1 00:00:00,880 --> 00:00:06,279 Speaker 1: Excited, very excited. Um. Always good to get back first day, 2 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:09,119 Speaker 1: you know, get to see everybody. Uh been away for 3 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:11,159 Speaker 1: a while and you know we just get back in 4 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:20,040 Speaker 1: the floor things. So how does your approach? Um, I 5 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:23,040 Speaker 1: mean it's a new year, new season. Um, you know, 6 00:00:23,079 --> 00:00:25,639 Speaker 1: we got a lot of new faces in and you 7 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:26,880 Speaker 1: know we want to go out there and make a 8 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 1: good impression this year and do better than we did 9 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:32,320 Speaker 1: last year. And you know we're just looking to get 10 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:34,600 Speaker 1: get ready to get to get to work this off season. 11 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:36,680 Speaker 1: So it would be hopefully it'll be a good one. 12 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:39,519 Speaker 1: Do you believe this defense will be better? I do 13 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 1: believe this defense is gonna be better and we will 14 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:44,199 Speaker 1: be better. Um. You know our job is to go 15 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:46,800 Speaker 1: out there and make plays as a defense and get 16 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:49,320 Speaker 1: our offense the ball back as soon as possible. And 17 00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 1: you know, um, like I said, it's there's no reason 18 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 1: for us not to be you know in the top ten. 19 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 1: Defense is the top five. You know, we want to 20 00:00:56,800 --> 00:00:59,040 Speaker 1: be a great defense and you know we got the 21 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 1: right pieces here. You just gotta go out here and 22 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 1: put into work and um, you know, do things better 23 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:07,559 Speaker 1: than we did last year. So you lost a couple 24 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 1: of good players, will be burning lad in college and 25 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:16,040 Speaker 1: he still picked up this team. Could be talking about Teamaker. Yeah, absolutely, Um, 26 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:17,760 Speaker 1: those guys are great players. They did a lot of 27 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:21,640 Speaker 1: great things for the organization. But you know, the team 28 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:24,199 Speaker 1: is never the same each year, you know, and so 29 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:26,600 Speaker 1: you know us lose a little guys, you know, the 30 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:29,040 Speaker 1: guys that played with him. You know, we hated losing. 31 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:32,040 Speaker 1: But at the same time, new guys have to step up, 32 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 1: and it's a it's a role for you know, like 33 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:37,880 Speaker 1: like a Zoe X and all those guys like that 34 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:40,200 Speaker 1: to you know, come in and play well for us, 35 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:43,280 Speaker 1: and you know we expect them to you know, do that. Man, 36 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:46,319 Speaker 1: you gotta hold him to that standard. So you think 37 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 1: there's guys here that can become playmakers, you could think 38 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 1: they haven't show that in the past. Definitely. Um, it's 39 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 1: all about how you go out here and work and 40 00:01:55,640 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 1: you know, being in the right position and you know, 41 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:01,000 Speaker 1: being able to be accountable and you know, being at 42 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 1: your best when your best is for Christ. So you know, 43 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:05,000 Speaker 1: when it's time for you to make that play, we 44 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 1: expect you to be there to make the play, be 45 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:09,160 Speaker 1: in the right position, and you know, do your job. 46 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:15,760 Speaker 1: Whatnot I do Um, you know, we kind of have 47 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:18,960 Speaker 1: somewhat of a similar background and playing for Greg Williams. 48 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 1: So I know he's a smart guy and he brings 49 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:23,120 Speaker 1: a lot of attitude to the game. Man. You know, 50 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 1: he's gonna bring a unique talent to this defense, and 51 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:29,119 Speaker 1: you know he's somebody that we're gonna you know, get 52 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:31,640 Speaker 1: behind it. And you know, look, look, look for him 53 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 1: to make a lot of plays for us this year. 54 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:35,240 Speaker 1: So a lot of people look at all the youth 55 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 1: and inexperience and on the defense as kind of like 56 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:41,920 Speaker 1: a negative thing, like it's susceptible to making mistakes because 57 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:44,519 Speaker 1: they don't have the experience. But you seem to beat 58 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 1: about the defense And why is all the youth a 59 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 1: positive thing? Um? I mean it keeps guys like me fresh. 60 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 1: You know, it keeps us you know on our toes. 61 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:54,040 Speaker 1: We have to you know, be able to you know, 62 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 1: teach those guys the right way to do things, and 63 00:02:57,080 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 1: you know, also make sure we don't talk of our game. Um, 64 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 1: you know, everybody has talented you league, you know, granted 65 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:05,880 Speaker 1: something have more experience than you know, like I said, us, 66 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 1: um so, but I don't think that's an excuse as 67 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:11,240 Speaker 1: to why you can't. You can't be a great defense. 68 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 1: I mean I've I was on one of the youngest 69 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 1: teams in the league, you know for a long time. Man. 70 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 1: You know, I thought we had a pretty good defense, 71 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:21,240 Speaker 1: you know. And you know, just all about how you 72 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:23,440 Speaker 1: go out here and working. You know, when the ball 73 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:26,400 Speaker 1: kicks off on Sunday, you know, are you out there 74 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:30,079 Speaker 1: doing your job and doing that a hundred cent and 75 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:32,959 Speaker 1: doing the right thing. So what our attributes at the 76 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 1: top of what are our attributes or just in general, 77 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 1: I think just as like I said, some of the 78 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 1: key pieces that we brought in, like Antoine myself, Um, 79 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 1: you know, Dalve and all those guys like that that 80 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:53,720 Speaker 1: you know had experience and you know, with Markets and 81 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:56,000 Speaker 1: all those guys. So you know, for us, it's about 82 00:03:56,040 --> 00:03:58,320 Speaker 1: going out there, get to the ball each and every 83 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 1: play and playing for one another. And you know, when 84 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:04,400 Speaker 1: we you know, limit our mistakes. Um, I mean, thing's 85 00:04:04,440 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 1: gonna happen on the field. But you know we can't. 86 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 1: We can't have guys just doing it own things and 87 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:11,960 Speaker 1: you know, not playing for the man next to him. Man. 88 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:14,440 Speaker 1: And I think if we do that, you know, like 89 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 1: I said, there's no reason why we can't be a 90 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:18,600 Speaker 1: top ten defense. You know, we just gotta go out 91 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 1: here and put into working and you know, make sure 92 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:23,640 Speaker 1: we care what we do, been doing this whole offseason 93 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:25,560 Speaker 1: into the season, and you know, we'll see where I 94 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:28,960 Speaker 1: go from there, you mentioned, So I'm just care. I 95 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:33,040 Speaker 1: know you guys obviously go back a ways. Yeah, just curious. 96 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:36,480 Speaker 1: What did you see from him last year and then 97 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:39,120 Speaker 1: compare that to the spring and why do you think 98 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:41,400 Speaker 1: he's ready to kind of make a leap this year. 99 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:44,640 Speaker 1: I mean, he's just more comfortable and being in the 100 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:47,680 Speaker 1: league and being in his defense. Um, you know, your 101 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:50,680 Speaker 1: rookie year, everything is just flying all around you. You 102 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:53,839 Speaker 1: don't really know much what's going on, you know, and 103 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:55,880 Speaker 1: you know you're just trying to make sure I don't 104 00:04:55,920 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 1: mess up and not really play. But this year, he's 105 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 1: he understands what what coaches asked him to do and 106 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:04,160 Speaker 1: you know, and what we expect of him. And he's, 107 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 1: like I said, he's taking all the right steps to 108 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:09,039 Speaker 1: you know, be a great pass rusher for us. And 109 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:11,240 Speaker 1: you know, also played the run game for as well too. 110 00:05:11,279 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 1: So you know, it's just like I said, it's solid. 111 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 1: It's solid about everybody collectively, you know, doing doing what 112 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:20,120 Speaker 1: they need to do to make his make this defense special. 113 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:23,720 Speaker 1: We could stay on Georgia for a second. What did 114 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:27,200 Speaker 1: you know about DeAndre before he got here? And you 115 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:31,160 Speaker 1: know what a NFL number one cornerback, gupl can he 116 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:33,840 Speaker 1: develop into that as a rookie? I mean he has 117 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:35,880 Speaker 1: he has a good opportunity too. I mean he said 118 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:38,320 Speaker 1: he went to Georgia, you know, top school, so he 119 00:05:38,360 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 1: already got that going from him already. But I mean 120 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:42,760 Speaker 1: he was locked down there and you know, we expect 121 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:45,039 Speaker 1: him to come in and do the same thing here 122 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:47,600 Speaker 1: for us. And you know, he has a has a great, 123 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:49,560 Speaker 1: great person to look up to and Genos, you know, 124 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:51,520 Speaker 1: I think it's the top corner of this league as well. 125 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:55,560 Speaker 1: Um and learning from him, you know some of the 126 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 1: things that he sees and you know how he goes 127 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:01,040 Speaker 1: a boy his work and so I think if DeAndre, 128 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 1: you know, comes in and just learns learns up under him, man, 129 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:07,880 Speaker 1: you know, take what he learns from the film room 130 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:11,320 Speaker 1: and you know, practice and stuff and apply in the game. No, 131 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 1: there's no reason he can't be a top, top you 132 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:16,840 Speaker 1: know cornerback in this league this year. Outside the building 133 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:19,800 Speaker 1: there's a lot of expectations that are not high for 134 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:22,680 Speaker 1: this team, especially for this defense. Do you you know 135 00:06:22,720 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 1: you're you're engaged in social media things, if it's somewhat 136 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:28,599 Speaker 1: do you send some of that and what's your reaction 137 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:32,120 Speaker 1: to that. I mean, everybody has their own opinion of 138 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:35,160 Speaker 1: what you know, we're gonna do this year, what our 139 00:06:35,200 --> 00:06:37,599 Speaker 1: defense is going to be. But you know, we we 140 00:06:37,680 --> 00:06:40,000 Speaker 1: have our own goals, we have our own expectations, and 141 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:41,919 Speaker 1: you know, like I said, there's no reason why we 142 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:45,240 Speaker 1: can't be a top you know ten defense. Um, just 143 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:47,799 Speaker 1: about us going out there doing the right things, putting 144 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:49,960 Speaker 1: in the you know, the work that that that that's 145 00:06:49,960 --> 00:06:51,840 Speaker 1: going to cause us to be you know, a top 146 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 1: ten defense. And you know that's what we expect. You know, 147 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:59,000 Speaker 1: it's we this this is Workners has a you know 148 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:01,239 Speaker 1: a great tradition of having you know, a great defense. 149 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:02,919 Speaker 1: Then you know we want to be part of that 150 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:05,120 Speaker 1: as well. And you know, so it's it's up to 151 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:09,080 Speaker 1: us and what we do and uh, if we if 152 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:10,880 Speaker 1: we do it the right way, and like I said, 153 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:14,560 Speaker 1: everybody plays one another and you know, just compete every day. 154 00:07:14,880 --> 00:07:16,160 Speaker 1: You know, like I said, I think we have a 155 00:07:16,200 --> 00:07:18,640 Speaker 1: great opportunity of being a top ten defense. And you 156 00:07:18,680 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 1: know that's how I go for sure. Um, it's just 157 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:39,880 Speaker 1: everybody's jeling together. And you know I said, it's the 158 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:42,640 Speaker 1: defense holding up there, in the offense holding up there. 159 00:07:42,680 --> 00:07:44,920 Speaker 1: And you know, those guys are putting a lot of 160 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:46,800 Speaker 1: work this saw season as well, and you know we 161 00:07:46,920 --> 00:07:49,680 Speaker 1: expect them to do well. And uh you know they 162 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:51,840 Speaker 1: expect the same from us, and also with our special 163 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:54,960 Speaker 1: teams too. You know, it takes. It takes. Everybody doesn't 164 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 1: just take once. You can't just have once out of 165 00:07:56,600 --> 00:07:59,080 Speaker 1: the ball playing well and the other side not not 166 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:01,320 Speaker 1: hold them there. You know, it doesn't really work too 167 00:08:01,400 --> 00:08:04,120 Speaker 1: well together. So you know, as a whole, we we 168 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 1: have high expectations for ourselves. You know, like I said, 169 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:09,120 Speaker 1: a lot of people you know already writing us off 170 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:11,560 Speaker 1: and whatever. But you know, I know the guys in 171 00:08:11,560 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 1: the locker room, you know, are gonna go out here 172 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:16,800 Speaker 1: and give to all each and every day and when 173 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:19,080 Speaker 1: it comes game time, we gotta go out there and 174 00:08:19,080 --> 00:08:21,280 Speaker 1: you know, do do what we know how to do 175 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:24,320 Speaker 1: and win a lot of games this year. So just 176 00:08:24,320 --> 00:08:26,640 Speaker 1: shock a lot of people. So you probably thought you 177 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:29,360 Speaker 1: had the expectation to be a top ten defense last year. 178 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:34,720 Speaker 1: So what went wrong? In hindsight, Um, I mean who knows. 179 00:08:34,840 --> 00:08:38,560 Speaker 1: I mean, it's it's things, things that happened last year. 180 00:08:38,679 --> 00:08:41,200 Speaker 1: You know, what's what happened last year. I mean, I 181 00:08:41,240 --> 00:08:43,719 Speaker 1: can only control what happened this year. You know. Last year, 182 00:08:43,760 --> 00:08:45,439 Speaker 1: like I said, a lot of things and work out 183 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:48,680 Speaker 1: in our way, you know as injury or guys, you know, 184 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:50,560 Speaker 1: not being able to play this, that and the other. 185 00:08:51,120 --> 00:08:54,680 Speaker 1: You know. But this year, you know, I'm excited about 186 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:57,200 Speaker 1: this defense and you know what what we have, you 187 00:08:57,200 --> 00:08:59,520 Speaker 1: know ahead of us, and you know what I said, 188 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:02,320 Speaker 1: I'm putting on my self to you know, make sure 189 00:09:02,559 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 1: you know, I go out there and you know, try 190 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:07,160 Speaker 1: to help help our defense become that top ten defense. 191 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:10,040 Speaker 1: And you know that's that's a big goal for us 192 00:09:10,040 --> 00:09:10,400 Speaker 1: this year.