WEBVTT - All Access: Anthony Miller ready for rookie season 0:00:00.360 --> 0:00:03.880 The following is a presentation of the Chicago Bears Network 0:00:04.040 --> 0:00:08.440 and Chicago Bears dot Com. Download the Chicago Bears official 0:00:08.520 --> 0:00:11.520 mobile app for up to the minute Bears content every 0:00:11.640 --> 0:00:16.720 day and now welcome to Bears All Access, your all 0:00:16.760 --> 0:00:21.200 access pass into Chicago Bears football. Bears All Access is 0:00:21.239 --> 0:00:25.320 brought to you by IGS Energy and sponsored by Miller, Litte, 0:00:25.600 --> 0:00:30.560 CDW and four. Everybody. It is opening week of the 0:00:30.640 --> 0:00:33.760 National Football League. It's been a long, long journey and 0:00:33.840 --> 0:00:36.440 a long wait. We are pleased to get it rolling 0:00:36.520 --> 0:00:39.000 this week and walk into Bears All Access here at 0:00:39.040 --> 0:00:41.960 Chicago Sports Radio six seventy of the Score with Jeff Jonnyact, 0:00:42.000 --> 0:00:45.080 Tom Bear, and our special guest, the rookie ride receiver 0:00:45.200 --> 0:00:49.440 out of Memphis, Anthony Miller, a guy who Tom talked 0:00:49.440 --> 0:00:51.239 to the media today. I could just hear it. I 0:00:51.240 --> 0:00:54.640 could see the rainbows opening up the blue skies. It's 0:00:54.920 --> 0:01:00.680 it's time to play. Definitely, Hi. Feeling about it. Feeling good, 0:01:00.760 --> 0:01:03.840 feeling good. Um. You know, the team's been preparing well 0:01:04.760 --> 0:01:07.640 for this opportunity, and I believe we're gonna take full 0:01:07.640 --> 0:01:10.160 advantage of it. You know, it seems like you've been 0:01:10.200 --> 0:01:12.319 ready to go since the moment you got here, when 0:01:12.360 --> 0:01:15.480 you go from being a walking into your college program, 0:01:15.760 --> 0:01:18.000 then you get drafted the second round in the NFL. 0:01:18.000 --> 0:01:20.080 It's a heck of an accomplishment, first of all. But 0:01:20.800 --> 0:01:22.840 does the jump seem as big from high school to 0:01:22.880 --> 0:01:28.080 college now from college to prom? Kind of sort of, 0:01:28.120 --> 0:01:32.679 But it's really the same thing. You can't make football 0:01:32.760 --> 0:01:36.560 more than what it really is. But when you get 0:01:36.600 --> 0:01:41.800 to this level, you know most definitely like the details change. 0:01:42.720 --> 0:01:45.680 You know, the speed of the game is different. You know, 0:01:45.720 --> 0:01:49.000 everything's just different at the professional level, you know. And 0:01:49.280 --> 0:01:51.720 so in twenty fifteen in college you have forty seven 0:01:51.760 --> 0:01:55.000 catches and none in sixteen you have ninety five. What 0:01:55.200 --> 0:01:57.760 happened in that short period of time? And do you 0:01:57.840 --> 0:02:00.320 see that the same thing being able to trap said 0:02:00.440 --> 0:02:02.480 here at this level even though it is the NFL. 0:02:03.200 --> 0:02:07.360 UM And like with that change, uh, we had a 0:02:07.400 --> 0:02:12.000 coaching change. Um. But between those years, so, um we 0:02:12.080 --> 0:02:16.240 had coach Norville come from Arizona, Arizona State, and uh 0:02:16.240 --> 0:02:19.520 he brought that West Coast offense and uh, of course 0:02:19.520 --> 0:02:23.160 in that offense it's passed first. So um, I was 0:02:23.240 --> 0:02:27.000 able to eat pretty well and that you use that 0:02:27.040 --> 0:02:32.000 word a lot like today today, there's guys are gonna 0:02:32.040 --> 0:02:33.880 eat and when people have to understand that, I mean, 0:02:33.919 --> 0:02:35.720 you're gonna get to fed the ball a little bit, right, 0:02:35.760 --> 0:02:37.960 you think it's gonna spread around that much? And and 0:02:38.000 --> 0:02:41.240 that's exciting to hear because that if that's happening, you're 0:02:41.240 --> 0:02:43.560 putting defense on its heels. You know, you're moving the 0:02:43.600 --> 0:02:47.639 ball and you're you're working every blady grass horizontally and vertically. Right. Yeah, 0:02:47.760 --> 0:02:50.680 most definitely, Um, with this offense, you know, everyone's gonna 0:02:50.680 --> 0:02:53.240 get the opportunity to touch the ball. Um. We have 0:02:53.400 --> 0:02:57.200 so many weapons that we could use and um that 0:02:57.680 --> 0:03:00.320 people are definitely going to see about it Sunday. You know, 0:03:00.480 --> 0:03:03.880 your your position coach talks about you understanding the concept 0:03:03.919 --> 0:03:06.840 of this offense and how do you how do you 0:03:06.880 --> 0:03:09.480 explain the concept of this offense through the eyes of 0:03:09.520 --> 0:03:15.639 a wide receiver or a multiple receiver position player as yourself. Yeah, well, 0:03:15.680 --> 0:03:18.560 every receiver on this team, they have to know every 0:03:18.560 --> 0:03:23.240 position because, uh, within our offense, you know, we have 0:03:23.440 --> 0:03:27.440 certain formations, certain schemes where you know, a player could 0:03:27.480 --> 0:03:30.520 be anywhere on the field at any time, So you 0:03:30.600 --> 0:03:33.720 got to know what you're doing at all times and Um, 0:03:33.760 --> 0:03:37.680 I believe we've been working at that pretty well, and uh, 0:03:37.720 --> 0:03:39.960 you know it's it's really gonna work out this season, 0:03:40.080 --> 0:03:42.840 I think ahead. I was just say, you know, we 0:03:42.920 --> 0:03:45.160 always talk about the talented receivers here, but I don't 0:03:45.200 --> 0:03:47.080 think if you if you don't block, you're not going 0:03:47.120 --> 0:03:49.800 to be able to play here. You get those cluster formations, 0:03:49.800 --> 0:03:52.080 you get those quick passes, and sometimes you guys got 0:03:52.080 --> 0:03:54.480 to go downfield and make a first, second, or third 0:03:54.560 --> 0:03:56.880 level block. Did you do a lot of that in 0:03:56.960 --> 0:04:02.640 college or were you the superstar war? No? In college, 0:04:02.720 --> 0:04:04.160 you know, it was the same thing. You know, we 0:04:04.240 --> 0:04:07.120 had to block. Uh. We actually took a lot of 0:04:07.160 --> 0:04:11.600 pride in blocking at Memphis. Um My coach David Johnson, 0:04:12.000 --> 0:04:15.200 he always harped on, you know, blocking. If we didn't block, 0:04:15.280 --> 0:04:18.440 we didn't touch the field. And I believe it's the 0:04:18.480 --> 0:04:22.560 same thing here. Um. You know, everybody's gonna help each other, 0:04:23.040 --> 0:04:26.360 you know, as far as uh getting getting there signed 0:04:26.440 --> 0:04:28.760 you know what I mean. If I had to block 0:04:28.880 --> 0:04:31.280 for Taylor Gabriel on the play, That's what I'm gonna 0:04:31.320 --> 0:04:33.719 do because you know, I want to see him succeed, 0:04:33.760 --> 0:04:35.839 you know, just like he would want to see me succeed. Well, 0:04:35.880 --> 0:04:37.279 you're gonna get a lot of note riot if you 0:04:37.320 --> 0:04:39.599 do that. You know, no question time player to the 0:04:39.600 --> 0:04:42.799 gay Dennis McKinnon was an outstanding blocking receiver in this town. 0:04:42.839 --> 0:04:46.240 And um, you know then it was a running offense 0:04:46.520 --> 0:04:49.320 with the with the Bears of that vintage, and Walter 0:04:49.400 --> 0:04:52.000 Payton was here obviously so but boy he got a 0:04:52.040 --> 0:04:54.359 lot of good recognition for that, didn'ty timmy? Right? But 0:04:54.440 --> 0:04:56.760 you know this offense too, you have Jordan Howard. If 0:04:56.839 --> 0:04:59.200 Jordan Howard isn't successful, it's gonna be tough for this 0:04:59.279 --> 0:05:02.520 offense to be successful downfield. So there are a lot 0:05:02.520 --> 0:05:05.040 of similarities to success. It has to start with a 0:05:05.080 --> 0:05:09.120 powerful running game between Jordan and Tariq and Benny Cunningham 0:05:09.160 --> 0:05:10.880 and all the guys that can touch the ball from 0:05:10.920 --> 0:05:14.440 the backfield. Yeah, definitely. Uh, I just believe we have 0:05:15.000 --> 0:05:18.640 a complete offense, a complete team, you know, uh, you 0:05:18.680 --> 0:05:26.160 know defense as well. Um, yeah, they're really good. Come on, seriously, 0:05:26.480 --> 0:05:29.480 you love the game. You're sitting around on Saturday morning 0:05:29.720 --> 0:05:33.000 and bam, news hits. Everybody's been asked about it. Yeah, 0:05:33.040 --> 0:05:35.880 I mean I it's Mine's a long story that no 0:05:35.880 --> 0:05:38.440 one needs to hear, but I couldn't believe it. I was, 0:05:38.640 --> 0:05:40.440 and he was texting me NonStop over here in my 0:05:40.440 --> 0:05:42.960 friend time there and it's like, where are you? Have 0:05:43.040 --> 0:05:45.360 you heard the news? So did you get the same thing? Yeah, 0:05:45.440 --> 0:05:47.359 that was the first thing I saw when I opened 0:05:47.400 --> 0:05:50.359 my eyes. Uh, you know, Khalila mac And I was 0:05:50.600 --> 0:05:52.960 at first, I couldn't really believe it because you know, 0:05:53.320 --> 0:05:56.599 we got so many weapons already on defense and you know, 0:05:56.720 --> 0:06:00.600 just add him to the force, you know, is incredible. 0:06:00.600 --> 0:06:04.240 And I'm excited to watch them play on running around 0:06:04.240 --> 0:06:06.800 on the field so far, does it look like a 0:06:06.880 --> 0:06:09.680 guy that hasn't had a practice during the offseason. No, 0:06:09.880 --> 0:06:14.679 he's incredibly fast off the ball. He's everything that they've 0:06:14.720 --> 0:06:17.920 advertised them to be. We're with Anthony Miller here on 0:06:18.000 --> 0:06:20.920 Bears All Access from the PNC studios at hadisall brought 0:06:20.960 --> 0:06:23.600 to you by IGS Energy, Jeff Jonning, Ackend, Tom Fair 0:06:24.960 --> 0:06:28.600 with rookies and sometimes in this particular system, going back 0:06:28.640 --> 0:06:31.920 Tom and Anthony to thinking about Kansas City and Philadelphia 0:06:31.920 --> 0:06:36.039 and reading stories about their rookie receivers, trying to digest 0:06:36.320 --> 0:06:39.159 the enormity and the volume and the complexity of this 0:06:39.279 --> 0:06:42.520 offense it can get a little overwhelming at times that 0:06:42.680 --> 0:06:45.599 any point in this process for you, has it been 0:06:45.600 --> 0:06:47.320 where you had to take a day say, okay, now 0:06:47.320 --> 0:06:49.719 I gotta stop thinking like this because this is exactly 0:06:49.720 --> 0:06:52.240 what I gotta do. It just was it in any 0:06:52.240 --> 0:06:56.719 way like that? Yeah? Really, my first couple of weeks here, 0:06:57.040 --> 0:07:00.640 it was kind of difficult, you know, learning the new system. Uh, 0:07:00.640 --> 0:07:03.159 like coach Nagis, you know, Uh, it's a lot of 0:07:03.160 --> 0:07:06.400 stuff that you gotta know. Um. But you know, over time, 0:07:06.480 --> 0:07:09.360 you just gotta find what's best for you. Um. Like 0:07:09.480 --> 0:07:12.560 as far as learning, um, and you know what I mean, 0:07:12.720 --> 0:07:16.840 Me and coach my coach, um, coach Mike Perry. You know, 0:07:16.920 --> 0:07:20.560 we just uh do one on one sessions, you know, 0:07:20.640 --> 0:07:23.000 each and every day. UM, so I could get a 0:07:23.040 --> 0:07:25.600 better understanding what I gotta do, get getting you in 0:07:25.640 --> 0:07:28.600 the classroomunt of bad. Yeah, and uh you know that 0:07:28.720 --> 0:07:31.280 really helps me out. But you know, other guys they 0:07:31.360 --> 0:07:34.760 learned differently. Other guys might want to go out on 0:07:34.760 --> 0:07:37.160 the field and walk through it or you know, it's 0:07:37.240 --> 0:07:39.960 it's just different types of things that guys could do 0:07:40.000 --> 0:07:43.160 to get a better understanding. And UM, I believe I 0:07:43.200 --> 0:07:46.440 got a good grasp of things. Uh, as far as 0:07:46.560 --> 0:07:48.760 right now it's concerned. Well, what about how was the 0:07:48.840 --> 0:07:50.840 Denver experience for you? Because I know in college you 0:07:50.880 --> 0:07:53.640 probably you don't have joint practices with other schools, but 0:07:53.680 --> 0:07:55.880 then you so you practice against your own teammates for 0:07:55.960 --> 0:07:58.320 quite a while. You know, I see you talk to 0:07:58.400 --> 0:08:00.920 the defensive backs, you talk to that Hontell and stuff, 0:08:01.000 --> 0:08:03.840 and now you got Denver and now you get to 0:08:03.880 --> 0:08:06.280 go against some other NFL talent. How did you come 0:08:06.320 --> 0:08:09.880 away with that experience? Even after the little scuffle against 0:08:09.920 --> 0:08:13.640 in the specialty period? That was crazy. Yeah, it was 0:08:13.680 --> 0:08:17.040 definitely exciting. I'm a guy that loves competition. You know, 0:08:17.120 --> 0:08:20.000 I live for that. So you know, when I get 0:08:20.040 --> 0:08:22.360 an opportunity to go against the guy that you know 0:08:22.440 --> 0:08:25.560 has no idea about me. You know, I'm a I'm 0:08:25.600 --> 0:08:28.480 a rookie. Um, I just feel like I gotta make 0:08:28.520 --> 0:08:31.640 my mark. So um, you know when you saw me 0:08:31.680 --> 0:08:35.319 out there, I was going hard every day, every play, 0:08:35.400 --> 0:08:37.280 you know what I mean. Got in a little scuffle, 0:08:37.360 --> 0:08:39.880 but you know that's that's a part of it. I 0:08:39.960 --> 0:08:42.600 even fired I think I fired up practice a little bit, 0:08:42.960 --> 0:08:47.640 you know, getting fight in college. Yeah, yeah, it's it's 0:08:47.640 --> 0:08:50.800 a physical game. It's a physical game, and you know, 0:08:50.920 --> 0:08:53.680 nobody likes to get No grown man likes to get 0:08:53.720 --> 0:08:56.400 pushed around, you know what I mean. Or that that's 0:08:56.400 --> 0:08:59.840 what happened on that play. Uh, you know, we got 0:08:59.840 --> 0:09:03.360 in to the scuffle because we had ended up putting 0:09:03.400 --> 0:09:06.000 the guy on the ground, you know, on his back 0:09:06.120 --> 0:09:07.960 or whatever, and he didn't like it. Didn't like it. 0:09:09.040 --> 0:09:12.040 He didn't like it. Yeah. Well, you know that is 0:09:12.040 --> 0:09:14.640 a tough draw. You know, tempers are gonna flare in 0:09:14.640 --> 0:09:18.440 the heat of deniver at that time. So you know, 0:09:18.440 --> 0:09:21.040 it does point though to a larger picture of you know, 0:09:22.200 --> 0:09:24.800 your no rookie who's gonna cower. Yeah, you're you're gonna 0:09:24.800 --> 0:09:26.680 dig your heels in and you're gonna let them know 0:09:26.720 --> 0:09:29.400 you're there. Yeah. Yeah, most definitely that That would be 0:09:29.440 --> 0:09:32.439 the advice I give to any guy, you know coming 0:09:32.480 --> 0:09:35.480 into the league. Uh, you know, for the guys next year, 0:09:35.840 --> 0:09:37.520 you know what I mean, when you come in, you know, 0:09:37.840 --> 0:09:41.400 dive in head first. You you're gonna make mistakes, and 0:09:41.600 --> 0:09:44.040 you know that that's a fact because it's so much 0:09:44.080 --> 0:09:46.680 to digest. But uh, as long as you go on 0:09:46.679 --> 0:09:50.720 one hundred percent and uh, you you have the will 0:09:50.800 --> 0:09:54.000 to learn, you know what I mean? Then, uh, you 0:09:54.000 --> 0:09:56.560 know the coaches they're gonna miss with you there, they're 0:09:56.559 --> 0:09:59.599 gonna like you. So um, you know that's that's my 0:09:59.760 --> 0:10:01.480 men's out of the every day you know, walking you 0:10:01.559 --> 0:10:03.839 walking in college? Second round draft choice where you bummed 0:10:03.840 --> 0:10:06.200 you weren't a first rounder first because I think we 0:10:06.280 --> 0:10:08.400 all think that we're going to be drafted higher than 0:10:08.440 --> 0:10:10.200 we were. I was a fourth rounder and I'm still 0:10:10.240 --> 0:10:14.160 bitter about it. So yeah, you know when and the 0:10:14.240 --> 0:10:17.920 talents they talked about you, the numbers they talked about involving. 0:10:17.960 --> 0:10:21.280 So did you go into the draft thinking, Okay, I'll 0:10:21.320 --> 0:10:23.680 be happy with whatever happens, or look, man, I know 0:10:23.720 --> 0:10:25.720 I'm a talented guy. I'm ready to go high. Yeah. 0:10:25.720 --> 0:10:29.080 I definitely expected to go high. Um, you know I 0:10:29.160 --> 0:10:33.000 wanted to go first round, right, but you know that's 0:10:33.120 --> 0:10:37.600 that's not how the ball roll. But that's that's all right. Um. 0:10:37.640 --> 0:10:40.079 You know, I think during the draft process, a lot 0:10:40.080 --> 0:10:42.640 of people looked at my foot injury and we're kind 0:10:42.640 --> 0:10:45.760 of scared to you know, take Well, it wasn't really 0:10:45.760 --> 0:10:48.560 a chance to take because my foot was really healed. 0:10:48.600 --> 0:10:51.960 But you know, teams get a little ansty when it 0:10:51.960 --> 0:10:54.199 comes to injuries and stuff like that. So I believe 0:10:54.200 --> 0:10:57.360 that's why I feel um as far as I did well, 0:10:57.400 --> 0:10:59.360 it can't be from what they saw on tape. That's 0:10:59.360 --> 0:11:02.600 for Doug on share because Tom knows I talk about 0:11:02.640 --> 0:11:05.679 it all the time. I just for me, it's entertainment 0:11:05.720 --> 0:11:08.520 to go put on your highlight reel and watch you 0:11:08.559 --> 0:11:10.600 get balls that I just don't think you're gonna get 0:11:10.640 --> 0:11:13.400 and you somehow get there, whether it be one handed, 0:11:13.440 --> 0:11:16.760 acrobatic or you know, blown by guys and maybe faster 0:11:16.840 --> 0:11:21.040 than you at corner and you're out running them. Your 0:11:21.160 --> 0:11:27.400 route running is so advanced for a young player. Is 0:11:27.480 --> 0:11:30.240 that all come natural? In addition, I mean obviously you 0:11:30.280 --> 0:11:33.120 work at a bit. Some of that is instinctive. Yeah, 0:11:33.160 --> 0:11:35.160 some of that is instinctive, but it's a lot of 0:11:35.160 --> 0:11:37.000 hard work that goes into it. I don't mean to 0:11:37.000 --> 0:11:39.400 minimize that, yeah, because I know you're a worker. Yeah, 0:11:39.400 --> 0:11:42.120 But I heard an interview with you and we talked 0:11:42.120 --> 0:11:43.960 about one time I thought, I want to if I 0:11:43.960 --> 0:11:47.600 remember this quickly Ochocinko receiver that you paid attention to 0:11:47.679 --> 0:11:49.800 because you thought that he has the greatest feet of 0:11:49.800 --> 0:11:52.400 any receiver. You saw a play and when that interests 0:11:52.440 --> 0:11:56.240 me too. And when you think of receivers, why did 0:11:56.240 --> 0:11:59.640 you gravitate towards Ochocinko? Was it because of his feet 0:11:59.760 --> 0:12:04.199 or um profile? I mean both. Man, he's he's a 0:12:04.559 --> 0:12:07.040 he's a fun guy to be around. Plus you know, 0:12:07.120 --> 0:12:11.000 he's great at what he does. Uh still today, you know, 0:12:11.040 --> 0:12:14.680 I could go on his Instagram with Twitter and he 0:12:14.800 --> 0:12:17.960 might be posting the video him playing soccer or you 0:12:18.000 --> 0:12:20.720 know what I mean, doing drills with you know guys 0:12:20.720 --> 0:12:24.320 who are playing currently right now. Like he's still capable 0:12:24.320 --> 0:12:26.880 of you know, running routes and stuff like that. He 0:12:26.920 --> 0:12:29.679 hadn't lost it one bit. And uh you know, if 0:12:29.720 --> 0:12:33.040 you just watch his highlights, he's incredible with his feet, 0:12:33.080 --> 0:12:35.600 like at the top of his routes. Um, you know, 0:12:35.679 --> 0:12:38.679 at the line. You know, nobody could really guard nine 0:12:38.720 --> 0:12:40.640 out of ten people probably never pay attention to the 0:12:40.640 --> 0:12:43.680 receiver's feet. They watch him by a receiver. To me, 0:12:43.760 --> 0:12:46.000 that's one of the best parts of that position because 0:12:46.000 --> 0:12:48.680 it's the interesting because he's just like you're playing the 0:12:48.720 --> 0:12:53.920 offensive line. Hand placement, footwork, the slightest little detail makes 0:12:54.040 --> 0:12:58.160 the difference between a winning play or being stalemated or 0:12:58.520 --> 0:13:03.400 losing the play footwork off the line of scrimmage press 0:13:03.440 --> 0:13:06.680 coverage versus winning at the top of the route, which 0:13:06.720 --> 0:13:10.160 is more important. Um, off the line because if you 0:13:10.200 --> 0:13:13.800 don't get off the line and there's no route. So 0:13:13.920 --> 0:13:17.319 I definitely off the line would be the most important 0:13:17.320 --> 0:13:20.679 part to get down. Got Alan watching Alan Robinson against 0:13:20.679 --> 0:13:23.320 press coverage. He's got a huge birth, a huge get 0:13:23.320 --> 0:13:26.240 off you know size, and where he can if a 0:13:26.280 --> 0:13:28.319 guy comes up and they miss him, he can get 0:13:28.360 --> 0:13:30.360 around him, and then if he gets shoulder to shoulder 0:13:30.440 --> 0:13:34.280 he gets on the other side, it's over. He's definitely good, 0:13:34.880 --> 0:13:39.520 especially for his size. He has incredibly quick feet, you know, 0:13:40.400 --> 0:13:43.000 at the line, and I pay attention to some of 0:13:43.040 --> 0:13:47.120 his moves. I actually steal the couple. I mean good. Um, 0:13:47.520 --> 0:13:50.520 you know, he's definitely a great receiver. This is our guest, 0:13:50.559 --> 0:13:52.960 Anthony Moller, the Bears rookie receiver, getting ready to meet 0:13:53.000 --> 0:13:55.520 the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on Sunday night. 0:13:55.640 --> 0:13:58.199 You can hear the game on a news radio seven 0:13:58.240 --> 0:14:00.520 eighty and one or five point nine f WBM, starting 0:14:00.559 --> 0:14:02.679 with a four pm pregame show and a seven twenty 0:14:02.760 --> 0:14:05.920 kickoff with Tom and myself with Paul's arranger, engineer and 0:14:05.920 --> 0:14:08.320 our producer. Damn really, I'm Jeff Joniac and Tom there 0:14:08.320 --> 0:14:11.079 with Anthony Miller here on Bears All Access on Chicago 0:14:11.120 --> 0:14:17.000 Sports Radio six seventy The Score. Welcome back to Bears 0:14:17.040 --> 0:14:19.400 All Access, brought to you by IGS Energy, a proud 0:14:19.400 --> 0:14:22.240 partner of the Chicago Bears. We're riding electricity, natural gas, 0:14:22.240 --> 0:14:25.240 and home warranty products to over one million customers across 0:14:25.280 --> 0:14:29.080 the country. Learn more about IGS Energy at igs dot com. Jeff, 0:14:29.120 --> 0:14:31.800 Jonyac and Tom there with you and with Anthony Miller. 0:14:31.960 --> 0:14:35.000 Bears rookie wide receiver from Memphis and not only from 0:14:35.080 --> 0:14:38.160 the university, but also from that town. And we've talked 0:14:38.200 --> 0:14:40.120 to you about this, We've touched on we've touched on it. 0:14:40.200 --> 0:14:43.480 Let's get deeper into Memphis. And how is it that 0:14:43.560 --> 0:14:47.480 it's just intertwined through your body, the blood pumping through 0:14:47.520 --> 0:14:51.640 your veins is all Memphis? All Memphis? Tell us your story? Well, really, 0:14:52.760 --> 0:14:55.200 like if you talk to anybody from me, if is 0:14:55.280 --> 0:14:57.320 you know, they take a lot of pride in the 0:14:57.320 --> 0:15:01.600 city because you know, it's hard, you know coming out 0:15:01.600 --> 0:15:04.280 of there. Um, you know, not a lot of people 0:15:04.520 --> 0:15:08.120 make it up. So um, you know, we just take 0:15:08.200 --> 0:15:12.240 pride in hard work and um, you know, not being 0:15:12.280 --> 0:15:15.920 given anything, you know, I mean we we take advantage 0:15:16.040 --> 0:15:20.360 of our opportunities. Um, you know, full advantage whenever you 0:15:20.360 --> 0:15:22.400 can get them. Yep, whenever we can get them. So 0:15:22.400 --> 0:15:24.320 how you gonna keep from getting spoiled out? You know? 0:15:24.400 --> 0:15:26.520 You got look at the clothes you wear, Look at 0:15:26.560 --> 0:15:29.000 the facility you're pulling into, the meals that are being 0:15:29.000 --> 0:15:31.360 provided for you every day, the equipment in your locker. 0:15:31.640 --> 0:15:34.680 How do you keep that? The Anthony Miller or work 0:15:34.720 --> 0:15:38.400 ethic that we've all become, it we've all been introduced to. 0:15:38.680 --> 0:15:40.840 How does that stay with you when you work like 0:15:40.920 --> 0:15:44.680 that for so long? Um, you know, like I've been 0:15:44.840 --> 0:15:47.240 working for this for so long, it's hard for me 0:15:47.280 --> 0:15:51.480 to change. Like, I don't see myself turning into that 0:15:51.520 --> 0:15:55.720 guy you know, that spoiled you know, I can't even 0:15:55.800 --> 0:15:59.000 see myself being like that. I see a lot of 0:15:59.600 --> 0:16:01.800 I feel a lot of you in the same way 0:16:01.840 --> 0:16:05.080 I felt about it, that the most important thing was this, 0:16:05.080 --> 0:16:08.320 This as a job, and all the things are provided 0:16:08.360 --> 0:16:10.440 for you. If you didn't continue to give the effort 0:16:10.480 --> 0:16:14.280 and have the work ethic and everything that's expected of you. 0:16:14.280 --> 0:16:16.360 You know, it might it's not gonna last as long 0:16:16.400 --> 0:16:19.240 as you want. But I think you're more You're more 0:16:19.440 --> 0:16:21.640 entrenched in the investment you have to make for it. Yeah, 0:16:21.760 --> 0:16:25.280 most definitely. Uh came too far to you know what 0:16:25.320 --> 0:16:27.720 I mean, you know, just let it all go. So 0:16:27.920 --> 0:16:30.280 you strike me as a guy who it doesn't take 0:16:30.320 --> 0:16:32.680 no for an answer. Yeah. How many times did you 0:16:32.760 --> 0:16:37.440 hear no? Oh? No, I've heard no plenty times, you 0:16:37.480 --> 0:16:39.560 know what I mean. But I don't hold it against 0:16:39.560 --> 0:16:42.160 those who said no. You know what I mean, it's 0:16:42.200 --> 0:16:45.200 it's their loss at the end of the day. Um, 0:16:45.240 --> 0:16:48.440 it can't. I don't let you know their answers, you know, 0:16:48.680 --> 0:16:52.440 affect you know my mindset. So um, you know I 0:16:52.520 --> 0:16:55.240 just show up every day and work. Was there ever 0:16:56.720 --> 0:17:00.760 did you ever hit bottom with football and trying to 0:17:00.760 --> 0:17:03.680 get traction and trying to get you know, recognition to 0:17:03.720 --> 0:17:06.800 get that next. Well it's not a job, but you 0:17:06.880 --> 0:17:09.320 treated like a job that next, whether it be high school, 0:17:09.640 --> 0:17:13.320 the college experience, or where you're at right now. Uh. Yeah, 0:17:13.359 --> 0:17:16.480 you know. Um, in college, you know, I was red 0:17:16.560 --> 0:17:19.639 shirted right off the bat. Uh. First of all, I 0:17:19.760 --> 0:17:23.840 walked on then you know, Uh, coach Winte. He read 0:17:23.920 --> 0:17:27.560 shirted me my first year and I ended up getting 0:17:27.560 --> 0:17:33.000 a scholarship, you know that next semester. Uh, I believe 0:17:34.359 --> 0:17:38.520 in the spring and um, you know, I ended up 0:17:38.520 --> 0:17:40.960 getting hurt the year I was supposed to play, so 0:17:41.040 --> 0:17:43.760 I was out for that season for that next season. 0:17:43.800 --> 0:17:46.960 So I hadn't played football for like two years, and 0:17:47.520 --> 0:17:50.000 it was it was eating me up. But I knew 0:17:50.040 --> 0:17:52.280 I had to keep going, you know, with my rehab 0:17:52.560 --> 0:17:55.600 and stuff like that. Um, you know, I knew it 0:17:55.640 --> 0:17:57.440 was all gonna pay off one day, and it did. 0:17:57.680 --> 0:17:59.439 You know. You you said you went from me. You know, 0:17:59.480 --> 0:18:01.480 you had forty seven catches one year ninety five and 0:18:01.600 --> 0:18:03.800 next there's a coaching change. If they would have kept 0:18:03.840 --> 0:18:06.120 that old regime in there with the forty seven catch 0:18:06.160 --> 0:18:08.920 Anthony Miller, would would you have been able to develop 0:18:08.960 --> 0:18:12.000 into the player you became or to that next offense 0:18:12.040 --> 0:18:14.480 you became a part of. Was that the development of 0:18:14.480 --> 0:18:18.440 Anthony Miller? Yeah? Definitely. Uh. With Paxson Lynch and coach Winte. 0:18:18.440 --> 0:18:21.359 You know, I believe we had a great system. Um 0:18:21.440 --> 0:18:23.520 you know what I mean. It's just with coach Norvelle, 0:18:23.640 --> 0:18:26.960 he he spread it out a lot more. But within 0:18:27.080 --> 0:18:30.280 coach Winte system, you I could have still made plays, 0:18:30.320 --> 0:18:33.080 you know what I mean. But UM, you know, when 0:18:33.119 --> 0:18:37.399 I had those forty seven catches, Um, it wasn't just me. 0:18:38.200 --> 0:18:41.560 I wasn't the main target. I don't think in that offense. UM, 0:18:42.119 --> 0:18:44.280 I believe it was. We had we had we had 0:18:44.359 --> 0:18:47.120 other guys you know, that were getting a lot of touches, 0:18:47.720 --> 0:18:50.680 um when when I was there. So I believe that 0:18:51.080 --> 0:18:54.240 played the fact that the forty seven catches was twelve 0:18:54.520 --> 0:18:57.520 twelve games and three starts, and then the ninety five 0:18:57.600 --> 0:18:59.880 catches was only thirteen. It was only one more game. 0:19:00.119 --> 0:19:02.600 So it's like, oh my gosh, here's a guy that 0:19:03.400 --> 0:19:06.000 did really good things. Then the next year went on 0:19:06.080 --> 0:19:09.760 to did an incredible, explosive great things. So that I mean, 0:19:09.760 --> 0:19:13.000 that's where the coaching change can help a guy like yourself. Yeah, 0:19:13.040 --> 0:19:16.840 it can. It definitely can. Um. You know, I believe 0:19:16.960 --> 0:19:20.080 if you know a guy's an athlete, you use them. 0:19:20.119 --> 0:19:23.480 You know, whatever he can do, well, you know that's 0:19:23.600 --> 0:19:26.640 that's that's what you have him do. UM. If you're 0:19:26.680 --> 0:19:28.679 if you're a coach, if I was a coach, you 0:19:28.680 --> 0:19:31.880 know what I mean? UM, And coach Norville He just 0:19:32.280 --> 0:19:35.399 gave me every opportunity in the book to make plays. 0:19:35.480 --> 0:19:37.960 But now they're talking about a rookie having so much 0:19:38.000 --> 0:19:41.360 on your plate. Now you're slot receiver, wide receiver, could 0:19:41.440 --> 0:19:43.880 come out of the backfield, you know, could come out 0:19:43.920 --> 0:19:46.600 of four different positions. I mean, that's a lot on 0:19:46.640 --> 0:19:50.280 your plate for the short amount of time you've been here. Really, 0:19:50.320 --> 0:19:52.880 you know, really when you're thinking about football increments. Yeah, 0:19:52.880 --> 0:19:56.360 well that's that's what I wanted coming in. I didn't 0:19:56.400 --> 0:19:58.080 want to be a guy you know that goes in 0:19:58.400 --> 0:20:02.600 like every three or four or plays, or shoot, every 0:20:02.600 --> 0:20:05.720 every six seven plays. You know what I mean. I don't. 0:20:05.760 --> 0:20:07.760 I don't. I don't want to be treated like a rookie. 0:20:07.960 --> 0:20:11.239 So that means, you know, I gotta stay in my playbook. Uh, 0:20:11.520 --> 0:20:15.360 carry myself as these veterans, do you know what I mean? 0:20:15.400 --> 0:20:18.040 So I could get out on the field, Uh, you 0:20:18.040 --> 0:20:21.000 know and perform. Was there any other NFL teams courtn ya? 0:20:22.240 --> 0:20:24.919 Um that we're really saying, Anthony, and we're really interesting 0:20:25.000 --> 0:20:27.919 to look for us on draft Day, And um, I 0:20:28.000 --> 0:20:37.440 believe the Panthers and uh I forgot, but this is 0:20:37.480 --> 0:20:40.520 the right offense for you to Yeah, I'm so Glad 0:20:40.560 --> 0:20:43.360 I came here. I wouldn't ask for anything else. So 0:20:43.960 --> 0:20:46.520 Glad I'm here. Was there a takeoff game for you 0:20:46.880 --> 0:20:48.480 in college? I wanted to put you on the map. 0:20:49.119 --> 0:20:53.600 You started now hearing things. Yeah, that forty seven season 0:20:54.200 --> 0:20:57.639 we've played Old miss. Uh. They came to Memphis. It 0:20:57.680 --> 0:20:59.560 was a it was a pack house. It's probably like 0:20:59.640 --> 0:21:04.200 sixty sixty plus in their sixty thousand plus and um, 0:21:04.600 --> 0:21:07.160 you know I ended up having I think it touch 0:21:07.240 --> 0:21:12.840 down in one hundred thirty some yards. Yeah, well that's 0:21:12.880 --> 0:21:15.240