1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:02,600 Speaker 1: Same fun when you're a head coach. UM called you 2 00:00:02,600 --> 00:00:04,320 Speaker 1: guys over and says, if we score, we're going for 3 00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:07,160 Speaker 1: two of your thought as what Yeah, when we score, 4 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:09,959 Speaker 1: I was on the field and um I saw him 5 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:11,639 Speaker 1: put up the two sign. We kind of made our 6 00:00:11,680 --> 00:00:13,720 Speaker 1: contact and he gave me that look and I knew 7 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:15,680 Speaker 1: what the player was gonna be and uh, he gave 8 00:00:15,720 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 1: me that look and I kind of looked back at 9 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:20,400 Speaker 1: him and you know, said far and and you know, uh, 10 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:22,440 Speaker 1: you know we called it up and where we executed 11 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:25,280 Speaker 1: to play again in but that that you know, he's 12 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 1: a man in his word. He told us hes gonna 13 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:29,000 Speaker 1: be aggressive. Um, you know, he told us gonna le 14 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 1: on the players to make plays, and uh, in that 15 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:34,159 Speaker 1: situation he did exactly that. And UM, when you have 16 00:00:34,159 --> 00:00:36,040 Speaker 1: a coach like that, definitely will make you go out 17 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 1: there and fight for him and execute those situations. Said, Uh, 18 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:42,159 Speaker 1: he gave a game ball after the game. Kind of 19 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:45,040 Speaker 1: what went into the decision to do that? And how 20 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:47,320 Speaker 1: how how much pride did you feel getting his first 21 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:49,440 Speaker 1: this his first his money, Um not only days but 22 00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:53,680 Speaker 1: but Shane Shane too. Um as he sided a new error. Um, 23 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:56,560 Speaker 1: you know were we got there's a lot of things 24 00:00:56,600 --> 00:00:58,880 Speaker 1: we can we can do better. Obviously, you know you 25 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:01,319 Speaker 1: can look at that through through one of losses. But UM, 26 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 1: at the end of the day, where we come out 27 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:05,000 Speaker 1: here withould a win, UM, that's the most important thing. 28 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:08,200 Speaker 1: So we're excited. UM, we appreciate him, UM, and you 29 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:10,080 Speaker 1: know that's why he deserved a game ball. I think 30 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:12,160 Speaker 1: when you were very vocal about this season being different 31 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:14,040 Speaker 1: for you personally, how does it feel to have this 32 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 1: kind of performance this heason over just one game, to 33 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 1: be honest, UH, that's how I look at it. Obviously, 34 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:21,280 Speaker 1: at the end of the day, I'm excited to get 35 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 1: the win, but personally, I just gotta keep coming in. UM, 36 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:27,560 Speaker 1: something that just keeps taking me with coach Dave says, 37 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:29,839 Speaker 1: just enjoyed the process. And that's something I've been valid 38 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 1: in the last two years, were rehabbing an injuries, and UM, 39 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 1: that's been my mindset. So UM, you know, no matter 40 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 1: what win, loss, tie, UM, I was gonna come here 41 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:41,200 Speaker 1: with the same mindset and just keep enjoying the process 42 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:43,399 Speaker 1: and UH coming to work every every single day. We 43 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 1: had a great week of practice, UM, and no matter 44 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 1: what the result was gonna be, we can't let that 45 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:50,680 Speaker 1: altar will happens this week. So I just gotta keep 46 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:54,880 Speaker 1: keep running and keep winging on each other process that 47 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 1: you know, Um, I mean just how we were spond 48 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 1: on it. Um. You know, obviously the wind helps that, 49 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:06,640 Speaker 1: but being down thirteen zero gets a great team. Um. 50 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:08,679 Speaker 1: You know, Tennessee has been very successful this lead for 51 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:10,560 Speaker 1: every long time. They have a whole bunch of great 52 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:12,639 Speaker 1: players over there. Um. And no one came in and 53 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 1: hit the panic button. You know, we came here, we 54 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 1: said we got three minutes, it's gonna be a dog fight. 55 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:19,000 Speaker 1: And you know, defense came out, got three and out 56 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:21,919 Speaker 1: right away, old line and the amazing job more blocking, 57 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:23,920 Speaker 1: got me one and one with the corner. But they 58 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 1: would pop along one and then finish off and with touchdown, 59 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:29,120 Speaker 1: and that kind of created the momentum and something, especially 60 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:31,720 Speaker 1: when you're feeding off each other. Special team. May play defense, 61 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:33,880 Speaker 1: may plays we've made, played all all three phases, may 62 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 1: all three phases, may players, um, And that's important when 63 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 1: you grow up. That first big one, did you get 64 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 1: a feeling like you were starting to turn the game. Uh, yeah, 65 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:44,919 Speaker 1: you know, I just kind of started getting to the zone, 66 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:48,680 Speaker 1: started locking in. Um, and you know, I kind of 67 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:51,120 Speaker 1: love being a place like I try to find a 68 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 1: way to get in that place a little bit more, 69 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:55,680 Speaker 1: a little quicker, Um, But it's it's a lot easier 70 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:57,799 Speaker 1: to up off those runs when you know you got 71 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:01,080 Speaker 1: felice and no boys pulling and uh setting edge and 72 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 1: open up the gap and gave me one on one 73 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 1: with a corner. So Um, you know we had a 74 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:07,040 Speaker 1: head a heck of a game, but definitely won't give 75 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 1: shots to my the line day they played for Medicina. 76 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:13,520 Speaker 1: You and Shep have been through a lot together. You 77 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 1: have that run to see him. I can't remember what 78 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:20,080 Speaker 1: your vantage point was for his touchdown? What were you thinking? 79 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:22,520 Speaker 1: How far? I was running a flair and I saw 80 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:25,280 Speaker 1: the ball up and I saw three, you know, a 81 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 1: wide open DJ give m a great ball, UM, and 82 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:30,640 Speaker 1: he scored and you know I kind of just sprun 83 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 1: it down there and just wanted to give him a 84 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:34,240 Speaker 1: hug because it's been a rough couple of years, you know, 85 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 1: for a couple of us and especially him battling. UM 86 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 1: come back from Achilles and you know when we need 87 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 1: on the mostly made a big play Um and everyone, 88 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:46,320 Speaker 1: you know, whether it was two yard runs big blocks, touchdowns. 89 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:48,840 Speaker 1: Everyone make key plays throughout this game. And that's gonna 90 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 1: take all of us. Continue one, when you get into 91 00:03:50,920 --> 00:03:53,560 Speaker 1: position before, even in the position before the teams have 92 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 1: been the position before, when you could have won a 93 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 1: game late but the field go went through the upgrade. 94 00:03:57,480 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 1: But where were you when the balls been in this position? 95 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 1: A lot? Um, Leo, Me and Leo were talking about it. Uh, 96 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:05,640 Speaker 1: you know, we see a lot of these games, you know, 97 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:08,120 Speaker 1: go the other way, and at the end of the day, 98 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:10,720 Speaker 1: it wins one. Um, we're able to miss it and 99 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 1: we're able to get to win. And like I said, 100 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:15,400 Speaker 1: you just gotta keep enjoying the process is keep coming 101 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 1: and keep trusting the process, keep working, keep leaning on 102 00:04:18,080 --> 00:04:20,719 Speaker 1: each other, keep fighting every day to get better. Um. 103 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 1: And you know, when we look back on this, we're 104 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:24,960 Speaker 1: gonna be very happy where we had. Where you really were, 105 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:28,719 Speaker 1: you know lower here's the whole party. It's a little 106 00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:34,560 Speaker 1: different than last year. Uh how much you m a 107 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 1: mindset changing in her? Or was it? Is it just 108 00:04:37,640 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 1: when you have more confidence in yourself like mindset more confidence? Um? 109 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 1: You know, I'm you know, an arrogant mindset when you 110 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:49,159 Speaker 1: come coming from rehab and everyone's telling you. You You know 111 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:50,600 Speaker 1: that first year, you know it was tough, but the 112 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:52,599 Speaker 1: second year is even gonna be better, and you just 113 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:54,839 Speaker 1: put your mind like, I'm not listening to all that. Like, 114 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:57,280 Speaker 1: especially when you see uh, you know, got like Adrian 115 00:04:57,320 --> 00:04:58,800 Speaker 1: Pears and come back and blow it up after his 116 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:00,840 Speaker 1: A c O year, You just in your minds say 117 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:02,520 Speaker 1: you're just like but I don't care, like I want 118 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 1: to be different. I'll be different. That's not gonnafect me, 119 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:07,040 Speaker 1: but hey, I'm human. At the end of the day, Um, 120 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:10,839 Speaker 1: I learned a lot from you know, the previous year. Uh, 121 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:13,640 Speaker 1: and keep trusting that process made me be able to 122 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:16,360 Speaker 1: go out there today and um not even think about it. Um, 123 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:18,800 Speaker 1: and I knew. I knew we're gonna have to have 124 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:21,080 Speaker 1: a great game, and um, I'm gonna make some plays. 125 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:23,359 Speaker 1: It was just, uh, you know when the time he 126 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:25,840 Speaker 1: was right, and um, it wasn't really just a mindset 127 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:28,200 Speaker 1: change is going out there and just believing in myself, 128 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:31,839 Speaker 1: trust myself and letting my god given a Billy show realized. 129 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:34,839 Speaker 1: You don't you don't compete directly against other running backs, 130 00:05:34,880 --> 00:05:36,919 Speaker 1: but where there's another great one in the same game, 131 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:40,040 Speaker 1: does that inspire you at all to try to outperform him, 132 00:05:40,120 --> 00:05:43,560 Speaker 1: or does it impact your performance in any way. You know, 133 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 1: I'm revery competitive at the end of the day, I 134 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 1: guess probably a little bit. But the reality is, like 135 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 1: I said earlier the week, you know, I'm not playing 136 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry um and I have nothing but respect for him. 137 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 1: He's a heap of player, one of one of the 138 00:05:56,360 --> 00:05:59,760 Speaker 1: best players in the league. Uh. But it's more like 139 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:02,040 Speaker 1: it's not like, oh, just competing against him, Like I'm 140 00:06:02,040 --> 00:06:03,479 Speaker 1: not looking up trying to see where my numbers are 141 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:05,920 Speaker 1: already his numbers. It's more like you just you know, 142 00:06:05,960 --> 00:06:07,719 Speaker 1: you're peeking a little bit, more like okay, like because 143 00:06:07,760 --> 00:06:09,599 Speaker 1: you know this guy at any moment and it could 144 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:11,359 Speaker 1: break a long one. So that's more of it. Just 145 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:13,719 Speaker 1: like a respect thing and that you can say. And um, 146 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:16,240 Speaker 1: obviously you know you know we're ever to get to win, 147 00:06:16,320 --> 00:06:19,279 Speaker 1: but uh nothing but you know, luck to him and 148 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:25,560 Speaker 1: wish him best of luck. Defense for this. You know, 149 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:28,520 Speaker 1: our defense play lights out. You know, they play lights out, 150 00:06:29,360 --> 00:06:32,720 Speaker 1: especially in the beginning when we weren't we we weren't 151 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:35,279 Speaker 1: working day, we couldn't do anything, we weren't executing, you know, 152 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:39,240 Speaker 1: we were penalties, negative plays. Uh, in the red the 153 00:06:39,240 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 1: whole time. But that's that's the beauty football. You know, 154 00:06:42,520 --> 00:06:44,840 Speaker 1: y'all leaning on each other. Um, and they had our 155 00:06:44,880 --> 00:06:47,039 Speaker 1: back and we told him and have time, just keep rocking. 156 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:48,680 Speaker 1: We're gonna get this right over here. And I'm head 157 00:06:48,720 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 1: to figure it out, face mask. Was that what happened? Um? 158 00:06:54,279 --> 00:06:55,720 Speaker 1: I was, like I said, I was locked in. I 159 00:06:55,760 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 1: was in his own Uh, like I did feel something 160 00:06:58,120 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 1: like that. Um, I don't think we got a penalty 161 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:08,480 Speaker 1: for it, but um, you know we're ever getting end zone. Hmmm.