1 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:12,600 Speaker 1: Welcome to episode six of the Best podcast available on 2 00:00:12,720 --> 00:00:16,760 Speaker 1: Jason Gibbs alongside Andrew gribbled Day three in Pads in 3 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 1: the Books here in Maria Gribbs, a spirited practice, a 4 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:24,919 Speaker 1: lot going back and forth, obviously, though the top stories 5 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:28,480 Speaker 1: of the day continue to revolve around the the injury 6 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:33,000 Speaker 1: factors that are plaguing the team. Here any updates on 7 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 1: Mac Wilson, Larry Jogan, Joe b uh And I think 8 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:40,159 Speaker 1: that's it right now. Miles wasn't out today, but Miles 9 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:43,040 Speaker 1: looks like he could come back any day. Yeah, I mean, 10 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:45,199 Speaker 1: I think you you you'd be as careful as possible 11 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:47,519 Speaker 1: with with Miles on that one. So uh, not too 12 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:49,720 Speaker 1: much in the form of updates. We obviously know that 13 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:53,320 Speaker 1: what Mac is dealing with is is is significant. It's 14 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:56,280 Speaker 1: just a matter of what what the timetable is going 15 00:00:56,320 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 1: to be. But clearly he's not he didn't practice today 16 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 1: and he probably is not gonna be out there for 17 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 1: a little bit at the minimum. So the Browns and 18 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:07,560 Speaker 1: are currently right now rolling forward with the group as is. 19 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:09,840 Speaker 1: And I think that the guy we've seen kind of 20 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 1: thrust into action right away is Tay Davis. You know, 21 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 1: I think he the guy has been a spark plug 22 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 1: ever since he's been here, so he's been kind of 23 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:19,360 Speaker 1: filling in right away. But as we've talked about for 24 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:22,480 Speaker 1: long term, this is a big opportunity for Jacob Billips, 25 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 1: and I think we've seen him out there a good 26 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:26,720 Speaker 1: amount and I think he's he's getting some some good 27 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:29,399 Speaker 1: opportunities now. So those are those are two guys I 28 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:31,479 Speaker 1: would keep my eyes on in the in the short 29 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:35,640 Speaker 1: term future. But again, you know the you weren't expecting 30 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 1: an injury like Max to happen, so it just could 31 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:41,119 Speaker 1: take a few days to kind of get the tryout 32 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 1: workout wheels in motion with with all the COVID protocols, 33 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:46,640 Speaker 1: that is not something you can just bring guys in 34 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 1: the next day. It's it's a bit of a process. 35 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 1: So we'll keep our eyes on that well, and we 36 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:53,680 Speaker 1: talked about it on Brown's Daily. It might also be 37 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 1: a case of it might actually be easier I don't 38 00:01:57,240 --> 00:02:00,080 Speaker 1: know who you'd have to find a partner, but it 39 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 1: might be easier to make a trade right now instead 40 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 1: of bringing in a guy off the street with all 41 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 1: the protocols, because at least they're on a team that's 42 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:10,679 Speaker 1: being tested and they've been tested. Yeah, it's tough because 43 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:14,120 Speaker 1: usually the trades that happened this year at this time 44 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:16,960 Speaker 1: of year are guys that probably aren't gonna make their 45 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:19,520 Speaker 1: current roster, you know. And and unless you're making a 46 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:22,800 Speaker 1: pretty significant trade where it involves uh A, lead players 47 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:25,400 Speaker 1: on both sides. So I think with the rosters at 48 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 1: eighty now though, and then the extended practice squads, I mean, 49 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:30,799 Speaker 1: I don't know if if if teams have as good 50 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 1: of a read on the guys that they may or 51 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 1: may not think they're gonna keep, you know. And so 52 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:36,919 Speaker 1: maybe we'll see some more of those kind of moves 53 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 1: near the end, right when you get down to those 54 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:42,959 Speaker 1: days before the roster cutdowns. But you know, a lot 55 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 1: of these guys, I mean, the best, more than the 56 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:47,800 Speaker 1: vast majority of these guys that are practicing right now, 57 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 1: are going to be on this team in some way, 58 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:51,680 Speaker 1: shape or form, whether it's the active roster or practice squad. 59 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:54,960 Speaker 1: So it's it's I think teams are a little bit 60 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 1: more reluctant to part with with bodies at this point 61 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:00,520 Speaker 1: because you need you need depth. I mean, you might 62 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:03,640 Speaker 1: be a little less reluctant. And also you look at 63 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:07,200 Speaker 1: I'll even pitch in another way. Most of these trades 64 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:11,360 Speaker 1: involved draft picks and a player, And I mean, with 65 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 1: the uncertainty of college football, what's what's the incentive right 66 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 1: now to to start stockpile draft picks? And I know 67 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:18,839 Speaker 1: teams are there's gonna be a draft in some way, 68 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:21,800 Speaker 1: shape or form, but not exactly clear what the drafts 69 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:25,079 Speaker 1: gonna look like at this point. Yeah, now something to watch, 70 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:28,960 Speaker 1: whether it's a trade, whether it's free agency, and again 71 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:31,520 Speaker 1: there's I just don't think there's a lot out there 72 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 1: from a free agency standpoint, because rosters are as large 73 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 1: as they are right now. I think you know you're 74 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 1: gonna need another body or two probably, But how that 75 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 1: looks and how you go about getting it is to 76 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 1: be determined. In the meantime. Who stood out today at 77 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 1: those linebacker spots, who got the reps in place of 78 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 1: Mac wils well as a mix of like we saw 79 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 1: Tay Davis, we saw Jacob Phillips out there. But the 80 00:03:56,520 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 1: guys that stood out to me where the other starters. 81 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:01,880 Speaker 1: B J Goodson, Sienna Taki Taki had very good days. 82 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 1: Uh I said. There was one play there where Taki 83 00:04:04,040 --> 00:04:06,440 Speaker 1: Taki went into the backfield and then he's doing push 84 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 1: ups after it that it was It was just a 85 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:11,960 Speaker 1: lot of excitement from that group. B J. Goodson made 86 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 1: a great uh defensive play to knock down a past 87 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:17,160 Speaker 1: that was probably gonna be a touchdown to Austin Hooper 88 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:19,720 Speaker 1: uh near the end zone. And I think that we're 89 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:21,680 Speaker 1: gonna be hearing a lot more about b J. Goodson, 90 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:24,160 Speaker 1: I think in these coming days and weeks, because you know, 91 00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:28,839 Speaker 1: Mac was probably the the the alpha leader in that group, 92 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:31,119 Speaker 1: I mean, clearly the most outspoken guy in that group. 93 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:33,960 Speaker 1: But now I think even more falls on that veteran 94 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 1: shoulders in that group where b J. Goodson really the 95 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 1: only guy with a lot of experience in that entire 96 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 1: linebacker corps right now. So a big onus was put 97 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:45,359 Speaker 1: on his shoulders anyways because he's the middle linebacker, but 98 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:48,120 Speaker 1: even more and I think he's going to become even 99 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:51,000 Speaker 1: more of the leader for that group. Yeah, I definitely 100 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:53,920 Speaker 1: think that's that's a position to continue to watch. Let's 101 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:56,479 Speaker 1: stay on that side of the football. Defense had a 102 00:04:56,480 --> 00:05:00,360 Speaker 1: pretty good day, especially that secondary money Mitch. Everybody it talked. 103 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 1: Everybody talks about Denzel and they talked about Greedy and 104 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:06,800 Speaker 1: you know they talk about Kevin Johnson. Don't go to 105 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:09,800 Speaker 1: sleep on my guy money, Mitch. I mean this was 106 00:05:09,880 --> 00:05:12,640 Speaker 1: this is looking like two eighteen Terrence Mitchell a training 107 00:05:12,680 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 1: camp where he basically won an open cornerback job in 108 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:18,840 Speaker 1: the first five days of practice. I mean that's that 109 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:21,360 Speaker 1: was how quickly he uh he he kind of earned 110 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 1: that job. But I don't this is more of a 111 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 1: kind of a good problem to have type thing at 112 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:28,200 Speaker 1: the corner position because I think we all assume that 113 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:31,400 Speaker 1: it's Denzel and Greedy show out there. But uh, Terence, 114 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:34,400 Speaker 1: he's making plays and it's it's pretty much been a 115 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:37,320 Speaker 1: consistent theme every day. Uh. And we saw him do 116 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:40,120 Speaker 1: it against the ones today. I think, so you've seen 117 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:42,719 Speaker 1: him out there doing it and making plays. We saw 118 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:46,279 Speaker 1: Anderson Dajo make an interception. Uh. Just a really solid 119 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:48,960 Speaker 1: day for that back seven. Uh. And I think that 120 00:05:49,520 --> 00:05:51,440 Speaker 1: a lot of it can stem from I think you're 121 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:53,920 Speaker 1: seeing consistent pressure from the front floor, and I think 122 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:57,080 Speaker 1: it's just it was a group that really thrived. I mean, 123 00:05:57,279 --> 00:05:58,960 Speaker 1: I would say, what, what do you think more than 124 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:01,000 Speaker 1: half of today's practice was in the red zone, and 125 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 1: I think that that can be difficult for an offense, 126 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:06,240 Speaker 1: especially when you you probably know they're they're working on 127 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 1: their passing game and you know the passes are coming. 128 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:11,000 Speaker 1: But the defense, I think they made the most in 129 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:16,080 Speaker 1: the advantage. Yeah, indeed they did. Um if there are 130 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:19,480 Speaker 1: bright spots on the offensive side of the football, obviously, 131 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:24,840 Speaker 1: Kareem Hunt continues to really flash and almost looking more 132 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:28,640 Speaker 1: and more like back in his Kansas City days. Well yeah, 133 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:32,480 Speaker 1: as as you'll hear uh teaser in our interview with 134 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:35,400 Speaker 1: with Ston Mitchell, he uh looks like he has his 135 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:38,520 Speaker 1: rookie year. Is how to stump? Mitchell described it, so, yeah, 136 00:06:38,520 --> 00:06:40,479 Speaker 1: I mean he's got that burst and I think that 137 00:06:40,839 --> 00:06:44,599 Speaker 1: it's it's it's the daily reminder that the guy you 138 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:46,960 Speaker 1: would put on the depth chart as your backup running 139 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:49,800 Speaker 1: back was a former NFL rushing title winner and rookie deal. 140 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:54,599 Speaker 1: Not only that, but I believe the gentleman that was 141 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:59,200 Speaker 1: on our program yesterday got the karma and had himself 142 00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:03,800 Speaker 1: a monster and continues to have monster day after monster day, 143 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:06,440 Speaker 1: continues to stack some pretty good days. And that would 144 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:09,920 Speaker 1: be our rookie tight end, Harrison Bryant. Big day for 145 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 1: the big rookie tight end. He's just catching everything and 146 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:16,480 Speaker 1: I think it's just there's a comfort level level clearly 147 00:07:16,480 --> 00:07:20,160 Speaker 1: there between him and case Keenum, and uh, it's just 148 00:07:20,240 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 1: becoming now routine to see him on the receiving end 149 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:24,640 Speaker 1: of a lot of plays, and it's just gonna be 150 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:27,320 Speaker 1: interesting to see if what what happened like if you 151 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:29,240 Speaker 1: keep making plays that they've just got to find a 152 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 1: way to get you involved in the offense. And I 153 00:07:31,600 --> 00:07:33,880 Speaker 1: know we've seen other teams that around the league, there's 154 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:35,520 Speaker 1: there's maybe been a few of them that can get 155 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:39,240 Speaker 1: three tight ends involved on a regular basis, And maybe 156 00:07:39,320 --> 00:07:41,240 Speaker 1: this is an offense that's shaping up to to make 157 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:43,520 Speaker 1: the most of that, because I think he certainly has 158 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:46,760 Speaker 1: not looked like a rookie so far. He's he's making contributions, 159 00:07:46,760 --> 00:07:49,080 Speaker 1: he's catching it every time it comes his way. You're 160 00:07:49,080 --> 00:07:52,520 Speaker 1: not seeing drops, you're seeing just kind of fluid movement 161 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:55,520 Speaker 1: running good routes. And for me, it's it's all gonna 162 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 1: come down how he blocks, because we're not as I'm 163 00:07:58,240 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 1: easy to tell you if he caught the pass or not. 164 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:02,480 Speaker 1: I'm not the best of telling you if he's using 165 00:08:02,520 --> 00:08:05,000 Speaker 1: the proper technique blocking. So I think that's that's what 166 00:08:05,040 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 1: it's gonna come down to with with how much he 167 00:08:06,880 --> 00:08:09,200 Speaker 1: ultimately sees the field. But you couldn't have imagined a 168 00:08:09,240 --> 00:08:12,080 Speaker 1: better start board anybody else that stood out to you 169 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:15,880 Speaker 1: on the offensive side of the ball or defense today. Yeah, 170 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:18,640 Speaker 1: I would say another guy in offense that continues to 171 00:08:18,640 --> 00:08:20,920 Speaker 1: make plays as another rookie, and it's Donovan People's Jones. 172 00:08:21,040 --> 00:08:23,640 Speaker 1: I think he he made the one touchdown the offense 173 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:25,400 Speaker 1: was able to get. It was when he was working 174 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:27,200 Speaker 1: with Baker Mayfield and he and he caught a short 175 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:29,680 Speaker 1: touchdown pass and and it's just he's he's one of 176 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:32,679 Speaker 1: those players that seems to be fitting in very well. 177 00:08:32,720 --> 00:08:35,440 Speaker 1: And I think for for him, it's, you know, he's 178 00:08:35,559 --> 00:08:37,440 Speaker 1: you know, he's gonna be behind Jervis and O'Dell, but 179 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:40,959 Speaker 1: he's making a case too to belong in this kind 180 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:44,160 Speaker 1: of receiver rotation. Beyond the fact that he was just 181 00:08:44,200 --> 00:08:45,720 Speaker 1: one of your draft picks this year and he's gonna 182 00:08:45,760 --> 00:08:48,200 Speaker 1: be there, you just assume he's gonna be there. I 183 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:52,000 Speaker 1: think he's playing like someone that that belongs on this 184 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:54,760 Speaker 1: team and belongs in this league. And I've been impressed 185 00:08:54,760 --> 00:08:56,880 Speaker 1: with him so far. I think he's handled it very well. 186 00:08:57,120 --> 00:09:00,400 Speaker 1: All right, So let's let's celebrate on the rookie class 187 00:09:00,520 --> 00:09:03,480 Speaker 1: because so much was made and a lot of it, 188 00:09:03,720 --> 00:09:06,000 Speaker 1: a lot by us, a lot by the local media, 189 00:09:06,040 --> 00:09:09,320 Speaker 1: a lot by the national media. UH. In general, as 190 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:11,960 Speaker 1: it applies to all the rookies coming in. You even 191 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:15,440 Speaker 1: have players saying, I would I don't envy the rookies. 192 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:18,080 Speaker 1: I don't envy what they have to go through and 193 00:09:18,120 --> 00:09:20,480 Speaker 1: how they've got to get acclimated, how quickly they've got 194 00:09:20,480 --> 00:09:23,319 Speaker 1: to get set up and ready to go. The rookie 195 00:09:23,320 --> 00:09:27,840 Speaker 1: class seems to be thriving into this. Yeah, they're definitely busy. 196 00:09:27,880 --> 00:09:30,640 Speaker 1: I mean they said, Wills it left tackle Delbit's gonna 197 00:09:30,640 --> 00:09:33,000 Speaker 1: be playing on this team, uh, in a large way. 198 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:35,320 Speaker 1: Jacob Phillips now with a bigger role here as I mean, 199 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:37,240 Speaker 1: the list goes on Nick Harris as you're starting center 200 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:39,679 Speaker 1: at the moment. I mean, it's it's just been I 201 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:41,640 Speaker 1: don't know if we expected this. I mean, especially with 202 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:44,320 Speaker 1: how active the team was in free agency. You figured 203 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:46,839 Speaker 1: you you set yourself up where you weren't gonna have 204 00:09:46,840 --> 00:09:49,360 Speaker 1: to rely on this guy on these guys, Well, injuries 205 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:51,400 Speaker 1: happen and suddenly you're relying on a lot of these guys. 206 00:09:51,440 --> 00:09:53,920 Speaker 1: And I think that's just the nature of the National 207 00:09:53,920 --> 00:09:56,360 Speaker 1: Football League. And I think we all assume that J. C. 208 00:09:56,480 --> 00:09:58,200 Speaker 1: Treader is gonna be back by the by the time 209 00:09:58,240 --> 00:10:02,280 Speaker 1: that the season rolls around, and you assume that, uh, 210 00:10:02,559 --> 00:10:04,520 Speaker 1: I mean, Donovan people Jones will have a role in 211 00:10:04,520 --> 00:10:06,120 Speaker 1: this receiving room, you don't know how big. And then 212 00:10:06,240 --> 00:10:08,560 Speaker 1: you also got to remember the Harrison Bryan's playing behind 213 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:10,640 Speaker 1: a two time Pro bowler Austin Hooper. So I mean 214 00:10:10,679 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 1: it's these are good, good opportunities for these rookies. But again, 215 00:10:14,600 --> 00:10:16,840 Speaker 1: I think there that's been if if I'm talking talking 216 00:10:16,880 --> 00:10:20,600 Speaker 1: about an overall five day takeaway, it's my how impressed 217 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:24,000 Speaker 1: I've been with these rookies, especially when you consider the circumstances. Yes, 218 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:29,640 Speaker 1: on defense offense, there was there was some questions today 219 00:10:29,679 --> 00:10:31,320 Speaker 1: the case keenum about it, and he said, we're not 220 00:10:31,400 --> 00:10:34,480 Speaker 1: keeping score. Let's keep it score. If the offense was 221 00:10:34,520 --> 00:10:37,560 Speaker 1: ahead or the defense was ahead, it does look like 222 00:10:37,640 --> 00:10:41,920 Speaker 1: the defense is making more plays. But again a lot 223 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:44,679 Speaker 1: of these guys on offense are just figuring out how 224 00:10:44,679 --> 00:10:47,959 Speaker 1: to gel together. You have two rookies on the offensive 225 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:49,760 Speaker 1: line that are trying to figure out how to play 226 00:10:49,760 --> 00:10:52,719 Speaker 1: in the National Football League. I think that there are 227 00:10:52,720 --> 00:10:55,600 Speaker 1: a lot of cards stacked against the offense here as 228 00:10:55,640 --> 00:10:58,440 Speaker 1: they get going in. Yeah, I agree, And I know 229 00:10:58,520 --> 00:11:00,760 Speaker 1: that the defense obviously would love to be hitting and tackling, 230 00:11:00,800 --> 00:11:02,720 Speaker 1: and they'll they'll be the first to tell you that 231 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:04,840 Speaker 1: play would have been a sack, you know. But I 232 00:11:04,880 --> 00:11:07,120 Speaker 1: also think that that can hurt the offense as well, 233 00:11:07,160 --> 00:11:13,040 Speaker 1: because your your plays, there's no leaves, little room for improvisation, 234 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:16,400 Speaker 1: maybe some or breaking tackles, things like that that that 235 00:11:16,400 --> 00:11:19,200 Speaker 1: can really cause breakdowns. So it is tough to read. 236 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:22,360 Speaker 1: But I think in these circumstances, I think through the 237 00:11:22,400 --> 00:11:25,520 Speaker 1: first five days, we've seen more plays made by the 238 00:11:25,520 --> 00:11:27,319 Speaker 1: defense than we have by the offense. I think that's 239 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:30,600 Speaker 1: a fair assessment. And I will say it's early, and 240 00:11:30,640 --> 00:11:33,720 Speaker 1: I will say that the plays that really don't resemble 241 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:35,760 Speaker 1: real football or the running plays, and I feel very 242 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:37,360 Speaker 1: confident that they're gonna be able to run the ball 243 00:11:37,360 --> 00:11:39,720 Speaker 1: with Cream Hunt, Nick Chubb, and I think once you 244 00:11:39,760 --> 00:11:42,319 Speaker 1: start doing that, then it makes throwing the ball a 245 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:45,160 Speaker 1: lot easier. And I think that's that's what the chain 246 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:48,079 Speaker 1: reaction of of of football is going to be. It's 247 00:11:48,120 --> 00:11:50,320 Speaker 1: just we're not gonna have any of these preseason games 248 00:11:50,320 --> 00:11:52,400 Speaker 1: to really get much of a read either. But again, 249 00:11:52,760 --> 00:11:54,680 Speaker 1: I've been fooled by a lot of preseason games in 250 00:11:54,679 --> 00:11:56,680 Speaker 1: the past, so maybe this is the better way to 251 00:11:56,679 --> 00:12:00,400 Speaker 1: assess things. Yeah, I think we all have. We've all 252 00:12:00,440 --> 00:12:03,679 Speaker 1: seen certain things in Games two and three that made 253 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:06,760 Speaker 1: us think one thing and it ended up being something else. 254 00:12:06,880 --> 00:12:10,320 Speaker 1: That's a look at what happened today on the practice field. 255 00:12:10,400 --> 00:12:13,480 Speaker 1: One more day of practice before the first day off 256 00:12:14,200 --> 00:12:18,079 Speaker 1: for the players, and it will come on Friday, and 257 00:12:18,120 --> 00:12:20,520 Speaker 1: then back at it for five more days as we 258 00:12:20,559 --> 00:12:24,520 Speaker 1: get closer to the season opener. Time now for our 259 00:12:24,559 --> 00:12:28,480 Speaker 1: interview of the day. Uh Gribble teased it earlier. It's 260 00:12:28,480 --> 00:12:31,280 Speaker 1: a good one. It is with Brown's running back coach 261 00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:35,280 Speaker 1: Stump Mitchell, one of the best in the business. He's 262 00:12:35,320 --> 00:12:38,240 Speaker 1: got quite the running back room, but he's really big 263 00:12:38,240 --> 00:12:41,680 Speaker 1: on fullbacks. Have a watch and have a listen, all right. 264 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:44,160 Speaker 1: We're joined by Stump Mitchell, Brown's running backs coach, run 265 00:12:44,160 --> 00:12:46,960 Speaker 1: game coordinator, and Stump, I'm just wondering your your general 266 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:49,000 Speaker 1: thoughts on on how this first week a camp it 267 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:51,040 Speaker 1: has gone for your group and just as the team 268 00:12:51,040 --> 00:12:53,360 Speaker 1: as a whole. For the group. I think it went 269 00:12:53,360 --> 00:12:56,360 Speaker 1: pretty good for the team as a whole. Um, we 270 00:12:56,480 --> 00:13:02,000 Speaker 1: had a lot lax day at our first padded practice. 271 00:13:02,080 --> 00:13:06,400 Speaker 1: We came back the next day and we did pretty good. Um, 272 00:13:06,480 --> 00:13:10,080 Speaker 1: we had a fumble or two. Offensively, defense did a 273 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:12,880 Speaker 1: great job of scripting the ball. That's that's something we're 274 00:13:12,920 --> 00:13:17,199 Speaker 1: talking about not having turnovers and also getting turnovers. So 275 00:13:17,720 --> 00:13:20,840 Speaker 1: it was a good day for us as a team. Offensively, 276 00:13:21,160 --> 00:13:25,360 Speaker 1: we weren't that sharp the first day. Defensively, we're we 277 00:13:25,360 --> 00:13:28,040 Speaker 1: were a little shopper the second day and the defense 278 00:13:28,160 --> 00:13:30,679 Speaker 1: was off a little bit. But I think all in all, 279 00:13:30,720 --> 00:13:32,440 Speaker 1: it's been a pretty good week. Guys are working hard 280 00:13:33,280 --> 00:13:35,800 Speaker 1: and stuff. When you guys have a practice that you 281 00:13:35,800 --> 00:13:38,400 Speaker 1: aren't as thrilled about what what goes on in those 282 00:13:38,440 --> 00:13:40,800 Speaker 1: twenty four hours in between, to kind of make sure 283 00:13:41,360 --> 00:13:44,920 Speaker 1: that that it becomes a learning experience and not a trend. Well, 284 00:13:44,920 --> 00:13:47,440 Speaker 1: our first day, I think pets we were actually it 285 00:13:47,520 --> 00:13:50,640 Speaker 1: actually rained. That's no excuse. So you know, we were 286 00:13:50,640 --> 00:13:53,600 Speaker 1: telling the guys we can't have excuse excuses. They're going 287 00:13:53,640 --> 00:13:57,439 Speaker 1: to be uh rainy days, but we still have to 288 00:13:57,440 --> 00:14:00,400 Speaker 1: play our best football. We know ball security is everything 289 00:14:00,440 --> 00:14:02,240 Speaker 1: we have to take the football. We have to catch 290 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:05,080 Speaker 1: the football. We have to focus in. So they came 291 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:07,920 Speaker 1: back the next day they understood that, and uh we 292 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:10,320 Speaker 1: played a heck of a lot better. I know it's 293 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:12,720 Speaker 1: it's unfortunate to lose a guy like Nick on the 294 00:14:12,760 --> 00:14:15,120 Speaker 1: field for for a few days here, But what kind 295 00:14:15,120 --> 00:14:18,280 Speaker 1: of opportunities does that present for guys like Kareem, Dearnest 296 00:14:18,360 --> 00:14:21,520 Speaker 1: and don Trell to get more involved. Well, it gives 297 00:14:21,560 --> 00:14:24,840 Speaker 1: Kareem more opportunity to run the ball. He's a number 298 00:14:24,880 --> 00:14:27,280 Speaker 1: one back, so that's not a problem for him. He 299 00:14:27,440 --> 00:14:29,960 Speaker 1: just get a few more reps. Everybody does now that 300 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:33,120 Speaker 1: that Nick is out. But uh, we know what Kareem 301 00:14:33,120 --> 00:14:35,040 Speaker 1: can do as a as a runner. You get it. 302 00:14:35,080 --> 00:14:37,560 Speaker 1: You get an opportunity to practice more in terms of 303 00:14:37,600 --> 00:14:40,080 Speaker 1: being a little more patient, and I think he had 304 00:14:40,120 --> 00:14:44,200 Speaker 1: an extremely good two days so forth. And what kind 305 00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:46,080 Speaker 1: of I mean, we didn't really see much to Kareem 306 00:14:46,360 --> 00:14:48,280 Speaker 1: last year training camp. He was dealing with that that 307 00:14:48,360 --> 00:14:50,600 Speaker 1: sports tourney injury. What what's it been like to kind 308 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:53,040 Speaker 1: of see him now full go and out here getting 309 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:55,160 Speaker 1: ready for for a season that that you know you'll 310 00:14:55,160 --> 00:14:57,600 Speaker 1: he'll be a big part of, right away. Well, that's 311 00:14:57,640 --> 00:14:59,920 Speaker 1: the deal. When those guys have a sports tourney, they 312 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:01,760 Speaker 1: they try to play through it as much as they 313 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:05,480 Speaker 1: possibly can, But you just don't see the person that 314 00:15:05,560 --> 00:15:09,600 Speaker 1: you were hoping you would see. Kareem is much more explosive, 315 00:15:09,760 --> 00:15:13,320 Speaker 1: much more fast, elusive. He's he's the runner he was 316 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:15,840 Speaker 1: when he came in as a rookie, I think, and 317 00:15:15,920 --> 00:15:18,200 Speaker 1: now we just got to prove it in terms of 318 00:15:18,280 --> 00:15:20,800 Speaker 1: Don Trail and durn Is getting more reps. Uh, it's 319 00:15:20,840 --> 00:15:23,120 Speaker 1: an opportunity to show they can they can play, and 320 00:15:23,120 --> 00:15:25,320 Speaker 1: they can say every day, you gotta go out and 321 00:15:25,320 --> 00:15:28,200 Speaker 1: you gotta prove yourselves. Uh. Their role in the room 322 00:15:28,280 --> 00:15:31,120 Speaker 1: mostly is on special teams, but when giving the opportunity 323 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:33,480 Speaker 1: is something or to happen, they will have to be 324 00:15:33,560 --> 00:15:36,200 Speaker 1: able to step up in place of one of those guys. 325 00:15:37,040 --> 00:15:39,680 Speaker 1: And what how would you describe the chemistry in your room? 326 00:15:39,720 --> 00:15:41,960 Speaker 1: Because when you look around the team, this might be 327 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:44,320 Speaker 1: one of the most stable groups looking back to the 328 00:15:44,400 --> 00:15:46,680 Speaker 1: last season, A lot of the same familiar faces you're 329 00:15:46,720 --> 00:15:48,840 Speaker 1: back as well. What what does that mean when you 330 00:15:48,920 --> 00:15:51,320 Speaker 1: when you have this group altogether for a second straight year. 331 00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:53,720 Speaker 1: I think it means a lot. They understand the talent 332 00:15:53,760 --> 00:15:55,800 Speaker 1: that we have in this room, and they also understand 333 00:15:55,800 --> 00:15:58,800 Speaker 1: the talent that we added in in Andy, jennevinch and 334 00:15:59,080 --> 00:16:02,440 Speaker 1: Johnny Stanton the four with So it's a very talented room. 335 00:16:02,520 --> 00:16:06,040 Speaker 1: But uh, a room in which much has given, much 336 00:16:06,120 --> 00:16:09,160 Speaker 1: is expected. So we're expecting these guys to be a 337 00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:13,360 Speaker 1: major part of us accomplishing everything we want to accomplish, 338 00:16:13,360 --> 00:16:17,800 Speaker 1: successfully winning the game's taking on one by one, making 339 00:16:17,800 --> 00:16:20,280 Speaker 1: the playoffs, and making a run for the big big deal. 340 00:16:21,200 --> 00:16:22,720 Speaker 1: What's it been like for you to kind of add 341 00:16:22,960 --> 00:16:25,600 Speaker 1: more fullbacks to the mix and get them involved in 342 00:16:25,600 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 1: the offense. And guy, with your NFL experience, I'm sure 343 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:31,000 Speaker 1: you've seen a U offense has done a lot of 344 00:16:31,040 --> 00:16:33,640 Speaker 1: different ways. What are the benefits of getting those guys involved? 345 00:16:34,080 --> 00:16:36,400 Speaker 1: It's been great, But we didn't just add fullbacks. We 346 00:16:36,440 --> 00:16:39,840 Speaker 1: added some talented ask fullbacks we had Uh Andy, there's 347 00:16:39,880 --> 00:16:42,320 Speaker 1: no question in my mind he can be the best 348 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:47,800 Speaker 1: fullback in in this uh in this league. Uh, great hands, Uh, 349 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:51,440 Speaker 1: great passion for draft blocking guys. Uh. You know, it's 350 00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:54,400 Speaker 1: not a lot of guys fullbacks on rosters anymore. But 351 00:16:54,720 --> 00:16:57,120 Speaker 1: he's one of the most talented and I think he's 352 00:16:57,120 --> 00:17:01,160 Speaker 1: gonna help us be very successful offensively. And Johnny, when 353 00:17:01,200 --> 00:17:04,679 Speaker 1: given the opportunity, he's proven that he has the size, 354 00:17:04,720 --> 00:17:07,920 Speaker 1: he has the hands, and uh he delivers a blow 355 00:17:08,240 --> 00:17:10,639 Speaker 1: once he gets to the defender. Yeah. And when you 356 00:17:10,720 --> 00:17:13,119 Speaker 1: look at both those guys, two really different backgrounds, it 357 00:17:13,160 --> 00:17:15,679 Speaker 1: seems like Andy has been a fullback for for a 358 00:17:15,680 --> 00:17:17,960 Speaker 1: long time though, and and Johnny's kind of found his 359 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:19,960 Speaker 1: way playing a bunch of different positions. Even I think 360 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:22,000 Speaker 1: he was a quarterback. So, I mean, what's it been 361 00:17:22,080 --> 00:17:25,360 Speaker 1: like to see him kind of embrace that. It's been great. 362 00:17:25,640 --> 00:17:27,680 Speaker 1: You know, you're bringing a guy from quarterback and now 363 00:17:27,840 --> 00:17:30,200 Speaker 1: eventually he's playing fullback where he had to drop his 364 00:17:30,320 --> 00:17:33,800 Speaker 1: pads and and roll his ships on contact, and uh, 365 00:17:33,880 --> 00:17:37,360 Speaker 1: I think from what we've done so for uh, he's 366 00:17:37,480 --> 00:17:39,400 Speaker 1: he's gonna be good at it. You know. Of course 367 00:17:39,440 --> 00:17:41,920 Speaker 1: he's playing behind Andy, like I said, who I think 368 00:17:42,280 --> 00:17:45,000 Speaker 1: can be a Pro Bowl player. Hopefully he won't get 369 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:46,560 Speaker 1: a chance to play in that game because we'll be 370 00:17:46,560 --> 00:17:49,480 Speaker 1: playing the Super Bowl. But uh, you know, I think 371 00:17:49,520 --> 00:17:53,800 Speaker 1: I think he's learning behind a great player. And what 372 00:17:53,960 --> 00:17:56,760 Speaker 1: how is this group kind of embraced what what Kevin 373 00:17:56,800 --> 00:17:59,080 Speaker 1: Stefanski wants and Alex s fan Pelt want to do 374 00:17:59,080 --> 00:18:01,720 Speaker 1: on offense? What what about this offense kind of gets 375 00:18:01,720 --> 00:18:04,960 Speaker 1: this group excited? Well, I think for us, so for 376 00:18:05,119 --> 00:18:07,639 Speaker 1: the first couple of days have been uh seeing the 377 00:18:07,720 --> 00:18:10,800 Speaker 1: receivers go down, feeling getting blocks, stuff of that nature, 378 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:13,560 Speaker 1: because they're gonna be a big part of uh springing 379 00:18:13,600 --> 00:18:16,159 Speaker 1: and running backs and uh, it all starts with that 380 00:18:16,280 --> 00:18:18,960 Speaker 1: offensive line. We want to run the ball, we want 381 00:18:18,960 --> 00:18:21,159 Speaker 1: to be a physical team, but we also want to 382 00:18:21,160 --> 00:18:24,360 Speaker 1: pass the ball. We don't want to be one dimensional. However, 383 00:18:24,400 --> 00:18:26,880 Speaker 1: we get to the run of the past when when 384 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:29,760 Speaker 1: Kevin or a VP decided to call it, we'll be 385 00:18:29,800 --> 00:18:32,879 Speaker 1: successful at it. But uh, I think the guys like 386 00:18:32,960 --> 00:18:35,840 Speaker 1: the system and that's the most important thing. They believe 387 00:18:35,880 --> 00:18:38,439 Speaker 1: in it and they're working hard to to make it happen. 388 00:18:39,480 --> 00:18:41,800 Speaker 1: It seems like Nick and kareem the moment they've been together, 389 00:18:41,840 --> 00:18:44,840 Speaker 1: they've been pretty selfless about how who gets touches when 390 00:18:44,840 --> 00:18:47,720 Speaker 1: they get carries? What what about that? Is that kind 391 00:18:47,720 --> 00:18:49,600 Speaker 1: of a special thing to have two guys that that 392 00:18:49,680 --> 00:18:52,600 Speaker 1: truly don't seem to worry about the stats very much. Right, 393 00:18:52,640 --> 00:18:55,800 Speaker 1: Both of those guys know that they are a number 394 00:18:55,840 --> 00:18:58,000 Speaker 1: one back they just happen to be on the same team. 395 00:18:58,080 --> 00:19:01,480 Speaker 1: Kareem got a second chance and and we brought him here. Now, 396 00:19:02,680 --> 00:19:05,800 Speaker 1: you know, it's all about us being successful. Uh, it's 397 00:19:05,920 --> 00:19:09,280 Speaker 1: it's uh the offensive coordinator's offensive staff to find a 398 00:19:09,320 --> 00:19:12,840 Speaker 1: way to do whatever is best for for us to 399 00:19:12,840 --> 00:19:15,200 Speaker 1: be successful as a team. And I think we have 400 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:17,919 Speaker 1: had the guys with Kevin and in a VP and 401 00:19:18,040 --> 00:19:21,320 Speaker 1: charged and uh that's going to make that, make that 402 00:19:21,359 --> 00:19:23,280 Speaker 1: happen in the passing game as well as the running 403 00:19:23,320 --> 00:19:26,720 Speaker 1: game with coach Callahan, and I just feel good. I 404 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:29,600 Speaker 1: think these guys feel good about all chances as not 405 00:19:29,680 --> 00:19:31,960 Speaker 1: only as an offense, but as a team watching what 406 00:19:32,040 --> 00:19:35,280 Speaker 1: the defense is doing over there as well. I know 407 00:19:35,440 --> 00:19:37,480 Speaker 1: he's sidebine right now, But what what have you What 408 00:19:37,600 --> 00:19:39,960 Speaker 1: have you seen from Nick to see that he is 409 00:19:40,080 --> 00:19:42,760 Speaker 1: ready to even be better as a player than he 410 00:19:42,840 --> 00:19:44,760 Speaker 1: was last year? What did he work on this offseason 411 00:19:44,840 --> 00:19:48,880 Speaker 1: to to to improve? Well, Nick is always working on everything. Uh. 412 00:19:48,920 --> 00:19:51,160 Speaker 1: He continued to work on his hands and I saw 413 00:19:51,240 --> 00:19:54,760 Speaker 1: him catching the ball pretty good, uh once once camp started. 414 00:19:55,200 --> 00:19:58,680 Speaker 1: And his ability to just make uh sudden sudden cuts 415 00:19:58,680 --> 00:20:02,240 Speaker 1: and make people men. And he has a speed to 416 00:20:02,320 --> 00:20:06,440 Speaker 1: take take it a distance. So, uh, he's he's hungry 417 00:20:06,840 --> 00:20:11,000 Speaker 1: about missing out last year on the on the Russian title, 418 00:20:11,520 --> 00:20:14,320 Speaker 1: but uh, you know, hopefully we'll we'll get that and 419 00:20:14,400 --> 00:20:16,960 Speaker 1: more this year. Now, you've been through a lot of 420 00:20:17,040 --> 00:20:20,000 Speaker 1: NFL seasons and and and a lot of different circumstances. 421 00:20:20,040 --> 00:20:22,879 Speaker 1: What what's been the biggest adjustment for you as a 422 00:20:22,920 --> 00:20:25,840 Speaker 1: coach to to to handle all the new protocols and 423 00:20:26,119 --> 00:20:28,919 Speaker 1: new ways of of kind of instructing things with the 424 00:20:28,960 --> 00:20:31,800 Speaker 1: limited time you guys get with them. Well, that was tough. 425 00:20:32,520 --> 00:20:36,040 Speaker 1: Not having those guys, Uh, being face to face with 426 00:20:36,080 --> 00:20:38,840 Speaker 1: those guys doing during the spring, that was tough. You 427 00:20:38,880 --> 00:20:43,440 Speaker 1: don't know if they're actually into it, uh and understand 428 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:48,239 Speaker 1: the full fledge of diving into it. They didn't know 429 00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:50,680 Speaker 1: it was gonna be as it as it is now. 430 00:20:51,520 --> 00:20:54,080 Speaker 1: So that was the biggest thing. But coming back, it 431 00:20:54,119 --> 00:20:58,440 Speaker 1: appears as though they took the virtue learning pretty good. 432 00:20:59,040 --> 00:21:02,120 Speaker 1: I think the system aids because it's not as difficult 433 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:05,360 Speaker 1: this year for those guys as it was last year 434 00:21:05,359 --> 00:21:08,359 Speaker 1: in terms of just understanding some things. And does it 435 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:10,760 Speaker 1: take you back to your kind of college coaching days. 436 00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:12,760 Speaker 1: Knowing that you don't have any preseason games you gotta 437 00:21:12,920 --> 00:21:17,200 Speaker 1: you gotta get right in there. That first game matters. Yeah, yeah, 438 00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:21,680 Speaker 1: absolutely absolutely. Uh. You know, even in college, I think 439 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:23,800 Speaker 1: you have a little more time in pads to prepare 440 00:21:23,880 --> 00:21:27,399 Speaker 1: for that game, uh than we do here. But I 441 00:21:27,440 --> 00:21:31,480 Speaker 1: think these guys they understand. We have a majority of 442 00:21:31,520 --> 00:21:34,359 Speaker 1: these guys on this team that understand who we're playing 443 00:21:34,400 --> 00:21:37,280 Speaker 1: the first week, and they know those guys, and we 444 00:21:37,359 --> 00:21:40,040 Speaker 1: know they know us as well, So we feel good 445 00:21:40,080 --> 00:21:44,040 Speaker 1: about about the game when it when it's actually gonna occur. Well, Stump, 446 00:21:44,040 --> 00:21:46,280 Speaker 1: I really appreciate you join us on the podcast and 447 00:21:46,280 --> 00:21:48,399 Speaker 1: then keep good luck with the rest of the training 448 00:21:48,400 --> 00:21:50,200 Speaker 1: camp and getting the guys right for the season. I 449 00:21:50,280 --> 00:21:53,360 Speaker 1: appreciate it. Thanks a lot. Thanks to Coach for his time. 450 00:21:53,520 --> 00:21:56,720 Speaker 1: Always a great listen that guy. That guy could host 451 00:21:57,040 --> 00:21:59,600 Speaker 1: the show for two hours, for twenty minutes whatever, and 452 00:21:59,640 --> 00:22:02,720 Speaker 1: I really listening to him. Just he knows so much 453 00:22:02,760 --> 00:22:07,080 Speaker 1: about the game of football. He's seen so much uh football, 454 00:22:07,520 --> 00:22:09,920 Speaker 1: and he's played at a high level as well. I mean, 455 00:22:09,920 --> 00:22:13,200 Speaker 1: the guy has truly done at all thoughts from from 456 00:22:13,240 --> 00:22:16,119 Speaker 1: what Coach has done, I mean in terms of the 457 00:22:16,200 --> 00:22:19,520 Speaker 1: coaching stuff that's had a mostly turnover. He's still here 458 00:22:19,520 --> 00:22:21,879 Speaker 1: from a year ago. Yeah, and as we mentioned in 459 00:22:21,880 --> 00:22:24,840 Speaker 1: the interview, his position group is maybe the most stable 460 00:22:24,960 --> 00:22:26,800 Speaker 1: of the entire team. Not a lot of new faces 461 00:22:26,800 --> 00:22:28,880 Speaker 1: in that group, but like I said, you have added 462 00:22:29,359 --> 00:22:31,840 Speaker 1: basically a new position to his group with the fullback. 463 00:22:31,920 --> 00:22:35,360 Speaker 1: So he's he's very impressed with with those guys. Gives. 464 00:22:35,440 --> 00:22:38,800 Speaker 1: I'm gonna give myself a pre interview backpat though, I was. 465 00:22:38,880 --> 00:22:40,840 Speaker 1: I had a question planned for him where I was 466 00:22:40,840 --> 00:22:43,560 Speaker 1: gonna ask him about the two thousand eleven season and 467 00:22:43,600 --> 00:22:45,800 Speaker 1: how it resembled that because of the lockout and how 468 00:22:45,840 --> 00:22:48,240 Speaker 1: you have had to just that a quick Google search. 469 00:22:48,280 --> 00:22:50,680 Speaker 1: Though he was a head coach at the college level 470 00:22:50,760 --> 00:22:52,879 Speaker 1: during that season, so he was not around for the 471 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:55,000 Speaker 1: for the lock out season, so it was a quick 472 00:22:55,040 --> 00:22:58,800 Speaker 1: pivot to ask him about preparing for a season with 473 00:22:58,800 --> 00:23:01,520 Speaker 1: no preseason games because used to that the co So 474 00:23:01,960 --> 00:23:04,840 Speaker 1: it's a little behind the scenes of that interview. That's 475 00:23:04,840 --> 00:23:07,360 Speaker 1: a nice job. That's a that's a good uh. It's 476 00:23:07,400 --> 00:23:10,399 Speaker 1: a good pivot. Well done by you on that. He's 477 00:23:11,840 --> 00:23:13,720 Speaker 1: and we talked a little bit about it yesterday. But 478 00:23:13,840 --> 00:23:16,640 Speaker 1: some decisions to be made. Are the fullbacks gonna take 479 00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:19,560 Speaker 1: spots from tight ends? Or fullback is gonna take spots 480 00:23:19,600 --> 00:23:22,240 Speaker 1: from maybe a running back or two in that room. 481 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:25,639 Speaker 1: Um At how many fullbacks do you keep? That's the 482 00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:28,879 Speaker 1: other big question here. Uh as we get closer to 483 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:31,679 Speaker 1: that date in September, well, you gotta imagine both are 484 00:23:31,680 --> 00:23:33,560 Speaker 1: going to be in the building in some capacity, right, 485 00:23:33,600 --> 00:23:35,959 Speaker 1: because you've gotta have someone ready on the practice squad 486 00:23:35,960 --> 00:23:38,479 Speaker 1: in the event, because this is it's an important part 487 00:23:38,520 --> 00:23:40,480 Speaker 1: of Kevin's because Kevin sa Fantsky wants to do. You 488 00:23:40,520 --> 00:23:42,080 Speaker 1: just can't go in the game without a fullback in 489 00:23:42,440 --> 00:23:46,160 Speaker 1: this Kevin Safantaky offense. So it's just gonna come down. 490 00:23:46,200 --> 00:23:48,760 Speaker 1: I think again, who who is the best on special teams? 491 00:23:48,800 --> 00:23:50,159 Speaker 1: Is it you're actually running back or is it your 492 00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:52,639 Speaker 1: extra tight end. Might be hard to keep both, but 493 00:23:52,840 --> 00:23:55,359 Speaker 1: it is possible. I think in the past this has 494 00:23:55,400 --> 00:23:57,720 Speaker 1: been a team that maybe we've skewed the numbers because 495 00:23:57,760 --> 00:24:00,280 Speaker 1: you keep like nine offensive linemen. Maybe you and get 496 00:24:00,280 --> 00:24:02,240 Speaker 1: away with eight and have some ready on the practice 497 00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:04,960 Speaker 1: squad and you have all that flexibility on game day 498 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:06,959 Speaker 1: and you don't have to worry about moving guys up 499 00:24:06,960 --> 00:24:09,159 Speaker 1: and down and have to deal with all that. So 500 00:24:09,400 --> 00:24:11,120 Speaker 1: it is a possibility you can you could do four 501 00:24:11,160 --> 00:24:14,600 Speaker 1: and four, but that that comes at the mercy of 502 00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:17,119 Speaker 1: some other positions that might lose somebodies. It's always the tricky, 503 00:24:17,240 --> 00:24:22,359 Speaker 1: tricky math al right. Earlier today at the podium, Jack 504 00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:27,240 Speaker 1: Conklin talked any takeaways specifically from him as it pertains 505 00:24:27,280 --> 00:24:31,040 Speaker 1: to that rookie left Teckle ofposite him generic Willson. Obviously 506 00:24:31,720 --> 00:24:35,680 Speaker 1: a lot going on with Wyatt Teller, Nick Harris, but 507 00:24:35,800 --> 00:24:39,280 Speaker 1: Tonio we know, but some unknowns maybe as we get 508 00:24:39,320 --> 00:24:41,560 Speaker 1: ready for that game. And I think he was encouraged 509 00:24:41,560 --> 00:24:44,760 Speaker 1: by by working with why Teller, and I think I 510 00:24:44,760 --> 00:24:46,919 Speaker 1: don't know if this is a blessing in disguise or 511 00:24:47,080 --> 00:24:50,840 Speaker 1: the really maybe before all the opt outs, we thought 512 00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:53,840 Speaker 1: there would maybe be a rotation in camp and seeing 513 00:24:53,880 --> 00:24:56,160 Speaker 1: who fits in best of the first team, and really 514 00:24:56,160 --> 00:24:58,560 Speaker 1: it was a right. Tellers has been the guy, and 515 00:24:58,600 --> 00:25:02,200 Speaker 1: now they're establishing kind street uh and and getting getting 516 00:25:02,280 --> 00:25:04,680 Speaker 1: to know each other and playing well to each other. 517 00:25:04,920 --> 00:25:07,200 Speaker 1: I will say that Conklin did reveal what we all 518 00:25:07,240 --> 00:25:10,360 Speaker 1: suspected as we were flying back from Cincinnati week seventeen. 519 00:25:11,240 --> 00:25:13,480 Speaker 1: The Titans really focused on getting Derrick Kennry that a 520 00:25:13,560 --> 00:25:16,320 Speaker 1: rushing title. I remember following that game on game Tracker, 521 00:25:17,119 --> 00:25:19,280 Speaker 1: hoping that Chubb could hang on. And I just keep 522 00:25:19,320 --> 00:25:21,880 Speaker 1: seeing these twelve yard games, ten yard games from Derrick 523 00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:23,919 Speaker 1: Henry and then he iced it with I think like 524 00:25:23,920 --> 00:25:26,159 Speaker 1: a fifty yard touchdown. R I was. It was one 525 00:25:26,160 --> 00:25:28,800 Speaker 1: of the most more frustrating things to watch and clearly 526 00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:31,720 Speaker 1: a point of emphasis. They were stat chasing, the Browns 527 00:25:31,720 --> 00:25:34,520 Speaker 1: were not. But I think had Chubb run for a 528 00:25:34,560 --> 00:25:36,160 Speaker 1: few more yards might have been a little more success. 529 00:25:36,200 --> 00:25:38,119 Speaker 1: The team might have been a little more successful in 530 00:25:38,160 --> 00:25:42,000 Speaker 1: those final two games, which we won't mention again. Yeah, 531 00:25:42,200 --> 00:25:45,040 Speaker 1: and then yeah, we'll leave it at that. Uh. And 532 00:25:45,320 --> 00:25:47,000 Speaker 1: the Titans ran their way all the way to the 533 00:25:47,040 --> 00:25:53,560 Speaker 1: NFC Championship game. So yes, exactly. Uh. Final day of 534 00:25:53,640 --> 00:25:57,000 Speaker 1: this five day stretch concludes on Thursday. What are you 535 00:25:57,000 --> 00:26:00,520 Speaker 1: watching for? Yeah, I mean again, another bounce back opportunity 536 00:26:00,520 --> 00:26:02,200 Speaker 1: for the offense. We'll we'll see if they're out there. 537 00:26:02,200 --> 00:26:04,600 Speaker 1: And pads again. I'm not not really sure how that 538 00:26:04,640 --> 00:26:06,520 Speaker 1: works with the rules, but you've already done three straight 539 00:26:06,600 --> 00:26:09,120 Speaker 1: days and pads. But uh, this is when you you're 540 00:26:09,200 --> 00:26:11,520 Speaker 1: testing yourself mentally. That's I think this might be a 541 00:26:11,520 --> 00:26:14,600 Speaker 1: more mental testing day because this this is when you're tired. 542 00:26:14,800 --> 00:26:17,439 Speaker 1: It's been five straight days, has been too hot, but uh, 543 00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:19,840 Speaker 1: it's it's been a grind nonetheless, So well, we'll see 544 00:26:19,840 --> 00:26:22,720 Speaker 1: how the bounce back. You just gotta look for a 545 00:26:22,800 --> 00:26:25,600 Speaker 1: crisp practice and and and let's see some more touchdowns. 546 00:26:25,800 --> 00:26:29,280 Speaker 1: You know, you talked about it after that off day 547 00:26:29,359 --> 00:26:32,119 Speaker 1: on Saturday, how important it was to come back and 548 00:26:32,160 --> 00:26:35,680 Speaker 1: have a good day on Sunday. And they struggled on 549 00:26:35,720 --> 00:26:39,800 Speaker 1: Sunday a little bit, but it's almost as important to 550 00:26:39,840 --> 00:26:43,119 Speaker 1: be at your best going into that day off. And 551 00:26:43,560 --> 00:26:46,000 Speaker 1: you know you can't be looking ahead, focus on the 552 00:26:46,040 --> 00:26:48,679 Speaker 1: task at hand and put out a good product for 553 00:26:48,720 --> 00:26:51,840 Speaker 1: a couple of hours. Yeah, no, it's just you want 554 00:26:51,840 --> 00:26:53,520 Speaker 1: to go and feeling good into your day off. But 555 00:26:53,920 --> 00:26:56,560 Speaker 1: and then you've got just another big five day stretch 556 00:26:56,640 --> 00:26:58,680 Speaker 1: coming up. I mean, there's this is a pretty unforgiving 557 00:26:58,680 --> 00:27:02,200 Speaker 1: time getting ready for the season. So there's you've got 558 00:27:02,200 --> 00:27:04,520 Speaker 1: to make the most of every snap, every opportunity to 559 00:27:04,560 --> 00:27:08,080 Speaker 1: get better and just and heal up, rest up, get 560 00:27:08,080 --> 00:27:11,240 Speaker 1: ready to work on on Saturday. Yep, only eleven more 561 00:27:11,240 --> 00:27:16,560 Speaker 1: practices might correct on that more for our traditional open saying, 562 00:27:16,640 --> 00:27:20,160 Speaker 1: I think there's a few, yeah, yeah, exactly, but eleven 563 00:27:20,160 --> 00:27:22,080 Speaker 1: big ones, and then you've got to start figuring out 564 00:27:22,080 --> 00:27:25,520 Speaker 1: when to start scaling back a little bit and get 565 00:27:25,520 --> 00:27:29,119 Speaker 1: into game week mode. Something to watch here over the 566 00:27:29,160 --> 00:27:32,960 Speaker 1: next couple of weeks thanks to Stump Mitchell. Appreciate his time. 567 00:27:33,040 --> 00:27:36,000 Speaker 1: Jeff McDaniel doing a fine job helping us get it 568 00:27:36,040 --> 00:27:39,160 Speaker 1: all put together and looking nice. Make sure you log 569 00:27:39,240 --> 00:27:42,240 Speaker 1: onto Cleveland Browns dot com or wherever you get your podcasts, 570 00:27:42,280 --> 00:27:45,840 Speaker 1: like and subscribe today to the best podcast available. You 571 00:27:45,840 --> 00:27:50,280 Speaker 1: can also watch us on YouTube YouTube dot com Slash Browns. 572 00:27:50,280 --> 00:27:54,119 Speaker 1: We are back with you tomorrow as we recap day 573 00:27:54,520 --> 00:27:59,119 Speaker 1: number five of five straight days of practice here for 574 00:27:59,320 --> 00:28:02,719 Speaker 1: this Brown's football team. For Andrew Grimble, I'm Jason Gibbs. 575 00:28:02,960 --> 00:28:06,840 Speaker 1: Thanks for watching, Thanks for listening to the best podcast available.