WEBVTT - Zach Orr, Chuck Pagano, & Rashod Bateman: Ravens Press Conferences 6/5/25 0:00:03.000 --> 0:00:05.520 Welcome into the Ravens Press Pass podcast. It is Thursday, 0:00:05.600 --> 0:00:09.040 June fifth. The Ravens had another open practice of OTA's, 0:00:09.119 --> 0:00:11.879 but before they had that practice, the big news out 0:00:11.880 --> 0:00:14.160 of the Castle was that wide receiver or Shad Bateman 0:00:14.560 --> 0:00:18.480 reached a contract extension with the team. The contract extension 0:00:18.520 --> 0:00:21.319 is reportedly a three year extension on top of the 0:00:21.400 --> 0:00:24.840 two years that Bateman already had left remaining on his deal, 0:00:24.920 --> 0:00:27.240 so this will keep him in Baltimore through the twenty 0:00:27.360 --> 0:00:32.159 twenty nine season. Batement met with reporters after practice and 0:00:32.200 --> 0:00:34.200 talked about his excitement for this new deal. 0:00:36.120 --> 0:00:38.120 Can you just give us a little maybe a little 0:00:38.120 --> 0:00:43.680 background on how this all came about the contract extension point, you. 0:00:43.760 --> 0:00:45.440 Know, it was this two parties kind of met, we 0:00:45.560 --> 0:00:47.920 kind of been negotiating since the end of the season, 0:00:48.000 --> 0:00:50.360 and you know, it was something that both parties wanted 0:00:50.400 --> 0:00:52.720 to do and it just made sense for both of 0:00:52.800 --> 0:00:54.520 us and we worked it out. So I'm happy to 0:00:54.520 --> 0:00:57.840 be here, bliss Unfortunately, so keep chasing the super Bowl. 0:00:58.200 --> 0:00:59.920 So it was less of the surprise this year the 0:01:00.600 --> 0:01:02.080 last definitely last. 0:01:02.000 --> 0:01:04.720 Year, less of a surprise this year. This year made 0:01:04.720 --> 0:01:06.119 sense to me for sure, most. 0:01:06.040 --> 0:01:08.360 Definitely why why didn't make sense to you? 0:01:08.880 --> 0:01:10.720 Because I feel like I finally did something on the 0:01:10.760 --> 0:01:13.399 field that was you know, impressive, is something that you 0:01:13.440 --> 0:01:16.520 can you know, respect and stand on. Before that, it 0:01:16.640 --> 0:01:18.680 was a a little bit shocking. I had some up 0:01:18.880 --> 0:01:21.080 ups and downs here and there. So, you know, to 0:01:21.120 --> 0:01:23.320 be able to be here now it feels good, you 0:01:23.360 --> 0:01:23.960 know what I'm saying. 0:01:24.520 --> 0:01:26.600 Is there a time when you might not have been 0:01:26.600 --> 0:01:28.400 sure that you were gonna be here for eight or 0:01:28.480 --> 0:01:31.440 nine years when you're are you Maybe you didn't know 0:01:31.480 --> 0:01:32.039 for sure that you. 0:01:32.000 --> 0:01:33.959 Wanted to I mean, like, er, is it did it 0:01:34.000 --> 0:01:34.920 take some time to get there? 0:01:35.120 --> 0:01:36.280 Or is this is the right thing? 0:01:36.480 --> 0:01:36.520 No? 0:01:36.600 --> 0:01:38.200 I knew I've always wanted to be here. I just 0:01:38.240 --> 0:01:40.200 think as a player, you you don't know when your 0:01:40.200 --> 0:01:43.440 time's up. You know, like you don't know the conversations 0:01:43.440 --> 0:01:45.240 that have had, you know, when you're not around or 0:01:45.319 --> 0:01:49.440 in the meetings or or those type of things, so 0:01:49.480 --> 0:01:51.720 you know, you're always wondering what's gonna happen to you. 0:01:51.720 --> 0:01:53.800 You've seen some of the best players get traded sometimes, 0:01:53.800 --> 0:01:57.200 so you just never know. But you know, we've had, 0:01:57.360 --> 0:02:00.360 you know, some good transparent dialogue throughout this whole I said, 0:02:00.440 --> 0:02:03.040 So they was honest with me. I was honest with them. 0:02:03.080 --> 0:02:05.600 And you know, here we are today, what do you 0:02:05.640 --> 0:02:06.120 have lost? 0:02:06.200 --> 0:02:08.840 You look at this system? 0:02:09.240 --> 0:02:11.520 Do you have your break down, your lessons to go back? 0:02:11.600 --> 0:02:13.880 For fucking what more shouldn't you say for me? What 0:02:13.960 --> 0:02:14.880 more you think to be here? 0:02:19.000 --> 0:02:20.560 I just know I can play ball, and it's like 0:02:21.440 --> 0:02:24.120 everybody knows that now, and I'm not I'm not here 0:02:24.160 --> 0:02:26.000 to prove that to nobody. You know, I I wanna 0:02:26.040 --> 0:02:28.040 prove that to my teammates and i'm'a go. I work 0:02:28.080 --> 0:02:29.520 for the Ravens. You know what I'm saying. I work 0:02:29.600 --> 0:02:32.480 for you know, Lamar Jackson technically, and if these guys 0:02:32.520 --> 0:02:34.400 will pleased with you know what I'm doing and you 0:02:34.440 --> 0:02:36.560 know my work ethic and and all of that, then 0:02:36.680 --> 0:02:38.320 I feel like as a as a team, that's what's 0:02:38.320 --> 0:02:41.519 important to me. So I've done that, and you know, 0:02:41.560 --> 0:02:43.720 I'm definitely looking to continue to build off of that. 0:02:43.720 --> 0:02:44.079 For sure. 0:02:44.360 --> 0:02:46.919 You look at the contract or for what validation shout looking. 0:02:46.760 --> 0:02:51.480 At the palm sho strive for sure? Yeah, yeah, most definitely. 0:02:51.520 --> 0:02:54.480 It's a uh it's kind of highest lead words. You 0:02:54.520 --> 0:02:55.959 get paid if you're doing the right things. You know, 0:02:56.080 --> 0:02:59.560 on and off the field and disrespect thing. It's showing 0:02:59.600 --> 0:03:02.639 that dogization you know, believes in me. It's showing that, 0:03:02.720 --> 0:03:05.880 you know, I believe in them. So you know, hopefully 0:03:05.919 --> 0:03:08.680 this thing keep on keep on trucking in that direction. 0:03:09.360 --> 0:03:13.760 Should does it take trust from between player and organization. 0:03:13.960 --> 0:03:17.120 That look, if I outperform a contract that I even 0:03:17.160 --> 0:03:19.280 if I just signed it, if I outperform that this 0:03:19.480 --> 0:03:20.800 organization's gonna take care. 0:03:20.720 --> 0:03:22.920 Of me in the wrong way. That's what you would 0:03:22.919 --> 0:03:24.680 want them to do. But it it doesn't, It doesn't 0:03:24.720 --> 0:03:30.160 guarantee anything. You know, I got a good relationship with 0:03:30.200 --> 0:03:34.400 the GOSTA, and I think you know that helped us. Well, 0:03:34.520 --> 0:03:36.000 that helped us well, you know, they respect you know 0:03:36.080 --> 0:03:37.360 how I work, you know how I come in the 0:03:37.400 --> 0:03:40.400 building and my teammates do and you know, I think 0:03:40.440 --> 0:03:43.080 that's why I'm still here, I hope, so not just 0:03:43.160 --> 0:03:44.760 about you know, what I do on the football field. 0:03:44.840 --> 0:03:49.360 So I'm definitely hoping to continue that that mindset and 0:03:49.400 --> 0:03:51.560 that work ethic to continue to prove them the coaches 0:03:51.560 --> 0:03:52.040 that are worth it. 0:03:52.400 --> 0:03:55.720 For Shure, that's us. 0:03:56.360 --> 0:04:01.200 So I don't even know if he's really talking to me. 0:04:01.280 --> 0:04:03.160 I think I just like wrapped him up and and 0:04:03.280 --> 0:04:05.840 kind of kept it moving. But Harves has always been 0:04:05.880 --> 0:04:07.400 a guy that's believed in me since I've been here. 0:04:09.320 --> 0:04:11.480 Cool guy, cool, cool guy. And you know he's good 0:04:11.560 --> 0:04:13.400 for the team and he's good for all of us. 0:04:13.440 --> 0:04:14.920 So what are shot? 0:04:15.000 --> 0:04:17.400 You guys have DeAndre Hopkins and the receivers bringing out 0:04:17.480 --> 0:04:19.599 like order contract for quite a few more years. 0:04:19.640 --> 0:04:21.040 You're gonna be the best of the leader in this 0:04:21.120 --> 0:04:21.880 dring for a while. 0:04:22.120 --> 0:04:24.200 How do you approach that role and how do you 0:04:24.240 --> 0:04:26.279 see yourself developing as a leader in this SoC. 0:04:26.760 --> 0:04:28.680 I I'll continue to do what I do. Uh lead 0:04:28.720 --> 0:04:31.680 by example. Some people are vocal and some people you know, 0:04:31.839 --> 0:04:34.880 lead with like the way they work, you know. And 0:04:35.000 --> 0:04:37.000 Lamar's like a good example. You know, Derek is a 0:04:37.040 --> 0:04:39.680 good example. They might not say much, but you know 0:04:39.839 --> 0:04:42.120 you can tell, you know when it's time to you know, 0:04:42.240 --> 0:04:44.240 get right, you know what I'm saying and lock in 0:04:44.800 --> 0:04:46.480 and I I think that's more you know what I am. 0:04:46.560 --> 0:04:48.600 You know, Rokowan he's more of a vocal you know leader. 0:04:48.760 --> 0:04:51.000 Calvin NOI he's a he's a vocal leader, you know. 0:04:51.080 --> 0:04:53.400 But they they they work hard as well. But uh me, 0:04:53.440 --> 0:04:54.960 I'm gonna show up every day, you know what I'm 0:04:54.960 --> 0:04:57.320 saying the work. Continue to do that and you know, 0:04:57.400 --> 0:04:58.920 hopefully that helps others around. 0:04:58.680 --> 0:05:02.120 Me for shot, And what did the last season do 0:05:02.320 --> 0:05:02.480 for you? 0:05:02.760 --> 0:05:06.000 Just to I obviously the contractors they've led that, But 0:05:06.120 --> 0:05:09.160 what what impacted and have to do to be able 0:05:09.200 --> 0:05:09.719 to go through the. 0:05:09.760 --> 0:05:13.200 Season healthy, have the kind of year you had? 0:05:13.640 --> 0:05:13.719 Uh? 0:05:13.760 --> 0:05:16.520 What did it do, not just physically but mentally for you? 0:05:21.960 --> 0:05:22.320 I don't know. 0:05:22.400 --> 0:05:25.000 I just think last year was fun overall. I don't 0:05:25.040 --> 0:05:26.680 think it helped me really get through anything. I think 0:05:26.760 --> 0:05:29.040 before the season started, I was kind of, you know, 0:05:29.880 --> 0:05:31.720 at that point of peace, you know, and I feel 0:05:31.800 --> 0:05:34.320 like that was a a heavy reason to why you know, 0:05:34.360 --> 0:05:36.280 I was able to do you know, those you know 0:05:36.400 --> 0:05:38.279 type of things on the field and have them more success, 0:05:38.440 --> 0:05:40.520 just because I know I was in a better headspace, 0:05:40.560 --> 0:05:43.440 you know, throughout the whole year. So you know, hopefully 0:05:43.920 --> 0:05:46.039 we keep that mindset as well, and you know, plenty 0:05:46.080 --> 0:05:46.920 more big plays to come. 0:05:47.520 --> 0:05:50.280 Sean, are you you played with a veteran like Odell Beckham? 0:05:50.320 --> 0:05:53.000 Now you have d hop here? Is is there anything 0:05:53.800 --> 0:05:56.040 that you are hoping to pick his brain about? Is 0:05:56.040 --> 0:05:57.880 there anything you wanna take from him. 0:05:58.120 --> 0:06:00.200 I mean, not nothing in particular, but I think with 0:06:00.320 --> 0:06:02.040 a guy like that, that's that's done so much in 0:06:02.080 --> 0:06:04.280 the league with there's so much respect, you know. I 0:06:04.360 --> 0:06:06.240 just I'm ready to ask him anything, you know, as 0:06:06.279 --> 0:06:09.240 far as you know, catching hands, rock, running body, taking 0:06:09.279 --> 0:06:11.200 care of your body at what you do, uh when 0:06:11.240 --> 0:06:13.160 you was in year one compared to year five, you know, 0:06:13.240 --> 0:06:15.520 it's a lot of different variables. I'm a I'm a 0:06:15.600 --> 0:06:17.760 deep thinker, so I I'm not like a one a 0:06:17.839 --> 0:06:19.719 one coursing guy. You know, if I'm after ask a question, 0:06:19.800 --> 0:06:22.760 I wanna you know, keep digging into you know, I 0:06:22.880 --> 0:06:24.799 really figure out, you know, the best way to do something. 0:06:24.839 --> 0:06:27.040 And de Hop has already been a you know, a 0:06:27.080 --> 0:06:28.800 good vocal leader for us, you know, if it's wars 0:06:28.880 --> 0:06:31.119 to helping us with the young guys, and I definitely 0:06:31.120 --> 0:06:32.760 trust to he'll continue to help us out in that way. 0:06:33.880 --> 0:06:36.719 Shot Under said here play a little bit in. 0:06:36.760 --> 0:06:39.760 A ask year so respect that to be. 0:06:41.279 --> 0:06:44.440 I I honestly don't know. I really I really never know. 0:06:44.839 --> 0:06:44.919 Uh. 0:06:45.080 --> 0:06:46.480 I I just I really never know. 0:06:46.760 --> 0:06:46.839 Bro. 0:06:47.160 --> 0:06:49.720 So you just gotta be prepared for it all. Just 0:06:49.720 --> 0:06:51.880 show up and be ready to play. So i'm'a just 0:06:51.960 --> 0:06:56.840 continue to do that. Yeah, whatever they want me to do, 0:06:56.920 --> 0:06:59.159 i'm'a do. I just like playing football and at this point, bro, 0:06:59.520 --> 0:07:01.159 I'm great for for it all. So you know, they 0:07:01.240 --> 0:07:03.200 throw me in the slot, throw me at tight end, 0:07:03.400 --> 0:07:06.800 the chip block, whatever, I I'll I'll do it. Especially now. 0:07:08.200 --> 0:07:10.680 Yeah yeah, yeah yeah. 0:07:11.240 --> 0:07:15.600 Not many, not many players get three contracts with the team. 0:07:16.120 --> 0:07:18.000 Did you take a minute to kind of take that in, 0:07:18.320 --> 0:07:21.760 especially since early on there was some it was kind 0:07:21.760 --> 0:07:24.040 of some tumultuous days with the injuries and all that 0:07:25.040 --> 0:07:27.400 that you were able to be a guy who was 0:07:27.440 --> 0:07:30.640 a three contract guy here. Uh. 0:07:31.840 --> 0:07:33.800 I just think for me, that's it's more. It hits 0:07:33.840 --> 0:07:41.600 different when you know it's a receiver here. Well, we 0:07:41.680 --> 0:07:44.880 all know the perspective here and you know we've we've 0:07:44.880 --> 0:07:46.400 been through a lot. We can we go through a lot. 0:07:46.480 --> 0:07:48.320 We we continue to go through a lot, you know 0:07:48.400 --> 0:07:50.840 when it comes to facing back last here and there 0:07:50.880 --> 0:07:56.560 or wherever it may be. But it definitely you know, 0:07:57.560 --> 0:07:59.200 I I'll just say it means a lot, you know, 0:07:59.360 --> 0:08:02.560 to be able to start something new here, you know, 0:08:02.680 --> 0:08:04.600 something fresh when it comes to the receiving room, and 0:08:05.080 --> 0:08:07.120 I mean hopefully we continue to you know, make plays 0:08:07.160 --> 0:08:09.880 and you know, change the the narrative of what we 0:08:09.960 --> 0:08:10.320 have here. 0:08:10.720 --> 0:08:11.880 I'm sure how you mentioned. 0:08:11.640 --> 0:08:14.960 Your relationship with Eric da Costa earlier. He's publicly said 0:08:15.080 --> 0:08:18.080 over the past, you see, and he's fullish about your talents. 0:08:18.280 --> 0:08:19.760 So what does it mean to you just to have 0:08:20.000 --> 0:08:22.680 him kind of stick beside you, continue to defend you 0:08:22.840 --> 0:08:24.520 at and continue to sign you. 0:08:25.640 --> 0:08:27.960 It means a lot. I mean that coming from that's 0:08:28.000 --> 0:08:30.880 coming from the top man that you know that pay us. 0:08:30.920 --> 0:08:33.280 So honestly, you know, if you got you know, got 0:08:33.520 --> 0:08:35.719 that respect from from him, you know, it means a lot, 0:08:35.960 --> 0:08:39.959 you know, and you know hopefully that continues to develop 0:08:40.040 --> 0:08:42.319 and you know grow over the time of me being here, 0:08:42.360 --> 0:08:44.760 but being able to build a relationship with him, you know, 0:08:44.840 --> 0:08:46.880 even all the coaches. It's been it's been real good 0:08:46.920 --> 0:08:47.920 and it's been real beneficial. 0:08:48.240 --> 0:08:49.920 Have you had an opportunity to share this mom over 0:08:49.960 --> 0:08:51.439 with your family? What was their reaction? 0:08:52.120 --> 0:08:52.280 Nah? 0:08:52.320 --> 0:08:54.319 I told my mom about a couple of days ago, 0:08:54.360 --> 0:08:55.319 but I haven't called it yet. 0:08:55.640 --> 0:08:55.760 Uh. 0:08:55.760 --> 0:08:57.400 I kind of signed and then came to work after that, 0:08:57.520 --> 0:08:59.760 So i'm'a go call it right now. You heard from you. 0:09:00.000 --> 0:09:02.560 I suppose that Lamar not yet. 0:09:02.760 --> 0:09:04.679 Not yet. I don't know if anybody heard from tomorrow. 0:09:04.720 --> 0:09:06.880 I think so we'll find out soon. 0:09:07.320 --> 0:09:08.040 I appreciate it. 0:09:08.640 --> 0:09:09.240 I appreciate it. 0:09:09.440 --> 0:09:09.679 Thank you. 0:09:12.400 --> 0:09:15.400 We also had a chance to talk with defensive coordinator zach. 0:09:15.400 --> 0:09:18.839 Orr mal Chai, Mike Green, a lot of young guys. 0:09:19.640 --> 0:09:21.839 How do you think they have kind of to go 0:09:22.000 --> 0:09:23.679 open and worked so far? 0:09:24.080 --> 0:09:26.640 I'm excited about the young group that we brought in, man. 0:09:26.679 --> 0:09:28.880 I think that Eric and his staff did a great 0:09:29.000 --> 0:09:32.400 job of identifying talent and I think, most importantly, Ravens 0:09:32.440 --> 0:09:35.560 man like guys that really loved football, love to grind, 0:09:35.720 --> 0:09:36.400 love to compete. 0:09:36.440 --> 0:09:36.560 Man. 0:09:36.600 --> 0:09:37.960 So I'm excited about the young guys. 0:09:38.000 --> 0:09:38.080 Man. 0:09:38.120 --> 0:09:40.040 We're throwing a lot at them right now. They're picking 0:09:40.080 --> 0:09:42.599 it up well, they're learning from their mistakes. I just 0:09:42.640 --> 0:09:45.439 appreciate the way that they're coming into work. So we're 0:09:45.480 --> 0:09:47.360 fired up about them, and you know, they got long 0:09:47.400 --> 0:09:49.600 ways to go. But I like where we're at right 0:09:49.600 --> 0:09:49.880 now with. 0:09:49.920 --> 0:09:52.120 Them out here to speak. 0:09:52.200 --> 0:09:54.920 So what's kind of the vision of what Kyle and 0:09:55.120 --> 0:09:57.680 kar KaiA can do see e secondary. 0:09:58.400 --> 0:10:00.559 I think that could change week by man, but I 0:10:00.640 --> 0:10:04.280 think the vision ultimately is uh be Ballhawks. 0:10:03.760 --> 0:10:05.120 And be ball controlled back there. 0:10:05.160 --> 0:10:05.280 Man. 0:10:05.320 --> 0:10:08.599 Great communicators, great leaders, get us right, get us in 0:10:08.679 --> 0:10:11.120 and in and out of the right cause nothing over 0:10:11.200 --> 0:10:13.080 our heads, and then make plays back there. I think, 0:10:13.559 --> 0:10:15.920 uh last week when when kay Ham was here with Malakai, 0:10:15.960 --> 0:10:17.960 it was great to see those guys kind of start 0:10:18.000 --> 0:10:21.360 building that chemistry. And I already seen the impact that 0:10:21.480 --> 0:10:23.559 kay Ham has had on Malakai with his communication, his 0:10:23.679 --> 0:10:26.920 knowledge and just his football savvy and uh so Malachi 0:10:27.040 --> 0:10:28.959 is picking that up. I got a great vision for 0:10:29.080 --> 0:10:30.480 those guys. I think they're gonna help us out and 0:10:30.480 --> 0:10:31.520 play great football for us. 0:10:32.040 --> 0:10:34.240 Zach, what's it been like working with Chuck Pagano And 0:10:34.440 --> 0:10:36.319 how valuable is it that a's one not just a 0:10:36.440 --> 0:10:38.679 former DC but a former NFL head coach and the 0:10:38.720 --> 0:10:39.240 defensive coach. 0:10:39.400 --> 0:10:40.040 It's been great. 0:10:40.120 --> 0:10:41.920 It's been great. I mean, I'm glad that he's here. 0:10:42.320 --> 0:10:43.400 I mean, I don't know how old he is. I 0:10:43.440 --> 0:10:44.920 don't put his new age out there, but I mean 0:10:44.920 --> 0:10:46.760 he has great energy. I mean his energy is great 0:10:46.800 --> 0:10:49.280 and obviously, like you said, his his football knowledge. Man, 0:10:49.840 --> 0:10:52.920 It's just it's just so valuable to me personally and 0:10:52.960 --> 0:10:54.520 then just to us as a as a team, and 0:10:54.559 --> 0:10:57.200 as a defense. I mean's he's He's led great defenses 0:10:57.240 --> 0:11:00.200 here as a coordinator. He was a great position coach 0:11:00.280 --> 0:11:02.719 throughout his whole career, great head coach as well. So 0:11:02.800 --> 0:11:05.360 he's seen a lot, been around a lot, and you know, 0:11:05.880 --> 0:11:08.880 he's a deep dB expert. So he's gonna be great 0:11:08.880 --> 0:11:11.480 for our guys. He's already been great for us as 0:11:11.559 --> 0:11:13.600 players and coaches and his organization. 0:11:13.679 --> 0:11:14.679 So I'm fired up about him. 0:11:15.200 --> 0:11:17.839 And Jared hey Wigs talked about he's put on some 0:11:17.920 --> 0:11:20.880 wait this offseason and he has big those expectations for 0:11:20.960 --> 0:11:22.760 this year. What are you see him from him out 0:11:23.000 --> 0:11:25.360 out here at practice and what do you see for him? 0:11:25.679 --> 0:11:27.160 Which is your expectations from this year? 0:11:27.480 --> 0:11:27.680 Yeah? 0:11:27.679 --> 0:11:29.559 I thought Nate did a great job going to work 0:11:29.600 --> 0:11:32.000 this offseason. Man, putting weight on, that's a testament to 0:11:32.120 --> 0:11:34.160 him and the strength coaches coming up with a great 0:11:34.200 --> 0:11:36.160 plan and obviously he followed it. 0:11:36.679 --> 0:11:39.200 The wait is real, you know. So that's good to see. 0:11:39.280 --> 0:11:41.079 But what I see him focusing on now, Man, he's 0:11:41.120 --> 0:11:44.040 more locked in on his fundamentals and technique on. 0:11:44.120 --> 0:11:45.920 A more consistent basis. Like last year. 0:11:46.200 --> 0:11:47.719 I felt like he got to that point towards the 0:11:47.800 --> 0:11:49.800 middle end of the season. But last year was just 0:11:49.880 --> 0:11:51.480 running with like a chicken with his head cut off, 0:11:51.520 --> 0:11:53.600 trying to figure out what to do. Now, he understands 0:11:53.640 --> 0:11:56.640 the system, he understands the defense. He's been been the 0:11:56.720 --> 0:11:59.720 league four years. He understands formations from offenses. So now 0:11:59.760 --> 0:12:02.439 you're just hone in on his his technique. Man, and 0:12:02.800 --> 0:12:04.760 that guy right there, he take his technique to another 0:12:04.880 --> 0:12:06.520 level on a consistent basis. 0:12:06.800 --> 0:12:07.920 The sky's the limit for him. 0:12:09.400 --> 0:12:12.600 You get the outside linebacker moving back and attack. Plus 0:12:12.720 --> 0:12:16.199 Mike Green. When I know it's early, but when you 0:12:16.320 --> 0:12:18.840 look at him, what have you seen and and sort 0:12:18.880 --> 0:12:21.559 of what does that do in terms of versatility in 0:12:21.720 --> 0:12:23.839 terms of what you guys can do past martialize. 0:12:24.080 --> 0:12:25.880 Yeah, Man, I see a guy who comes out here 0:12:25.920 --> 0:12:28.880 and works. But from a physical standpoint, I mean, his 0:12:29.000 --> 0:12:31.200 get off is real, and he understands the. 0:12:31.200 --> 0:12:32.160 Level of the quarterback. 0:12:32.200 --> 0:12:32.320 Man. 0:12:32.400 --> 0:12:34.080 So I think he's gonna be a real valuable piece 0:12:34.160 --> 0:12:37.959 for us. He's he's strong, he's explosive. He could rush 0:12:38.040 --> 0:12:39.880 on the outside and he could rush on the inside. 0:12:39.960 --> 0:12:41.959 So one thing we always say, you can never have 0:12:42.120 --> 0:12:44.160 enough rushers, man, and he's gonna add to that room 0:12:44.559 --> 0:12:46.560 and it's gonna be a great valuable piece for us. 0:12:46.679 --> 0:12:48.160 But Uh, I'm happy with Mike. 0:12:48.280 --> 0:12:50.679 I think that he's doing a good job of what 0:12:50.760 --> 0:12:52.920 he can do right now, giving the restrictions with the 0:12:53.120 --> 0:12:55.600 with the pads and everything. But I think training camp 0:12:55.679 --> 0:12:58.520 and the preseason, you guys really start to see, uh, 0:12:59.040 --> 0:12:59.880 you know what abilities. 0:12:59.880 --> 0:13:02.240 He really has a lot of the. 0:13:02.280 --> 0:13:04.640 Defense you've been Trent, this guy he stayed high on 0:13:04.720 --> 0:13:07.280 even though he has discrepis last year. What are you 0:13:07.320 --> 0:13:08.360 gonna see from him? 0:13:08.440 --> 0:13:10.240 And these stays out of Yes, he's. 0:13:10.160 --> 0:13:12.360 A lot more confident, man. This is the most confident 0:13:12.440 --> 0:13:15.040 that I've seen Trent man. And he's a lot more 0:13:15.160 --> 0:13:17.679 relaxed before the play I hear him talking. This is 0:13:17.720 --> 0:13:19.719 the most I've heard him communicate on the field. So 0:13:20.160 --> 0:13:23.640 I'm excited, man, We're excited about him. I think has 0:13:23.640 --> 0:13:26.120 done a great job. Tyler Santucci, our linebacker, has done 0:13:26.120 --> 0:13:28.880 a great job with him, uh thus far, and he's 0:13:28.920 --> 0:13:31.079 done a great job out here man. So he's actually 0:13:31.160 --> 0:13:33.640 turning into one of our most vocal guys. So you're 0:13:33.640 --> 0:13:35.360 on the only way we say you can be confident 0:13:35.400 --> 0:13:37.000 in speaking is if you're confident in doing what you're 0:13:37.000 --> 0:13:40.079 doing so. Obviously, he's confident in what he's doing and 0:13:40.160 --> 0:13:42.040 he's doing the heck of a job. So I'm excited 0:13:42.080 --> 0:13:43.440 to see him to continue to. 0:13:43.520 --> 0:13:44.480 Trend upwards for us. 0:13:48.240 --> 0:13:53.280 Say again, man, shoot, Teddy plays like a raven you 0:13:53.320 --> 0:13:55.440 know his college film. He flies around and he likes 0:13:55.640 --> 0:13:59.439 he seeks contact, He can play in space, and he's 0:13:59.480 --> 0:14:01.440 a smart player. I mean, talk about a guy who 0:14:01.520 --> 0:14:04.520 came from a smaller school, dominated that they made one 0:14:04.600 --> 0:14:06.079 year jump, got there kind of like there in the 0:14:06.120 --> 0:14:09.040 middle of the summer, and dominated in the ACC at 0:14:09.040 --> 0:14:09.600 a big school. 0:14:09.720 --> 0:14:12.160 So I'm excited about Teddy. We threw a lot of 0:14:12.200 --> 0:14:12.840 his place. He's playing. 0:14:12.880 --> 0:14:16.280 He's playing both positions for US, Mike, Will and Don 0:14:16.559 --> 0:14:18.400 and he's done a good job going out there so far. 0:14:18.800 --> 0:14:21.880 Hey, exactly, we see Chalen Davis floating all over your defense, 0:14:21.960 --> 0:14:24.720 even a little bit at safety. What what goes into 0:14:24.760 --> 0:14:25.280 that decision? 0:14:25.320 --> 0:14:27.120 What goes into city down with the guy and saying 0:14:27.240 --> 0:14:28.520 give give this a work. 0:14:28.600 --> 0:14:29.800 Yeah, I think, man, Since. 0:14:31.160 --> 0:14:33.640 Since since I've been here, way back in twenty fourteen, 0:14:34.040 --> 0:14:36.040 it's always been preached you want to get your best 0:14:36.120 --> 0:14:38.720 eleven guys on the field. So in the secondary, most 0:14:38.760 --> 0:14:40.440 of the time, you're gonna have at least five DB's 0:14:40.480 --> 0:14:43.320 on the field, sometimes six, maybe seven, So you want 0:14:43.360 --> 0:14:45.160 to get your best eleven. But especially with the with 0:14:45.240 --> 0:14:47.320 the top five dbs, you want to play with the 0:14:47.400 --> 0:14:50.600 best five. You don't want to limit yourself or a 0:14:50.680 --> 0:14:53.960 player just because well he's only a corner. So even 0:14:54.000 --> 0:14:56.160 though he might be better than the safety, we can't 0:14:56.160 --> 0:14:57.760 play him because he's only the corner. So we we 0:14:57.920 --> 0:15:00.880 force our guys to kind of learn everything and then 0:15:00.920 --> 0:15:02.800 we start throwing him out there to see if they 0:15:02.880 --> 0:15:04.840 can pick it up and execute at a high level. 0:15:04.880 --> 0:15:08.600 So Jalen, he probably he might be the smartest dB 0:15:08.760 --> 0:15:10.200 in the room because he knows all the positions. 0:15:10.240 --> 0:15:11.320 He can play all the positions. 0:15:11.360 --> 0:15:13.720 But he's just the one of the guys we're starting 0:15:13.760 --> 0:15:15.720 to do that with, and you'll start seeing more guys 0:15:15.760 --> 0:15:16.720 do that as we get gone. 0:15:17.320 --> 0:15:20.040 Could Dafe Oh wait, he also put on some weight 0:15:20.120 --> 0:15:21.600 in the off season. What do you think that'll do 0:15:21.720 --> 0:15:23.680 for him? How do you think it'll help him take 0:15:23.680 --> 0:15:24.200 another step? 0:15:24.320 --> 0:15:24.680 This team? 0:15:24.760 --> 0:15:24.880 Him? 0:15:25.240 --> 0:15:25.440 Yeah? 0:15:25.520 --> 0:15:27.120 Man, he done it. He done it. 0:15:27.160 --> 0:15:29.760 He's another guy who came back and he's always been 0:15:29.800 --> 0:15:31.240 in real good physical shape. 0:15:31.280 --> 0:15:31.400 Man. 0:15:31.480 --> 0:15:33.640 But you could see he took it to another level, 0:15:33.760 --> 0:15:36.520 like he's he's twenty pounds of muscle. I don't know 0:15:36.560 --> 0:15:38.280 how he did it, but I'm glad he did. But 0:15:38.400 --> 0:15:40.640 he's still fast. He's still got that fast, that twitchiness 0:15:40.720 --> 0:15:43.120 and that explosiveness. So you know, this is a big 0:15:43.200 --> 0:15:45.600 year for Dafay. Like we don't shy away from it. 0:15:45.800 --> 0:15:46.640 We all know what it is. 0:15:46.800 --> 0:15:50.640 It's a contract year for him. We know his individual goals. 0:15:50.680 --> 0:15:52.400 We know he wants to get accomplished, we know his 0:15:52.480 --> 0:15:54.880