1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,520 Speaker 1: Hey, James, what do you think of rhad Darius Williams 2 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:05,640 Speaker 1: the rookie corner? Looks like he's getting some meaningful snaps 3 00:00:05,680 --> 00:00:08,640 Speaker 1: and doing some good stuff with him. I think he 4 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:10,600 Speaker 1: has a lot of skill, you know. Um, And now 5 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:14,040 Speaker 1: it's just him getting adjusted to the speed of the 6 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:17,119 Speaker 1: NFL and also learning the system. You know. Once he 7 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:19,320 Speaker 1: learns the system, I think he'd be able to play 8 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:22,960 Speaker 1: even faster. And I know Robinson is not on the field, 9 00:00:23,040 --> 00:00:26,439 Speaker 1: but um, what have you learned about him? Maybe from 10 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 1: the mental side and just as a player so far? Um, 11 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 1: he doesn't talk a whole lot, you know. Um. And 12 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:34,720 Speaker 1: and of course when he's in the meeting rooms, he 13 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:36,199 Speaker 1: doesn't talk a whole lot because he's doing a whole 14 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:38,879 Speaker 1: lot of listening. So I feel like he's very attentive, 15 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 1: you know. He listens a lot, doesn't really talk a lot, honestly, 16 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:44,839 Speaker 1: so it's hard to get a good read on him. 17 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:51,360 Speaker 1: That's it, thanks Shorts, Hey, games. Um, we we hear 18 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:53,599 Speaker 1: all the time about when the pads come on, you know, 19 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 1: what kind of work it's gonna be the offensive and 20 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:58,279 Speaker 1: defensive lineman and how that's going to really help them 21 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:00,760 Speaker 1: For someone like you, who's trying to, you know, perfect 22 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:03,560 Speaker 1: his craft. Once the pads come on, how does it, 23 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:06,280 Speaker 1: um change for you as a cornerback and does it 24 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:09,880 Speaker 1: give you better work? Um? It really doesn't change a 25 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 1: whole lot. I mean because beforehand, when we didn't have pads, UM, 26 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:15,160 Speaker 1: I still had to go out the receiver. And of 27 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 1: course the game is a lot less um physical on 28 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:20,720 Speaker 1: the outside when you're go outing receivers. UM, it's more 29 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 1: about learning route concepts and also just trying to correct 30 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:26,319 Speaker 1: your technique and whatnot. So once the pass get on, 31 00:01:26,360 --> 00:01:28,000 Speaker 1: it real doesn't change a whole lot for d A 32 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:34,959 Speaker 1: dB Jordan's Hey James. Back to Aaron Robinson for a 33 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 1: second and R Darius. I mean, he's on the field. 34 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:42,240 Speaker 1: But how much does it hurt a guy like Aaron too? 35 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 1: You've been a rookie in this league, right, Uh? How 36 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 1: important and how much has it hurt him that he's 37 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:49,680 Speaker 1: not on the field. He's coming off surgery, he's not 38 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:51,960 Speaker 1: on the field and training camp and for a rookie 39 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:55,200 Speaker 1: you would think that this is a really important time. UM. 40 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 1: I feel like it definitely um puts him behind the 41 00:01:57,920 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 1: eight ball a little bit because he's not on the field. 42 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 1: Getting actual visual reps um. But it all depends on 43 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:05,880 Speaker 1: how he learns as well. Like if he learns very quickly, 44 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 1: it's not gonna be a struggle for him at all, 45 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:09,680 Speaker 1: you know, just depending on like how attentive he is 46 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 1: and how much he's willing to learn. What do you 47 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:18,079 Speaker 1: remember about your rookie year training camp, um Man, It's 48 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 1: really a blur because I was trying to keep up 49 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 1: with the speed of the game while also learning the defense. 50 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 1: And I was also with the one so the speed 51 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:27,600 Speaker 1: of the game, everybody out there knew what they were doing. 52 00:02:27,639 --> 00:02:29,920 Speaker 1: I was kind of depending on them to get me 53 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:32,080 Speaker 1: the call and like kind of put me in the 54 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:35,640 Speaker 1: right location and stuff. So it was a big blur. Honestly. 55 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 1: I was just doing a whole lot running around, and 56 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:39,119 Speaker 1: then as I learned the system, it started to slow 57 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:42,240 Speaker 1: down for me. When was that, Like, when when did 58 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 1: you consider that it's slowed down and you learned the system. Uh, 59 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:48,240 Speaker 1: this started slowing down for me like the end of 60 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:51,079 Speaker 1: my second year, third year games. Have you been on 61 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:52,760 Speaker 1: like a little bit of a pitch count the last 62 00:02:52,760 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 1: couple of days And is that just to get other 63 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 1: guys more reps? Because like they know who and what 64 00:02:56,919 --> 00:03:00,120 Speaker 1: you are or or what's the plan there? Just out 65 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:02,639 Speaker 1: of dbs, you know, and it's hard to um get 66 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:05,919 Speaker 1: everyone equal amount of reps. So somebody's about to lose reps. 67 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:08,519 Speaker 1: Um where that's the first group, second group, of third group, 68 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:10,360 Speaker 1: of the fourth group. Somebody has to lose reps And 69 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:13,120 Speaker 1: I guess it's just me right now. Do you not 70 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 1: mind a lighter workload or you kind of like the 71 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:18,079 Speaker 1: kind of guy you just always want to be out there. Man, 72 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:20,239 Speaker 1: even when I have a light workload, I'm still working, 73 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:21,680 Speaker 1: you know when it comes to special teams and it 74 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 1: comes to individuals. So I'm still getting my reps in. 75 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:26,960 Speaker 1: If it's not physical, it's gonna be mental um And 76 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 1: I'm cool with either one. You know, it just depends 77 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:32,399 Speaker 1: on whatever coach wants me to do. Lastly, I wanted 78 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 1: to ask you to um, you know, what do you 79 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:38,120 Speaker 1: think of yesterday's running and the punishment after the brawl 80 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 1: and uh, you know, how do you think the players 81 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 1: are responding to it? When you get when you do 82 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 1: something that's going harm the team, and especially like doing 83 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:49,080 Speaker 1: the game like it's gonna provoke a penalty, you know 84 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:51,119 Speaker 1: it's gonna be consequences behind that, and I just saw 85 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 1: him as that was our consequence. Our consequence was the 86 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:56,600 Speaker 1: run and do push ups. Um. And of course, like 87 00:03:56,640 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 1: the physical part, Um that happens as football is a 88 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:03,200 Speaker 1: physical game. Um, you know it's it's a physical game. 89 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 1: You know that sometimes that happens, Thanks all, James. I know, 90 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:12,960 Speaker 1: cornerbacks defensive backs are usually pretty competitive amongst each other, 91 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 1: whether it's who's the fastest, or who's the strongest, or 92 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 1: who is the you know, most interceptions. Do you guys 93 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 1: are wondering if you guys compete to seeing who's the smartest? 94 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:23,640 Speaker 1: I mean, seems like this defense takes a lot of 95 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:27,000 Speaker 1: uh mental mental power to to kind of get a 96 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:29,120 Speaker 1: handle on. Do you do you guys keep track of 97 00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:31,520 Speaker 1: you know, who's who's answering the most questions, who seems 98 00:04:31,560 --> 00:04:35,000 Speaker 1: to have the biggest grip on the playbook. Yeah, it's 99 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:36,960 Speaker 1: hard to kind of judge who's the smartest when you're 100 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:38,640 Speaker 1: in the group, like when you're in the room like that, 101 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 1: But you can just kind of tell how guys go 102 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 1: about their business, especially when they're on the field, like 103 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:45,000 Speaker 1: when they know what spots are supposed to be in 104 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:47,200 Speaker 1: and they know like what routes are gonna come like, 105 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:49,159 Speaker 1: you know that that guys knows what he knows what 106 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:51,720 Speaker 1: he's doing and he's pretty smart. UM So I wouldn't 107 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:55,000 Speaker 1: say it's the competition, but you definitely start asking the 108 00:04:55,040 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 1: smart guys around the room a lot more questions. Thank 109 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:02,560 Speaker 1: god you are you? Are you one of the guys 110 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:04,599 Speaker 1: that they that the the other players come to another 111 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 1: year in your second year in the system, Yeah, I 112 00:05:07,320 --> 00:05:09,120 Speaker 1: think so. Just me being into my six year in 113 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:11,080 Speaker 1: the league, young guys come to me and ask me 114 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:12,840 Speaker 1: questions all the time, So I try to get him 115 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:16,120 Speaker 1: the best uh feedback um as possible.