1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,600 Speaker 1: So were you supply throw by Darren or would you 2 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:04,840 Speaker 1: expect it or what? You know. 3 00:00:04,880 --> 00:00:07,280 Speaker 2: I wasn't really sure what he was gonna do. You know, 4 00:00:07,920 --> 00:00:09,639 Speaker 2: any time he was here, you know, he was super 5 00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 2: focused and locked in, So I wasn't sure what he 6 00:00:12,520 --> 00:00:14,480 Speaker 2: was gonna do. But I'm happy for him, and I'm happy. 7 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:23,320 Speaker 2: Uh he's happy with good season, gon do. Just focusing 8 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:25,320 Speaker 2: on what I need to do to get better. Uh. 9 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:26,800 Speaker 2: You know, of course I was stayed in touch with 10 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 2: him to make sure he was good, and he stayed 11 00:00:29,080 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 2: in touch with me make sure I was good. So, 12 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:32,640 Speaker 2: like I said, he's always been a great teammate to me, 13 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:34,680 Speaker 2: and so I just focused on stuff that I need 14 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:36,680 Speaker 2: to do to work on. And you look at the 15 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:40,960 Speaker 2: position now, given the fact you're you know, drafted theo 16 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:43,920 Speaker 2: Johnson and the tight end room overall, Oh yeah, I 17 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:45,400 Speaker 2: think we still have a lot to do and a 18 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:47,720 Speaker 2: lot to grow from. But you know, we're taking steps 19 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:50,040 Speaker 2: every day and we're getting better every day. And uh, 20 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:52,319 Speaker 2: you mentioned the you know, a great young kid. He's 21 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 2: coming in and go to help our team get better. 22 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:55,760 Speaker 1: Dan, a big put a lot on your plate in 23 00:00:55,760 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 1: the first couple of years. Have they told you they're 24 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:00,320 Speaker 1: going to streamline your role moving forward, or are they 25 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:01,840 Speaker 1: going to continue to ask you to do all the 26 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 1: things that they pass. 27 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:05,480 Speaker 2: Have to do the same stuff. You know, whatever they 28 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 2: need me to do, I'm gonna do change. I wouldn't say, 29 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 2: you know, as you know, it's probably a question for them, 30 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:13,840 Speaker 2: But I'm just gonna do anything they they want me 31 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 2: to do. You know, they want me to step my 32 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:16,760 Speaker 2: hand the dirt or go out and catch a pass, 33 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:21,640 Speaker 2: I'm gonna do what thing I'm gonna do. Shara and everybody, 34 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 2: So you do this year? 35 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:27,000 Speaker 1: What did you do? What did you get great? Oh? 36 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:29,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean this year I've been focusing broad running 37 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 2: stuff more. You know, of course I needed to step 38 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 2: up in every area of my game, but yeah, I've 39 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:37,120 Speaker 2: just been kind of focusing on the pass side of 40 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 2: the game and uh, taking taking strides that way, and 41 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:41,679 Speaker 2: also taking steps in the run game as well. 42 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 1: When you broke down your season individually last year and 43 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 1: then went into the offseason, did you kind of have 44 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 1: a checklist of things that you you felt like you 45 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 1: needed to work on differently than maybe what you did 46 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 1: year one a year two. 47 00:01:56,400 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, I just think getting on the same page of 48 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:00,280 Speaker 2: the quarterback, you know, with the with this, if we 49 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:02,200 Speaker 2: had the adversity we kind of faced last year. It 50 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:04,560 Speaker 2: was kind of a mix of stuff that that myself 51 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 2: needed to be I guess, more locked in on where 52 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 2: guys were at and kind of just communicating with whoever 53 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 2: was coming in, you know, whether it was a new 54 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 2: right tackle, new left tack, or whatever. It was just 55 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 2: kind of staying on top of that, but really just 56 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:17,600 Speaker 2: taking steps in my game. Like I said, you know, 57 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:19,760 Speaker 2: taking steps forward in the past game in the right name. 58 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:22,639 Speaker 1: I know you're not an excuse maker, but maybe you're 59 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 1: not thinking of David Day last year, but you just 60 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 1: mentioned the idea of going through three quarterbacks and I 61 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:31,160 Speaker 1: think that was fun. How does that affect the tight 62 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:33,440 Speaker 1: end position of the guys who was out there and 63 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 1: all the time moving pieces around you from quarterback to 64 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:39,920 Speaker 1: the line to receiver and everything else. 65 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, like you said, you can't make any excuses when 66 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 2: it comes to that. Every team faces and everybody faces it. 67 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 2: But it is a step, It is a process, and 68 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:49,280 Speaker 2: I think that it just came down to myself being 69 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:51,560 Speaker 2: able to communicate more and being more in tune with 70 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:53,639 Speaker 2: my guys and just being able to you know, lock 71 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:55,480 Speaker 2: into what we need to do and how we need 72 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:57,360 Speaker 2: to do it, whether who's no matter who's in, but 73 00:02:57,440 --> 00:03:00,880 Speaker 2: being on the same page and obviously you know, a. 74 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:03,200 Speaker 1: Main target in the passing game. You know, whatever happened 75 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:05,160 Speaker 1: last year with his injuries and the whole passing game 76 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:06,679 Speaker 1: is what happened last year. 77 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 2: Do you feel you can be a bigger part of that? 78 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 2: You know? 79 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 1: Is that something that you you've shown that at times 80 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:14,240 Speaker 1: you feel that there's more there for you. 81 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm ready to take a step, you know, I'm 82 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:17,919 Speaker 2: ready to take a step and do whatever they need 83 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 2: me to do and do it better. You know what 84 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:21,880 Speaker 2: I'm saying, Just anything anything they want me to do. 85 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:23,720 Speaker 2: I want to take a step and get better at 86 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:25,679 Speaker 2: it and make sure that they you know, build this 87 00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:27,919 Speaker 2: trust and confidence that we've been doing the last couple 88 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:30,080 Speaker 2: of years. But take another step in that, take another 89 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 2: step and growing. I mean, you see what what tight 90 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 2: Ends could do, and so you can you know, I'm 91 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 2: not you know, I mean, do you. 92 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:39,640 Speaker 1: Think this team with you can can be bad? You know, 93 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:41,840 Speaker 1: can be a dynamic you know we have all the weapons, 94 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 1: but that you can be a dynamic and pass catching. 95 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 2: Absolutely, Yeah, we have already very competitive tight end room, 96 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:49,120 Speaker 2: and I think as a whole tight end room and 97 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:51,040 Speaker 2: including myself, I think we could take that step and 98 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 2: be competitive with any tight end room in the league. 99 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 2: What's holding me back physically right now? I know this 100 00:03:57,040 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 2: holds me back physically, you know, just kind of staying 101 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 2: staying locked in men and you know, watching a steal 102 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 2: grows and cage grows. Sorry, you mean you're just getting there, 103 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 2: just giving you rest. I wouldn't say rest, just kind 104 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 2: of like letting, letting feel kind of grow and giving 105 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 2: given more mental growth to like THEO and Cage and 106 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:17,520 Speaker 2: everybody to take a step as a whole tight end 107 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 2: room instead of just just my stuff taking over. Real, Yeah, what. 108 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:23,480 Speaker 1: Did you observed last summer? But Darren and what enabled 109 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:25,800 Speaker 1: him to be such a weapon last summer? Oh? 110 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:28,240 Speaker 2: Well, I mean he's he's just an athletic guy, you know, 111 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:31,400 Speaker 2: super athletic freak, that you unicorn guy that no matter 112 00:04:31,440 --> 00:04:33,839 Speaker 2: what age he's gonna be, he's gonna be that guy. 113 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 2: But what we took away from him, you know, like 114 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:37,280 Speaker 2: I said it, being a great teammate is just how 115 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 2: he approached the game. And you know, I think that's 116 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:40,600 Speaker 2: what we took as as a tight end room and 117 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:43,400 Speaker 2: especially myself just taking how he did things off the 118 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 2: field and focused and how he kind of learned and 119 00:04:45,200 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 2: soft football. It's the biggest things we took. 120 00:04:46,760 --> 00:04:49,400 Speaker 1: Away from him kind of like week to help you 121 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:52,080 Speaker 1: guys in the sense that he major a lot of attention. 122 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:55,839 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's a great player, you know, you see making 123 00:04:55,839 --> 00:04:57,320 Speaker 2: a lot of players out here. He's he's a great 124 00:04:57,320 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 2: player in a great athlete, and I think he's going 125 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 2: to be a huge, huge health of our team core. 126 00:05:04,080 --> 00:05:07,479 Speaker 2: You this core overall can be productive in your mind, absolutely, Yeah. 127 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:08,839 Speaker 2: Like I said, we have still have a lot to do, 128 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 2: but which we're taking the right steps in the right 129 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 2: progress to grow and I think we're we'll be there.