WEBVTT - Aaron Banks: Javon Hargrave is 'as Good as Advertised' | Press Pass

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<v Speaker 1>It's definitely been a long camp, but it's been fun.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, that's some good competition. Like we talked about before,

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<v Speaker 1>he's kind of banging it has against those guys every day,

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<v Speaker 1>so ready to play somebody else.

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<v Speaker 2>What's it been like going up against uh Javon Hardrive

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<v Speaker 2>just to sort of a different guy maybe than what

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<v Speaker 2>we've gone a gone up against you the past.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh, he's as advertised that it was good.

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<v Speaker 1>He's a really good players, really strong, he plays a

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<v Speaker 1>really good leverage and he just keeps going like he's

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<v Speaker 1>the guy that just continues to rush, continues to play

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<v Speaker 1>hard and you know he's definitely a handful.

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<v Speaker 2>Does teach you about your own leverage? Mean to get

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<v Speaker 2>get you into the the mode where I've got to

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<v Speaker 2>get lower and or s.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean he's different from a lot of guys

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<v Speaker 1>that you know, I've I've had to block and had

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<v Speaker 1>to play against.

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<v Speaker 3>But he's also just really powerful with it.

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<v Speaker 1>So just stopping that from a leverage standpoint and a

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<v Speaker 1>strength standpoint and something that's been you know, not easy.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, it's definitely been uh a grind to kind

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<v Speaker 1>of figure that guy out a little bit. But you

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<v Speaker 1>know it's been. I think that it's been back and

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<v Speaker 1>forth for us d Did you.

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<v Speaker 4>Uh last week when you had to come out of practice, Uh,

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<v Speaker 4>we're dizzy. I mean what can you kind of go over?

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<v Speaker 3>What what happened?

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<v Speaker 4>Coach Forster said, he lost like fourteen pounds.

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<v Speaker 3>And yeah, and I cramped up. It happens.

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<v Speaker 1>I had lost a decent amount of weight the day

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<v Speaker 1>before and then it was hell of hot out there.

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<v Speaker 1>It was like ninety and I was trying to get

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<v Speaker 1>it back that night and that morning and just couldn't

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<v Speaker 1>get it all the way back. And it's hard, but

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<v Speaker 1>it's just practice are hard. We practiced at a very

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<v Speaker 1>fast paced, fast tempo, and you know it's bound to happen. Honestly,

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<v Speaker 1>in the past, I cramped up, you know, a decent

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<v Speaker 1>amount in camp like up to that point, Like that

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<v Speaker 1>was my first time this training camp. So I think

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<v Speaker 1>that's a step, you know step for me.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah. Yeah, what a part?

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<v Speaker 4>What a What part of your game has most improved

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<v Speaker 4>since last year?

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<v Speaker 3>I think just all around.

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<v Speaker 1>I think my run blocking has gotten a bit better.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's something that I've been working on this

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<v Speaker 1>off using and trying to make sure that you know,

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<v Speaker 1>if we can move the chains on first second down,

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<v Speaker 1>we know they need to get the third down, so

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<v Speaker 1>you know, trying to be as the best I can

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<v Speaker 1>be on each down, first, second, third, doesn't matter. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>same thing I was doing last year, just trying to

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<v Speaker 1>improve each day.

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<v Speaker 4>I guess your mindset this year as oposed the last year,

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<v Speaker 4>going into a season opener knowing that how well you

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<v Speaker 4>progressed about your rookie year kind of what are you

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<v Speaker 4>anticipating when you guys get to Pittsburgh next week?

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<v Speaker 3>Not as many butterflies.

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<v Speaker 1>Or I mean, it's a team that I haven't seen,

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<v Speaker 1>and they have really good players up front. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>cam Vers a very strong big player, and I think,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, block and hard Grave each day is you know,

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<v Speaker 1>a good lead up into you know what kind of

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<v Speaker 1>player he is. But across the board, they you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think I think they're a really good team. I

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<v Speaker 1>think that you know, they're a little bit slept on.

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<v Speaker 1>So it'll be fun here.

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<v Speaker 4>Last year was you and Spencer Jake in the middle

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<v Speaker 4>there for the first time.

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<v Speaker 3>Now he had a whole year to work on it.

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<v Speaker 4>How's the communication improved between the three of you and

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<v Speaker 4>how would you would you say you guys are improved

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<v Speaker 4>overall since a year ago.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I think the communication has definitely improved, and that

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<v Speaker 1>comes with you know, spending times with guys. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>we've I think we've had a lot of time to jail,

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of time to you know, become cohesive and

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<v Speaker 1>even just do camp. Like just from where we are

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<v Speaker 1>now to where we were last year in camp, Like

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<v Speaker 1>there's not a dissertation at the line scrimmage, like you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we we know what we're doing, like, oh we didn't.

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<v Speaker 1>Very little needs to be said when we go up

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<v Speaker 1>to like cause we're all on the same page and

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<v Speaker 1>know what we're doing.

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<v Speaker 2>Almost.

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<v Speaker 1>Sam darnle beIN of the huddle, what is it h

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<v Speaker 1>how is he different? I feel like they're all very

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<v Speaker 1>similar in the huddle, Like they command the huddle. They

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<v Speaker 1>come in and they their presences felt like they're running

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<v Speaker 1>the huddle, and you know, it's it's kind of just

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<v Speaker 1>what you expect from a quarterback. And I think you

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<v Speaker 1>know what you expect from each of our quarterbacks is

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<v Speaker 1>the same.

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<v Speaker 3>And they all present that.

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<v Speaker 4>Hargreg seem seem Hardgret seems very quiet, seems any different

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<v Speaker 4>on the field or see ever talked trash or.

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<v Speaker 3>Nah, nah, he's a quiet due.

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<v Speaker 1>That is that kind of funny when or just I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know, what's it like when the guy's quiet and

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<v Speaker 1>then he's just you know, like a bulldozer on the field.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I'm not a big talker anyway, so it's

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<v Speaker 1>kind of just you know, we're out there working. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. Not everybody talks, and it's just what

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<v Speaker 1>it is.

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<v Speaker 3>You had any one on ones with Clia Davis.

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<v Speaker 4>And and give us your thoughts on kin Law as well,

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<v Speaker 4>those two guys obviously in the running from roster spots.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I haven't had any I haven't had many reps

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<v Speaker 1>against Katie, but I've had a decent amount of reps

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<v Speaker 1>with kin Law. And I think ken Law is playing

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<v Speaker 1>with you know, some fires and physicality. I really just

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<v Speaker 1>can see, you know, him him returning kin Law. I

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<v Speaker 1>think he's come a long way, you know, not just

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<v Speaker 1>on the field, but off the field. I think he's

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<v Speaker 1>in a good space right now.

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<v Speaker 3>That's it. Yeah,