1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:05,280 Speaker 1: Guys can ask opening up for questions. 2 00:00:05,640 --> 00:00:09,080 Speaker 2: The last two days, two days previous, the seven interceptions 3 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:12,840 Speaker 2: off of your starting quarterback, What were you guys doing 4 00:00:13,200 --> 00:00:17,239 Speaker 2: defensively to create those kind of takeaways? 5 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:21,600 Speaker 1: We always stress the ball, it's always everything like that's 6 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:22,680 Speaker 1: hugely what it is. 7 00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 2: I mean. 8 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:25,560 Speaker 1: But as far as like scheme, we're just every day 9 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:27,760 Speaker 1: is just work hard, get better. I mean that's really it, 10 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 1: taking it day by day. There's no outlandish scheme or 11 00:00:31,360 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 1: anything like that. It's just being detailed in what we do, 12 00:00:34,120 --> 00:00:36,840 Speaker 1: and that's playing hard, playing physical, violent, you know, having 13 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:38,879 Speaker 1: that speed and communication that we have to have. And 14 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:40,640 Speaker 1: then it's just executing. But the main thing is our 15 00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 1: guys are just competing every day. Just work hard, get better. 16 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:46,919 Speaker 1: That's that's your focus every day. Then stuff like that 17 00:00:46,960 --> 00:00:49,200 Speaker 1: works out and you get the ball because you're executing 18 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:52,640 Speaker 1: and you know, you create some confusion up front, you know, 19 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 1: with guys in his face and everything just rushing coverage 20 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 1: ties together. So it's just about the work and you know, 21 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 1: guys made plays. We got guys are making plays and 22 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 1: that's important. 23 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 2: Your early impressions and through the defensive tackles you have 24 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:08,200 Speaker 2: Collins and Elliott there. 25 00:01:08,880 --> 00:01:11,479 Speaker 1: It's been great. I mean, the whole group's been really 26 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:13,959 Speaker 1: fun to work with and watch and see how they work. 27 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 1: And you know, Elliott is so exploded, he's so powerful, 28 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:20,560 Speaker 1: and you know he's got some movement too, but he's explosive. 29 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:22,399 Speaker 1: He's so big, he's a lot bigger than you think 30 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:24,479 Speaker 1: you stand next to him, and he does a very 31 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:28,120 Speaker 1: powerful hands and and you know, Malik is very dynamic, 32 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:30,600 Speaker 1: moves really well, but he also has that power too. 33 00:01:30,600 --> 00:01:32,679 Speaker 1: And you're seeing that from hard Grave and from from 34 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:35,560 Speaker 1: Kevin and Kalia and really all those t y I mean, 35 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:38,640 Speaker 1: just the whole group. You're seeing them compete and you know, 36 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:41,760 Speaker 1: seeing those explosive dynamic you know, guys that we like 37 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:44,399 Speaker 1: that can move but also have power, and it's just 38 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 1: it's fun to watch them all compete. Your role in 39 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 1: the hip hop Hip Hop Tackle, do you guys have 40 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 1: to coach guys up on that or how do you 41 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:01,800 Speaker 1: approach that? Watch some stuff on it. I think we'll 42 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 1: address it in the future probably at some point. 43 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 3: I often talked about the leaps that a player can 44 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 3: make from year one to year two. You've got a 45 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:16,640 Speaker 3: lot of your two defenders under you. What do you 46 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 3: tell them when their rookie season is over and they're 47 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 3: going into the off season about you know, what to 48 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:25,720 Speaker 3: do in the off season and to come in, you know, 49 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 3: having made that leap. 50 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 1: I think a lot of it is just it's just 51 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 1: a comfort thing. I vividly remember even myself, like from 52 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 1: year one to year two, just jogging on the field 53 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 1: that second year. It's just it's nine and day difference 54 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:41,679 Speaker 1: just in where you were at. You just played college, 55 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:45,640 Speaker 1: you had bowl game, you trained for this combine and stuff, 56 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 1: and then it was like a full year and then 57 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:49,919 Speaker 1: now you learned what it was to be a pro. 58 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 1: And really it's about being in the system, being in 59 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 1: the building. It's like, I'm not a student athlete anymore. 60 00:02:56,120 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 1: I'm a professional football player. So you've already kind of 61 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:01,080 Speaker 1: have your system, so there's a comfort level. You've got 62 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 1: plans in place, You've got people around you who you 63 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 1: trust as far as teammates and coaches and staff. So 64 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:08,640 Speaker 1: I think it's more of it's a comfort level that 65 00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:11,080 Speaker 1: they learn, and a lot of guys it's you know, 66 00:03:11,240 --> 00:03:13,919 Speaker 1: just being around you know, these veteran guys that can 67 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 1: help them as well. But for us, it is it's 68 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:18,680 Speaker 1: about Okay, here's where you were. How good can you be? 69 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 1: Because a lot of time you see them start to 70 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:23,960 Speaker 1: ascend during that first year anyway, So it's like, okay, 71 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:26,359 Speaker 1: let's see the jump and you just challenge them. 72 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:30,720 Speaker 3: Like the two second year linebackers, Graham and Winters both 73 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:33,520 Speaker 3: had nice place today, I mean, and you've seen that 74 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 3: leap from from both of them. To talk about where 75 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 3: each of. 76 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 1: Them meet absolutely, I mean, d winners play fast. So 77 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 1: when you and so does Jalen. The way to play 78 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 1: fast is to know what you're doing and to feel 79 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 1: comfortable in that, and then you're anticipating it. You got 80 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 1: to learn a whole new system. You know, it's totally 81 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 1: different in college. There's a lot of differences and then 82 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 1: the details of what we do. So it's understanding the 83 00:03:55,680 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 1: differences in the offenses and then understand the details of 84 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:01,040 Speaker 1: the defense. And once you start to ask that, it 85 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:03,240 Speaker 1: starts to become second nature and your brain's not slowing 86 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 1: you down. Then you can see that speed and you 87 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 1: can fully cut it loose. And that's where they're at. 88 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:10,120 Speaker 1: They're taking that jump, both of them. It's cool. 89 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 4: A lot of the nickel stuff last year, So you 90 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:16,800 Speaker 4: work with Demo a lot. Fred Corner saying last year 91 00:04:16,839 --> 00:04:20,559 Speaker 4: that the guys that can play in the same game 92 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:24,279 Speaker 4: outside of insight are really rare. Yeah, are they for? 93 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:26,720 Speaker 4: First of all, and what enables Demo to do that? 94 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:30,800 Speaker 1: It is hard, it's tough, it's rare to it happens 95 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 1: so fast inside, and then you have to have a 96 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:35,240 Speaker 1: different skill set in there as far as just the 97 00:04:35,320 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 1: tackling and being able to all right, we're playing this coverage, 98 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:41,800 Speaker 1: you know this Stone coverage. Now I'm playing it inside. 99 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 1: It's different. You have different run fits. You've got to 100 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:45,719 Speaker 1: get your run passory and then you've got to be 101 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 1: able to man up outside where their space and that 102 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:50,480 Speaker 1: guy can work. So it is impressive that he could 103 00:04:50,480 --> 00:04:52,240 Speaker 1: do it. Not a lot of guys can, especially in 104 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:55,479 Speaker 1: the game. But that's something we like our guys that 105 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:59,039 Speaker 1: have versatility. You know, it teaches you a lot. And 106 00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:01,440 Speaker 1: then also add to you know, who we can have 107 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:03,479 Speaker 1: up and you know you've got to be prepared for 108 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:06,039 Speaker 1: that too based on positions. You know, just like we 109 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 1: talked about last time, I think with you know, Gross 110 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:11,600 Speaker 1: Matos having the inside pass rush versatility, you know, it's 111 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:15,560 Speaker 1: big for your team. Really talk about. 112 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:20,559 Speaker 3: Ronaldo Green, He's give me a shot. 113 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 2: There. 114 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 1: I'm happy with the progress. I mean he's picking it 115 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:26,479 Speaker 1: up quick. He's again same thing as Demo. We're working 116 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 1: him inside and outside. We're doing that with a few guys. 117 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 1: He's doing good, really good. 118 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:35,040 Speaker 2: If Staley is going to be in the booth from. 119 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:36,799 Speaker 1: Games, yeah, he's going to be upstairs. 120 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 4: The biggest challenge for you in this promotion and becoming 121 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:45,200 Speaker 4: the defensive course you're having that top spot. 122 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 1: I think it's you just your days different now you 123 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:51,960 Speaker 1: have different responsibilities. So it's just you know, planning that out, 124 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:55,720 Speaker 1: working through it and just understanding that all right, I'm 125 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:58,880 Speaker 1: I'm charge of my staff and the entire defense and 126 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:00,800 Speaker 1: what we want to look like. These are the changes 127 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:02,600 Speaker 1: I may want to do. This is how I want 128 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:05,360 Speaker 1: today to look, and these are how I want everyone 129 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:07,840 Speaker 1: to coach a position and you know, do certain things. 130 00:06:07,880 --> 00:06:11,240 Speaker 1: I'm the final say really on that. And you know, 131 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:12,880 Speaker 1: it's just been fun. You know, once you get to 132 00:06:12,920 --> 00:06:15,279 Speaker 1: the games, it's you know, making the calls and but 133 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:17,800 Speaker 1: it's really the preparation. It's the preparation of the week 134 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:20,400 Speaker 1: and the off season and training camp. It's been really 135 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:26,840 Speaker 1: really fund. 136 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:26,400 Speaker 4: Is there a certain dynamic of the relationship. 137 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:28,120 Speaker 2: You and Fred kind of be on the same tape, 138 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 2: so we can I don't know what's your relationship. 139 00:06:30,880 --> 00:06:32,840 Speaker 1: With Yeah, Fred, it's good, it's good. I mean, he's 140 00:06:32,839 --> 00:06:35,360 Speaker 1: a great guy. It's I mean, he's really really smart. 141 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:38,680 Speaker 1: He knows every part of this defense. He understands. So 142 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:40,720 Speaker 1: I do like to talk through what I'm thinking on 143 00:06:40,760 --> 00:06:44,040 Speaker 1: certain things, and you know, while we're doing something today 144 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:48,200 Speaker 1: and tomorrow, and so the keep developing the relationship and 145 00:06:48,279 --> 00:06:52,960 Speaker 1: talking through that with him has been good. So earlier 146 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:57,320 Speaker 1: this week said the defensive the society pretty much one 147 00:06:57,440 --> 00:06:59,640 Speaker 1: practice on Monday, and then it seems. 148 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 3: Kind of the same happen yesterday. 149 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:03,720 Speaker 1: What's the reason for that? I I don't know. I 150 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:05,360 Speaker 1: was talking about this with some of the coaches. I 151 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:08,599 Speaker 1: don't know if it's the standard of and now my 152 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:12,160 Speaker 1: mindset always I never I don't really think of it 153 00:07:12,200 --> 00:07:14,080 Speaker 1: like that. I always feel like I see what we 154 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:16,280 Speaker 1: can be, so I f I don't feel like we're 155 00:07:16,320 --> 00:07:19,880 Speaker 1: just winning the day like you say, I expect to 156 00:07:20,520 --> 00:07:22,240 Speaker 1: be like that, and we have a great offense, and 157 00:07:22,360 --> 00:07:24,120 Speaker 1: I see the problems they give us too, and it 158 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:26,720 Speaker 1: makes us better and I enjoy when they have something 159 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:29,680 Speaker 1: that gives us trouble cause it challenges us to think 160 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:31,920 Speaker 1: and to play better, and I just know where we 161 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 1: can be. So it's, you know, win the day, whatever, 162 00:07:34,440 --> 00:07:36,400 Speaker 1: do we get better? That's all I care about really 163 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:38,640 Speaker 1: that day, Like did we work hard, did we get better? 164 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:41,120 Speaker 1: Did we finish? Did we play with that speed violence 165 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:43,400 Speaker 1: and finished that we Really it's about that every day. 166 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:49,920 Speaker 4: Emo was talking about strategizing with Staley and some of 167 00:07:49,920 --> 00:07:51,440 Speaker 4: the things that he's taught am already in terms of 168 00:07:51,520 --> 00:07:54,920 Speaker 4: percentages and window looks. I think on a radio interview 169 00:07:55,040 --> 00:07:57,800 Speaker 4: even said he was like the defense of Kyle in 170 00:07:57,880 --> 00:08:00,920 Speaker 4: terms of knowing strategies to be in your position and 171 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:05,360 Speaker 4: have an offensive strategist and a defensive strategist of that caliber. 172 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:06,120 Speaker 4: What's that like? 173 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:08,680 Speaker 1: It's great, Like I said, it's been great having them here. 174 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:10,080 Speaker 1: I mean, he's really smart, he's got a lot of 175 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 1: experience and stuff like that. 176 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:12,320 Speaker 2: It's huge. 177 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 1: You know, it's been awesome. Thank you.