1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:04,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, on Eli having his jersey retired on Sunday and 2 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:07,920 Speaker 1: what that means to you. Uh, yeah, I'm I'm excited 3 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:09,600 Speaker 1: with cool to see it would be a cool moment. 4 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:13,480 Speaker 1: Um obviously a legend of this game, a legend of 5 00:00:13,520 --> 00:00:16,880 Speaker 1: this franchise, and um, you know what he represented, how 6 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:20,919 Speaker 1: he played, uh for so long, and UM, you know, 7 00:00:20,960 --> 00:00:23,599 Speaker 1: being able to be with him, Uh, you know my 8 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 1: first year was was a Uh it was awesome for me. 9 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:29,160 Speaker 1: It was a huge opportunity. And uh, it'll be cool 10 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 1: to see him recognize. Uh, just a tremendous opportunity to 11 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:36,800 Speaker 1: learn and to to watch him. Um, to be able 12 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:39,639 Speaker 1: to talk to him and ask him questions, watch how 13 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 1: he went about his work and how he carried himself. 14 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:45,040 Speaker 1: Uh you know, on the field, how he played, how 15 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:48,600 Speaker 1: he prepared, and then off the field in the building, Uh, 16 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 1: dealing with teammates and and uh you know, leading this organization. 17 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 1: And if you don't mind, do you, like, do you 18 00:00:54,600 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 1: talk to Eli after games stone a week or anything 19 00:00:56,680 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 1: like that? What you know, do you guys compare anything 20 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:00,960 Speaker 1: like that? You talk about what he saw you aarnying 21 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 1: like that? Is that the type of relationship you have 22 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:05,800 Speaker 1: with him? Um? We we've we've certainly stayed in touch 23 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 1: and you know, check in every now and then. But um, 24 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:12,520 Speaker 1: you know, he's uh, he's always you know, kind of 25 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 1: been been someone who who's been willing to answer questions 26 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:19,960 Speaker 1: and and um, you know, I think, um, you know, 27 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 1: in his position, he's not in our meetings every day, 28 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 1: and I think he understands that. And um, but like 29 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 1: you said, he's played a ton of football, knows knows 30 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:30,040 Speaker 1: how to play the game, and knows what it's supposed 31 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:32,279 Speaker 1: to look like. So um, you know, he's been helpful 32 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 1: for me. I think. How's he doing in his new gig? 33 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:37,640 Speaker 1: What do you watched at all? You like him? Yeah, 34 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 1: I've watched a little bit of it. Um, I think 35 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:41,479 Speaker 1: it's pretty good. He's pretty funny. He's got some good 36 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 1: one liners and some good uh good commentary. It's been 37 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:47,040 Speaker 1: fun to watch him and Peyton go back and forth 38 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 1: on it. Yet. Uh no, I haven't gotten the invite. 39 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:58,800 Speaker 1: We want. What's the biggest thing you learned from him? Um, 40 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:00,600 Speaker 1: you know, I think it was it was just, you know, 41 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:02,680 Speaker 1: day in and day out, the way he prepared and 42 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 1: the way he carried himself. I think, you know, I 43 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:09,359 Speaker 1: think anyone would expect a guy you know that uh 44 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:12,919 Speaker 1: you know that successful and you know he's uh played 45 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:14,440 Speaker 1: that along on a high level, that that he has 46 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 1: a certain way to prepare and and you know, I think, um, 47 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:19,639 Speaker 1: you know that's expected, but being able to kind of 48 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 1: see it day to day and him go about it, 49 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:24,960 Speaker 1: being able to see him interact with teammates, interact with 50 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:28,520 Speaker 1: people in the facility, with staff members, um, you know, 51 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 1: and and and the leader that he was kind of 52 00:02:30,639 --> 00:02:33,920 Speaker 1: all aspects of of the organization, and um, you know 53 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:43,400 Speaker 1: for this team work, uh consistent, you know, extremely consistent. Um. 54 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:46,839 Speaker 1: You know, he never got bored with doing the uh 55 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 1: you know, the fundamental things on the field, whether it 56 00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:51,960 Speaker 1: was footwork, working on you know, something as simple as 57 00:02:52,320 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 1: you know, a three step drop or a five step drop. 58 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:56,080 Speaker 1: You know, you'd hear him talk about his footwork a 59 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:57,680 Speaker 1: lot and kind of a lot of a lot of 60 00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 1: those things. And I remember that, uh, you know, sticking 61 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:01,959 Speaker 1: with me early on, this is the guy who's played 62 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 1: a lot and he's still focused on you know, day 63 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 1: one fundamentals, um, and you know the little things, little 64 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:10,959 Speaker 1: things were always extremely important, and he was just extremely 65 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 1: detailed and specific and in all this preparation that carried 66 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 1: through to every aspect of his game. Was there any 67 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:20,480 Speaker 1: one piece of advice he gave you when you week 68 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 1: starting week three of your rookie year. Um, yeah, I 69 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:28,440 Speaker 1: think there was a lot. I mean I think, um, 70 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:31,600 Speaker 1: certainly the routine going about the week and preparing. I think, 71 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 1: you know, I was able to see his preparations, so 72 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 1: just talking through um, you know, kind of how he 73 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 1: prepared day by day, the things he looked for, uh, 74 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:45,800 Speaker 1: and how he went about his week existency. And there 75 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 1: were probably a lot of people looking at last week 76 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:51,200 Speaker 1: saying is why can't Daniel be as consistent last week, 77 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 1: you know, every week as he as he played last week? 78 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 1: So I mean, do you look back and say, I 79 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:00,120 Speaker 1: would like that game to be the model of what 80 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:04,160 Speaker 1: I do every week? Uh? Yeah, I mean I think, uh, 81 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:07,440 Speaker 1: every week is different, and uh my goal is to 82 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:09,360 Speaker 1: to prepare as well as I can and play as 83 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:11,960 Speaker 1: well as I can every week. So uh, you know, 84 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:15,120 Speaker 1: try to be prepared and uh ready to go every week. 85 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 1: Is that one of your better games? Though? Um? I don't, 86 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:22,600 Speaker 1: I don't know, I don't think uh judging it that way, 87 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:24,440 Speaker 1: you know, I don't know how productive. That is, we 88 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:27,280 Speaker 1: didn't win the game, so uh, we didn't do enough. 89 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:29,960 Speaker 1: You know, I didn't do enough and didn't make enough play. 90 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 1: So we've got to look at that and uh improve. 91 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 1: What do you look at the film from that game 92 00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:39,440 Speaker 1: of how you played what in particular when wealth and 93 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:43,039 Speaker 1: what did you think maybe we're some areas where you 94 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 1: could have worked on. Um, I think, uh, you know, 95 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:52,320 Speaker 1: I think at times we uh you know, we we 96 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 1: attacked well and and um you know, I kind of 97 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 1: controlled the tempo of the game. I think we uh 98 00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 1: you know, we're to create some explosive plays and some 99 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:05,800 Speaker 1: uh you know, some plays that kept drives moving and 100 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 1: push the ball, you know, down the field a little 101 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:10,600 Speaker 1: bit with some chunks. So I think that was productive. 102 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:12,880 Speaker 1: I think at times, um you know, a couple of 103 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:16,200 Speaker 1: those drives stalled and whether it was penalties or whether 104 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:19,479 Speaker 1: it was negative plays or you know, situations that kept 105 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:23,640 Speaker 1: us from some continuing drives, um, you know, on the fringe. 106 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:26,120 Speaker 1: Uh you know, in some of those spots, we've we've 107 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:28,880 Speaker 1: got to be better in Daniel, do you do you 108 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:32,359 Speaker 1: enjoy the running element, the quarterback running element of the offense, 109 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:34,960 Speaker 1: and do you get into a game differently when it's 110 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:39,040 Speaker 1: going Uh yeah, I I enjoyed that part of the game. 111 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:41,560 Speaker 1: I think, um, you know, that's been a big part 112 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:44,440 Speaker 1: of this system, um, you know, in the past, and 113 00:05:44,880 --> 00:05:46,479 Speaker 1: was you know, part of what we did last year. 114 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:48,920 Speaker 1: So um, I enjoyed that part of the game. And 115 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:52,359 Speaker 1: when those opportunities are there are certainly uh you know, 116 00:05:52,680 --> 00:05:57,720 Speaker 1: look forward to taking advantage of them. So um yeah, 117 00:05:58,600 --> 00:06:02,679 Speaker 1: I think that some people underestimate that part of your game. 118 00:06:03,160 --> 00:06:05,440 Speaker 1: Do you feel like that's the case and do you 119 00:06:05,520 --> 00:06:08,719 Speaker 1: like maybe surprising some people and some defenses who aren't 120 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:11,640 Speaker 1: super familiar with you about your your mobility and your 121 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:15,359 Speaker 1: ability to get away down the field. Uh yeah, you 122 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 1: know whether uh it's hard to tell whether they're surprised 123 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 1: or not. You know, if the if the opportunities there, 124 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 1: you take it. If it's not, you don't. So uh 125 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:26,120 Speaker 1: you know, it's just kind of depending on on how 126 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:30,080 Speaker 1: they're planning and what they're doing, um, defensively and uh 127 00:06:30,320 --> 00:06:32,000 Speaker 1: just trying to take advantage of them. Yeah, you know, 128 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:35,279 Speaker 1: I think the first eight questions or so, we're about 129 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 1: former quarterback here. You know, how hard is it to 130 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:40,240 Speaker 1: that's a tough fact to follow? How hard has that 131 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:44,599 Speaker 1: been for you. Um, yeah, I mean I think it was. 132 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:48,720 Speaker 1: You know, like I said, I think I was. I 133 00:06:48,720 --> 00:06:51,840 Speaker 1: always looked at uh you know, as an awesome opportunity 134 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:54,479 Speaker 1: to be be behind him and be with him for 135 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:57,240 Speaker 1: that year and have that relationship, be able to learn 136 00:06:57,279 --> 00:06:59,600 Speaker 1: from him and look to what what he was able 137 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:02,159 Speaker 1: to do, uh in his time, all he accomplished and 138 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:05,120 Speaker 1: the level that he you know, played at. So um 139 00:07:05,160 --> 00:07:06,680 Speaker 1: you know that's kind of how I how I look 140 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:10,600 Speaker 1: at it, and um, you know, I certainly have a 141 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 1: ton of respect and and uh you know, respect him 142 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:16,920 Speaker 1: and all the accomplished. Do you think you'll do? You 143 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:19,000 Speaker 1: think you'll kind of take a peek at halftime. We'll 144 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:23,280 Speaker 1: try to get out early and see the ceremony. I 145 00:07:23,320 --> 00:07:25,280 Speaker 1: don't know. I mean, halftime is pretty quick, and we've 146 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:27,760 Speaker 1: got to make some adjustments and we've gotta be focused 147 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:30,240 Speaker 1: on what we're doing in the game. So um you 148 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:33,560 Speaker 1: know that's where that's what we'll be focused. Um, you know. 149 00:07:33,640 --> 00:07:38,000 Speaker 1: But but certainly happy for him and certainly uh you know, 150 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:43,640 Speaker 1: well dessert, when I know Joe preaches patience, uh but 151 00:07:43,880 --> 00:07:46,760 Speaker 1: oh into you you've been there before. And three, how 152 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:50,080 Speaker 1: dangerous is the prospect of falling to oh and three 153 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:54,080 Speaker 1: and how big does that make this game? Every game, 154 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:56,920 Speaker 1: every game is big, you know, I think, um, you know, 155 00:07:56,920 --> 00:08:00,120 Speaker 1: it's been uh, you know, I think we were look 156 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 1: at this week and the goal is to win this week, 157 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:04,960 Speaker 1: to be winner o this week. So so that's where 158 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 1: we're focused, um, improving from last week. Obviously we didn't 159 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:10,560 Speaker 1: do what we needed to do to win the game, 160 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:13,400 Speaker 1: so we've got to look at that and uh and 161 00:08:13,440 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 1: make sure we're ready for this week. But our focus 162 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:18,760 Speaker 1: is here on on Atlanta and making sure we play 163 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:19,440 Speaker 1: as well as we can