WEBVTT - Elijah Mitchell Discussed How his Teammates Help him Improve his Skills  | Press Pass

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<v Speaker 1>What's up?

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<v Speaker 2>How y'a doing good?

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<v Speaker 3>How do you approach this season as far as what

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<v Speaker 3>you what your role is, and what's being asked of you?

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<v Speaker 4>Uh?

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<v Speaker 3>Do you feel it's any different than than what it

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<v Speaker 3>was last year when you came in? Is pretty much

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<v Speaker 3>no questions asked the starting guy?

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<v Speaker 2>Uh, definitely. Uh wanted to get me on on like

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<v Speaker 2>third downs and stuff like that. So, uh, that was

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<v Speaker 2>one thing I had to get better at. So that's

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<v Speaker 2>one goal for me this year. But the rest of it,

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<v Speaker 2>it's the same thing. Really.

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<v Speaker 5>I had a couple like uh Seam Browns. Yeah, deep

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<v Speaker 5>down that seems new. I mean not that it's new

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<v Speaker 5>in the playbook, but new you running it. Has that

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<v Speaker 5>been new for you that this summer? And you excited

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<v Speaker 5>about that maybe happening to the actual game.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, definitely something new for me this year, and yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm excited for it to happen uh in the game,

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<v Speaker 2>right Yeah yeah, yeah, yeah. Man, hope I get some

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<v Speaker 2>more too.

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<v Speaker 6>Man.

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<v Speaker 4>You kind of.

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<v Speaker 5>Feed off of Christian and what's kind of the balance

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<v Speaker 5>there between you two guys.

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<v Speaker 2>Man, it's crazy. Uh, his his third down skills are crazy,

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<v Speaker 2>the way he catch the ball, run, routes. I think

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<v Speaker 2>we feed off each other and just both both of

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<v Speaker 2>us could catch the ball and run. It's it's unbelievable.

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<v Speaker 2>So uh, it's it's awesome. Though, it's awesome.

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<v Speaker 3>How much did you know of him or watch him

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<v Speaker 3>when you work teammates?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh? Uh since my rookie year. Even before that, Uh,

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<v Speaker 2>I wa watched Christian play and I was like, man,

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<v Speaker 2>it's he So he's so elusive, it's crazy. But uh,

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<v Speaker 2>even before I watched him and he's a hell of

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<v Speaker 2>a player.

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<v Speaker 3>Watch and last last season and then this training camp.

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<v Speaker 3>What have you learned about him that you didn't know before?

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<v Speaker 3>Just being around him so close?

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<v Speaker 2>His uh, his past game, Uh, his third the way

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<v Speaker 2>he isn't third downs, Uh, his big up, his blitz protection,

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<v Speaker 2>the way he just wrap people up is is unbelievable

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<v Speaker 2>for or back like that. Oh yeah, most just seeing

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<v Speaker 2>what he's doing. I'm always asking some questions, so I

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<v Speaker 2>know he get he probably get tied in me a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit now just joking, but uh, but no, he's

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<v Speaker 2>a he sees an animal.

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<v Speaker 1>You obviously see this defense in practice every day and

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<v Speaker 1>I realized Bosa is not around camp. But how is

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<v Speaker 1>it different or better, or how do you think it

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<v Speaker 1>will be compared to last year when it was obviously

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<v Speaker 1>one of the best.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, uh, it's either way go.

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<v Speaker 4>Uh.

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<v Speaker 2>Even even with Bosa not here, you still know, like

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<v Speaker 2>he's one of the best defensive player we have, so uh,

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<v Speaker 2>we know when he's here because we always like, all right,

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<v Speaker 2>make sure we we help on the outside when Nigga's

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<v Speaker 2>rushing up the field. So it's definitely a difference.

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<v Speaker 4>How do you feel physically right now?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh?

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<v Speaker 1>Good?

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<v Speaker 2>Ready to go for Week one?

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<v Speaker 4>Obviously the injuries that does's feet well documented and there's

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<v Speaker 4>been Bobby Turner was sitting was telling us at one

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<v Speaker 4>point that they've talked to you about protecting yourself a

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<v Speaker 4>little better. But then Kyle would say, it's just been

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<v Speaker 4>bad luck. He puts his knee down and it gets

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<v Speaker 4>hit the wrong way. How do you sort of process all.

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<v Speaker 2>That right about now? I just try not to worry

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<v Speaker 2>about it. I'm a physical player, so that's what I do.

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<v Speaker 2>Stuff happens football, But man, I'm just on the verge

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<v Speaker 2>just having to want to have a good year and

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<v Speaker 2>just run like I usually run.

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<v Speaker 6>Man one thousand and one thousand seasons rushing receiving are

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<v Speaker 6>so rare in this league, but it seems like Christian

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<v Speaker 6>might have a shot at doing it this year.

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<v Speaker 4>Has that come up at all?

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<v Speaker 6>Does anybody kind of mention that to him?

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<v Speaker 5>You hear him talk about the possibility of that.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, that's one thing about Christian. He don't really worry

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<v Speaker 2>about the stats and stuff. He just go out there

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<v Speaker 2>and play the game and whatever happens is gonna fall

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<v Speaker 2>where it needs to. So we really don't worry about

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<v Speaker 2>that too much.

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<v Speaker 6>Happened.

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<v Speaker 4>I probably wouldn't surprise you.

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<v Speaker 2>No, it was not surprise me at all.

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<v Speaker 1>Pick What do you think about way running backs are

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<v Speaker 1>viewed around the league? As you know earlier in training

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<v Speaker 1>camp with Saquon and Josh Jacobs, there's a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>talk about maybe teams don't value running backs, they don't

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<v Speaker 1>pay them what they should. How do you view that,

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<v Speaker 1>not in your situation, but just around the league and

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<v Speaker 1>how the position is sort of you know, now you've

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<v Speaker 1>compared to other positions.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, definitely, I feel like we eat running backs.

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<v Speaker 2>Those those running backs they should get treated better than that.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, everybody needs a running back and we do

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<v Speaker 2>do a lot, So they just got to keep going,

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<v Speaker 2>and man, just don't worry about that and just continue

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<v Speaker 2>to do they need to do, and everything fallow in

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<v Speaker 2>the right place.

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<v Speaker 1>There's a lot of talk about wear and tear and

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<v Speaker 1>running backs. You know, it's hard to be productive in

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<v Speaker 1>your late twenties early thirties because of all the punishment.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you as you look around, do you see that

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<v Speaker 1>you understand that argument?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, definitely, Like it is what it is. We

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<v Speaker 2>running backs. It happens. But other than that, man, we

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<v Speaker 2>just got to just do we need to do either way,

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<v Speaker 2>he said.