1 00:00:02,120 --> 00:00:04,360 Speaker 1: We'll be up home. We'll get to see our fans 2 00:00:04,360 --> 00:00:07,040 Speaker 1: in Brea, which we're very excited about. And then that's 3 00:00:07,080 --> 00:00:09,239 Speaker 1: all part of the process. Still coming along, still work 4 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 1: to do. 5 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 2: This is the Coach Kevin Stefanski Show. Tonight you'll find 6 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 2: out how the Browns are preparing for the season at 7 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:19,240 Speaker 2: team headquarters in Berea. You're listening to the University Hospitals 8 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:54,200 Speaker 2: Cleveland Browns Radio Network. Here are your hosts Smeeth and 9 00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 2: Zegura and Giron Jerry. 10 00:00:57,720 --> 00:01:00,360 Speaker 3: Good evening and welcome into the Kevin Stefansi Show. 11 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:04,039 Speaker 4: All along the University Hospitals Cleveland Browns Radio Network. Nathan 12 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:08,080 Speaker 4: Zagura back again with the three time, three time, three 13 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:11,920 Speaker 4: time Super Bowl champion Girard Cherry, and we've got a 14 00:01:11,959 --> 00:01:14,760 Speaker 4: great show for you. The first Kevin Stefansi Show of 15 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:16,400 Speaker 4: twenty twenty three is upon us. 16 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:17,039 Speaker 3: That's wild. 17 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 4: We're gonna get an exclusive interview for you with the 18 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 4: head coach your Cleveland Browns. Kevin's the fancy coming up 19 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:25,240 Speaker 4: in about twenty minutes, and then at the bottom of 20 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 4: the hour you're gonna get to hear after that Stefansi interview, 21 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:31,320 Speaker 4: an exclusive one on one with starting quarterback of Thursday 22 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:33,840 Speaker 4: night's game, Kellen Mahn. 23 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:35,640 Speaker 3: So that's all coming your way on this show. 24 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:37,520 Speaker 4: Plus we'll get some stuff for you around the league, 25 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:40,959 Speaker 4: some stock up, step up, and a look at this Cleveland. 26 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 3: Browns football team. 27 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:44,240 Speaker 4: And Gerrod, I'll just start with you and kind of 28 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:46,520 Speaker 4: just help set the scene for everybody and set the 29 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 4: stage for prior to today's return to Bria, which we'll 30 00:01:50,280 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 4: get into that practice in a second. But the work 31 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 4: that went in at the Greenbrier, and just as a 32 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 4: former player, your kind of takeaways from that trip and 33 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:01,520 Speaker 4: how it benefited the Cleveland Well. 34 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 5: The work in Greenbrier is like a stage of climbing 35 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 5: the Mount Everest. You start off slow, you work your 36 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 5: way and you keep climbing, you keep going, then you 37 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 5: start picking up the tempo. And that's pretty much how 38 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:14,400 Speaker 5: I felt. The eight days in West Virginia was spent 39 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 5: building up and of several days you walked away from 40 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 5: experience saying, Okay, this team is competing, this team is 41 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:23,520 Speaker 5: doing the things necessary from an efforts standpoint to get 42 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:26,280 Speaker 5: to a better place to prepare for the upcoming game 43 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 5: as well as the season. So I certainly walked away 44 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:33,079 Speaker 5: from the experience in Greenbrier, saying to myself that, Camarrie, 45 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:35,800 Speaker 5: one of the main reasons why you went to West 46 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 5: Virginia and travel south was taking place on and off 47 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:41,640 Speaker 5: the field, as well as guys putting in the work 48 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:44,480 Speaker 5: on and off the field to get better during practice, 49 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:47,400 Speaker 5: prior to practice and after practice. So all those things 50 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 5: I saw taking place, Nathan, So I thought it was 51 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 5: a very positive experience for the football team. 52 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:54,799 Speaker 4: Yeah, and then you talk to the players, you talk 53 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:56,639 Speaker 4: to the coaches, as I know you have done, and 54 00:02:57,040 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 4: they all feel that way. 55 00:02:58,200 --> 00:02:59,679 Speaker 3: They all kind of have felt. 56 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 4: That, Yes, indeed, this was a Cleveland Brown's team that 57 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:05,960 Speaker 4: accomplished what it wanted to. I asked Kevin sa fancy 58 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:08,520 Speaker 4: the question about that. You'll hear that in just a 59 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:11,040 Speaker 4: few minutes, but that, Yeah, they went there. They wanted 60 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:12,480 Speaker 4: to get some good work in. They wanted to have 61 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:15,400 Speaker 4: a real focus on football and bonding and team building, 62 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 4: and they did. I alway, actually talked with Bubba vent 63 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:20,080 Speaker 4: Trone about it earlier today and he thought it was great. 64 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 4: He thinks that the team is closer, and obviously that's important. 65 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:24,840 Speaker 3: Now. 66 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 4: I feel like on the theoretical level, I can understand 67 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:29,480 Speaker 4: that take me into a locker room, Drod, Why is 68 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:31,960 Speaker 4: it important that you get guys around each other that 69 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 4: you afford strong bonds and you find yourself in a 70 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 4: situation where you want to be at work with these 71 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 4: guys and you also want to be with them when 72 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 4: you're away from work. 73 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 5: Because ultimately you have thirty one other teams that have 74 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 5: the same things that you have, have the same information, 75 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 5: same things that they're working under. So well, how you 76 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 5: differentiate yourself from the other team, Well, one of the 77 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 5: best ways to do that is have guys plan for 78 00:03:55,920 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 5: a greater purpose than their paycheck and their own well being, 79 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:01,960 Speaker 5: their own self. When you start having these bonds being 80 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 5: built of guys enjoying the company of their teammates and 81 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:07,520 Speaker 5: saying that this is something special here and that you 82 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 5: don't want to let your teammate down, and that you 83 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 5: want to have accountability for yourself as well as them, 84 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 5: and you start building those things to where you don't 85 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:16,800 Speaker 5: need a coach to tell you to go run some laps. 86 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:18,880 Speaker 5: You guys do it on your own. You in a 87 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 5: situation where you don't want the season to end because 88 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:23,720 Speaker 5: you so enjoy the performance that you're putting out there 89 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 5: in experience, those are the type of things you want 90 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:28,279 Speaker 5: to build towards because if it's just simply let me 91 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:31,400 Speaker 5: collect my check, and yes, you all can be mercenaries 92 00:04:31,440 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 5: out there and get paid for your services, no doubt 93 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 5: about it. But if you want to get to that 94 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:37,880 Speaker 5: championship level, you're gonna be hard pressed to find any 95 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:39,839 Speaker 5: team that's done with a bunch of guys who don't 96 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:41,640 Speaker 5: care about the guy next to them and want to 97 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:43,440 Speaker 5: do it for a higher calling than just theirselfs and 98 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 5: their well being. You have to build these bonds because 99 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 5: one thing about football that will never change is the 100 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 5: fact that it tells you the truth about yourself. 101 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:53,800 Speaker 6: Do you want it or do you not want it? 102 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:56,960 Speaker 5: It expresses who you truly and really are every chance 103 00:04:57,040 --> 00:04:59,839 Speaker 5: it gets. So if you're a real team, because ultimately 104 00:04:59,839 --> 00:05:01,360 Speaker 5: you I seen it, you have to play as a 105 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:03,440 Speaker 5: team in order to have great success. And if you're 106 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 5: not playing as a collective collective and you plan as 107 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:08,840 Speaker 5: an individual, you're going to get beat. So you need 108 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:11,159 Speaker 5: to have that idea that it's not about me, it's 109 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 5: about the team. How I approached life, how I approached 110 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:16,120 Speaker 5: his drill, how I approached his practice, and how I 111 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:18,360 Speaker 5: approach that gang. And when you have guys thinking about 112 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:20,599 Speaker 5: that as opposed to what's this going to do for me? 113 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:23,800 Speaker 5: Then you're in a better, much better place. And we've 114 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:26,279 Speaker 5: experienced that before. What's happened in this locker room, Nathan, 115 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:27,840 Speaker 5: when you had a bunch of me guys or a 116 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:30,080 Speaker 5: very vocal me guy do something. 117 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 6: It disrupted the season in two occasions I can name recently. 118 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:34,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, No, you're exactly right. 119 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 4: And I think Jim Schwartz and his availability today hit 120 00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 4: on something and that is that, and he was talking 121 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 4: about the defense. But I think it's true for the team, right, 122 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:43,800 Speaker 4: And part of it comes from these bondings and the 123 00:05:43,839 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 4: bonding and wanting to put in the work and all 124 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:48,680 Speaker 4: of those things to not let either yourself or your 125 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:53,560 Speaker 4: teammates down. And that is this. The whole has to 126 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:55,479 Speaker 4: be greater than the sum of its parts if you 127 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:57,520 Speaker 4: want to be successful in the National Football League. 128 00:05:57,520 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 3: Do you agree with that? 129 00:05:58,440 --> 00:05:59,400 Speaker 6: I totally agree with it. 130 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:02,960 Speaker 5: You give me the Monger three times, three times, three times, 131 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:05,960 Speaker 5: super Bowl chump Champ, not chump, but champ. And the 132 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 5: reason why I am that is because of fact I 133 00:06:08,480 --> 00:06:11,520 Speaker 5: was a part of a collective in which it wasn't 134 00:06:11,560 --> 00:06:12,080 Speaker 5: about you. 135 00:06:12,440 --> 00:06:14,400 Speaker 6: And it's something powerful about that, Nathan. 136 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:16,720 Speaker 5: When you go on that football field and you look 137 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:18,400 Speaker 5: across the field and you see the other team that 138 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 5: is just a bunch of talented individuals. 139 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:21,599 Speaker 6: They stand no chance. 140 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:23,880 Speaker 5: When you feel you have a mission, you have a purpose, 141 00:06:24,040 --> 00:06:25,960 Speaker 5: and you don't want to let the guy down, and 142 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:28,640 Speaker 5: you're operating like, I know what his responsibility is, I 143 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:30,040 Speaker 5: know what my responsibility is. 144 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:32,400 Speaker 6: I'm not gonna go rogue and do my own thing. 145 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:33,800 Speaker 6: I'm gonna follow what the. 146 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:35,680 Speaker 5: Coverage, what the call dictates for me to do it, 147 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:37,839 Speaker 5: and I'm gonna do it at my high stability. And 148 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 5: when you have that consistently taking place, and along with 149 00:06:40,839 --> 00:06:42,800 Speaker 5: that the energy and the desire to not let your 150 00:06:42,839 --> 00:06:44,560 Speaker 5: teammates down is. 151 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:48,000 Speaker 6: Power in that man. And the power is metaphysical. But 152 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:48,599 Speaker 6: it's true. 153 00:06:48,720 --> 00:06:49,960 Speaker 5: And I know people are like, oh, that's a bunch 154 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:52,520 Speaker 5: of hogwash. That don't mean anything. You're just talking out 155 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:54,640 Speaker 5: the side of your deck. I experienced it first hand. 156 00:06:54,680 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 3: You won. 157 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:57,719 Speaker 4: You can say anything you want now once, not twice, 158 00:06:57,760 --> 00:06:59,919 Speaker 4: three times. You're a part of a culture that produced winning. 159 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:02,000 Speaker 4: So absolutely yeah. 160 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:04,680 Speaker 5: So, And I've been apart of teams that sucked, that 161 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:07,680 Speaker 5: were horrible, and you know what the difference was. The 162 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:11,640 Speaker 5: difference was individual talented individuals versus a collective the team 163 00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:13,440 Speaker 5: and the team that I played for with the Patriots, 164 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:16,840 Speaker 5: I played on some horrible New Orleans Saints teams, and 165 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:18,400 Speaker 5: you can make the arment the Saints teams were more 166 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:21,520 Speaker 5: talented outside of the quarterback position, because obviously Tom Brady's 167 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 5: the grace to ever do it before you have. 168 00:07:23,200 --> 00:07:24,760 Speaker 3: The collective and Tom Brady, which. 169 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:26,000 Speaker 6: Is her right exactly. 170 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:28,920 Speaker 5: So that's gonna pay a huge dividend for you. But 171 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:32,400 Speaker 5: the main thing is Tom expressed it, Bill expressed it. 172 00:07:32,400 --> 00:07:33,960 Speaker 5: The guy you never heard of on the roster a 173 00:07:34,040 --> 00:07:38,360 Speaker 5: Gerrod Cherry expressed it. It's about the team. So I'm 174 00:07:38,360 --> 00:07:40,960 Speaker 5: not gonna do something that's gonna jeopardize the team. So 175 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 5: when you start getting in that mind that it's not 176 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:45,800 Speaker 5: about me, but more importantly, getting guys to say, you 177 00:07:45,800 --> 00:07:48,280 Speaker 5: know what, it's not just about this paycheck because you'll 178 00:07:48,320 --> 00:07:50,680 Speaker 5: take a break. And here's the part that people don't understand. 179 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:55,000 Speaker 5: You won't go as hard for a paycheck, and people 180 00:07:55,120 --> 00:07:57,200 Speaker 5: like that makes absolutely no sense. Well, that's how your 181 00:07:57,280 --> 00:08:01,040 Speaker 5: livelihood is taken care of. Pland for just a paycheck. 182 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:03,880 Speaker 5: Especially when it's football, you'll come to find out quick 183 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:05,800 Speaker 5: fast and heard that your body, because of the physical 184 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:07,880 Speaker 5: toll that it takes, will tell you, oh, take a 185 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:10,240 Speaker 5: break right here. You're still gonna get paid. You got 186 00:08:10,320 --> 00:08:12,480 Speaker 5: enough money in the bank. You're doing all right. It's 187 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:14,800 Speaker 5: okay to take a break right here. It's okay not 188 00:08:14,880 --> 00:08:17,320 Speaker 5: to sacrifice your mind, body and soul right now. 189 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 6: Just relax, just chill. 190 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:22,760 Speaker 5: But when you have a situation, well that guy next 191 00:08:22,760 --> 00:08:25,320 Speaker 5: to you you respect, you don't want to let down, 192 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:27,760 Speaker 5: and you feel accountable to doing your part because it's 193 00:08:27,760 --> 00:08:30,760 Speaker 5: a greater cause than yourself. Is when you don't let 194 00:08:30,840 --> 00:08:33,240 Speaker 5: that voice rule out and cause you to slow down, 195 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:35,080 Speaker 5: to cause you to say, you know what, I'm gonna 196 00:08:35,080 --> 00:08:37,559 Speaker 5: take this playoff. I'm gonna take this practice off, or 197 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 5: I'm gonna take this game or two or three or 198 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:41,840 Speaker 5: four off, or I'm simply once it gets cold around here, 199 00:08:41,920 --> 00:08:43,040 Speaker 5: I'm not gonna play as hard. 200 00:08:44,240 --> 00:08:46,920 Speaker 4: I think you're you're exactly right, and you know what 201 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:49,000 Speaker 4: You've seen it, you've lived it, and I think those 202 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 4: are powerful words. 203 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:51,640 Speaker 3: And that's what the Browns, that's what this was about. 204 00:08:51,679 --> 00:08:54,160 Speaker 4: That's what the Browns were trying to accomplish and what 205 00:08:54,320 --> 00:08:57,040 Speaker 4: we all hope certainly that they did accomplish there in 206 00:08:57,120 --> 00:08:59,280 Speaker 4: the Greenbrier, and the proof I think will come not 207 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 4: necessarily how they perform in the early season. And some 208 00:09:01,679 --> 00:09:03,280 Speaker 4: people said to me, it's much more about how this 209 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:06,680 Speaker 4: team handles when adversity hits, how they get through it, 210 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:09,320 Speaker 4: how they bomb through it, how they buckle down in 211 00:09:09,400 --> 00:09:11,920 Speaker 4: clutch moments because they have each other's back and they're 212 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:14,520 Speaker 4: all prepared and ready to go. 213 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:15,600 Speaker 3: Question for you. 214 00:09:15,760 --> 00:09:18,440 Speaker 4: Today's first practice back at cross Country Mortgage Campus. It 215 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:20,640 Speaker 4: was great to see all the fans out there, and 216 00:09:20,679 --> 00:09:22,679 Speaker 4: I thought it was a good back and forth day. 217 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:24,720 Speaker 4: I thought the defense came out with a lot of fire, 218 00:09:25,120 --> 00:09:27,920 Speaker 4: had a nice early session, really kind of caking it 219 00:09:27,920 --> 00:09:29,240 Speaker 4: to the offense. But then when we got into the 220 00:09:29,240 --> 00:09:31,360 Speaker 4: two minute drills, the offense was able to get down 221 00:09:31,400 --> 00:09:33,560 Speaker 4: the field, get in field goal range in Kaye York 222 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:35,680 Speaker 4: was perfect. All three of those drives, the first team, 223 00:09:35,720 --> 00:09:39,160 Speaker 4: second team, and third team ending in game tying field goals. So, Drod, 224 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:42,679 Speaker 4: what did you see in today's practice and overall takeaways 225 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:45,559 Speaker 4: from this session, which really was is the only work 226 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 4: that the starters are going to be able to get 227 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:49,400 Speaker 4: this week given the way the kind of the schedule 228 00:09:49,480 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 4: falls well. 229 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:54,560 Speaker 5: First and foremost news flash here, Miles Garrett is one 230 00:09:54,559 --> 00:09:56,360 Speaker 5: of the most dominant football players a step on the 231 00:09:56,360 --> 00:09:57,240 Speaker 5: football field. 232 00:09:57,000 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 3: For the Cold Brand, better than ever, like he might 233 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:00,520 Speaker 3: better than not. 234 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:03,600 Speaker 6: I for right, it was hard to practice. 235 00:10:03,600 --> 00:10:06,200 Speaker 5: I was actually getting frustrated with him, like dog, call 236 00:10:06,240 --> 00:10:06,960 Speaker 5: off your dogs. 237 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:09,120 Speaker 6: We can't get anything done because you're too dominant. 238 00:10:09,160 --> 00:10:11,480 Speaker 5: Now, obviously you don't want telling a guy who's doing 239 00:10:11,520 --> 00:10:15,040 Speaker 5: his jobb at an extremely high level to slow down, 240 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:16,880 Speaker 5: because all he's gonna do is make the guys who's 241 00:10:16,880 --> 00:10:18,720 Speaker 5: going against it should make them better. 242 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 6: But it was so frustrating to. 243 00:10:21,559 --> 00:10:24,480 Speaker 5: Have a situation where you could not run plays simply put, 244 00:10:24,520 --> 00:10:26,480 Speaker 5: because Miles Garrett could not be blocked. 245 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:30,640 Speaker 4: Yeah, he looks great, as I said, better than ever. 246 00:10:30,720 --> 00:10:32,200 Speaker 4: And you know, we got a chance to talk with 247 00:10:32,280 --> 00:10:34,240 Speaker 4: him on Training Camp Insider, which you can find on 248 00:10:34,280 --> 00:10:37,480 Speaker 4: the Browns YouTube channel YouTube dot com slash Browns, and 249 00:10:37,520 --> 00:10:40,080 Speaker 4: it felt like a guy that was very comfortable, that 250 00:10:40,240 --> 00:10:43,440 Speaker 4: loves this defense, loves what Jim Schwartz is gonna do 251 00:10:43,480 --> 00:10:46,760 Speaker 4: to try to maximize his production, but also was willingly 252 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:49,040 Speaker 4: embracing more of a leadership role. And I think we 253 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:52,599 Speaker 4: saw after those skirmishes in the final practice at the 254 00:10:52,640 --> 00:10:56,080 Speaker 4: Greenbrier on Sunday, you saw Amiles Garrett that after Kevin 255 00:10:56,040 --> 00:10:58,480 Speaker 4: Stefanski spoke the team, he's the one that brought everybody 256 00:10:58,480 --> 00:11:00,400 Speaker 4: together and he kind of read them the right. You 257 00:11:00,400 --> 00:11:02,040 Speaker 4: could tell that he was fired up. And I think 258 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:05,120 Speaker 4: when your best player and most talented guys start to 259 00:11:05,160 --> 00:11:07,760 Speaker 4: take on that leadership role and are the hardest workers, 260 00:11:07,960 --> 00:11:09,800 Speaker 4: that goes a very long way. And it feels like 261 00:11:09,840 --> 00:11:12,480 Speaker 4: Miles Garrett, you know, has had some criticism in the past, 262 00:11:12,679 --> 00:11:15,199 Speaker 4: it feels like he's kind of answering that and really, 263 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:18,920 Speaker 4: to me, looks better than ever in every phase of 264 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:21,040 Speaker 4: his game, not just on the field, but off the field, 265 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:23,200 Speaker 4: in the locker room, leadership, all of it. And his 266 00:11:23,360 --> 00:11:26,240 Speaker 4: dominance is kind of stunning to watch at times. 267 00:11:26,880 --> 00:11:27,520 Speaker 3: It really is. 268 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:30,840 Speaker 5: It's so impressive, and that is music to your ears 269 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:32,880 Speaker 5: if you are a Browns fan, because when you have 270 00:11:33,080 --> 00:11:35,679 Speaker 5: your best players, and I'll also add to it as well, 271 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:38,320 Speaker 5: let's just be real about it, your highest paid players 272 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:43,200 Speaker 5: bought in and saying the right things and doing the 273 00:11:43,280 --> 00:11:46,240 Speaker 5: right things more importantly on and off the field, and 274 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:49,280 Speaker 5: from a leadership standpoint, what's that gonna cause that's gonna 275 00:11:49,280 --> 00:11:51,240 Speaker 5: cause a chain reaction where guys are saying, you know 276 00:11:51,280 --> 00:11:54,000 Speaker 5: what I want the type of career and type of experience. 277 00:11:54,040 --> 00:11:56,719 Speaker 5: And Miles Garrett has afforded himself and I'm gonna do 278 00:11:56,760 --> 00:11:58,680 Speaker 5: the things that he's doing, and I'm gonna listen to him, 279 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:00,800 Speaker 5: and I'm gonna follow his lead. And if you get 280 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:02,920 Speaker 5: guys trying to pull out that type of effort, though 281 00:12:02,960 --> 00:12:04,960 Speaker 5: they may not possess a talent quotion to do it, 282 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:05,480 Speaker 5: but you. 283 00:12:05,440 --> 00:12:08,400 Speaker 6: Give me the effort, I'll take that all day, every. 284 00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:11,719 Speaker 4: Day, absolutely, all right, Gerrod, I want to ask you 285 00:12:11,800 --> 00:12:14,040 Speaker 4: now as we turn our attention to this preseason game, 286 00:12:14,080 --> 00:12:15,920 Speaker 4: because you won't be seeing the Miles Garrett so the 287 00:12:15,920 --> 00:12:18,280 Speaker 4: Deshaun Watson's or the Nick Chubbs, or you could go 288 00:12:18,360 --> 00:12:20,400 Speaker 4: through the laundry list of stars that are on this 289 00:12:20,440 --> 00:12:23,080 Speaker 4: Cleveland Browns team. You won't see them. And I don't 290 00:12:23,120 --> 00:12:24,600 Speaker 4: know for you what it was like in the first 291 00:12:24,600 --> 00:12:26,839 Speaker 4: preseason game. You were a second round pick, so I 292 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:29,120 Speaker 4: don't know how much action you got, if anybody. It 293 00:12:29,160 --> 00:12:30,560 Speaker 4: was a different league back then, and I think the 294 00:12:30,559 --> 00:12:34,120 Speaker 4: starters probably played in all the different games, so but 295 00:12:34,400 --> 00:12:36,880 Speaker 4: what as a player, what are you thinking about, especially 296 00:12:36,920 --> 00:12:38,760 Speaker 4: the guys that will be playing that are fighting to 297 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:40,880 Speaker 4: either make this roster at the bottom of the roster, 298 00:12:41,200 --> 00:12:43,160 Speaker 4: fighting to make the practice squad and stay in the 299 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:45,080 Speaker 4: program here, or trying to put out tape for the 300 00:12:45,120 --> 00:12:47,480 Speaker 4: rest of the league. What's the mentality and what are 301 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:50,679 Speaker 4: you hoping to see from those young guys on Thursday night. 302 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:54,360 Speaker 5: Extremely excited with the opportunity, not to the point where 303 00:12:54,400 --> 00:12:57,720 Speaker 5: you lose all your energy because you express yourself too 304 00:12:57,800 --> 00:13:00,920 Speaker 5: much in pregame warmups, but when the games starts, you 305 00:13:01,480 --> 00:13:04,560 Speaker 5: and right now you're meditating on the fact that there's 306 00:13:04,600 --> 00:13:06,720 Speaker 5: a possibility this could only be in three preseason games 307 00:13:06,760 --> 00:13:09,079 Speaker 5: and only got action in one or two, So I'm 308 00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:12,240 Speaker 5: gonna have a chance to play to a half or 309 00:13:12,280 --> 00:13:15,280 Speaker 5: possibly the entire game and embrace that. Yes it's gonna 310 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:17,600 Speaker 5: be tiring, Yes it's gonna be a situation where you 311 00:13:17,640 --> 00:13:19,880 Speaker 5: may not physically be there, but this is where you 312 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:23,520 Speaker 5: have the opportunity to separate yourself from the rest, to 313 00:13:23,600 --> 00:13:26,560 Speaker 5: show your mental and physical fortitude and ability to be 314 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:30,000 Speaker 5: mentally tough, physically strong, and to execute at a high level, 315 00:13:30,160 --> 00:13:32,600 Speaker 5: even when tired, and even with limited amount of reps 316 00:13:32,640 --> 00:13:35,760 Speaker 5: in course of training camp practices. This is your chance 317 00:13:35,760 --> 00:13:38,240 Speaker 5: to separate yourself and to distinguish yourself. 318 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:39,480 Speaker 6: And that's how you have to see it. 319 00:13:39,559 --> 00:13:41,880 Speaker 5: So you need to be fired up, excited and not 320 00:13:41,960 --> 00:13:44,560 Speaker 5: distracted by the fact that Nick Chubb or Miles Garrett 321 00:13:44,600 --> 00:13:46,920 Speaker 5: is eating some flower seeds with the hats on backwards 322 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:47,960 Speaker 5: and no shoulder pads on. 323 00:13:48,280 --> 00:13:49,440 Speaker 6: That's not your concern. 324 00:13:49,720 --> 00:13:52,440 Speaker 5: Your concern is is how am I going to one 325 00:13:52,520 --> 00:13:55,120 Speaker 5: first and foremost make this roster? And if that doesn't 326 00:13:55,160 --> 00:13:57,160 Speaker 5: take place, what am I gonna do to show the 327 00:13:57,200 --> 00:13:57,679 Speaker 5: rest of this. 328 00:13:58,000 --> 00:14:00,240 Speaker 6: League that I belong in the league? And then I 329 00:14:00,240 --> 00:14:01,360 Speaker 6: need an opportunity to be it. 330 00:14:01,400 --> 00:14:04,120 Speaker 5: Practice squad or at the bottom of your rossipers some form, 331 00:14:04,360 --> 00:14:07,440 Speaker 5: some way, somehow. I am going to figure out how 332 00:14:07,480 --> 00:14:08,960 Speaker 5: I'm going to do this, and I'm gonna express it 333 00:14:08,960 --> 00:14:10,760 Speaker 5: with my play. And if you are a guy who's 334 00:14:10,760 --> 00:14:14,560 Speaker 5: shown flashes in practice, now what you do, Nathan, is 335 00:14:14,880 --> 00:14:18,360 Speaker 5: you take it to the game. And if you do that, 336 00:14:18,360 --> 00:14:20,600 Speaker 5: that's gonna verify you. That's gonna get a stampman a 337 00:14:20,680 --> 00:14:22,360 Speaker 5: check next to your name. That is somebody we need 338 00:14:22,400 --> 00:14:23,880 Speaker 5: to take a closer look. 339 00:14:23,720 --> 00:14:27,800 Speaker 4: At exactly right, and so they're one of the spotlight's 340 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:30,680 Speaker 4: gonna be on one position, in particular, the quarterback position. 341 00:14:30,760 --> 00:14:33,480 Speaker 4: Kellen Mond will start and play the first half, Dorian 342 00:14:33,520 --> 00:14:36,720 Speaker 4: Thompson Robinson will start and play the entire second half. 343 00:14:36,880 --> 00:14:39,840 Speaker 4: Those two competing to be the Browns third quarterback of 344 00:14:39,880 --> 00:14:43,840 Speaker 4: the president and probably backup quarterback of the future here 345 00:14:44,160 --> 00:14:46,280 Speaker 4: as this team probably needs a backup quarterback on a 346 00:14:46,360 --> 00:14:49,160 Speaker 4: rookie contract going forward. So what do you hope to 347 00:14:49,160 --> 00:14:51,760 Speaker 4: see from those quarterbacks? I thought, mind, look the best 348 00:14:51,800 --> 00:14:53,800 Speaker 4: he had in his time with the Browns this Saturday, 349 00:14:53,840 --> 00:14:57,240 Speaker 4: and this'll be his Brown's actual football debut. Same for 350 00:14:57,280 --> 00:14:59,600 Speaker 4: Dorian Thompson Robinson, the rookie who I think is look great. 351 00:15:00,280 --> 00:15:01,560 Speaker 4: He's been given an opportunity. 352 00:15:01,680 --> 00:15:05,000 Speaker 5: Yeah, it's really simple. Trust what you've been practicing on. 353 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:08,920 Speaker 5: And we've watched these guys up close and very personal 354 00:15:09,160 --> 00:15:10,880 Speaker 5: far as in practicing because they're right. They were right 355 00:15:10,920 --> 00:15:13,280 Speaker 5: by our tent where we broadcast throughout the course of 356 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:16,040 Speaker 5: the time at Greenbrier, so we saw the progressions that 357 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:16,880 Speaker 5: both were making. 358 00:15:16,920 --> 00:15:18,840 Speaker 6: So really, just trust what you've seen. 359 00:15:19,320 --> 00:15:22,520 Speaker 5: Let the offense dictate how you make your decisions and 360 00:15:22,600 --> 00:15:25,000 Speaker 5: go about that way and have fun and go out 361 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:27,040 Speaker 5: and express your talent and let it take care of 362 00:15:27,080 --> 00:15:29,640 Speaker 5: the rest, and not play scared, don't play foolish and 363 00:15:29,680 --> 00:15:32,760 Speaker 5: take unnecessary chances, but trust what coach is calling for 364 00:15:32,800 --> 00:15:34,680 Speaker 5: you and go out there and execute, because at the 365 00:15:34,720 --> 00:15:36,760 Speaker 5: end of the day, as a quarterback, that's all you need. 366 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:39,880 Speaker 4: To do, all right, Jerrod, give me a couple of 367 00:15:39,920 --> 00:15:43,240 Speaker 4: possession battles or players you're really gonna be watching on 368 00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:44,000 Speaker 4: Thursday night. 369 00:15:44,560 --> 00:15:46,960 Speaker 5: I think it's gonna be really tough Nathan to make 370 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:49,360 Speaker 5: this team as a receiver. And we got a lot 371 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:51,640 Speaker 5: of guys who've been drafted and a lot of guys 372 00:15:51,640 --> 00:15:53,760 Speaker 5: in camp, So I think that's gonna be a spot 373 00:15:53,840 --> 00:15:56,880 Speaker 5: and someone needs to I think first and foremost emerge 374 00:15:56,920 --> 00:15:59,760 Speaker 5: as a what a deep take the ceiling off the 375 00:15:59,800 --> 00:16:03,080 Speaker 5: coverage threat. If we identify that guy and somebody makes 376 00:16:03,120 --> 00:16:05,280 Speaker 5: plays like that and also shows ability to run out 377 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:07,640 Speaker 5: to catch, that's going to help their cause and put 378 00:16:07,640 --> 00:16:09,400 Speaker 5: them in the spot, because you got assume that the 379 00:16:09,400 --> 00:16:13,600 Speaker 5: first four spots for sure are taken on this team 380 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:15,120 Speaker 5: for his receiver positions concerned. 381 00:16:15,560 --> 00:16:18,160 Speaker 4: Yeah, and perhaps it's even it's even more than that. 382 00:16:18,240 --> 00:16:20,680 Speaker 4: I like that, you know, I'm bummed that we won't 383 00:16:20,680 --> 00:16:22,720 Speaker 4: see Jalen Dart and he was playing so well that 384 00:16:22,760 --> 00:16:24,720 Speaker 4: would have been fun to watch. I'm also gonna be 385 00:16:24,720 --> 00:16:28,840 Speaker 4: watching the linebackers by necessity due to some guys being down, 386 00:16:28,880 --> 00:16:30,480 Speaker 4: you know, a walk and talk are not going to 387 00:16:30,520 --> 00:16:33,000 Speaker 4: play in this game. I imagine Jeremiah Huzukormo won't play 388 00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:35,680 Speaker 4: in this game. Uh maybe even Kunashik might not play 389 00:16:35,720 --> 00:16:37,480 Speaker 4: in this game. But the young guys dea body we've 390 00:16:37,480 --> 00:16:39,480 Speaker 4: been talking about. Let's see what he can do with 391 00:16:39,520 --> 00:16:42,000 Speaker 4: the lights on bright. Matthew Adams we know, also out 392 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:44,480 Speaker 4: in that linebacker room, and then in the safety room, 393 00:16:44,520 --> 00:16:46,440 Speaker 4: I think d Anthony Bell and Ronnie Hickman are starting 394 00:16:46,440 --> 00:16:49,320 Speaker 4: to have a nice little competition for that final safety spot. 395 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:51,240 Speaker 4: So we'll see how they do there as well as 396 00:16:51,280 --> 00:16:53,800 Speaker 4: what they're able to accomplish, you know, on special teams, 397 00:16:53,800 --> 00:16:56,960 Speaker 4: because that's going to be a hugely huge deciding factor 398 00:16:57,320 --> 00:16:59,480 Speaker 4: for them. And maybe we'll see some Jerome Ford as well, 399 00:16:59,560 --> 00:17:02,600 Speaker 4: kind of time in that featured back role given that 400 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:04,040 Speaker 4: there will be no Nick Chubb. But how does he 401 00:17:04,080 --> 00:17:06,320 Speaker 4: hold up in pass protection? These are the things that 402 00:17:06,359 --> 00:17:09,080 Speaker 4: we will be watching on Thursday night when the Browns 403 00:17:09,119 --> 00:17:11,600 Speaker 4: take on the Jets in the Hall of Fame game 404 00:17:11,640 --> 00:17:14,800 Speaker 4: to kick off the twenty twenty three preseason. When we 405 00:17:14,880 --> 00:17:18,320 Speaker 4: come back, we'll talk about practice, the Greenbrier and Thursday 406 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:21,800 Speaker 4: Nights game with Brown's head coach Kevin Stefanski. That's when 407 00:17:21,800 --> 00:17:25,080 Speaker 4: the Kevin Stefanski Show returns, all along the University Hospitals 408 00:17:25,119 --> 00:17:28,280 Speaker 4: Cleveland Brown's radio network for May. 409 00:17:28,280 --> 00:17:30,320 Speaker 1: I'm just trying to make the right decision for each 410 00:17:30,359 --> 00:17:31,040 Speaker 1: of our players. 411 00:17:31,119 --> 00:17:34,439 Speaker 2: This is the Coach Kevin Stefanski Show. You're listening to 412 00:17:34,480 --> 00:17:37,760 Speaker 2: the University Hospitals Cleveland Brown's radio network. 413 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:40,600 Speaker 4: Welcome back to the Kevin Stefanski Show. All along the 414 00:17:40,680 --> 00:17:44,439 Speaker 4: University Hospitals Cleveland Brown's Radio Network. Joined now by the 415 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:46,200 Speaker 4: man for whom this show is named, Browns head coach, 416 00:17:46,280 --> 00:17:49,119 Speaker 4: Kevin STEFANSI, coach, let's just start with the fans today. 417 00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:52,680 Speaker 4: After practice. I watch it. You signed conservatively two thousand 418 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:55,000 Speaker 4: autographs out there, took pictures. What do it mean to 419 00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:56,120 Speaker 4: be back in front of the fans today. 420 00:17:56,200 --> 00:17:58,639 Speaker 1: Yeah, Well, as you know, you've spent eight nights down 421 00:17:58,680 --> 00:18:00,960 Speaker 1: there in West Virginia, which was great, but our guys 422 00:18:01,040 --> 00:18:02,560 Speaker 1: really chomping at the bit to get back up here 423 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:04,920 Speaker 1: and see our fans. And there's nothing like being out 424 00:18:04,920 --> 00:18:07,400 Speaker 1: there on the practice field and hearing them and they're 425 00:18:07,520 --> 00:18:10,240 Speaker 1: cheering you on. So it's amazing. Every time it's the 426 00:18:10,280 --> 00:18:12,400 Speaker 1: first practice in front of the fans, there's a little 427 00:18:12,440 --> 00:18:14,679 Speaker 1: bit more kick to what the guys are doing. They're 428 00:18:14,720 --> 00:18:16,440 Speaker 1: going a little bit harder because they know the fans 429 00:18:16,480 --> 00:18:18,520 Speaker 1: that they're supporting them. So great to see them. I 430 00:18:18,520 --> 00:18:21,080 Speaker 1: love seeing the young kids out here. There's so many 431 00:18:21,119 --> 00:18:24,639 Speaker 1: young kids, boys and girls that are having fun watching practice, 432 00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:26,000 Speaker 1: getting autographs of those type of things. 433 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:27,960 Speaker 4: When you look back and reflect now on the green 434 00:18:27,960 --> 00:18:29,200 Speaker 4: bright now you've had a day to kind of get 435 00:18:29,240 --> 00:18:31,160 Speaker 4: back to your house, get back into this routine here 436 00:18:31,160 --> 00:18:33,800 Speaker 4: in Borea. Did you get out of it what you 437 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:35,280 Speaker 4: wanted to going into it? 438 00:18:35,640 --> 00:18:37,399 Speaker 1: I think we did. You know, it's so hard to measure. 439 00:18:37,680 --> 00:18:39,280 Speaker 1: That's one of the things we talked about. You know, 440 00:18:39,520 --> 00:18:42,600 Speaker 1: you have a plan, you execute the plan. So we 441 00:18:42,640 --> 00:18:45,160 Speaker 1: really executed what we wanted to get done down there 442 00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:48,320 Speaker 1: in terms of our installation of offense defense and special 443 00:18:48,359 --> 00:18:53,280 Speaker 1: teams and getting their bodies and their minds ready for 444 00:18:53,359 --> 00:18:55,840 Speaker 1: a twenty plus game season. Potentially, those are the type 445 00:18:55,880 --> 00:18:58,160 Speaker 1: of things that you're always thinking about getting the team 446 00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:00,160 Speaker 1: ready for September tenth and beyond, and I think think 447 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:03,119 Speaker 1: what we accomplished down there is something that gives us 448 00:19:03,160 --> 00:19:04,680 Speaker 1: a little bit of a springboard as we go into 449 00:19:04,720 --> 00:19:05,200 Speaker 1: these games. 450 00:19:05,520 --> 00:19:07,040 Speaker 7: Let's go back to today now. 451 00:19:07,240 --> 00:19:09,400 Speaker 4: Really the only opportunity, the way the schedule falls for 452 00:19:09,720 --> 00:19:12,000 Speaker 4: the ones to get real work before we get back 453 00:19:12,040 --> 00:19:14,480 Speaker 4: at it really on Sunday. What did you see from 454 00:19:14,480 --> 00:19:16,800 Speaker 4: your guys today and on both sides. 455 00:19:16,560 --> 00:19:16,920 Speaker 6: Of the ball. 456 00:19:17,359 --> 00:19:19,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, I thought it was a really good practice because 457 00:19:19,600 --> 00:19:21,600 Speaker 1: we've got to hit some situations. So we hit two 458 00:19:21,640 --> 00:19:23,880 Speaker 1: minutes really for the first time in camp, we hit 459 00:19:24,080 --> 00:19:26,760 Speaker 1: an extended no huddle. We had a third and long 460 00:19:26,800 --> 00:19:30,040 Speaker 1: blitz period, which any blitz period that you're facing Jim 461 00:19:30,040 --> 00:19:32,560 Speaker 1: Schwartz is a difficult blitz period for our offense. So 462 00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:37,120 Speaker 1: really good competition. You mentioned our starters are ones, got 463 00:19:37,160 --> 00:19:39,480 Speaker 1: the bulk of the reps today by design because they're 464 00:19:39,520 --> 00:19:42,080 Speaker 1: not playing in the game Thursday night, So we wanted 465 00:19:42,119 --> 00:19:44,000 Speaker 1: to take a little bit of the load off of 466 00:19:44,040 --> 00:19:46,199 Speaker 1: our backups so that they're going to get ready to 467 00:19:46,200 --> 00:19:48,560 Speaker 1: play and you know, really get ready to play for 468 00:19:48,600 --> 00:19:52,160 Speaker 1: an extended viewing of our young guys, which is good 469 00:19:52,160 --> 00:19:54,360 Speaker 1: for them. That's what they need. At this point in camp, it. 470 00:19:54,320 --> 00:19:56,920 Speaker 4: Really feels like there's a real back and forth developing 471 00:19:56,920 --> 00:19:58,800 Speaker 4: between the offense and the defense, not just day to 472 00:19:58,880 --> 00:19:59,920 Speaker 4: day but even within days. 473 00:20:00,160 --> 00:20:01,000 Speaker 7: Like the defense got off. 474 00:20:00,920 --> 00:20:02,760 Speaker 4: To a great start today, then you got in those 475 00:20:02,760 --> 00:20:04,840 Speaker 4: two minute drills in the offense really started to find 476 00:20:04,840 --> 00:20:07,440 Speaker 4: their rhythm to Shawn looked great, kind of orchestranging downe. 477 00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:09,680 Speaker 4: Then you got kde York making every one of those 478 00:20:09,680 --> 00:20:12,159 Speaker 4: field goals again. So how do you enjoy that as 479 00:20:12,160 --> 00:20:14,080 Speaker 4: your head coach? As you I say, I'm always winning 480 00:20:14,400 --> 00:20:15,960 Speaker 4: because one of the side of you. They're both sides 481 00:20:15,960 --> 00:20:17,359 Speaker 4: of the ball for you. But if you kind of 482 00:20:17,400 --> 00:20:19,080 Speaker 4: notice that competition, yeah. 483 00:20:18,920 --> 00:20:21,080 Speaker 1: And competition, I mean that brings out the best and everybody. 484 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:23,880 Speaker 1: Somebody asked me earlier today about our defensive line room 485 00:20:23,880 --> 00:20:26,000 Speaker 1: and how competitive it is. That's great. That brings out 486 00:20:26,040 --> 00:20:30,080 Speaker 1: the best and our young players, our old players, and yeah, offense, defense. 487 00:20:30,160 --> 00:20:32,920 Speaker 1: It's training camp. So every once in a while, offense, 488 00:20:32,960 --> 00:20:34,240 Speaker 1: you're gonna have a good day. Every once in a while, 489 00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:36,840 Speaker 1: defense will have a good day. And it's that's how 490 00:20:36,840 --> 00:20:38,919 Speaker 1: it should be. You know, if you're going good versus 491 00:20:38,920 --> 00:20:41,760 Speaker 1: good like we do, there's always going to be reps 492 00:20:41,800 --> 00:20:44,639 Speaker 1: that that we on offense want better, we on defense 493 00:20:44,680 --> 00:20:46,680 Speaker 1: want better. It's just how it works. But I thought, 494 00:20:46,680 --> 00:20:48,560 Speaker 1: by and large, we're trading blows, which. 495 00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:51,320 Speaker 4: Is really good as a coach, and you're again, both 496 00:20:51,359 --> 00:20:53,240 Speaker 4: sides of the ball are yours. But when you're looking 497 00:20:53,280 --> 00:20:57,040 Speaker 4: at your offense sometimes you're like Miles, chill out man, 498 00:20:57,680 --> 00:20:59,520 Speaker 4: We're trying to get a practice in here, because it 499 00:20:59,520 --> 00:21:01,920 Speaker 4: feels like there are times when he's before de Shount 500 00:21:01,920 --> 00:21:03,600 Speaker 4: even gets the top of his drop, he's in there. 501 00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:06,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, you know, having gone against Miles, now this is 502 00:21:06,240 --> 00:21:10,240 Speaker 1: going into year four. As you hear other opposing offensive 503 00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:12,399 Speaker 1: coordinators talk about him going into certain weeks. I mean, 504 00:21:12,440 --> 00:21:15,720 Speaker 1: he's a problem. He can be really challenging. He's smart 505 00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:19,479 Speaker 1: enough though to if he wins, he stays away from 506 00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:21,640 Speaker 1: the quarterback, which is very important. So I appreciate him 507 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:24,080 Speaker 1: doing that. But it's true. I mean, he's somebody if 508 00:21:24,119 --> 00:21:27,400 Speaker 1: you are game planning versus our defense, you'd be very 509 00:21:27,480 --> 00:21:29,919 Speaker 1: very aware of where number ninety five is. 510 00:21:29,920 --> 00:21:30,800 Speaker 3: Is he better than ever? 511 00:21:30,960 --> 00:21:33,560 Speaker 4: I mean, it's hard to tell I guess in these stages, 512 00:21:33,600 --> 00:21:35,760 Speaker 4: but it just everything about him feels like it's taking 513 00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:37,959 Speaker 4: a step up from performance leadership. He saw the way 514 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:39,760 Speaker 4: that he addressed a team after you address them at 515 00:21:39,760 --> 00:21:41,560 Speaker 4: the end of that final practice there at the Greenbrier, 516 00:21:41,840 --> 00:21:45,840 Speaker 4: just feels like he's elevating an already spectac from a 517 00:21:45,880 --> 00:21:47,800 Speaker 4: top top spot to jump off from. 518 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:50,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean we want him to. Obviously, Miles is 519 00:21:50,560 --> 00:21:53,040 Speaker 1: a great player. He's had great seasons for us, and 520 00:21:53,080 --> 00:21:56,040 Speaker 1: we want to unlock another level and he's committed to that. 521 00:21:56,119 --> 00:21:58,399 Speaker 1: And I think he's committed to that on the field 522 00:21:58,440 --> 00:22:01,960 Speaker 1: off the field, and all of us we mature, we 523 00:22:02,119 --> 00:22:04,359 Speaker 1: get a few more laps around the sun and we 524 00:22:04,640 --> 00:22:06,880 Speaker 1: get a little bit more wisdom. I think he's using 525 00:22:06,920 --> 00:22:08,879 Speaker 1: that in his play. I think there's some things that 526 00:22:08,920 --> 00:22:11,560 Speaker 1: he does now as a player that he's learned techniques 527 00:22:11,600 --> 00:22:13,680 Speaker 1: over the years. And then I think as a leader, 528 00:22:13,760 --> 00:22:16,439 Speaker 1: he's somebody that we count on. I think oftentimes he 529 00:22:16,560 --> 00:22:19,080 Speaker 1: leads by example and just by doing the right things. 530 00:22:19,119 --> 00:22:20,320 Speaker 1: I think the guys follow. 531 00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:21,440 Speaker 7: Your quarterback to Shan Watson. 532 00:22:21,520 --> 00:22:23,440 Speaker 4: It just feels from my opportunity to get to talk 533 00:22:23,480 --> 00:22:25,120 Speaker 4: to him, just to see him just feels like he's 534 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:27,240 Speaker 4: so much more comfortable, so much more in command and 535 00:22:27,280 --> 00:22:29,159 Speaker 4: confident than a year ago. And I think obviously that 536 00:22:29,240 --> 00:22:31,160 Speaker 4: has a lot to do with a variety of factors. 537 00:22:31,240 --> 00:22:32,600 Speaker 7: But have you noticed that. 538 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:34,760 Speaker 4: That he's somebody who's back to being kind of comfortable 539 00:22:34,920 --> 00:22:36,359 Speaker 4: and the leader of this football team. 540 00:22:36,560 --> 00:22:38,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, without a doubt. And that really goes back to 541 00:22:38,320 --> 00:22:42,200 Speaker 1: April when we first started this twenty twenty three off 542 00:22:42,280 --> 00:22:45,280 Speaker 1: season program. Back in April, he showed up and was 543 00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:47,440 Speaker 1: ready to go and was leading from out in front. 544 00:22:48,119 --> 00:22:51,040 Speaker 1: Even on this break in between mini camp and training camp, 545 00:22:51,080 --> 00:22:53,680 Speaker 1: he got the guys together multiple times. So that's really 546 00:22:53,920 --> 00:22:56,600 Speaker 1: who he is as a player. So not surprised by that. 547 00:22:56,680 --> 00:22:59,719 Speaker 1: But yeah, he's very, very comfortable in that leadership position. 548 00:23:00,240 --> 00:23:02,119 Speaker 4: Let's turn our attention to some young guys who are 549 00:23:02,119 --> 00:23:04,639 Speaker 4: going to be playing Thursday night against the Jets. Just 550 00:23:04,680 --> 00:23:07,040 Speaker 4: start top level. What are you going to get at? 551 00:23:07,080 --> 00:23:08,840 Speaker 4: What are you hoping to get out of that game? 552 00:23:09,280 --> 00:23:12,159 Speaker 1: Yeah? I think, well it's an awesome opportunity for a 553 00:23:12,200 --> 00:23:14,280 Speaker 1: bunch of the young players. They're going to play a lot. 554 00:23:14,920 --> 00:23:18,880 Speaker 1: So what it is, it's a competitive, live, full speed 555 00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:22,040 Speaker 1: drill and they're keeping score, which is the beauty of 556 00:23:22,040 --> 00:23:23,760 Speaker 1: our of our game. We're going to get to compete 557 00:23:23,800 --> 00:23:26,640 Speaker 1: against another jersey. They're keeping score. We get to see 558 00:23:26,640 --> 00:23:28,879 Speaker 1: if all the techniques that we've been working so hard, 559 00:23:28,920 --> 00:23:31,640 Speaker 1: does everybody you know continue to work on their techniques 560 00:23:31,720 --> 00:23:33,400 Speaker 1: or do you get under the lights and you start 561 00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:35,520 Speaker 1: to lose a little bit of that technique. So we'll 562 00:23:35,520 --> 00:23:37,719 Speaker 1: talk to you guys about that, especially the rookies who 563 00:23:37,720 --> 00:23:39,359 Speaker 1: are playing in their first game, that this can be 564 00:23:39,400 --> 00:23:42,560 Speaker 1: a lot. This can be a lot from an exposure standpoint. 565 00:23:42,560 --> 00:23:44,399 Speaker 1: You're gonna get down there and the lights are on 566 00:23:44,520 --> 00:23:46,320 Speaker 1: and the big stars are out and that type of thing. 567 00:23:46,359 --> 00:23:48,600 Speaker 1: But we really just want them to focus on playing, 568 00:23:48,640 --> 00:23:49,920 Speaker 1: on play out and doing their job. 569 00:23:50,160 --> 00:23:51,560 Speaker 7: I'd start with their quarterbacks, Kellen Mont. 570 00:23:51,560 --> 00:23:53,720 Speaker 4: It's our first opportunity to see him play with the 571 00:23:53,720 --> 00:23:56,840 Speaker 4: Cleveland Browns. Storied career at Texas A and m basically 572 00:23:56,920 --> 00:24:00,680 Speaker 4: holds their records in every conceivable category as quarterback. 573 00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:02,040 Speaker 7: He's played a lot of football. 574 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:04,960 Speaker 4: We saw I thought his best practice maybe as a 575 00:24:04,960 --> 00:24:07,600 Speaker 4: Brown on Saturday at the Greenbrier. What have you seen 576 00:24:07,680 --> 00:24:09,840 Speaker 4: from him in his progression? Now a year kind of 577 00:24:09,840 --> 00:24:11,520 Speaker 4: into our program and now for the first time going 578 00:24:11,560 --> 00:24:12,200 Speaker 4: to get to play. 579 00:24:12,520 --> 00:24:15,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, I've been very impressed with Kellen from the jump. 580 00:24:15,240 --> 00:24:17,720 Speaker 1: You know, we got him late, as you mentioned last year, 581 00:24:17,760 --> 00:24:19,639 Speaker 1: so we're playing catch up a lot. We tried to 582 00:24:19,640 --> 00:24:23,040 Speaker 1: do some extra work post practice with him throughout the 583 00:24:23,080 --> 00:24:25,720 Speaker 1: season and then to give him a ton of reps. Really, 584 00:24:25,720 --> 00:24:27,920 Speaker 1: we're trying to give Callen Enduring a lot of reps 585 00:24:27,920 --> 00:24:31,040 Speaker 1: throughout this practice, throughout these practices, throughout this camp, and 586 00:24:31,080 --> 00:24:33,199 Speaker 1: that'll then show up on Thursday night down there in 587 00:24:33,240 --> 00:24:35,359 Speaker 1: Campton where he'll get to start the game play the 588 00:24:35,400 --> 00:24:38,560 Speaker 1: first half. Hopefully that's a good amount of reps. Hopefully 589 00:24:38,560 --> 00:24:41,280 Speaker 1: there's reps that he can learn from and ultimately hopefully 590 00:24:41,280 --> 00:24:43,760 Speaker 1: he's leading the offense on some touchdown drafts because that's 591 00:24:43,800 --> 00:24:46,439 Speaker 1: really the main thing we're measuring our quarterbacks on. 592 00:24:47,080 --> 00:24:48,359 Speaker 7: What do you like about his game? 593 00:24:48,680 --> 00:24:51,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think he's very well rounded. I think he's 594 00:24:51,080 --> 00:24:54,520 Speaker 1: a good thrower. I think he's accurate. He's very athletic, 595 00:24:54,560 --> 00:24:56,000 Speaker 1: so he can make plays with his feet, which he's 596 00:24:56,040 --> 00:24:59,040 Speaker 1: done in practices, So I think he's a complete player. 597 00:24:59,640 --> 00:25:01,440 Speaker 7: Then is going to come in and he's a guy. 598 00:25:01,880 --> 00:25:04,040 Speaker 4: I know, being a California kid, I've watched quite a 599 00:25:04,040 --> 00:25:07,240 Speaker 4: bit of the Pac twelve similar in a way to 600 00:25:07,320 --> 00:25:07,680 Speaker 4: kill Man. 601 00:25:07,760 --> 00:25:09,240 Speaker 7: A lot of football played at UCLA. 602 00:25:09,320 --> 00:25:12,840 Speaker 4: He holds every franchise record at UCLA as well. Really 603 00:25:12,880 --> 00:25:15,280 Speaker 4: improved that last year up to almost seventy percent completions. 604 00:25:15,280 --> 00:25:16,840 Speaker 4: And it feels like he just comes in and he 605 00:25:16,840 --> 00:25:18,560 Speaker 4: has a presence about him, at least to me, not 606 00:25:18,640 --> 00:25:21,080 Speaker 4: like a rookie. Feels very kind of comfortable in command. 607 00:25:21,280 --> 00:25:23,239 Speaker 4: What have you seen from Dorian because he's throw him 608 00:25:23,240 --> 00:25:26,080 Speaker 4: in the fire at the Greenbrier and he performed pretty 609 00:25:26,080 --> 00:25:27,240 Speaker 4: well in his first practice. 610 00:25:27,440 --> 00:25:30,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, he's responded to everything that we've given him. We've 611 00:25:30,080 --> 00:25:32,520 Speaker 1: challenged him in a bunch areas in the meeting room, 612 00:25:32,600 --> 00:25:34,800 Speaker 1: on the field, and any response he does a nice job. 613 00:25:34,880 --> 00:25:37,760 Speaker 1: You mentioned the guy has about a thousand reps. He's 614 00:25:37,760 --> 00:25:40,879 Speaker 1: played so many big games over his career, so I 615 00:25:40,920 --> 00:25:42,439 Speaker 1: don't believe this is the type of thing where the 616 00:25:42,480 --> 00:25:44,440 Speaker 1: moment might be too big. He's been in that moment. 617 00:25:44,520 --> 00:25:47,440 Speaker 1: So excited for him. Again, it's all part of the 618 00:25:47,440 --> 00:25:50,800 Speaker 1: maturation process. It's all part of training camp and getting 619 00:25:50,840 --> 00:25:53,520 Speaker 1: your first reps under your belt again under the lights, 620 00:25:54,160 --> 00:25:55,959 Speaker 1: putting the jersey on for the first time, all those 621 00:25:56,040 --> 00:25:58,439 Speaker 1: things so he's going to continue to come along. It's 622 00:25:58,840 --> 00:26:00,760 Speaker 1: not going to be perfect, but he's the type of 623 00:26:00,800 --> 00:26:02,480 Speaker 1: kid that really does learn from any mistakes. 624 00:26:02,760 --> 00:26:04,160 Speaker 4: We didn't get to see him with his high school 625 00:26:04,160 --> 00:26:05,960 Speaker 4: teammate at all in this game on Thursday night. Have 626 00:26:06,000 --> 00:26:08,400 Speaker 4: an little built in chemistry with the cedar. Tillman, You're 627 00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:10,160 Speaker 4: gonna have to wait and see. You got tune in 628 00:26:10,240 --> 00:26:11,320 Speaker 4: tune in Thursday. 629 00:26:11,119 --> 00:26:13,560 Speaker 7: Sell and selling the tickets, selling the ratings. I like that, coach. 630 00:26:13,560 --> 00:26:16,520 Speaker 4: All right, I'm not optimistic that I'm going to get 631 00:26:16,760 --> 00:26:18,359 Speaker 4: what I would like out of this question, but I'm 632 00:26:18,359 --> 00:26:20,720 Speaker 4: gonna ask it anyway. Anybody on offense, any of the 633 00:26:20,760 --> 00:26:22,199 Speaker 4: young guys that have kind of caught your eye over 634 00:26:22,240 --> 00:26:24,159 Speaker 4: the first week that you're excited to see maybe in 635 00:26:24,200 --> 00:26:25,880 Speaker 4: a game situation, see how they respond. 636 00:26:27,040 --> 00:26:28,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, you're not gonna get the answer you like. Because 637 00:26:28,720 --> 00:26:31,800 Speaker 1: the truth is, all these rookies, I mean, you name them, 638 00:26:31,800 --> 00:26:33,600 Speaker 1: I'm excited to see them. And even not even the 639 00:26:33,640 --> 00:26:36,240 Speaker 1: rookie class, the second year, third year guys. There's it's 640 00:26:36,280 --> 00:26:38,080 Speaker 1: so hard when you get into practicing and you get 641 00:26:38,119 --> 00:26:40,560 Speaker 1: in the games, it's hard to find reps for your 642 00:26:40,600 --> 00:26:43,080 Speaker 1: younger players. It's just you run out of reps. You're 643 00:26:43,080 --> 00:26:46,119 Speaker 1: trying to get your work done and you sometimes don't 644 00:26:46,160 --> 00:26:48,840 Speaker 1: have the bodies to go threes. If you will, sometimes 645 00:26:48,840 --> 00:26:50,840 Speaker 1: we'll get to all right, we're gonna go with the threes. 646 00:26:51,080 --> 00:26:53,360 Speaker 1: And there's too many injuries, maybe on the offensive line, 647 00:26:53,400 --> 00:26:56,200 Speaker 1: so you have to cut plays. So these guys need 648 00:26:56,240 --> 00:26:58,879 Speaker 1: these reps and we need them for the evaluation purpose. 649 00:26:58,880 --> 00:27:01,520 Speaker 1: And the truth is there's thirty two teams that are 650 00:27:01,560 --> 00:27:03,960 Speaker 1: watching this game. All the scouts for every single one 651 00:27:03,960 --> 00:27:06,040 Speaker 1: of these teams to watch the game. So I'm rooting 652 00:27:06,040 --> 00:27:08,000 Speaker 1: for our guys. I want them all to make this 653 00:27:08,080 --> 00:27:10,480 Speaker 1: a very very difficult decision in a few weeks when 654 00:27:10,480 --> 00:27:13,080 Speaker 1: you talk about cutting the roster down. But I'm excited 655 00:27:13,119 --> 00:27:15,040 Speaker 1: for them because this is an opportunity for them to 656 00:27:15,080 --> 00:27:16,560 Speaker 1: put their resume out there on tape. 657 00:27:16,680 --> 00:27:19,400 Speaker 4: I'm try it a different way here on defense. Thea 658 00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:22,040 Speaker 4: body has caught my eye at linebacker. What have you 659 00:27:22,080 --> 00:27:24,920 Speaker 4: seen from him? And is he somebody that you're excited 660 00:27:24,920 --> 00:27:27,800 Speaker 4: to see the physicality that he brings actually in a game, for. 661 00:27:27,720 --> 00:27:30,080 Speaker 1: Sure, you watch him a practice. He's a sideline a 662 00:27:30,160 --> 00:27:33,440 Speaker 1: sideline player. He plays physical. This is the fun one 663 00:27:33,480 --> 00:27:35,080 Speaker 1: where you get to take the governor off and you say, 664 00:27:35,080 --> 00:27:37,080 Speaker 1: all right, my mood, you go, and I think he's 665 00:27:37,119 --> 00:27:39,119 Speaker 1: going to go. Will he miss a tackle? Probably, but 666 00:27:39,119 --> 00:27:40,840 Speaker 1: he's going to do it at a million miles an hour, 667 00:27:40,960 --> 00:27:43,960 Speaker 1: so definitely should keep your eye number forty. 668 00:27:43,760 --> 00:27:44,680 Speaker 7: Three, all right? 669 00:27:44,720 --> 00:27:46,840 Speaker 4: And then finally, Coach, it is the Hall of Fame game, 670 00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:48,679 Speaker 4: and the reason that we are in it is our 671 00:27:48,760 --> 00:27:50,639 Speaker 4: own Joe Thomas going in the Hall of Fame? 672 00:27:50,880 --> 00:27:51,960 Speaker 7: You know what is that? 673 00:27:52,480 --> 00:27:54,600 Speaker 4: What does that mean to you? Knowing what he's done 674 00:27:54,600 --> 00:27:56,040 Speaker 4: for the Browns. I know you always give him an 675 00:27:56,040 --> 00:27:57,760 Speaker 4: open door to be around and help the guys out, 676 00:27:57,800 --> 00:27:59,800 Speaker 4: and Coach Callahan does and he loves still feeling a 677 00:27:59,800 --> 00:28:02,040 Speaker 4: part the team. But what Joe Thomas kind of represent 678 00:28:02,080 --> 00:28:03,760 Speaker 4: to you as a Brown as a player and something 679 00:28:03,760 --> 00:28:05,720 Speaker 4: that you know you want to see our guys emulate. 680 00:28:05,840 --> 00:28:07,439 Speaker 1: Oh man, I mean, Joe's a guy that I talk 681 00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:10,720 Speaker 1: about to our team often and he was a great player, 682 00:28:10,760 --> 00:28:13,800 Speaker 1: I mean just a great You draw the tackle up 683 00:28:13,840 --> 00:28:15,359 Speaker 1: and how I wanted to look like this. I mean, 684 00:28:15,359 --> 00:28:19,320 Speaker 1: he's the prototype. But for him that streak to play 685 00:28:19,359 --> 00:28:22,040 Speaker 1: for as long as he did and not miss a play, 686 00:28:22,640 --> 00:28:25,719 Speaker 1: It's hard to even fathom how he did that, and 687 00:28:25,760 --> 00:28:27,639 Speaker 1: I know it wasn't easy, and I know that he was, 688 00:28:27,720 --> 00:28:30,600 Speaker 1: you know, working extra hard in the training room and 689 00:28:30,640 --> 00:28:32,439 Speaker 1: he's playing through pain, and I just think it's a 690 00:28:32,440 --> 00:28:35,359 Speaker 1: great testament to Joe and then a testament to this 691 00:28:35,400 --> 00:28:38,120 Speaker 1: franchise that through those tough times you had a player 692 00:28:38,120 --> 00:28:40,360 Speaker 1: that was sticking it out and was there and was 693 00:28:40,360 --> 00:28:43,720 Speaker 1: available all the time. And I think that availability because 694 00:28:43,800 --> 00:28:45,680 Speaker 1: he wanted to be out there fighting with his teammates. 695 00:28:45,680 --> 00:28:48,520 Speaker 1: And that's such an unbelievable trait that Joe has and 696 00:28:48,560 --> 00:28:50,560 Speaker 1: something that we as a Cleveland Browns are really proud. 697 00:28:50,880 --> 00:28:51,120 Speaker 7: Coach. 698 00:28:51,200 --> 00:28:52,920 Speaker 4: Thanks so much for the time. 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This 722 00:29:52,840 --> 00:29:55,520 Speaker 4: is the Kevin Sefanski Show on the University Hospitals Cleveland 723 00:29:55,520 --> 00:30:00,000 Speaker 4: Brown's radio network. Earlier today, our Kevin Stefanski Show chorus 724 00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:03,120 Speaker 4: spotted and Huge Pe producer Jason Gibbs caught up with 725 00:30:03,160 --> 00:30:06,200 Speaker 4: the Browns starting quarterback on Thursday night, Kellen Mond. 726 00:30:06,960 --> 00:30:09,080 Speaker 10: Kellen, our first experience with you? 727 00:30:09,160 --> 00:30:09,440 Speaker 9: Really? 728 00:30:09,800 --> 00:30:11,840 Speaker 10: I mean they brought you in last year midway through 729 00:30:11,880 --> 00:30:15,440 Speaker 10: the football season. What's the experience been like and how's 730 00:30:15,440 --> 00:30:18,040 Speaker 10: everything been going here in the early going of twenty twenty. 731 00:30:17,800 --> 00:30:19,600 Speaker 9: Three, everything has been great. 732 00:30:20,600 --> 00:30:22,600 Speaker 8: I felt like it was a good opportunity for me 733 00:30:23,080 --> 00:30:25,120 Speaker 8: to come learn the playbook. You know, I was able 734 00:30:25,160 --> 00:30:27,640 Speaker 8: to learn it pretty quick last year and then come 735 00:30:27,680 --> 00:30:30,040 Speaker 8: back and you know, have a good OTAs and then 736 00:30:30,120 --> 00:30:32,160 Speaker 8: come get off to a good start in training camp. 737 00:30:32,200 --> 00:30:34,080 Speaker 9: So I'm looking forward to the game. 738 00:30:34,160 --> 00:30:36,400 Speaker 8: And you know something I'm really excited for with my 739 00:30:36,680 --> 00:30:38,160 Speaker 8: first time putting the Browns jersey on. 740 00:30:38,560 --> 00:30:40,360 Speaker 10: I think we're all looking forward to it and it's 741 00:30:40,360 --> 00:30:41,800 Speaker 10: going to be an electric atmosphere. 742 00:30:41,840 --> 00:30:42,560 Speaker 9: Have you had a. 743 00:30:42,560 --> 00:30:44,360 Speaker 10: Chance to play in the Hall of Fame game before? 744 00:30:44,680 --> 00:30:46,080 Speaker 9: I have not yet. I have not yet. 745 00:30:46,200 --> 00:30:49,000 Speaker 10: Okay, I can tell you Brown's Nation will be descending 746 00:30:49,040 --> 00:30:52,560 Speaker 10: on Canton. It's it'll be a home game on Thursday 747 00:30:52,640 --> 00:30:55,560 Speaker 10: night for Browns and Jets. Talk about the coaching staff 748 00:30:55,600 --> 00:30:57,920 Speaker 10: a little bit and the work that you're doing. What's 749 00:30:57,960 --> 00:31:00,800 Speaker 10: it been like working with these guys and these coaches. 750 00:31:00,800 --> 00:31:02,120 Speaker 10: What have you taken away from them? 751 00:31:02,680 --> 00:31:04,280 Speaker 8: You know, I think one of the great things about 752 00:31:04,360 --> 00:31:06,480 Speaker 8: you know, Kevin and then down the line is you know, 753 00:31:06,520 --> 00:31:09,480 Speaker 8: they allow you to play to your strengths and you know, 754 00:31:09,520 --> 00:31:13,760 Speaker 8: they're not, I guess a little over to you know, 755 00:31:13,840 --> 00:31:16,400 Speaker 8: meticulous and detailed on certain things. You know, I think 756 00:31:17,240 --> 00:31:19,360 Speaker 8: every player has a strength, and you're here for a reason. 757 00:31:19,440 --> 00:31:22,200 Speaker 8: So especially when you got a guy like Deshaun who's 758 00:31:22,240 --> 00:31:24,880 Speaker 8: able to make plays the way he does, sometimes you 759 00:31:25,040 --> 00:31:27,280 Speaker 8: just gotta, you know, allow him to put his cape 760 00:31:27,280 --> 00:31:29,760 Speaker 8: on and do his things. So, you know, I think 761 00:31:29,760 --> 00:31:31,280 Speaker 8: that's one of the great things about some of the 762 00:31:31,320 --> 00:31:33,960 Speaker 8: coaching staff and the style of coaching here that I've 763 00:31:33,960 --> 00:31:34,840 Speaker 8: been able to adopt. 764 00:31:35,160 --> 00:31:38,200 Speaker 10: Talking with Kellen Mond, you'll see him Thursday night in 765 00:31:38,360 --> 00:31:40,640 Speaker 10: Browns and Jets at the Hall of Fame game, and 766 00:31:40,680 --> 00:31:43,720 Speaker 10: throughout the preseason here and hopefully into the regular season 767 00:31:43,760 --> 00:31:44,440 Speaker 10: here a little. 768 00:31:44,200 --> 00:31:44,680 Speaker 9: Bit as well. 769 00:31:44,720 --> 00:31:48,520 Speaker 10: What have you learned playing with Watson and Jacoby Brissett 770 00:31:48,640 --> 00:31:51,840 Speaker 10: last year and Josh Dobbs. What are you taking away 771 00:31:51,840 --> 00:31:55,400 Speaker 10: from those guys? You know, I think it's it's always good. 772 00:31:55,440 --> 00:31:57,360 Speaker 8: These are you know, veteran guys who played in the 773 00:31:57,440 --> 00:32:00,720 Speaker 8: year in the NFL five plus year, you know, six 774 00:32:00,760 --> 00:32:03,479 Speaker 8: plus years, and so every single time you know, you 775 00:32:03,480 --> 00:32:05,640 Speaker 8: see them, they're able to elevate their game each and 776 00:32:05,640 --> 00:32:08,160 Speaker 8: every year because you keep up with, you know, guys 777 00:32:08,200 --> 00:32:11,440 Speaker 8: throughout the league, and so you know, every single offense 778 00:32:11,520 --> 00:32:14,520 Speaker 8: is completely different. So been able to learn from Jacoby 779 00:32:14,560 --> 00:32:17,160 Speaker 8: who played a lot different style of play than what 780 00:32:17,280 --> 00:32:19,880 Speaker 8: Dashaun is and I'm able to you know, uh, you know, 781 00:32:20,360 --> 00:32:22,320 Speaker 8: take you know, different pieces from each one of them 782 00:32:22,360 --> 00:32:24,520 Speaker 8: and see how that kind of conforms into my game 783 00:32:24,560 --> 00:32:26,320 Speaker 8: and how I can better myself on the field. 784 00:32:26,800 --> 00:32:29,600 Speaker 10: What have been your goals here, you know, through the 785 00:32:29,640 --> 00:32:33,320 Speaker 10: first ten days of West Virginia to now on the 786 00:32:33,320 --> 00:32:37,320 Speaker 10: field at the Cross Country Mortgage Campus today and going forward? 787 00:32:37,400 --> 00:32:39,280 Speaker 10: What what do you really want to work on here? 788 00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:42,160 Speaker 8: You know, I think you know, the the older you 789 00:32:42,160 --> 00:32:44,440 Speaker 8: get in the NFL, you start to realize it's you 790 00:32:44,480 --> 00:32:47,000 Speaker 8: know about always about what you put on tape, and 791 00:32:47,040 --> 00:32:49,880 Speaker 8: that's what you're being evaluated on. And that's in games 792 00:32:49,920 --> 00:32:52,239 Speaker 8: and that's in practice. So you know, my goal is 793 00:32:52,280 --> 00:32:55,680 Speaker 8: just to you know, play with confidence, you know, play freely, 794 00:32:55,760 --> 00:32:58,680 Speaker 8: make plays, listen to my feet and just be fishing 795 00:32:58,680 --> 00:33:01,160 Speaker 8: with the football. And you know, the league has a 796 00:33:01,240 --> 00:33:03,120 Speaker 8: lot of great athletes, so once I can get the 797 00:33:03,520 --> 00:33:06,280 Speaker 8: ball in their hands, they let them make plays, all right. 798 00:33:06,360 --> 00:33:08,800 Speaker 10: So last year I can remember as we were getting 799 00:33:08,840 --> 00:33:11,280 Speaker 10: ready up in the radio booth on game day, you 800 00:33:11,320 --> 00:33:15,240 Speaker 10: would come out and work a couple hours before kickoff 801 00:33:15,640 --> 00:33:17,760 Speaker 10: and you would work for a good solid half hour 802 00:33:17,920 --> 00:33:21,479 Speaker 10: forty minutes. How productive was that for you? And you know, 803 00:33:21,720 --> 00:33:26,320 Speaker 10: was that by design? Was that your call? What went 804 00:33:26,360 --> 00:33:28,719 Speaker 10: into that? Because it was fascinating to watch every I 805 00:33:28,720 --> 00:33:30,880 Speaker 10: mean every Sunday we all just sat there and we're like, 806 00:33:31,280 --> 00:33:33,680 Speaker 10: he's working. He's definitely working on his game here. 807 00:33:34,360 --> 00:33:38,080 Speaker 8: Yeah, something that we thought would be good for me. 808 00:33:38,200 --> 00:33:40,800 Speaker 8: And you know a lot of times in the NFL, 809 00:33:40,960 --> 00:33:42,720 Speaker 8: third string guys they don't get a lot of reps 810 00:33:42,720 --> 00:33:45,760 Speaker 8: in practice. You know obviously about the starter and what 811 00:33:45,800 --> 00:33:47,480 Speaker 8: the starter can do, and then the backup will get 812 00:33:47,560 --> 00:33:51,160 Speaker 8: some scout team reps. So really just trying to find 813 00:33:51,240 --> 00:33:54,040 Speaker 8: any day that we don't have a lot of football 814 00:33:54,040 --> 00:33:56,560 Speaker 8: stuff where I can get extra reps and so I 815 00:33:56,560 --> 00:33:59,040 Speaker 8: will go out there, you know, a couple hours early 816 00:33:59,080 --> 00:34:00,800 Speaker 8: and just take thirty minute and just go through the 817 00:34:00,800 --> 00:34:03,240 Speaker 8: game plan. Make sure I'm on top of it. And 818 00:34:03,360 --> 00:34:05,040 Speaker 8: because you never know in the NFL when you're when 819 00:34:05,080 --> 00:34:05,800 Speaker 8: your name is called. 820 00:34:06,280 --> 00:34:08,799 Speaker 10: Yeah, there's no question, especially now with like the three 821 00:34:08,880 --> 00:34:12,719 Speaker 10: quarterback rule. I mean, any anything's in play, all right. 822 00:34:12,800 --> 00:34:16,160 Speaker 10: You have a newborn at home biggest challenge when dealing 823 00:34:16,200 --> 00:34:17,239 Speaker 10: with the newborn at home. 824 00:34:17,800 --> 00:34:20,799 Speaker 8: Oh, I personally think he came at the perfect time. 825 00:34:20,840 --> 00:34:23,920 Speaker 8: He came, uh midway through January, so right as the 826 00:34:23,920 --> 00:34:27,520 Speaker 8: season ended, right into the off season where it would 827 00:34:27,520 --> 00:34:29,280 Speaker 8: probably be a little bit different if he was born 828 00:34:29,400 --> 00:34:31,879 Speaker 8: during training camp, which would be extremely tough. 829 00:34:32,520 --> 00:34:32,640 Speaker 5: Uh. 830 00:34:33,080 --> 00:34:36,200 Speaker 8: But I just think, I just think the sometimes sleepless nights, 831 00:34:36,239 --> 00:34:38,919 Speaker 8: and you know, I think as as the father, it's 832 00:34:39,440 --> 00:34:40,920 Speaker 8: you want your son to go down and you get 833 00:34:40,920 --> 00:34:43,040 Speaker 8: a little frustrated when he doesn't. And then the mother 834 00:34:43,120 --> 00:34:45,400 Speaker 8: it's a lot more you know, nurturing and things like that. 835 00:34:45,600 --> 00:34:48,120 Speaker 8: So I guess learn how to keep my composure when 836 00:34:48,320 --> 00:34:50,360 Speaker 8: you know you can't communicate to a baby. 837 00:34:50,600 --> 00:34:53,719 Speaker 10: How would you rate your diaper changing ability on a 838 00:34:53,719 --> 00:34:54,640 Speaker 10: scale of one to ten? 839 00:34:55,280 --> 00:34:55,600 Speaker 9: Uh? 840 00:34:55,680 --> 00:34:59,239 Speaker 8: It it started off very weak, but it's it's now 841 00:34:59,320 --> 00:34:59,719 Speaker 8: very strong. 842 00:34:59,760 --> 00:35:00,920 Speaker 9: It's plus now. 843 00:35:01,040 --> 00:35:03,960 Speaker 10: Okay, all right, I like that. I can remember the 844 00:35:03,960 --> 00:35:06,160 Speaker 10: first time I did that and it was a horrific 845 00:35:06,239 --> 00:35:09,279 Speaker 10: experience that I'd never thought I was going to recover from, 846 00:35:09,320 --> 00:35:11,960 Speaker 10: but was able to to swing back and figure it out. 847 00:35:12,360 --> 00:35:12,680 Speaker 9: Uh. 848 00:35:12,719 --> 00:35:15,719 Speaker 10: Cleveland. Do you like Cleveland? And what do you have 849 00:35:15,760 --> 00:35:19,000 Speaker 10: a favorite spot to go? Favorite place to eat. I 850 00:35:19,040 --> 00:35:19,880 Speaker 10: have a lot of spots. 851 00:35:19,960 --> 00:35:23,600 Speaker 8: I'm over in the Ohio City Treemont downtown area, so 852 00:35:24,239 --> 00:35:25,920 Speaker 8: uh usually that's where you know. 853 00:35:26,120 --> 00:35:27,560 Speaker 9: I like a lot of the food spots. 854 00:35:28,680 --> 00:35:31,000 Speaker 8: But I mean there's tons of place in downtown Ohio 855 00:35:31,000 --> 00:35:31,840 Speaker 8: City in that area. 856 00:35:32,360 --> 00:35:34,000 Speaker 10: All right, final one here and I'll get you out. 857 00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:35,880 Speaker 10: I appreciate the time Kellen Mond joining us here on 858 00:35:35,920 --> 00:35:38,880 Speaker 10: the Kevin Stefanski Show. What are your goals for Thursday night? 859 00:35:39,800 --> 00:35:42,399 Speaker 8: Just to be fishing, Like I said before, put good 860 00:35:42,400 --> 00:35:45,759 Speaker 8: film on tape and just play to my strengths and uh, 861 00:35:46,080 --> 00:35:47,160 Speaker 8: you know, put the ball in the end zone. 862 00:35:47,200 --> 00:35:47,880 Speaker 9: That's what matters. 863 00:35:48,200 --> 00:35:50,120 Speaker 10: Kellen. Appreciate the time. Man, wish you all the best. 864 00:35:50,239 --> 00:35:52,959 Speaker 4: Appreciate you all right, that's our kevin'st The Fantasy Show 865 00:35:53,000 --> 00:35:57,200 Speaker 4: Special correspond to Jason Gibbs there with Kellen Mond and Gerard. 866 00:35:57,440 --> 00:36:01,400 Speaker 4: Kellen Mond, you know, is new to the Clevelands. He really, 867 00:36:01,400 --> 00:36:04,200 Speaker 4: in some ways is kind of new to the NFL. 868 00:36:04,320 --> 00:36:06,880 Speaker 4: You could say not a lot of game experience. But 869 00:36:07,040 --> 00:36:09,359 Speaker 4: this was somebody who at Texas A and M had 870 00:36:09,400 --> 00:36:12,640 Speaker 4: a ton of game experience. He was a multi year 871 00:36:12,719 --> 00:36:16,240 Speaker 4: starter there as in his career thirty two and fourteen 872 00:36:16,280 --> 00:36:18,280 Speaker 4: at Texas A and M three to zero Bowl games. 873 00:36:18,280 --> 00:36:20,600 Speaker 4: He's the all time Texas A and M leader in 874 00:36:20,719 --> 00:36:24,719 Speaker 4: passing touchdowns, passing yards, total offense, and total touchdowns tied 875 00:36:24,760 --> 00:36:27,680 Speaker 4: with Johnny Football for total touchdowns with ninety three the 876 00:36:27,760 --> 00:36:32,920 Speaker 4: Senior Bowl MVP. Very very productive. He of course defeated 877 00:36:33,000 --> 00:36:36,520 Speaker 4: Joe Burrow in the highest scoring college football game ever, 878 00:36:37,040 --> 00:36:40,200 Speaker 4: seventy four to seventy two in that seven overtime thriller 879 00:36:40,239 --> 00:36:43,279 Speaker 4: back in twenty and eighteen. So this guy, who's a 880 00:36:43,280 --> 00:36:45,600 Speaker 4: third round pick for a reason, right, I mean, you 881 00:36:45,600 --> 00:36:48,680 Speaker 4: have a very accomplished college career. Seventh all time in 882 00:36:48,800 --> 00:36:51,240 Speaker 4: SEC total yards. By the way, Number eight's Peyton Manning, 883 00:36:51,480 --> 00:36:54,480 Speaker 4: one of three quarterbacks in SEC history to throw for 884 00:36:54,560 --> 00:36:57,240 Speaker 4: more than nine thousand yards and rush for fifteen hundred yards, 885 00:36:57,400 --> 00:37:00,440 Speaker 4: joining Tim Tebow and Dak Prescott. So this was a 886 00:37:00,480 --> 00:37:02,560 Speaker 4: guy five star recruit coming out of high school, the 887 00:37:02,600 --> 00:37:05,400 Speaker 4: number one dual threat quarterback in the country, and for 888 00:37:05,440 --> 00:37:07,840 Speaker 4: whatever reason, didn't work out there in Minnesota. 889 00:37:07,960 --> 00:37:08,560 Speaker 3: This is his. 890 00:37:08,520 --> 00:37:10,719 Speaker 4: First real chance with a new team to show what 891 00:37:10,800 --> 00:37:13,560 Speaker 4: he can do in a game situation. But the moment 892 00:37:13,600 --> 00:37:15,680 Speaker 4: shouldn't be too big for him. Playing in the sec 893 00:37:16,000 --> 00:37:17,279 Speaker 4: I'm excited to see what he can do. 894 00:37:17,760 --> 00:37:19,640 Speaker 5: No, and the moment shouldn't be too big for him. 895 00:37:19,640 --> 00:37:22,680 Speaker 5: But you always wonder about that with anyone because you're 896 00:37:22,680 --> 00:37:24,840 Speaker 5: sending us so, okay, what's on the line here. You 897 00:37:24,880 --> 00:37:26,799 Speaker 5: can't think about those things. What you simply have to 898 00:37:26,800 --> 00:37:28,600 Speaker 5: do is go out there and play. And one thing 899 00:37:28,880 --> 00:37:32,040 Speaker 5: that really really resonated with me Nathan that he had 900 00:37:32,040 --> 00:37:33,760 Speaker 5: to say, which is going to really help his cause, 901 00:37:33,840 --> 00:37:37,439 Speaker 5: is that he's in a situation where the coaches are 902 00:37:37,480 --> 00:37:40,040 Speaker 5: trying to put him in a position to do what 903 00:37:40,200 --> 00:37:42,799 Speaker 5: works best for him. Sometimes you'll run to a spy, 904 00:37:42,920 --> 00:37:45,960 Speaker 5: especially at the quarterback position, where it's one in which 905 00:37:46,280 --> 00:37:50,120 Speaker 5: the quarterback is just a conduit to what the coordinator 906 00:37:50,160 --> 00:37:51,920 Speaker 5: wants to run with in regards to what is his 907 00:37:52,040 --> 00:37:55,040 Speaker 5: offense and what he wants to do, And that becomes 908 00:37:55,080 --> 00:37:58,440 Speaker 5: a huge problem when you have that situation. As opposed 909 00:37:58,480 --> 00:38:00,440 Speaker 5: to putting a guy in his best situation. You're more 910 00:38:00,480 --> 00:38:02,759 Speaker 5: concerned about my offense And it sounds like to me 911 00:38:03,000 --> 00:38:04,680 Speaker 5: that the Browns are all about putting him in a 912 00:38:04,680 --> 00:38:06,720 Speaker 5: position to let him shine and do what he does best. 913 00:38:07,160 --> 00:38:08,920 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think there's no doubt the best coaches in 914 00:38:08,960 --> 00:38:11,799 Speaker 4: this league play to their players strengths, try to hide 915 00:38:11,800 --> 00:38:14,640 Speaker 4: their weaknesses as opposed to trying to foot a round 916 00:38:14,640 --> 00:38:17,080 Speaker 4: peg into a square hole. That's what they're going to 917 00:38:17,120 --> 00:38:20,440 Speaker 4: give Kellen Mond the opportunity along with Dorian Thompson Robinson, 918 00:38:20,480 --> 00:38:22,279 Speaker 4: the fifth round pick out of UCLA this year. I 919 00:38:22,320 --> 00:38:24,399 Speaker 4: think it's going to be so fun to watch them, 920 00:38:24,440 --> 00:38:26,640 Speaker 4: and I love that we get this extra preseason game 921 00:38:26,920 --> 00:38:29,759 Speaker 4: to have these young guys get these valuable reps, to 922 00:38:29,800 --> 00:38:32,520 Speaker 4: get these opportunities and to make their cases, as I said, 923 00:38:32,680 --> 00:38:34,880 Speaker 4: in this case, to be the Browns third string quarterback 924 00:38:35,280 --> 00:38:38,080 Speaker 4: or to be somebody that will be on another roster 925 00:38:38,239 --> 00:38:39,800 Speaker 4: in the National Football League. 926 00:38:39,880 --> 00:38:40,640 Speaker 3: That's the stakes. 927 00:38:40,680 --> 00:38:42,799 Speaker 4: Those are the stakes for guys like Kellen Mon and 928 00:38:42,840 --> 00:38:46,239 Speaker 4: certainly our draft pick this year, Dorian Thompson Robinson. All Right, 929 00:38:46,280 --> 00:38:48,080 Speaker 4: when we come back, we're going to dive deep into 930 00:38:48,080 --> 00:38:49,719 Speaker 4: this Thursday night game. Give you a look at some 931 00:38:49,719 --> 00:38:52,960 Speaker 4: players who have an opportunity to better themselves. Where the 932 00:38:53,000 --> 00:38:55,560 Speaker 4: position battles, Where are the spots on the roster that 933 00:38:55,680 --> 00:38:58,560 Speaker 4: perhaps are still in a little bit of flux dry 934 00:38:58,640 --> 00:39:01,000 Speaker 4: n I'll tackle that when we return on Kevin Stefanski Show, 935 00:39:01,000 --> 00:39:03,720 Speaker 4: on the University Hospitals Cleveland Brown's Radio network. 936 00:39:04,480 --> 00:39:06,560 Speaker 1: I feel like I have people in the building that 937 00:39:06,760 --> 00:39:08,279 Speaker 1: can tell me the truth, and I think that's really 938 00:39:08,280 --> 00:39:09,879 Speaker 1: important because I don't want this to be a place 939 00:39:09,880 --> 00:39:11,800 Speaker 1: where I don't get the truth from our guys. 940 00:39:12,080 --> 00:39:15,480 Speaker 2: This is the Coach Kevin Stefanski Show. You're listening to 941 00:39:15,520 --> 00:39:19,880 Speaker 2: the University Hospitals Cleveland Brown's Radio Network. Here are your hosts, 942 00:39:20,040 --> 00:39:22,440 Speaker 2: Nathan Segura and your Rod Cherry. 943 00:39:23,640 --> 00:39:25,600 Speaker 4: Be part of one of the most passionate fan bases 944 00:39:25,640 --> 00:39:28,200 Speaker 4: in the NFL. Join the Brown season ticket member waitless 945 00:39:28,239 --> 00:39:30,319 Speaker 4: today for the best chance at securing tickets for all 946 00:39:30,360 --> 00:39:32,920 Speaker 4: home games in future seasons. Don't miss out. Go to 947 00:39:32,960 --> 00:39:35,400 Speaker 4: Cleveland Browns dot com. Slash tickets are called four four 948 00:39:35,440 --> 00:39:38,080 Speaker 4: to zho eight nine one five zero five zero to 949 00:39:38,160 --> 00:39:41,040 Speaker 4: reserve your spot today. All right, Drad on the offensive 950 00:39:41,040 --> 00:39:43,000 Speaker 4: side of the ball, give me a couple of names 951 00:39:43,320 --> 00:39:45,879 Speaker 4: guys that you're watching, Guys you think have an opportunity 952 00:39:45,960 --> 00:39:48,520 Speaker 4: to improve their standing on Thursday night. 953 00:39:48,840 --> 00:39:50,799 Speaker 5: Well, it's really simple for me. I'm gonna go with 954 00:39:50,920 --> 00:39:53,920 Speaker 5: David Bill and Anthony Schwartz. They have a great opportunity 955 00:39:54,120 --> 00:39:57,399 Speaker 5: to prove themselves and to take advantage of an opportunity. 956 00:39:57,760 --> 00:39:59,960 Speaker 5: Past two seasons, both have been featured and given U 957 00:40:00,040 --> 00:40:03,319 Speaker 5: opportunities to seize a role in the receiver room, and 958 00:40:03,360 --> 00:40:05,719 Speaker 5: that opportunity will be presented to them again, I'm sure, 959 00:40:05,760 --> 00:40:07,239 Speaker 5: so they're gonna have to do something with us, So 960 00:40:07,280 --> 00:40:09,840 Speaker 5: I'm very much looking to see how they handle the 961 00:40:09,880 --> 00:40:10,799 Speaker 5: situation in hand. 962 00:40:12,120 --> 00:40:14,600 Speaker 4: I like that one. I think in that wide receiver 963 00:40:14,719 --> 00:40:17,839 Speaker 4: room as well. A couple of names Dalen Baldwin, Mike 964 00:40:17,880 --> 00:40:20,680 Speaker 4: Harley junior Austin Watkins I think has been very impressive 965 00:40:20,680 --> 00:40:22,759 Speaker 4: since he joined. These are guys probably battling more for 966 00:40:22,840 --> 00:40:26,040 Speaker 4: practice squad than roster spots, but excited to see them. 967 00:40:26,480 --> 00:40:29,000 Speaker 4: I'd also go onto the interior of the offensive line. 968 00:40:29,040 --> 00:40:31,760 Speaker 4: You know, Nick Harris and Luke Whipler at center, Drew 969 00:40:31,920 --> 00:40:34,919 Speaker 4: Forbes and Michael Dunn and Colby Gassett and Wes Martin 970 00:40:35,000 --> 00:40:36,680 Speaker 4: at guard, and then it's gonna be fun, I think 971 00:40:36,719 --> 00:40:40,080 Speaker 4: to see Dwan Jones out there, big thanos getting some work, 972 00:40:40,120 --> 00:40:41,920 Speaker 4: and in that running back room. You know a name, 973 00:40:41,960 --> 00:40:43,439 Speaker 4: a guy that we talked about a lot the last 974 00:40:43,440 --> 00:40:45,839 Speaker 4: two years, been on the roster, had a much more 975 00:40:45,840 --> 00:40:49,319 Speaker 4: productive rookie season than second season, Dimitric Felton. Can he 976 00:40:49,400 --> 00:40:51,280 Speaker 4: go out there and make enough plays as a running 977 00:40:51,280 --> 00:40:52,680 Speaker 4: back to say, you know what, you don't need to 978 00:40:52,680 --> 00:40:54,520 Speaker 4: go find a new third running back. I can be 979 00:40:54,680 --> 00:40:57,640 Speaker 4: that guy. That'll be something certainly that we are watching. 980 00:40:57,640 --> 00:40:59,360 Speaker 4: All right, let's talk about on the defensive side of 981 00:40:59,400 --> 00:41:02,520 Speaker 4: the ball, guys or positions that you're going to be watching. 982 00:41:02,840 --> 00:41:05,920 Speaker 5: Well, I'll certainly be watching the defensive line. Last year 983 00:41:06,000 --> 00:41:07,719 Speaker 5: that was an issue and the problem for us, and 984 00:41:07,719 --> 00:41:11,080 Speaker 5: I'll start righting the defensive tackle spot in that Tommy 985 00:41:11,120 --> 00:41:15,000 Speaker 5: Tokey is in this situation where again you're a drafted player, 986 00:41:15,360 --> 00:41:18,520 Speaker 5: you'll have the opportunity, maximize it, take advantage of it, 987 00:41:18,560 --> 00:41:21,480 Speaker 5: because anytime they bring in and make a wholesale change, 988 00:41:21,640 --> 00:41:24,600 Speaker 5: that's a statement. So do your part to make them 989 00:41:24,640 --> 00:41:26,440 Speaker 5: see that you are part of the solution and not 990 00:41:26,560 --> 00:41:28,520 Speaker 5: the problem. And that's what you have to have as 991 00:41:28,560 --> 00:41:30,600 Speaker 5: your mindset as you go into this game and every 992 00:41:30,640 --> 00:41:31,320 Speaker 5: time you take. 993 00:41:31,160 --> 00:41:32,120 Speaker 6: The football field. 994 00:41:32,200 --> 00:41:34,080 Speaker 5: So I'll certainly be watching that, and I'll also see 995 00:41:34,080 --> 00:41:36,680 Speaker 5: out of these young defensive ends who wants to emerge, 996 00:41:36,680 --> 00:41:38,319 Speaker 5: who wants to be that other guy that they'll take 997 00:41:38,320 --> 00:41:43,160 Speaker 5: into consideration. Once our top three defensive ends are either 998 00:41:43,600 --> 00:41:46,160 Speaker 5: doing great job and need a break and you want 999 00:41:46,160 --> 00:41:48,560 Speaker 5: to replace it with someone. That's how I would That's 1000 00:41:48,560 --> 00:41:49,719 Speaker 5: what I'll be looking at as well. 1001 00:41:50,040 --> 00:41:50,759 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think you're right. 1002 00:41:50,760 --> 00:41:54,000 Speaker 4: Great opportunity for Alex Right, Isaiah Thomas, and Isaiah McGuire 1003 00:41:54,440 --> 00:41:57,520 Speaker 4: in this game at the defensive end position. So that's 1004 00:41:57,560 --> 00:41:59,640 Speaker 4: some of the stuff to be paying attention to as 1005 00:41:59,640 --> 00:42:01,680 Speaker 4: you get ready for that Hall of Fame game when 1006 00:42:01,719 --> 00:42:04,760 Speaker 4: we come back. It's a class at Kevin Stefanski Show. Staple, 1007 00:42:04,840 --> 00:42:07,279 Speaker 4: stock up, step up. That's what we're gonna be given 1008 00:42:07,320 --> 00:42:09,920 Speaker 4: you as we wrap things up here on the twenty 1009 00:42:10,080 --> 00:42:13,000 Speaker 4: twenty three debut edition of The Kevin Stefanski Show on 1010 00:42:13,080 --> 00:42:15,960 Speaker 4: the University Hospitals Cleveland Brown's Radio Network. 1011 00:42:17,640 --> 00:42:19,880 Speaker 9: This is Brown's quarterback, Deshaun Watson. 1012 00:42:20,680 --> 00:42:23,920 Speaker 1: This is Brown's kickercage your this is why you teller 1013 00:42:23,960 --> 00:42:26,880 Speaker 1: and you are listening to the University Hospitals Cleveland Browns 1014 00:42:26,960 --> 00:42:27,600 Speaker 1: Radio Network. 1015 00:42:27,840 --> 00:42:31,280 Speaker 4: University Hospitals is your hometown medical team and official healthcare 1016 00:42:31,320 --> 00:42:32,840 Speaker 4: provider for the Cleveland Browns. 1017 00:42:35,480 --> 00:42:35,680 Speaker 3: Pack. 1018 00:42:35,760 --> 00:42:38,600 Speaker 4: By popular demand from your favorite four Legged companion, is 1019 00:42:38,719 --> 00:42:42,000 Speaker 4: year two of the Barking Backers, presented by Milkbone, The 1020 00:42:42,080 --> 00:42:45,160 Speaker 4: fan club for dogs few membership options and joined today 1021 00:42:45,200 --> 00:42:48,080 Speaker 4: at Barkingbackers dot com. My dog signed up for it. 1022 00:42:48,320 --> 00:42:50,239 Speaker 4: She loves it. Thrilled to be a member of the 1023 00:42:50,320 --> 00:42:53,800 Speaker 4: Barking Backers. Get your dogs signed up as well. All right, girod, 1024 00:42:53,920 --> 00:42:55,960 Speaker 4: I'm gonna blow through, Gibba stop sign. We're you to 1025 00:42:56,040 --> 00:42:59,719 Speaker 4: stock up and step up because I'm gonna who's. 1026 00:42:59,000 --> 00:43:00,760 Speaker 3: Impressed you so far? One person? 1027 00:43:00,880 --> 00:43:02,759 Speaker 4: And then who's somebody that's got to step up to 1028 00:43:02,920 --> 00:43:05,359 Speaker 4: keep their spot with the Cleveland Browns. 1029 00:43:05,880 --> 00:43:08,000 Speaker 6: Well, all right, you're gonna blow through. Give me the 1030 00:43:08,000 --> 00:43:09,920 Speaker 6: stops sign. Well, first of all, stock up. 1031 00:43:10,000 --> 00:43:14,400 Speaker 5: I do believe the following that Austin Watkins can do 1032 00:43:14,520 --> 00:43:16,760 Speaker 5: some damage on special teams and make some big plays 1033 00:43:16,800 --> 00:43:19,480 Speaker 5: as a receiver, that he can certainly help his cause. 1034 00:43:19,600 --> 00:43:21,239 Speaker 5: And I see that taking place because I see him 1035 00:43:21,239 --> 00:43:24,000 Speaker 5: do it what in the practice, So if that transfers 1036 00:43:24,040 --> 00:43:27,160 Speaker 5: to the actual game day situation, He's gonna certainly help 1037 00:43:27,200 --> 00:43:30,640 Speaker 5: his cause. And then another guy I'm looking at, and 1038 00:43:30,719 --> 00:43:34,080 Speaker 5: that is Jarah Maya Martin. Is it fair to say, 1039 00:43:34,080 --> 00:43:36,920 Speaker 5: outside of Miles Garrett and some other defensive lineman, he 1040 00:43:37,000 --> 00:43:38,719 Speaker 5: might be one of the more physical players on this 1041 00:43:38,760 --> 00:43:40,800 Speaker 5: football team based upon what we've seen in practice. 1042 00:43:41,120 --> 00:43:41,400 Speaker 3: Yep. 1043 00:43:41,640 --> 00:43:46,080 Speaker 5: Absolutely, and then simply put the guys who I said before, 1044 00:43:46,080 --> 00:43:48,160 Speaker 5: who've been on this roster before, will find themselves in 1045 00:43:48,160 --> 00:43:49,240 Speaker 5: a situation where. 1046 00:43:49,040 --> 00:43:50,680 Speaker 6: They're fighting for a roster spot. 1047 00:43:51,000 --> 00:43:53,040 Speaker 5: They obviously need to step up because if they don't, 1048 00:43:53,040 --> 00:43:55,160 Speaker 5: they're gonna find themselves in a situation where they don't 1049 00:43:55,160 --> 00:43:55,520 Speaker 5: want to be. 1050 00:43:55,680 --> 00:43:57,080 Speaker 6: And that's on the outside looking in. 1051 00:43:57,760 --> 00:43:59,520 Speaker 4: Yeah, I'm gonna give you my stock. Up's gonna be 1052 00:43:59,760 --> 00:44:03,839 Speaker 4: mood dea body. I want to see him a chance 1053 00:44:03,880 --> 00:44:05,759 Speaker 4: to really throw a wrench in the plans there in 1054 00:44:05,760 --> 00:44:06,760 Speaker 4: that linebacker room. 1055 00:44:06,640 --> 00:44:08,399 Speaker 3: And then step up. I'm gonna go David Bell. 1056 00:44:08,800 --> 00:44:11,680 Speaker 4: David Bell was so dominant at Purdue, was really one 1057 00:44:11,680 --> 00:44:13,840 Speaker 4: of the best receivers in the country. I want to 1058 00:44:13,880 --> 00:44:17,560 Speaker 4: see that going forward and starting on Thursday night for 1059 00:44:17,800 --> 00:44:20,680 Speaker 4: Jason Gibson, Girod sher Nathan Segura saying, thanks for listening 1060 00:44:20,920 --> 00:44:24,799 Speaker 4: to the Kevin Stefanski Show on the University Hospitals Cleveland 1061 00:44:24,800 --> 00:44:26,760 Speaker 4: Browns Radio Network. 1062 00:44:28,280 --> 00:44:31,960 Speaker 2: You've been listening to the Coach Kevin Stefanski Show. Join 1063 00:44:32,080 --> 00:44:34,400 Speaker 2: us next week at this time for more from the 1064 00:44:34,440 --> 00:44:38,120 Speaker 2: head coach of the Cleveland Browns. 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