1 00:00:01,320 --> 00:00:07,480 Speaker 1: Bad Land. Learn what's up? Man? How you do so? Um? 2 00:00:07,480 --> 00:00:10,560 Speaker 1: Going back to the judges postgame comments, you know, what 3 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 1: did you think of? What did you think of? How 4 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:17,239 Speaker 1: strongly he indicated that you know, guys teams before under 5 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:19,759 Speaker 1: previous regimes, you know, would have might have checked out, 6 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:24,239 Speaker 1: but that this program is stronger um at this point 7 00:00:24,239 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 1: of the season when you guys are eliminated. UM. I mean, 8 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:31,000 Speaker 1: I think that's really important, Uh, building a culture and 9 00:00:31,040 --> 00:00:35,000 Speaker 1: identity like that, especially in like a year like this 10 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:37,760 Speaker 1: where you know, guys are obviously disappointed and you know 11 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:42,599 Speaker 1: how things turned out. Um, everybody, you know, the team fans, 12 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:44,879 Speaker 1: all of New York is obviously upset about how the 13 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 1: season played out. But you know, things like that are 14 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:51,080 Speaker 1: something that we can, um, you know, see the light in. 15 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 1: And I think it does make a big difference, especially 16 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 1: like a losing season. It's like it's easy to find 17 00:00:57,800 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 1: the good things in a in a winning year, but 18 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:01,880 Speaker 1: it's like, you know, in a in a down year 19 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:04,120 Speaker 1: like this, it's like you have to find what is 20 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 1: working for you. And I think that's what's working for 21 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:08,440 Speaker 1: this team is UH knowing that we have a lot 22 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:10,400 Speaker 1: of guys that are willing to fight all the way 23 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:12,959 Speaker 1: to the end. Uh, whether that's the end of the game, 24 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 1: end of the half, end of the season, whatever it is. 25 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:17,679 Speaker 1: And I think like having a lot of guys like 26 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 1: that creates a good culture around. Why do you think, 27 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 1: you guys, why if you if no one's tapping out, 28 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 1: why aren't you guys tapping out? I'm not sure. I 29 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:30,319 Speaker 1: think it's a combination of the type of guys that 30 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:33,319 Speaker 1: people want to bring into that, you know, the people 31 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:36,959 Speaker 1: higher up are bringing into the building. Um, you know, 32 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:39,760 Speaker 1: I think coach talks a lot about um, you know, 33 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:42,479 Speaker 1: we have a lot of second chance guys or or 34 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:44,600 Speaker 1: you know things like that where you know, people have 35 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 1: probably been on the streets or uh turned down by 36 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 1: another team or you know, second chance guys, he would 37 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 1: call it. And um, you know, having those type of 38 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 1: guys around, uh, you know, creates a certain identity and 39 00:01:56,520 --> 00:01:59,600 Speaker 1: a certain culture and a certain fight and you know, 40 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 1: blue blue collar type of you know, everyone has like 41 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 1: a chip on their shoulder type of guy. And uh, 42 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 1: I think those type of guys just don't have no 43 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 1: quit in them. Um. We're obviously disappointed about you know, 44 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:13,600 Speaker 1: not getting those wins as many wins as that we 45 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:15,800 Speaker 1: needed to go to the playoffs or you know, have 46 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:19,919 Speaker 1: a winning season, but um, just having that culture is 47 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:25,360 Speaker 1: a big deal. Thanks, I'm rock Well. First of all, 48 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:27,360 Speaker 1: I wanted to congratulate you. I'm sure I'm sure you 49 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:32,120 Speaker 1: heard that you were named our two thousand UH Good 50 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:34,800 Speaker 1: Guy Award winner, which we name after George Young and 51 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:37,520 Speaker 1: Ernie of Corsi. So congratulations on that. Thank you very 52 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:41,480 Speaker 1: much for for the entire season of uh of insightful 53 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:43,920 Speaker 1: and thoughtful answers that that you gave to our to 54 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:46,919 Speaker 1: our many questions. Thank you. I'm actually surprised about that one. 55 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna lie. Oh really, Oh, nobody's suppled to 56 00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 1: be at thought Julian told you. Oh no, no, I 57 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:55,520 Speaker 1: found out about it today. But I was just surprised 58 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:58,120 Speaker 1: that out of everybody that I won the award, because, 59 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:00,399 Speaker 1: you know, sometimes when I'm being brought in and I give, 60 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:02,960 Speaker 1: like you know, Dion and some of the staff a 61 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:06,240 Speaker 1: hard time about talking to the media, and I feel like, 62 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:09,360 Speaker 1: you know, I get, you know, the whole incident about 63 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 1: talking about the fans and stuff like that. I just 64 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:14,320 Speaker 1: didn't think that, you know, that would I would be 65 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:18,360 Speaker 1: the good guy. Well, dude, we don't let that. So 66 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:23,640 Speaker 1: that's that's good. So I actually had a question just 67 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:26,639 Speaker 1: you know, how long ago does the first Washington game 68 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:28,880 Speaker 1: field to you, to you guys, and and you know 69 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 1: when you pop on the tape and you're like, oh, yeah, 70 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 1: that's right, I remember, I remember that game. Yeah, that 71 00:03:34,160 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 1: doesn't feel a really long ago. Actually, Um, you know, 72 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 1: now that this week has come up, I was almost 73 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 1: thinking the other day like, wow, the season kind of 74 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 1: flew by. But then there's times where you think back 75 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:47,120 Speaker 1: at like games like that where you're like, Okay, it 76 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 1: actually didn't fly by. That was like a really long 77 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:53,560 Speaker 1: time ago. And uh, you know, it's a whole different 78 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 1: team compared to what we played the first time. You know, 79 00:03:57,320 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 1: whether that's different scheme, different guys, you know, different weather, 80 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:04,560 Speaker 1: all types of stuff. It's gonna be a whole different ballgame. 81 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:08,960 Speaker 1: And uh, it's interesting how long ago that was. Do 82 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:10,800 Speaker 1: you look at that, You look back at that game 83 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 1: and you say, boy, things could have really been a 84 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:15,960 Speaker 1: lot different if we had if we had figured out 85 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:18,880 Speaker 1: a way to win that game. Yeah, I mean I 86 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:23,280 Speaker 1: obviously think about that about a lot of games. You know, Um, 87 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:29,360 Speaker 1: there's always a play, there's always a score or something 88 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 1: like that that you just wish you would have got 89 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 1: back a game or something like that you just wish 90 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 1: you would have got back. And you know, you you 91 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:40,280 Speaker 1: just have to keep going forward and and make sure 92 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:43,800 Speaker 1: you learn from those type of plays or situations or 93 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 1: downs or games or whatever you wanna call it, and uh, 94 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:50,000 Speaker 1: just try not to leave anything out there on the table. 95 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 1: You know, we'll take one more. How you doing good? Good? 96 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:02,360 Speaker 1: You mentioned about you know, why this team is not 97 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:04,720 Speaker 1: you know, quitting, tapping out and things like that. You've 98 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:07,039 Speaker 1: been here for a little bit of time now, you know, 99 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:09,520 Speaker 1: in in the past coaching regime. At the end of 100 00:05:09,560 --> 00:05:12,320 Speaker 1: this season like this, did you feel that did you 101 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:15,479 Speaker 1: sense it that you guys were kind of sliding down 102 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:17,360 Speaker 1: and this year and you're not, you know, was it 103 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:20,240 Speaker 1: different a couple of years ago? You're saying with the 104 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:23,320 Speaker 1: coaching staff that I was here before. Yeah, Um, it's 105 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:26,480 Speaker 1: kind of hard to compare just because I got traded, Um, 106 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:28,359 Speaker 1: you know, midway through the season, and even though I 107 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:30,800 Speaker 1: had like eight games, which should have gave me enough 108 00:05:30,839 --> 00:05:32,760 Speaker 1: time to kind of get a sense of what's going 109 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:35,480 Speaker 1: on around here, it was, you know, it was a 110 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:38,720 Speaker 1: lot going on for me during those eight weeks individually 111 00:05:39,279 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 1: being traded and and focusing on myself individually, like learning 112 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:46,159 Speaker 1: a new system and learning new teammates and all that 113 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:47,960 Speaker 1: type of stuff that I didn't really get a grasp on, 114 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 1: like everything else around me in my environment. You know. 115 00:05:51,320 --> 00:05:54,000 Speaker 1: So it's kind of hard to, uh, you know, talk 116 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:56,919 Speaker 1: about them both. But you know, I've definitely been on 117 00:05:56,960 --> 00:06:00,480 Speaker 1: teams before in general, or have been around guys in general, 118 00:06:00,520 --> 00:06:02,680 Speaker 1: you know, specially like older vets that sometimes you know, 119 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:05,560 Speaker 1: tap out when things start to get hard, or you know, 120 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:08,320 Speaker 1: we pretty much know we're not going to the playoffs now, 121 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:11,040 Speaker 1: and uh, you know a lot of people would be like, 122 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:13,480 Speaker 1: you know, we're into playing for nothing at this point, 123 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:15,839 Speaker 1: you know, whereas like, you know, guys are still breaking 124 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:18,560 Speaker 1: down the huddle today after practice and saying, you know, 125 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:21,440 Speaker 1: we got one more opportunity. You know. That's and that's 126 00:06:21,440 --> 00:06:23,440 Speaker 1: what I love about this team is we see everything 127 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:26,120 Speaker 1: as an opportunity and we want to take advantage of 128 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:27,200 Speaker 1: every opportunity we get