot of really key starting positions. 101 00:05:15,760 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 1: What's realistic for a group when they're that young, from 102 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:22,320 Speaker 1: almost top to bottom. Well, we've made a lot of changes. 103 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:25,880 Speaker 1: I mean, you've all documented it pretty well. We've made 104 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:28,120 Speaker 1: a lot of changes over the last year and a 105 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:31,680 Speaker 1: half and and a lot of the guys that are 106 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 1: playing are young, you know, and so they got fresh legs, 107 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:38,760 Speaker 1: they're they're good players, they're spirited guys, and they're out 108 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 1: there competing and so you know, we're just gonna go 109 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:43,880 Speaker 1: out and play ball. See what happens. Do you almost 110 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:46,160 Speaker 1: have to accept that some of these guys are gonna 111 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:48,120 Speaker 1: be making, you know, the mistakes that you almost accept 112 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:52,600 Speaker 1: from young players. No, we don't accept mistakes, you know, 113 00:05:52,680 --> 00:05:56,200 Speaker 1: but we we understand at times they happen. And you know, 114 00:05:56,320 --> 00:05:59,760 Speaker 1: the mindset here, regardless of how old you are, how 115 00:05:59,839 --> 00:06:02,800 Speaker 1: we experience you are, how new you are, is listen, 116 00:06:02,839 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 1: you play fast with no anxiety. If you make a mistake, 117 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:08,120 Speaker 1: you admit it, you find find a way to correct it, 118 00:06:08,120 --> 00:06:10,919 Speaker 1: and move on fast. So that's the message for a 119 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:14,640 Speaker 1: guy that's played many years, just like that's the message 120 00:06:14,680 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 1: for the guy that just got here. What do you 121 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:20,800 Speaker 1: see it from law Paul Parbec's hose. Yeah, you know 122 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:22,640 Speaker 1: he's I think he's doing a good job. You know, 123 00:06:22,760 --> 00:06:25,720 Speaker 1: I think he's just getting back into it. And you know, 124 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:27,800 Speaker 1: there's a lot of running backs, so he's sharing reps. 125 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:30,880 Speaker 1: But the things that he's done out there, he's looks 126 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 1: like he's got good body control, handles the ball well. Um, 127 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:37,520 Speaker 1: then please with his route running and in a few 128 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:39,680 Speaker 1: carries that he's had. It appears like he has a 129 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:43,720 Speaker 1: good vision to take a couple more of young guys 130 00:06:43,720 --> 00:06:45,600 Speaker 1: on defense. We talked about him a lot last year 131 00:06:45,640 --> 00:06:48,360 Speaker 1: was r J McIntosh? What where is he now in 132 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:51,080 Speaker 1: terms of is he fully back? And how do you 133 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:52,720 Speaker 1: look at his first year? Was it kind of a 134 00:06:52,800 --> 00:06:54,800 Speaker 1: wash or did he gain something out of it? Well, 135 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:57,040 Speaker 1: he's caught up right who was asking me if he 136 00:06:57,120 --> 00:07:00,560 Speaker 1: was about question? But he's you know, he's caught up 137 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:04,599 Speaker 1: to everybody. He's doing well. You know again with defensive lineman. 138 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:07,440 Speaker 1: We'll see more once we can get him more um 139 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:11,640 Speaker 1: you know, hitting situations, but moving around, well, he's gotten 140 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:15,800 Speaker 1: much stronger um since he's since he's gotten here. He 141 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:18,800 Speaker 1: fits well in the defense. And uh, he looks like 142 00:07:18,880 --> 00:07:21,880 Speaker 1: he's getting getting himself right for training camp. That how 143 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:25,400 Speaker 1: how well has Golden Tate fit in so far? And 144 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:28,920 Speaker 1: I wanted to ask also about Rod Smith a new edition? 145 00:07:29,080 --> 00:07:32,440 Speaker 1: How you envisioned his role? Well? First, Golden Tate is 146 00:07:33,480 --> 00:07:36,520 Speaker 1: he's a pro and you know, much like I I 147 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:40,960 Speaker 1: mentioned when I was speaking with regard to Jabril, Uh, 148 00:07:41,040 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 1: he fit in immediately, and he's smart. He's picked up 149 00:07:44,440 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 1: what we're doing offensively, he finds a way to make 150 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:50,320 Speaker 1: plays and um, he's a real he's a real veteran 151 00:07:50,440 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 1: presence and a very positive influence on that receiver room. 152 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 1: And so he's made a heck of an impact. And 153 00:07:56,680 --> 00:08:00,240 Speaker 1: then Rod Smith same thing. You know, I think he's 154 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:03,840 Speaker 1: a pro. So he came in, Um he's learned our 155 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:08,000 Speaker 1: offense pretty quickly. Um, you know, there's less and less 156 00:08:08,080 --> 00:08:11,640 Speaker 1: mistakes in each practice setting. And uh, he he does 157 00:08:11,680 --> 00:08:13,280 Speaker 1: a good job with the ball in his hands, and 158 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:17,080 Speaker 1: he's a big presence and we all know um that 159 00:08:17,760 --> 00:08:19,040 Speaker 1: you know, a lot of what he does on is 160 00:08:19,080 --> 00:08:21,440 Speaker 1: on special teams, and so he's getting himself ready to 161 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:21,840 Speaker 1: go there.