WEBVTT - Curtis Robinson Discusses Linebacker Room Dynamics | Press Pass

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<v Speaker 1>Years. As far as you know, the each year come

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<v Speaker 1>to camp and if you tried to kind of.

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<v Speaker 2>Add onto your game, just try to be more consistent. Honestly,

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<v Speaker 2>it's it's been cool to be in the system for

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<v Speaker 2>a few years now, getting to work the same stuff,

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<v Speaker 2>just kind of mastering all the techniques and everything that

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<v Speaker 2>we do. But consistency has really been the biggest thing

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<v Speaker 2>for me this year, just trying to stay consistent with

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<v Speaker 2>my training, my recovery, and then also just on the field,

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<v Speaker 2>just trying to make sure learning from my mistakes and

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<v Speaker 2>then you know, capitalizing all the things that I do well.

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<v Speaker 1>I can tell sometimes when a guy switches numbers whether

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<v Speaker 1>he's physically different from from year to year, But you

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<v Speaker 1>seem slimmer and quicker than.

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<v Speaker 2>Than maybe you've been in the past.

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<v Speaker 1>Is that Are we seeing that correctly?

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<v Speaker 2>I have been hearing that the number is a little deceiving.

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<v Speaker 2>People aren't used to it. They're used to that fifty nine.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel better, honestly. I feel like I'm moving better,

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<v Speaker 2>I feel more in shape. That was a big focus

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<v Speaker 2>for me. I'm really the same weight, but I feel

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<v Speaker 2>like I have a better build right now than I

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<v Speaker 2>have in the past, and you know, I'm glad that

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<v Speaker 2>it looks that way because it feels that way for sure.

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<v Speaker 3>Off season training I saw somewhere with Red and.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so we stayed. We stay here in the summer

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<v Speaker 2>with what take that as far as I mean, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>used to how they prepare, so with them, the word

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<v Speaker 2>consistency I've been repeating over and over again. That's really

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<v Speaker 2>the biggest thing with them. That's why they've had such

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<v Speaker 2>big success here, and that's why they've been able to

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<v Speaker 2>stay here as main stays of this organization. And I

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<v Speaker 2>realized that obviously last year I wanted something to change,

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<v Speaker 2>and I knew that if I stayed back and trained

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<v Speaker 2>with them, Dre's here in the off seasons as well.

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<v Speaker 2>It really helped me kind of see what it takes

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<v Speaker 2>from eight am to three pm, whenever we're in and

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<v Speaker 2>out in those training days, how much really goes in

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, just kind of falling after their league

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<v Speaker 2>recognition and stands out.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you're really recognizing the place quickly and moving fast.

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<v Speaker 4>Is that film study or is that being in this

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<v Speaker 4>defense for a number of years. Where's that come from?

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<v Speaker 2>It's a number of things you hit on it film

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<v Speaker 2>study obviously, but really it's just being in the system

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<v Speaker 2>and gaining the confidence. Honestly, this is the most confident

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<v Speaker 2>I've felt since I've been here, and that's testament to

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<v Speaker 2>Johnny and the other backers, like I said, helping me

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<v Speaker 2>get prepared and get to that point. But I just

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<v Speaker 2>feel really comfortable right now diagnosing stuff and and also

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<v Speaker 2>just taking the chances and shooting gaps. Like you said,

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<v Speaker 2>that's one thing I've struggled with in the past is

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<v Speaker 2>play recognition, almost looking like I'm hesitating a little bit.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's just the one thing that I have really

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<v Speaker 2>been trying to work on this off season. In this preseason,

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<v Speaker 2>learned a thing on.

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<v Speaker 3>The tick coverage stuff and how it's gone or is it.

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<v Speaker 2>It's definitely a work in progress. It's something that none

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<v Speaker 2>of us are used to, only the guys and that

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<v Speaker 2>come from I think the USFL and the XFL have

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<v Speaker 2>really done it before. We've been working a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>just technical stuff and a lot of a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>technique to try and you know, win one on one matchups,

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<v Speaker 2>but scheme wise, it's it's really is a work in progress.

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<v Speaker 2>We're learning as we go. Leverage is the biggest thing

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<v Speaker 2>for us, honestly, that returner is going to have to

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<v Speaker 2>make a decision at one point, and if you're if

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<v Speaker 2>you're playing your leverage, especially to the front side of

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<v Speaker 2>that return, usually good things are gonna happen.

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<v Speaker 3>Some teams are be hiding some stuff that there conna

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<v Speaker 3>be some unknown something you haven't seen before that you

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<v Speaker 3>have to deal with.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel, yeah, that's a general tendency in the preseason.

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<v Speaker 2>You're obviously not going to show your complete hand, but

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<v Speaker 2>I think in years past we know from kickoff return

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<v Speaker 2>there's only so much that you can do. Obviously, reverses

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<v Speaker 2>are going to be the biggest thing that we're probably

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<v Speaker 2>not seeing right now that are gonna come up. And

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<v Speaker 2>that's just the same thing testing someone's leverage on the

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<v Speaker 2>back side. If people are crashing in, not holding another leverage,

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<v Speaker 2>not playing discipline, I think that's the one thing you'll

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<v Speaker 2>probably see early on in the regular season. But I

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<v Speaker 2>think a lot of teams are just gonna try to

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<v Speaker 2>focus on hitting it downhill and getting good field position

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<v Speaker 2>to start.

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<v Speaker 1>I think some people in your position would probably be

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<v Speaker 1>looking for gonna go somewhere else. Let's see, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>if I have a better chance somewhere else. Is your

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<v Speaker 1>third training camp, fourth year with the team.

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<v Speaker 4>Why why forty?

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<v Speaker 1>Why do you keep coming back?

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<v Speaker 4>Why do you? Why are you devoted to make this

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<v Speaker 4>happen here?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah? I mean, I don't mean to sound like a

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<v Speaker 2>broken record, but I really recognize that this is a

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<v Speaker 2>special place. It's a really special organization, and I've been

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<v Speaker 2>grateful enough to be here for as long as I

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<v Speaker 2>have and learn under the guys that I have. And

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<v Speaker 2>it's like you said, it's not always the easiest thing

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<v Speaker 2>to not play and to be practice squad over an

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<v Speaker 2>active roster, But for me, I personally believe I've needed

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of development in order to actually be prepared

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<v Speaker 2>to play and do substantial things in this league. And

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<v Speaker 2>that's really been my focus, just trying to control what

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<v Speaker 2>I can as far as the work, and hasn't really

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<v Speaker 2>shown up on the field yet, but I'm just like

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<v Speaker 2>I said, I'm trying to keep my head down and

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<v Speaker 2>whatever happens happens. But I feel good about the work

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<v Speaker 2>that I put in.

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<v Speaker 4>Exactly done quite a bit of self reflection. Has there

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<v Speaker 4>been something along the way here a frustration level or

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<v Speaker 4>something else that has kind of got you to this

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<v Speaker 4>point where you're like, hey, I need to focus in

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<v Speaker 4>on this so that I can, like you say, achieve

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<v Speaker 4>the goals that you want to reach.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I mean I've been humbled a decent amount in

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<v Speaker 2>my time in the league. I wasn't necessarily completely prepared.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think I did enough when I first came

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<v Speaker 2>in as an undrafted rookie in Denver, and that kind

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<v Speaker 2>of showed. And even when I came here, I was

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<v Speaker 2>rudely awakened to see what it's really like like the guys.

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<v Speaker 2>Like I said, I'm blessed because of how special that

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<v Speaker 2>linebacker group is. When I first got here, we had disease,

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<v Speaker 2>we had dre fred. Obviously they were a little bit younger,

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<v Speaker 2>but they were already seasoned in what they did, and

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<v Speaker 2>I saw a difference. I had never been around a

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<v Speaker 2>group like that. So for me, I realized I was

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<v Speaker 2>very behind the eight ball in my personal opinion, and

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<v Speaker 2>I wanted to be a part of that group really bad.

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<v Speaker 2>That's still how I feel, and so that's kind of

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<v Speaker 2>just where my head's been at. Every year, I try

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<v Speaker 2>to just take a step back and see how have

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<v Speaker 2>I developed, but also how can I continue to develop

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<v Speaker 2>and I think that it's really helped me out. And

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<v Speaker 2>I have good people behind me, good people, have good

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<v Speaker 2>support system at home, So self reflection is big for

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<v Speaker 2>me and I think this every year. It's just kind

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<v Speaker 2>of trying to chuck forward and continue finding way to

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<v Speaker 2>get better at some how.

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<v Speaker 4>Difficult is it to kind of get to that point

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<v Speaker 4>where you're looking at yourself rather than like, oh, they're

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<v Speaker 4>doing me wrong, or you know, whatever kind of excuses

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<v Speaker 4>that could.

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<v Speaker 1>Be out there.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it's easy to fall back on excuses, but

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<v Speaker 2>for me personally, I know that if I can control

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<v Speaker 2>what I can control everything else to take care of itself.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it kind of shows that way things don't

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<v Speaker 2>always go your way and that's just kind of how

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<v Speaker 2>the world works. And like I said, I've been humbled

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<v Speaker 2>multiple times, so it's it's nothing that's new to me.

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<v Speaker 2>But like I said, I have a bunch of great

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<v Speaker 2>people in this building, not just in the linebacker room,

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<v Speaker 2>that have shown me that if you put the work in,

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<v Speaker 2>things will come to fruition more more often than not.

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<v Speaker 4>I think to play that NC Championship game or birds

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<v Speaker 4>was kept out, I think it was almost like a

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<v Speaker 4>game time decision where they played him instead of you.

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<v Speaker 4>Was that a hard moment to swallow or did it

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<v Speaker 4>fuel you through this offseason?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it was difficult. I was obviously super excited. Those

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<v Speaker 2>are moments that you dream of as a kid, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>playing in a championship game with those types of stipulations,

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<v Speaker 2>trying to go to the Super Bowl. I was very excited.

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<v Speaker 2>But at the end of the day, Warren was ready,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, and that that's just kind of I knew

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<v Speaker 2>going in that was the case. So it wasn't like

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<v Speaker 2>it was a surprise to me. But again, fuel sure,

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<v Speaker 2>But for me, I'm I'm fueled more so by just

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<v Speaker 2>my personal aspirations, not necessarily how things have happened over

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<v Speaker 2>the past. You're the room you guys are in right now,

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<v Speaker 2>really talented.

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<v Speaker 4>Uh, you guys probably watched that scenes film. What's Johnny's

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<v Speaker 4>saying about about Jalen and Tatum and some of these

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<v Speaker 4>young kids that they they were.

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<v Speaker 2>Following me the night? Yeah? Jo, Like I said, I've

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<v Speaker 2>said it before, Johnny's the ultimately positive coach, which I love. Honestly,

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<v Speaker 2>He's he coaches as hard, but he makes sure to

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<v Speaker 2>find a positive spend in a way to really deal

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<v Speaker 2>with positive reinforcement with everybody. But Tatum and Jalen are

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<v Speaker 2>doing amazing. All the young guys did as well. Has

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<v Speaker 2>had an amazing camp. Obviously he didn't play this week,

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<v Speaker 2>but he's been doing great. It's really cool to see

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<v Speaker 2>their progression, especially Tatum as a rookie. It's really hard

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<v Speaker 2>to come into this system and show that much flash

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<v Speaker 2>as a rookie and it's just a testament to him

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<v Speaker 2>and his skill and how how much raw talent he has.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, Johnny has nothing but good things to

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<v Speaker 2>say about everybody. I'm proud of Jalen too. He's worked

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<v Speaker 2>really hard to develop and it's shown on the field

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<v Speaker 2>in my opinion, Thanks guys.

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<v Speaker 1>You