1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:01,760 Speaker 1: Go ahead. 2 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:04,800 Speaker 2: For a couple of years. 3 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:06,560 Speaker 3: What have you noticed differently about him this year? 4 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:10,039 Speaker 4: You know it started to see him progress in last year, 5 00:00:10,280 --> 00:00:11,840 Speaker 4: just how he operates in the pocket and how he 6 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:15,000 Speaker 4: gets through his progressions. He's still dynamic, is anything is 7 00:00:15,520 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 4: as far as being able to move get outside the 8 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:19,960 Speaker 4: pocket create. But I think you know, you're seeing him, 9 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 4: you know, grow like any quarterback. And he has the 10 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 4: arm strength he always has, He's had the mobility he 11 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 4: still he always has. But like seeing how he can 12 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 4: work through his progression and make all those throws and 13 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:30,920 Speaker 4: has improved. 14 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:35,239 Speaker 1: Kind of Harrison. What has that done to the Excuse me? 15 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:39,680 Speaker 4: Oh yeah, I mean really good route runner. He's obviously 16 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 4: polished and you know, they've got really a lot of 17 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:44,920 Speaker 4: weapons along with obviously Connor in the run game and 18 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:46,960 Speaker 4: m McBride. You know, I think he should be getting 19 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:49,280 Speaker 4: him back. He's a really good young tight end. And 20 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:51,239 Speaker 4: then even Wilson on the other side. I just think 21 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 4: they have a balance of weapons, you know, starting at 22 00:00:54,600 --> 00:00:57,240 Speaker 4: the quarterback spot. That makes them, you know, a tough 23 00:00:57,400 --> 00:00:59,200 Speaker 4: team to go against. And they and they run the 24 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:01,120 Speaker 4: ball really well. They have an identity and that's what 25 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 4: they want to do. You can see it with how 26 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 4: many yards they get, how many carries they you know, 27 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:08,280 Speaker 4: desire to get what seems like and shoot, they did 28 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 4: it to us last year, last time they played us. 29 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 2: I don't know if there's a way to quantify this, 30 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:16,640 Speaker 2: but how well is dialmodor Lenor playing now that he 31 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 2: knows exactly what he's going to be doing every weeks? 32 00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 2: Last week, dealer last year. There's a lot of different 33 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:24,200 Speaker 2: guys in the nickel and all that, but how well 34 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:24,679 Speaker 2: is he playing? 35 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:26,920 Speaker 4: He's improved a ton. I think he's playing great, and 36 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 4: you said it really good. Actually that it's hard to 37 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:31,560 Speaker 4: quantify if you're just looking at stats like a lot 38 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:34,320 Speaker 4: of people, you don't realize it until you actually really 39 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 4: watch the tape and understand what he's doing for us 40 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:38,680 Speaker 4: and what he allows us to do defensively. 41 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 1: Really please with demo. 42 00:01:40,959 --> 00:01:43,839 Speaker 5: How's Malik Gustafa looking to you? You guys played him sixty 43 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 5: two snaps last week? 44 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 4: He did a great job. You know, Huff couldn't go 45 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 4: and he stepped in and did great. 46 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 3: Grab Water has been playing lights out every game, but 47 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:56,160 Speaker 3: now he's dealing with that injury. He's been kind of, 48 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:59,440 Speaker 3: you know, not really in practice so far, what are 49 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 3: you kind of doing to kind of counteract dealing with 50 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:04,720 Speaker 3: it this week against the Cardinals and they having a 51 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:06,120 Speaker 3: short week next week. 52 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean it's not really counteract. It's just next 53 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:12,800 Speaker 4: man up. And you'll never fully replace Fred. I mean 54 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:14,679 Speaker 4: not saying we are, it's just you know, the next 55 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 4: guy's got to practice and he's got to operate. And 56 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:19,440 Speaker 4: you know, we've had some injuries and guys have had 57 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:23,360 Speaker 4: you know, there's adversity and there's opportunity. So with that, 58 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:25,360 Speaker 4: you know, the next guy gets a chance and they 59 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:27,880 Speaker 4: step up. And you saw that even losing Grave, and 60 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:30,800 Speaker 4: you know we've had guys step in and like Campbell 61 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:33,119 Speaker 4: play and you know, not having Law, I mean, there's 62 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:36,360 Speaker 4: been different And like you just asked about Malik Mustafa 63 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 4: playing without having Huff, Huff's played one game. So guys 64 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:42,600 Speaker 4: get opportunities and we expect and perform and they expect 65 00:02:42,639 --> 00:02:45,320 Speaker 4: themselves to too. So at practice that's really where you 66 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:47,960 Speaker 4: get those reps. And you know, hone your skills and 67 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:51,359 Speaker 4: with Fred and without Fred, you got to communicate, and 68 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 4: guys are doing that. 69 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:56,080 Speaker 2: What has impressed you most about strong? 70 00:02:56,840 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 1: What's that? 71 00:02:57,560 --> 00:03:00,679 Speaker 2: What has impressed you most about Upper one, about who 72 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 2: okawana sam oh? 73 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 4: Yeah see Sam oh see, We're just yeah, sam oh. 74 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:08,800 Speaker 4: He impressed me a ton last year actually just watching 75 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:11,639 Speaker 4: him in even it's tough with d Lyman and I 76 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 4: think we might have talked about this in the offseason 77 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:16,120 Speaker 4: because they're not going against anybody, but with Sam you 78 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:18,679 Speaker 4: could see I was excited seeing just watching him in 79 00:03:18,760 --> 00:03:22,359 Speaker 4: his individual and how explosive he was. So that's one 80 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:24,160 Speaker 4: thing you want to see with with d Liman is 81 00:03:24,160 --> 00:03:26,400 Speaker 4: how explosive they are, especially ends, because you can kind 82 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 4: of project, like, what's this guy going to do against 83 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 4: an old lineman? 84 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:30,360 Speaker 1: Can he get off the ball? 85 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 4: And then with that explosion, is he going to be 86 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 4: able to set an edge and be as violent as 87 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 4: you would expect based on what you're seeing. So now 88 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 4: we get to training camp and he's starting to do it. 89 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:42,240 Speaker 4: Then he gets hurt, so you don't fully get to 90 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 4: see it. So now we're getting to see him do 91 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 4: it in the games. I'm not surprised. I'm pleased, but 92 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 4: this is kind of what we imagined he could be, 93 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 4: you know, based on what he had shown us in 94 00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:53,560 Speaker 4: a short amount of time. Because he got here late 95 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 4: in the year last year. So with him playing hard, 96 00:03:56,400 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 4: being explosive, and just being himself, it's been really cool 97 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 4: to see. 98 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:04,160 Speaker 2: Grow in him with every practice rep. 99 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:09,120 Speaker 4: Absolutely, Like I said, it was, he got here and 100 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 4: then you saw him in the in the spring, and 101 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:13,080 Speaker 4: then in training camp he was doing a nice job 102 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:16,200 Speaker 4: and got injured pretty quickly and you lost all that time. 103 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:19,200 Speaker 4: So with him, he's still growing. I mean he's still 104 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 4: young to football. You know, his story is pretty cool 105 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:23,640 Speaker 4: story about how he came here. I think he was 106 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:26,720 Speaker 4: twelve or thirteen. But he's he's still new to football, 107 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 4: and he keeps growing and keeps getting better. So I 108 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:30,800 Speaker 4: think with him, he's got a really high ceiling. 109 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:35,800 Speaker 6: Got about nine pressures last game. Yeah, he didn't get 110 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:37,760 Speaker 6: a sack and tall about two and a half minutes 111 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 6: later in the game. Was that him wanting to stay 112 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:44,280 Speaker 6: in to get that sack. What was the to reward 113 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:45,680 Speaker 6: him for a hard day's work. 114 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:47,680 Speaker 1: No, I think he just missed like three of them. 115 00:04:48,200 --> 00:04:51,280 Speaker 4: I think it was Yeah, I mean he was in 116 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:53,280 Speaker 4: there and where he was finishing the game, I don't 117 00:04:53,320 --> 00:04:54,920 Speaker 4: think it was anything like that. I mean a lot 118 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:57,200 Speaker 4: of times the other guy's cleaned it up, but you know, 119 00:04:57,320 --> 00:04:58,200 Speaker 4: Nick can always get better. 120 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:00,400 Speaker 1: He could have finished those. We knew going in that 121 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 1: when you watched. 122 00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:06,360 Speaker 4: Brissett, he was like it was getting flashbacks of Roethlisberger. 123 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:08,159 Speaker 1: It wasn't just the number either, it was just the 124 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:08,800 Speaker 1: way he moved. 125 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:10,359 Speaker 4: And we knew it was going to be tough and 126 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:12,760 Speaker 4: we had to get guys like the second guy to 127 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 4: get there, and you know, you always want to strain 128 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:18,440 Speaker 4: to finish, but it was it was visible with with Brissette, 129 00:05:18,440 --> 00:05:21,240 Speaker 4: so it was tough that you know, he fell off 130 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:22,800 Speaker 4: a few times and it was good that he got 131 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:23,320 Speaker 4: it at the end. 132 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:28,279 Speaker 6: Tyler is almost an opposite because he'll he can escape a. 133 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:31,080 Speaker 1: Lot right him. With him, you're not touching him. 134 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:33,040 Speaker 4: You know, with Brissett, a lot of times it was 135 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:36,280 Speaker 4: you know, he can get off and get he can 136 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:39,039 Speaker 4: break tackles. I mean Kyler can too, but with Kyler 137 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:42,839 Speaker 4: it's it's tough. It's tough. He's extremely dynamic, really really quick. 138 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:46,120 Speaker 2: You're putting together a game plan and you know the 139 00:05:46,200 --> 00:05:48,840 Speaker 2: other team doesn't know who you're gonna be lining up there, 140 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:53,279 Speaker 2: and linebacker specifically, Fred are there certain things that you think, like, well, 141 00:05:53,320 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 2: friend's on the field, they're not going to do this, 142 00:05:55,839 --> 00:05:57,760 Speaker 2: But if he's not in the field, this is an 143 00:05:57,800 --> 00:05:59,599 Speaker 2: area where they might do some different things. 144 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:02,640 Speaker 1: I mean, we'll find out, I guess in the game. 145 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:05,040 Speaker 1: You know there's air for anything like that. 146 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:07,520 Speaker 4: I mean, we were preparing for what we have and 147 00:06:08,080 --> 00:06:09,160 Speaker 4: it doesn't change a whole lot. 148 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:13,240 Speaker 1: Maybe a little bit, but we'll see your guess. 149 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 5: Blitz rates going up every week. I think it start 150 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:18,880 Speaker 5: at nine. It's like thirty three. When you watch Kyler 151 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:20,719 Speaker 5: against the blitz, what does he look like? What's the 152 00:06:20,800 --> 00:06:23,920 Speaker 5: challenge this week? You bring extra pressure against a guy 153 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:24,320 Speaker 5: like him. 154 00:06:24,480 --> 00:06:27,200 Speaker 4: I mean, there's always it's famine our feasts with any 155 00:06:27,320 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 4: any call. Really, you could think something's really good. There's 156 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:31,440 Speaker 4: always calls you want back, Oh this would have been 157 00:06:31,440 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 4: good there. I think offenses feel the same way. There's 158 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 4: certain things you like if they don't do this or 159 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:39,760 Speaker 4: they do do this. So I think it just depends 160 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:43,560 Speaker 4: on the situation really, and you know the plan, and 161 00:06:43,640 --> 00:06:46,479 Speaker 4: sometimes that does change in game based on how we 162 00:06:46,680 --> 00:06:49,200 Speaker 4: are playing and our guys are playing and some of 163 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:50,000 Speaker 4: the things they're doing. 164 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:52,680 Speaker 6: Cool is it to contain a quarterback like Kyler in 165 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:56,040 Speaker 6: the pocket and is rushing five sometimes help that effort. 166 00:06:56,480 --> 00:06:58,840 Speaker 4: Yeah, it can absolutely. I think a lot of guys 167 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:01,479 Speaker 4: do do that, and he's just he's hard. 168 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:02,599 Speaker 1: I mean he is. 169 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:05,280 Speaker 4: Those guys are hard to deal with, you know, because 170 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:08,120 Speaker 4: he does have the arm strength and he can escape 171 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:11,240 Speaker 4: like a freaking pump returner, you know, like he's got 172 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:13,760 Speaker 4: elea quickness and doesn't have to have his feet set 173 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:16,080 Speaker 4: to throw the ball. So you just you have to 174 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:17,800 Speaker 4: be disciplined and you have to just keep running. You 175 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:20,400 Speaker 4: just have to keep going regardless of who's going. Even 176 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:23,480 Speaker 4: if you got four, three, five, six, you have to 177 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:27,160 Speaker 4: keep going. And in coverage too, it really everybody, you know, 178 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:30,200 Speaker 4: any of those guys that can extend plays. It's one 179 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:31,720 Speaker 4: of those track shoes type days. 180 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 1: It's straight. 181 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:36,120 Speaker 4: You're Malik, what are some of the challenges of being 182 00:07:36,160 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 4: a young safety in this league? 183 00:07:39,280 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 1: A young safety? 184 00:07:40,400 --> 00:07:44,160 Speaker 4: I would say the toughest thing maybe in being somewhere 185 00:07:44,200 --> 00:07:46,960 Speaker 4: new and being young, is having your voice and taking 186 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:49,360 Speaker 4: control because you do have to be a good communicator 187 00:07:49,360 --> 00:07:50,680 Speaker 4: back there. And I think both of them have done 188 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:53,119 Speaker 4: a great job. I think that was something we noticed 189 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 4: really early with take He's got great command, he's very confident, 190 00:07:56,520 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 4: he puts the time in and he's very smart. So 191 00:07:58,720 --> 00:08:01,120 Speaker 4: that was something also with Malick that we saw is 192 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:03,680 Speaker 4: that those these guys were they stepped right in and 193 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:05,880 Speaker 4: uh huff was the same way as a young safety. 194 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:09,000 Speaker 4: And those are those are really important qualities as a safety, 195 00:08:09,040 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 4: cause you're kind of back there seeing things you gotta 196 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:13,520 Speaker 4: help direct. So I think those are things you look 197 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:15,800 Speaker 4: for guys that can lead and make calls and make 198 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:18,280 Speaker 4: sure that they're communicating across the board, cause you gotta 199 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:20,520 Speaker 4: get from corner to corner and everyone in between to 200 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:22,600 Speaker 4: be on the same page with the backers. 201 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:26,400 Speaker 1: Avon Anderson progressing, really really pleased with Evan. 202 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:30,000 Speaker 4: We made a decision last week and you know, he's 203 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:33,560 Speaker 4: consistently gotten better and the nineteen snaps, you gotta did 204 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:34,480 Speaker 4: a nice job for us.