1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:04,120 Speaker 1: Uh, coach, you guys are playing Justin Herbert this week. Um, 2 00:00:04,600 --> 00:00:06,840 Speaker 1: he's put up some pretty good numbers so far this year. 3 00:00:07,160 --> 00:00:09,119 Speaker 1: Uh what have you seen from here on tape? And 4 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:13,440 Speaker 1: how impressive have you been with his play so far? Yeah, 5 00:00:13,440 --> 00:00:20,480 Speaker 1: he's impressive. Um. You know, a very talented player. Um. No, tall, 6 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:23,200 Speaker 1: sees things well, has a good arm, can certainly make 7 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:30,840 Speaker 1: all the throws. Um. Athletic, definitely escaped the pocket. Um. Smart, 8 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:34,920 Speaker 1: They you know, do do a number of things the 9 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:41,880 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage. UM, seeing check plays audible against pressure. Um, 10 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 1: you know, change plays against you know, check of me 11 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:49,320 Speaker 1: types of situations. Um. So you know it looks like 12 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:52,320 Speaker 1: he's Uh, it's like he's gonna be a good quarterback 13 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 1: for a long time. A lot to work with and uh, 14 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 1: I know he's a smart, hard working kid, that Blake's 15 00:00:58,240 --> 00:01:00,280 Speaker 1: football and I'm sure he will continue to get better 16 00:01:01,080 --> 00:01:03,840 Speaker 1: as he has this year throughout the course of the season. 17 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 1: He's you know, improved from the early games that I've watched. 18 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 1: And like I said, as there's a lot of good 19 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 1: skill players to work with, good tight end, good backs, 20 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:22,440 Speaker 1: good receivers. So he's a that's a good player. Were 21 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:24,399 Speaker 1: you able to spend much time with him in the 22 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:32,440 Speaker 1: pre draft process this year. Oh yeah, we we evaluated, um, yeah, 23 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 1: we evaluated him. I think he's got all the like 24 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:39,120 Speaker 1: I said, all the tools, and I think he saw 25 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 1: that at um yeah, at Oregon, even in the Bowl game. 26 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 1: You know he's he did did about all he could 27 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 1: do and did it well. Hey, thanks, you're welcome. Next question, 28 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 1: Like Casey, I think you called them may but I 29 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:09,360 Speaker 1: couldn't quit here. You were a little garbled. Uh build, um, 30 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:13,360 Speaker 1: but what are the h what are the challenges in 31 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:16,240 Speaker 1: the midst of the pandemic and everything you guys have 32 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:20,520 Speaker 1: to go through of trying to set up logistically a 33 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:23,400 Speaker 1: crip like this to to not only play two games, 34 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:25,960 Speaker 1: but to stay out there and have all of the 35 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 1: all of the things that you need to to be 36 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:35,960 Speaker 1: effective while you do it well. The you know, the 37 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:39,640 Speaker 1: bulk of our travel plans are done. Um, when the 38 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:45,559 Speaker 1: schedule comes out, you know you have to secure transportation 39 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 1: and um particularly hotels and all that. I mean, you 40 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:52,120 Speaker 1: know you can't I can't wait until the week before 41 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 1: the game to set that up. So those things are 42 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:58,360 Speaker 1: done well in advance, and then you know, sometimes details 43 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 1: get ironed out um, you know, based on the size 44 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:07,560 Speaker 1: of the travel party, or you know, there's a time 45 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 1: schedule change and so forth, worked that out with the 46 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:15,680 Speaker 1: with the flight and the hotel. But I'd say for 47 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:20,040 Speaker 1: the most part, over the years, and even including this year, 48 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 1: I'd say that you know, ninety ninety five percent of 49 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 1: all that is done you know, well in advance of 50 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:32,200 Speaker 1: the trip, and then with an occasional exception here or there, 51 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:35,520 Speaker 1: you know, there's there's five percent that's left to do 52 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 1: during the the actual week of the travel eletic to 53 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 1: you know, some logistical change that might occur or something 54 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:51,320 Speaker 1: that you know pops up. So really that's that's all 55 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 1: that's all been taken care of. And you know, we 56 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:57,240 Speaker 1: when we've made the travel arrangements back in the spring, 57 00:03:57,320 --> 00:04:00,480 Speaker 1: we were in a similar I mean we were down 58 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:04,160 Speaker 1: with COVID back then too, so it wasn't like this 59 00:04:04,240 --> 00:04:07,480 Speaker 1: was unexpected. It was all you know, talked about then. 60 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:10,680 Speaker 1: But for the most part, our travel this year has 61 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:15,880 Speaker 1: been been then fine, has been an issue. They're not 62 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:18,960 Speaker 1: there is there anything with with finding practice facilities and 63 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:23,600 Speaker 1: so forth where you're to have facilities available to you 64 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:26,039 Speaker 1: where you're bringing that many people onto whether it's a 65 00:04:26,080 --> 00:04:29,279 Speaker 1: college campus or something else, that becomes that much more 66 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:32,719 Speaker 1: challenging to find somebody willing to willing to host you 67 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 1: for that stretch. Yeah. Again, we went through that last spring, 68 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 1: and um, I don't had a better problem. I think 69 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:49,760 Speaker 1: next question everys our fault back Phil Perry, hey coach 70 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:52,480 Speaker 1: on Sunday, you guys got the two big returns, and 71 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:56,200 Speaker 1: obviously Adrian's interception as well. I just wanted to forward 72 00:04:56,240 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 1: how critical it is to set your offense up with 73 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:06,800 Speaker 1: some favorable feel position, shorter fields and things like that. Yeah, 74 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:11,600 Speaker 1: I mean that's always, um, it's always something you want 75 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:15,320 Speaker 1: to do to create play good, complimentary football. And you know, 76 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:18,599 Speaker 1: the units helping each other out given the defense field 77 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:21,640 Speaker 1: position defense and special teams trying to create field position 78 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 1: for the offense and then the offense taken advantage of 79 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 1: it when we when we get it. So, um, you know, 80 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 1: we've turned them all over no decent amount this year. 81 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:37,359 Speaker 1: We haven't had a lot of return production until last Sunday, 82 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:44,040 Speaker 1: So hopefully that's that'll continue to get that. Um. Even 83 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:46,839 Speaker 1: though we've been close quite a bit this year, we 84 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:51,640 Speaker 1: you know, finally were able to actually realize it Um, 85 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 1: you know against Arizona. So, UM, we'll work hard to 86 00:05:57,680 --> 00:06:01,720 Speaker 1: try to see if we can continue that. Um. But yeah, 87 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:05,520 Speaker 1: the field position, but the offense on the shore field 88 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:16,840 Speaker 1: is that's that's our objective every week. Next question of 89 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:23,640 Speaker 1: Phil Curry all about Eric rud Hey, Bill, just hearing 90 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:25,800 Speaker 1: you talk about Justin Herbert and seeing some of the 91 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:30,080 Speaker 1: success he's had this year. Um, I'm I'm just wondering, 92 00:06:30,120 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 1: from your perspective, do you view rookie quarterbacks or young 93 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:41,280 Speaker 1: quarterbacks as being able to transition to today's professional game 94 00:06:42,279 --> 00:06:45,520 Speaker 1: more quickly than than maybe players at that position have 95 00:06:45,640 --> 00:06:50,000 Speaker 1: been able to in the past. Um. You know, especially 96 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:52,280 Speaker 1: that the top three guys at that position taken in 97 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 1: the last draft of all at varying levels of success. 98 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:57,880 Speaker 1: And so I'm just wondering if that's something you've noticed, 99 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:03,400 Speaker 1: and if maybe that's due in part to some adjustments 100 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:05,880 Speaker 1: that you know, their their coaching staffs have made to 101 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 1: just make them more comfortable from a schematic point of view. Well, 102 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:16,760 Speaker 1: I mean, I think good players are going to have 103 00:07:16,760 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 1: a certain amount of success at every position regardless, but 104 00:07:23,200 --> 00:07:27,480 Speaker 1: that's a big jump in your one, especially at that position. So, UM, 105 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 1: I don't know you'd have to talk to those guys 106 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:33,560 Speaker 1: and see what they think that. It's hard for me 107 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:38,200 Speaker 1: to imagine that they feel like it's an easy transition there, 108 00:07:38,360 --> 00:07:40,280 Speaker 1: they haven't had any problems. I mean, I'd have a 109 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:46,080 Speaker 1: hard time believe in that. So whatever they you know, 110 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 1: do or don't do this year, I'm sure the experience 111 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:53,600 Speaker 1: has been beneficial. Sure they've learned a lot. I'm sure 112 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:58,760 Speaker 1: they'll feel a lot more confident and we'll probably even 113 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:00,880 Speaker 1: better next year and you know, in future years. I 114 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:03,400 Speaker 1: think we've seen that with a number of the young 115 00:08:03,480 --> 00:08:08,120 Speaker 1: quarterbacks here that you know have perform well throughout the 116 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:10,320 Speaker 1: league and the last you know, three or four years 117 00:08:10,320 --> 00:08:16,000 Speaker 1: that you know they've gotten better. So some of them 118 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 1: play their rookie year, some of them didn't. But tough 119 00:08:21,560 --> 00:08:23,600 Speaker 1: position to play. It's a lot to learn, it's a 120 00:08:23,640 --> 00:08:27,560 Speaker 1: lot to process, both on your team and what the 121 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:31,440 Speaker 1: opponents do against you. Like I said, I think good 122 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:36,040 Speaker 1: players will will play their rookie year if they're good players, um, 123 00:08:36,080 --> 00:08:47,560 Speaker 1: but they'll also get a lot better. Thanks. Next question then, 124 00:08:50,640 --> 00:08:54,280 Speaker 1: good morning bill Um. I was wondering with the travel 125 00:08:54,320 --> 00:08:57,559 Speaker 1: out West, are the players going to be required to 126 00:08:58,080 --> 00:09:00,880 Speaker 1: just basically be in their hotel rooms and then go 127 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:04,640 Speaker 1: to the practice facility or are they going to be 128 00:09:04,679 --> 00:09:07,160 Speaker 1: allowed some sort of freedom and if not, how do 129 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:09,439 Speaker 1: you kind of keep them, you know, a little bit 130 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:11,880 Speaker 1: from losing their minds out there if they're they're just 131 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:20,000 Speaker 1: going from field to room every day. All right, Well, 132 00:09:20,040 --> 00:09:26,160 Speaker 1: first of all, we're you know, we're traveling out there 133 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:28,920 Speaker 1: before the Charger game, so won't won't be a whole 134 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:33,800 Speaker 1: lot different than other road trips or you know, the 135 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:38,040 Speaker 1: trip we had a Seattle. Um. You know what happens 136 00:09:38,080 --> 00:09:42,520 Speaker 1: after that is and that's all another conversation. But right now, honestly, 137 00:09:42,559 --> 00:09:46,680 Speaker 1: we're focused on the charters and getting ready for pair 138 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:51,079 Speaker 1: and play them. But I mean, there's there's not a 139 00:09:51,160 --> 00:09:53,400 Speaker 1: lot of difference between this trip and the and the 140 00:09:53,400 --> 00:10:00,840 Speaker 1: Seattle trip, just in terms of time, scheduling and so forth, 141 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:03,520 Speaker 1: other than you know, that was a night game, but 142 00:10:04,880 --> 00:10:07,680 Speaker 1: a lot of the other elements that are are very similar. 143 00:10:07,720 --> 00:10:19,720 Speaker 1: So expressing your fittion followed by Bob so Hey coach 144 00:10:20,080 --> 00:10:23,840 Speaker 1: last week you contained Kylier all rate pretty well? Uh, Swanner, 145 00:10:24,520 --> 00:10:27,760 Speaker 1: was there any particular player you know, Scott team to 146 00:10:27,920 --> 00:10:31,720 Speaker 1: played him last week? Um during the practice and Uh, 147 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 1: this week justin Hubert, He's a totally different type of player. 148 00:10:36,520 --> 00:10:39,920 Speaker 1: How important is it to simulate him well during the 149 00:10:39,960 --> 00:10:42,880 Speaker 1: practice for you tell, you know, to have a great 150 00:10:42,920 --> 00:10:50,440 Speaker 1: game Sunday. Yeah, it's it's UM. You know, that's one 151 00:10:50,480 --> 00:10:57,199 Speaker 1: of the things that we we really UM talk about 152 00:10:57,240 --> 00:11:00,280 Speaker 1: as a coaching staff. And the most important thing in 153 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:02,160 Speaker 1: terms of preparing for a team that we can do 154 00:11:02,320 --> 00:11:07,160 Speaker 1: is is our practice. So trying to get um a 155 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:10,080 Speaker 1: similar look at what our opponent does, UM they're in 156 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:12,560 Speaker 1: their scheme and to get it executed well by the 157 00:11:12,559 --> 00:11:17,760 Speaker 1: practice players. And also to see players that can can 158 00:11:17,800 --> 00:11:19,960 Speaker 1: give us a good a good look at at what 159 00:11:19,960 --> 00:11:24,120 Speaker 1: we're going to see on Sunday. That's that's very helpful. UM. 160 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:29,720 Speaker 1: So you know, sometimes we use a combination of people. Sometimes, 161 00:11:30,440 --> 00:11:32,960 Speaker 1: you know, one one person can sort of fit that. 162 00:11:33,280 --> 00:11:38,960 Speaker 1: Sometimes we use some of our regular players UM on 163 00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:41,600 Speaker 1: on the scout team. You know, they can give us 164 00:11:41,640 --> 00:11:46,480 Speaker 1: a good replication of the type of player that we're 165 00:11:46,480 --> 00:11:48,400 Speaker 1: going to see on Sunday. So be a combination of 166 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:52,280 Speaker 1: all those things, and we'll talk about it. It's one 167 00:11:52,280 --> 00:11:57,120 Speaker 1: of the things we'll talk about today, UM for our practice, 168 00:11:57,160 --> 00:12:00,200 Speaker 1: planning for tomorrow and through the week is you know, 169 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:03,960 Speaker 1: how to divide up the players. Sometimes you might have 170 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:07,680 Speaker 1: one player that could be one of two players and 171 00:12:07,720 --> 00:12:09,600 Speaker 1: then you have to pick out which one you want 172 00:12:09,679 --> 00:12:13,040 Speaker 1: him to be in that type of thing. So each 173 00:12:13,080 --> 00:12:16,199 Speaker 1: each week's a little bit of a different, different conversation. 174 00:12:16,679 --> 00:12:20,199 Speaker 1: At same time, we want to try to give those 175 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:22,840 Speaker 1: players an opportunity to work on things that will help 176 00:12:22,880 --> 00:12:27,760 Speaker 1: them in their position either improve or prepare for the game. 177 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:31,640 Speaker 1: Like if they're backup players, um that you know would 178 00:12:31,800 --> 00:12:34,880 Speaker 1: have a role at our game, not practice squad players, 179 00:12:34,960 --> 00:12:39,480 Speaker 1: then you know, we don't want to necessarily ask them 180 00:12:39,520 --> 00:12:43,080 Speaker 1: to do something that is totally different that wouldn't you know, 181 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:46,280 Speaker 1: help them work on their skills. So it's a great 182 00:12:46,280 --> 00:12:48,920 Speaker 1: it's a great question, and it's really a combination of, 183 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:51,280 Speaker 1: you know, trying to take all those things into consideration, 184 00:12:51,360 --> 00:12:55,280 Speaker 1: plus the overall health and and um, you know, physical 185 00:12:55,280 --> 00:12:58,240 Speaker 1: condition of your team and individual players guys that you 186 00:12:58,320 --> 00:13:01,600 Speaker 1: might want to a little less or there maybe players 187 00:13:01,640 --> 00:13:05,000 Speaker 1: you want to practice a little more. And so it's 188 00:13:05,120 --> 00:13:07,120 Speaker 1: kind of a combination of working all those things out 189 00:13:07,160 --> 00:13:12,520 Speaker 1: and that's it's really a weekly discussion that at times 190 00:13:12,520 --> 00:13:15,800 Speaker 1: can become a daily discussion. You know, on Wednesday, Thursday, 191 00:13:15,880 --> 00:13:18,520 Speaker 1: or Friday based on what you're working on. You know, 192 00:13:18,559 --> 00:13:22,720 Speaker 1: as you go from call it early downs to third 193 00:13:22,720 --> 00:13:26,600 Speaker 1: down to the red area, that could change a little 194 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:30,439 Speaker 1: bit too. So if you get a team like Arizona 195 00:13:30,559 --> 00:13:35,560 Speaker 1: that um maybe had a tendency to use the quarterback 196 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:37,360 Speaker 1: in the running game more in the red area than 197 00:13:37,360 --> 00:13:40,480 Speaker 1: they did out in the field, and that maybe the 198 00:13:40,480 --> 00:13:43,959 Speaker 1: player you used to be that running quarterback is is 199 00:13:44,040 --> 00:13:47,600 Speaker 1: different than than the guy you use, you know, on 200 00:13:47,679 --> 00:13:51,520 Speaker 1: third down. So then it just let's say it's usually 201 00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:57,719 Speaker 1: a combination of people, UM, but it's it's very much 202 00:13:57,720 --> 00:14:00,240 Speaker 1: of a week to week and again even sometimes day 203 00:14:00,280 --> 00:14:08,240 Speaker 1: to day decision. So that's a great question. It's always, 204 00:14:08,559 --> 00:14:11,000 Speaker 1: you know, it's always something we want to try to 205 00:14:11,520 --> 00:14:14,760 Speaker 1: get ahead of and like I said, try to present 206 00:14:14,800 --> 00:14:19,080 Speaker 1: the best look at what our opponents do as we 207 00:14:19,160 --> 00:14:22,200 Speaker 1: can so that the plays in practice have the most 208 00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:30,720 Speaker 1: similarity to what we'll be facing. Thanks, Bill, Yeah, thank you. 209 00:14:30,760 --> 00:14:34,160 Speaker 1: It's a good question. We're running a little long, but 210 00:14:34,160 --> 00:14:47,040 Speaker 1: I'll take one more question Bob Socie's ability to thank you, Stacy, 211 00:14:47,040 --> 00:14:49,680 Speaker 1: Good morning, Bill. I wanted to ask about Kyle Dugger. 212 00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:53,640 Speaker 1: Kyle Dugger's ability to read and react as particularly in 213 00:14:53,640 --> 00:14:56,360 Speaker 1: the running game, and is open field tackling. How much 214 00:14:56,360 --> 00:14:59,920 Speaker 1: of that showed itself when you watched him in college? 215 00:15:00,120 --> 00:15:02,320 Speaker 1: And is that are those things that can kind of 216 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:04,480 Speaker 1: transcend the level of play even though he was playing 217 00:15:04,480 --> 00:15:07,760 Speaker 1: at Division two with those things that were evident when 218 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:10,560 Speaker 1: he was playing at leonor Ryan and you know, we 219 00:15:10,800 --> 00:15:12,920 Speaker 1: we we've seen him get more reps of late and 220 00:15:13,320 --> 00:15:19,480 Speaker 1: showed that ability to be reactive provide the run force. Um. Yeah, well, 221 00:15:19,520 --> 00:15:24,480 Speaker 1: Kyler's Um, you know, it's done a good job those 222 00:15:24,520 --> 00:15:27,640 Speaker 1: things that you've mentioned, Bob, and those tackling has been good, 223 00:15:27,800 --> 00:15:32,160 Speaker 1: physicality has been good, Um, you know, and as he 224 00:15:32,200 --> 00:15:37,280 Speaker 1: gains experiences, recognition and all that, it's improving rapidly. Um. 225 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:43,480 Speaker 1: You know to the earlier question, it's I think I 226 00:15:43,520 --> 00:15:47,200 Speaker 1: talked about this after the draft, but I mean, with 227 00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:51,400 Speaker 1: all due respect, like whoever he tackled at Lenar Ryan, 228 00:15:51,960 --> 00:15:54,600 Speaker 1: whoever he covered it, you know, it's just a lot 229 00:15:54,640 --> 00:15:57,960 Speaker 1: different here. I mean, he never he never tackled Kyler 230 00:15:58,080 --> 00:16:02,920 Speaker 1: Murray or Lamar Jackson or or you know, Drake or 231 00:16:03,400 --> 00:16:05,240 Speaker 1: you know, I mean in any of these guys, Like 232 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:09,600 Speaker 1: there's just just a whole different Now at the Senior Bowl. 233 00:16:10,640 --> 00:16:12,440 Speaker 1: You know, I think you could see you know, it's 234 00:16:12,440 --> 00:16:16,160 Speaker 1: called comparable level of players at a comparable point in 235 00:16:16,160 --> 00:16:19,720 Speaker 1: their career. UM. You know, those matchups. I think we're 236 00:16:19,720 --> 00:16:24,560 Speaker 1: a lot more helpful than UM than the than the 237 00:16:24,600 --> 00:16:27,160 Speaker 1: matchups in college. But you know, in college you could 238 00:16:27,160 --> 00:16:33,760 Speaker 1: see schematically and just from an instinctive UM standpoint, you know, 239 00:16:34,120 --> 00:16:36,720 Speaker 1: him reading quarterback and playing the ball and you know, 240 00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:40,440 Speaker 1: taking angles, and he was certainly a contact player. But 241 00:16:41,160 --> 00:16:44,119 Speaker 1: I would say the level of competition was was dramatically 242 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:49,160 Speaker 1: different the Senior Bowl. UM was a much better was 243 00:16:49,200 --> 00:16:53,680 Speaker 1: a much better evaluation of him against I'm a higher 244 00:16:53,720 --> 00:16:57,320 Speaker 1: calival player than what what we saw in college. And 245 00:16:57,480 --> 00:17:02,040 Speaker 1: I'd say in college the scheme was pretty pretty pretty basic. 246 00:17:02,200 --> 00:17:04,760 Speaker 1: You know, again, at the Senior Bowl, you have NFL coaches, 247 00:17:04,840 --> 00:17:09,440 Speaker 1: you have NFL you know type coverages, NFL type passing game, 248 00:17:09,760 --> 00:17:12,560 Speaker 1: so you know, both in practice and in the game, 249 00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:15,879 Speaker 1: so you get to see two different you know, you 250 00:17:15,880 --> 00:17:17,440 Speaker 1: get to see two different looks at it. You get 251 00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:21,160 Speaker 1: to see the practice look where you know, players are 252 00:17:21,160 --> 00:17:27,000 Speaker 1: practicing against the NFL team that is coaching them, and 253 00:17:27,040 --> 00:17:30,240 Speaker 1: then in the game you get to see him play 254 00:17:30,320 --> 00:17:37,639 Speaker 1: against another NFL style of play, but different from that 255 00:17:37,760 --> 00:17:41,359 Speaker 1: other coaching staff. So it's really uh for a player 256 00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:43,400 Speaker 1: like that, I'd say that, you know, that was a big, 257 00:17:44,160 --> 00:17:47,399 Speaker 1: big opportunity for him and we felt like it, you know, 258 00:17:47,440 --> 00:17:50,639 Speaker 1: gave us a lot of insight into the player. Just 259 00:17:50,680 --> 00:17:52,600 Speaker 1: a quick follow up, is there a certain levels if 260 00:17:52,640 --> 00:17:55,040 Speaker 1: your listeners, I guess everybody has to be fearless playing 261 00:17:55,080 --> 00:17:59,600 Speaker 1: professional football, but you know, especially so in that kind 262 00:17:59,640 --> 00:18:04,399 Speaker 1: of a role. Yeah, well, I mean there's you know, 263 00:18:04,440 --> 00:18:07,679 Speaker 1: there's definitely different at different levels of you know, aggression 264 00:18:07,760 --> 00:18:12,240 Speaker 1: and in physical contact and in play and so forth 265 00:18:12,240 --> 00:18:17,080 Speaker 1: that you know, I think he's and he's definitely shown that. Um, 266 00:18:17,119 --> 00:18:19,560 Speaker 1: I don't think that's ever really been a question. But 267 00:18:19,840 --> 00:18:22,280 Speaker 1: look as you move up in class and move up 268 00:18:22,280 --> 00:18:25,439 Speaker 1: in the caliber competition, it's you know, it's always more 269 00:18:25,520 --> 00:18:28,480 Speaker 1: challenging at the at the next level. So you know, 270 00:18:28,560 --> 00:18:31,919 Speaker 1: we've certainly I've seen a lot of a lot of 271 00:18:31,920 --> 00:18:35,679 Speaker 1: backs here and and you know particularly that you know 272 00:18:35,760 --> 00:18:39,000 Speaker 1: that that's where some of his high compact plays have 273 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:42,600 Speaker 1: come in, whether it's split the pickup or um, you know, 274 00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:45,879 Speaker 1: dealing with blockers and and running backs run of full speed. 275 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:48,480 Speaker 1: You know, we've we've seen a lot of a lot 276 00:18:48,520 --> 00:18:51,040 Speaker 1: of those guys this year, and you know, he seems 277 00:18:51,160 --> 00:18:54,440 Speaker 1: very competitive with them. So I don't think that's that's 278 00:18:54,440 --> 00:19:02,399 Speaker 1: really a question. It's really technique and recognition and but again, 279 00:19:02,520 --> 00:19:05,600 Speaker 1: contact is you know, good technique on contact is a 280 00:19:05,600 --> 00:19:08,720 Speaker 1: lot better than than bad technique on contact. And I 281 00:19:08,800 --> 00:19:12,120 Speaker 1: think that's really the challenge for you know, all players 282 00:19:12,200 --> 00:19:15,040 Speaker 1: is to try to put themselves in a good football 283 00:19:15,080 --> 00:19:17,520 Speaker 1: position where you know you're able to play with you know, 284 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:21,520 Speaker 1: power and strength and and and handle contact, whether you're 285 00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:27,040 Speaker 1: absorbing it, you know, delivering it or defensively trying to 286 00:19:27,520 --> 00:19:30,240 Speaker 1: avoid it, to to get to the to get to 287 00:19:30,240 --> 00:19:32,159 Speaker 1: the run or avoid it or you know, deal with 288 00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:36,119 Speaker 1: it in some way. So being able to to strike 289 00:19:36,280 --> 00:19:43,200 Speaker 1: on the move and being able to defeat um obstacles 290 00:19:43,240 --> 00:19:46,399 Speaker 1: on the move, blockers on the move is it is 291 00:19:46,480 --> 00:19:50,240 Speaker 1: one of the most fundamental parts of football that exists.