1 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 1: Waffles touchdown, braun Man, you know what time it in? Man, 2 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:23,479 Speaker 1: follow my lead today Weston All right, Eric coach Tomlin 3 00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:25,959 Speaker 1: has preached since the beginning of training camp, you guys 4 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 1: have to be light on your feet, fair to say, 5 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:31,920 Speaker 1: a very unexpected bye week as a perfect example of 6 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:36,159 Speaker 1: that last week. Yeah, I mean, what do we what 7 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:39,519 Speaker 1: are we to do? You know? Um, it's out of 8 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:41,960 Speaker 1: kind of our hands, above my pay grade for sure, 9 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 1: So we just have to adapt. And man, there's nothing 10 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:46,200 Speaker 1: else we can do about it. We kind of knew 11 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:49,479 Speaker 1: what we were coming into this season, so we just 12 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:54,080 Speaker 1: gotta adapt, figure out ways and go about it. Ben 13 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:57,200 Speaker 1: Bennice talks so much about knocking off the russ getting 14 00:00:57,200 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 1: in sync with all of the receivers. Do you feel 15 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:01,960 Speaker 1: like that momentum was stopped a little bit with that 16 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:05,960 Speaker 1: bye week? Um? Yes, and no. I mean it should 17 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 1: be easy for us to pick up when we left off, 18 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 1: you know, k not going to rust off getting back 19 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 1: out there, because we do have a couple of games 20 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:15,240 Speaker 1: under ourneath five bells we do. Um, we are picking 21 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:17,920 Speaker 1: back up game speed. We are you know, getting more 22 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:21,120 Speaker 1: comfortable with each other. So um man, just treat it 23 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 1: as a small vacation. Man, that's the situation where we 24 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:24,839 Speaker 1: just took We just took a small break. We're gonna 25 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:28,840 Speaker 1: come back out here and hopefully continue to dominate. Hopefully. 26 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 1: Do you feel like you and Ben each week, maybe 27 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 1: even each day at practice are starting to grow and 28 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:36,320 Speaker 1: get to know each other better almost kind of like 29 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:38,280 Speaker 1: you have to speed dates since you've had to ramp 30 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 1: up this process. Yeah, it's definitely been speed dating. Um. Yeah, 31 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:47,200 Speaker 1: he owes me dinner still, but it's cool. Um, he 32 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:51,600 Speaker 1: never really took me out to eat first, but it's 33 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 1: been cool. Man. Ben's been. Ben's been obviously trying to 34 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:58,600 Speaker 1: feel his way back through um, the game of football 35 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 1: as well. So for me it's about just doing my part, 36 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 1: just being there, you know when when he does target me, 37 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:08,400 Speaker 1: uh uh, and understand that you know that some sometimes 38 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:10,840 Speaker 1: you know, the ball might not be exactly where he 39 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:13,000 Speaker 1: wants it as he's continuing to fill out you know, 40 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 1: the game and fill out his arm and essentially fill 41 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 1: out you know, how he perceives the game and can 42 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 1: he get back to you know, Ben Roethlinbery. So hopefully 43 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 1: we just continue to build our chemistry, um, and I 44 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 1: just continue to be there for him when he needs me. 45 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:30,200 Speaker 1: Coach Thomland was specifically asked about you heading into that 46 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:33,680 Speaker 1: Houston Texans game and he said, keep watching. In terms 47 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 1: of your involvement, I think we all know what happened 48 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:38,919 Speaker 1: during that game. Why did you have such a good 49 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 1: game that day? Um? Most would say because my kids 50 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 1: and my wife was up here, But UM, for me, 51 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:52,840 Speaker 1: it was it was more of UM understanding coach thomless 52 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:54,959 Speaker 1: message because the same message he gives to you guys, 53 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:58,239 Speaker 1: the same message he gives to us. Um. He's very straightforward, 54 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:02,360 Speaker 1: very thorough, and he he lacks no no confidence in 55 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:05,880 Speaker 1: and and his coaching. Um. And you love it, man, 56 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:08,639 Speaker 1: You adapt to it, You gravitate to that. So um, 57 00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 1: the same thing he told you guys, the same thing 58 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 1: he told me. So I just wanted to step up 59 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:13,840 Speaker 1: to the challenge and let him know that I am 60 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 1: the playmaker that I am and continue to do that 61 00:03:16,440 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 1: for this team because, like I, like I continue to say, 62 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 1: all I care about is winning. Man, I don't care 63 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:23,200 Speaker 1: nothing about the stats. But when my number is called, 64 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:25,240 Speaker 1: the only way for me to help, you know, win 65 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 1: these games that I would like to win is by contributing. 66 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:31,240 Speaker 1: When when it's my turn. So anytime it's my turn, 67 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 1: I'm just looking to make the best of all my opportunities. 68 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 1: That in the gun, Connor do his left slot right 69 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:42,600 Speaker 1: throw it for the end zone. Is taught for a touchdown? 70 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:46,240 Speaker 1: What a crap by Eric Ebraun took it away from 71 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:49,680 Speaker 1: the defender at scored man. That is a thick play 72 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:53,560 Speaker 1: in this football game. The photo of your touchdown made 73 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:55,600 Speaker 1: the wall leading into the locker room. I saw you're 74 00:03:55,640 --> 00:04:02,840 Speaker 1: pretty excited about that. All the same, Oh, was that 75 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 1: your first photo on that wall? And did you already 76 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 1: get a copy? So I didn't even know we did that. 77 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 1: And then week one, I'm like all these people on 78 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:12,200 Speaker 1: this wall, you know what I'm saying, And I think 79 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:15,880 Speaker 1: it's pretty dope like because it forces you to want 80 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:17,360 Speaker 1: to be a part of that. You know, it's you're 81 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:19,960 Speaker 1: you're walking into the building and you're seeing you know, 82 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:23,159 Speaker 1: you you see t J. Watt and you see cam Or, 83 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 1: you see being throwing a touchdown, you see Juju catching one, 84 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:28,400 Speaker 1: and like the first week and I'm like, dang, I 85 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:31,440 Speaker 1: didn't even know we did this. So it motivates you 86 00:04:31,440 --> 00:04:34,760 Speaker 1: to want to be that game change play that they 87 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:36,839 Speaker 1: put on the wall. It's it's dope, man. I think 88 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 1: it's I think it's motivation all week to to be 89 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaker 1: on that wall. You know, so cool. I liked it. 90 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:44,560 Speaker 1: I thought it was a dope idea, so I had 91 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:48,120 Speaker 1: to post it all right. Lastly, Eric, I want to 92 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:50,440 Speaker 1: ask you about Vance McDonald. I'm not sure if you 93 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:53,280 Speaker 1: heard some of the things he said to you about 94 00:04:53,320 --> 00:04:56,440 Speaker 1: you to the media. For example, Um, he said quote 95 00:04:56,680 --> 00:04:58,960 Speaker 1: I told Eric I would rather block all day than 96 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:01,559 Speaker 1: catch one pass. I mean that I lived through Eric's 97 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:04,480 Speaker 1: success in the passing game. If that's all it ever is, 98 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:07,159 Speaker 1: I will be as happy as can be. Also said, 99 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:09,599 Speaker 1: I love watching Eric's success and I will bend over 100 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:12,760 Speaker 1: backwards to make sure that happens each week. Your thoughts, 101 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:18,440 Speaker 1: am I supposed to cry about too? That's my guy, man. 102 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 1: Vance has been an excellent leader for me, um picking 103 00:05:22,839 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 1: up this playbook. You know, he challenges me all the time. 104 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:30,039 Speaker 1: He he understands my abilities and the things that I'm 105 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:32,760 Speaker 1: good at, and uh, he wants to see me succeed. 106 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 1: And honestly, same for him, man, because as as people 107 00:05:36,880 --> 00:05:39,640 Speaker 1: continue to start targeting me, you know, we're digging and 108 00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:42,600 Speaker 1: dunk into Vance. Whether you pay attention to it or not. 109 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:44,520 Speaker 1: You know what, I'm saying that Vince is coming up 110 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:47,520 Speaker 1: with these crucial catches for us because of the amount 111 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:50,720 Speaker 1: of tention that I get, and we were running two 112 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 1: tight end cents, which is really really a boost for 113 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:56,440 Speaker 1: both of us, and man, it's it's it's like a 114 00:05:56,520 --> 00:06:00,240 Speaker 1: dream come true to have you know, another tight then 115 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:04,200 Speaker 1: as humble and as as you know into the game 116 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:06,960 Speaker 1: as you are, Um, and we work so well together 117 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:09,080 Speaker 1: so as well. Man, I'm happy to be here for 118 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:12,200 Speaker 1: Vance because his success and my successes is each other's 119 00:06:12,200 --> 00:06:13,640 Speaker 1: success because at the end of the day, we're just 120 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:15,960 Speaker 1: trying to be the best tight end unit we can be. 121 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:18,920 Speaker 1: We're not looking for individual accolades or anything. We just 122 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:22,280 Speaker 1: we just want to win. So if however we can 123 00:06:22,279 --> 00:06:25,240 Speaker 1: help each other and bounce bounce our greatnesses off each other, 124 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:28,800 Speaker 1: we're gonna win. I was gonna say. On defense, we 125 00:06:28,839 --> 00:06:31,599 Speaker 1: talked about Button t J being this awesome tandem. Do 126 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:33,640 Speaker 1: you Advance look at each other kind of as a 127 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:38,280 Speaker 1: tandem on the offensive side. Yeah, yeah, they're just they're 128 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:40,839 Speaker 1: just the defensive version of us and we're the offensive 129 00:06:40,920 --> 00:06:42,760 Speaker 1: version of it. Let's just do that. I like that 130 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:48,200 Speaker 1: what's the nickname gonna be? I don't know. We need 131 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:54,880 Speaker 1: to find us a name. We'll figure it out dominance first, Okay, 132 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:57,360 Speaker 1: all right, Eric, thanks for your time. Really appreciate it. 133 00:06:57,520 --> 00:06:58,000 Speaker 1: Thank you.