1 00:00:02,360 --> 00:00:07,640 Speaker 1: All right, morning everyone, I got like going here this morning. Um, 2 00:00:07,760 --> 00:00:09,480 Speaker 1: you know, a big week for us here, I'm getting 3 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 1: ready for Carolina, you know, second really big week of 4 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:15,520 Speaker 1: training camp here after um, you know last week's work 5 00:00:15,520 --> 00:00:18,880 Speaker 1: against the Giants. So um, you know, spoke a coach 6 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:22,640 Speaker 1: rule several times here and just most most recently. UM, 7 00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 1: you know, I feel like, you know, it's a good 8 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:26,759 Speaker 1: it's a good opportunity for us. He's been great to 9 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:28,640 Speaker 1: work with. Panther has been great to work with, and 10 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:32,839 Speaker 1: uh so just look forward to the opportunity to uh, 11 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:37,000 Speaker 1: you know, compete with them tomorrow and Wednesday. You know, 12 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:39,040 Speaker 1: today it's kind of a you know, a good day 13 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:40,920 Speaker 1: for us to clean up some things, um that we 14 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 1: need to work on and um, you know from last 15 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 1: week and and going forward into this week. Obviously we 16 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:50,600 Speaker 1: want to continue to install and add things on a 17 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:54,280 Speaker 1: regular basis here so that we'll you know, be ready, um, 18 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:56,120 Speaker 1: as ready as we can be, you know when we 19 00:00:56,120 --> 00:00:59,200 Speaker 1: get to September. So UM, they'll look forward to the 20 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 1: week and you know, we can get off to a 21 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:03,320 Speaker 1: good start here today and you know, strings some days 22 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 1: together this week. Well, what's some of the best things 23 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:08,399 Speaker 1: you get out of them to be joining the practices. Oh, 24 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 1: there's you know, there's so many things. Um. The individual 25 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:13,959 Speaker 1: matchups are good. You know, we've been working against each 26 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:17,680 Speaker 1: other for a long time, so um, new individual matchups. UM, 27 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 1: schemes are different, so we'll see some different um you 28 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:25,240 Speaker 1: know xs and o's, but also maybe techniques on the 29 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:29,200 Speaker 1: way you know guys pass rush or route running or 30 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 1: you know things like that. Um. And you know, just 31 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:36,160 Speaker 1: I would say less the less predictability of practice, where 32 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:37,960 Speaker 1: you know, we kind of know what's on the other 33 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:40,720 Speaker 1: side of the ball and what we can and can't do, 34 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:42,680 Speaker 1: and some things that you know we are aren't going 35 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 1: to see from you know, the opposite side of the ball. 36 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:47,720 Speaker 1: I mean, with with a new team, everything's kind of new, 37 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 1: so it kind of keeps you on your toes and 38 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:52,200 Speaker 1: forces more communication and more awareness and we need that. 39 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 1: Of course. Do you ultimately get more out of the 40 00:01:55,800 --> 00:02:00,840 Speaker 1: practices letting the game? Yeah, in some respects you do. Um. 41 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 1: You know, we had a couple of great situations come 42 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 1: up in the game against the Giants. You know that 43 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 1: the Giants got the ball at the end of the 44 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:12,680 Speaker 1: half and they uh, you know, they were backed up. 45 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 1: Then they drove the ball and got it you know, 46 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 1: around midfield, and then they couldn't quite get into field 47 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:21,920 Speaker 1: goal range and ultimately you know, kind of had a 48 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 1: hail Mary situation at the end of the half that um, 49 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:28,639 Speaker 1: you know, they end up scrambling on and then the 50 00:02:28,720 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 1: same thing at the end of the game. We took 51 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 1: the lead, they came back, but you know a lot 52 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:37,519 Speaker 1: of our players obviously weren't in there in those situations. So, um, 53 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 1: you know the great thing about practices, you know, are 54 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:44,440 Speaker 1: our players get more opportunities at those situations. Um, you know, 55 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:46,639 Speaker 1: especially guys that probably have a higher chance of being 56 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 1: in there there in the regular season than that we're 57 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:50,760 Speaker 1: in there at those two points in the in the 58 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:54,560 Speaker 1: Giants game as an example. So, um, you know, a 59 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 1: lot of reps out here for for our players. Um, 60 00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 1: obviously more reps in practice when he at all practices 61 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:03,280 Speaker 1: up than there are in the game. So just more 62 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:06,919 Speaker 1: practice opportunities, more um, you know, more chances to get better, 63 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 1: more ways to improve, and more things you can find 64 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:12,720 Speaker 1: that you need to work on. So um, practice serves 65 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:15,800 Speaker 1: are yeah. I mean, in the end, you know, the 66 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:17,679 Speaker 1: games have a lot of value too because of the 67 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:20,960 Speaker 1: you know, it's a game and it's structured differently, but 68 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:22,960 Speaker 1: there's certainly a lot to be gained in practice. So 69 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 1: they're both are really important. Sure said, where it comes 70 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:34,360 Speaker 1: to a play call or you're going through a process 71 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 1: just like everything else on the team, what's the nature 72 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:39,200 Speaker 1: of that that process is a competitive you know, like 73 00:03:39,240 --> 00:03:41,640 Speaker 1: it is for the players, where you're competing for opportunity 74 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 1: and being evaluated. No, that doesn't have anything to do 75 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 1: with it. Then how would you characterize the process that's 76 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 1: we don't have time for that. I appreciate the question, 77 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:55,720 Speaker 1: I really do. I know, I know how interested you 78 00:03:55,720 --> 00:03:57,960 Speaker 1: are on that subject, and I'd love to be able 79 00:03:57,960 --> 00:04:00,280 Speaker 1: to set a little more light on it. But it's honestly, 80 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 1: it's a much longer conversation competitive. So you did chet 81 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 1: some light on it there, just trying to help out 82 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 1: really school last week about the team being in pretty 83 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 1: good health health and the strength and conditioning ramp up 84 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:14,920 Speaker 1: and all that. So how big of a factor was 85 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 1: that in the joint practice coming up and just resting 86 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:22,200 Speaker 1: a good chunk of the roster in the game last week? Well, 87 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:28,120 Speaker 1: the players that played a lot in the game um 88 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:30,480 Speaker 1: did less in some of the practices leading up to 89 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:33,080 Speaker 1: the game, and the players that played less in the 90 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:34,920 Speaker 1: game or didn't play at all in the game did 91 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 1: a lot more. So I think when you look cumulative, 92 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:42,680 Speaker 1: cumulatively that's the right word. Uh, you know, over call 93 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:47,360 Speaker 1: it Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, which actually we have. The 94 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 1: volumes are pretty close, you know. So some guys played 95 00:04:50,640 --> 00:04:52,280 Speaker 1: a lot in the game, really didn't get a whole 96 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:54,039 Speaker 1: lot of practice reps. Now they did in the in 97 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:56,599 Speaker 1: the stadium practice right where everybody got a lot of 98 00:04:56,600 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 1: reps in there. So those were all split up pretty evenly. 99 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:01,760 Speaker 1: But late from the that point on, I would say 100 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:03,360 Speaker 1: the overall numbers were the same, but some of the 101 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:04,839 Speaker 1: numbers are a lot of higher in the game. Some 102 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:07,559 Speaker 1: of the other numbers were a lot higher in practice, um, 103 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:09,640 Speaker 1: both in terms of number of plays an actual you know, 104 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 1: volume of what the player did. So um, I think 105 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:16,880 Speaker 1: it balanced out, not perfectly, but you know, balanced out. 106 00:05:17,320 --> 00:05:20,719 Speaker 1: With Panther's coming here this week. Uh, Matt Rule, do 107 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:23,360 Speaker 1: you have much of relationship with him? A ton of 108 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:26,120 Speaker 1: respect from Matt Rule, Yeah, I may. Matt's done a 109 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 1: tremendous job at the Temple um Ran a great program there, 110 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:32,719 Speaker 1: and then of course went down to Baylor, and um 111 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:34,760 Speaker 1: you know that did an outstanding job down there. Then 112 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 1: look at the draft this year and you know the 113 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:38,160 Speaker 1: number of players that came out of Baylor this year 114 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:40,839 Speaker 1: in the NFL Draft. It's you know, really his players, 115 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:45,159 Speaker 1: um so on all levels, whether it's you know, recruiting, motivation, 116 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:50,800 Speaker 1: um uh, you know, strategic development of players. You know, 117 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:53,279 Speaker 1: say not not all the players at those two schools 118 00:05:53,320 --> 00:05:56,520 Speaker 1: are necessarily the you know, the the top high school 119 00:05:56,520 --> 00:05:58,680 Speaker 1: prospects going there. But you know, he turned out a 120 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:02,400 Speaker 1: lot of good players and and um so you know, 121 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:05,120 Speaker 1: I have a had a good connection with him when 122 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:07,040 Speaker 1: he was a Temple and and uh you know it's 123 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:09,719 Speaker 1: some mutual friends there and so forth, but you know, 124 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:11,520 Speaker 1: followed him and then you know, watch him come into 125 00:06:11,560 --> 00:06:13,440 Speaker 1: this league and and uh, you know, I have a 126 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:15,280 Speaker 1: ton of respect for the way he approaches the game. 127 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:18,200 Speaker 1: He's a football guy, and um so we have a 128 00:06:18,200 --> 00:06:21,360 Speaker 1: lot of common there. We really enjoy football. It looked 129 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:23,120 Speaker 1: like Sam Roberts had a good game the other night. 130 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:25,320 Speaker 1: Just what has he done well so far the summer 131 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:26,520 Speaker 1: and what do you think he still needs to work 132 00:06:26,520 --> 00:06:30,840 Speaker 1: on to earn a role in the team. Um. Yeah, 133 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:33,200 Speaker 1: you know, Sam, like a lot of our rookies, I 134 00:06:33,200 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 1: think he could really say this about just about all 135 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:37,200 Speaker 1: of them. You know, he's flashed. He certainly had some 136 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:40,480 Speaker 1: good moments and good plays. Um, it's a big jump 137 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:46,200 Speaker 1: for him. Um. Level of competition, scheme, everything else. And 138 00:06:46,320 --> 00:06:49,200 Speaker 1: you know, um he was you know, one of the 139 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:52,400 Speaker 1: best at what he where he played and you know 140 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:56,920 Speaker 1: that's that's flipped um now. So but he's a talented guy. 141 00:06:56,960 --> 00:06:59,400 Speaker 1: He works very hard. He's improved a lot. He's got 142 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:02,599 Speaker 1: a lot of room to grow. Um. But his fundamentals 143 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 1: and his recognition and you know, obviously experience in the league, 144 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:08,960 Speaker 1: those those all are you know that he has a 145 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 1: long long way to go on that. But but he's 146 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:13,520 Speaker 1: you know, he's better every time he steps onto the field. 147 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:16,080 Speaker 1: He's been healthy, he's been on the field, he's gotten 148 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:18,120 Speaker 1: a lot of reps, which is that's how you improve. 149 00:07:18,360 --> 00:07:22,360 Speaker 1: And um. So you know like working with him, UM, 150 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:24,000 Speaker 1: but we see how it goes. He's he's got a 151 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:26,120 Speaker 1: ways to go, but he's you know, he's making a 152 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:29,600 Speaker 1: lot of progress. I don't want to be seen from 153 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:33,320 Speaker 1: Vinny sincere as he's taking over the money famish. Yeah, Vinn, 154 00:07:33,320 --> 00:07:35,840 Speaker 1: he does a great job for us, you know, football family. 155 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:40,160 Speaker 1: So it's football is his whole life, just like you 156 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:43,040 Speaker 1: know people like Josh McDaniels and you know guys like 157 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 1: that that that grew up with it, and so you know, 158 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:49,320 Speaker 1: he has a lot of football experience, not just the 159 00:07:49,360 --> 00:07:52,560 Speaker 1: actual resume experience, but just life experience of you know, 160 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:55,600 Speaker 1: being in a football family, being around football's entire life. 161 00:07:55,600 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 1: And and um, it's got a really good, good field 162 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:01,360 Speaker 1: for the game. You know, came in worked on defense, 163 00:08:01,400 --> 00:08:04,239 Speaker 1: now he's worked on offense. Um, I think he sees 164 00:08:04,280 --> 00:08:06,880 Speaker 1: the game well. He understands the game, what defenses due 165 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:10,360 Speaker 1: to offenses, how offenses attack defenses. Um, you know he's 166 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:13,680 Speaker 1: you know, was a player of course played here. You know, 167 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:17,240 Speaker 1: has a good feel for player coach relationships, you know, 168 00:08:17,320 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 1: relating to players, understandable players are going through at this level. Um, 169 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:24,280 Speaker 1: you know, different than myself who didn't play. Uh, you know, 170 00:08:24,320 --> 00:08:26,800 Speaker 1: I have to just figure out what those were. I 171 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:29,800 Speaker 1: never actually experienced him myself. So uh, you know Vinny, 172 00:08:29,880 --> 00:08:33,880 Speaker 1: Gerard Troy, you know, all those guys like that really 173 00:08:34,040 --> 00:08:37,760 Speaker 1: you know add a lot to um. Uh you know, 174 00:08:37,800 --> 00:08:40,359 Speaker 1: they helped me and they add a lot to you know, understanding, 175 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:42,720 Speaker 1: you know, just kind of putting the whole team together 176 00:08:42,760 --> 00:08:44,920 Speaker 1: and where guys are at different points in their career, 177 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:48,920 Speaker 1: older guys, uh, rookies, you know, and so forth, and 178 00:08:48,920 --> 00:08:51,800 Speaker 1: and um, so yeah, I think he's he's got a good, 179 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:54,080 Speaker 1: really good skill set and and uh you know, has 180 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:56,080 Speaker 1: helped us a lot and just can will continue to 181 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 1: grow when he's living. You know, he's love been doing 182 00:08:58,640 --> 00:09:00,880 Speaker 1: it at this level now for you know short amount 183 00:09:00,880 --> 00:09:03,040 Speaker 1: of time, had a great year at uh you know, Alabama, 184 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:06,000 Speaker 1: working in obviously in a great program there with coach 185 00:09:06,040 --> 00:09:09,960 Speaker 1: Saban uh any other coaches down there as well. So, um, 186 00:09:10,840 --> 00:09:12,959 Speaker 1: you know, he's glad we have He's done a great 187 00:09:13,040 --> 00:09:19,280 Speaker 1: job for us. Coach seen from the bad Lady's in 188 00:09:19,320 --> 00:09:24,160 Speaker 1: terms of you know, progressing particularly from a leaderships gamespoint. Yeah, Joan, 189 00:09:24,280 --> 00:09:27,720 Speaker 1: you know, Joan's got a great leadership ability. I think 190 00:09:27,720 --> 00:09:31,520 Speaker 1: you saw that all the way. You know. However, fo 191 00:09:31,600 --> 00:09:32,839 Speaker 1: you want to go back, but even going back to 192 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:35,480 Speaker 1: Demafa and uh, you know in high school and and 193 00:09:35,720 --> 00:09:39,000 Speaker 1: um you know kind of the his his role there 194 00:09:39,080 --> 00:09:40,960 Speaker 1: and and some of the things that were talked about, 195 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:43,679 Speaker 1: you know, in high school and then of course at Purdue, uh, 196 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:44,960 Speaker 1: you know, and he got hurt. He had a little 197 00:09:44,960 --> 00:09:46,880 Speaker 1: set back there and then came back. But you know, 198 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:53,040 Speaker 1: again the the you know, conversations comments about him and 199 00:09:53,320 --> 00:09:55,680 Speaker 1: what he was with his team was high school team, 200 00:09:55,720 --> 00:09:57,400 Speaker 1: college team, and then what we've seen here, you know 201 00:09:57,400 --> 00:10:01,080 Speaker 1: where he's really you know, come and you know grown 202 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:03,199 Speaker 1: from his rookie year. You know, he's had a very 203 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:07,680 Speaker 1: strong UM voice, but not you know, not overpowering UM. 204 00:10:07,720 --> 00:10:09,440 Speaker 1: But he has a really good leadership. Each year it's 205 00:10:09,440 --> 00:10:11,559 Speaker 1: gotten better and this year he's just had an outstanding 206 00:10:11,559 --> 00:10:14,120 Speaker 1: training camp. And you know, he's a very smart player. 207 00:10:14,120 --> 00:10:18,720 Speaker 1: He understands situations, calls adjustments, UM knows how to apply 208 00:10:18,840 --> 00:10:20,920 Speaker 1: him and it does a great job of communicating. He's 209 00:10:21,040 --> 00:10:24,560 Speaker 1: he's very good communicator and uh, you know, a drawd 210 00:10:24,600 --> 00:10:26,440 Speaker 1: and Steve have you know, spent a lot of time 211 00:10:26,440 --> 00:10:29,079 Speaker 1: with them encourage at Hurstarado was one of the probably 212 00:10:29,120 --> 00:10:31,800 Speaker 1: the best communicator on defense we've ever had here. UM, 213 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:35,160 Speaker 1: And so you know, I'm sure that that Ben's learned 214 00:10:35,160 --> 00:10:37,040 Speaker 1: a lot from him, But at the same time, he 215 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:39,600 Speaker 1: has a lot of those natural qualities himself. So he's 216 00:10:39,640 --> 00:10:41,800 Speaker 1: done that great job for us. Really really glad we 217 00:10:41,840 --> 00:10:44,400 Speaker 1: have him. He's been you know, he didn't. Devin do 218 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:47,920 Speaker 1: a great job of leading the defense. Um Bentley in 219 00:10:47,960 --> 00:10:50,880 Speaker 1: the front, seven mccordy in the back, the back end, 220 00:10:51,480 --> 00:11:00,000 Speaker 1: and they work together. Well great, all right, thank you. Yeah, 221 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:01,320 Speaker 1: they've got a lot of people you gotta get to. 222 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:02,560 Speaker 1: Thank you.