WEBVTT - Jaguars Happy Hour: Wednesday, December 18 0:00:00.720 --> 0:00:05.320 Celebrating twenty five years of Jaguar's football. It's interceptate like 0:00:05.519 --> 0:00:07.920 Peterson's got He's on the run of the outside the 0:00:08.000 --> 0:00:17.560 five touch down, Mike Pearson. It is Wednesday, December. This 0:00:17.760 --> 0:00:23.640 is Jaguars Happy Hour. Jaguars Happy Hour is presented by 0:00:23.680 --> 0:00:28.720 the Fields Auto Group and now former bat Boy apprentice 0:00:28.800 --> 0:00:38.040 to MC hammer, Jay Pace Shadrick. Welcome in Jaguars Happy Hour, 0:00:38.159 --> 0:00:42.519 President by the Fields Auto Group. My name's J. P. Shadrick. 0:00:42.640 --> 0:00:45.199 His name is John Osier. Thank you for being with 0:00:45.280 --> 0:00:47.960 us today. Here's what's coming up on the program. Falcons 0:00:48.000 --> 0:00:53.040 Week is underway. Yes, it is Jags and the Falcons 0:00:53.080 --> 0:00:56.840 coming up Sunday in week sixteen in Atlanta locker room 0:00:56.920 --> 0:01:00.480 reaction to the nfl p A letter. We'll hear from 0:01:00.520 --> 0:01:03.800 some guys today, including Abrey Jones, who had some notable 0:01:03.840 --> 0:01:07.000 comments that are exclusive to this show in just a 0:01:07.000 --> 0:01:11.160 few moments. In fact, Chris Conley in studio. I'm sure 0:01:11.200 --> 0:01:13.000 that topic will come up with him as well, and 0:01:13.080 --> 0:01:17.280 his two touchdowns in Oakland last week. And players to watch. 0:01:17.319 --> 0:01:21.280 We will pick players that you should watch on Sunday. 0:01:21.440 --> 0:01:25.959 That's all coming up. Hi, John, how are you Budd Hi, 0:01:26.200 --> 0:01:29.920 James Patrick, that's not the second ones, right, Um, this 0:01:30.040 --> 0:01:32.839 is um the eventful day obviously after all the news 0:01:32.959 --> 0:01:35.800 of the last day or so, the first time in 0:01:35.840 --> 0:01:38.160 the locker room hearing from these guys, and I think 0:01:38.240 --> 0:01:40.200 there were some notable comments from a bunch of different 0:01:40.200 --> 0:01:44.000 guys today, Yeah, there were, and autom were candid and uh, 0:01:44.120 --> 0:01:47.800 you know the fine thing, the NFL p a thing, 0:01:47.880 --> 0:01:51.720 it's it's it's a separate thing from what's going on 0:01:52.840 --> 0:01:55.160 inside the locker room. I think, thank you saw in 0:01:55.200 --> 0:01:58.600 Oakland after that game. These guys are playing for each other, 0:01:58.640 --> 0:02:01.400 they're playing hard. It's not acting what's going on on 0:02:01.440 --> 0:02:04.960 the field, but it's it's it's a huge issue off 0:02:05.000 --> 0:02:08.440 the field, and uh, you know it's going to be 0:02:08.600 --> 0:02:11.680 a topic I think until the end of the season 0:02:11.720 --> 0:02:14.800 when the organization says here's what we're doing going forward. 0:02:15.120 --> 0:02:19.000 At that point, I assume more big players, shot, con 0:02:20.160 --> 0:02:23.880 higher ups, etcetera, etcetera, will address it at some point. 0:02:24.040 --> 0:02:25.920 I think the feeling right now is now is not 0:02:26.040 --> 0:02:27.919 the time, even though it feels like a lot of 0:02:27.919 --> 0:02:29.519 people that it would be the time. But in terms 0:02:29.600 --> 0:02:32.959 of the team and getting this season done, it feels 0:02:33.000 --> 0:02:35.280 like Hey, we're not talking about right now. We're gonna 0:02:35.280 --> 0:02:38.520 talk about when when they feel it's appropriate. I feel 0:02:38.520 --> 0:02:41.359 like that's where we are. I would say, probably address 0:02:41.400 --> 0:02:44.399 it publicly. I'm sure there's addressed behind the scenes. Yeah, 0:02:44.440 --> 0:02:48.760 that question, I mean, you've got to hear from spinding 0:02:48.760 --> 0:02:52.000 out here something down. I get the need to do that, 0:02:52.480 --> 0:02:55.880 but uh, you know, I would assume the thought is, hey, 0:02:56.440 --> 0:02:58.840 let's not take anything more than we have to away 0:02:58.840 --> 0:03:01.640 from what's going on in the field by creating, you know, 0:03:02.600 --> 0:03:05.480 more buzz by us saying something. Let's let it play out, 0:03:05.520 --> 0:03:09.600 and I will address it when again, they feel it's appropriate. Uh. 0:03:09.680 --> 0:03:11.960 I assume that's where they're at. Let's hear from head 0:03:11.960 --> 0:03:15.040 coach Doug Morone. He got it started today and in 0:03:15.160 --> 0:03:18.640 his opening comments discussed what everybody was going to ask 0:03:18.639 --> 0:03:20.840 about anyway. You know, I made a conscious decision that 0:03:20.880 --> 0:03:22.760 I wasn't going to get myself wrapped up in this 0:03:23.080 --> 0:03:25.480 to learn everything about it to be able to speak 0:03:25.520 --> 0:03:29.280 about it. Um. But I do will tell you this 0:03:29.440 --> 0:03:32.440 that you know, I'm focusing on, you know, getting this 0:03:32.480 --> 0:03:35.840 team ready, trying to play, trying to you know, show 0:03:35.920 --> 0:03:40.520 that I'm deserving of a job. I mean that's the truth. Um, 0:03:40.560 --> 0:03:44.360 and that's where my focus is. And like I said before, 0:03:44.400 --> 0:03:46.800 if if things happen at the end and I have 0:03:46.920 --> 0:03:48.840 time to look into it and find it, shoot, you 0:03:48.840 --> 0:03:50.520 guys know, I'll stand up here and I'll answer all 0:03:50.560 --> 0:03:53.280 your questions on it. But right now that that that's 0:03:53.320 --> 0:03:58.640 not my focus. I'm trying to save, save, save everyone, 0:03:59.680 --> 0:04:02.040 you know, the players on the coaches. I thought Doug 0:04:02.080 --> 0:04:06.200 Maron was was very very good today when addressing all this, 0:04:06.280 --> 0:04:09.280 because every question in the press conference after this opening 0:04:09.280 --> 0:04:13.440 statement except for one, was about the p A letter Today. Well, 0:04:13.480 --> 0:04:17.400 and I think most people who watched this show follow 0:04:17.480 --> 0:04:20.120 this team extensively, so they they know that Doug has 0:04:20.160 --> 0:04:22.800 been put in a situation to talk about a lot 0:04:22.839 --> 0:04:25.480 of things this year that he really didn't have a 0:04:25.480 --> 0:04:29.440 whole lot of control over. So that has been an issue. Um. 0:04:30.120 --> 0:04:34.920 I think what Doug said about his focus, Uh, maybe 0:04:34.960 --> 0:04:36.839 some people who follow it casually may look at that 0:04:36.839 --> 0:04:38.479 and say, well, obviously he's talked to people about it. 0:04:39.480 --> 0:04:42.599 You know, Doug, really, from the time of game ends 0:04:42.640 --> 0:04:46.440 to the time the next game ends, is the plate 0:04:46.600 --> 0:04:50.240 is full for a head coach. I do believe him 0:04:50.279 --> 0:04:54.920 when if he had spent Monday and Tuesday in meetings 0:04:54.960 --> 0:04:57.280 trying to talk to people and quote unquote get to 0:04:57.320 --> 0:05:00.800 the bottom of something. Regarding this well, all of a sudden, 0:05:00.839 --> 0:05:04.760 that's a huge chunk of his percentage of of pie time, 0:05:04.800 --> 0:05:09.240 if you will, um spent on this issue. That doesn't 0:05:09.720 --> 0:05:14.120 do any players or coaches any good. So, while I'm 0:05:14.200 --> 0:05:18.040 sure there are conversations going on elsewhere around the building, 0:05:18.080 --> 0:05:21.280 people aren't involved in game day operation or in the 0:05:21.320 --> 0:05:24.920 preparation for a game. I believe Doug when he says, Hey, 0:05:24.920 --> 0:05:26.760 you know, I've only got so many hours in a 0:05:26.880 --> 0:05:29.200 day to sit in a meeting and try to get 0:05:29.240 --> 0:05:36.359 to the bottom of something that happened whenever I I 0:05:36.400 --> 0:05:38.800 do believe him when he says that would take so 0:05:38.960 --> 0:05:41.080 much time away from what he's trying to get at it. Again, 0:05:41.080 --> 0:05:42.560 we're not really talking about the issue that people want 0:05:42.560 --> 0:05:44.760 to talk about. But as the quote we just played 0:05:44.800 --> 0:05:49.600 from Doug, any question, he's telling you up front how 0:05:49.640 --> 0:05:51.680 he's approaching it. All right, Well, we'll hear from some 0:05:51.720 --> 0:05:53.040 guys in the locker room coming up in just a 0:05:53.040 --> 0:05:55.560 little bit, including Avery Jones and a J boy. 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Well, you can be on as long 0:08:43.000 --> 0:08:46.040 as you ten minutes. It's your show. Hi, Chris, what's up? 0:08:46.320 --> 0:08:47.920 What's going on? You know, it's good to be here 0:08:48.400 --> 0:08:54.000 again today after when it's a great thing. It's always 0:08:54.040 --> 0:08:58.880 a good feeling to be here and joined by none 0:08:58.920 --> 0:09:03.840 other than my co walker, the man himself, Ah, the 0:09:03.840 --> 0:09:07.440 Great White Hope. As they say, I appreciate you having me. 0:09:07.600 --> 0:09:09.959 Good to have you here, man, welcome in. Thank you. 0:09:10.360 --> 0:09:12.920 We heard a lot about this show. Have you have 0:09:12.960 --> 0:09:17.400 you really? The word spreads I think maybe been on 0:09:17.520 --> 0:09:20.240 from Andrew. Yeah, we've been on a lot of guys. 0:09:20.480 --> 0:09:22.040 There's been a lot of guys in our receiver room 0:09:22.040 --> 0:09:24.760 have been on healing. Cole is adamant that he won't 0:09:24.760 --> 0:09:27.319 come on. He walked away from you when you were 0:09:27.320 --> 0:09:29.640 trying to bring him in. Yeah, I probably asked Helan 0:09:30.760 --> 0:09:34.640 probably five different occasions to what she said no and 0:09:34.720 --> 0:09:38.280 just literally walked off from me and not said another 0:09:38.280 --> 0:09:41.600 word the rest of the day. Remember that I was involved. 0:09:41.840 --> 0:09:44.760 That's probably or it might be me. It might just 0:09:44.800 --> 0:09:47.240 be me. So I don't know. We'll find out. We'll 0:09:47.280 --> 0:09:51.240 find out, or we won't. We probably won't. And you 0:09:51.280 --> 0:09:52.640 know what, the sun is gonna come up in the 0:09:52.640 --> 0:09:55.480 east even if he didn't come on the show. That's true, 0:09:56.000 --> 0:09:59.800 that's hope. So let's start with the big news this week, 0:10:00.000 --> 0:10:02.800 the players Association and the letter that came down the 0:10:02.920 --> 0:10:05.080 first time to get in the locker room today to 0:10:05.200 --> 0:10:08.280 hear from you guys. What was your reaction when you 0:10:08.360 --> 0:10:14.640 saw that? Chris? Um, Wow, you guys are really going 0:10:14.679 --> 0:10:21.200 for it today. First question, UM, that is A. That's 0:10:21.200 --> 0:10:25.240 a that's a very tough situation. And Uh, I have 0:10:25.360 --> 0:10:29.520 to be really honestly careful about how I answer this. Um. 0:10:29.559 --> 0:10:33.840 Some of the things in that report are not exactly 0:10:33.880 --> 0:10:38.120 surprising to me. Um, if I'm being completely honest. Uh, 0:10:38.200 --> 0:10:41.120 you know, there are instances and and some things that 0:10:41.120 --> 0:10:43.480 that I've seen and and I've talked to people about 0:10:43.520 --> 0:10:46.320 that have gone on in this building that haven't really 0:10:46.400 --> 0:10:50.400 put the relationship between players and people in the best 0:10:50.520 --> 0:10:53.800 light h personally, speaking from what I've seen and from 0:10:53.840 --> 0:10:55.400 what I've heard from people that I've talked to who 0:10:55.320 --> 0:10:57.560 have been here. Uh, And that's not what you want. 0:10:57.720 --> 0:10:59.880 That's not what you want. You don't want the NFL 0:11:00.040 --> 0:11:03.839 A coming in here and discouraging people from coming to 0:11:04.000 --> 0:11:06.600 this team and and it really helping you out. You know, 0:11:06.720 --> 0:11:11.400 free agency and getting talented players in here is is 0:11:11.640 --> 0:11:15.200 really the lifeblood of NFL teams because you know, the draft, 0:11:15.320 --> 0:11:17.160 you can you can get talent in the draft as 0:11:17.240 --> 0:11:19.760 much as you want, but you every good team has 0:11:19.800 --> 0:11:24.160 to have good vets and and free agency is very important. 0:11:24.200 --> 0:11:26.480 You want to get you know, the vets that you 0:11:26.559 --> 0:11:29.320 want who are good for your locker room to come there. 0:11:29.320 --> 0:11:31.240 But those guys are gonna come there if this stuff 0:11:31.280 --> 0:11:33.240 kind of comes out. And so you know, I've had 0:11:33.240 --> 0:11:37.120 conversations with some people, um about that. You know, I 0:11:37.360 --> 0:11:39.280 had conversations with people when I was on my way 0:11:39.280 --> 0:11:41.360 in here, and they warned me about some of the 0:11:41.400 --> 0:11:43.040 things that have gone on, some of the disagreements that 0:11:43.080 --> 0:11:46.600 players have had and things. And and if I get 0:11:46.600 --> 0:11:49.040 asked questions about that, I have to be completely honest 0:11:49.040 --> 0:11:51.640 because my name is attached to any recommendation that I 0:11:51.720 --> 0:11:54.560 make in this league. And I hold that before I 0:11:54.600 --> 0:11:57.640 hold you know, winning games. You know, I want my 0:11:57.800 --> 0:12:02.120 name and my word to be honest before I tell 0:12:02.200 --> 0:12:05.000 somebody something that's untruthful just to get him here to 0:12:05.040 --> 0:12:07.199 win games. And so you know, they're there are relationships 0:12:07.200 --> 0:12:10.480 that need to be mended, and uh, you know, I 0:12:10.520 --> 0:12:12.959 can't really say anything about how things are dealt with. 0:12:13.080 --> 0:12:15.839 You know, that's getting into territory where I kind of 0:12:15.880 --> 0:12:18.200 gotta wrap up my answer to this, but you know 0:12:18.240 --> 0:12:21.320 it's it's a sensitive subject. It is. That's that's the 0:12:21.360 --> 0:12:23.880 big subject. So thank you for answering the question as 0:12:24.000 --> 0:12:26.680 best as I could. Yes, very good. Let's talk a 0:12:26.720 --> 0:12:29.240 little ball now. I will get to your touchdowns in 0:12:29.240 --> 0:12:31.320 a minute. But you're getting some playing time at wide 0:12:31.320 --> 0:12:34.040 receiver these days. You started on the practice squad have 0:12:34.200 --> 0:12:36.880 moved to the active roster now and to get that 0:12:36.960 --> 0:12:40.719 opportunity is huge. Um. How fun is it each week 0:12:40.760 --> 0:12:43.040 to be out there and ready to roll. I mean, 0:12:43.080 --> 0:12:45.160 it's awesome to be out there with people like Chris 0:12:45.200 --> 0:12:47.120 and Keepening and everyone else in the wide receiver room. 0:12:47.120 --> 0:12:48.640 It's it's an honor to be out there, and it's 0:12:48.679 --> 0:12:51.040 gotta keep grinding a little more than just returning kicks 0:12:51.080 --> 0:12:53.720 down to I mean that which which you know, that's 0:12:53.760 --> 0:12:56.480 obviously a lot of guys break in and special teams 0:12:57.120 --> 0:13:00.680 tell us about the kick return game him though for you, 0:13:01.000 --> 0:13:05.040 and that's kind of been It's been my game since 0:13:05.040 --> 0:13:11.400 college started. Microphone ett, thank you, co host started off. 0:13:12.040 --> 0:13:14.880 Actually my freshman year in college started off doing kick 0:13:14.880 --> 0:13:17.200 return and it's kind of just been my kind of 0:13:17.200 --> 0:13:19.360 my little niche I've been doing and I'm happy to 0:13:19.360 --> 0:13:21.160 help out the team here doing that here too, So 0:13:22.000 --> 0:13:26.400 good stuff. Now you also you're part of the famous 0:13:26.400 --> 0:13:30.320 apartment with I got two roommates. I can't even imagine 0:13:31.120 --> 0:13:34.680 the scene over there. But um, you obviously know Gardner 0:13:34.679 --> 0:13:40.000 and he still remains a topic, are you. I guess 0:13:40.000 --> 0:13:41.720 I tell us a little something about him that maybe 0:13:42.240 --> 0:13:45.200 people don't know, uh, that you can share on the 0:13:45.240 --> 0:13:52.120 air without getting me let me see here, Well there 0:13:52.280 --> 0:13:54.520 was handle what he's going to? Yeah, Well, I mean 0:13:55.400 --> 0:13:57.760 he's I mean, he's what everyone sees him as. You know, 0:13:58.440 --> 0:14:00.000 he's never skipped a beat. He's always been the guy. 0:14:00.040 --> 0:14:01.880 He's always coming in here on Monday's doing film. I 0:14:01.920 --> 0:14:03.760 mean I know you guys always hear the same old things. 0:14:03.840 --> 0:14:05.920 But we do have a little funny story that the 0:14:06.000 --> 0:14:08.280 other night we actually had the cops ended up in 0:14:08.280 --> 0:14:10.760 our apartment room. I guess he he he had a 0:14:10.760 --> 0:14:12.800 little night terr or something. He had a little scare. 0:14:13.480 --> 0:14:15.000 Do we uh, I guess do. We might have been 0:14:15.000 --> 0:14:16.559 talking to the sleep I don't know what was going on, 0:14:16.600 --> 0:14:18.760 but he ended up calling the cops because he thought 0:14:18.960 --> 0:14:21.040 he was getting kidnapped or something. So we had four 0:14:21.040 --> 0:14:22.920 cops in our apartment room. Woke up at three thirty 0:14:22.920 --> 0:14:25.760 in the morning, four cops in our room. So, yep, 0:14:26.120 --> 0:14:28.680 it's a story to remember. No, they actually well, they 0:14:28.720 --> 0:14:31.360 recognized him and shook his hand and stuff, and he 0:14:31.400 --> 0:14:33.680 admitted he called the cops. He messed up, but it 0:14:33.760 --> 0:14:36.680 was pretty it's pretty funny story. And it was Yeah, 0:14:36.720 --> 0:14:38.400 he didn't even look out for us. I had no text, 0:14:38.440 --> 0:14:40.400 no phone call, know nothing from him. He just kind 0:14:40.400 --> 0:14:43.280 of he just called the cops just to protect himself, 0:14:43.360 --> 0:14:45.720 barricaded himself in his room, put his dresser in front 0:14:45.720 --> 0:14:50.000 of the door. He said, I'm not sure where to go. 0:14:52.080 --> 0:14:57.720 Well asked for a story. That's a good one. I 0:14:57.760 --> 0:14:59.920 don't know if that one for a while. All's well, 0:15:00.000 --> 0:15:04.560 although no house, nothing happened, Okay, we're all. He just 0:15:04.640 --> 0:15:08.280 sleep talks. Apparently, he sleep yells. He was saying that 0:15:08.320 --> 0:15:11.000 he was screaming in his sleep, saying like, don't do 0:15:11.040 --> 0:15:12.960 this to me, Like why are you doing this to me? 0:15:13.080 --> 0:15:15.440 He was screaming to the point where Gardner thought there 0:15:15.480 --> 0:15:17.720 was someone in there. And I guess he thought I 0:15:17.760 --> 0:15:19.920 was already dead or something. I don't know. He didn't 0:15:19.920 --> 0:15:23.520 care about me. Yeah, I don't know. It was the 0:15:23.600 --> 0:15:26.920 team psychologists over here, right, we need to get them involved. 0:15:27.360 --> 0:15:30.800 It's been stuff, but it just got a little It 0:15:30.960 --> 0:15:36.240 is interesting. Um. Two touchdowns, two big touchdowns, fourth quarter touchdowns, 0:15:36.440 --> 0:15:40.640 including the game winner with about thirty one seconds to go. Um, 0:15:40.800 --> 0:15:42.720 for everything that had gone on the last month, and 0:15:42.760 --> 0:15:44.960 I have to finally come through getting the end zone 0:15:44.960 --> 0:15:47.080 a bunchet and and and when that football game was 0:15:47.120 --> 0:15:49.360 big for this team. Yeah, you know, UM, I think 0:15:49.440 --> 0:15:52.720 that the biggest thing I took away from this Sunday 0:15:52.880 --> 0:15:55.960 is the difference in the way that the team approached 0:15:55.960 --> 0:15:58.320 the second half this time. Uh. You know, in the 0:15:58.400 --> 0:16:00.680 last couple of weeks, we've been down going into the 0:16:00.720 --> 0:16:05.800 second half and I sensed more of a feeling of 0:16:05.800 --> 0:16:09.880 of guys, you know, saying, hey, this needs to happen. Uh, 0:16:09.920 --> 0:16:12.000 this needs to happen. This change needs to be make 0:16:12.120 --> 0:16:13.880 you need to do this, This need this and that 0:16:13.920 --> 0:16:17.200 and this and that. And rather than just coming in 0:16:17.280 --> 0:16:21.400 and saying, hey, like I believe in I believe in you, 0:16:21.560 --> 0:16:24.280 I believe in this team. We can do this. Just 0:16:24.360 --> 0:16:27.880 settle in, eliminate mistakes, and let's just go play. And 0:16:27.920 --> 0:16:30.120 that's what happened this weekend. There was more of a 0:16:30.800 --> 0:16:33.720 you know, on offense, we said, hey, the defense is 0:16:33.760 --> 0:16:36.520 playing great, let's just go out there, settle in, eliminate 0:16:36.560 --> 0:16:39.000 the mistakes, and let's just go play. Man, let's just 0:16:39.000 --> 0:16:41.240 go play and we'll get back in this thing. And 0:16:41.320 --> 0:16:43.520 that change in and of itself and allow guys to 0:16:43.560 --> 0:16:46.240 go out there and play freely, not press and we 0:16:46.360 --> 0:16:49.000 got the results that we wanted. Is that something? And 0:16:49.040 --> 0:16:51.640 ipably kind to phrase this, but you've never really been 0:16:51.640 --> 0:16:53.640 through a season like this. Again, the city you had 0:16:53.680 --> 0:16:58.000 success every year. Uh so the teams you were on 0:16:58.120 --> 0:17:01.160 never really had to learn they had to learn how 0:17:01.200 --> 0:17:05.640 to win. Um My, my rookie year, we lost five 0:17:05.720 --> 0:17:09.359 games early in the season and it was a pretty 0:17:09.440 --> 0:17:14.119 low place. And in those games, we lost a number 0:17:14.160 --> 0:17:18.240 of them by three or less points, uh, you know, 0:17:18.440 --> 0:17:21.920 one possession games, and we lost them early at the 0:17:21.960 --> 0:17:23.520 beginning of the season. And there was a time where 0:17:23.560 --> 0:17:26.840 we came in and we had a team meeting and 0:17:26.960 --> 0:17:29.240 everyone was told to look in the mirror and you know, 0:17:29.320 --> 0:17:32.679 really just evaluate themselves and what they wanted the season 0:17:32.720 --> 0:17:37.040 to be. And we came out, you know, the next week, 0:17:37.359 --> 0:17:40.440 and and we put together a game and we won 0:17:40.560 --> 0:17:43.760 something like the game this weekend, and and we had 0:17:43.760 --> 0:17:46.360 a couple of those games where we just were behind, 0:17:46.560 --> 0:17:48.840 but we found a way, found a way to win, 0:17:49.000 --> 0:17:52.520 and we began to build this confidence and not only confidence, 0:17:52.520 --> 0:17:55.399 but this trust for each other and in the locker 0:17:55.520 --> 0:17:59.840 room to where we rattled off eleven straight wins after that, 0:18:00.359 --> 0:18:02.680 you know, ten in the regular season and then one 0:18:02.720 --> 0:18:05.399 in the postseason. And people will say, oh, you know, 0:18:05.480 --> 0:18:07.359 that was just this great team, and you guys know, 0:18:07.560 --> 0:18:10.560 really the team learned how to win going through those 0:18:10.600 --> 0:18:13.520 adverse times. And I think that's really what this team 0:18:13.560 --> 0:18:15.280 is learning how to do. A majority of the NFL 0:18:15.320 --> 0:18:17.760 games are won by a possession or less, and so 0:18:17.840 --> 0:18:21.320 you have to find a way when you know stuff 0:18:21.400 --> 0:18:23.240 is hitting the fan and when all the chaos is 0:18:23.280 --> 0:18:26.199 going on, to really quiet things down and really go 0:18:26.320 --> 0:18:29.199 back to the fundamentals and not freak out and do 0:18:29.320 --> 0:18:31.439 something differently. And this team is learning how to do 0:18:31.520 --> 0:18:33.679 that right now. All right, this is the time of 0:18:33.720 --> 0:18:36.520 the show where we invite you guys to ask each 0:18:36.520 --> 0:18:39.000 other some questions and well, we don't need another another 0:18:39.040 --> 0:18:42.000 story from the apartment before. I don't know if you 0:18:42.119 --> 0:18:44.280 top that last one, but you got any questions for 0:18:44.359 --> 0:18:50.159 Chris's got to step up at this point. Yeah, I 0:18:50.160 --> 0:18:56.159 guess you're gonna go surfing today today. I probably won't 0:18:56.200 --> 0:18:59.000 go today. I don't know what the forecast looks like today. Uh. 0:18:59.040 --> 0:19:04.600 And then other that practice tomorrow. I don't like to 0:19:04.600 --> 0:19:08.280 go before we have rough days of practice. Um, because 0:19:08.320 --> 0:19:12.520 although I'm not taxing my legs, I do to surf 0:19:12.600 --> 0:19:15.560 for a very long time. You know, some some surfers 0:19:15.560 --> 0:19:17.960 go out there and they'll do an hour session, hour 0:19:18.000 --> 0:19:21.080 and a half. I probably average three and a half hours, 0:19:21.720 --> 0:19:23.440 three and a half hours out in the water. Yeah, 0:19:23.480 --> 0:19:26.840 I I overdo it every time. But um, I think 0:19:26.880 --> 0:19:29.520 that's just me being an endurance athlete. I just kind 0:19:29.520 --> 0:19:32.040 of just stay out there and forget track of time 0:19:32.080 --> 0:19:37.280 getting Are you surfer surfing not just fishing that's just 0:19:37.320 --> 0:19:39.760 a little yeah, no surfing. There's not much surfing on 0:19:39.800 --> 0:19:43.200 the goal. It's pretty pretty flat. We'll get much opportunity, 0:19:43.200 --> 0:19:44.879 maybe a little skinboarding. But so if you had a 0:19:44.960 --> 0:19:47.320 chance here to to get out, you know, That's what 0:19:47.440 --> 0:19:50.560 I was talking to him today to Fish. Yeah, yeah, 0:19:50.600 --> 0:19:52.159 I've had a chance of fish. It actually brought us 0:19:52.160 --> 0:19:54.360 out all the rookies. We did a little charter. It's 0:19:54.359 --> 0:19:56.920 pretty cool. And then I know the nutrition is Steve 0:19:57.200 --> 0:20:00.119 Fish is a good amount. So looking to look with 0:20:00.160 --> 0:20:02.360 him one of these off days too, so very nice, 0:20:02.640 --> 0:20:07.040 love it. What do you got for him? Uh? Michael 0:20:09.920 --> 0:20:13.720 and yeah. In this first year, you've seen a lot 0:20:13.760 --> 0:20:17.560 of stuff gone um on the field, off the field, 0:20:17.560 --> 0:20:20.920 in the building. What have you been able to take 0:20:20.960 --> 0:20:26.760 away from this season the good the bad? Uh, in 0:20:26.840 --> 0:20:29.960 the games, on the field, practice squad to active roster. 0:20:30.320 --> 0:20:33.280 What have you been able to take away? What is 0:20:33.280 --> 0:20:38.640 different about the NFL than what you thought going in? Honestly, 0:20:39.320 --> 0:20:43.399 coming in, Um, I was used to you know, Boston 0:20:43.400 --> 0:20:46.679 College was I don't know, coaches kind of had a 0:20:46.760 --> 0:20:49.520 big I don't know. I don't know how to explain it. 0:20:49.720 --> 0:20:52.399 Coaches were had a lot of control over the players 0:20:52.440 --> 0:20:55.359 obviously in college, and here it was just a little 0:20:55.400 --> 0:20:57.720 it was a little different for me realizing that players 0:20:57.760 --> 0:20:59.480 can kind of, you know, do what they do what 0:20:59.520 --> 0:21:01.800 they want at times, you know what I mean. Coaches 0:21:01.800 --> 0:21:04.120 don't necessarily have to stay over everything the player wants 0:21:04.160 --> 0:21:06.720 to do or can do. And just seeing that here 0:21:06.960 --> 0:21:08.680 and I'm sure that happens all across the league too, 0:21:09.240 --> 0:21:11.320 and just seeing that and in the building and stuff, 0:21:11.359 --> 0:21:15.399 and just understanding that was definitely a big, little difference 0:21:15.400 --> 0:21:17.080 for me from college of the NFL. A little bit 0:21:17.080 --> 0:21:20.439 of an adjustment of being a pro having kind of 0:21:20.440 --> 0:21:22.960 have more take ownership. You gotta be a professional, you 0:21:23.000 --> 0:21:26.000 gotta be a problem. It's all about, yeah, handle stuff 0:21:26.040 --> 0:21:31.640 you're on. Do you see the paion? Can you see 0:21:31.720 --> 0:21:34.399 rookies like Michael So, I mean, is it sort of 0:21:34.400 --> 0:21:36.880 a pattern that they go through in terms of they 0:21:36.880 --> 0:21:39.119 get in their wide eyed and by the end of 0:21:39.119 --> 0:21:41.760 the season, Oh, I get it, the rockie wall, but 0:21:41.840 --> 0:21:44.359 the rookie growth. It's first the rocky wall, for sure. 0:21:44.440 --> 0:21:47.160 I think I think the rookie wall is real, But Uh, 0:21:47.600 --> 0:21:49.960 you know, I think there there is a pattern and 0:21:49.960 --> 0:21:53.480 and uh that people have to go through coming into 0:21:53.480 --> 0:21:56.679