1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,040 Speaker 1: How I'm feeling. Feel pretty good. Um, I feel good 2 00:00:03,040 --> 00:00:07,320 Speaker 1: to get out there on Sunday. Um, obviously a short week, Uh, 3 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:09,000 Speaker 1: just trying my body back and get ready for a 4 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:12,760 Speaker 1: Thursday night. Did you feel like do you feel soretness 5 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:16,200 Speaker 1: coming from your first game? I mean having having haven't 6 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:18,880 Speaker 1: got tackled in the whole year. We played a football game, 7 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 1: and holy obviously I didn't played a full game, probably 8 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:24,680 Speaker 1: played like snats, but um, they're still going just always 9 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:28,320 Speaker 1: gonna be soretness. Uh So definitely a quick turnaround this week, 10 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:30,319 Speaker 1: but that's where I gotta be a pro and and 11 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:31,960 Speaker 1: get my body ready to take care of my body. 12 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:34,760 Speaker 1: Did you miss having that feeling waking up and being 13 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:38,280 Speaker 1: sore from getting hit? Yeah, a little bit, actually, Um, 14 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:40,200 Speaker 1: I just did you just miss being out there everything 15 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:42,600 Speaker 1: that comes along with it when you know, play football 16 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:45,920 Speaker 1: for a long time. So but you know accomplished that 17 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 1: mile soon getting back out there. Um, obviously I was 18 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:51,559 Speaker 1: upset about the loss, by my mom and dad and 19 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:54,240 Speaker 1: fan members made me realize that you know, we're able 20 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 1: to come out the game healthy and uh, your goal 21 00:00:56,840 --> 00:00:58,520 Speaker 1: was to play week one and I did that and 22 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:01,319 Speaker 1: now um and go on from there. When you when 23 00:01:01,360 --> 00:01:03,040 Speaker 1: you went back and watched the film, Like what did 24 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:04,920 Speaker 1: you see in terms of your runs? Like what or 25 00:01:04,959 --> 00:01:10,040 Speaker 1: your takeaway? You know, I went back watch film. Um, 26 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:15,399 Speaker 1: obviously you always can prove and in your game. Um No, 27 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:18,400 Speaker 1: I feel like I can hit hit some hit some 28 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 1: stuff up a little bit more. Uh, you know, just 29 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 1: kind of just knocking rust off. That's what I was 30 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 1: kind of just hearing. Um, So you know, we gotta 31 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:30,200 Speaker 1: get the run game going. I gets a very talented defense. Uh, 32 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 1: probably one of the best teams in the league. So 33 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 1: that's gonna be important to get to the run game going. 34 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 1: So watch film, learn from what I did, get the 35 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:38,640 Speaker 1: rust off, and try to do better job this week? 36 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 1: Did you feel and how I'm supposed to? Did you 37 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:44,280 Speaker 1: look to yourself? I mean, the reality is you haven't 38 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 1: played before, you're coming off a serious injury. Uh how 39 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 1: did it look to you? Um? My explosiveness to me 40 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:56,560 Speaker 1: is it's not a problem. It's like it's all there still. Um, 41 00:01:56,920 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 1: I didn't really give myself the opportunity. I had opportunity 42 00:01:59,920 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 1: of break a long one, So I guess I couldn't 43 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 1: show that. But UM, just got to stick with the 44 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 1: game plan. Stick with the runs. Take the thirty runs. Um, 45 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:09,520 Speaker 1: and when I get the opportunity, uh to make a 46 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:11,840 Speaker 1: big play, make a big play. That's something I wrote 47 00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 1: down in my notes this week is obviously what's coming back. 48 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 1: And it's not gonna rush off and getting a field back, 49 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 1: but the games, you know, breaking tackles, getting back to 50 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 1: to what I do best and and find a way 51 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:26,240 Speaker 1: to be reductive and help the team. Limited workloads, which 52 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:28,359 Speaker 1: I'm sure was not a surprise to you, the limited 53 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:30,680 Speaker 1: number of snaps, but how anxious are you to get 54 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:36,119 Speaker 1: back to your more normal amount of snaps? And um, 55 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 1: I'm just listening to the coaches, you know, I'm I'm 56 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:41,919 Speaker 1: fully aware of it being a long season, especially with 57 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:45,560 Speaker 1: the added game, playing seventeen games this year. UM, so 58 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:49,280 Speaker 1: I'm just listen to the coaching staff, listen to the trainers, UM, 59 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:50,679 Speaker 1: taking it one day at a time and try and 60 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:52,960 Speaker 1: get my body right and get ready for for Thursday. 61 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 1: You told us last week that last season you kind 62 00:02:56,880 --> 00:02:59,400 Speaker 1: of overreacted and week to try to do too much 63 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:02,359 Speaker 1: after for trade in first game. How do you guard 64 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:07,200 Speaker 1: against doing that? Here? Off of some good um, obviously 65 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:11,040 Speaker 1: the frustration was in the loss, uh, me me personally. 66 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:13,880 Speaker 1: Obviously you want to come back and rush for this 67 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:17,200 Speaker 1: in my run yards and touchdowns and know that top 68 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 1: of your team win. But for for me, I really 69 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:21,880 Speaker 1: don't see no frustrations. You know, we came back, we 70 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 1: watched the film, we wanted for it, learned from it. 71 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:27,040 Speaker 1: Move on. I got a short week, so they gotta 72 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:30,080 Speaker 1: have short memory, especially in weeks like this. So for me, 73 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 1: it's just taking a role with it. Learned from it, 74 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 1: move on, get the rush out and get out there 75 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:37,480 Speaker 1: on Thursday and and get to the divisional point and 76 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:40,200 Speaker 1: try to come out with a win. You're ready to 77 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:44,040 Speaker 1: play a second game in five days Thursday. When I'm 78 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:47,320 Speaker 1: out there, Um, you know, I feel like the warming 79 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:50,200 Speaker 1: up and all that stuff. We're definitely indicated because in 80 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:54,000 Speaker 1: here you can't really you're not really running full speed. Um, 81 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:56,320 Speaker 1: just with the nature of the show week. Uh so 82 00:03:56,560 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 1: you know, just keep the communication with the doctors and 83 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 1: the trainers and and listen to them. But definitely, when 84 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 1: I'm able to start moving around a little bit more 85 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 1: and see how my body feel and see how my 86 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 1: body reacts, how much can you handle late time district 87 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:11,840 Speaker 1: Because this is a really awkward situation. I don't know 88 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 1: if you know, if anybody who's ever come back from 89 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:16,480 Speaker 1: a serious injury and have to play three games in 90 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 1: four days or um, you playing timelines is kind of 91 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:24,080 Speaker 1: expected to be around the same as last week. UM. Yeah, 92 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:27,120 Speaker 1: that's a great question. You know. I don't think that 93 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:30,479 Speaker 1: this the schedule is ideal for what is that noise? 94 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:34,080 Speaker 1: I don't think the schedule is ideal for coming back 95 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 1: off a major knee injury to have two games back 96 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:38,760 Speaker 1: to back. But that's that's what it is. Um. That's 97 00:04:38,839 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 1: that's what's in front of me. And that's the challenge 98 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 1: I have to face, and to the question of you know, 99 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:46,520 Speaker 1: my workload and how much can I handle? Um. You know, 100 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:48,120 Speaker 1: it's easier for me to stay up here and say 101 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:50,159 Speaker 1: I don't know, Um, just listen to the coaches. But 102 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:52,599 Speaker 1: when you're in the game and you drowning going in 103 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:54,920 Speaker 1: and you start getting the rhythm and you start, uh, 104 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:57,919 Speaker 1: you know, filling your stuff again, UM that that that 105 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:00,800 Speaker 1: can go from you know, scraps for more reps. I 106 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:03,120 Speaker 1: don't know, to be honest, So I'm not in that decision. 107 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:06,159 Speaker 1: I'm not I don't make that decision. Um, I'm just 108 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:08,920 Speaker 1: playing my robot showing them on Thursday, and the place 109 00:05:08,960 --> 00:05:10,920 Speaker 1: that I do get try to help my team. Took 110 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:15,760 Speaker 1: the best of my capability knocking off the ross and 111 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 1: getting a rhythm when you're not getting as many touches 112 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:22,440 Speaker 1: and as many reps as you know many. Um, that's hard. 113 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:25,799 Speaker 1: That is hard, but that's part of it, especially coming 114 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:29,480 Speaker 1: off injury not playing for a little bit. But you 115 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 1: know the thing I said that before, I preached multiple 116 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:35,320 Speaker 1: times I have a great organization here and great culture 117 00:05:35,320 --> 00:05:38,040 Speaker 1: staff that you know is looking for my best interests 118 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:40,320 Speaker 1: are hard to UM. Obviously you know I'm gonna go 119 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:42,440 Speaker 1: out there and try to be that do it all 120 00:05:42,520 --> 00:05:45,040 Speaker 1: guy and help the team win. UM. But it's just 121 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:47,560 Speaker 1: it's a nature of what I'm coming off of. So 122 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 1: the way I get back into the floor of that 123 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:53,480 Speaker 1: is just by taking the place that I get and 124 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:56,039 Speaker 1: trying to capitalize as much as I can, UM and 125 00:05:56,080 --> 00:05:57,800 Speaker 1: staying locked in on the sideline when I'm not in 126 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:00,320 Speaker 1: mentally and physically. And every time I do it, then 127 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:03,839 Speaker 1: go back to child and make those plays. We we will. 128 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:06,400 Speaker 1: We talk to you after the games. That's probably not 129 00:06:06,440 --> 00:06:08,120 Speaker 1: the right time to ask this, so I'll ask it now. 130 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:11,040 Speaker 1: Do you have anything planning for Monday, which is the 131 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:13,680 Speaker 1: one year anniversary. You're gonna like burn, a knee brace 132 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:16,400 Speaker 1: or anything like, Oh, I don't even know Monday. It 133 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:19,640 Speaker 1: was the anniversity To be honest, UM, No, I don't 134 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:23,640 Speaker 1: have anything planned special. Uh, I guess what. I guess 135 00:06:23,640 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 1: you could say specially there, but UM no, I really don't. UM, 136 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:31,920 Speaker 1: but thank you for making me aware of that. You 137 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:35,480 Speaker 1: and Daniel collectively had one of your best games against 138 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 1: Washington late nine. Seemed to be like, Okay, this is 139 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:43,320 Speaker 1: this is what these guys can produce for this team. 140 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:45,600 Speaker 1: How close are you to kind of getting that back? 141 00:06:45,800 --> 00:06:48,600 Speaker 1: And what has to happen for for you to get 142 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:56,279 Speaker 1: back to that? The theme you got kabbalas. Um, we're talented. 143 00:06:56,400 --> 00:06:58,279 Speaker 1: We know the talent that we have when we trust 144 00:06:58,279 --> 00:07:00,680 Speaker 1: a coach and staff that we have, But it's on 145 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:03,240 Speaker 1: us to go out there and capitalize. And that's offense, defensive, 146 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:05,599 Speaker 1: special team. UM. And I feel like we're able to 147 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:09,159 Speaker 1: do that. UM more consistent. UM. The season is gonna 148 00:07:09,160 --> 00:07:11,040 Speaker 1: play out how you want to play out. I think 149 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:14,280 Speaker 1: that's where you know, we find ourselves, whether it's from 150 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 1: when I've been here or the last two years or 151 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 1: even last week. Uh, just so situations win and capitalize 152 00:07:19,760 --> 00:07:22,240 Speaker 1: on and that puts yourself behind and ball games and 153 00:07:22,240 --> 00:07:24,240 Speaker 1: put yourself out of position to win games. And we 154 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 1: have the talent, We have the playmakers. Um, you know, 155 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:29,560 Speaker 1: I think you guys saw what the chefs able to 156 00:07:29,560 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 1: do in the slot KG making plays, UM, DJ making 157 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:35,400 Speaker 1: big throws. UM. The list goes on and on. We 158 00:07:35,440 --> 00:07:37,120 Speaker 1: have so much talent on the team, so we just 159 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:38,760 Speaker 1: gotta go out there and capitalize and so we can 160 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:41,080 Speaker 1: be able to show our talent and show how specially 161 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:42,920 Speaker 1: we can be as offense and the team as as 162 00:07:42,960 --> 00:07:43,320 Speaker 1: a whole.