WEBVTT - John Harbaugh, Joe D'Alessandris, Ronnie Stanley, Tyler Linderbaum: Training Camp 8/2 Press Conferences 0:00:02.960 --> 0:00:06.320 Welcome into the Ravens Press Pass podcast. The Ravens continue 0:00:06.360 --> 0:00:10.840 training camp Today is Wednesday, August second, and after practice 0:00:10.840 --> 0:00:12.160 we had a chance to hear from some of the 0:00:12.160 --> 0:00:15.720 guys in the trenches, the offensive lineman as well as 0:00:15.720 --> 0:00:19.080 offensive line coach Joe Diela Sandras and of course head 0:00:19.160 --> 0:00:22.960 coach John Harbaugh. Let's kick things off today with Pro 0:00:23.079 --> 0:00:26.000 Bowl left tackle Ronnie Stanley. 0:00:27.440 --> 0:00:29.800 Hexam. 0:00:30.080 --> 0:00:31.640 You know, it feels great, you know, just to be 0:00:31.720 --> 0:00:34.199 out here with the guys. Don't take it for granted, 0:00:34.840 --> 0:00:37.760 the blessing to just be out here experiences and go 0:00:37.840 --> 0:00:38.680 through this process. 0:00:39.880 --> 0:00:41.560 But how far long do you feel like you guys 0:00:41.560 --> 0:00:44.800 are as a group of building that coordination, that plam coordination. 0:00:45.120 --> 0:00:47.000 You know, I feel very comfortable with where we are 0:00:47.040 --> 0:00:49.440 right now in our process as an offense and you know, 0:00:49.479 --> 0:00:52.440 as a team and building our chemistry. Probably the furthest 0:00:52.479 --> 0:00:54.680 long I felt, you know, on any team that I've 0:00:54.720 --> 0:00:57.840 been on at this point, things are really starting to 0:00:57.840 --> 0:01:01.120 click early and you know, coaches on us, you know, 0:01:01.400 --> 0:01:05.640 executing and focused on the right things, and everyone's kind 0:01:05.640 --> 0:01:07.240 of doing what they're supposed to do. It's just good 0:01:07.240 --> 0:01:07.520 to see. 0:01:07.920 --> 0:01:09.959 How good do you feel do you feel like the 0:01:10.000 --> 0:01:12.360 guy that was before that Steelers game. 0:01:12.560 --> 0:01:13.520 Yeah, I feel really good. 0:01:13.560 --> 0:01:13.760 You know. 0:01:14.760 --> 0:01:16.480 You know it's kind of hard to tell, you know, 0:01:16.800 --> 0:01:18.920 exactly what that person is, but I can tell tell 0:01:18.959 --> 0:01:21.080 you the person I am now. I feel great. 0:01:21.480 --> 0:01:24.480 It's your take on so. 0:01:23.640 --> 0:01:25.560 So has been you know, he's been great. He's uh, 0:01:25.600 --> 0:01:27.959 he's gone out there, done everything coach asks him to do. 0:01:29.200 --> 0:01:31.720 He's putting all the effort that he needs to put in. 0:01:32.360 --> 0:01:35.480 He's putting in the extra work. He's smart. He uh, 0:01:35.680 --> 0:01:38.920 he's a quick learner. And you know, this is this 0:01:38.959 --> 0:01:41.200 is part of the camp where you really grow and 0:01:41.240 --> 0:01:44.199 develop as a player. And you know, and I'm starting 0:01:44.240 --> 0:01:46.360 to see him, you know, definitely make strides every day. 0:01:46.400 --> 0:01:47.560 He gets better every day. 0:01:48.480 --> 0:01:50.880 That he really kind of thinks the responsibility or you know. 0:01:50.960 --> 0:01:54.480 Bringing him oh yeah, you know him playing next to 0:01:54.520 --> 0:01:58.000 me as well definitely gives me uh more of an 0:01:58.040 --> 0:02:01.960 opportunity to kind of help him and you know, just 0:02:02.280 --> 0:02:03.920 be there for him anytime he needs help. 0:02:04.400 --> 0:02:06.400 Rock You've been born to some good offensive lines here 0:02:06.400 --> 0:02:09.320 in between nineteens. You know, it's probably maybe the best. 0:02:09.360 --> 0:02:10.960 Do you feel like this group could be as good 0:02:11.000 --> 0:02:12.840 as that one? They can have that season. 0:02:13.080 --> 0:02:15.040 Yeah, I think this group has the potential to be there. 0:02:15.760 --> 0:02:18.360 And what a give you that do this? I just 0:02:18.520 --> 0:02:20.480 know the type of players that we have, you know, 0:02:20.520 --> 0:02:25.160 the experience, Vets, uh, you know, me, Morgan, Kevin Zeiler, 0:02:25.560 --> 0:02:27.160 and then you know, we got a lot of some 0:02:27.280 --> 0:02:29.799 young guys, you know, Tyler's in there, and then we 0:02:30.040 --> 0:02:33.640 got the left guard you know position, and and I 0:02:33.720 --> 0:02:36.640 just I really think we have the pieces to to 0:02:36.840 --> 0:02:39.200 bring that same type of offensive line and you know 0:02:39.240 --> 0:02:41.520 we could be better. So just about us, you know, 0:02:41.639 --> 0:02:44.880 putting that together and actually doing it, what is it? 0:02:45.000 --> 0:02:48.240 Fully health the offseason in preparation to get to this point. 0:02:48.240 --> 0:02:50.480 It can't meant to you as far as that as 0:02:50.480 --> 0:02:50.800 far as. 0:02:50.680 --> 0:02:52.560 Getting ready for that, yeah, definitely. 0:02:52.639 --> 0:02:52.760 Uh. 0:02:52.919 --> 0:02:54.320 It just takes out a lot of the part of 0:02:54.360 --> 0:02:56.480 you know, coming in and just getting into football things 0:02:56.480 --> 0:02:59.760 again and you know, learning how to cut and you know, 0:03:00.160 --> 0:03:03.440 just be more coordinated. So that whole process that I 0:03:03.600 --> 0:03:05.760 deal with before is kind of I don't have to 0:03:05.800 --> 0:03:07.920 deal with that now and just really hone in on 0:03:07.960 --> 0:03:10.760 football and my technique, which is really you know, just 0:03:10.760 --> 0:03:13.400 helped me be be overall better player and a better leader. 0:03:13.919 --> 0:03:14.640 Mentally helpful. 0:03:14.800 --> 0:03:17.040 Is that suld just not have that pressure and stress 0:03:17.280 --> 0:03:17.920 worried about it. 0:03:18.360 --> 0:03:20.000 Yeah, it takes off a lot of stress and makes 0:03:20.040 --> 0:03:22.760 everything a lot easier because you know, it's just the 0:03:22.760 --> 0:03:24.360 main thing you have to focus now on is the 0:03:24.400 --> 0:03:27.280 game and and you know that's hard enough as it 0:03:27.320 --> 0:03:29.840 is is you know so, but trying to focus on 0:03:29.919 --> 0:03:32.160 you know, rehab and doing all these things outside of that, 0:03:32.200 --> 0:03:33.920 which is you know, it's still part of it, but 0:03:34.400 --> 0:03:37.360 having that be a main priority definitely took away a 0:03:37.360 --> 0:03:39.560 lot of you know, mental capacity. 0:03:40.400 --> 0:03:42.400 Why thinking back to this place. 0:03:42.560 --> 0:03:44.320 Is there ever a part of you that one year 0:03:45.240 --> 0:03:47.280 am I ever going to be what I was before 0:03:47.280 --> 0:03:49.520 I ever would be able to play that level play? 0:03:49.600 --> 0:03:51.280 Is systems like it for. 0:03:51.360 --> 0:03:52.160 All the starting out? 0:03:52.560 --> 0:03:56.080 Yeah, there's you know, for sure doubt, you know, especially 0:03:56.160 --> 0:04:00.240 early on an injury where you're really not sure you know, 0:04:00.480 --> 0:04:02.160 how you're gonna run or if you if you're going 0:04:02.240 --> 0:04:05.600 to run again, and you know, just kind of hobbling walking, 0:04:05.880 --> 0:04:09.080 you know, anywhere, not really doing anything athletic. You really 0:04:09.160 --> 0:04:11.960 don't know until you know you start to turn that 0:04:12.000 --> 0:04:15.440 corner on you know, the product the rehab progression and 0:04:15.920 --> 0:04:18.599 to be able to first hand see you know, Okay, 0:04:18.640 --> 0:04:20.880 I can't do these drills. I can feel comfortable doing 0:04:20.920 --> 0:04:24.280 these movements, just you know, slowly built up that confidence. Again. 0:04:24.800 --> 0:04:28.800 I sess that this scene is mentally last year, there's 0:04:28.800 --> 0:04:30.320 so many guys in your quession. 0:04:30.040 --> 0:04:31.520 You didn't know they were coming back from. 0:04:31.440 --> 0:04:33.400 Major in injuries because keep playing. 0:04:33.920 --> 0:04:36.200 There's not as much, nearly as much of that this year. 0:04:36.240 --> 0:04:37.800 Does that make a difference you feel like. 0:04:37.760 --> 0:04:39.800 It is seems confidence and just where you feel like 0:04:39.839 --> 0:04:40.200 you're at. 0:04:40.440 --> 0:04:42.040 Yeah, I think it makes a big difference. You know, 0:04:42.240 --> 0:04:45.960 just guys being around and seeing guys you know able 0:04:45.960 --> 0:04:48.839 to be on the field and just available. I think 0:04:48.839 --> 0:04:51.560 it makes a big difference mentally, you know, you know 0:04:51.720 --> 0:04:54.159 at this point of the year, especially you know so early, 0:04:54.880 --> 0:04:56.960 we want to keep as many guys as healthy as possible. 0:04:58.320 --> 0:05:00.480 I know, you've got to know all Crease pretty well, 0:05:01.880 --> 0:05:05.039 can be a legendary center. You're playing with Tyler Linderbaum. 0:05:05.120 --> 0:05:07.200 That a great rookie year. Have you seen any similarity 0:05:07.240 --> 0:05:08.560 with human or on the field or. 0:05:08.480 --> 0:05:11.920 On I mean off the field, they're completely different people, 0:05:12.200 --> 0:05:16.599 but on the field they very similar tenacity. I would say, uh, 0:05:16.880 --> 0:05:19.520 they play with the same tenacity and just kind of 0:05:20.680 --> 0:05:23.200 you know when when when they get when they get upset, 0:05:23.320 --> 0:05:25.960 you can there there's definitely another switch about him where 0:05:26.320 --> 0:05:29.320 they're they're just not going to take anything from anyone. 0:05:29.400 --> 0:05:31.320 So they both have that about him, and that's something 0:05:31.360 --> 0:05:32.720 you always want to see in your center. 0:05:37.080 --> 0:05:37.440 Rank you. 0:05:39.640 --> 0:05:42.560 That was left tackle Ronnie Stanley, who is going to 0:05:42.600 --> 0:05:44.280 be a store for a really big season this year. 0:05:44.320 --> 0:05:47.120 It certainly is good to have him healthy going into 0:05:47.880 --> 0:05:51.560 the upcoming season. We also talked with second year center 0:05:51.680 --> 0:05:55.000 Tyler Linderbam. He had a great rookie season as a 0:05:55.080 --> 0:05:57.400 first round pick, and he talked today about what he's 0:05:57.480 --> 0:05:59.800 expecting going into year two. 0:06:00.920 --> 0:06:03.440 Tyler, just where do you feel like, you know, what's 0:06:03.520 --> 0:06:05.160 changed for you in year one? 0:06:05.200 --> 0:06:07.320 Years eager if you made your and your stride. 0:06:08.360 --> 0:06:11.560 Yeah, I think, uh, I just think being more comfortable, 0:06:12.600 --> 0:06:14.839 you know, playing at this level, you know, kind of 0:06:15.520 --> 0:06:19.080 first year here, everything's coming at you so fast. You know, 0:06:19.200 --> 0:06:22.160 just getting used to the speed of the game is important. 0:06:22.800 --> 0:06:26.080 So definitely having a season under your belt is is good, 0:06:26.120 --> 0:06:29.159 but there's still a lot of improvements to go, Tyler. 0:06:29.600 --> 0:06:31.880 Mike Ears said that you think you're a lot stronger 0:06:31.920 --> 0:06:34.240 than you were last year. Did you think that's the 0:06:34.279 --> 0:06:35.480 case or just better to happen. 0:06:38.560 --> 0:06:39.799 Yeah, I think a little bit of both. 0:06:40.520 --> 0:06:40.640 You know. 0:06:40.720 --> 0:06:44.120 Obviously in the off season, still working on strength, trying 0:06:44.120 --> 0:06:46.000 to get better at technique, you know, putting myself in 0:06:46.080 --> 0:06:49.120 positions to where I can use my strength to my advantage. 0:06:50.520 --> 0:06:51.880 Just little things like that. 0:06:53.360 --> 0:06:55.360 Well, yeah, so you have some really. 0:06:55.200 --> 0:06:56.240 Good pieces on the O line. 0:06:56.320 --> 0:06:58.359 Just what are your expectations for having to get the 0:06:58.360 --> 0:06:58.760 script to do? 0:07:00.160 --> 0:07:03.560 Yeah, you know, obviously only what six seven days in, 0:07:04.120 --> 0:07:06.640 you know, doing a lot of good things, but you know, 0:07:06.680 --> 0:07:09.760 there's still a lot of improvement to be done. You know, 0:07:09.760 --> 0:07:14.160 I think from execution standpoint, just being more consistent because 0:07:14.160 --> 0:07:15.400 at the end of the day, the old line leads 0:07:15.400 --> 0:07:17.040 a charge. You know, we're the guys up front that 0:07:17.160 --> 0:07:20.120 set the tempo set you know, set the tempo of 0:07:20.160 --> 0:07:23.600 the game, you know, and make everything happen and let 0:07:23.640 --> 0:07:25.440 the playmakers around us do their thing. 0:07:25.920 --> 0:07:29.720 So as a coordinated group, are you guys well ahead 0:07:29.720 --> 0:07:31.280 of where you were at this point last year? I 0:07:31.280 --> 0:07:33.320 mean obviously running wasn't practicing at this point last year, 0:07:33.360 --> 0:07:36.160 you had the injury in camp, et cetera, et cetera. 0:07:37.680 --> 0:07:39.640 Yeah, I mean I think from a number standpoint, we 0:07:39.720 --> 0:07:41.760 have a lot more guys, you know, and the young 0:07:41.760 --> 0:07:44.880 guys too are are are playing awesome football too. Just 0:07:44.880 --> 0:07:47.320 showing a lot of a lot of progress from OTAs 0:07:47.400 --> 0:07:50.800 and to now and to camp. So definitely having more numbers, 0:07:50.920 --> 0:07:54.440 you know, more competition in the room always helps to 0:07:54.440 --> 0:07:57.520 push guys faster along. And then obviously, yeah, you know, 0:07:57.600 --> 0:07:59.679 knock on wood, Obviously you don't want injuries to happen. 0:07:59.760 --> 0:08:03.720 So yeah, whenever you have everyone there that can practice 0:08:03.760 --> 0:08:07.080 and you know, keep stacking the practices, keep stacking these days. 0:08:07.080 --> 0:08:07.440 That's good. 0:08:07.840 --> 0:08:10.840 Tyler brought that he's seen them more confident you in 0:08:10.920 --> 0:08:12.520 your two where do you feel that the most? 0:08:15.440 --> 0:08:17.840 Yeah, I mean I'm definitely feel more confident. I mean 0:08:18.160 --> 0:08:20.520 it's like coming in, you know, into college as a 0:08:20.520 --> 0:08:22.320 as a freshman or something. You know, obviously you're going 0:08:22.360 --> 0:08:25.800 to be a little more more reserved and things you're 0:08:25.800 --> 0:08:27.480 gonna say. But you know, I think as the season 0:08:27.520 --> 0:08:29.760 progressed last year, you know, I had to I had 0:08:29.800 --> 0:08:33.120 to have a role of talking and speaking, you know, 0:08:33.200 --> 0:08:36.040 because you know, going up there making the calls, making 0:08:36.080 --> 0:08:39.080 the frounts and being confident in them so guys you know, 0:08:39.120 --> 0:08:41.959 can follow you. But I think certainly, you know, as 0:08:41.960 --> 0:08:44.800 we progress, as you know, time goes on, just you know, 0:08:44.920 --> 0:08:47.760 continue to have that build that leadership role and have 0:08:47.880 --> 0:08:50.839 guys go up there and trust me on what needs 0:08:50.880 --> 0:08:51.480 to be done. 0:08:51.920 --> 0:08:54.120 Tyler, As you look at Ronnie through this off season now, 0:08:54.160 --> 0:08:56.679 as he was able to be a fully healthy throughout 0:08:56.880 --> 0:08:59.360 and so far in camp, you see it. How different 0:08:59.360 --> 0:09:00.560 is it from what you say a year ago at 0:09:00.600 --> 0:09:01.920 this point where you're just trying to figure out even 0:09:01.920 --> 0:09:02.400 who he is or. 0:09:02.360 --> 0:09:02.840 What he could be. 0:09:03.480 --> 0:09:06.000 Yeah, I mean, obviously Ronnie, you know, you go back 0:09:06.040 --> 0:09:07.840 to film what five six years ago, and he's on 0:09:07.880 --> 0:09:10.400 there playing really good football, and I think he's working 0:09:10.440 --> 0:09:12.280 his way to get back to that level. You know, 0:09:12.320 --> 0:09:16.319 obviously having his injury. You know, he's worked his butt 0:09:16.400 --> 0:09:18.280 off to get to where he's at today, and he's 0:09:18.440 --> 0:09:20.360 and he's continued to get better and better and better. 0:09:20.840 --> 0:09:22.720 You know, he's another guy, you know, he's played a 0:09:22.720 --> 0:09:24.920 lot of a lot of football. A lot of young 0:09:24.920 --> 0:09:27.520 guys can go to him ask him questions. He's very 0:09:27.559 --> 0:09:30.120 knowledgeable of the game and he's like another coach in 0:09:30.160 --> 0:09:31.760 the room. So you know, he's a good guy to 0:09:31.760 --> 0:09:34.520 have around and very knowledgeable about the game, but also 0:09:34.559 --> 0:09:36.439 he plays really good football patter. 0:09:36.559 --> 0:09:38.719 What speaking of young guys, what have you seen out 0:09:38.720 --> 0:09:40.720 of in Salah? 0:09:40.960 --> 0:09:43.199 You know, a lot of as years in Sanitian year 0:09:43.240 --> 0:09:43.520 a year. 0:09:43.600 --> 0:09:43.720 Who. 0:09:46.920 --> 0:09:50.640 Yeah, I think he's handled it well. You know, obviously 0:09:51.360 --> 0:09:54.120 kind of being thrown in into the fire with the ones, 0:09:54.200 --> 0:09:57.880 you know, he's he's done well. You know, obviously a 0:09:57.880 --> 0:10:00.200 lot of new stuff come up just because he's first 0:10:00.200 --> 0:10:02.800 time went in this offense in some of these plays, 0:10:02.840 --> 0:10:04.560 but you know he's handled it well. You know, he's 0:10:04.760 --> 0:10:07.520 he plays with confidence and you can tell that in 0:10:07.559 --> 0:10:09.480 his game, and you know he's only going to get 0:10:09.520 --> 0:10:12.679 better and better. So I'm excited for him. 0:10:13.920 --> 0:10:18.600 Any advice that you. 0:10:17.440 --> 0:10:19.440 Yeah, just play with confidence. You know he's here for 0:10:19.480 --> 0:10:23.040 a reason. I think that's the biggest thing. 0:10:23.720 --> 0:10:24.559 Kind of flip a switch. 0:10:24.559 --> 0:10:26.520 When you get angry on the footle field, you don't 0:10:26.520 --> 0:10:27.319 take anything. 0:10:27.040 --> 0:10:30.280 To anybody says that's important trade for a center in 0:10:30.360 --> 0:10:32.119 your words, When when you get angry. 0:10:31.840 --> 0:10:34.480 At the football field, what play comes out? 0:10:35.160 --> 0:10:37.400 You know, I just think I'm a competitive you know, 0:10:37.400 --> 0:10:39.720 it's competitive spirit. You know, I think a lot of 0:10:39.720 --> 0:10:41.960 guys on this team have that, So you know, any 0:10:41.960 --> 0:10:44.559 time we're in a competitive situation, you know, a little 0:10:44.559 --> 0:10:46.760 fire comes out. So I think it's a good thing 0:10:46.760 --> 0:10:47.120 to have. 0:10:47.679 --> 0:10:49.040 A last year. 0:10:52.679 --> 0:10:54.560 No, I mean it all depends, you know, whenever I 0:10:54.640 --> 0:10:56.280 step on the field, and you gotta play the game hard, 0:10:56.280 --> 0:10:58.800 you gotta play it the right way. So sometimes things 0:10:58.840 --> 0:10:59.400 like that happen. 0:11:00.160 --> 0:11:02.319 You look around the league and their interior rushers team 0:11:02.360 --> 0:11:05.280 page like edge rusher is just you know, how I 0:11:05.280 --> 0:11:07.800 guess or what is kind of thud the bar for 0:11:07.920 --> 0:11:10.400 being a good to your past blocker considering just how 0:11:10.480 --> 0:11:11.920 dance some of these guys. 0:11:13.080 --> 0:11:14.839 Yeah, I mean guys around the league, you know, they're 0:11:14.880 --> 0:11:17.480 getting better and better just at the end of the day, 0:11:17.600 --> 0:11:21.480 just being consistent, you know in the game, you know, 0:11:21.600 --> 0:11:24.400 not not letting one or two plays, you know, build 0:11:24.480 --> 0:11:27.640 on top of each other, you know, because guys are skilled. 0:11:27.640 --> 0:11:31.160 Guys are really good. But at the end of the day, 0:11:31.200 --> 0:11:34.320 you were all here for a reason. And I think 0:11:34.400 --> 0:11:36.400 OL linemen are pretty good too. So you know, I 0:11:36.440 --> 0:11:40.040 saw our jobs to stop guys like like uh into 0:11:40.080 --> 0:11:41.040 your guys around the league. 0:11:43.480 --> 0:11:44.079 Thanks, Tyler. 0:11:46.559 --> 0:11:48.800 That was center Tyler Linderbaum. Now we also talked with 0:11:48.840 --> 0:11:51.280 the guy who coaches up the men in the trenches 0:11:51.320 --> 0:11:54.760 and that would be offensive line coach Joe Dielli Sandris. 0:11:55.880 --> 0:12:09.680 Training camp. Good to have everyone here, your six round pick. Yeah, 0:12:10.240 --> 0:12:12.520 he's got more. He's got more letters in his name 0:12:12.559 --> 0:12:13.200 than alphabet. 0:12:15.200 --> 0:12:16.880 What has impressed you the most for him? 0:12:16.920 --> 0:12:18.320 I mean, you don't have a lot of rookies that 0:12:18.360 --> 0:12:21.400 step in immediately training camp and work with the ones 0:12:21.520 --> 0:12:22.359 would have stood. 0:12:22.080 --> 0:12:22.679 Out for you. 0:12:22.679 --> 0:12:25.720 You know, what he is a football means a lot 0:12:25.760 --> 0:12:30.720 to him. He's worked. He's worked throughout his career to 0:12:30.760 --> 0:12:34.640 grow to become a good football player, from high school 0:12:34.679 --> 0:12:38.839 to junior college to college. And he's got a tremendous 0:12:38.840 --> 0:12:44.640 work ethic and real receptive the learning and takes the information, 0:12:44.760 --> 0:12:47.840 applies it. And it's been a pleasant surprise so far. 0:12:47.960 --> 0:12:51.040 So you know, the first three days in pads he's 0:12:51.040 --> 0:12:53.960 done are two days and pads and today he's making 0:12:54.040 --> 0:12:57.120 nice progress. So he's a work in progress and we'll 0:12:57.160 --> 0:12:58.800 see how it continues to grow. 0:13:00.280 --> 0:13:01.480 Good you big this offense line? 0:13:01.600 --> 0:13:03.880 Me and he got veterans. He got the first round pick, 0:13:03.920 --> 0:13:06.079 and center you got Stanley and Tony One's vesta. He 0:13:06.240 --> 0:13:07.640 just how quid it It's going to be well? 0:13:07.679 --> 0:13:09.920 You know, and it just like like I said, it's 0:13:10.160 --> 0:13:13.440 a it's a day. Every day's a work in progress, 0:13:14.080 --> 0:13:18.559 and I don't want any accolades early. Let's just keep growing. 0:13:19.120 --> 0:13:21.439 You know. We have our first preseason game coming up 0:13:21.880 --> 0:13:23.760 and they will see how we do there and then 0:13:24.040 --> 0:13:28.480 keep seeing which players fit in each position and grow. 0:13:28.520 --> 0:13:33.440 But the foundation's there for good growth. 0:13:34.080 --> 0:13:36.760 Bring the biggest guys in the linder Belt here. 0:13:36.880 --> 0:13:38.800 Mood his confidence. 0:13:39.880 --> 0:13:44.080 I mean, now he knows, you know, we speaking codes 0:13:44.120 --> 0:13:47.160 a lot up front, so and that's throughout the league, 0:13:47.880 --> 0:13:53.080 and he now understands everything that takes place, and he's 0:13:53.120 --> 0:13:56.960 really the coach's voice and eyes on the field. So 0:13:57.080 --> 0:14:01.080 he's reiterating what's being taught in the class room and 0:14:01.120 --> 0:14:02.800 then he goes to the field and we work on 0:14:02.840 --> 0:14:05.720 the field, and he's continued doing that process. So he's 0:14:05.760 --> 0:14:07.840 doing a really great job and he's a great leader 0:14:08.360 --> 0:14:10.360 and an excellent performer. 0:14:10.760 --> 0:14:16.440 Got as. 0:14:16.400 --> 0:14:16.600 Well. 0:14:16.640 --> 0:14:18.720 I don't know, I'm not going to make that determination yet, 0:14:18.720 --> 0:14:20.680 but you know what, he's doing a very nice job 0:14:20.720 --> 0:14:23.240 here so far. Leave camp and we're going to try 0:14:23.280 --> 0:14:26.120 some other guys at other positions just to see who's 0:14:26.160 --> 0:14:28.000 the best, you know, I mean, the good news about 0:14:28.080 --> 0:14:32.480 our business. We get to see who rises up to 0:14:32.560 --> 0:14:35.120 earn that spot. 0:14:35.360 --> 0:14:39.560 Style school is in terms of the Indian enjoy that 0:14:40.720 --> 0:14:43.000 jo all this thats let's do some of diff puts 0:14:43.040 --> 0:14:43.520 some coaching. 0:14:44.200 --> 0:14:46.400 Well, you know what, that's what I know. I grew 0:14:46.480 --> 0:14:48.560 up that way, you know, and and uh in my 0:14:48.960 --> 0:14:52.360 career I started, I was very fortunate to come under 0:14:52.400 --> 0:14:55.200 a coach when my first job was at Livingston University 0:14:55.200 --> 0:15:01.640 and Southwest Alabama, and I had a great offensive who 0:15:01.720 --> 0:15:03.520 was a head coach who was a former line coach 0:15:04.040 --> 0:15:07.800 that helped me grow in that area and I always 0:15:08.520 --> 0:15:10.480 thank him for what he was able to do. He's 0:15:11.280 --> 0:15:15.040 past incident, but he was excellent and we developed and 0:15:15.400 --> 0:15:18.240 the time as the game has gone on, I've developed 0:15:18.280 --> 0:15:23.240 more styles and more techniques, et cetera. But there is 0:15:23.280 --> 0:15:26.120 a way to do things. I expect offensive line play 0:15:26.200 --> 0:15:28.360 to be played a certain way and that's in my 0:15:28.520 --> 0:15:31.080 vision that I see how it's supposed to be played 0:15:31.120 --> 0:15:32.640 and I try to teach it that way and the 0:15:32.680 --> 0:15:35.760 guys try to apply it that way. So it's a 0:15:35.800 --> 0:15:36.520 work in progress. 0:15:38.240 --> 0:15:40.520 Makes how rare is it have someone that has developed 0:15:40.520 --> 0:15:42.680 is try to figure about that center positions? 0:15:44.000 --> 0:15:47.040 Oh, I think it's fantastic. I mean, you know, to 0:15:47.080 --> 0:15:50.920 get a young man and he's just a fantastic person 0:15:51.480 --> 0:15:55.120 and football player. The way he carries himself and the 0:15:55.280 --> 0:16:01.280 respect and he's diligent at his job up so he 0:16:01.520 --> 0:16:06.000 wants to know, yes, the easy answers, but he wants 0:16:06.040 --> 0:16:10.400 to also find out the hard answers. So so we'll 0:16:10.400 --> 0:16:13.480 give him, put him in that position where he has 0:16:13.560 --> 0:16:15.480 to grow in that area, and he's doing a fast, 0:16:15.960 --> 0:16:16.800 fantastic job. 0:16:17.760 --> 0:16:21.520 Lamar had a purenvironment and stuff, whereas because they're more 0:16:21.800 --> 0:16:23.760 on his plays history. 0:16:23.560 --> 0:16:25.920 Def protections, you know what I think, I think what 0:16:26.000 --> 0:16:29.640 he does, yes, I mean whatever. We always try to 0:16:29.720 --> 0:16:32.960 let our quarterbacks and he and the center and work together, 0:16:33.080 --> 0:16:36.400 so they communicate together, they work with each other and 0:16:37.120 --> 0:16:40.680 try to make the playwork with your communication. 0:16:43.480 --> 0:16:46.680 Joe, you know for years, Yeah, I know Greg when 0:16:46.800 --> 0:16:48.600 Greg Wan when he was to play called it likes 0:16:48.680 --> 0:16:51.400 particularly blocks a certain way. That how bitch of a 0:16:51.480 --> 0:16:52.600 difference as far as. 0:16:52.400 --> 0:16:54.440 Just blocking schemes and blocking style. 0:16:54.720 --> 0:16:57.320 Has it been changed under under what Todd Munkin would 0:16:57.320 --> 0:16:57.560 like to. 0:16:57.520 --> 0:17:00.640 Do well and Greg and I had a lot of 0:17:00.680 --> 0:17:03.920 the same philosophy. So we're staying with a lot of 0:17:03.920 --> 0:17:05.960 the same things that we have been doing, so and 0:17:05.960 --> 0:17:08.879 and and there's some things that Todd is implemented that 0:17:08.960 --> 0:17:11.720 we're still using some of that stuff too. So it's 0:17:11.720 --> 0:17:15.760 a it's a combination of a lot of schemes. 0:17:16.680 --> 0:17:19.560 Joe, what Dad said that you're going to be flipping 0:17:19.840 --> 0:17:22.560 John Simpson and salah at this week to get the 0:17:22.600 --> 0:17:24.720 impressive of the ones, and what has been Cleveland need 0:17:24.720 --> 0:17:28.320 to do to remain competitive and battling for this nuff 0:17:28.359 --> 0:17:28.840 guard start. 0:17:29.320 --> 0:17:31.760 I think Ben, he just needs to continue to grow 0:17:31.760 --> 0:17:35.359 and get more consistent. So and he's and he's working 0:17:35.440 --> 0:17:37.440 at that. So we'll see how that plays out. 0:17:37.960 --> 0:17:38.840 To your mind. 0:17:38.880 --> 0:17:42.000 How important is getting to have everybody out there helping 0:17:42.000 --> 0:17:44.000 from the sertive campus here and we're just working together. 0:17:44.200 --> 0:17:49.160 That's that's vital, right, just like anything else. And uh, 0:17:49.520 --> 0:17:52.440 the unity at the offensive line. All five guys playing together, 0:17:52.560 --> 0:17:56.080 communicating and they are able to understand when they when 0:17:56.119 --> 0:17:58.720 each one talks to each other, they're on the same page. 0:17:58.760 --> 0:18:02.280 And then what what I call fits of blocks. They 0:18:02.320 --> 0:18:04.080 have to know how to fit the blocks and they 0:18:04.080 --> 0:18:06.719 know how to do that together. Well, if you don't practice, 0:18:07.080 --> 0:18:10.760 it's not going to work as well, So the consistency 0:18:10.840 --> 0:18:13.120 continuity is very important. 0:18:13.680 --> 0:18:16.800 Joe Sean Manning's if young guy who guy's drawing in 0:18:16.920 --> 0:18:19.800 for the draft and crest seeing of him that you've 0:18:19.800 --> 0:18:21.919 got anything, Aunt, Sandraz. 0:18:21.560 --> 0:18:21.959 What do you do? 0:18:22.119 --> 0:18:22.239 Well? 0:18:22.280 --> 0:18:25.320 I can tell you this. He likes contact, so he's 0:18:25.320 --> 0:18:29.760 a contact player, which is great, and so he's a 0:18:29.840 --> 0:18:34.600 very good football player, very intelligent young man, really growing 0:18:34.640 --> 0:18:38.240 and learning. So he's been a pleasure to work with. 0:18:40.480 --> 0:18:42.960