1 00:00:01,320 --> 00:00:03,080 Speaker 1: First of all, I know where I'm at, I know 2 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:05,720 Speaker 1: my teammates, I know the guys that I'm working with, 3 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:08,880 Speaker 1: and I get a chance to work with them, so 4 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:11,480 Speaker 1: that's a major plus. And then I don't have to 5 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:15,920 Speaker 1: deal with the whole draft process that combined. I'm done 6 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:18,639 Speaker 1: with it. I'm focused on getting myself better and getting 7 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 1: my team better. So I love it. Whatso you take 8 00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:26,400 Speaker 1: aways from last year watching your whole season play out 9 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:30,960 Speaker 1: to where you want to get better at going into Yeah, 10 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:33,479 Speaker 1: my takeaways were just that I know I can get 11 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:36,520 Speaker 1: a lot better. I feel like I had an okay season. 12 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: People tell me I did good, like going home. It's 13 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:41,239 Speaker 1: always going to be people and get ear telling you, 14 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:43,199 Speaker 1: oh you did this. I was you had such a 15 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:46,599 Speaker 1: great season. But for me personally, it was just I 16 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:49,880 Speaker 1: know there were there's a lot of room for improvement, 17 00:00:50,440 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 1: and it was just getting the getting the gym, go 18 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 1: to work, get in the lab, and just get ready 19 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:57,120 Speaker 1: to come back for a year two and make it 20 00:00:57,160 --> 00:01:00,080 Speaker 1: an even better year. There a part of this you 21 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:02,480 Speaker 1: can weary. You felt the game so downful, you didn't 22 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 1: feel like a rookie anymore. Oh yeah, it definitely slows 23 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:09,399 Speaker 1: down when you first get out there, especially those first 24 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:13,200 Speaker 1: couple of games after the preseason, it's like, Okay, this 25 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:15,880 Speaker 1: is an NFL. I'm playing against the guys that I 26 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:18,600 Speaker 1: watched on TV growing up, Like these are these are 27 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:21,360 Speaker 1: the guys. So you just have to take that little 28 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 1: of desment period to realize that you actually made it 29 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:27,479 Speaker 1: and you're actually out there on the field. But after 30 00:01:27,560 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 1: you get past that, you realize that it's just it's 31 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:31,560 Speaker 1: the same bang you've been playing as a kid. You 32 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 1: just go out there, you just gotta run a hit, 33 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:37,039 Speaker 1: and it's the same thing. It don't change your reaction 34 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:43,320 Speaker 1: to the open trader. I mean I was I understood 35 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:47,120 Speaker 1: that teams are going to be different people. They're always 36 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:51,320 Speaker 1: moving parts, moving pieces, and every team is different. Even 37 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:53,320 Speaker 1: in college you come to a team, your team is 38 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 1: never gonna be the same. So I understood that there's 39 00:01:56,640 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 1: a business. But I mean, that's so that's the guy's upstairs. 40 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 1: I'm just gotta make sure I step into my role 41 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 1: and play the best role I can. When you look 42 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 1: at this defense, though, I mean a lot of the 43 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:12,680 Speaker 1: pieces who played big roles last year gone. I mean 44 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 1: you're sitting there going into this season saying what do 45 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 1: we have. I guess people on the outside I think that, 46 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:22,040 Speaker 1: but I know what we have. I'm in the locker room. 47 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:25,799 Speaker 1: I'm in the them with these guys, especially coming back. 48 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 1: That's that's why it's so good to get back, get 49 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:30,840 Speaker 1: back in the building with the guys, just to see that, 50 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:34,640 Speaker 1: like everybody's been working, nobody really took time off to think, 51 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:37,639 Speaker 1: oh what do we what do we have on defense? Yeah, 52 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:40,240 Speaker 1: we lost a couple of guys and they went different places, 53 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:43,639 Speaker 1: but we still have the guys in the locker room 54 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:45,560 Speaker 1: that we have to work with. That's not gonna say 55 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:48,120 Speaker 1: so We're gonna work with what we got. You look 56 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:53,360 Speaker 1: at this year, Um, it's year two. It didn't it 57 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:57,800 Speaker 1: doesn't matter what happened during the offseason with players or whatever. 58 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:00,520 Speaker 1: Coming into year two for me is going to be big. 59 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:03,520 Speaker 1: It's a big jump. Just because you're not a rookie anymore. 60 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:05,239 Speaker 1: You know what to expect, you know what you have 61 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:08,560 Speaker 1: to work on from last year. And I mean that's 62 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:12,080 Speaker 1: it really when you look, when you look at the roster, 63 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 1: you guys, resumes and things, it's not a lot of 64 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:18,079 Speaker 1: not a lot of NFL sacks coming back. Yeah, you 65 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 1: know what, I mean and the guy that had the 66 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:23,200 Speaker 1: motional trade away. Do you think that is an issue 67 00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:24,920 Speaker 1: on this team? Do you think it can be solved 68 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:28,080 Speaker 1: internally or um? Are you anxious to see what they 69 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:29,840 Speaker 1: do in the draft and maybe bring some help in 70 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 1: that regard. I mean, there are a lot of NFL sex, 71 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:36,840 Speaker 1: and if we bring somebody in the draft, that won't 72 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:39,200 Speaker 1: increase the amount of NFL sacks we have on the 73 00:03:39,240 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 1: team either, So I mean, it's it doesn't really matter. 74 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 1: I don't think about stuff like that. I just think 75 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:47,760 Speaker 1: about getting myself better and how I can make my 76 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:51,120 Speaker 1: team better. Sacks are gonna come. I mean, I feel 77 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 1: like sacks are a thing that people like over analyze 78 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:57,840 Speaker 1: or like to look at a lot. But if we 79 00:03:57,920 --> 00:04:00,360 Speaker 1: play defense the way we're supposed to play it, fast 80 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 1: and hard, we have our guys on the back end 81 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 1: plane and have us playing on the front, it's gonna come. 82 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:09,120 Speaker 1: Everything will fall into place. So I'm not worried about 83 00:04:09,160 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 1: and trying to add sex to the team. It's gonna come. 84 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 1: So you guys have a there's a young nucleus here 85 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:20,039 Speaker 1: with you and b J obviously coming off rookie years. 86 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:23,680 Speaker 1: Dalvin's only answer his third year, is that group, from 87 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:27,960 Speaker 1: what you know about each other, ready to be not 88 00:04:28,080 --> 00:04:31,040 Speaker 1: just a group that's young talent, but can be relied 89 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:35,800 Speaker 1: upon to kind of lead this defense a little bit. Yeah, definitely. Um, 90 00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:38,919 Speaker 1: Like you said, we have young guys on the team, 91 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:40,760 Speaker 1: but all of us are willing to work. All of 92 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:43,599 Speaker 1: us are ready to work and take take the team 93 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:48,039 Speaker 1: by the league. Like there's a team for people that 94 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:50,359 Speaker 1: are looking for leaders, and we just gotta step up 95 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:53,640 Speaker 1: and be the leaders. So I don't I don't question 96 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:55,840 Speaker 1: that we can. It's just we gotta go out there 97 00:04:55,880 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 1: and do it. So you said, this is your second year, 98 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:02,799 Speaker 1: not a book anymore the last it's something that James 99 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:06,080 Speaker 1: Betchen expressed you that now you're not a book anymore. 100 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:07,840 Speaker 1: I mean, you know you have to expand your all 101 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 1: over look at the ball. Oh yeah, I think he 102 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:12,480 Speaker 1: told me that a couple of games into the season 103 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:16,520 Speaker 1: last year. So that rookie title, I mean, it's a 104 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:20,640 Speaker 1: it's a mindset really, honestly, like the rookie wall all 105 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:23,440 Speaker 1: that being a rookie as a mindset. If you come 106 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:25,920 Speaker 1: in here and you work, and you have the mindset 107 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 1: that you've been doing this, you've been playing football the football. 108 00:05:29,080 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 1: Like I said it, football doesn't change. The sport is 109 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:34,039 Speaker 1: gonna stay the same. But it's just the amount of 110 00:05:34,080 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 1: knowledge you game. If you can game more knowledge over 111 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:40,240 Speaker 1: a shorter period of time, then go for it. That 112 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 1: rookie period doesn't have to be too long and you're 113 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 1: too it's a big step for me. I'm not I'm 114 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:49,760 Speaker 1: not even close to a rookie after last year. When 115 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:52,279 Speaker 1: you look at yourself, what did you say, I've got 116 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 1: to be bigger, I've got to be fast. What did 117 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 1: you see and what did you do to get there? 118 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:01,920 Speaker 1: Definitely thought I could add a couple more pounds, ask 119 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:06,160 Speaker 1: some more strength, um as speed, But like that that 120 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:08,159 Speaker 1: comes with the game, that comes with time, that comes 121 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:11,760 Speaker 1: with experience. Um it's no big rush. I feel like 122 00:06:12,480 --> 00:06:15,600 Speaker 1: there are things I can improve on and just like 123 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:19,160 Speaker 1: first step, just trying to finish better, just finishing at 124 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:22,800 Speaker 1: the quarterback. But that just comes with drill work and 125 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 1: I feel like I did that in the off season 126 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:27,200 Speaker 1: and I'm gonna keep working on it. And that's something 127 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:29,480 Speaker 1: you gotta just stick to. It doesn't change whether it's 128 00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:32,599 Speaker 1: year one or year two, year five. It's something that 129 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:34,520 Speaker 1: if you keep working on it, you get better at 130 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 1: it and events you worked with kind of on your 131 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:43,320 Speaker 1: craft in the off season. Um, not really, Um, I 132 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:47,159 Speaker 1: really worked on just like I said, gaining strength, um 133 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:50,560 Speaker 1: dan and muscle. Just talking to the guys that I 134 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:53,800 Speaker 1: talked to, you, if you work on your thing, if 135 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:56,760 Speaker 1: you stick to your move and just stick to what 136 00:06:56,839 --> 00:06:59,520 Speaker 1: you do, it'll even it'll work. So just don't try 137 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:01,960 Speaker 1: to do too much. And that's the main takeaway I 138 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:03,840 Speaker 1: got from talking to guys that have been in the 139 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:05,920 Speaker 1: league that I've done, what I've done, what I'm trying 140 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:06,200 Speaker 1: to do.