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Speaker 1: Doc Pound. Welcome to our newest in season podcast, From

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Speaker 1: the Podium, where we feature all of our daily press

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Speaker 1: conferences rolled into one podcast to help you get ready

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Speaker 1: for the twenty twenty three regular season. I'm Jason Gibbs

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Speaker 1: on today's From the Podium podcast. You'll hear from head

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Speaker 1: coach Kevin Stefanski, general manager Andrew Berry, quarterback Deshaun Watson,

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Speaker 1: and running back Nick Chubb. We kick off Day two

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Speaker 1: from the Greenbrier in West Virginia with head coach Kevin Stefanski.

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Speaker 2: Okay, fire away, guys.

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Speaker 3: Hey, Kevin.

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Speaker 4: When we talked to Deshaun, and I think it was amaking,

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Speaker 4: he said something like the offensive structure and foundation of

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Speaker 4: the scene, but everything else is new. How would you

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Speaker 4: describe kind of the changes from last year the year.

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Speaker 2: It's so hard to describe it.

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Speaker 5: You know, it's hard to because every scheme we talked

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Speaker 5: about this a little bit yesterday, every scheme you better

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Speaker 5: be evolving every single year. So structure wise, how we

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Speaker 5: call things remains the same in some areas and then

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Speaker 5: some you want to change some verbid, you want to

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Speaker 5: shortened some verbage. So we're trying to always challenge the

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Speaker 5: guys and give them some newness every year, sometimes every

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Speaker 5: week so that they're prepared for how game plans adjust

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Speaker 5: week to week. But to say in total how different

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Speaker 5: it will look, I think all those remain to be seen.

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Speaker 5: And really that's what we're working through throughout training camp.

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Speaker 6: What's taken for me in SIONI obviously they weren't put

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Speaker 7: Do you guys have got sort of a plan of

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Speaker 7: how you want to kind of ramp them up.

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Speaker 5: Yeah, And they're both different, and that's kind of you know,

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Speaker 5: with they're both coming off different injuries, so per doctors

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Speaker 5: and per trainers recommendations will bring them both.

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Speaker 2: Along in a little bit different way.

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Speaker 5: But for now they'll be off the side getting some

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Speaker 5: work and then in these walkthroughs and those type of

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Speaker 5: things are great for them to get some.

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Speaker 2: Live quote unquote reps. But we'll see how it goes.

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Speaker 5: And that's the nice part of having a little bit

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Speaker 8: Process look like.

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Speaker 2: Oh yeah, quite a bit.

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Speaker 5: And I think again that's not anything new to what

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Speaker 5: we do. I'm sure every team does it. But when

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Speaker 5: when the.

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Speaker 2: Quarterback likes to play, I like to play. And we've

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Speaker 2: talked about this before.

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Speaker 5: There's so much football, there's so much scheme, there's so

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Speaker 5: you can get on the board and draw a thousand

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Speaker 2: But when the quarterback's comfortable with the play, he typically

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Speaker 5: And and so that's for us as we design everything,

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Speaker 5: it's always making sure that it fits to Shawn's eye.

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Speaker 5: It's it's maybe it's a concept that he's done over

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Speaker 5: the years. Maybe it's concept that we both saw and

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Speaker 5: he really likes. We're going to try it out. So

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Speaker 5: that's really what the spring is for. That's what as

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Speaker 5: we get going here into our installs, seeing what what

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Speaker 5: fits him, seeing what fits our entire offense, what fits Nick,

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Speaker 5: what fits the line, that fits our pass catchers.

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Speaker 2: Uh, that's kind of the work that we're doing right now.

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Speaker 5: But I don't know that you're worth your solid if

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Speaker 5: you're not taking the quarterbacks input and what you're putting together.

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Speaker 7: Ultimately, do you put a limit on volume of your playbook?

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Speaker 3: Is it bigger?

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Speaker 7: Now?

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Speaker 2: I don't know that it's bigger.

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Speaker 5: That's you know, volume is something we talk about all

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Speaker 5: the time, Tony, because you don't want to do too much,

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Speaker 5: either you don't because then it becomes diluted. So we

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Speaker 5: that makes sense that's difficult for the defense to defend.

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Speaker 5: But you start to be you try to be too much,

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Speaker 5: think you got to think long and hard and all

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Speaker 5: conversations that we've had throughout the spring what you want

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Speaker 8: Evolution to this offense in what ways can that can.

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Speaker 2: That help more?

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Speaker 5: Yeah, I think you know next, a huge part of

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Speaker 5: he's been a depth at both where we go as

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Speaker 5: you evolve and maybe different run types come in for him.

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Speaker 5: But I think we have very good empirical data on

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Speaker 5: that part of what we are will always be with

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Speaker 5: Nick in mind. But Nick himself, I don't know there's

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Speaker 9: You do you think that that could create more opportunities

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Speaker 5: I think Nick's a good runner when you spread it out.

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Speaker 5: Nick's a good runner when you try to block everybody.

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Speaker 5: Yeah, that data shows he's good from the gun, good

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Speaker 5: from the pistol, good from the dot, as.

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Speaker 2: We say when the quarterbacks under center.

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Speaker 5: So uh, it's that's we talk a lot about versatility

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Speaker 5: you can run anything with Nick. There's some runners that

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Speaker 5: really prefer downhill, gap scheme runs and maybe aren't get

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Speaker 5: Nick's good at at all.

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Speaker 7: Historically the shotgun has been less productive.

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Speaker 11: But is that evolved to the point where it is, Well,

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Speaker 11: I think yeah, it's interesting, you know when you talk

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Speaker 11: the opportunity to have r pos when you're in the

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Speaker 2: So you'd have to really look at the run.

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Speaker 5: Plays from the gun and also know that some of

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Speaker 5: those past plays were were originally run.

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Speaker 2: So I think they all work together. Uh, just in general.

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Speaker 5: Us, Yeah, well not necessarily. I mean you look at

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Speaker 5: we have to make a decision on what fits our guys.

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Speaker 8: The best double backer. Ye when you were laying out, okay,

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Speaker 2: Do this and this and this.

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Speaker 9: How I'm assuming it's pretty receptive of it, But I

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Speaker 2: That's true.

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Speaker 5: Nick's Uh, Nick's a different breed and he's all about

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Speaker 5: the team. He's you mentioned receptive, He's receptive to to

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Speaker 5: really everything we ask him to do, and that that's

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Speaker 5: out in front. I know he doesn't outwardly. A lot

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Speaker 2: He's not quiet.

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Speaker 5: you tell him to do anything, he's going to do

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Speaker 5: it exactly how it was coached.

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Speaker 7: To be done.

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Speaker 5: Videos of squatting in their cars, bending like, I'm thinking

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Speaker 5: hope the spotters are safe. But Nick works his butt off.

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Speaker 5: He's down there at his high school. He's got an

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Speaker 5: And I think about how lucky those young kids are

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Speaker 12: Had a question about Deshawn's commitment on his dedication to

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Speaker 2: Talked about level in your two. I wouldn't.

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Speaker 5: I wouldn't necessarily necessarily say another level, But you know,

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Speaker 5: I think about what I was walking through the locker

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Speaker 5: it was quarterbacks had not even reported yet, and he's

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Speaker 2: You know?

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Speaker 5: He's just he's always and he's always been that way.

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Speaker 5: And that's what I think his teammates see from him.

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Speaker 5: I think that's what the team his teammates love about

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Speaker 11: Protection when he gets oh for sure.

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Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean that's part of you know that that

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Speaker 5: that job as a quarterback, you've got the best view

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Speaker 5: of anybody when it comes to protection world. We're very,

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Speaker 5: very fortunate have Ethan and Nick Harris, who are very intelligent.

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Speaker 5: Pryor, so we've had really smart centers that can work

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Speaker 5: lot of time on that. I think Alex van Pelt's

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Speaker 2: That's something that we spend a lot of time on.

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Speaker 9: Now, how have you seen to Shawn's ownership of that

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Speaker 9: wivolve this year maybe compared to what it was like?

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Speaker 5: I would just tell you leadership is something that DeShawn

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Speaker 2: It's come very natural to him his entire life.

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Speaker 5: I mean you go back to high school days, winning championships,

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Speaker 5: always been easy for him to be out in front,

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Speaker 5: to address the team, to address his teammates, to develop relationships,

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Speaker 5: real authentic relationship relationships for his team.

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Speaker 2: That's very natural for him.

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Speaker 5: So I think, you know, with our players and when

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Speaker 5: it comes to leadership, I just want to get the

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Speaker 5: best version of them, and the version of the Shawn

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Speaker 8: In what ways is your partnership first?

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Speaker 5: But the more time you're around anybody, you get to

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Speaker 8: You took the guys in Miami, you went to Puerto Rico.

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Speaker 4: You said you can break the pressures behind you. So

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Speaker 8: School situation changed you in life?

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Speaker 14: The next show.

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Speaker 3: done before. But you know, when you get in that

445
00:20:26,960 --> 00:20:29,000
Speaker 3: meeting room and you ask him if he's comfortable with it,

446
00:20:29,080 --> 00:20:31,800
Speaker 3: he's he's open for whatever's gonna have the team, you know,

447
00:20:31,880 --> 00:20:34,560
Speaker 3: get to the ultimate goal. That's what he's gonna do. So, uh,

448
00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:36,639
Speaker 3: you know, being able to feature him, he's a very

449
00:20:36,680 --> 00:20:39,200
Speaker 3: important part for this not just offense, but this team,

450
00:20:39,320 --> 00:20:40,520
Speaker 3: and that when you had.

451
00:20:40,440 --> 00:20:42,280
Speaker 8: A chance to watch those games last.

452
00:20:42,160 --> 00:20:47,560
Speaker 4: Year before, if you learned anything new about him.

453
00:20:44,800 --> 00:20:48,560
Speaker 3: Seeing I've always known Chubb, it's gonna be Chubbed. I've

454
00:20:48,560 --> 00:20:50,360
Speaker 3: been watching him since high school. You know, we're both

455
00:20:50,359 --> 00:20:53,600
Speaker 3: from Georgia, so watching high school football. See the town

456
00:20:53,960 --> 00:20:56,040
Speaker 3: in Gamesville. I don't think we're in the same division,

457
00:20:56,160 --> 00:21:00,240
Speaker 3: but uh, our bracket, however you call it, classification. But

458
00:21:00,800 --> 00:21:04,040
Speaker 3: I already knew about Chubbs, so it's not new for me.

459
00:21:04,080 --> 00:21:06,399
Speaker 3: It wasn't surprising for me. It's just now have an

460
00:21:06,440 --> 00:21:09,520
Speaker 3: opportunity to play with him is definitely fun, more comfortable

461
00:21:09,560 --> 00:21:10,240
Speaker 3: in this offense.

462
00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:14,600
Speaker 9: I'm just kind of curious how has EVP and Kevin

463
00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:17,159
Speaker 9: challenged you.

464
00:21:16,720 --> 00:21:19,080
Speaker 8: When it comes to, you know, elevating your RG.

465
00:21:20,080 --> 00:21:21,800
Speaker 3: I think the biggest challenge is being able to go

466
00:21:21,880 --> 00:21:25,359
Speaker 3: out there and kind of direct the offense. You know,

467
00:21:25,400 --> 00:21:27,840
Speaker 3: of course they give me plays in certain situations, but

468
00:21:27,960 --> 00:21:29,480
Speaker 3: allowing me to be able to put us in the

469
00:21:29,520 --> 00:21:32,960
Speaker 3: right play and whenever that situation where we know we're

470
00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:34,520
Speaker 3: not in the right play and the defense give us

471
00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:37,800
Speaker 3: not making that mistake, you know, dirting the ball, maybe

472
00:21:37,920 --> 00:21:40,520
Speaker 3: sometimes throwing it away, or sometimes you might have to

473
00:21:40,560 --> 00:21:42,159
Speaker 3: take us out just because it's this part of the

474
00:21:42,160 --> 00:21:44,399
Speaker 3: game and you gotta get a defense credit. So being

475
00:21:44,440 --> 00:21:46,200
Speaker 3: able to take that mess stuff with that and pitting

476
00:21:46,280 --> 00:21:48,639
Speaker 3: us in situations where we can kind of help the defense,

477
00:21:48,680 --> 00:21:51,120
Speaker 3: help the special teams, but put us in situations feel

478
00:21:51,160 --> 00:21:53,720
Speaker 3: position to be able to score points. It's definitely another

479
00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:55,160
Speaker 3: area that we want to continue to grow.

480
00:21:55,280 --> 00:21:59,840
Speaker 6: It looks like a lot more shotgun, different offense there.

481
00:22:00,560 --> 00:22:03,639
Speaker 3: In the six games you played last year, did you

482
00:22:03,680 --> 00:22:05,720
Speaker 3: feel like you were in under center.

483
00:22:05,560 --> 00:22:06,680
Speaker 7: More than Kevin?

484
00:22:07,800 --> 00:22:07,960
Speaker 10: Nah?

485
00:22:08,080 --> 00:22:10,280
Speaker 3: Not really. And in Houston, I was on the center

486
00:22:10,359 --> 00:22:12,640
Speaker 3: a lot. We did a lot of z uh wid

487
00:22:12,800 --> 00:22:17,240
Speaker 3: zone and play action and keepers. Nah, not really. You know,

488
00:22:17,240 --> 00:22:19,200
Speaker 3: I think it was a balance of what I've done

489
00:22:19,240 --> 00:22:21,080
Speaker 3: before Vin, when you were.

490
00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:24,600
Speaker 2: Did your teammates you've seen your story that's set and.

491
00:22:24,720 --> 00:22:26,920
Speaker 8: I think fact did you get how do you feel

492
00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:28,920
Speaker 8: for you to feel with the tnors?

493
00:22:29,800 --> 00:22:29,960
Speaker 11: Uh?

494
00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:32,120
Speaker 3: It was great. I mean the feedback has been great.

495
00:22:32,160 --> 00:22:34,000
Speaker 3: A lot of you know, guys been coming up to

496
00:22:34,040 --> 00:22:36,000
Speaker 3: me and and telling me thank you, and you know,

497
00:22:36,080 --> 00:22:38,560
Speaker 3: appreciate the story and just really just how real it

498
00:22:38,680 --> 00:22:41,440
Speaker 3: was and uh how impactful it was for for them

499
00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:43,240
Speaker 3: to hear it. You know, a lot of people knew

500
00:22:43,240 --> 00:22:45,159
Speaker 3: of me. A lot of people heard different things. A

501
00:22:45,200 --> 00:22:47,440
Speaker 3: lot of people, especially the last year, it's heard different things.

502
00:22:47,960 --> 00:22:49,600
Speaker 3: You A lot of people watched me, you know, through

503
00:22:49,600 --> 00:22:52,760
Speaker 3: college cause we have a young team, so they you know,

504
00:22:52,840 --> 00:22:55,119
Speaker 3: kind of too, but they didn't know my history history

505
00:22:55,200 --> 00:22:57,800
Speaker 3: from where I grew up. Uh, you know, gains with

506
00:22:57,920 --> 00:23:00,720
Speaker 3: Georgia or eight fifteen Hash and Square that set their apartments.

507
00:23:00,760 --> 00:23:03,640
Speaker 3: You know, that type of situation of you know, when

508
00:23:03,640 --> 00:23:06,240
Speaker 3: I was a young kid, I didn't think of the NFL.

509
00:23:06,320 --> 00:23:07,639
Speaker 3: I didn't know I was gonna make it out of

510
00:23:07,680 --> 00:23:09,760
Speaker 3: high school. You know, my mom being sick and having

511
00:23:09,800 --> 00:23:12,200
Speaker 3: tone cancer and not being able to eat solid whoever again,

512
00:23:12,640 --> 00:23:15,320
Speaker 3: you know, not having a father figure in my life ever,

513
00:23:15,480 --> 00:23:18,280
Speaker 3: probably twenty seven years, I only seeing them four times,

514
00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:20,879
Speaker 3: you know, and you know, different stuff like that is

515
00:23:20,920 --> 00:23:23,600
Speaker 3: just is things that people don't really get to hear about,

516
00:23:23,960 --> 00:23:26,199
Speaker 3: you know, especially the last few year's been you know,

517
00:23:26,800 --> 00:23:31,040
Speaker 3: the media directing and narrator something something else you know

518
00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:34,199
Speaker 3: is being kind of overshadowed. So have an opportunity to

519
00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:35,800
Speaker 3: tell that story in front of those guys that liot

520
00:23:35,840 --> 00:23:38,080
Speaker 3: their teammates in their eyes, and being able to touch

521
00:23:38,119 --> 00:23:41,240
Speaker 3: them and let them know how you know, why I

522
00:23:41,280 --> 00:23:43,920
Speaker 3: am who I am, you know, is definitely impactful.

523
00:23:44,240 --> 00:23:47,360
Speaker 4: Kevin said he found you to the facility before you're

524
00:23:47,400 --> 00:23:50,359
Speaker 4: supposed to report, watching film, and he wasn't expecting to

525
00:23:50,400 --> 00:23:50,880
Speaker 4: see you there.

526
00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:51,639
Speaker 14: Do you remember that?

527
00:23:51,800 --> 00:23:54,800
Speaker 8: And like, why were you there watching film that wasn't

528
00:23:54,800 --> 00:23:55,720
Speaker 8: even reporting yet.

529
00:23:56,880 --> 00:23:59,760
Speaker 3: I mean, that's just I'm just hungry. I'm just I'm

530
00:24:00,600 --> 00:24:02,600
Speaker 3: I'm ready to just go out there and just play ball.

531
00:24:02,840 --> 00:24:05,800
Speaker 3: And you know, I've always been a student at a game,

532
00:24:05,880 --> 00:24:08,640
Speaker 3: but you know, nothing else to do when I'm sitting

533
00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:10,679
Speaker 3: at home, So all i want to do is just

534
00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:12,679
Speaker 3: go out there and try to improve. You know, we

535
00:24:12,760 --> 00:24:16,800
Speaker 3: have so much time and just you know, free time

536
00:24:16,840 --> 00:24:19,240
Speaker 3: in the off season, and my mindset was just really

537
00:24:19,320 --> 00:24:21,760
Speaker 3: just making sure I'm prepared and going out there. Like

538
00:24:21,760 --> 00:24:23,760
Speaker 3: I said before, it is pin myself in situations that

539
00:24:24,800 --> 00:24:27,280
Speaker 3: can come up this season on the field, off the field,

540
00:24:27,720 --> 00:24:29,399
Speaker 3: and just being able to just go out there ground.

541
00:24:29,480 --> 00:24:31,800
Speaker 3: So it's just when I'm in Cleveland, if I'm not

542
00:24:31,840 --> 00:24:34,280
Speaker 3: at the house or out eating, I'm at the facility,

543
00:24:34,400 --> 00:24:36,200
Speaker 3: and those are the three spots that I'm pretty much

544
00:24:36,240 --> 00:24:38,200
Speaker 3: doing or I'm located.

545
00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:41,760
Speaker 12: Dan mentioned earlier running backs, you're kind of kicking a

546
00:24:41,800 --> 00:24:43,320
Speaker 12: literal meeting right now.

547
00:24:43,320 --> 00:24:44,640
Speaker 2: For this economic situation.

548
00:24:45,200 --> 00:24:47,520
Speaker 8: You're a quarterback that do you have sympathy for kind

549
00:24:47,560 --> 00:24:48,600
Speaker 8: of the situation.

550
00:24:48,240 --> 00:24:49,120
Speaker 2: That they're in right now?

551
00:24:49,280 --> 00:24:51,680
Speaker 3: Of course, I mean they carry this team, They carry

552
00:24:51,680 --> 00:24:53,880
Speaker 3: the offense. If you don't have a running game, it's

553
00:24:53,880 --> 00:24:55,800
Speaker 3: hard to have a passing game, and it's hard to

554
00:24:55,840 --> 00:24:58,359
Speaker 3: open up for the receivers. It's hard to make the

555
00:24:58,400 --> 00:25:01,840
Speaker 3: game easy for you know, the quarterback, so you know,

556
00:25:01,880 --> 00:25:03,560
Speaker 3: because a lot of teams can play too hot shell

557
00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:05,679
Speaker 3: and do different things and try to take away the

558
00:25:05,680 --> 00:25:07,760
Speaker 3: passing game. So yeah, of course I think God should

559
00:25:07,760 --> 00:25:09,800
Speaker 3: get paid. I think all those guys should get paid.

560
00:25:10,520 --> 00:25:12,959
Speaker 3: That's you know, either holding out or waiting for the opportunity.

561
00:25:13,040 --> 00:25:16,919
Speaker 3: So I think they, you know, deserve the money, and

562
00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:22,159
Speaker 3: I deserve everything that a each person deserves.

563
00:25:20,119 --> 00:25:24,440
Speaker 2: The disappointed, how were you to find.

564
00:25:24,200 --> 00:25:29,200
Speaker 3: Out to step for I wouldn't even say disappointment. I

565
00:25:29,280 --> 00:25:31,639
Speaker 3: think it's just more of just making sure he's healthy,

566
00:25:31,800 --> 00:25:33,840
Speaker 3: making sure he's safe. You know, he's a brother of mim.

567
00:25:33,880 --> 00:25:36,800
Speaker 3: We signed with the same agent, so I've known Keys

568
00:25:36,800 --> 00:25:38,720
Speaker 3: for a long time, and I know how good and

569
00:25:39,359 --> 00:25:41,280
Speaker 3: you know, I know his heart, I know how hungry

570
00:25:41,280 --> 00:25:43,159
Speaker 3: he is to just come out here and play with us.

571
00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:45,200
Speaker 3: So it's tough for him to kind of watch from

572
00:25:45,200 --> 00:25:48,000
Speaker 3: the sidelines. But safety comes first, and health is first.

573
00:25:48,080 --> 00:25:50,320
Speaker 3: And we we all here from him, we all been

574
00:25:50,359 --> 00:25:52,560
Speaker 3: praying for him. We all you know, gonna support him

575
00:25:52,560 --> 00:25:54,399
Speaker 3: and rock with him. And when his opportunity come, I

576
00:25:54,400 --> 00:25:56,560
Speaker 3: know he's gonna be ready and prepare for that moment.

577
00:25:56,640 --> 00:25:58,800
Speaker 3: So whatever he's gonna do to make sure that he's

578
00:25:58,840 --> 00:26:01,359
Speaker 3: safe and healthy, it comes first, and then football is

579
00:26:01,359 --> 00:26:02,000
Speaker 3: gonna come out to that.

580
00:26:03,480 --> 00:26:07,159
Speaker 6: When you talk about where you are personally, how is

581
00:26:07,520 --> 00:26:09,280
Speaker 6: just the Do you feel like you're in the best

582
00:26:09,320 --> 00:26:13,760
Speaker 6: spot personally in your life? I mean, where would you

583
00:26:13,800 --> 00:26:14,200
Speaker 6: put that?

584
00:26:14,600 --> 00:26:14,800
Speaker 2: Yeah?

585
00:26:14,840 --> 00:26:17,160
Speaker 3: I think, I mean, I'm I'm sorry to cut you off.

586
00:26:17,440 --> 00:26:19,399
Speaker 3: I think I'm in the best spot of my life.

587
00:26:19,480 --> 00:26:21,760
Speaker 3: And I think it's just because you know, I'm older,

588
00:26:21,960 --> 00:26:27,080
Speaker 3: I'm more wise, I've experienced different things in different situations.

589
00:26:27,520 --> 00:26:28,919
Speaker 3: I mean, I think you guys can see it by

590
00:26:28,960 --> 00:26:30,840
Speaker 3: the way I'm asking the questions. You know, it's just

591
00:26:30,920 --> 00:26:33,800
Speaker 3: kind of you know, being able to talk and communicate.

592
00:26:33,880 --> 00:26:36,040
Speaker 3: You know, last year was in that situation because I

593
00:26:36,080 --> 00:26:38,360
Speaker 3: wasn't in the right headspace. But being able to have

594
00:26:38,359 --> 00:26:42,240
Speaker 3: that right haadspace, you know, go through different media, uh,

595
00:26:42,400 --> 00:26:46,080
Speaker 3: you know, tasking opportunities, go through you know what the

596
00:26:46,200 --> 00:26:48,520
Speaker 3: NFL put me through with you know, the therapy sessions

597
00:26:48,560 --> 00:26:50,480
Speaker 3: and things like that. You know, I didn't take that lightly.

598
00:26:50,720 --> 00:26:52,440
Speaker 3: You know, I really cherished those moments and I want

599
00:26:52,520 --> 00:26:55,320
Speaker 3: to learn it, you know. So you know, I think

600
00:26:55,359 --> 00:26:57,439
Speaker 3: everyone that was a part of that and being able to,

601
00:26:57,600 --> 00:26:59,399
Speaker 3: you know, like I said before, have that background on

602
00:26:59,440 --> 00:27:01,560
Speaker 3: that foundation to support me. It's been great.

603
00:27:03,640 --> 00:27:06,960
Speaker 7: Have you continued some of that, you know, you mentioned

604
00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:07,879
Speaker 7: the therapy sessions.

605
00:27:07,920 --> 00:27:10,800
Speaker 6: Have you tried to kind of continue that, you know,

606
00:27:11,000 --> 00:27:14,040
Speaker 6: even after you know the Demandate.

607
00:27:13,680 --> 00:27:17,199
Speaker 3: Was of course, yeah. I just I've never experienced it

608
00:27:17,200 --> 00:27:19,680
Speaker 3: before because I thought, you know, being a young kid

609
00:27:19,720 --> 00:27:21,960
Speaker 3: and you know things is going, you know, in the

610
00:27:22,040 --> 00:27:24,200
Speaker 3: right direction at the time. As I think, I thought,

611
00:27:25,359 --> 00:27:26,960
Speaker 3: you don't really think. You just kind of go to

612
00:27:27,080 --> 00:27:29,720
Speaker 3: day to day life. But even when you're not going

613
00:27:29,720 --> 00:27:32,479
Speaker 3: through a situation and things are going great, it's always

614
00:27:32,480 --> 00:27:34,000
Speaker 3: good to be able to talk to someone and be

615
00:27:34,040 --> 00:27:38,240
Speaker 3: able to experience and learn different things. And I feel

616
00:27:38,280 --> 00:27:40,640
Speaker 3: like I can learn from anybody, no matter what part

617
00:27:40,640 --> 00:27:42,879
Speaker 3: of life or situation, or how high up in your

618
00:27:42,920 --> 00:27:45,320
Speaker 3: profession you are or how low you are. I feel

619
00:27:45,320 --> 00:27:47,640
Speaker 3: like everyone has a story and has an opportunity that

620
00:27:48,160 --> 00:27:50,560
Speaker 3: you know, you can learn from. So when I'm talking

621
00:27:50,560 --> 00:27:52,680
Speaker 3: to someone, I try to just if it's a small

622
00:27:52,680 --> 00:27:55,160
Speaker 3: little nugget, I can just grab it from and put

623
00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:57,360
Speaker 3: it in my life for my situation so I can

624
00:27:57,359 --> 00:27:59,080
Speaker 3: grow and learn. That's what I want to do.

625
00:27:59,680 --> 00:28:01,679
Speaker 8: Yeah, what would you want people who's to know about you?

626
00:28:02,240 --> 00:28:03,520
Speaker 8: Pretty prospective today?

627
00:28:03,680 --> 00:28:10,040
Speaker 3: So know about me, I've always been who I am.

628
00:28:10,080 --> 00:28:12,639
Speaker 3: You know, nothing ever, you know, changed me in the

629
00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:15,040
Speaker 3: way of just the type of person, the characters I am.

630
00:28:15,240 --> 00:28:16,680
Speaker 3: You know, I've been able to grow and learn. Like

631
00:28:16,760 --> 00:28:19,000
Speaker 3: I said before, but who I was as a little

632
00:28:19,080 --> 00:28:21,520
Speaker 3: kid growing up and being able to give back to

633
00:28:21,560 --> 00:28:24,560
Speaker 3: the city, to the community and just love people and

634
00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:27,560
Speaker 3: and just give out just peace and just great energy.

635
00:28:27,600 --> 00:28:28,320
Speaker 14: That's that's me.

636
00:28:28,440 --> 00:28:32,080
Speaker 3: That's the Shaun Watson and you know, and I know

637
00:28:32,480 --> 00:28:35,160
Speaker 3: other people have different opinions. That's fine, that's totally fine,

638
00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:37,520
Speaker 3: But I can't let that dictate who I am as

639
00:28:37,560 --> 00:28:39,560
Speaker 3: a person. And I wanna continue to just show that.

640
00:28:39,600 --> 00:28:41,840
Speaker 3: And it's gonna eventually show because I'm a man of

641
00:28:42,280 --> 00:28:44,280
Speaker 3: Christ and I know my Lord and save it. So

642
00:28:44,680 --> 00:28:46,800
Speaker 3: I just focused on that and it's gonna continue to,

643
00:28:46,920 --> 00:28:47,840
Speaker 3: like you know, come to life.

644
00:28:48,320 --> 00:28:50,640
Speaker 9: You mentioned about the last one, you're helping in the

645
00:28:50,640 --> 00:28:55,160
Speaker 9: community and stuff. You have been doing that largely outside of.

646
00:28:55,080 --> 00:28:58,400
Speaker 2: Your family that so much before, we've done.

647
00:28:58,280 --> 00:29:01,600
Speaker 8: That under the rate with very little fanfare.

648
00:29:03,040 --> 00:29:07,040
Speaker 9: Just how important has that been for you to be

649
00:29:07,080 --> 00:29:10,880
Speaker 9: able to do things like that without you know, trying

650
00:29:10,920 --> 00:29:12,960
Speaker 9: to specifically attract attention to.

651
00:29:12,920 --> 00:29:17,600
Speaker 3: Yourself, because that's that's what I've always done, is that's

652
00:29:17,680 --> 00:29:20,280
Speaker 3: that's just me. So I don't I don't need the media.

653
00:29:20,320 --> 00:29:23,240
Speaker 3: I don't need people to you know, necessarily talk about it.

654
00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:26,360
Speaker 3: I don't do it for the glory and things like that.

655
00:29:26,520 --> 00:29:27,880
Speaker 3: You know. I do it for the kids. I do

656
00:29:27,920 --> 00:29:30,720
Speaker 3: it for the community. I do it for people at

657
00:29:30,800 --> 00:29:33,400
Speaker 3: needs so they can have those opportunities and smile and

658
00:29:33,840 --> 00:29:37,120
Speaker 3: you know, have you know, things that they probably wish,

659
00:29:37,120 --> 00:29:39,760
Speaker 3: they never are, they probably always dreamed of and couldn't get,

660
00:29:39,960 --> 00:29:41,680
Speaker 3: so I have the opportunity to kind of give back

661
00:29:41,680 --> 00:29:43,360
Speaker 3: to them. You know, I don't just do it because

662
00:29:43,400 --> 00:29:45,520
Speaker 3: I'm in a new city things like that. I do

663
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Speaker 3: it because I love it and that's just me and

664
00:29:47,440 --> 00:29:49,920
Speaker 3: my heart, that's my family, and that's how you know,

665
00:29:49,960 --> 00:29:52,040
Speaker 3: it helped me get to my situation and when I

666
00:29:52,080 --> 00:29:54,560
Speaker 3: was a little kid, you know, so being able to

667
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Speaker 3: grow from that and do that. You know, I don't

668
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Speaker 3: just do it in Cleveland. I do it in Georgia,

669
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Speaker 3: back in my hometown. I still do it in you

670
00:30:00,280 --> 00:30:01,960
Speaker 3: I still got love for the city of Houston and

671
00:30:01,960 --> 00:30:04,280
Speaker 3: the people there, so say, I'm a home there. So

672
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Speaker 3: anyway I can give back and be able to inspire

673
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Speaker 3: people and motivate people, that's my that's my that's my calling. Thanks,

674
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Speaker 3: thank you.

675
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Speaker 1: Up next on from the podium, enjoy some great insight

676
00:30:16,080 --> 00:30:18,960
Speaker 1: from running back Nick Chubb discussing the value of running

677
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Speaker 1: backs in the NFL and more.

678
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Speaker 8: What's your take on.

679
00:30:22,600 --> 00:30:26,880
Speaker 9: The situation but with saque and really generally the economic

680
00:30:26,960 --> 00:30:29,160
Speaker 9: situation and running backs in the NFL right.

681
00:30:29,080 --> 00:30:33,400
Speaker 17: Now, we're definitely a tough situation running backs as a whole.

682
00:30:33,480 --> 00:30:35,000
Speaker 17: You know, sa Kuan is a great player, and you

683
00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:37,640
Speaker 17: can ask anyone around the league or even on the

684
00:30:37,640 --> 00:30:39,480
Speaker 17: Giants how much he means to that team. So it's

685
00:30:39,480 --> 00:30:40,959
Speaker 17: hard seeing him not get what we deserves.

686
00:30:41,360 --> 00:30:43,320
Speaker 9: There's a report that so you guys don't on a

687
00:30:43,360 --> 00:30:46,560
Speaker 9: super call yesterday to kind of discuss the situation.

688
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Speaker 8: Anything that that came out of that it makes you

689
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Speaker 8: feel positive.

690
00:30:50,080 --> 00:30:51,520
Speaker 17: Well, I mean, right now, it's just tall. You know,

691
00:30:51,520 --> 00:30:53,840
Speaker 17: there's really nothing we can do. We're kind of we're

692
00:30:53,920 --> 00:30:56,320
Speaker 17: kind of handcuffed with the situation. But I mean I

693
00:30:56,400 --> 00:30:59,640
Speaker 17: feel what I took from it McCaffrey and Derek Henry

694
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Speaker 17: and sake going.

695
00:31:00,240 --> 00:31:02,200
Speaker 14: I had a lot of good points, but the.

696
00:31:02,120 --> 00:31:05,160
Speaker 17: Biggest thing is that we're on position that our production

697
00:31:05,440 --> 00:31:07,120
Speaker 17: hurts us the most. You know, if we go out

698
00:31:07,160 --> 00:31:10,400
Speaker 17: there and run for two thousand yards with so many carriers,

699
00:31:10,440 --> 00:31:12,000
Speaker 17: the next year, they're gonna say, you know, you're probably

700
00:31:12,040 --> 00:31:12,680
Speaker 17: worn down.

701
00:31:12,840 --> 00:31:14,360
Speaker 14: That's the biggest thing that I took from it. It's

702
00:31:14,360 --> 00:31:15,040
Speaker 14: just it's tough.

703
00:31:15,120 --> 00:31:16,880
Speaker 17: You know, it hurts us just to go out to

704
00:31:16,920 --> 00:31:18,479
Speaker 17: go out there and do good. It hurts us at

705
00:31:18,480 --> 00:31:19,120
Speaker 17: the end of the day.

706
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Speaker 7: How do you feel about your situation here with this.

707
00:31:23,280 --> 00:31:23,440
Speaker 10: Year?

708
00:31:23,720 --> 00:31:26,520
Speaker 17: Yeah, I got another year, so I mean, you know,

709
00:31:26,560 --> 00:31:28,160
Speaker 17: it's eased me to say it's not a big deal,

710
00:31:28,200 --> 00:31:29,560
Speaker 17: but you know, next year it could be me in

711
00:31:29,600 --> 00:31:32,440
Speaker 17: the same situation. But for right now, I do got

712
00:31:32,480 --> 00:31:34,560
Speaker 17: one more year. But I'm here, I'm all in. I'm

713
00:31:34,640 --> 00:31:40,720
Speaker 17: I'm ready to work with my guys.

714
00:31:41,200 --> 00:31:43,160
Speaker 14: Uh No, I'm focused on this playing right now.

715
00:31:44,280 --> 00:31:47,080
Speaker 9: That's going honest, is something that experiences your mind about

716
00:31:47,160 --> 00:31:47,880
Speaker 9: what your situation.

717
00:31:48,000 --> 00:31:50,560
Speaker 17: Maybe that year, I can't say it haven't, but I'm

718
00:31:50,640 --> 00:31:53,480
Speaker 17: I'm so focused on locked in. You know, it's you know,

719
00:31:53,520 --> 00:31:55,680
Speaker 17: I'm I'm there with those guys who understand situation. I

720
00:31:55,680 --> 00:31:58,480
Speaker 17: know it can be me one day, and yeah, I'm

721
00:31:58,560 --> 00:32:00,600
Speaker 17: just kind of playing both sides. I'm here for my team,

722
00:32:00,640 --> 00:32:03,040
Speaker 17: but I'm also understanding the situation that I could be in.

723
00:32:05,560 --> 00:32:09,200
Speaker 9: From I'll say it again, how difficult is it to

724
00:32:09,240 --> 00:32:10,600
Speaker 9: separate the business of the.

725
00:32:10,560 --> 00:32:14,640
Speaker 2: Game with the game itself.

726
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Speaker 17: Yeah, that's probably the most. That's probably hate most about it.

727
00:32:17,680 --> 00:32:19,360
Speaker 17: Now I've been in the NFL just a business side

728
00:32:19,400 --> 00:32:22,280
Speaker 17: of it. But yeah, for me, I mean, I just

729
00:32:22,320 --> 00:32:23,720
Speaker 17: take the day at the time I come out here,

730
00:32:23,720 --> 00:32:25,480
Speaker 17: and you know, I don't want to feel disease.

731
00:32:25,560 --> 00:32:26,960
Speaker 14: I'm doing what I love off the field.

732
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Speaker 17: You know, you you got you gotta think about some

733
00:32:28,800 --> 00:32:31,400
Speaker 17: things from you know, for your future. But for me,

734
00:32:31,440 --> 00:32:33,160
Speaker 17: I'm focused on just coming out here every day and

735
00:32:33,200 --> 00:32:42,120
Speaker 17: going to work, purchase in.

736
00:32:42,240 --> 00:32:45,480
Speaker 7: The zoom to show that you are supporting these guys.

737
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Speaker 14: Even though right now, yeah, I feel I feel like

738
00:32:50,040 --> 00:32:50,720
Speaker 14: I had to be there.

739
00:32:50,760 --> 00:32:52,720
Speaker 17: You know, I'm in camp those guys on their camp

740
00:32:52,800 --> 00:32:54,560
Speaker 17: right now, but you know, I still make time to

741
00:32:54,600 --> 00:32:56,120
Speaker 17: get on the zoom and and listen to what everyone

742
00:32:56,160 --> 00:32:57,880
Speaker 17: was saying. And I feel like it was a port

743
00:32:57,920 --> 00:32:59,200
Speaker 17: for me to be there because I mean, we got

744
00:32:59,240 --> 00:33:01,840
Speaker 17: young guys who will be we'll be up next, like

745
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Speaker 17: J T.

746
00:33:02,840 --> 00:33:04,240
Speaker 14: Naji and JK.

747
00:33:04,320 --> 00:33:04,640
Speaker 2: Dobbins.

748
00:33:04,720 --> 00:33:06,080
Speaker 17: I felt like it was supporting me for them to

749
00:33:06,080 --> 00:33:08,440
Speaker 17: see my face and to hear my voice there, So

750
00:33:08,920 --> 00:33:09,719
Speaker 17: supporting everyone.

751
00:33:10,160 --> 00:33:11,120
Speaker 14: What's happening this year?

752
00:33:11,160 --> 00:33:11,360
Speaker 7: Nick?

753
00:33:11,400 --> 00:33:13,719
Speaker 14: Does it make you appreciate.

754
00:33:13,400 --> 00:33:15,160
Speaker 8: What the problems did when you came up for that

755
00:33:15,240 --> 00:33:16,160
Speaker 8: second contract? At all?

756
00:33:17,120 --> 00:33:17,640
Speaker 2: You detected?

757
00:33:17,720 --> 00:33:21,160
Speaker 14: I mean some guys are getting that. Yeah, it does.

758
00:33:21,240 --> 00:33:23,640
Speaker 17: I mean it leased for me to say because I

759
00:33:23,880 --> 00:33:26,760
Speaker 17: feel like, you know, the Browns definitely value was different.

760
00:33:27,840 --> 00:33:29,840
Speaker 17: You know, I feel good with what we got done,

761
00:33:29,880 --> 00:33:32,720
Speaker 17: you know, years ago, but it's not the same for everyone.

762
00:33:32,800 --> 00:33:34,600
Speaker 14: End of the day, we all we are all running back,

763
00:33:34,680 --> 00:33:36,200
Speaker 14: so we all are together.

764
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Speaker 17: But you know, you know that's tough situations for everyone.

765
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Speaker 2: Situation is being afected by this friend.

766
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Speaker 17: Uh, I'm not sure. I haven't talked to Kareem about it,

767
00:33:48,320 --> 00:33:51,160
Speaker 17: but I'm sure. I'm sure it is in a way.

768
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Speaker 17: I mean it hurts us when God signed for six

769
00:33:54,840 --> 00:33:56,720
Speaker 17: million a year, I would say that that hurts a lot,

770
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Speaker 17: and you know, just.

771
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Speaker 14: As a whole because I think it one to do it.

772
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Speaker 17: Then they're gonna push for someone else, and yeah, it's

773
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Speaker 17: just that we're in a buying a tough bart.

774
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Speaker 8: Is there if this came up, didn't call anything?

775
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Speaker 3: Is there?

776
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Speaker 8: Is there some sort of collective action you guys can take.

777
00:34:13,200 --> 00:34:13,560
Speaker 13: That far.

778
00:34:14,400 --> 00:34:15,920
Speaker 17: I don't think we got that far, but you know,

779
00:34:15,960 --> 00:34:17,200
Speaker 17: it's it's a lot of talks. We have a lot

780
00:34:17,239 --> 00:34:20,080
Speaker 17: of options, so things we can do. But as far

781
00:34:20,080 --> 00:34:21,880
Speaker 17: as right now, you know we're looking for a call

782
00:34:21,960 --> 00:34:24,040
Speaker 17: to action, I would say, but you know, I don't

783
00:34:24,080 --> 00:34:26,680
Speaker 17: think I don't think anything was actually established as far

784
00:34:26,719 --> 00:34:28,200
Speaker 17: as the aspect, but you know, we're still thinking of

785
00:34:28,280 --> 00:34:30,160
Speaker 17: things we can do because you feel like your.

786
00:34:30,120 --> 00:34:32,720
Speaker 8: Value to this offense is still as high as the severn.

787
00:34:34,520 --> 00:34:36,640
Speaker 7: They think about wearing hair on running back.

788
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Speaker 6: Do you feel like though, I mean you even to

789
00:34:38,640 --> 00:34:41,279
Speaker 6: go back from college that you know you've never really

790
00:34:41,320 --> 00:34:43,160
Speaker 6: had I mean, you've had a workload on you, but

791
00:34:43,200 --> 00:34:45,760
Speaker 6: not like a big, big workload, because.

792
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Speaker 10: You know, in college you had Sony and here you

793
00:34:47,480 --> 00:34:49,160
Speaker 10: had Kareem and others.

794
00:34:49,239 --> 00:34:51,439
Speaker 7: You feel like, you know, the kind of the tread

795
00:34:51,520 --> 00:34:52,319
Speaker 7: still there on the.

796
00:34:52,880 --> 00:34:54,400
Speaker 2: Tread left on the tires where.

797
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Speaker 17: I don't feel like that's I feel like that's a

798
00:34:58,480 --> 00:35:00,600
Speaker 17: myth in a way. I think everyone's different. You know,

799
00:35:00,640 --> 00:35:02,160
Speaker 17: you can't say warrant terror just as a whole of

800
00:35:02,200 --> 00:35:05,319
Speaker 17: every running back because I mean, Derreck Harriet, he's how

801
00:35:05,360 --> 00:35:07,120
Speaker 17: many yards as he had and he's still rolling. I

802
00:35:07,120 --> 00:35:09,680
Speaker 17: feel good. I think we we're on the position that

803
00:35:09,680 --> 00:35:12,719
Speaker 17: that that matters. Like you can see receivers who have

804
00:35:13,080 --> 00:35:15,759
Speaker 17: her been hurt and it's an every situation that there,

805
00:35:15,840 --> 00:35:18,000
Speaker 17: you know, been hurt, injury, injury prone or everything. They

806
00:35:18,040 --> 00:35:20,040
Speaker 17: only say that with running back, So I don't think

807
00:35:20,040 --> 00:35:21,279
Speaker 17: that's that's fair for us?

808
00:35:21,800 --> 00:35:22,160
Speaker 7: What what?

809
00:35:22,160 --> 00:35:22,239
Speaker 2: What?

810
00:35:22,440 --> 00:35:23,120
Speaker 7: What do you feel like?

811
00:35:23,400 --> 00:35:25,000
Speaker 6: They do it for you guys, but they don't do

812
00:35:25,040 --> 00:35:30,960
Speaker 6: it for offensive linemen or or or or receivers.

813
00:35:28,400 --> 00:35:31,799
Speaker 17: Or play because of the you know, because they say

814
00:35:31,800 --> 00:35:34,400
Speaker 17: we get hit every play and we're more injury injury

815
00:35:34,400 --> 00:35:36,839
Speaker 17: prone when we're all on the field doing the same thing.

816
00:35:37,320 --> 00:35:40,000
Speaker 17: But only that applies to us, you know, And I

817
00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:41,440
Speaker 17: mean I would say if we're if we're taking the

818
00:35:41,440 --> 00:35:43,080
Speaker 17: most risks and doing the most and we should be

819
00:35:43,200 --> 00:35:43,719
Speaker 17: valued more.

820
00:35:44,200 --> 00:35:47,040
Speaker 12: Yeah, have you gotten positive feedback from from other teammates

821
00:35:47,040 --> 00:35:49,160
Speaker 12: not necessarily running back some situation?

822
00:35:51,600 --> 00:35:54,680
Speaker 17: Yeah, I feel like everyone can say that we're definitely

823
00:35:55,920 --> 00:35:57,560
Speaker 17: we work harder than what we're valued.

824
00:35:57,719 --> 00:35:59,080
Speaker 14: I mean, and anyone will tell you that.

825
00:36:00,280 --> 00:36:02,279
Speaker 17: I mean, some guys in the meeting yesterday said, if

826
00:36:02,320 --> 00:36:04,759
Speaker 17: you like a team scout, let's say Monday, we're playing

827
00:36:04,760 --> 00:36:07,960
Speaker 17: a different team and the team meeting, the head coach

828
00:36:07,960 --> 00:36:09,400
Speaker 17: is going to bring up their running back. You know,

829
00:36:09,680 --> 00:36:11,839
Speaker 17: his first reson they'll bring up is how good are

830
00:36:11,920 --> 00:36:14,000
Speaker 17: running back? How can we stop him? And and that's

831
00:36:14,080 --> 00:36:16,279
Speaker 17: just that's every team. I feel like every team they're

832
00:36:16,320 --> 00:36:18,960
Speaker 17: running back is it gets a team going. You know,

833
00:36:19,000 --> 00:36:22,840
Speaker 17: we we calvill when we need something big, make a

834
00:36:22,840 --> 00:36:23,879
Speaker 17: big player or a big run.

835
00:36:23,920 --> 00:36:26,040
Speaker 14: You know, everyone's gonna look at their running back.

836
00:36:26,120 --> 00:36:28,319
Speaker 8: It sounds like they'd be more shotgun than that.

837
00:36:28,520 --> 00:36:30,840
Speaker 14: But how's your feelings about that?

838
00:36:31,320 --> 00:36:33,200
Speaker 17: I'm ready for whatever, you know, whatever we can do

839
00:36:34,040 --> 00:36:36,160
Speaker 17: to help the team win games. I'm all in just

840
00:36:36,200 --> 00:36:38,120
Speaker 17: to make a difference for yours does not to make

841
00:36:38,160 --> 00:36:44,080
Speaker 17: a difference. Now, I'm just curious, Hoss.

842
00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:45,839
Speaker 14: Like the under center that we all have preference under center.

843
00:36:45,880 --> 00:36:47,600
Speaker 17: You you you were your father back, that you have

844
00:36:47,680 --> 00:36:49,600
Speaker 17: more time, more, you'd be more patient with the ball.

845
00:36:49,680 --> 00:36:51,880
Speaker 14: But I mean, I'm able to switch it up to

846
00:36:51,920 --> 00:36:52,640
Speaker 14: whatever we need to do.

847
00:36:53,160 --> 00:36:54,160
Speaker 7: Nick are you concerned.

848
00:36:54,400 --> 00:36:57,000
Speaker 6: You know this this trend now that's happened with running backs,

849
00:36:57,239 --> 00:37:01,160
Speaker 6: the trickle down to you know, you not just rookies

850
00:37:01,160 --> 00:37:02,799
Speaker 6: and younger players in the pros, but all the way

851
00:37:02,840 --> 00:37:06,440
Speaker 6: down to you know, the grassrooms level. The impacted had

852
00:37:06,480 --> 00:37:09,440
Speaker 6: for kids who maybe want to play the position and

853
00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:11,080
Speaker 6: debate whether they should.

854
00:37:11,680 --> 00:37:13,719
Speaker 14: I mean the stuff. Man, what do you tell them?

855
00:37:13,760 --> 00:37:15,399
Speaker 17: You know, you're gonna go out there because running backs

856
00:37:15,440 --> 00:37:17,440
Speaker 17: usually the strongers get on the team. They usually are

857
00:37:17,440 --> 00:37:18,880
Speaker 17: all hard workers. So what are you gonna tell the

858
00:37:18,920 --> 00:37:21,439
Speaker 17: kid that once we're running back, I mean, work hard

859
00:37:21,480 --> 00:37:24,279
Speaker 17: and do all these things for to not get as

860
00:37:24,360 --> 00:37:26,319
Speaker 17: much as your teammate who's not doing the same things

861
00:37:26,360 --> 00:37:26,640
Speaker 17: as you.

862
00:37:27,680 --> 00:37:29,200
Speaker 14: I mean stuff. But I don't think. I hope it

863
00:37:29,200 --> 00:37:30,960
Speaker 14: doesn't come to that. I think I think we will

864
00:37:30,960 --> 00:37:31,560
Speaker 14: find a solution.

865
00:37:31,920 --> 00:37:32,520
Speaker 3: How it all.

866
00:37:32,560 --> 00:37:34,560
Speaker 4: Do you think your role is gonna change? Is this

867
00:37:34,800 --> 00:37:37,560
Speaker 4: offense evolve Shawn's second season?

868
00:37:38,640 --> 00:37:39,200
Speaker 14: I'm not sure.

869
00:37:39,239 --> 00:37:41,400
Speaker 17: I mean, hopefully it'll be the same, you know, be

870
00:37:41,520 --> 00:37:42,960
Speaker 17: able to run the ball and pass the ball both

871
00:37:42,960 --> 00:37:43,440
Speaker 17: in balance.

872
00:37:49,880 --> 00:37:51,839
Speaker 14: Uh, whatever he wants to do would be as far

873
00:37:51,880 --> 00:37:52,400
Speaker 14: as I mean.

874
00:37:52,360 --> 00:37:54,239
Speaker 17: They don't even gotta be football. Whatever he's doing gonna

875
00:37:54,239 --> 00:38:00,920
Speaker 17: be supportive of him. I'm so far from having to kid.

876
00:38:03,719 --> 00:38:06,160
Speaker 7: Every off season. You kind of hear your personal training

877
00:38:06,320 --> 00:38:07,640
Speaker 7: to get to this point.

878
00:38:08,520 --> 00:38:13,919
Speaker 12: Please about them where you came in the video squatting video.

879
00:38:14,040 --> 00:38:16,920
Speaker 14: Yeah, I'm pleased. I feel good. You know I did.

880
00:38:17,040 --> 00:38:18,520
Speaker 17: I did everything I wanted to do an off season,

881
00:38:18,520 --> 00:38:21,200
Speaker 17: So I feel like I'm good where I'm at.

882
00:38:22,840 --> 00:38:33,640
Speaker 14: Uh yeah I did. No, I don't. Yeah, that's events

883
00:38:35,000 --> 00:38:35,839
Speaker 14: the number one running.

884
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Speaker 2: What that means to you?

885
00:38:39,040 --> 00:38:39,960
Speaker 14: It's definitely cool to see.

886
00:38:40,000 --> 00:38:42,080
Speaker 17: I mean, as a kid, everyone plays Madden, and it's

887
00:38:42,120 --> 00:38:43,640
Speaker 17: it's cool actually be in the game for one.

888
00:38:43,680 --> 00:38:50,000
Speaker 14: But uh yeah, I mean yeah, especial, Yeah, everyone played Madden.

889
00:38:50,600 --> 00:38:53,200
Speaker 8: Make the thoughts of you could be next door?

890
00:38:53,200 --> 00:38:53,960
Speaker 3: How many years you have.

891
00:38:54,040 --> 00:38:56,040
Speaker 8: Left this good thoughts to youth?

892
00:38:57,440 --> 00:39:01,000
Speaker 15: What is the thought of you could be next or

893
00:39:01,360 --> 00:39:04,319
Speaker 15: just in general, how many years you might have top game?

894
00:39:04,480 --> 00:39:05,279
Speaker 10: Is this stuff he just.

895
00:39:05,239 --> 00:39:06,439
Speaker 2: Recently certain thing about?

896
00:39:06,840 --> 00:39:07,799
Speaker 14: No, I haven't thought about it.

897
00:39:07,800 --> 00:39:09,960
Speaker 17: You know every all season I go and do the

898
00:39:09,960 --> 00:39:12,080
Speaker 17: same thing, hit the same numbers, hit the same time.

899
00:39:12,200 --> 00:39:15,080
Speaker 14: So you know, I feel good where I'm at.

900
00:39:15,280 --> 00:39:18,000
Speaker 7: Last week, see.

901
00:39:21,560 --> 00:39:25,360
Speaker 8: Since like, are you grateful.

902
00:39:29,600 --> 00:39:30,279
Speaker 15: Like that right now?

903
00:39:30,880 --> 00:39:31,080
Speaker 2: Yeah?

904
00:39:31,120 --> 00:39:33,000
Speaker 14: It was perfect timing for me and my team.

905
00:39:33,000 --> 00:39:35,759
Speaker 17: Of course, we we got it done at the right time,

906
00:39:35,880 --> 00:39:37,880
Speaker 17: I guess, cause you know now it's kind of in shambles,

907
00:39:37,920 --> 00:39:39,400
Speaker 17: but uh yeah, I'm grateful that we're ever to get

908
00:39:39,440 --> 00:39:39,719
Speaker 17: it done.

909
00:39:40,280 --> 00:39:43,960
Speaker 7: Have you seen more? Have you seen Jerome? Look so far?

910
00:39:44,040 --> 00:39:48,640
Speaker 17: Since Jerome was good? He's fast, He's very fast, He's smooth.

911
00:39:48,840 --> 00:39:50,560
Speaker 17: He can do anything you ask him to do. He's

912
00:39:50,600 --> 00:39:51,320
Speaker 17: a special player.

913
00:39:51,640 --> 00:39:53,960
Speaker 7: Did you see? Do you know it's a a big difference.

914
00:39:53,600 --> 00:39:55,600
Speaker 14: In him in any way, he's more mature.

915
00:39:55,640 --> 00:39:58,640
Speaker 17: I would say that he understands h the the play

916
00:39:58,680 --> 00:40:00,319
Speaker 17: buck anders since what his role in is and what

917
00:40:00,360 --> 00:40:03,040
Speaker 17: he needs to do, and it's overall he's matured a lot,

918
00:40:03,120 --> 00:40:03,640
Speaker 17: a lot more.

919
00:40:04,040 --> 00:40:07,080
Speaker 1: We wrap up today's From the Podium podcast with Brown's

920
00:40:07,200 --> 00:40:10,239
Speaker 1: GM Andrew Berry discussing all of the team's moves this

921
00:40:10,320 --> 00:40:13,160
Speaker 1: past off season and what he's excited about as the

922
00:40:13,160 --> 00:40:15,560
Speaker 1: team begins the twenty twenty three campaign.

923
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Speaker 7: Right, how are you doing? All right?

924
00:40:20,880 --> 00:40:22,239
Speaker 2: All right, guys? Ready to go?

925
00:40:22,400 --> 00:40:23,000
Speaker 7: Yeah for sure?

926
00:40:23,000 --> 00:40:26,960
Speaker 13: All right, all right, So we're super excited to be

927
00:40:27,000 --> 00:40:29,759
Speaker 13: here at the Greenbrier to start our preparation for the

928
00:40:29,800 --> 00:40:34,160
Speaker 13: twenty twenty three season. In earnest with training camp. You know,

929
00:40:34,200 --> 00:40:36,680
Speaker 13: being here is just a phenomenal opportunity. I mean, you

930
00:40:36,760 --> 00:40:38,319
Speaker 13: all can see how beautiful it is are here. It's

931
00:40:38,320 --> 00:40:40,360
Speaker 13: my first time, but it's it's been it's been awesome.

932
00:40:41,000 --> 00:40:43,040
Speaker 13: And I actually want to start off with a couple

933
00:40:43,080 --> 00:40:45,960
Speaker 13: thank yous, because I don't think people realize how hard

934
00:40:45,960 --> 00:40:48,759
Speaker 13: it is to move your entire football operations to a

935
00:40:48,840 --> 00:40:49,680
Speaker 13: remote location.

936
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Speaker 2: Here obviously in West Virginia.

937
00:40:51,840 --> 00:40:55,040
Speaker 13: Starts with you know, filled dangerfield, a beer Schadri Chavis

938
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Speaker 13: Cook for handling everything logistics related. Our equipment group led

939
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Speaker 13: by Brad Mellon, are video crew led by Rob Pavlis,

940
00:41:02,239 --> 00:41:04,000
Speaker 13: and what we think is the best grounds crew in

941
00:41:04,040 --> 00:41:06,600
Speaker 13: the NFL. They all did a great job of making

942
00:41:06,600 --> 00:41:08,920
Speaker 13: sure the set up here is exactly what we need.

943
00:41:09,719 --> 00:41:12,520
Speaker 13: We looked at the Greenbrier as a unique opportunity for

944
00:41:12,600 --> 00:41:14,919
Speaker 13: us coming back early for the Hall of Fame game

945
00:41:15,840 --> 00:41:16,720
Speaker 13: to do a couple of things.

946
00:41:17,320 --> 00:41:18,719
Speaker 2: Number one, really just focus on.

947
00:41:18,680 --> 00:41:21,680
Speaker 13: The work, you know, in a very you know, isolated environment,

948
00:41:21,960 --> 00:41:23,640
Speaker 13: and also give us some extra time to just come

949
00:41:23,680 --> 00:41:26,239
Speaker 13: together and bond in jell as a team.

950
00:41:26,360 --> 00:41:27,880
Speaker 2: I want to commend the coaching staff.

951
00:41:28,080 --> 00:41:29,840
Speaker 13: I thought they did a great job of laying the

952
00:41:29,840 --> 00:41:33,919
Speaker 13: foundation for our organization this spring, and we're looking forward

953
00:41:33,960 --> 00:41:36,400
Speaker 13: to building upon that over the next several weeks in

954
00:41:36,440 --> 00:41:37,040
Speaker 13: training camp.

955
00:41:37,160 --> 00:41:40,640
Speaker 2: So with that, I'll open it up for questions.

956
00:41:40,840 --> 00:41:47,839
Speaker 4: Why haven't you seen to defensive talent?

957
00:41:48,360 --> 00:41:51,560
Speaker 13: Yeah, so, Tony, I think one of the big, you know,

958
00:41:52,080 --> 00:41:53,759
Speaker 13: parts for one of the big things that we do

959
00:41:53,840 --> 00:41:56,520
Speaker 13: early in training camp is really just assus the roster.

960
00:41:56,600 --> 00:41:58,960
Speaker 13: We haven't seen a lot of our players in pads

961
00:41:59,000 --> 00:42:01,560
Speaker 13: and a new defense assist them. We do like a

962
00:42:01,640 --> 00:42:04,200
Speaker 13: number of the individuals that you know, we have in

963
00:42:04,200 --> 00:42:08,000
Speaker 13: that room currently. You know, obviously, you know it's unfortunate

964
00:42:08,080 --> 00:42:10,040
Speaker 13: we're moving on from from here and after a year,

965
00:42:10,120 --> 00:42:12,319
Speaker 13: but he liked a number of players on our roster.

966
00:42:12,400 --> 00:42:15,000
Speaker 13: We're you know, really competing for competing for a role,

967
00:42:15,040 --> 00:42:17,399
Speaker 13: competing for a roster spot. So we like the mix

968
00:42:17,440 --> 00:42:21,040
Speaker 13: of players that we have across all positions. We'll we'll

969
00:42:21,080 --> 00:42:22,919
Speaker 13: see how we feel as we come to the middle

970
00:42:23,000 --> 00:42:24,560
Speaker 13: of camp and then reassess the roster.

971
00:42:24,400 --> 00:42:27,959
Speaker 4: From there and how how disappointing was that wasn't able

972
00:42:27,960 --> 00:42:30,319
Speaker 4: to make it to year two after the draft pick.

973
00:42:30,640 --> 00:42:32,320
Speaker 13: Yeah, I mean, you know, I would say it's it's

974
00:42:32,440 --> 00:42:34,839
Speaker 13: It's probably less to do with you know, a draft

975
00:42:34,880 --> 00:42:36,959
Speaker 13: pick or non draft pick, but the fact that you

976
00:42:36,960 --> 00:42:39,480
Speaker 13: you you ultimately want, you know, any player that you

977
00:42:39,520 --> 00:42:43,080
Speaker 13: bring into the organization to maximize their ability, maximize their

978
00:42:43,120 --> 00:42:43,839
Speaker 13: time with the team.

979
00:42:44,640 --> 00:42:45,520
Speaker 2: You realize that that's not.

980
00:42:45,800 --> 00:42:48,279
Speaker 13: Always when to happen, and ultimately it's about putting the

981
00:42:48,280 --> 00:42:49,920
Speaker 13: team first and making sure that you have guys that

982
00:42:49,960 --> 00:42:50,239
Speaker 13: buy it.

983
00:42:50,360 --> 00:42:53,120
Speaker 8: Any regret about not cutting him after the April.

984
00:42:52,840 --> 00:42:57,080
Speaker 13: Incident, uh, you know, honestly, like we take every situation

985
00:42:58,040 --> 00:43:00,360
Speaker 13: you know, individually and and work from it from there.

986
00:43:00,600 --> 00:43:02,359
Speaker 13: You know, we thought the proper time to move move

987
00:43:02,400 --> 00:43:04,560
Speaker 13: on was you know, I guess you know, last week

988
00:43:04,640 --> 00:43:06,480
Speaker 13: right before camp and kind a little.

989
00:43:06,280 --> 00:43:08,600
Speaker 15: Bit of that is that is that like an opportunity

990
00:43:09,200 --> 00:43:11,480
Speaker 15: take a minute to sort of reevaluate the process and

991
00:43:12,200 --> 00:43:15,040
Speaker 15: you know, drafting him the issues last.

992
00:43:14,920 --> 00:43:20,879
Speaker 13: Year's anything, you know, I wouldn't necessarily go that far, Dan,

993
00:43:20,960 --> 00:43:23,359
Speaker 13: I think, you know, anytime you bring an individual into

994
00:43:23,360 --> 00:43:27,719
Speaker 13: the organization, it's about understanding, you know, the risk that

995
00:43:27,719 --> 00:43:30,239
Speaker 13: that may entail, whether it may be on field, off

996
00:43:30,239 --> 00:43:32,600
Speaker 13: field injury, you know, so on and so forth, and

997
00:43:32,640 --> 00:43:35,440
Speaker 13: then trying to provide an environment that allows them to

998
00:43:35,440 --> 00:43:38,440
Speaker 13: be successful like they may have been either at the

999
00:43:38,520 --> 00:43:41,120
Speaker 13: previous stop or you were in college. You're not always

1000
00:43:41,160 --> 00:43:43,760
Speaker 13: able to to to to replicate that, you're not always

1001
00:43:43,760 --> 00:43:46,759
Speaker 13: able to do that successfully. But to me, it's a

1002
00:43:46,800 --> 00:43:48,560
Speaker 13: little bit about knowing what you're bringing in and how

1003
00:43:48,600 --> 00:43:49,160
Speaker 13: to support them.

1004
00:43:51,600 --> 00:43:54,920
Speaker 7: Didn't practice to them. But are you comfortable with the back.

1005
00:43:57,200 --> 00:44:01,520
Speaker 13: Yes, But probably to the question and earlier about defensive tackle.

1006
00:44:03,120 --> 00:44:04,719
Speaker 2: Oftentimes, when you put the team together.

1007
00:44:04,520 --> 00:44:07,520
Speaker 13: In the spring, you you have an idea of how

1008
00:44:07,560 --> 00:44:09,000
Speaker 13: you assume it's going to play out.

1009
00:44:09,320 --> 00:44:11,680
Speaker 2: It never goes. It never goes, you know perfectly.

1010
00:44:11,800 --> 00:44:15,200
Speaker 13: And training camp, whether it's through performance or injuries, that's

1011
00:44:15,239 --> 00:44:18,320
Speaker 13: a big time of the calendar for us to evaluate

1012
00:44:18,360 --> 00:44:20,080
Speaker 13: the team. But but we do feel good about our

1013
00:44:20,080 --> 00:44:32,799
Speaker 13: tackle debt as we wis Yeah, first and foremost, you know,

1014
00:44:32,840 --> 00:44:36,200
Speaker 13: with Marquise, our priority is making sure that he's saved

1015
00:44:36,200 --> 00:44:42,520
Speaker 13: and healthy. I from my perspective, I feel like we

1016
00:44:42,680 --> 00:44:46,839
Speaker 13: are very thankful that he spoke up. You know, at

1017
00:44:46,880 --> 00:44:49,279
Speaker 13: the time that it really you know, popped up as

1018
00:44:49,280 --> 00:44:51,520
Speaker 13: you mentioned, like kind of spring, you know, right, you know,

1019
00:44:51,600 --> 00:44:54,000
Speaker 13: right at the end of many camp. It could have

1020
00:44:54,040 --> 00:44:56,160
Speaker 13: been very very easy for him to go on break

1021
00:44:56,320 --> 00:44:58,560
Speaker 13: travel with his family, and it's something that was an

1022
00:44:58,640 --> 00:45:00,400
Speaker 13: unknown you know, would have been an unknow own that

1023
00:45:01,400 --> 00:45:04,000
Speaker 13: you know, hopefully would not have bought out have caused more.

1024
00:45:03,880 --> 00:45:05,000
Speaker 2: Complications in the future.

1025
00:45:05,040 --> 00:45:08,040
Speaker 13: So we're just thankful that he said something and we

1026
00:45:08,040 --> 00:45:09,920
Speaker 13: were able to get him the uh you're kind of

1027
00:45:09,920 --> 00:45:11,960
Speaker 13: on the treatment plan to get back on track.

1028
00:45:12,320 --> 00:45:13,680
Speaker 2: Obviously, there's not a you.

1029
00:45:13,640 --> 00:45:16,440
Speaker 13: Know, definitive timetable where you know, hopeful that that we

1030
00:45:16,440 --> 00:45:17,040
Speaker 13: can get him back.

1031
00:45:17,080 --> 00:45:19,680
Speaker 2: But our our primary concern is just his health and safety.

1032
00:45:19,719 --> 00:45:22,000
Speaker 8: There's anything in the physical or anything.

1033
00:45:21,640 --> 00:45:27,200
Speaker 13: That looked requiring no, not that it's it's not so

1034
00:45:27,360 --> 00:45:29,000
Speaker 13: it's well, without going to do it, it's not.

1035
00:45:29,480 --> 00:45:30,919
Speaker 2: It's not the type of thing that you would find

1036
00:45:30,960 --> 00:45:32,160
Speaker 2: in that type of exam.

1037
00:45:32,560 --> 00:45:36,480
Speaker 12: The store running back is under contract and press kind

1038
00:45:36,520 --> 00:45:39,319
Speaker 12: of a unique situation, at least this week in the week.

1039
00:45:39,680 --> 00:45:40,680
Speaker 2: What's your take.

1040
00:45:40,480 --> 00:45:42,279
Speaker 3: On the running back situation in general?

1041
00:45:42,440 --> 00:45:45,160
Speaker 2: That's kind of broad, but how the position seems to

1042
00:45:45,160 --> 00:45:47,120
Speaker 2: be undervalued and these guys you're kind of you know,

1043
00:45:47,360 --> 00:45:48,120
Speaker 2: screaming right now.

1044
00:45:48,600 --> 00:45:51,880
Speaker 13: Yeah, I think and as you look at our sport,

1045
00:45:53,320 --> 00:45:55,560
Speaker 13: you know it it has changed from let's call it

1046
00:45:55,600 --> 00:45:59,879
Speaker 13: the eighties in the nineties, where you know, at that point.

1047
00:46:00,160 --> 00:46:01,920
Speaker 2: You know a lot of offenses were.

1048
00:46:03,239 --> 00:46:05,759
Speaker 13: You know, built on you know, maybe as as a

1049
00:46:06,320 --> 00:46:10,080
Speaker 13: bell cow, you know, bellcou runner. I think now unequivocally

1050
00:46:10,320 --> 00:46:13,000
Speaker 13: the you know, the central protagonist in our sport is

1051
00:46:13,040 --> 00:46:16,840
Speaker 13: the quarterback. And as a result, you know, positions that

1052
00:46:16,880 --> 00:46:19,480
Speaker 13: are the quarterback plus positions that are tied to the

1053
00:46:19,520 --> 00:46:23,880
Speaker 13: passing game. The market has dictated that those values have

1054
00:46:23,920 --> 00:46:27,239
Speaker 13: shifted because of their because of their impact on their

1055
00:46:27,280 --> 00:46:29,680
Speaker 13: impact on winning. And I think you see that, you know,

1056
00:46:29,719 --> 00:46:32,200
Speaker 13: you see that you over time, as like you know,

1057
00:46:32,239 --> 00:46:35,920
Speaker 13: the game changes, the game evolves. Now that being said,

1058
00:46:37,120 --> 00:46:39,840
Speaker 13: the rarest thing that you can find is a difference paper,

1059
00:46:40,000 --> 00:46:41,960
Speaker 13: regardless of position, regardless.

1060
00:46:41,520 --> 00:46:43,560
Speaker 2: Of like your your organizational philosophy.

1061
00:46:44,160 --> 00:46:46,840
Speaker 13: And you know, now we have u you know, a

1062
00:46:46,880 --> 00:46:49,040
Speaker 13: defensive tackle that's making north a thirty million, we have

1063
00:46:49,120 --> 00:46:50,960
Speaker 13: a guard that's making north of twenty million. You have

1064
00:46:51,000 --> 00:46:52,759
Speaker 13: off the ball linebackers that are making you know, making

1065
00:46:52,800 --> 00:46:55,960
Speaker 13: twenty miney Because there are players that break the mold.

1066
00:46:56,160 --> 00:46:58,560
Speaker 13: And for us, you know, when we made our decision

1067
00:46:58,560 --> 00:47:01,080
Speaker 13: at running back, you know, we felt like we had

1068
00:47:01,080 --> 00:47:04,000
Speaker 13: a superstar at the position who embodied everything that you know,

1069
00:47:04,040 --> 00:47:07,840
Speaker 13: we wanted within the organization, so we didn't overthink it.

1070
00:47:07,920 --> 00:47:10,560
Speaker 13: You know, it's it's s nick shot, right, and so

1071
00:47:11,400 --> 00:47:13,560
Speaker 13: you know for us, uh, it was a pretty straightfor

1072
00:47:14,040 --> 00:47:16,719
Speaker 13: a decision because those difference makers are hard to find.

1073
00:47:16,960 --> 00:47:20,160
Speaker 10: And Andrew, they talk about wearing care with running backs,

1074
00:47:20,160 --> 00:47:22,680
Speaker 10: but Nick was saying he sort of thinks it's a

1075
00:47:22,719 --> 00:47:25,640
Speaker 10: myth because you know, other positions you know, deal with

1076
00:47:25,680 --> 00:47:28,680
Speaker 10: the same way there. How do you sort of respond

1077
00:47:28,719 --> 00:47:31,759
Speaker 10: to that, You know that that kind of assircation for men,

1078
00:47:31,920 --> 00:47:34,360
Speaker 10: is that why are we held to a different standard

1079
00:47:34,400 --> 00:47:36,560
Speaker 10: in terms of wear chara compared to receive or or

1080
00:47:36,600 --> 00:47:37,480
Speaker 10: an offensive lineman.

1081
00:47:37,719 --> 00:47:40,320
Speaker 2: Yeah, I think that the profiles for.

1082
00:47:40,600 --> 00:47:42,879
Speaker 13: Positions across the board, like you know, all positions aren't

1083
00:47:42,920 --> 00:47:43,560
Speaker 13: created equal.

1084
00:47:43,640 --> 00:47:46,040
Speaker 2: There's durability. He's right, there's durability risk for.

1085
00:47:48,160 --> 00:47:50,479
Speaker 13: You know, for any player that the team is thinking

1086
00:47:50,480 --> 00:47:53,919
Speaker 13: about signing to a second or a third deal. Some

1087
00:47:53,960 --> 00:47:57,680
Speaker 13: positions are you know, more at risk for injury than others.

1088
00:47:57,920 --> 00:48:01,040
Speaker 13: But I think probably more importantly it's it's it's about

1089
00:48:01,040 --> 00:48:04,799
Speaker 13: the individual. It's about the individual and making sure not

1090
00:48:04,840 --> 00:48:06,759
Speaker 13: to the side of that is this show.

1091
00:48:06,680 --> 00:48:10,160
Speaker 7: Of solidarity I think goes on de Joen Colliers today.

1092
00:48:10,680 --> 00:48:13,040
Speaker 10: It's pretty interesting today very stepped in front of the

1093
00:48:13,120 --> 00:48:15,640
Speaker 10: since that I could be next.

1094
00:48:15,719 --> 00:48:16,680
Speaker 3: Does he have anything to.

1095
00:48:16,600 --> 00:48:19,040
Speaker 2: Worry about Nick Chubb?

1096
00:48:19,040 --> 00:48:22,560
Speaker 13: I would says Nick Chubb is the type of player

1097
00:48:22,640 --> 00:48:25,880
Speaker 13: in person that you hope is with the organization.

1098
00:48:25,480 --> 00:48:26,400
Speaker 3: As long as possible.

1099
00:48:27,560 --> 00:48:30,359
Speaker 10: If you're going back to the wear and here with Nick,

1100
00:48:30,719 --> 00:48:33,000
Speaker 10: I mean, do you feel like that is I mean,

1101
00:48:33,040 --> 00:48:35,080
Speaker 10: because it seems like even back in Georgia he wasn't

1102
00:48:35,840 --> 00:48:38,319
Speaker 10: the one and the number, the only guy. The other

1103
00:48:38,400 --> 00:48:41,280
Speaker 10: guys and then with Kareem and others, since has been approve.

1104
00:48:41,600 --> 00:48:43,120
Speaker 6: Do you feel like he's a guy that you know,

1105
00:48:43,160 --> 00:48:47,080
Speaker 6: the workload has been managed well, you know for him

1106
00:48:47,120 --> 00:48:47,520
Speaker 6: over the.

1107
00:48:47,719 --> 00:48:48,760
Speaker 7: Over the course of his career.

1108
00:48:49,040 --> 00:48:51,279
Speaker 13: Yeah, I think you know, Nick has shown himself to

1109
00:48:51,360 --> 00:48:55,960
Speaker 13: be you know, durable and durable for us. He look,

1110
00:48:56,040 --> 00:48:58,560
Speaker 13: I think you all see on social media how you know, well,

1111
00:48:58,600 --> 00:49:02,200
Speaker 13: he he takes care of his body obviously, and uh,

1112
00:49:02,239 --> 00:49:05,680
Speaker 13: he's the he's the consonant professional. So you know, we're

1113
00:49:05,680 --> 00:49:07,640
Speaker 13: hopeful that he can he can play as long as possible.

1114
00:49:07,680 --> 00:49:09,840
Speaker 2: Andrew, how do you deal just in general on this

1115
00:49:09,960 --> 00:49:10,719
Speaker 2: season and.

1116
00:49:10,680 --> 00:49:12,120
Speaker 7: What are your expectations?

1117
00:49:12,280 --> 00:49:15,680
Speaker 13: Yeah, so our expectations are they're always going to be high,

1118
00:49:16,239 --> 00:49:19,560
Speaker 13: and we want to be playing our best football you

1119
00:49:19,600 --> 00:49:22,520
Speaker 13: know in the later part of the season. But more importantly,

1120
00:49:22,640 --> 00:49:24,880
Speaker 13: like our focus is really on the work. We have

1121
00:49:25,000 --> 00:49:26,560
Speaker 13: a lot of work to do over the course of

1122
00:49:26,600 --> 00:49:29,839
Speaker 13: training camp to get ready for for the season, and

1123
00:49:29,880 --> 00:49:31,960
Speaker 13: that's that's really our that's really our focus right.

1124
00:49:31,920 --> 00:49:33,359
Speaker 7: Now coming off at eight nine.

1125
00:49:34,719 --> 00:49:42,120
Speaker 8: So the focus work, it's been rough the last two

1126
00:49:42,160 --> 00:49:43,760
Speaker 8: years ago forward.

1127
00:49:45,480 --> 00:49:47,480
Speaker 13: I would say this, we're not really focused on the review.

1128
00:49:47,719 --> 00:49:50,280
Speaker 13: We're not looking We're not looking there. We're for focus.

1129
00:49:50,400 --> 00:49:52,840
Speaker 13: We like the group of players and coaches that we

1130
00:49:52,920 --> 00:49:56,080
Speaker 13: have here, and uh, we're looking forward to maximizing each

1131
00:49:56,120 --> 00:49:57,400
Speaker 13: day of stuff.

1132
00:49:57,400 --> 00:49:58,839
Speaker 7: I guess maybe that was a credit question.

1133
00:49:59,400 --> 00:50:00,640
Speaker 2: I think you learned from every year.

1134
00:50:00,680 --> 00:50:03,960
Speaker 13: I probably tell you guys, every season, every year is unique, right,

1135
00:50:04,880 --> 00:50:07,640
Speaker 13: and I have you know, I keep a one note

1136
00:50:07,800 --> 00:50:11,040
Speaker 13: you know, with every with every cycle, every season, and

1137
00:50:11,360 --> 00:50:13,200
Speaker 13: every year I review kind of like my end of

1138
00:50:13,200 --> 00:50:15,719
Speaker 13: the season random like drafted free agency notes to like

1139
00:50:15,960 --> 00:50:17,880
Speaker 13: draw from those lessons there, because you're right, there are

1140
00:50:17,920 --> 00:50:20,319
Speaker 13: things that you that you that you learned or you

1141
00:50:20,360 --> 00:50:38,760
Speaker 13: grow from and try and apply those lessons for before

1142
00:50:38,920 --> 00:50:40,560
Speaker 13: just you know the.

1143
00:50:43,160 --> 00:50:43,359
Speaker 6: Year.

1144
00:50:48,600 --> 00:50:51,399
Speaker 13: Yeah, Deshaun, I mean you heard him speak. He's he's

1145
00:50:51,440 --> 00:50:53,080
Speaker 13: in a he's in a really good place.

1146
00:50:54,040 --> 00:50:54,200
Speaker 9: You know.

1147
00:50:54,239 --> 00:50:56,080
Speaker 13: I think this is gonna be a you know, a

1148
00:50:56,080 --> 00:50:59,719
Speaker 13: big for beer for him. Professional and personally, we think

1149
00:50:59,719 --> 00:51:02,319
Speaker 13: he's uh and and ray Ja. Physically he's been He's

1150
00:51:02,320 --> 00:51:05,200
Speaker 13: been really good on the field, and I love what

1151
00:51:05,200 --> 00:51:06,160
Speaker 13: he's done off the field.

1152
00:51:06,920 --> 00:51:08,400
Speaker 2: So we're excited.

1153
00:51:08,120 --> 00:51:10,640
Speaker 13: About him, you know, looking forward to see how the

1154
00:51:10,680 --> 00:51:12,240
Speaker 13: next week's play out, and as we get.

1155
00:51:12,080 --> 00:51:13,120
Speaker 3: Into the season with a quarterback.

1156
00:51:14,960 --> 00:51:16,359
Speaker 8: The partnership.

1157
00:51:17,640 --> 00:51:22,560
Speaker 13: Together, yeah, I think it's from from the general manager seat,

1158
00:51:22,600 --> 00:51:25,719
Speaker 13: it's been pretty cool to just see their relationship continue

1159
00:51:25,760 --> 00:51:29,680
Speaker 13: to just just come together, like it's just it's very

1160
00:51:29,960 --> 00:51:34,840
Speaker 13: natural and organic. Jake and I think Kevin, like with

1161
00:51:34,920 --> 00:51:39,279
Speaker 13: Kevin's creativity and Deshaun's like talent and work ethic the

1162
00:51:39,320 --> 00:51:41,080
Speaker 13: things that, you know, I think we'll be able to

1163
00:51:41,080 --> 00:51:43,399
Speaker 13: do offensively that you know, maybe we haven't been able

1164
00:51:43,440 --> 00:51:44,080
Speaker 13: to do before.

1165
00:51:45,080 --> 00:51:47,040
Speaker 2: Candidly, I'm pretty I'm pretty excited to see.

1166
00:51:47,040 --> 00:51:49,760
Speaker 13: So I know, both of them really from the spring

1167
00:51:49,840 --> 00:51:51,920
Speaker 13: have like you know, been in the lab so to speak,

1168
00:51:52,600 --> 00:51:54,120
Speaker 13: and you know, we're all going to get a chance

1169
00:51:54,160 --> 00:51:56,120
Speaker 13: to see how it how it comes together here at

1170
00:51:56,239 --> 00:51:59,040
Speaker 13: you know, starting with training camp and then you know,

1171
00:51:59,080 --> 00:52:00,880
Speaker 13: as we as we kind of fure out our identity

1172
00:52:00,880 --> 00:52:01,719
Speaker 13: going in the season.

1173
00:52:04,200 --> 00:52:06,760
Speaker 8: Help Miles for each another level.

1174
00:52:06,920 --> 00:52:10,799
Speaker 13: Yeah, yeah, I think you know Jim his scheme in

1175
00:52:10,800 --> 00:52:13,000
Speaker 13: this system, the defensive line in this system, they're the

1176
00:52:13,040 --> 00:52:16,719
Speaker 13: engine and as he always says, he takes the the

1177
00:52:16,719 --> 00:52:20,760
Speaker 13: seatbelt off of those guys. It's about generating negative plays,

1178
00:52:20,920 --> 00:52:24,520
Speaker 13: forced errors, turnovers, and it starts with the d line,

1179
00:52:24,600 --> 00:52:28,280
Speaker 13: you know, wrecking havoct with a premium on pass rush ability,

1180
00:52:28,400 --> 00:52:31,080
Speaker 13: and that fits Miles to a t. You know, we

1181
00:52:31,120 --> 00:52:32,759
Speaker 13: think we have one of the we think we have

1182
00:52:32,880 --> 00:52:35,439
Speaker 13: the best you know, pass rusher in the league with

1183
00:52:35,440 --> 00:52:39,239
Speaker 13: with him, and you know this is a tailor.

1184
00:52:38,920 --> 00:52:40,279
Speaker 2: Made you know, kind of match made him.

1185
00:52:40,200 --> 00:52:40,680
Speaker 7: Have an issue.

1186
00:52:40,719 --> 00:52:44,080
Speaker 4: I don't think we're talking since so what do you

1187
00:52:44,080 --> 00:52:46,000
Speaker 4: think he adds in that mold with.

1188
00:52:47,120 --> 00:52:49,759
Speaker 13: Yeah, we can never have enough rushers. I think with

1189
00:52:50,000 --> 00:52:53,400
Speaker 13: z the appeal with him is his versatility. He's a

1190
00:52:53,480 --> 00:52:59,279
Speaker 13: high level rusher who you know, I think oftentimes people

1191
00:52:59,320 --> 00:53:01,919
Speaker 13: just think of him as edge guy, but I think

1192
00:53:02,000 --> 00:53:05,280
Speaker 13: really where he's particularly skilled is his ability to rush

1193
00:53:05,320 --> 00:53:08,000
Speaker 13: inside over our guard or center, and he can do

1194
00:53:08,000 --> 00:53:11,200
Speaker 13: this stuff on the edge really well. But having someone

1195
00:53:11,239 --> 00:53:14,880
Speaker 13: who can win quickly inside just gives you so much

1196
00:53:15,000 --> 00:53:19,680
Speaker 13: versatility to create advantageous matchups to rush the passer. So

1197
00:53:20,600 --> 00:53:23,120
Speaker 13: you know between you know him, you know Obo with

1198
00:53:23,160 --> 00:53:24,200
Speaker 13: his speed off the edge.

1199
00:53:24,640 --> 00:53:25,399
Speaker 14: We have a couple of.

1200
00:53:25,320 --> 00:53:27,480
Speaker 13: Power guys you know with you know with Dalvin and

1201
00:53:27,640 --> 00:53:30,920
Speaker 13: and and Ziaki. It's a nice it's a nice blend

1202
00:53:30,960 --> 00:53:33,640
Speaker 13: of skill sets to get after the quarterbacks.

1203
00:53:34,520 --> 00:53:35,359
Speaker 7: This doesn't feel like.

1204
00:53:36,840 --> 00:53:39,200
Speaker 9: When you look at some of the competition, it feels

1205
00:53:39,239 --> 00:53:41,480
Speaker 9: like it's a back end of the roster competition. There

1206
00:53:41,480 --> 00:53:44,280
Speaker 9: aren't any lot of starting jobs are up for grams

1207
00:53:44,440 --> 00:53:46,720
Speaker 9: like a thing and and a lot of the players

1208
00:53:46,760 --> 00:53:49,879
Speaker 9: are competing for some of those remaining roster sponsor guys

1209
00:53:49,920 --> 00:53:53,840
Speaker 9: going into their third and fourth years. Just I guess

1210
00:53:53,880 --> 00:53:58,720
Speaker 9: how you feel about those two classes, the twenty class

1211
00:53:58,719 --> 00:54:01,719
Speaker 9: in the twenty twenty one class as far as their

1212
00:54:01,760 --> 00:54:05,840
Speaker 9: ability to have the type of impact that you're looking

1213
00:54:05,920 --> 00:54:07,480
Speaker 9: for them to have, saying.

1214
00:54:07,239 --> 00:54:08,360
Speaker 2: It deeper in their NFL.

1215
00:54:08,880 --> 00:54:10,880
Speaker 13: Yeah, we've we've We feel good about those groups. I

1216
00:54:10,880 --> 00:54:13,720
Speaker 13: would say this, we feel good about the roster in general.

1217
00:54:14,000 --> 00:54:17,600
Speaker 13: I mean it remains to be seen the competition of

1218
00:54:17,719 --> 00:54:21,920
Speaker 13: like starting spots versus maybe more you know, supporting roles,

1219
00:54:21,960 --> 00:54:23,760
Speaker 13: you know, within the offense or defense.

1220
00:54:25,040 --> 00:54:26,640
Speaker 2: But we feel good about the.

1221
00:54:26,560 --> 00:54:29,440
Speaker 13: Competition that we have across the roster and are looking

1222
00:54:29,480 --> 00:54:32,400
Speaker 13: forward to h to guys. Some guys will assume bigger roles,

1223
00:54:33,000 --> 00:54:35,520
Speaker 13: some guys will take another step in their career and

1224
00:54:35,840 --> 00:54:38,400
Speaker 13: how out all shakes out. That's what the next several weeks.

1225
00:54:38,000 --> 00:54:43,840
Speaker 13: And yeah, so Amar minor Tweak. It will be a

1226
00:54:43,960 --> 00:54:45,960
Speaker 13: day to day thing. We're not We're not overly concerned.

1227
00:54:48,160 --> 00:54:49,960
Speaker 13: I won't go into the details awhere, it's not tied

1228
00:54:50,000 --> 00:54:51,600
Speaker 13: to a surgery or anything like that. We're not.

1229
00:54:51,719 --> 00:54:57,040
Speaker 2: We're not worried about running back.

1230
00:54:58,880 --> 00:55:00,880
Speaker 13: Yeah, I think you know, any any time you know

1231
00:55:01,000 --> 00:55:03,960
Speaker 13: Kareem was here for you guess what three years, four years,

1232
00:55:04,400 --> 00:55:05,600
Speaker 13: anytime you will want to rubat.

1233
00:55:05,640 --> 00:55:08,000
Speaker 2: It gives some other players a chance to step up.

1234
00:55:08,880 --> 00:55:09,040
Speaker 4: You know.

1235
00:55:09,080 --> 00:55:10,240
Speaker 2: We feel really good about Jerome.

1236
00:55:10,280 --> 00:55:14,040
Speaker 13: He had a very strong strong spring, particularly in his

1237
00:55:14,080 --> 00:55:16,319
Speaker 13: past protection ability, the mental side of it.

1238
00:55:17,200 --> 00:55:19,480
Speaker 2: A big reason that we we drafted.

1239
00:55:19,080 --> 00:55:22,840
Speaker 13: Him in twenty two was, you know, because of his

1240
00:55:22,920 --> 00:55:24,000
Speaker 13: ability as like a receiver.

1241
00:55:24,600 --> 00:55:26,239
Speaker 2: Uh, and we think that he'll be able to play

1242
00:55:26,280 --> 00:55:27,280
Speaker 2: that role really well.

1243
00:55:27,960 --> 00:55:30,279
Speaker 13: But you know behind Nick and Jerome there, you know

1244
00:55:30,320 --> 00:55:33,520
Speaker 13: there's there's gonna be some competition Tony and it remains

1245
00:55:33,520 --> 00:55:36,600
Speaker 13: to be seen who can you know, who can emerge

1246
00:55:36,640 --> 00:55:40,760
Speaker 13: for that for that third running back spot. But again

1247
00:55:40,760 --> 00:55:42,160
Speaker 13: that's what training pick camp is going to be for

1248
00:55:42,920 --> 00:55:44,400
Speaker 13: the change.

1249
00:55:44,120 --> 00:55:46,120
Speaker 2: And then came off.

1250
00:55:46,200 --> 00:55:47,880
Speaker 8: It just feels like the lead is just trying to

1251
00:55:47,920 --> 00:55:49,239
Speaker 8: eliminate that altogether.

1252
00:55:49,840 --> 00:55:53,520
Speaker 2: So when you have a com player that receiver return,

1253
00:55:54,160 --> 00:55:57,120
Speaker 2: how much does the rule change impact people.

1254
00:55:56,920 --> 00:56:00,080
Speaker 9: Are calculus when you're thinking not only.

1255
00:55:59,840 --> 00:56:03,719
Speaker 13: The numbers game in the position. Yeah, that's it's a

1256
00:56:03,719 --> 00:56:09,759
Speaker 13: great question. It's certainly you know, makes a higher bar

1257
00:56:10,040 --> 00:56:15,279
Speaker 13: for how productive that returner is to to have the

1258
00:56:15,320 --> 00:56:17,800
Speaker 13: player on the roster just you know, just for that value,

1259
00:56:17,840 --> 00:56:21,319
Speaker 13: because you're right, if you don't if you don't have

1260
00:56:21,360 --> 00:56:23,399
Speaker 13: a strong returner and you know, you could just fair

1261
00:56:23,480 --> 00:56:25,560
Speaker 13: catch it all the time and probably get adequate starting

1262
00:56:25,920 --> 00:56:29,120
Speaker 13: you know, field position. But you know that's something honestly,

1263
00:56:29,160 --> 00:56:31,560
Speaker 13: like throughout Bubba's history, he's always done a nice job

1264
00:56:31,560 --> 00:56:34,680
Speaker 13: when he's had a good returner of creating like a

1265
00:56:34,800 --> 00:56:37,279
Speaker 13: you know, a top of class return game. So it's

1266
00:56:37,280 --> 00:56:40,280
Speaker 13: something that we will still value. But from a roster

1267
00:56:40,280 --> 00:56:42,879
Speaker 13: building standpoint, I would be lying if to say if

1268
00:56:42,880 --> 00:56:45,480
Speaker 13: I said it didn't give more, you know, more flexibility.

1269
00:56:44,960 --> 00:56:50,520
Speaker 4: In terms of you to see what Elijah.

1270
00:56:50,680 --> 00:56:52,080
Speaker 2: Yeah, very much so.

1271
00:56:52,200 --> 00:56:54,680
Speaker 13: I think you know, Elijah has a skill set that

1272
00:56:54,719 --> 00:56:58,799
Speaker 13: we were looking for, his versatility, his work ethic, his

1273
00:56:58,880 --> 00:56:59,920
Speaker 13: rapport with the quarterbacks.

1274
00:57:00,040 --> 00:57:00,399
Speaker 2: So far.

1275
00:57:01,719 --> 00:57:04,120
Speaker 13: You know, we we like what we've seen today. We

1276
00:57:04,239 --> 00:57:06,240
Speaker 13: just wanted to keep stacking together really good days.

1277
00:57:06,440 --> 00:57:08,680
Speaker 7: And you mentioned versatility.

1278
00:57:08,920 --> 00:57:13,640
Speaker 10: Is that maybe alleviate some of the concerned about bringing

1279
00:57:13,640 --> 00:57:16,320
Speaker 10: in another dive tackle because you know he can he

1280
00:57:16,360 --> 00:57:19,000
Speaker 10: can slide inside them on several.

1281
00:57:19,160 --> 00:57:23,840
Speaker 13: I think certainly how we envision deploying Zadarius. Certainly how

1282
00:57:23,840 --> 00:57:26,680
Speaker 13: we also just like you know, the way we play

1283
00:57:26,720 --> 00:57:29,160
Speaker 13: the front is going to be a little bit different

1284
00:57:29,160 --> 00:57:33,920
Speaker 13: than maybe but we've seen seen in the past. It

1285
00:57:34,000 --> 00:57:35,959
Speaker 13: just gives us a lot of flexibility. But I think

1286
00:57:36,000 --> 00:57:37,520
Speaker 13: maybe the primary thing is we.

1287
00:57:37,640 --> 00:57:39,160
Speaker 2: Like the guys in the room, you know.

1288
00:57:39,240 --> 00:57:42,360
Speaker 13: Currently, Again, we'll assess that as we go over the

1289
00:57:42,560 --> 00:57:45,080
Speaker 13: over the over the next couple of weeks, but there

1290
00:57:45,080 --> 00:57:46,840
Speaker 13: are a number of veterans and younger players in that

1291
00:57:46,920 --> 00:57:49,920
Speaker 13: room that that we're looking forward to seeing you know,

1292
00:57:49,920 --> 00:57:51,360
Speaker 13: potentially first in gyms system.

1293
00:57:52,320 --> 00:58:10,800
Speaker 16: Thereout different leadership.

1294
00:58:03,240 --> 00:58:07,840
Speaker 2: That no, absolutely, like we we take pride in.

1295
00:58:09,360 --> 00:58:13,320
Speaker 13: Supporting our players like organizations, not just say how you know,

1296
00:58:13,360 --> 00:58:15,040
Speaker 13: how cold can they be on the field or you know,

1297
00:58:15,040 --> 00:58:19,680
Speaker 13: how are they physically, but in terms of the social

1298
00:58:19,720 --> 00:58:23,080
Speaker 13: emotional leadership development as well, and we want to make

1299
00:58:23,120 --> 00:58:25,400
Speaker 13: sure we do provide resources.

1300
00:58:24,840 --> 00:58:26,080
Speaker 2: To our guys in that regard.

1301
00:58:26,440 --> 00:58:29,320
Speaker 13: You know, fortunately we have a you know, a really

1302
00:58:29,400 --> 00:58:31,280
Speaker 13: hungry locker room with guys that are looking for self

1303
00:58:31,280 --> 00:58:34,640
Speaker 13: improvement and we feel fortunate in that regard. Also, like you, Jason,

1304
00:58:35,640 --> 00:58:35,959
Speaker 13: is there.

1305
00:58:35,920 --> 00:58:37,880
Speaker 8: A couple when you look at the roster change with

1306
00:58:38,000 --> 00:58:40,120
Speaker 8: me from here? There is there a couple of things.

1307
00:58:39,800 --> 00:58:41,800
Speaker 3: That emerge that you're.

1308
00:58:43,880 --> 00:58:46,000
Speaker 13: Yeah, in terms of like the off season, Yeah, the

1309
00:58:46,040 --> 00:58:47,800
Speaker 13: off season, now what you brought in these new guys.

1310
00:58:48,240 --> 00:58:51,439
Speaker 8: Okay, there are a couple of things about what we're doing.

1311
00:58:51,680 --> 00:58:55,280
Speaker 13: Yeah, so you know, we one of the things that

1312
00:58:55,320 --> 00:58:58,240
Speaker 13: we we really wanted to do going into the off

1313
00:58:58,280 --> 00:59:02,960
Speaker 13: season was four or five the trenches and and probably

1314
00:59:03,000 --> 00:59:05,640
Speaker 13: really specifically you know, O line depth and on the

1315
00:59:05,760 --> 00:59:07,000
Speaker 13: you know, on the defense side of the ball, at

1316
00:59:07,000 --> 00:59:09,520
Speaker 13: as many rushes as we can and then you know,

1317
00:59:09,600 --> 00:59:13,320
Speaker 13: really continue to surround our quarterback, our quarterback with you know,

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00:59:13,360 --> 00:59:15,920
Speaker 13: with weapons, which which which you know, with Elijah being

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Speaker 13: the primary person there, but guys like Marquis Cedric Jordan,

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Speaker 13: you know, you know as well.

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Speaker 2: So that was probably you know.

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Speaker 13: The primary goals in the off season, but as well

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Speaker 13: as like bring our team together just because we're going

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Speaker 13: to you know, we're going to face the inevitable adversity

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Speaker 13: throughout the season and we want to make sure we

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Speaker 13: can talk about.

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Speaker 1: The defense of the line and the general can put

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Speaker 1: more money now in the defensive line.

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Speaker 13: Before connection, I would say yes and no, like yes

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Speaker 13: from the perspective that you know, it was a position

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Speaker 13: group that we were going to have to turnover at

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Speaker 13: some point. You know, we've always like we've always actually

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Speaker 13: devoted a fair amount of resources to end whether it

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Speaker 13: was you know o V in twenty twenty, Clowney in

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Speaker 13: twenty twenty one, and you know then Clownie again in

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Speaker 13: twenty twenty two, you know, and then defensive tack will

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Speaker 13: These typically had guys like either on working contracts or

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Speaker 13: you know, at lower expenditures. But you know, we were

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Speaker 13: just so young there last year, and you know, Obviously

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Speaker 13: our focus was on the quarterback and you know the

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Speaker 13: receiver and that cycle of roster building where you know,

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Speaker 13: this year we.

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Speaker 8: Can kind of get back to the trenches on from scold,

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Speaker 8: big shows.

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Speaker 2: Smalling videos, security.

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Speaker 13: I always tell Nick I saw whenever that comes out,

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Speaker 13: I shoot him a text. I'm like, Nick, this is

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Speaker 13: always my favorite, uh, you know, social media clip of

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Speaker 13: the off season, and the most anxiety producing one as well.

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Speaker 13: So it's he's a he's a freaking nature.

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Speaker 7: That's good.

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Speaker 2: All right, Thank you guys.

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