1 00:00:00,520 --> 00:00:03,120 Speaker 1: How do you know the perfect point for you You know, 2 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:05,640 Speaker 1: I thought the first week went well. I thought, you know, 3 00:00:05,680 --> 00:00:07,840 Speaker 1: guys were you know, just so much more advanced than 4 00:00:07,880 --> 00:00:11,280 Speaker 1: than last year at this point, um, from all areas 5 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:14,680 Speaker 1: just uh settled on you know, protections and routes and 6 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:18,279 Speaker 1: concepts and everybody's just uh, you know, a better idea 7 00:00:18,280 --> 00:00:21,120 Speaker 1: what's going on. I think it's been smooth. Um. Uh, 8 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:23,400 Speaker 1: there's been some you know, some some days that are 9 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:26,439 Speaker 1: better than others, and that that just happens, uh with 10 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 1: with training camp and um, but I think guys are 11 00:00:30,120 --> 00:00:33,559 Speaker 1: competing hard and doing the right things, and uh we're 12 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 1: on the right on the right path to uh to 13 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:38,839 Speaker 1: improve it every day. Don't Eilier that he thinks the 14 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:41,520 Speaker 1: biggest difference between the offensive line now and maybe where 15 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 1: you guys world last year is how how much more 16 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:46,240 Speaker 1: settled you are on the right side. Do you see that? 17 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:49,000 Speaker 1: As a quarterback and be what's your assessment of where 18 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 1: the guys up front are now compared to maybe how 19 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:54,800 Speaker 1: you guys started last year? Yeah, I think, um, I mean, 20 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 1: I think they're definitely uh better off now, just in 21 00:00:57,840 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 1: the sense I think, you know, it's a couple of 22 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:01,959 Speaker 1: things um, you know, just you know, just a year 23 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:04,840 Speaker 1: under everybody's belt. Last year, you know, a lot of 24 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:07,679 Speaker 1: new guys, Nate's knew, Will's knew, the kind of new 25 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:10,480 Speaker 1: guys on the right side, new players, and also a 26 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 1: new offense and new calls and new terminology. So there 27 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:16,120 Speaker 1: was a lot going on, just kind of some uh 28 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 1: you know, you had to figure out a lot of 29 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:19,560 Speaker 1: things and kind of work through and make the mistakes 30 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:22,200 Speaker 1: and try to fix them. And and so this year 31 00:01:22,240 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 1: I think just um, you know, a combination of just 32 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 1: having been uh, you know, this guy's been in this offense, 33 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:30,160 Speaker 1: you know, bringing in a veteran like Zettler, Uh, you know, 34 00:01:30,240 --> 00:01:32,759 Speaker 1: Rumors on the right side has been in this style 35 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:34,959 Speaker 1: of offense before, and the calls are very similar, so 36 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 1: he kind of picks up right on it. Has played 37 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:39,559 Speaker 1: a bunch of football. So I think all those things 38 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 1: kind of helps them just play that much faster, uh, 39 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:44,320 Speaker 1: not having the mistakes, you know, picking up things a 40 00:01:44,319 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 1: little you know, quicker on some of the twists and 41 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 1: games that the defensive line does. So I think it's 42 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:51,400 Speaker 1: been a lot smoother in that sense. I know, journey 43 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 1: a career that be times when players have been hurt. 44 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:55,920 Speaker 1: But I mean the first week to get all the 45 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:59,920 Speaker 1: injuries that receiver any thought on that, No, I think, 46 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 1: I mean, I think, um, you know, unfortunate, feel feel 47 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:06,640 Speaker 1: feel bad for uh, for obviously Corey Coleman, you know, 48 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 1: a c l So hopefully um uh you know, get 49 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 1: Slate and back with the hamstring, get him back going. 50 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 1: You know, chef will be you know, hopefully he'll be 51 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 1: back soon. He's able to at least run some routes 52 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:19,560 Speaker 1: and be able to throw routes to him. He's you know, 53 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:21,840 Speaker 1: I don't want to get bad habits. He's gotta catch 54 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:24,160 Speaker 1: everything one handed, right hand. But at least, you know, 55 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 1: some of them are not throwing not throwing him the ball. 56 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:28,400 Speaker 1: But I haven't run the route full speed. I can 57 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:30,200 Speaker 1: look at him, I can see his body language and 58 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:32,639 Speaker 1: still kind of get some timing stuff. So at least 59 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 1: when he comes back for the thumb, he won't be 60 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 1: a step behind. He's still contraining and so but I 61 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:40,440 Speaker 1: think it's a great opportunity to get you know, um, 62 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:43,960 Speaker 1: get Cody going, get some of these other young receivers 63 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 1: are going getting Biddy faller given, you know, but having 64 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:48,639 Speaker 1: ingram moving him around. So I think it's an opportunity 65 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:51,080 Speaker 1: for other guys to step up, uh and see what 66 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 1: they do. And um, so I think you know, it 67 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:57,400 Speaker 1: hasn't um, you know, uh, you know, hasn't affected I 68 00:02:57,440 --> 00:03:00,040 Speaker 1: don't think our our offense in a sense of of, 69 00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:01,639 Speaker 1: you know, we're not able to go out there and 70 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 1: still execute versus defense. What kind of progress have you 71 00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 1: seen from Cody specifically? Yeah, I thought Cody, Um, I thought, 72 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:11,519 Speaker 1: you know, I thought he had a great offseason last year. 73 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 1: Uh and you know, and coming in coming into the season, 74 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 1: was gonna play well. Unfortunately had the injury and missed 75 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 1: a lot of time. It came back that last game 76 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:21,200 Speaker 1: and played really well versus Dallas. I think, you know, 77 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 1: he's come up. I'll come up strong and you can 78 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:26,120 Speaker 1: really run. He knows all his assignment, he's dialed into 79 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 1: what we're doing and uh, he's made some you know, 80 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 1: some nice place for so. Um. You know he's a big, 81 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 1: big target who could also you know, stretch the field. 82 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 1: And um, you know he's he's he's having a great 83 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:40,560 Speaker 1: camp so far. Said you were doing a couple of 84 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 1: different things in training in the off season. I don't 85 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 1: know if it was your decision or his suggestion, could 86 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 1: do you know what he's talking about it, you know, yeah, 87 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 1: just mixed up, you know, kind of this mixed up 88 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 1: you know where I was working out, what I was 89 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 1: doing you before, I was here a bunch uh. I 90 00:03:56,320 --> 00:04:00,200 Speaker 1: just got my own trainer, um uh this year, um 91 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:02,520 Speaker 1: kind of went into the baseball world. You know, I've 92 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 1: done that before in the past, and kind of going 93 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:07,240 Speaker 1: into that field just a little bit more relative to 94 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 1: throwers and quarterbacks. And so, you know, just worked hard, 95 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 1: you know, worked hard on uh on the weight training 96 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:15,760 Speaker 1: parts of it. And it's keeping my legs strong and 97 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 1: getting healthy and feeling make sure everything's working properly. A 98 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 1: lot of arm arm care and trying to um, you know, 99 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:24,320 Speaker 1: just you know, keep keep my arms strong or improve 100 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:28,200 Speaker 1: my arm strength uh uh at at this level. And 101 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:30,360 Speaker 1: so I feel like, you know, feel like it's paid 102 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 1: off and throwing the ball well and and arms standing 103 00:04:32,920 --> 00:04:35,400 Speaker 1: strong kind of three four days after practice and not 104 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:37,760 Speaker 1: kind of losing. You know, this is what happens after 105 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 1: you know, in training camp sometimes you have four practices 106 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 1: in a row. You're not used to that. You can 107 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 1: kind of see your your arm get tired and it's 108 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 1: still feeling strong and coming out good. No, I just 109 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:56,480 Speaker 1: got a local guy here in in in New Jersey, so, uh, 110 00:04:56,520 --> 00:05:02,520 Speaker 1: Mickey Bruckner's his name. So doing this a long time obviously, 111 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:03,960 Speaker 1: But when the weather is like it is to day, 112 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:06,200 Speaker 1: was hot, cubid, what don't you do to prepare you 113 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:09,040 Speaker 1: know the same this? Yeah, always just you know, hydration, 114 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:12,360 Speaker 1: hydration is huge, um and uh just you know, make 115 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:16,560 Speaker 1: sure you're mentally prepared for and um and not cramping 116 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:19,000 Speaker 1: up and uh. But I think it's you know, it's good. 117 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 1: It's good to get hot and and have these practices. 118 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:23,920 Speaker 1: I think it's you know, it test guys mentally when 119 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 1: it gets hot and you're you know, you're changing plays 120 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 1: and you're changing up cadences and and receivers. You know, uh, 121 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:33,000 Speaker 1: they gotta be dialed in. And so uh, I think 122 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 1: it's good. Uh you almost get it almost becomes a 123 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:38,200 Speaker 1: wet ball drill sometimes with these snaps after on a 124 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:40,920 Speaker 1: on a on a hot day with the centers, what's 125 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:43,600 Speaker 1: going on with them? But uh, so I think that's good. 126 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:45,240 Speaker 1: You kind of treated you know, you're not always I 127 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:47,360 Speaker 1: get a dry ball. The conditions aren't to be perfect 128 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:49,520 Speaker 1: and and you kind of got you know, test test 129 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:52,800 Speaker 1: everybody's mentality and when it's hot, kind of obviously make 130 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:55,920 Speaker 1: it make it hard on them testamentally, uh, because they'll 131 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:57,840 Speaker 1: they'll prepare us for that game. You know, we only 132 00:05:57,839 --> 00:06:00,680 Speaker 1: get you know, twenty five plays or something to when 133 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:03,240 Speaker 1: he plays with the ones, uh in there and a 134 00:06:03,279 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 1: practice in a game, you're gonna be sixty plays, so 135 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:07,520 Speaker 1: we gotta get you get ready for that. What do 136 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:09,479 Speaker 1: you learn for you with Tate? I mean, obviously you're 137 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:11,320 Speaker 1: probably not gonna have him the first four games, but 138 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:13,280 Speaker 1: you need to develop chemistry with them. Is there kind 139 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:15,719 Speaker 1: of a balance there? Yeah, I mean I think you 140 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:17,600 Speaker 1: kind of you know, right now you go go as 141 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:20,800 Speaker 1: planned and he's uh, you know, working working different spots 142 00:06:20,800 --> 00:06:22,839 Speaker 1: a lot, you know, a lot in the slot and uh, 143 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:25,880 Speaker 1: just getting on the same page, um, you know, with 144 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:28,160 Speaker 1: with concepts, with routes and you know, getting a feel 145 00:06:28,200 --> 00:06:30,560 Speaker 1: for his body language and coming out of break. So 146 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:32,839 Speaker 1: I think he's done a good job. He's he's a professional, 147 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:35,120 Speaker 1: has been in this a long time, so he's done 148 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:38,600 Speaker 1: a good job just learning learning the offense, uh, you know, 149 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:41,000 Speaker 1: knowing the concepts and having a good feel for things. 150 00:06:41,040 --> 00:06:43,200 Speaker 1: So um, you know, I think just keep you know, 151 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:46,080 Speaker 1: keep keep going us as as everything is normal for now. 152 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:49,720 Speaker 1: It's a tangible benefit of that being you get more 153 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:53,640 Speaker 1: reps maybe with Cody or with Benny Fowler or Russell 154 00:06:54,160 --> 00:06:56,720 Speaker 1: Russell Shepherd, that is that you can develop chemistry with 155 00:06:56,760 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 1: them and get them do you hold the other two 156 00:06:59,600 --> 00:07:01,480 Speaker 1: going on how much does this impact them? And in fact, 157 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:03,080 Speaker 1: he was just a big yeah. I mean I think, 158 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:05,000 Speaker 1: you know, like you said, I think you do get 159 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:07,159 Speaker 1: a lot of you know, a lot of reps with uh, 160 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:09,040 Speaker 1: with other guys who were gonna play for us and 161 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 1: be in there and and uh, you know who knows 162 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:14,520 Speaker 1: you know, Um, you know obviously your you know, the 163 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 1: course of the season, you're gonna get guys gonna get 164 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:18,400 Speaker 1: banged up, and we're gonna have you know, guys miss 165 00:07:18,440 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 1: some games and so you know, you know, you guys 166 00:07:19,960 --> 00:07:22,240 Speaker 1: are gonna be moving around in different spots. So I 167 00:07:22,240 --> 00:07:24,000 Speaker 1: think the more reps and you know, live reps, you 168 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:27,040 Speaker 1: can get um with a number of guys, uh and 169 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:29,760 Speaker 1: get you know, and and you know obviously now hey, 170 00:07:29,880 --> 00:07:31,640 Speaker 1: you know we've had to Mali eight. Cody's gonna he's 171 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:34,120 Speaker 1: gonna have a bigger role, and so getting getting on 172 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:36,520 Speaker 1: page with him and uh is gonna help us out. 173 00:07:36,760 --> 00:07:39,440 Speaker 1: Everyone sort of has a different form of motivation, and 174 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:41,000 Speaker 1: some guys even change it up, you know, a year 175 00:07:41,040 --> 00:07:43,560 Speaker 1: to year to use different things to motivate themselves. Do 176 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:46,440 Speaker 1: you how much have you used your current situation? I mean, 177 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:49,080 Speaker 1: you're in the last year of your contract. They obviously 178 00:07:49,160 --> 00:07:51,320 Speaker 1: drafted you right here. How much of you use that 179 00:07:51,640 --> 00:07:54,800 Speaker 1: for yourself? I think I think my motivation is it's 180 00:07:54,840 --> 00:07:57,960 Speaker 1: it's more, uh, just personal and just want Hey, it's 181 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:00,720 Speaker 1: a desire to win. It's a desire to uh kind 182 00:08:00,720 --> 00:08:04,760 Speaker 1: of chase that chase that feeling of of of winning games. Uh, 183 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:06,680 Speaker 1: what that feels like in the locker room, What what 184 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:08,280 Speaker 1: it feels like to get you know, get on a 185 00:08:08,320 --> 00:08:10,480 Speaker 1: hot street and win, you know, four or five in 186 00:08:10,520 --> 00:08:13,760 Speaker 1: a row, and just the excitement that the attitude, and hey, 187 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:15,840 Speaker 1: win in a playoff game. But you know that that 188 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:18,640 Speaker 1: feeling winning a championship, the feelings that you that you 189 00:08:18,680 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 1: get to experience when you go through those scenarios. I 190 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:24,080 Speaker 1: think that's kind of more the motivation than you know, 191 00:08:24,160 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 1: trying to prove someone else wrong or proofs to proof 192 00:08:26,640 --> 00:08:30,520 Speaker 1: you know, improve it. It's more a personal uh, personal 193 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:37,320 Speaker 1: motivation based other exercises that you've got that maybe even 194 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:40,760 Speaker 1: perhaps specific to baseball that actually helps strengthen your arm 195 00:08:40,800 --> 00:08:43,760 Speaker 1: and try to get to this spot. Well, um, I 196 00:08:43,840 --> 00:08:47,000 Speaker 1: think there's just a lot more, um, you know, obviously 197 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:50,560 Speaker 1: in football training, uh you know, not everybody's doing as 198 00:08:50,640 --> 00:08:55,400 Speaker 1: much shoulder rotator cuff, you know, uh core probably as 199 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:57,679 Speaker 1: a quarterback needs to. It's probably you know, but you know, 200 00:08:57,679 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 1: obviously it's like some of the lower body lifts are 201 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:04,360 Speaker 1: are are similar the same. But I think just uh, 202 00:09:04,440 --> 00:09:06,520 Speaker 1: you know, taking the time to kind of start early 203 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:09,679 Speaker 1: and and uh kind of get your movements right, get 204 00:09:09,679 --> 00:09:12,520 Speaker 1: your function functionality right, and then um, you know, try 205 00:09:12,559 --> 00:09:15,120 Speaker 1: to get get stronger in your legs. I think, you know, 206 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:18,199 Speaker 1: to help to help your arm strength. You know, that's 207 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:20,120 Speaker 1: the way it's kind of all generates from your from 208 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:22,760 Speaker 1: your lower lower half and your core and a good 209 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:26,439 Speaker 1: you know, stability and so um I think that's uh, 210 00:09:26,960 --> 00:09:28,880 Speaker 1: you know, that's good. And then obviously there's a whole 211 00:09:28,880 --> 00:09:31,800 Speaker 1: another kind of element to the arm care and and 212 00:09:31,800 --> 00:09:34,960 Speaker 1: and how much is required and uh uh to this 213 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:36,480 Speaker 1: day on top of it, and then kind of get 214 00:09:36,480 --> 00:09:38,560 Speaker 1: a plan to take you into the all season or 215 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:41,680 Speaker 1: into the season to you know, stay on that and 216 00:09:41,679 --> 00:09:43,840 Speaker 1: and just getting a plan of how much to keep 217 00:09:43,880 --> 00:09:45,960 Speaker 1: doing that. On the course when you're throwing a lot more, 218 00:09:46,040 --> 00:09:48,520 Speaker 1: you probably have to bring down some of the arm care, 219 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 1: but still do enough that you're you're staying strong and 220 00:09:50,960 --> 00:09:55,439 Speaker 1: maintaining better and you're just trying to maintain I feel better, 221 00:09:55,480 --> 00:09:57,680 Speaker 1: I feel stronger. I feel I feel like I'm stronger. 222 00:09:57,960 --> 00:10:00,880 Speaker 1: Uh and and a lot of the lifts um they 223 00:10:00,920 --> 00:10:02,599 Speaker 1: were doing and had a good offseason and it was 224 00:10:02,640 --> 00:10:05,000 Speaker 1: able to you know, continue to grow and and uh 225 00:10:05,320 --> 00:10:06,960 Speaker 1: and you know, right now it's just yeah, I think 226 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:08,880 Speaker 1: once you get to the season, it is more you're 227 00:10:08,880 --> 00:10:11,080 Speaker 1: not trying to get stronger. At this point. Your is made, 228 00:10:11,080 --> 00:10:13,720 Speaker 1: you know, keep your strength throughout the course of the season.